A sneak peek at the Nakamura family
From last night in Scottsdale. Amazing clouds. Awesome family. More to come.
The Klein girls
So I heard through the grapevine that the Klein girls were getting on my case for posting sneak peeks of Tatum and Irelynn, but not Katy and Maddy! I knew that was going to happen and I also knew if I posted the Williamson shoot today, I had to get the Kleins’ out as well. Especially considering it all took place at the same place on the same night! Sorry for the delay girls, but here you go! This is another one of our most favorite families in the world. The parents decided to sit this one out (even though [...]
The Williamsons
Over 10 years ago, my wife and I bought our very first house as a married couple. Shortly after the best neighbors ever moved in next door. We became great friends…Scott and I sent in an audition tape to The Amazing Race, we all played Settlers of Catan usually 1-2 times a week and we won a softball championship together. Yeah, it was a co-ed D-league, but we were proud. Now here we are…Chad is a grown up 16-year-old about to head to college early…and Scott and Deb have this beautiful daughter EV who is four already. This past Sunday we [...]
A couple of sneak peaks
Last Sunday I got together with two families that I’ve known for a long time now. A couple of short mini-sessions took place out in Chandler and I just had to post a few images. The top photos are of a little bundle of adorable named Tatum and this is the third straight year I’ve had the pleasure of taking pictures of her and her family for Christmas. She’s a few weeks younger than my own daughter Lyla and they are what sub-three-year-olds would consider “best friends.” Now of course I think Lyla is the most beautiful thing on the [...]
Stormchasing Arizona 2011 is ready for Pre-Order!
I’ve been a writer of sorts for a long time now. Started with a three-year or so stint doing sports writing, then some entertainment jabbering, a lot of personal bits and of course, stories to go along with the work I’m doing in photography. But during all that time, if I ever thought about publishing a book, it was always with the idea of writing some kind of science fiction novel or something like that. In fact, I actually wrote a few chapters. Yet here I am on volume two of Stormchasing Arizona and that sci-fi story sits waiting for [...]
The Gohus family
Earlier this year I took some pictures of the Ross family and afterwards stated that they might have been my most favorite shoot ever. I mean, it’s hard to top it…a guy playing a guitar, singing to his wife like they were the only two people on earth. Tears almost flowed. Since then, two other families have made it a point to tell me right before their shoot that they hope to usurp the Ross’s from that top spot. What’s funny is they were both referred to me BY the Ross’s. I am a highly competitive guy at heart, so [...]
The Hughes
Okay, so I can’t lie…one of my favorite things in the world is a client who comes back for more pictures. This is basically my third fall season doing photoshoots for people and I met the Hughes clan last year. Denise, Peter, Parker and Ryker. A great looking group. Last fall little Ryker was just learning to get into trouble with his newfound walking ability and this year he was jumping off curbs with ease. Amazing. Was awesome to see them again and check out how much the boys had changed (and also not changed). Super family, it was a blast [...]
Sneak Peek – Ryker and Family
This little guy is Ryker. I expect it’s sometimes hard to be the littlest guy in the family. Loved this dude…he gave me knuckles and included me in a round of family smooches. Photographed these guys last year and it was awesome to see how the kids have changed.
Welcome to the world baby Nathan
I’ve photographed a handful of newborn babies now and I always, always have fun. But this little dude was something extra special. Nathan was born just under two weeks ago to a mom who was young and not in a great position to care for her baby. She arrived at the hospital in labor and decided to place him for adoption. Some of you may know my wife and I have also been in the process of trying to adopt ever since this summer. In going through the classes to become certified for adoption, we met some absolutely amazing people. [...]
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