I seriously love this family! It doesn’t get any better than this. Here’s an image from our Yuma portrait session and a couple of little Dominick on his way to get some Halloween loot! More of the session coming soon!
November 11, 2009
October 22, 2009
school ∂ays
Thanks to the great web development guys at Skyhook I enjoyed a super opportunity to do some candids for Adobe Montessori Preschool and their new website. The administrator, owner and teachers at the preschool were so sweet and great to work with. After a couple of hours at the school, I left wishing I had some kids to send there! What a great program and the kindest, sweetest faculty. And don’t even get me started on the ADORABLE students! Check out the preschool’s website at www.adobemontessori.com. o This was a fun new adventure and I’m grateful I had the chance to do it!
October 17, 2009
The Little Man and the Sea(shore)
My sister-in-law called recently to ask about using some photos I took of her son, my nephew, the wild thing himself, Isaiah. Wild, but SO adorable! Wild, but it was probably our fault for getting him wound up whenever we see him. He’s probably not quite so wild when Uncle Braden’s not around. Then again…I have to think that Isaiah’s dad,( my brother, Bryce), is bound to be guilty of the same sort of instigating.
I am so glad that Heidi called and gave me an excuse to go through some of the images from our Oregon trip and share a few shots of their little family!
October 12, 2009
Q’s and A’s {Pic or Treat!}
As promised, here are the details on our Pic or Treat! Fundraiser. Mark your calendars and contact us to schedule your session! OCTOBER 24th is coming fast!!!
Links….
Humanitarian Services: Emergency Response , Worldwide Activities, FAQ’s
St. Mary’s Food Bank Alliance: About, Ways to Help
Q&A II
Q&A III
October 3, 2009
Halloween Fundraiser
I am SO excited for this event! I have really admired the business plans fostered by Toms Shoes and other companies that have a built in mechanism for giving back to the community and the world. I’ve always known that I wanted to find ways to do something similar, but I’ve felt even more motivated as of late. I know this is totally short notice, and I *promise* to give more response time in the future. Please check back in the next day or two for more details and links, particularly about the organizations that will receive the donations. All proceeds will go to Humanitarian Services and St. Mary’s Food Bank Alliance.
Thanks everyone for your support!
Gracias, Carissa, for the clever tagline idea!
August 16, 2009
Sisters!…{Maritime Style}
We just got back from our first stay in Oregon. It was gorgeous and green, and most importantly, it was many degrees cooler than Phoenix! We had a great time playing with my extended family and exploring Rockaway Beach and some surrounding sights. Here are some shots of my sisters–they are amazing and beautiful. I look forward to hanging out with them again in the future.
July 6, 2009
Feather in my…headband?
When it comes to my own accessories I like to keep things simple–nothing too flashy/gaudy/trendy. On the other hand, I love, love, love to see people wearing crazy stuff and pulling it off! Plus it makes for great photographs that are much more interesting.
With that said, for some reason I am a little tempted by these headbands…even though I know I wouldn’t wear one. Or would I? Hmmm…
What do you think of them?
June 19, 2009
Hawaii Vacation
We recently had a fantastic Hawaii vacation, and as you would imagine the result was hundreds of images of our fun adventures, the island scenery, and of the robins family. It was difficult to narrow it down to a few that Braden and I selected to go in a book–but I am really happy about what the layouts became. I used the iPhoto app on my Mac to organize the images and then order the printed from Apple (from the comfort of my couch…in my pajamas…eating cheetos…well, not really eating cheetos, but you can imagine.) We dedicated the book to Braden’s parents for taking us on such a great trip, so we also shipped it straight to them. I can’t wait to see how the book looks in person (don’t worry, they already showed it to us via video-conferencing!). Depending on what the final product is like–I may utilize iPhoto for client photograph books in the future.
Here is a screen shot of the Cover. Oh how we miss the beach!
The front inside flap. Braden authored this fabulous narrative (with my input, of course!)
Title Page. We looked up as many of the places we visited as possible to make sure we go the names and spelling right. In reality, we probably could've just used any combination of vowels and the effect would be the same...
Spread #1. Shots from our sweet digs and the resort grounds.
Spread #2. Just a montage of images from the weeklong adventure.
Spread #3. Our first full day in Maui we spent the morning at the beach, and went for a hike in the afternoon. They have trails that go through an old plantation, most of it used to be a golf course. It ended up being a little steeper than we had anticipated...but we survived. By "survived" I mean that Aubrey ran up the hills, Braden almost kept up with her, and well, you can see Norma's strategy in the photos above.
Spread #4. The Road to Hana. The distance around Maui is not all that long, but driving to the other end to see the sites took us upwards of 10 hours round-trip. This can be attributed to the extremely narrow roads, two-lane bridges, and tourist traffic. Not to mention that there are several places to stop and play along the way! We saw beautiful beaches, ate fresh banana bread at a roadside fruit stand (well Ward and I did), saw a super old church made out of coral, had a picnic lunch by a waterfall, some of us got in and/or fell into the water, and other various activities.
Spead #5. Most of these are us modeling our church clothes on the hotel balcony. It definitely seemed that the majority of the congregation at the church we visited were tourists...It was, afterall, Memorial Day weekend.
Spread #6. We drove up a very windy, very steep, very cliff edgy road to get to the volcano crater. It was rainy and "foggy" most of the way up, and as you would imagine, "foggy" at the top as well. Apparently the fog was actually vapors from the volcano on the main island. It made it somewhat difficult to see anything, let alone the crater. But at least we can say we've been there! And it was pretty fun anyway.
Spread #7. We embarked on a Snorkel trip bright and early Monday morning. We enjoyed clear skies, smooth-sailing, and several ocean wildlife sightings. Captain Dave took us around the island of Lanai, stopping in three awesome bays to let us snorkel. Snorkelling was a blast, and Captain Dave and his crew were very entertaining.
Spread #8. Zipline! I'm so glad that Aubrey suggested this. The views were AMAZING and the ziplines were long and way fun. Plus, as a bonus we got to look hot in some sweet gear.
Spread #9. Good times at the Luau.
Last page. The requisite Aubrey-montage. She is looking out in the distance for her boyfriend, Captain Dave.
The back inside flap.
Back Cover. How sad that vacations have to end!
Not Your Mom’s Prom
I was really, really excited for this opportunity to do a portrait session with a great group of Prom-goers. Natalie was so sweet and made all of the arrangements to make sure the big event was documented for her son, his friends and their parents. We had quite the entourage with us on the shoot, and had an awesome time capturing the energy of the ‘Fantastic Four’ in the hub of activity at the Tempe Marketplace. Cody and Angel have been best friends for “forever”–it may not quite be a bromance but pretty darn close. Their beautiful dates looked stunning, and the whole group definitely had a style all their own. They looked super fine and were super fun! See for yourself!
One of Cody's favorite facial expressions...
Such a cute couple!
Cody and his Mom have a really fun relationship--i love it!
I felt like I was on-set for Phantom of the Opera or at a Masquerade. They looked so rad!
One of many "classic moves" for Cody and Angel...
Very sweet couple
As we're wrapping up the session, she exclaims "i love the mom!" and jumps in for a shot with Natalie.
Thanks guys! You rock!
