Anice: Senior Shoot

It's been awhile since I've done a senior shoot but shooting with Anice was completely awesome. We met at Freestone park. This place is litered with photographers taking shots of people standing on the bridge and sitting in front of the waterfall. It can be difficult to shoot at. With so many people walking through the background and other photographers trying to shoot at the same spot... I wanted someplace iscolated.

That's when her mother said, "Let's go someplace else." And someplace else we went.



She took us to a place that was a fusion of Arizona and... not Arizona.... there was brown and cacti but there were streams and green plants as well.



They brought their little dog Cowboy along.



And he was included in several photos.



Anice was having trouble 'acting natural' and so we said "Here, play with Cowboy." And she held him in her stiff arms. Her mother said, "You look like you're borrowing someone elses dog!!!" and Anice started cracking up.






We even stopped off at The Library for a bit.



We looked out at the lake,



We practiced Smizing (Tyra would have been proud)...



and we stood in the sun.



Thanks Anice and Pat for spending your Saturday afternoon with me!

Preview! Nicole and Scott

You have to be quick with kids. And we'll talk more about that later... for now, here's a preview of Nicole and her new daughter.

Behind on Blogging

So I've been very behind on blogging, but I have a ton to share over the next week. This family was truly fun to shoot.


They laughed and giggled and goofed around and it made for some great photos.











We went down to the railroad tracks and she balanced on the rail.




We asked them to walk together and they didn't miss a beat - off they went!







Thank you so much for being such awesome subjects!!

A New Location

So every photographer is constantly on the watch for great locations. Especially in Arizona. It's hard to find a place that isn't completely brown and covered in cacti. And if you DO find that place, it's hard to not get shooed away by the property owners saying, "shoo, shoo!"

I've never actually gotten shooed away from a place but I'm always worried that I will.... it will one day happen and when it does I will post about it here.

So last weekend I found the best place ever. More from that shoot later but for now, here's a few location detail shots. The geese:



The little streams weaving in and out:





The view of the lake:

Expose Yourself!

I'm not quite sure what words to put into this post. First, I suppose I could say I absolutely love this family. My great friend Sarah (dead center) is the main reason but I love the time I get to spend with all of them! Here they are!



Sarah and her baby Benji. You've seen a lot of both of them lately!





This is the first we've seen of Olli since very early this year. They live in Finland so we don't get to see them every day. :P




This is Benji with his aunt Rachel.


And aunt Rachel with her husband Paul


I looooove this one!



and the parents!


This one was supposed to be cheesy when we were taking it, but I actually really love it!







Family, thank you so so much for spending the day with me!
xoxoxoxo, denise

Ben: 1 Year

The last time our Finnish friends were here, little Benji was only four months old. Now he's a year! And he couldn't be cuter! I met with Sarah a couple weeks ago and just kept clicking away at Ben playing.




He can almost walk -


and he was completely cuddly



and funny



We walked over to a corn field and got a few with mama



Cheers to one, Benji! ♥

Preview! Matthew and Mia

I can't wait to share more from this session. These two little ones were seriously adorable!