Celebrating the big 2! |Mesa Child Photographer

Bright and very early this morning, I was thrilled to see this adorable little guy and just LOVE seeing him so big, remembering when he was born, when he was taking his first steps and still just as cute as ever!

The ultimate perk to my job is watching children grow up and catching up with clients like they're old friends!

S family....thank you! I loved this mornings session!

Hello...eyes! |Gilbert Child Photographer

Oh...how I love me some beautiful eyes! And this little guy has seriously stunning eyes.

Now...I'd like to take this moment to thank the cars and airplanes frequently passing by during this little guy's mini shoot. Thank you for helping me keep this toddler entertained.

{fyi...I think we have a mini engineer on our hands}

Guess who....

...is quite the character in this trio?

Can you guess.... come on just try?

First up! |Chandler Child Photographer

One of the BEST perks to my job is, I get to know my clients reeeeal well.

This set of boys is just one example of this.

I've photographed these two four times now. And with each shoot...we have come to learn what works best in maximizing our time together and being sure to fill it with as much fun as possible. Now, remember where I wrote I taught boys for 8 years...well, I was able to dip into the bag of tricks I collected from those 8 years with these two.

Because let's be honest, what boy truly loves to have their picture taken? But I think these two just might...as they've learned with me, there is always tons of fun.

As soon as these two came out of the car, they quickly asked, "Miss Tami, can we play hide and go seek?" And, "Can we play freeze tag and duck duck goose?" Before I knew it...we were catching up on their latest sporting activities, school happenings, who goes where now, etc. And I'll be honest...I just love these two and I can't wait to catch up with them again.

Here is just a snip from our first round of hide and go seek. LOVE it...
C and J...can I just squeeze you two next time I see you? And, once again, thanks for a fabulous time, I'll miss you.

And just as I was wrapping up a great game of freeze tag....breathing heavily, beat red in my face and giggling...I was met with three little boys I hadn't photographed in a year. There was tons of catching up to do there...stay tuned for this trio.

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Updates:

This week is the "first week" for the rest of the holiday season. I have a workflow and I'm sticking to it...I have to. If not, I think I might get buried alive with orders, data entry, editing, emails, etc. Today is Tuesday...ugh, Tuesday means data entry. Let's just say it's a loooooong process and I happily snuck away to do this blog post.

Mini Session Availability....

gone... yep....gone!

I was flattered to see the emails come in asking for the opening. Unfortunately, Tuedays are also the day that I'm gone from 9 am to 4 pm and then back out for soccer practice...again, loooooong day! So, I'm sorry if some of the emails didn't get responded to as fast as I'd like them to and I plan to return all the phone calls tomorrow. Thank you ALL for patience.

A teaser! | Queen Creek Child Photographer

I'm breaking out of my box...

...which for this session is a good thing. This session is calling for processing out of my norm and I couldn't image a better way.

::::::Scheduling UPDATE::::::

I have a session opening that just became available for my October 12th mini session.

JUST ONE! If you want it, email me...it will be the first come, first served.

This is held at an AMAZING location...

And yet ANOTHER! |Chandler Child Photographer

And... just because I couldn't resist sharing a couple of this gorgeous young lady. Her personality was captivating and her overall beauty was perfection.

ALSO....I fell head over heels in love with her skin. Pure jealousy!

A few more! |Chandler Child Photographer

This young lady....reminded me of a Roxy girl. You know...the perfect down to earth girl that looks like Roxy gear was made just for her...just for her style. The best part, she is so real and unbelievably humble.

Then...this young lady.

This group of young women totally were under the pressure...I had maybe 10 minutes with each one of them...10 minutes to capture them. I'm thinking they did a knock out job...

********************************************************Update:I will be "out of the office" until Monday. All emails and phone calls will be returned on Monday.

Saturday Crazies! |Chandler Child Photographer

This past Saturday, I photographed 11 beautiful young women. This session was absolutely crazy as I only had a very small amount of time to work with each one. While my time was brief, it was maximized with beautiful smiles while getting to know each girl.

Here is just a small handful of them....

Starting point... |Queen Creek Child Photographer

After scheduling a new client, I also start with asking what they had in mind for their wardrobe. That's when the questions start....

Should we all match? No No No No

What you need to do is coordinate each person's outfit to be complimentary of eachother. When starting to coordinate the wardrobe, I suggest that you chose a piece of clothing that you like and build from there.

Here is a dress I just found on sale at Gap.com and thought....THIS piece is a great example for a building point.

This dress can go so many ways...

What I would recommend:

pair this dress with tights, boots and a sweet thin headband, with a cream organza flower leaving the little girls hair down.

Or you could had a fun beanie....

or a scarf ...

or nothing or

put hair in two braids or ponies with fun floppy cream ribbons tied in bows.

It's key to remember to put a wardrobe together that has texture, a complimentary variety, accessories and works well within a color family.
If you have a session with me, please feel free to let me know if you ever need any help in piecing your wardrobe. My assistant, Mariah, and I are always more than happy to talk clothes...our second obsession.

Simply the cutest... |Queen Creek Family Photographer

I'm happy to share that these sweet children were the happy winners of my birthday week contest....where they won a children's session.

I first met them after my maternity leave...which I think was just a warm up session to get to know me. This session, it was all lovies, chit chatting and me trying to figure a way to see them more.

Now, to their parents surprise, I insisted that they squeeze in a few pictures...and probably more than what they were planning but I'm so glad I did.

Below...here's mom with her two oldest. We tried...stress tried to encourage their 1 year old...but we all know how that goes. That age tends to have fun ideas of their own...

Here is Miss A, their soon to be 2 year old and sporting ultra cute curls, giggles and super fast feet.

But as soon as we were alone...we had fun talking and sharing tons of smiles. Isn't she the cutest...couldn't you just reach in this computer to squeeze her?

Personal Update:I had big plans for last night and all of today...the bulk of the time included me working. But sadly, my babies came down with something that is NOT pretty. My Camryn slept with me, which involved non stop rolling, moaning, crying and waking up with a high fever. And right now, she is sitting on my lap snuggling. Cashlyn is coming down with the same thing. My poor babies.