MESA FAMILY PORTRAITS: THE WASHBURN FAMILY

Summer is now upon us, and it's officially waaaaay too hot to drag a family on a location shoot. Our last family shoot of the season was with this adorable little family. Their kids were so friendly and well behaved (yes even the teenager!) and the love that they all had for each other radiated out of all their faces all day. 

Since it's so hot down here, I have a few clients that have scheduled family shoots in the cooler regions of Pinetop and Sedona! Which, of course I'm thrilled about since that gives me an excuse to travel a bit and get out of this heat. Plus, there are so many amazing locations in Northern Arizona I can't wait to explore. 

HAIR & MAKEUP C/O >> Eryn Michelle
WARDROBE STYLING C/O >> Lindsay Taylor

RESOURCE REVIEW: DESIGN AGLOW PHOTOGRAPHY PRINT RELEASE

As a designer and a photographer, I fully understand and appreciate sites that offer templates for photographers who don't have the time or desire to craft their own forms and studio materials. One of my favorite websites for inspiration for my own collateral is Design Aglow; a one-stop-shop for all kinds of studio templates.

Last week I had a client who ran into problems at her personal print lab since I did not include a print release form with her digital images. This is the first time any of my clients have ever had an issue with printing their images, but of course it had to be one of my maternity clients who is pregnant and irritated and HOT and did not wish to wait for me to craft up a custom print release. Luckily, Design Aglow came to the rescue with their Print Release Form and I was able to purchase, fill in blanks, and email right over to her in a blink of an eye.

From now on, I will be printed a stack of these from my lab and stick them in every client order so I don't run into the problem again. I'm so so thankful I had a resource to turn to in a pinch, and now I have my eye on a few other forms in their shop- here are a couple of my faves:


PHOTOGRPAHY STUDIO SIZE SAMPLE WALL DISPLAY $50



STUDIO FORMS & LEGAL CONTRACTS SET $170

>> images c/o Design Aglow

MESA MISSIONARY PORTRAITS: BRIANNA + CHASE

This strapping you man just left for a mission for the LDS church. Brianna, one of my glam clients, asked me to do a shoot with her and her boyfriend Chase before he left on his mission. And just like that, I was shooting my very first Missionary Shoot.

It was a new experience for me, but I had a great time with these two, capturing the precious few moments they have together before they are separated for two years. No one can tell the future, but I will say that it is rare to see the connection that these two have in people so young. I'm hoping that I'll get to shoot their engagements and wedding someday in the near future.

HAIR & MAKEUP C/O : Leah Fitts

THE SUMMER HOME SERIES: DIY FARMHOUSE PLANTER BOXES

I hope you all had a marvelous long Memorial Day Weekend. I know I did, working on some new projects, shooting some wonderful Engagement clients, and happily building some new planter boxes for our front yard with the kids and Braden.


I found these planter box plans on the Ana-White website; an AMAZING resource for all do-it-yourselfers. I have my eye on so many more plans for upcoming projects.  I have more planter boxes planned for next weekend to go on our back patio, and a couple more easy projects to enhance our outdoor living space.

WELCOME TO THE NEW BLOG

Whew! That feels better! I've been due for a blog makeover for a while now and I am LOVING this clean, new design. And the blog design isn't the only thing getting updated; I have so many exciting ideas bubbling up in my head for some new posts and features so get ready, because it's about to be Awesome Time.