Grad announcements...

Just wanted to remind all you seniors (and parents of seniors) that there is still plenty of time to order your graduation announcements. I have some awesome, all-new templates but if you want a unique, one-of-a-kind design I'm also available for custom work.

I do have a couple jobs that are in the final proof approval stage then I can share with you all the radness (oh yeah, I just said that) that is... the class of 2010!

FYI... all my cards are press printed, high quality cards available in multiple sizes and in a variety of paper choices. My senior 2010 promo right now is for 5x7 flat cards (front & back) for $1.25 each for 25+ (template designs only). Contact me for my VERY reasonable custom design rate.

Senior portraits sneaky peeky | Danielle

So if you been following this blog for any length of time then this face will definitely look familiar. This is my gorgeous niece who has been on this blog more times than I care to dig up, but most recently HERE and HERE when I took her SENIOR model pictures late last year. With every SENIOR model that signs up we do TWO amazing shoots together. The first one is usually towards the end of your junior year or over the summer before your senior year and the other one is just before you graduate so you get some fantastic, fresh images for your grad announcements, etc.

I'm sooooo thrilled that Dani trusts me implicitly and will let me 'do my thang'! I can't tell you how important it is to have fun with your photos and to trust your photographer - ME!




Love ya girl!

It's GIVEAWAY time!

Hello all you wonderful followers, visitors and stalkers... you know who you are ;-)

I've teamed up with a dear friend and fellow blogger to offer one lucky (local, or willing to travel) person a free photo shoot with me. Ya-hoooooo!

So, whatcha gotta do is head on over to Viva Full House and check out all the details and simply leave a comment to win. Oh yeah, and if you blog, tweet or facebook about the giveaway you get even more chances to win. Sa-weeeeet!

OK, why are you still here when you should be HERE!

GOOD LUCK!

HS Senior Model + Drag Queens = Downtown Fun!

I had so much fun exploring and walking around downtown Phoenix with my model and her mama yesterday for our shoot. We started off at Heritage Square (what a fun place with fantastic lighting!) and just continued on around the streets of PHX. I love that area so if anyone ever wants a downtown, fun shoot just let me know - I'm totally up for it!

Meet Miss Harley C... this girl is all sorts of cuteness and has got a good head on her shoulders; she is light years ahead of where I was when I was her age (all thanks to her amazing Mama!)





And while we were downtown it was kind of hard to miss the many, many folks both male and female dressed in some sort of wedding attire. I can safely say it almost felt like I was back home in NorCal (San Francisco) watching the very entertaining drag queens - good times! I don't think we ever really found out what the occasion or event was, but whatever it was, it sure made us laugh and we just couldn't leave until we documented just a piece of it...

Where are my manners...

I have been in the flu bubble for a couple of days now and somewhere in my sickly world completely forgot to publicly say a big THANK YOU to all the fine folks that joined me for my first ever basic photo 101 class this week. I'm still floating on cloud 9 from all the excitement and love from that class... good times!

I had a bit of inspiration when reviewing the class and even while teaching the class. I think from this point forward my beginners class will be known as photo 101:MECHANICS and my next installment of class series will be known as photo 102:CREATIVE. The beginners basic class is all about the MECHANICS of your camera - the bells, the whistles, the 'thing-a-ma-jig' buttons and the 102:CREATIVE is where we will learn and put into practice some CREATIVE shooting techniques. If you are interested in signing up for a 102:CREATIVE class I ask that you either take my 101:MECHANICS class first or be familiar enough with your camera to comfortably shoot in either Av (Aperture Priority) or Tv (Shutter Priority) mode. In 102:CREATIVE there will be some instructional class as well as doing some live shooting; dates/times have not been set yet so stay tuned to the blog or Facebook for the details.

And now, for the latest installment of:


1) Being sick SUCKS! Not that this is any sort of REAL news to anyone, but seriously I almost never get sick so when I do it's real bad. Me and Nyquil have just hit a new level of our relationship.

2) Ever heard of WPPI? Well, if you're a photog and you haven't then it's quite possible you really do live under a rock, however what you do need to know is that WPPI is kind of the yearly mecca for wedding and portrait photographers from around the world. Now, I have never attended, but from all the fantastic blog entires and updates I'm seeing I'm thinking it is now my #1 goal for 2011. Anyone up for a trip to Vegas next March?

3) Redesign. Refashion. It's on my mind 24/7... wait and see.

And, since we all need something visually stimulating after all that verbiage... this is from a recent shoot I had with a couple of beautiful HS girls. Remember I'm still looking for a few HS Senior models who want a free shoot and some other goodies!

More goodies from the last photo shoot...

PROJECT Prom

Attention all high school juniors & seniors (or parents of...)




This is the latest special offering from Jamie and me. We are super excited about this project and hope you'll help spread the word for us.

Go here for more info and details.

"Prom" fashion shoot

Here's my latest collaboration with Jamie from AMP.












Oh yeah, and that blondie is my niece... such a rock star!!