Where Has Brenda Petrella BEEN?!? Let me explain...

[@martinvandersanden6313]

Im so sorry about your dog, and your recent medical issues. But congratulations on your baby, how exciting. I hope to see you out in the field after a good recovery and i do hope that you bring the little one along. I used to have my little girl with me all the time when she was a baby, and those are some of the most memorable times out photographing. And it gave mom some well deserved time off. Have a great recovery and thanks so much for sharing your adventures with everyone, it is a tru inspiration.

[@UFGator1972]

It is great to hear from you again. I hope that the surgery went well.

[@joefrat]

You are a kind and wonderful soul. Sorry to hear about your rough patch but your positive spirit will lift you up quickly and I know you’ll be back in action soon. Best wishes for a speedy recovery.

[@iastorgaphotos]

Congratulations to you and Alexa! 🤗 AND here’s hoping the surgery is a complete success. 🤞🏼 You got no choice but to slow down, take it easy and get healthy again. Cheers!

[@old4004]

Thanks for the update, Brenda, and sorry about your physical distress. Will certainly look forward to your videos as they are posted. I know that you're excited about the coming addition to your family.

[@sidvicious3129]

You are a trooper to do anything in that kind of pain,that ACL will take a while and the meniscus will be a while as well. I wish you well and congrats on the new baby.

[@austinhopson9098]

Hi Brenda so sorry to hear that your beautiful dog passed (i also lost my fur kid 3 weeks ago ) and feel your pain, I have been watching your videos recently via KZbin and trying out some of your tricks tips , i must say thank you, your videos are clear and easy to understand , please keep up the excellent work as you are an inspiration and are truly motivational. Wishing you a speedy recovery and better days ahead , can't wait for your next video regards Austin (Wales U.K)

[@stuartpinkney2340]

Really pleased for the both of you xx. I hope the surgery has been a complete success .

[@Walt.2013]

2000 pounds of playful....;-) Great sense of humor! Rainy day here in the NE corner of Washington State. Just found your videos and am bingeing. Your enthusiasm is contagious and your explanations are brilliant! Thanks!

[@outdoorphotographyschool7366]

Haha - thanks, Walt! :) Even though I got badly hurt, I still love the big guy. Ferdinand means well.

[@paulsylvia2405]

I was so happy to see an update on your status. Sad to learn the difficult and no doubt painful problems. I hope you have a successful operation and get well soon. I am joyful for your news on having a baby. congratulations!

[@bobswezey7452]

Nice to see you back on videos and hope you will be better soon …

[@Ortho281]

Brenda sorry for your loss of your family pet and wishing you a speedy recovery! Your instructional videos on photography are the best I have seen. Congrats on the arrival of your partners baby and best wishes!

[@bigboimann]

Get well soon... hope the surgery is a complete success... And hope all the best on the growing family

[@paulsylvia2405]

Wish you and your family all the best and a speedy recovery.

[@arielramirez5913]

Hi Brenda, is nice to see you again. Take care.

[@campstumpphotography7864]

Hang in there Brenda, well wishes from Michigan headed your way!

[@allendrexel7622]

Sending lots of healing energy your way, Brenda! Can’t wait for your next video. In the meantime, best wishes for health of your partner and the forthcoming new member of your family.

[@MiguelACoronaDM]

SO sorry to hear about your pup. Always hard to say goodbye to our loyal puppies. But congrats on your new baby! Happy for you and Alexa. Heal up and look forward to your tutorials. Be well.

[@sandyaubin5]

So glad you are back. I've missed your tutorials!! Congrats on your impending parenthood, that will be a fun addition to your videos. I would love to see how you edit your HDR landscape photos. I always learn something new from you and your adventures and look forward to what is to come.

[@markusstiller9882]

Hi Brenda, I wish you all the best. Successful surgery and get well soon. Looking forward seeing you hiking out in the field again.

[@mondujar279]

Glad to see you back. Sorry to hear about your problems but hope things are now on the way up. Keep the videos coming, you were missed

[@bakerlima6811]

Wishing you all the best Brenda

[@Wordsmyth8]

I'm so sorry to hear about everything you've been going through. I hope the surgery went well today. My condolences on the passing of your sweet dog. My congratulations on the baby. As for questions about photography, I have a ton. I'd love tips on night sky photography. Tips on how to use neutral density filters to get spectacular results with landscape photography. How to transform your photography from good to great - that one has always eluded me.

