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.

Some of the other sponsors included in helping out the toy drive

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

Desert Rat  http://desertrat.com/

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

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

We shot some cool senior portraits of Tiffiny in downtown Phoenix yesterday. Tiffiny goes to Cactus Shadows School now and will go going to the downtown ASU Campus next year. We looked for locations that were old and had great textures and colors and wanted to make the images look fun as possible. In two hours we shot in a dozen different spots with six outfit changes. I shoot portraits in any and all parts of the valley. The great spring time weather made it really easy to be walking and driving around downtown creating unique portraits in the late afternoon easy and comfortable too. 

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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.

I shot the Ressler family last weekend at their home in Scottsdale. I brought a studio set up and we did both studio type images and outdoor location images all at one time at one location. We shot the entire family, then all three of the families, and then each of the smaller kids. With a couple outfit changes this is the best way to get the most out of a photo shoot. You are more likely to put more pictures up in your home to enjoy if they do not look like they were all done at the same time. As professional portrait photographers of their wedding also a couple years back, it is alway great to keep photographing people as their families grow. I love doing high end portrait photography and creating artistic portrait photos for families anywhere in the valley of the sun. 

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. 

Semhar & Surfeal got married last weekend in Scottsdale, Arizona and it was a two day event that had receptions in Phoenix and Scottsdale. The wedding had 900+ guests and the family reception the next day had 500+ guests. This was definitely the largest wedding we have ever photographed regarding invited guests. It was a really long weekend but I really enjoy every time I get to be part of a wedding that is from a different culture. The couple, their family and most of the wedding guests were from Eritrea which is a newer country in Africa and just gained it’s independence less than 20 years ago. The wedding was really a lot of fun, a lot of dancing, a lot of good food, and a lot of great people.  The wedding planner played a huge roll in the success of this wedding and she was the very detail oriented and excellent in every aspect. Her name is Amina of  Some Like It Classic (visit her site here at http://www.somelikeitclassic.com/amina.html) and I would highly recommend her to anyone.

Scottsdale Wedding Photographers – Arcadia Photography.

Shooting beauty type and crazy fun, cool portrait photography images are some of my favorite to create. Whether in the studio or on location photography. It is always fun to shoot what ever I want or what ever someone wants of themselves. It’s almost like shooting for fun and let’s see what is the coolest or strangest thing I can come up with for my clients.