Friday, January 29, 2010

A Long Overdue Post

January was such a crazy month that I didn't take the time to post all of my holiday sessions. This was my first year really going after family portraits specifically for holiday cards and gifts. It was a blast. Although most people get pretty stressed during the holiday time all of my subjects were full of holiday spirit along with myself and we all had great fun together.

The {P} Family was my first session of the holidays. Mindy was a great friend in high school. We even went to senior prom together. Well not together-together. She had her date and I had mine. Anyway, it was awesome to meet her wonderful husband and adorable little girl. We held our session at The Secret Garden where her and Ken were married 5 years earlier.

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Jenny and her cute little guy met me at Saguaro Ranch Park for a fun session at the farm yard. We captured this beautiful image in the cornfield on a gorgeous fall evening.

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Our first official family photos of the new {H} Family. Also at SRP, we found out that pre-holiday time is a very busy time for family photos at the park. We had to wait our turn to get popular backgrounds. It was worth it.

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The {H} Family have taken their holiday pix at their home for years now and this is the first time we took advantage of their beautiful view of the McDowell Mountains. We used off-camera strobe to add an almost studio quality to the image.

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Miss {B} was an amazing subject. I kept telling her dad what natural posing talent she has.

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... and her big sister. They are very cute together.

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I know you've seen this little subject before. One of my stars...

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Another subject I shoot often. My lovely niece's and with Mom and Dad this time.

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Here is the {S} family. We shot at their home in Cave Creek on a stormy night. We had to run out between rain showers and deal with the wind but in the end we had some really nice sunlight to work with. And what about those dogs. I've never worked with dogs that posed so well.

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The {P} Family was all together in early December and wanted a group shot that they haven't had in a long time.

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Again, little {B} with Mommy and Daddy. I love how happy she looks getting her family squeeze on.

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Check out the {D} Fam. Mom did a great job of coordinating their colors. It worked beautifully with our surroundings at the Cibola Vista Resort and Spa.

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