[@JosephParkerPMP]

I was wondering what was going on. Good to see you back. I'll be looking for your tutorials. Congrats on the baby!!!

[@neilsparks.4447]

Hi Brenda, i was wondering if you were ok, So very sorry to hear about the loss of your dog, congrats on the baby, hope all goes well. Thanks for updating us, i look forward to your up coming videos. Hope the leg heals well.

[@gatobrit]

Brenda, My day immediately improved when KZbin popped up and let me know you has posted a new video! I really feel for you facing the physical and emotional challenges in recent months. Great news about the upcoming baby! I really do appreciate your videos. You explain complex things so clearly I get more from your videos than most anyone else I follow on KZbin. Great to hear from you. Rest up. Get well. Good luck with your baby!! Hopefully, we'll see you in 2019! Thanks, John

[@jimrookphotos]

Sorry to hear about all the issues of life you are going through, except for the baby of course. Your vlogs have been very helpful in the past. Wishing you speedy recovery and good luck.

[@candaedomkowski6569]

Love love your update Brenda. Best wishes for your family, big (2000 lbs big!) and small (so exciting!)... I hope that your knee recovery goes well, and we all look forward to updates, maybe some indoor type videos, and your return to outdoor landscape, possibly with a little one strapped to your back :)

[@elbrujoalquimista]

Hi there Brenda; so I hope everuthing went well and thank for your photo videos they are more appreciate for me..!, get well soon!!! my best wishes from Catalonia!

[@MrPhotog4u]

Peace and love to you and family. Hoping for a speedy recovery. Thanks for sharing

[@thomastuorto9929]

Wishing you a speedy recovery & best wishes with your ventures!

[@simonharding5696]

Hope all goes well with the surgery today. Get well soon, and I'm looking forward to seeing some of your tutorials.

[@grayburden3524]

Great to see you back Brenda and congratulations on your forthcoming arrival.

[@ktg6506]

Great to see you back! OH! Show us how you edit your Fall photos!! So sorry about your loss.💜 Hope you heal up soon! Congrats on the baby!! 🙌

[@ldhing]

Brenda, you are an inspiration, and your vids have been a large part of my own growth as a photographer. Keep up the great work, and rest, get well, and enjoy your new baby. I am also sorry about the loss of your fur family. I would love to see more tips and tricks using Photoshop on landscapes. At least I would I would know you are safely creating vids indoors, and not jumping fences. See you soon.

[@silkestorey7152]

Brenda, I am so sorry to hear about all of the things you had to go through lately. Times will get better and with the new baby arriving all of that will be behind you. I hope the surgery went well. Rest and get better. 🤕👩‍⚕️🛌

[@kevinarrowsmith6955]

Wishing you a quick recovery Benda, been enjoying your videos

[@dah7772]

I am so sorry to hear about your accident. I broke my tibia when my wife was 8 months pregnant so I understand how difficult things must be right now. I hope you heal up quickly and I look forward to seeing those videos with the little one strapped to your back. One video idea that you could possibly do while you are healing would be how you scout and determine locations to photograph. Hope you heal quick. Darrell

[@richarddow8967]

Hope you and family are doing well. Recently came across your videos, I live in Maine so enjoyed the cold weather material and lessons. Also, ex-corporate story of my own, so really enjoyed seeing someone else make the transition. Look forward to your videos from safari and other endeavors. Best wishes!

[@louspeed1]

Really enjoying your channel - best wishes for speedy healing!

[@leeshebin1]

I just discovered your videos and wonderful talent for teaching, Sorry for the loss of your lovely dog, and the awful knee & leg injury. Congratulations on the baby and the Botswana workshop & trip. Could you please do a video on your camera settings. Thanks

[@montanaylago]

I hope you have a swift recovery, and tons of health for the entire family!

[@deborah5221]

Brenda, so very glad that you are on the mend and will have a baby very soon. We are really looking forward to using your fabulous information for astrophotography this Spring/Summer in our locale of NH. So sorry about your lovely doggie. We are always wishing our pets could live longer.They bring us so much joy. See you soon.

