Attack of the fauxtographer…
February 7, 2013
A friend of mine created this (undoubtedly) controversial blog on Tumblr recently. Although it reeks of frustration, I think she does have a point. I honestly can’t say I disagree as I’ve seen some really awful family portraiture in my area the past few years. I think it’s good food for thought. Here’s part 1 of [...]
Continue reading...Sweet girl :)
January 28, 2013
It’s almost Valentine’s Day, so what better way to prepare than to take Miss K’s portrait with lots of red going on?
Continue reading...Forever and always…
December 16, 2012
2009 marked our 15th wedding anniversary. Since we eloped and never actually had a wedding, we decided to have a vow renewal at a local chapel!
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Succulent Snack
February 28, 2012
Mmmmmm…I think kiwi is back in season. YUM! It’s insanely inexpensive right now in central AZ, so we’re enjoying the bounty. (And remember, it’s zero WW PointsPlus! :) )
Continue reading...Easy Peasy Lemon Squeezy
February 26, 2012
I got lemons today–I just love using them in chicken and fish recipes. They’re a quick way to add flavor and zing when I don’t feel like making something elaborate (i.e. I’m worn out). No, I haven’t cooked anything lemony yet with this batch, but they were so pretty I couldn’t resist a little photoshoot. [...]
Continue reading...Floral Fortitude
January 31, 2012
Just a jaunt through the nursery department of my friendly neighborhood Walmart…who knew you could find such beauty at Walmart? ;)
Continue reading...Glorious Greens
January 11, 2012
I loved these salads served at a wedding Tom and I photographed in October. We even got to eat them too–the kitchen was out of vendor meals and the dining captiain made us HUGE plates of the latin feast that was served. It was all delicious but the salads were the BEST! Proof that salad [...]
Continue reading...I can’t believe June is almost here!
May 31, 2010
It’s starting to get too hot to play at the park in the early evening, but we went Sunday evening around 6pm and as soon as the sun fell behind the horizon, it was quite comfortable. At least for those us [me] who weren’t running around like crazy. :) There even was a slight breeze; [...]
Continue reading...Queen Creek Photography | Blue sky, swinging and smiles…
February 24, 2010
I met up with little Miss J at Founders’ Park in Queen Creek today. Her mama said that she’s usually extremely shy, so I think we were both pleasantly surprised that she did absolutely amazing! Isn’t she the cutest little thing ever? I don’t know if there’s anything sweeter than a little child like this…but [...]
Continue reading...Phoenix Photography | Just like butter!
February 22, 2010
San Tan Valley Photography | Cute, cute, cute…
January 19, 2010
Yes, I actally *do* own a thesaurus. I need to use it! Would you believe that this little beauty was a 28-week preemie!? Look at those eyes, too. Overwhelming cuteness!
Continue reading...Mr. G | Phoenix Baby Photographer
January 18, 2010
Are there even any words??? I need to find some synonyms to “cute” and “adorable” and “precious!”
Continue reading...Kingston | Phoenix First Birthday Photography
January 15, 2010
Kingston joined me in the studio this morning for another cake smash! I honestly think that if I could only photograph one thing for the rest of my life, I would pick this. I don’t think I’ll ever get tired of the adorable expressions and reactions that all babies seem to have!
Continue reading...Recent Favorites | Phoenix Photography
January 2, 2010
Here’s a smattering of some recent favorites of mine. With being so behind and then recovering from having the blog hacked, I figured I could save time and frustration by doing one post of several sessions. Enjoy!
Continue reading...Hacked!!!
December 30, 2009
We were hacked! It wasn’t the first time–it happened back in 2003 when I was running a tie dye business (yes, interesting tidbit there, no?) and it was as much a huge hassle then as it is now. The good news? We were able to restore an earlier copy of the blog and I didn’t [...]
Continue reading...Pardon Our Dust | Phoenix Photography
December 18, 2009
In importing my posts from the blog on our old server, the images were lost. So I have to manually re-add them to some 50+ posts. It will take a while but I’m working on it. Good thing I saved this project for my “vacation” which is really more of a “staycation.” ;)
Continue reading...Extended Family | Gilbert Family Photographer
December 11, 2009
I’ve been too busy to keep up with the blog like I normally do, but I had to stop and post a sneal peek for this adorable family! They were such good sports–it was about 58 degrees and windy on this morning–we were rained out the week before and 9am was my only opening last weekend [...]
Continue reading...December News | Phoenix Family Photographer
December 1, 2009
I can’t believe it is December 1st already! It feels like it was just late-July and then I blinked…POW!! In our house, we have a tradition that Santa’s Elves bring a candy cane and leave it on the Christmas tree every morning in December. And the Elves usually don’t bring just any old candy cane…they [...]
Continue reading...Everyone has outtakes! | Queen Creek Family Photography
November 30, 2009
Everyone has outtakes! Kids will be kids–they don’t always act like perfect angels through an entire session. They might not act like an angel for even a moment! But usually, I can capture some memorable images anyway! The most important thing is that they have fun and that they laugh a lot–that way, they will [...]
Continue reading...Blog/Website Changes Coming Soon
November 28, 2009
Just a heads up that we’ll be doing some changes/maintenance on the blog and our gallery site. We hope to avoid any downtime, but just in case, we can be reached via e-mail at shellie@serenitypictures.net or phone 480.280.4408 even if the website is down.
Continue reading...Contest Delay
November 24, 2009
Facebook introduced new rules about contests and promotions a short while back (after our contest started) and it is not against their TOU to host a contest (or even promote it from what I can tell) on Facebook. We’re considering several options for posting the entries and the voting but we should have it ironed [...]
Continue reading...Happy 1st Birthday Brayde | Florence Cake Smash Photography
November 21, 2009
Brayde was so cute yesterday–he came to the studio for a one-year old session and….drumroll please….CAKE SMASH! The cake-smash images totally crack me up–the way Brayde kept looking at his mama to make sure she was OK with him digging into this cake with his hands!! Big sister Alicia got in on the action too! [...]
Continue reading...Small delay posting contest entries…
November 17, 2009
Technical difficulties! We’ll be adding extra days of voting once entires are posted. Thanks for your patience!!
Continue reading...All Boy and Ready for the Holidays!!! | Maricopa Family Photography
November 17, 2009
We photographed the sweetest little family on Saturday for a Christmas card image–thanks again A and G! Their little man was so smart and curious–he was so much fun and such a handsome little guy! These are my two favorites:
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