http://www.purplenickel.com/offthegrid Tucson Portrait Photography Sat, 24 Jul 2010 17:34:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Casia  •  I have had the privilege and honor to watch you grow into a strong, confident, beautiful woman over the last 8+ years.  I do not have the vocabulary to describe how extraordinary it has been and I cannot dream up what my life would be without you.  I ... http://www.purplenickel.com/offthegrid/2010/07/24/happy-birthday-casia/ OMG OMG OMG!!!!!!!!!! The time has arrived..........we have a new studio space for Purple Nickel!!! I know right?! It still hasn't set in and we are constantly muttering 'I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS SPACE IS OURS!'. And in unison. Ok maybe not at exactly the same ... http://www.purplenickel.com/offthegrid/2010/07/13/new-studio-space-new-studio-space-new-studio-space/ So you wanna strengthen your brand, develop a style that showcases your personality and take your biz to the next level? AWESOME...let us help! (You heard it right, you get both of us) There's nothing more we enjoy then sharing our knowledge with fellow creatives. I mean come on, what could be ... http://www.purplenickel.com/offthegrid/2010/07/04/lets-get-learned/ Yay...another installment of 'finders keepers' here on the Purple Nickel Blog!!! It's been awhile and I do miss sharing all the goodies we like, love and lust over.   Or should I say 'drool' over. Well this little find comes all the way from Scottsdale, Arizona! Ok ... http://www.purplenickel.com/offthegrid/2010/06/30/finders-keepers-design-within-reach/ Eric just completed another one of our KILLER mod book designs and we totally want you all to check it out!  SUPER FUN!!!  This book was designed for the Puddy's family portrait session we did at the Tempe Center for the Arts.  We LOVE that place and you'll see why ... http://www.purplenickel.com/offthegrid/2010/06/23/mod-book-tucson-portrait-photographer/ Finally these are posted...we've been waiting to share this project with all of you and can now show you what the results are.  A few weeks ago we were able to take off a whole ENTIRE week to focus on our home project.   WOOHOO!  But this time we wanted ... http://www.purplenickel.com/offthegrid/2010/06/19/our-home-project-sandblasting/ 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 ... http://www.purplenickel.com/offthegrid/2010/06/09/6th-annual-modern-phx-expo-purple-nickel-studio/ A few weeks ago we had the pleasure of photographing the Gonzalez crew for their family portraits. This is their 3rd session with Purple Nickel Studio!!! AWESOME! We photographed Rhonda + Jerry's engagment session in 08', then their wedding in 09' and now their family in 10'. ... http://www.purplenickel.com/offthegrid/2010/06/05/gonzalez-tucson-photographer/ 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! http://www.purplenickel.com/offthegrid/2010/06/04/self-portrait-2/ 8 girls + 8 guys = SWEET SIXTEEN!!! You've gotta click HERE to check out the previous sneak peek blog post and story...you know you wanna! Just for laughs... We photographed the above series of images separately (cropped 'in camera') and then pieced together in post production. We never meant to compose ... http://www.purplenickel.com/offthegrid/2010/06/03/sweet-16-tucson-photographer/