[@0123nikon]

Hope the surgery went well , all my best to you and your family hang in there sending hugs to all

[@carlosvanvegas]

I hope the surgery went well and you're getting stronger every day. Ideas for video's well I do enjoy photo editing tutorials, and workflow ideas for lightroom so if you decide to do those that would be cool, also would be great if you'd suggest any tips on composition say you have a few photo's how do you decide on what one works that could be used to sell to stock photography as opposed to your own preferences that make you choose as this can be quite important as well. Thanks for sharing and looking forward to seeing you back out there taking photo's and making video's

[@MortenHolmboe]

Hi Brenda I just started watching your channel some weeks ago and I like your style, your topics, that you live in Vermont and I could keep on and on... ;-). I simply think your are very skilled in so many ways! First of all, I hope everything works out for you with surgery and all the trouble you have been telling about, and secondly I am really sad to hear that your Labrador has passed away. I'm from Denmark and a veteran and I have a Service dog. He is a black Labrador named Jackson and I love him above all in this world. Now suggestions, I haven't found any video's made by you about Animal Photography (Dogs and cats) Is that a topic you will take up? All the best - Morten

[@karn3094]

Nice to see you again - I’ve wondered where you’ve been! Congratulations to you and Alexa, I look forward to some landscape photographer turned baby portrait photographer videos too. Sorry about your sweet lab, I know how it goes. And heal quickly!

[@dennispenton2052]

Hope you're mending & all around you is well. Looking forward to your photography "how too's" returning.

[@vargavideo]

so nice to see you back on YT, Brenda. All the best to you and your expanding family!

[@tonybelton345]

Oh Brenda, so sorry to hear about Kaya- it’s always a sad time to loose a dog you have had a long friendship with. They are always so loyal to the end. We recently lost our dog “Obi” at a similar age🐶and so sorry to hear about your knee injury- sounds painful, not that your complaining ! Hope the recovery, post surgery is quick. And great news about your bub coming soon. Wishing you all the best, and thanks for the wonderful informative vlogs thus far. I’ll check tour website out. Tony from Australia 🇦🇺

[@SorenBarahona]

My best wishes to you, get better we will be here when u are ready to come back !!!!!! Feliz Navidad

[@seoulrydr]

Congratulations and best of luck to your expanding family. may you heal quickly and completely.

[@chryseass.5143]

Good luck with everything, Brenda! I saw the crutches and had to watch your video. I broke both my ankles in a freak incident nine weeks ago and have just been through the cast and crutches phase and now am rehabbing. My goodness, I had a hard enough time with that without all the other things you have been dealing with- I really hope your surgery goes well!

[@stevenmuncy491]

Just found your channel and am enjoying it very much. Hope your recovery is going well.

[@dandelargy]

Brenda, thanks for the update, and hope the healing process goes smoothly. As far as subjects to vlog about, I am interested in how you know what graduated ND filter(hard edge, soft edge, 2 stop, 3 stop, 4 stop) to use, and how you determine how far to push the filter into the holder(do you push it in while watching through the viewfinder, do you use live view on the camera's back screen?). Thank you.

[@jefferycampbell2243]

Get better soon. I'm also stuck inside this winter (hip surgery) and to keep busy will be experimenting with macro photography of water drop collisions. After some research I went with the Pluto valve and trigger to control the drops and trigger the flash - but I'm anticipating it will still be very fiddly. That would make an interesting topic for an "indoor photography" tutorial.

[@ianspicer1529]

Hey Brenda, I'm so sorry to learn of your travails - you'll be glad when 2018 is over I suspect! It's now 10th November and I am hoping that your surgery was successful, that you're comfortable and recovering well. All best wishes from England.

[@scrapcathy868]

Hope you are better and enjoying parenthood. I'm sure you have amazing baby photo tips to share.

[@donwyates]

Wow! I lead such a boring life compared to you. Sorry for the loss of your lovely dog, and the awful knee & leg injury. BUT... congratulations on the baby and the Botswana workshop & trip. Just so you know... you're like one of those few teachers I had in school that illuminates/explains something so well, that you actually look forward to the next class. I'm so glad I found your channel.

