In April we had the AH-MAZING opportunity to collaborate with DWR (design within reach) in the 6th Annual Modern Phoenix Expo!!!   Thanks to Alison King, founder of MoPho, we were introduced to the witty Gabe from DWR. We paired an eclectic mix of mid-century modern furniture from their Scottsdale location along with our 21st century modern HIP photography. IT WAS PERFECT!!! Here are some details we grabbed of the killer booth living room space.  The idea behind the collaboration was to create a look that reflected a cozy living space along with some personal artwork.  As if it was an actual living room.  Cause you know purple nickel ain’t gonna do a boring ’stand behind your table and hand out brochures’ booth concept.  It was really different for the attendees because they could actually walk into our space, sit on the furniture and roam through the pages of our books.  Check em’ out…

Funny enough while we were editing through the images we found this shot where we randomly captured our recent client’s ‘David + Elfi‘ who booked us after seeing the space. WOOHOO!!!  And Gabe also happend to be in the shot.  He’s the one in the light blue button down shirt with a clip board!  Ha. Yeah we put him to work collecting info/volunteers to receive a complimentary MOD headshot by yours truly.  Actually we didn’t put Gabe to work…he totally offered which was way cool.  Thanks dude!  We’re gonna post the MOD headshots in a later post so stay tuned.

If you didn’t notice by now the last image are our brand spankin’ new biz cards that we had designed by a good friend of ours Leticia. She helped our vision come to life and you have to see them in person to experience the texture, size and embossing. WE LOVE THEM!!!

We’ll also be posting our 2 sample book designs in a slideshow…coming soon!

Below is our ‘take away’ we created for the MoPho attendees. Specs: 6×9 on glossy finish

This is the look ya get after a blazin HOT photoshoot!

It was nearly 95 degrees that day!

But just wait until you see the session…it was soooo worth it!

Yay!!! So excited to finally talk about this with all of you lovely people. My great friend Erin Durband aka ‘Mama D’ (you’ll have to ask me about the nickname) started brainstorming a wonderfully whimsical project last year.  It’s called ‘Laundry Bags‘.  Erin is fine art photographer located here in Tucson, Arizona and her idea was formed out of fustration.  Cause that’s usually when all great ideas are formed aren’t they?.  You can’t find it…well then create it.  And that’s exactly what she did.  Can I get a ‘WOOT WOOT‘!!!  Erin’s photographic speciality ‘trash the dress’ or as she clever-ly named it ‘dirty laundry’ needed something to deliver the dirty laundry in…meaning her artwork.  Laundry Bags was born!!!  These nifty bags are the perfect mixture for taking a sample canvas or framed artwork to a client meeting or when hand delivering a sold product to a client. They’re so cute, cozy and fashionable.  A groovy solution for photographers by a photographer wouldn’t you say?.

All bags are hand-made by Erin.  They are not cut from a pattern but exclusively designed.  No one bag will ever be duplicated.  Each are fully lined with coordinating or contrasting fabric adding an extra security for your precious artwork.  The handles are way too cute.  Some of the bags even have pockets.  Certain styles contain a small pocket perfect for your business cards and others have larger pockets for albums + prints. Custom orders are available upon request and can be designed to cordinate with your brand.  I think she’s thought of it all!!!  To check out the orginality head over to the Laundry Bags Etsy site now to reserve yours.




Also last Sunday Eric & I had the pleasure of photographing Erin for some new publicity shots plus two of her latest bag designs! It’s so FUN photographing other photographers…they usually know exactly what to do and can grasp the concepts we’re envisioning. It’s SWEET!!!

I snagged this last Sunday during a family portrait session…I’m a giant! Well ok only in my shadow & dang that thing follows me EVERYWHERE!

Eric & I will be showcasing a few of our MOD books at this weekend’s Modern Phoenix Expo and here’s a peek at our latest design!!!  These are our FAVORITE books that we offer from the super RAD Couture | Book.  Also too boot…a proceed of the book goes towards a charity through their ‘Build A Better World’ program.  We LOVE making a difference & giving back to communities whenever possible.

Click on the image below to view our modern headshots also know as ‘get faced‘!!!

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