I wanted to get a sneak peek up quickly for the Sattler family since I just knew Angi & her daughter Audrey were probably getting anxious and losing sleep with anticipation…LOL!  We were delighted to capture the whole family on this past Sunday afternoon around the Tucson downtown area.  We headed to our favorite spots of course!  And found a new one as well located near 4th avenue in a random alley way.  Hence the super unique teal aged brick wall.  Gosh when I saw this shot I instantly knew it was a soon-to-be favorite. I just LOVE the closeness.  And I *heart* how Audrey is the only one looking at me!  She totally hammed it up all through our time together.  She’s a doll and I soooooo adore her.  Angi is also right when she says that she’s a ‘big’ personality girl.  I also think this image is quite unique cause little brother Kyle is of course trying to avoid the camera at all costs.  He was either doing that or making silly faces the whole time.  Priceless.  But I worked my magic and I know Angi & Brad are going to be throughly shocked and ah-mazed at what variety we captured.  We had a ball and can’t wait to post more soon!

 

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Yay!  The Phillips family portrait session (what we like to call a me2) is finally up!  Hopefully you guys didn’t kill the site by constantly refreshing your browser for updated shots. Ha.  That’s ok…we love that our clients are on here all the time & always showing their love.  Jack & his family just finished building their dream home here in Tucson, Arizona and decided it was the perfect location for a shoot!  I was more thrilled that the newly concreted pool wasn’t pebble tec’d yet…I think they thought I was looney for mentioning the idea.  Well little did they know I was totally inspired by the raw material.  And to think they will never ever have shots like this again.  The weather was perfect, Jenna (big sis) was awesome, and well the boys….mmmmmm…yep they were BOYS. Twins who are completely different from each other.  Just when I thought one was gonna be trouble it turned out to be the other way around. Trickly little buggers.  Cute though!  Toni is an amazing mother & very patient…how she does it I don’t know?.  Oh and grandma was in town so we snaged a few shots.  The one with her & Jenna I just love.  Thanks again Phillips family for sharing your new pad with us and we hope to venture on to many many more exciting shoots in the future!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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So when Jack first contacted us about doing a me2 session at his family’s newly built home…we were like ‘oh yeah!’  And to think Jack was the one to get this thing rollin’…I can’t say that about many of our clients where the Dad ‘aka’ man of the fam does the planning *sweet* They hadn’t had a family portrait in many many many years.  I’m sure glad they intrusted us on the newly updated artwork.  And this would be artwork they’ve never ever had or experienced before!!! pNi STYLE.  Well once Eric & I saw the numerous little surprises (hint hint…empty concrete pool…woo hoo…& rusted garage doors) surrounding their snazzy pad we knew this was the spot.  So more to come on that soon.  To hold ya all over here’s a sneak peek on one of the the ideas Jack plotted in my mind.  The twin boys love to ride their bikes & they have the coolest cordinating little plates as well so I thought this set up would be super cute & cleaver.  I think it turned out mighty fine!  

 

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Hello awesomeness!  Meet the Boyle family.  My last post explains most of our exciting shoot…so I’ll just get to the images.  Cause I LOVE em’. It’s so nice to escape from Tucson sometimes and venture out into areas that look like were in Kansas. But without the tornados…LOL.  Though the first shot with the small adobe building kinda looks like the destruction of one.  And to think this site is only about 1 hour away from the city.  I really think the expressions and moments I was able to capture were so relaxed and personable.  Gotta love what creativity & moods kids bring to a session.  So imaginative and wonder-like.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Yep…that’s what I call it!  This past Sunday I had the opportunity to photograph the Boyle family.  Instead of the urban feel they wanted something more out in nature.  So I suggested a spot that I had just visited two weeks earlier with Eric’s sister’s family’s shoot.  It’s a favorite spot of their’s and now mine too.  Funny thing is when we did his family’s session there wasn’t a person in sight.  Now of course when I take clients (now new friends) out there…a security truck rolls by & even border patrol shows up.  Luckily they were just checking out things and were totally cool with us being there even though they did haul ‘you know what out’ to us.  Yep they were really roughing it down the hill & fields to get to us and all by foot.  But that’s a first.  Never been chased down before.  My heart was racing.  It was exciting.  Ok well back to the shoot…Eric had reminded me when we arrived to not forget to try this shot.  I’m so happy I did.  It’s totally fun, silly, and edgy.  I could see it as a huge canvas art piece.  It’s kinda my spin on the ‘pitch fork’ shot with the husband & wife out in the country…but with no pitch fork…LOL.  We didn’t have one of those out there.  The family was so great & they even brought along little ‘Dixie’ their long haired dachshund puppy.  Which of course every time I turned around Eric had her in his arms.  Such a sucker for little dogs.  Can’t wait to show you the rest!  I got some great ‘in the moment’ shots as well with the kiddos running through the fields.  You can never go wrong with a lovely clear blue sky & lush yellow fields of grass…I mean HAY. 

 

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