[@adamaj74]

Aw, sorry for all your misfortune, and really sorry about your doggie. I wish you a successful surgery and congratulations on your forthcoming baby! The first video I watched or yours is the one where you fell in the stream, but you didn't edit it out, you keep it real, haha. Subbed immediately, and I think I left a comment. Love your channel and look forward to future videos! :)

[@pauldrew610]

Hi Brenda, glad to hear you are on the mend after your difficult times & your knee injury. Can sympathise with your knee, I have had both my knees replaced over the last couple of years, all good after plenty of Physio. Congrats on the Bub, hope all goes well with the birth. Hope you’re back on deck soon. Take good care of yourself. Best wishes, Paul 👍🏼👌🏼😊.

[@connievilla7514]

Wow! I am just finding out what has been going on with you! You got your plate FULL girl!! So sorry to hear about your doggy. That's a tough one to go through. I hope that by now, you have successfully recovered (or continue to recover), from your knee surgery. Congratulations on your new baby too! Many blessings all around to you and your family. :-)

[@gabyisphoto2379]

wishing you good health - onwards and upwards!

[@lesfisher8941]

Nice to see you back, lets all look forward to some great photography in 2019!

[@gerrystephan9708]

Glad you are back. Hope surgery goes okay.

[@Artist1974CH]

I am so sorry about your dog! :( My condolence to you! I am glad your partner is doing well, and I am so happy that you and her going to have a baby! Congratulations! :-) Lastly, I am so sorry that you got injured! I hope you get well 100%! I always enjoy watching your videos and you are such an amazing photographer! Have a nice day and get well soon!

[@JitendraJha2009]

Where are you and how have you been? We, your fans, are eagerly awaiting your return. Hope all is well!

[@charlenenagel7962]

My deepest sympathies in the loss of your lovely companion, Kaya. And my warm congratulations as you and Alexa look forward to the birth of your baby! Life has handed you a full range of emotions lately, as well as literally stopping you in your tracks. Wow! I hope your surgery went well today. Take all the time you need to heal and enjoy the baby. Sometimes life just requires all of your attention and energy. We look forward to seeing you back here when time allows. Be well!

[@davidhowe1069]

Good to hear from you Brenda, I wondered what happened to you. Life can certainly throw you a curve ball but fortunately it can also make us stronger. Good luck with everything you have coming up in your life. Look forward to watching more of your videos (no pressure). Cheers.

[@sarahmitchell7390]

Hi Brenda, commiseration on the loss of your life long friend. Congratulations on the forthcoming birth of your child. And i wish you a speedy recovery from your recent surgery. What with you falling in the water, running away from Ferdinand and injuring yourself, take more care and look after yourself. PS i have many of your tutorials to catch up on - i just love them..

[@pnw22]

Been wondering about you. Hope all went well with your surgery and congrats on starting a family. So happy for you and your partner.

[@ceilihmcgrady4125]

Dang! That is a rough time! I hope you heal up quick so you can enjoy that baby. Congrats!! It's great to hear from you and while you're working from home I would love to see some tutorials on your editing style. :) P.S. it's awesome that you have two pet cows, lol.

[@mariacyou9265]

Hoping that each day brings you renewed strength and brighter moments. I wish you a fast recovery from knee surgery. I wish you and Alexa all the best in health and happiness. Get better soon Brenda ❣️🌻

[@PQPhotography]

Definitely a hectic time for you but big time Congratulations on the soon new edition.. I look forward to seeing your work qvqj/again once you get back on your feet.

[@clairame5270]

Glad to see you. sorry about your pet and your knee. Hope that surgery is going well. Get better soon. For the tutorial, I would like to know how to deal with high dynamic range scene in the nature. I expected to be a cloudy day and hiked up in the early morning. Sun broke out through trees giving a wide range of dynamic range. If I still want to take some photos, what is the best way? Thanks.

[@halteske6475]

I would like to see a video on how to do a firmware update on your Nikon D810. Glad after today things will hopefully be getting better and hopefully rehab goes well. Good luck!!

