MESA GLAMOUR PORTRAITS | CHELSEA'S MODERN GLAM SHOOT

Meet Chelsea. She's a mom of two adorable little girls and one sweet little boy. She is an esthetician on top of being a full time mom so she rarely has time to do anything for herself. Ever. 

Luckily, Emily from Molto Bella Studio referred her to me and we gave her a Pamper Day just for herself to look beautiful and get some gorgeous photographs of herself done. Once in a while, it's so nice for it to be about Mom (for a change).

Hair & Makeup c/o Emily Anderson | Molto Bella Studio

MESA GLAMOUR PHOTOGRAPHY | LAURA + KELLI MOTHER DAUGHTER PORTRAITS

I fell head over heels in love with these women. Kelli & Laura are just the sweetest two ladies on the planet, and their kindness and gratitude exudes from them both. When we met up for their consultation, they talked about how they haven't had their portraits professionally taken in a long long while, and they were both super excited about getting all dolled up and having direction to be able to produce the best images of themselves. I called up my right-hand-girl Leah and she worked her magic on these two beautiful women.

Do they not look ah-maze? Leah is so so good, especially when working with other hairstylists, which Kelli is. She is a wizard with my over-50-and-fabulous clients- Laura looked elegant but not too done up. Perfect combination. I was so happy when I dropped off their Folio Box filled with their images- Laura sent this message to me:

"Thank you; thank you; thank you! You are AMAZING and I especially liked the tag on the bag. Love you tons!"

And THAT is what it's all about my friends. I have these awesome new hang tags I am including on all my clients orders that I'll share on the blog later this week!

Hair & Makeup c/o Leah Fitts | Molto Bella Studio

MESA GLAMOUR PHOTOGRAPHER | TIFFANY'S MODERN GLAM SHOOT

My favorite thing about what I do is turning moms into models. Women that spend all their time worrying about other people get to have a day to themselves where they can get their hair & makeup done and play dress up and get amazing photographs of themselves.

Tiffany is a mom of three who happens to also be a hairstylist in Gilbert. It was strange for her to be on the other side of the curling iron and makeup brushes for a change, but we had such a great time with her and she looked incredible.

HAIR & MAKEUP c/o Leah Fitts

GILBERT GLAMOUR PORTRAITS | SARA'S LOCATION GLAMOUR

Sara is one of my stylists' clients, and we wanted to do a glammed up shoot on location, instead of a studio look. Location shoots are always a bit of a challenge, finding great backdrops, dealing with the elements (heat), and crossing paths with spectators, but when you find a great spot, it is MONEY. 

She found this incredible vine wall at ASU Polytechnic campus where she goes to school, and it was the perfect place to shoot, since there were multiple and unique backgrounds all in one location. And, bathrooms! Hooray! Whenever my clients don't have to change in their sweltering cars, it is a bonus.

Now I'm on the hunt for more fab locations to bring my clients that want a little something different for their own Glam Shoots.

FATHER'S DAY IS COMING, WHAT ARE YOU GIVING YOUR MEN?

Some of my favorite clients, Kristi, called me up and wanted to have a glam day with her two girls and give her husband portraits for Father's Day. Her oldest daughter was one of my Senior Models this year, and is going up to NAU for college in a month, and she wanted to photograph this precious time her girls have together before Sam leaves.

I'm sure her husband is going to break down when he sees his favorite ladies in their beautiful Folio Box. Best Fathers Day present ever- the girls get to have a great glam day together and create memories and the men get amazing photograph of the girls and woman he loves the most.

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