:: Exclusive Mini Sessions @ Chicky Bella ::

To book your mini session, visit Chicky Bella in Gilbert and prepay your session to reserve your spot. We'll have fun walking around Gilbert Town Square and capturing cool images Urban style! Funky color clothing & hats are encouraged for a cool look. Mini Sessions are 20 minutes long.

:: How did I get so lucky? ::

I swear I photograph the most handsome families from the Phoenix area! I’m so lucky this family bid for my work at a silent auction for Scottsdale Shea's NICU. It was so wonderful to see how much they love each other and how much they adore their little boy. See, this little boy is a miracle baby as he was very premature when he was born. You can’t even tell now!

What a beautiful family! I swear mom looks like a model….oh, and dad plays for a major league baseball team!. Can you guess which one?

I love to capture some of the funny faces kids make when they touch the grass :o)

Side note: I love to help out the community whenever I can and I find that donating my work to fundraiser organizations is the best way for me to contribute. Thanks to all of you that contribute one way or another.

Session Availability - What's left?

Wow! I can't believe the response from everybody trying to book their holiday session early. October and November are completely booked! As much as I would like to squeeze more people in, I can't. I don't want to over-book because that will just kill my creativity. For those of you that still want a session, there are a few spots left in the month of December. However, there are no weekends available at this time. Please call me asap @ 480.363.1764 or e-mail me if you would like a session in December or if you would like me to add you to the waiting list.

On December 1st, I will be doing mini-sessions all day at Chicky Bella located in Gilbert. More details are coming soon for those of you that would like one of the spots available.

I feel very humbled for how much in demand my services have been in the past few months. I'm so blessed to be where I am right now. Thank you so much!

:: Chicago ::

I finally have a chance to share with you some photos from my recent trip to Chicago. Paul and I took a lot of photos! They are snap shots of course but I wasn’t in the mood of being too creative and artistic - I’m usually like this when I’m on vacation and try to save my creative energy for my clients’ sessions :o)

I loved Chicago! What a beautiful city. I’m a big city girl and get excited with its energy and culture. I wish Phoenix had more old and interesting buildings like Chicago does. I would be doing my sessions around them all the time!

We stayed in downtown at the Comfort Inn & Suites and we’re definitely staying there again if we go back. It was such a small and cozy hotel and they make you feel very welcomed. Anyhow, my trip to Chicago meant a lot of firsts for me and I'm glad I got to experience them with Paul. Here they are:

First time to Chicago (duh! that’s obvious!)
First time to go on a horse and carriage
First time to go to a Piano bar
First time to go to a Blues bar
First time on the ‘L’
First time to go to a Spanish restaurant – the Paella was delicious!

I feel like I’m in cloud 9 lately all the time! I’m enjoying my life to the fullest and I hope you do too. Life is too short to not stop and smell the roses :o)

I have LOTS of photos to share so bare with me:

Paul and I being silly at Navy Pier

Me on the Ferris Wheel

Paul and I on the Ferris Wheel - It was very hard to take this photo with my big camera!

Paul on the Wave Swinger (we're such kids at heart!)

Hey Allison! This photo is for you! I did go to Gino's pizza and you were right....it was delicious! I think it took me 3 days to not feel stuffed!

The water tower on Mircale Mile. This photo was taken with a point & shoot camera...not bad huh?

Me having a drink at the Piano Bar

I always dream about what it would be like to live at another city. If I moved to Chicago I would live in a place like this:

Guess what I found while taking a walk thru Armitage Avenue? My favorite stationary store! I forgot this place was in Chicago and it was a surprise to see it there! This store is where I buy those beautiful envelopes & folders for the welcome packets I send to my clients. It was so exciting to see in person all those yummy items in different colors and textures. So now when I shop on-line I can definitely visualize them. Ah...the little things in life that make you happy :o)

:: The Farm ::

I've been saving these images so that I could show them on my new blog. They are very special to me since they were taken in Wisconsin at an old & historical farm. When I arrived to the farm my jaw almost fell to the ground. It was a photographer's dream! It had everything I look for when I do a photoshoot: interesting lighting, beautiful grass, old buildings, rusty metal, old wood; a place full of character. I could not have asked for more beautiful weather either. What made it more special was the family living there. Their love for each other is like no other. I loved spending time with them!

I'm in love!

...with my new blog that is! I have made the commitment and I'm sticking with this blog forever! I'm keeping my old blog for another month only so bookmark this one instead.

This post is not complete without me saying THANK YOU to Rudy Arpia who designed this blog for me. He's just a master with HTML coding (something I'm not!) and very creative! Oh, and did I mentioned that he's an awesome photographer too? check out his work!: http://www.arpiaphoto.com/

Thanks everybody and can't wait to have fun with my new blog!