[@suniljatt6707]

Get well soon☺️🤗

[@CrossCountyTravelers]

Firstly, congratulations on the baby. Secondly, OUCH! I am so sorry you are going through this. Heal quickly. As for what we want to know for a tutorial, we would like to know how you choose what photos are best, how to sort them, and how do you wade through it all? Thanks and feel better soon. Scott & Ren

[@rickpeterson7303]

Welcome back!! Take it easy on that leg. If you could do a few videos on how to make better KZbin videos (capture, workflow, upload, etc) that would be awesome!!! Love your Beautiful photos!! Cheers from PNW

[@ospreywindsphotography6937]

Brenda, thank you so much for the update, we all missed you! Well today was surgery day and I hope that it will be a step (non pun intended) toward you getting back to doing what you love to do. Best wishes to you and Alexa and the pending event. Here are a couple to topics for tutorials while you are getting back on your feet. You could consider demystifying Photopills, perhaps a session of hyper focal distance: does it really matter in real life, Capture One is getting a lot of attention these days, especially for Fuji shooters, Photoshop; how to best climb the learning curve, and you could consider a session where you don't talk about gear or technical stuff but your mental approach to planning and doing a shoot. All the best, let us know how the surgery goes!!

[@LindaUrsin]

Congrats on the baby and heal well :)

[@AussieJill]

I'm so sorry to hear of the loss of beautiful Kaya. Congratulations on the baby news and I hope you're back on your feet soon :-)

[@iangorner]

Congratulations on the baby! Great news. Too bad about knee and tibia, but I had worried that something more dire had happened to you. Condolences on the loss of your pet.....that is hard.

[@LocalMachine]

I was searching for hyperfocal distance last week and came across your page and learned a lot! Get better soon!

[@MC-vv7us]

Hi there I enjoy watching your tutorial's, and hope you get well soon, and make a strong recovery. Best wishes from the UK where i live. Mike

[@mikebavington5853]

Wow! Really hectic at your end!!. Congrats on the baby. Hope you recover soon and enjoy your new addition. Sure you will be able to post some interesting stuff when you can, but please look after you first !!Hope surgery went well.

[@janellevans2677]

I hope your surgery went well, congrats to you and yor partner on the baby! Rest well, and heal.

[@victoriadiaz6356]

Yikes! You’ve had a lot going on. Sorry to hear about your dog passing away. Hope everything gets better with regard to your knee and your partner’s pregnancy. Good luck with the surgery and the recovery!

[@TandemAdventures]

I was wondering what was up. Good luck with surgery!! And congrats on your baby. I have a 9 year old lab that is such a sweetie. We'll send you Labrador thoughts and love from the Pacific Northwest!

[@christinearmington]

14 is a job well done! So sorry about your knee, etc. Sx? Bummer. Love your videos!

[@scotty4418]

Brenda, hope your surgery is a success and your forthcoming arrival brings you and Alexa much happiness. The loss of a family pet is never easy but they do say time is a healer. Hope to see you back online soon. All the best

[@marcelzwart3527]

Hi Brenda, great to see you back on KZbin! I was indeed wondering where you were. I hope the surgery went well and you can go out asap to make some vlogs again. Great to hear you two become parents. I hope all goes well during this beautiful period. Greetings, Marcel

[@robbbreck9321]

Get well soon! Looking forward to the new videos. Sorry about your pup.

[@sloreweaver]

Brenda, I'm really sorry you lost Kaya. It such a hard thing to have to deal with and you have my condolences. She always looked happy in the snippets I saw of her and she was clearly well-loved. You'll always miss her but it sounds like you'll soon have a new addition to your family to love and care for and that's an important part of life. Congratulations.

[@roblawrence3325]

been missing ya mate but bad knee baby and bovine totally understand ....Look forward to new items take care

[@DrMischa40]

Good luck and a good recovery from 🇩🇪

[@TheChapin333]

Oh that sucks, believe me the physiotherapist is painful but it will be worthwhile, hope it went well. Can’t wait to see your baby photos, best of luck with everything

[@michaeldanielsg19]

Brenda, sorry to hear about the loss of Kaya. It is hard to loose a pet like that. Congrats on the baby coming soon, get all the rest that you can now, you won't get rest for several months after the baby comes. Hope your surgery went well today and wishing a speedy recovery for you. Looking forward to seeing more videos from you when you can. Take care

[@philipculbertson55]

Wow. Hope things smooth out for you now!

[@AIforScale]

Hey just found your channel ! thanks for your help so far - your videos are super well done. Hope you and the family are doing well, and hope to see you back soon. :)