About this vendor
Working out of Charlottesville, VA, Eastbrook Photography is a business dedicated to the art of documenting momentous wedding occasions through still imagery. Owner, Mike Kropf is a down-to-earth individual who is inspired by the couples he works with and their unique nuptial vision. His goal is to accurately capture the emotion of each occasion and showcase it through a stylized photo gallery for his clients to cherish forever.
Born and raised in Charlottesville, this local is invested in the fabric of his town. Mike’s childhood passion for photography has blossomed into a successful career behind the lens where he continues to push himself to new heights. His photojournalistic approach and artistic flair with a camera have culminated in a distinct editorial style that makes his work feel timeless yet current.
Eastbrook Photography seeks to offer a streamlined planning process with a range of wedding packages that are suited to all kinds of budgets. Couples can look forward to six to eight hours of coverage of their big day, ensuring them that no precious moment goes undocumented. What’s more, Mike arranges a second photographer to join him, leaving no angle of your wedding day unseen. Some add-on services include an engagement photoshoot or additional hours of coverage during the big celebration.
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Destination Weddings
- Destination Wedding Packages
Photo Shoot Types
- Bridal Portraits
- Engagement
Photo & Video
- Digital Files
- Photo
- Second Shooter Available
- Social Media Sharing
Photo & Video Styles
- Artistic
- Documentary
- Lifestyle
Wedding Activities
- Getting Engaged
- Wedding
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If there was a Pulitzer Prize category for wedding photos Mike would win all of the awards. We wanted a photography style that accurately captured reality; nothing super bright, washed out, or really dark. Mike’s style was perfect to capture all the amazing moments on our wedding. His skill at framing and taking photos is second to none and his editing ability is unmatched. He was a great guy to work with and was so fun to be around. Hire him and you will be glad you did
When we were looking for a wedding photographer, we knew pretty quickly that Eastbrook Photography was going to be our top choice. Having just celebrated our wedding, we could not have been anymore pleased or impressed with Mike. His photography style and his technical expertise are second to none, and some of the shots that he took were absolutely incredible. Mike is also very friendly, and was a pleasure to work with during the planning process. We could tell during our wedding day that he takes a lot of pride in his work, and was prepared for all of the standard wedding photo shots as well as unique ones that required some pre-scouting. He even pivoted a couple shots due to rainy weather to take advantage of the conditions and snap many stunning photos. Bottom line, if you want wedding photos that you'll love more than you thought was possible, hire Mike.
Hiring Mike with Eastbrook Photography was the best decision we made when planning our wedding. I cannot say enough good things about Mike- he met with us in person well before our wedding to get to know us and hear our vision. On the actual wedding day, he was communicative, organized, friendly, and made sure that every photo we dreamed of was captured. His assistant Christie was also very kind, welcoming, and talented. Though we are still waiting on the final set, our sneak peak photos are simply the most gorgeous I’ve ever seen and I cannot thank Mike and the team enough. We felt strongly about getting vibrant and true to color photos that would stand the test of time, unlike the washed out trend currently happening, and Mike did not disappoint. Please don’t hesitate to hire them for your special event!
When looking for a wedding photographer, there is a striking difference between someone who can do a good job documenting an event and someone who has an artistic vision for taking advantage of creative opportunities based on the conditions of your specific wedding (weather, lighting, surroundings, decorations, etc.) with the knowledge of how they will interact with everything from the framing of a shot to depth of field or exposure. It was really important to us to find a photographer who could do both, and after doing lots of looking around and eventually meeting with Mike in person, we decided on Eastbrook Photography.
The only issue we ran into over the course of planning and waiting on photos was that Mike could sometimes be a bit slow to respond to emails. One of those times (that was dealing with more time-sensitive questions) we eventually just called him, which did end up being an effective way to get everything worked out in short order, but there were a few times where we were left waiting on an email response for longer than we would have expected. We suspect he gets crazy busy during wedding season and emails just start to overwhelm. He was always very apologetic when his responses took a long time.
Mike was always extremely friendly, and on the day-of, he had the perfect blend of being professional while helping us relax and have a lot of fun, making working with him a joy; and the amazing and beautiful pictures of our wedding are exactly what we wanted! We got a two photographer package and the second photographer, Nikki, also did an amazing job—not only was she experienced and knowledgeable, but she helped make everything go smoothly and really went above and beyond to help us create some breathtaking photos (there’s a delicate athleticism and unique skill required to run, duck, and weave with a lit sparkler in the dark for something like 15 minutes straight!).
Overall, we were thrilled with our photographers and the resulting pictures! We would definitely recommend them to others.
We hired Eastbrook Photography for our wedding a few weeks ago and WOW, these photos are an absolute dream. Mike has an eye for gorgeous shots and is SUPER fun to be around. He felt like one of the party by the end of the night and the shots of our band? WOWWOWOWOW Couldn't recommend him more!
We worked with Mike for our wedding in 2015, and he did a fantastic job documenting our special day. We enjoyed working with him so much that last month, we asked him to photograph another special time for our family - our maternity portraits! He is professional, fun to work with, and captures some great moments.
Mike was great and captured amazing pictures despite bad weather. Highly recommend him for engagement photo shoot too! He knows all the amazing spots around Charlottesville to capture the perfect moment
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