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The Ballington Family

Tucson sunsets and styles are a unique and gorgeous backdrop for this family

The Ballington family contacted me around the beginning of 2020 to book a newborn session. Unfortunately, the COVID lockdown inhibited my ability to photograph their newborn session. Instead, we rescheduled and turned their newborn session into a three-month session for their son. The session went wonderfully! I was thrilled to hear from them a few months later after announcing I would be closing my Tucson business. They wanted to schedule a family session before I left. They wanted a downtown backdrop and booked the first weekend of September, since I was leaving Tucson September 30th. September in Arizona is always a hard month. After 90 and 100+ temperatures in May, June, July, and August, September feels like it should be cooling off, but it doesn’t. And it certainly didn’t the day of their session, it was 106 degrees!

Their sweet son was around 6-months old, and the heat is difficult for little ones. Our session only lasted around 45-minutes, but keeping babies in that heat is not safe. About halfway through our session, their little one took an air conditioning cool-down in the car for a break from the heat. In spite of the heat, the photos turned out lovely. Sessions with littles ones are more focused on interactions with mom and dad, than they are posing. I captured loves of hugs, kisses, cuddles, family togetherness, and sweet baby smiles.

We stayed on Meyer Street in downtown Tucson walking less than a quarter of a mile in total, but downtown Tucson is a plethora of Southwest beauty. Within that short distance were so many wonderful backdrops. Southwest style, cactus, art, sunlight, and wonderful colors, downtown Tucson was one of my favorite shooting locations. Even with the heat and short amount of time we had, I think their session turned out beautifully.

The Ballington Family Photos

A beautiful Barrio Viejo backdrop for this lovely Tucson family

Mom and baby snuggles for this sweet family in a Tucson barrio

Mom kisses are the best at this uniquely Tucson downtown locale

Dad kisses during a hot Tucson summer downtown

Dad holds his son for some final and hot photos during this family photo session

Dad and his baby boy on the steps of a Tucson Barrio Viejo original home.

The warm glow of desert son for mom and baby in downtown Tucson

Mom and son with beautiful warm summer backlighting in downtown Tucson

Snuggles for mom and her baby boy during a hot summer Tucson day

Dad and his baby boy during their hot summer Tucson session in downtown

No matter the heat of summer in Tucson, dad gets close to kiss and snuggle his baby boy during their family photo session in Tucson

Some romantic one on one shots for mom and dad

A sweet family during their hot summer downtown Tucson session

Kisses and snuggles for mom and dad during their family photo session in Tucson

Mom and dad and their baby boy during their downtown Tucson photo session

The lovely Ballington family in Barrio Viejo in Tucson

Gorgeous backdrops for this family in Barrio Viejo, Tucson

The Ballington family in downtown Tucson for their family photo session

The Ballington family on Meyer Street in downtown Tucson

A Tucson family during their family photo session downtown.

Mom and her baby boy during their family photo session in downtown Tucson

Mom and baby boy during their Tucson photo session on Meyer Street.

Dad and his baby boy during their family photo session in downtown Tucson

Some father and son snuggle time during their family photo session in Tucson

A father kisses his baby boy during their family photo session downtown.

The Ballington family in downtown Tucson for their family photo session

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