Family Desert Vacation A Family Vacation in Southern Arizona Earlier this year I had the privilege of meeting this kind family. They came together from different parts of the country for a family vacation at their desert home in sunny southern Arizona. The day of our shoot was unusually chilly with strong winds and cooler…
Family Sunset Session The McCoy Family Photos at Sabino Canyon This past December the McCoy family contacted me with the hopes of booking a family session before the holidays. I had one available day left and scheduled them, but as luck would have it, it rained the day of our session. We rescheduled for the…
A Saguaro Christmas Christmas Lights and Cactus for this Tucson Family Tucson is many things, but white on Christmas is not one of them. As a Northwest girl it breaks my heart a little each Christmas to not be enveloped in snow, but Southwest Christmas traditions are growing on me. One of my favorite is…
Breastfeeding Desert Beauty A Breastfeeding and Family Session in the Sonoran Desert A few weeks ago I had the honor of capturing a beautiful milestone, a darling little girl’s first birthday. It was also a celebration of her being breastfed for one year. As a fellow breastfeeding mother, this is a significant milestone that I…
Fall in the Desert The Elicios Enjoy a Fall Afternoon at Tanque Verde Guest Ranch This fall I had the privilege of photographing a fellow Tucson photographer and her lovely family. She chose the Tanque Verde Guest Ranch as the location for her family photos. The ranch is a beautiful place with a small lake, cottonwood…
A Tucson Christmas Each year I offer holiday sessions during the fall. These sessions are a little different than most because we don’t have Christmas-y trees here in Tucson. What we do have, however, are saguaros. A Tucson Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without a saguaro dressed in holiday lights. So that is what I like…
Halloween in Tucson Mom & Son Celebrate Halloween with Costumes and Cactus Halloween in Tucson is a wonderful time of year. The temperatures are finally cooling down, leaves are starting to change and there are plenty of frivolities for adults and kids alike. Halloween brings not only fun for our children, but for us as…