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Friday Favorites Week 1 – Grandma’s Bowls

Project Inspiration I’ve had a project idea floating around in the back of my mind for the past year or so. I am not sure what spurred the idea – perhaps a it was the 52-week photo projects I see periodically shared on Facebook or Instagram.  Whatever the inspiration may be, my ultimate goal is…

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Walmart – Photo Center Review

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I received a text from my friend around 10:30am on Thursday morning: “Can u print the pix from our session for J’s parents? They leave tomorrow to go home” I responded in the affirmative and she asked for me to send them to Wal-mart for the sake of time and convenience. Normally I’d tell her…

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Phoenix Baby Photographer – Delaney at 4 months

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Miss Delaney came in just after New Year’s for her four month portrait session as part of the babyJacks First Year Portrait milestone sessions. It is amazing how much she has changed since I saw her last as a newborn. She’s master tummy-time and is working her ab muscles overtime so that she can master…

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Wall Portrait Displays: Size Matters!

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Part 2 in a three part series on how to create a beautiful wall portrait gallery in your home. Do not forget to read Part 1 with ideas on the perfect location? The number one mistake people make when creating a wall portrait display is choosing the wrong of portraits to display – they select…

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The Printed Project: DecoPrints by Snapfish

I signed up for Snapfish in September 2012 to test out their printing services – mostly to see how crappy they would print my professionally edited/calibrated portraits (more on that topic at another time).  I did send in some personal snapshots, however, and they actually came back looking okay! But, long story short – I…

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Wall Portrait Displays – Part 1: Location, Location!

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I love wall galleries – as a photographer, it is very inspiring to see my portraits displayed together to tell the story of a moment that I captured for a family. Whether you have invested in digital files or traditional prints from your session, the wall gallery is a stunning way to display your treasured…

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Scottsdale Family Photographer – Civic Center Portraits

You may remember this smiling crew from a few months ago. I first met the S family when they came to my studio to capture young Tyler’s 6 month portrait milestone.  Since Mr. T’s birthday is in November, Mom and I discussed the taking advantage of the opportunity of a fall birthday to capture first…

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Scottsdale Family photographer- The B Family at DC Ranch

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I met this gorgeous family nearly just over four years ago. We had a fantastic session at the Marriott Desert Ridge and created a beautiful canvas display for their home. Well, as we all know, kids grow up, and even the most beautiful of portraits need to be updated! So mom contacted me this fall…

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Phoenix Family Holiday Portraits – The B Family

I had the pleasure of meeting this family a few years ago when their oldest child, Alexis, was a wee baby. As you can see, she’s grown into a gorgeous 3 year old and now has a 1 year old brother to keep her entertained.  Rex is a VERY sturdy 15 month old – he…

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