I feel lucky to have had the opportunity to continually re-connect with Paul and Leslie who’s wedding I shot a few years back.  They loved my wedding and portrait photography so much that they have done a couple family sessions with me since their wedding. I was ecstatic to have the opportunity to shoot them with their two adorable children.  Children always bring laughter and smiles to a photo shoot.  Some of my best photography and most candid shots have been when a child has done something random or offbeat that makes everyone just crack up! The Barron family was also cashing in on the all inclusive portrait session they won this past summer when I held “The Cutest Kids Contest”.  From time to time I like to hold contests and award winners with photo packages.  It is a great way for me to display my passion and love for the art, as well as give back to the people who have supported me through my journey as a professional photographer.  We shot this photography session close to the Barron family’s house for ease of outfit changes for the kids. Typically I would not suggest to wear super bright colors, busy patterns, or logos for portraits.  Earth tones usually come across and blend best. Greens, grays, blues, browns, purples, or darker yellows and darker reds I think look best. However, the Barron family’s vibrant colors worked perfect against the bland rocky desert.  We had a really fun day shooting.  The kids definitely proved to live up to their title ” Cutest Kids.” Ella was a sassy little thing, jutting her hip out to the side when I was photographing her like a little model.  Logan on the other hand, with his gleaming blue eyes was making funny faces and just being the silly little boy that he is.  I love that child like wonder.  It reminds me of the days when I was young with no worries. I love to try and capture that essence of what it is like to be a kid again. It is a special time in our lives and one that deserves to be captured…The priceless moments. 

Of all the Scottsdale photographers I received a phone call from Tim Furrier, owner of Desert Rat asking me to shoot a poster he was helping sponsor and put together for the annual CVS toy drive. Being a top quality photographer, I was glad to take on this new photo opportunity. I knew the kids would respond well to me, because I am fun to work with and enjoy to make each shoot unique and personal. This particular image was taken on a beautiful sunny day at the Shea/Gold Dust location in Scottsdale, Arizona. The poster can be seen valley wide at 125 CVS Pharmacy’s in Maricopa County, Arizona. In all my 20+ years of being a professional photographer, this was the first time the Police Department assisted me with setting up for the shoot. In anticipation of the arrival of Sheriff Joe Arpaio, the police blocked off the parking lot while we arranged the kids with the toys and presents. This was a fun shoot and it brought a smile to my face seeing how excited the kids were to be getting their pictures taken along side Santa Claus and the local Sheriff.  I am always glad to donate to charities and especially kids in need.

You can learn more about the sponsored organization here: http://www.youthassistancefoundation.org

Here are some of the other sponsors included in helping out the toy drive:

Desert Rat  http://desertrat.com/

Fiesta Bowl:  http://www.fiestabowl.org/

Sleep America:  http://www.sleepamerica.com/

Josh and Lyndsay got married yesterday at the Arizona Bilmore Resort in Phoenix, Arizona. What a beautiful location for a wedding, especially on a cool spring day in Arizona in April.  We enjoy meeting  our Brides at the wedding location a few weeks prior to the wedding and brainstorming ideas for shots. The architecture and gardens at the Biltmore add so much ambiance to the images and there are so many unique spots to take photographs that it was hard to choose.  We think the backgrounds add so much to the story of the wedding and we always try to give our brides as much variety as we can. The Biltmore is a contemporary wedding photographers dream location.

Arcadia photography comes up with some great kids portrait ideas and one of the most fun was photographing this child eating pudding. we had pudding everywhere and so did he. Not only did we come up with some great images the parents loved, but we made a great memory for everyone involved. Our studio still smells like chocolate.

We photographed the Moehn family last week in North Scottsdale at their parents residence. The house was great to shoot in as was the desert landscaping outside and around the house. It was a really nice day and desert up by Pinnacle Peak is beautiful for Scottsdale portrait photographers, creative portrait photographers, and creative portrait photographers. I had shot their wedding about five years ago and now they have a daughter. So, I photographed them and their siblings families along with the parents and then the entire group.

Just before Christmas I created some unique portrait photography the Cornwell family at Freestone Park in Gilbert, Arizona. It has become one of my new favorite places to shoot in the east valley. There are plenty of places to shoot including a merry go round carousel, riding the train, and feeding the ducks. Photographing in the fall is best because not only the weather is great but the sun is so low in the sky you can almost shoot at any time of the day and it lends helping Scottsdale portrait photographers do some great portrait photography and to making great images. 

Six, Eight, and Ten years old. About as good as it gets in life. I shot these great portrait photos of these girls at Freestone Park in Gilbert, Arizona this week as all the leaves were falling in the 70 degree temperatures. Awesome. I will shoot portraits just about anywhere though and just about anytime of year. If you are looking for a high end portrait photographer to create artistic portrait photos give me a call.

Last weekend I photographed Eddie and Katarina’s wedding held on a small clearing on the side of Camelback Mountain in Paradise Valley, Arizona. Being a creative wedding photographer shooting weddings at private residences are my favorite places, especially when they are on the sides of mountains. I also shoot weddings in Scottsdale and Phoenix, Arizona. 

I photographed Corbin and Lori Snyder’s family portraits at Freestone Park in Gilbert, Arizona last week. I had never done photography there before but it is a cool place with many areas to shoot. Predominantly being a portrait photographer in Scottsdale I also do family portraits in Arizona all year round but this is the best time to do them when the leaves are changing. 

Brian & Tania’s wedding was this month. They were married in St Timothy’s Church in Mesa, Arizona and their reception was at the Wright House in Mesa, Arizona. My associates and I as  did their wedding photography as a team all day from the mornings hair, make up, and getting ready pictures till their sparkler lit exit after midnight. We took thousands of images and edited it down to just over 900 of the best images. We then spent dozens of hours editing, renaming, resizing, color correcting, and retouching all of the final images. The entire project was delivered in a online wedding web site to them with in only a couple of weeks. 
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