A marathon runner in training | Mesa Child Photographer

One year old session are one of the most active sessions that give me a work out.  This little miss is the youngest in her family with 5 older brothers...she knows what it takes to keep up with the busy schedule of her family.

Her mom had shown me a running outfit that her father wanted pictures in. And knowing that 1 year olds rarely will like to change clothes, I knew for little Miss Kendall it was a have to do with whatever we had to bribe her with.  

The entire session she kept me moving and at one point, I literally had sweat rolling down my forehead and having to stop to catch my breath.  It's not a good thing when a 1 year old can out run me.  It was a slap in the face that I am one out of shape 30 year old.

Introducing Kendall...showing me up with her fast moves.  Her shirt reads it perfect, she is cuter...faster...and stronger than me.

1 years old and loved having his picture taken | Gilbert Child Photographer

It doesn't seem that long ago that I was photographing this sweet little guy after he was born.  Until I had a one year celebration session of that sweet baby that is now a little boy with a head full of hair, loves to smile, and  now holds the record for the fastest 1st birthday session ever.  Below is one of my favorites from his newborn session.

And here he is a year later, with tons of hair

At the beginning of the session, he was definitely not to sure about having his picture taken.  But in a matter of minutes, he started hamming it up for me ... almost with spirit fingers.  This little guy has a fun and sweet personality.

It was windy the day of the session, which isn't usually a great thing for session with 1 year olds.  As you can tell, he was loving windblown look and the wind didn't bother him one bit.

2013 High School Graduate | Ghandler Senior Photographer

I enjoyed this session with a soon to be 2013 graduate.  This is the second senior that I've photographed that has blown me away with all they've achieved already.  Katelyn is graduating a year early and already has almost her first year of college classes completed.  Talking with her about all she's achieved, definitely made me realize times have definitely changed.  

While her session was to photograph her in this big stage in life, she also wanted to include her new horse in the session.  She has been riding horses for several years now and wanted to graduate early for not only college but also for her to be able to compete more in jumping horses.

The horse she bought last fall is a retired race horse and is still in training for jumping.  The horse is only 6 years old, but is considered too old for racing.  The session was absolutely fun, but seeing how much her personality shined when her horse came out was beautiful.  Her entire demeanor changed and  it was obvious she is mesmerized by her horse. 

Isn't Jager beautiful?  He's absolutely stunning!  Because he's still in training, photographing Jager up close was a bit difficult as he's still easily startled. After the session, I have fun taking a couple pictures of him running of his energy.

A session with yellow blossoms | Queen Creek Family Photographer

Working with this family since their youngest was a few months old, has been an honor.  Before we started their session, I was taken back in realizing how much I've loved watching their children grow up when we were talking about how old each of their kids were. It's hard to believe it's been 4 years since our first session together and it honestly got me a little emotional.  Each of the kids have changed so much.

For this year's session, I had a fun idea for their session.  But at the last minute, we decided to have their session at their home. They had a tree that was filled with beautiful yellow blossoms next to their driveway, which made for a fun little detail in their pictures.  One of my favorites about trees in the desert.

Their oldest daughter wanted a few pictures in her softball uniform.  I knew she played softball for several years and her first year in high school she's on the varsity team. I'm  no athlete, actually no athletic skills at all, but hearing that I was extremely impressed in knowing how competitive high school sports is.  We had fun together capturing a few ideas she had.