Welcome to the photo galleries of Paul Grupp and Brenda Tompkins.


We are partners in life and business, and we love all types of "social" photography - weddings, engagements, portraits, headshots, maternity pictures, and glamour shots.


Paul is a full-time professional photographer working on location and in the studio in Albany, NY. After 20 years in creative services, publishing, high-tech marketing and product development (including managing the photo business for a 200-store national chain), he left the corporate world in 2003 to follow his life-long passion for photography on a full-time basis.

He has shot dozens of assignments for newspapers, and spent two and half years as staff photographer for the NY State Senate. His work has appeared on the websites and in the catalogs of many companies and organizations, and in a diverse set of publications ranging from 944 Fashion magazine to Landscape Architecture, to The Saratogian, The Troy Record, and The San Diego Troubadour newspapers. His photographs were featured in the book Erotique Digitale published by the Ilex press. Many musicians use Paul's photography on their websites, promo pix and CD packaging. Today, weddings and social photography are Paul's primary work, and he couldn't be happier!

Brenda specializes in weddings and portraiture. She has a great eye for capturing the emotion and excitement of the wedding day, and many of our best bridal images were photographed by Brenda. She has recently begun shooting "bellies and babies," and is looking forward to doing more work with mothers-to-be.



While we are based in Albany NY, our work takes us up and down the east coast, so whether you are in the Berkshires or the Adirondacks, Long Island or Boston, Vermont or Rhode Island, we are happy to travel to your location.

We'd love to become your photographers!