The Sweetest Pea.

One of my most favorite things about being a photographer at this stage of life is that I am able to capture moments for people that I knew when I was young. This last weekend I was able to take some ridiculously adorable shots of Aria, Franz and April's precious little girl. She wasnt totally sure about how she felt about getting her picture taken in the beginning, but mom and grandma were able to get her milk drunk for her shoot and these wonderful shots. Making her grand debut, baby Aria. Enjoy.

That's All, Folks.

One of the last things you plan on doing on a Sunday morning, is wake up at 7:30 in the morning to trek out for a shoot. However, even though your body insists that it is still sleepy time, you get up and load up for it anyways. Now normally I don't need to get up that early for Sunday shoots, but the first place we were heading to was a bit of a drive and in order to get the best light, we just had to suck it up and deal with it. Maddie and I got our J in the B breakfast before we hit the road, me and my handy assistant. I had to let Ashlynn know we were running a little behind schedule, due to the fact that the gas station had the slowest gas pumps known to man, but we would be out there as soon as possible. We got there right on time though and were able to sit and hang out while we waited for Ashlynn to arrive. Mind you, I've never seen what she drives so each car that passed was questioned on if it was speeding by because it wasn't her, or if she was going to miss the place. She showed up 

shortly after we did, we got the normal rattlesnake warning and don't fall in the cactus unless you want to immediately regret all your life decisions talk before we headed out. Ashlynn was a doll. We were cracking jokes and laughing the whole time we shot. She was a natural, and certainly made my job easier than she should have. It was a great shoot, quite a bit of driving, a good amount of bugs and thorny bushes, but just the right amount of excellent photographer to model sass. A few outfit changes, a couple location switches, and one high school senior ready to take on life after graduation later, we got some kick ass shots and a shoot that I couldn't be more happy with. With the end so close you can almost taste it, here are some of my favorites from this senior portrait session. Thank you, Ashlynn, for being such a great model and for making a weekend morning shoot so worth waking up for. Enjoy. 

Hear That Baby Purr.

I've been working pretty avidly lately on keeping up with posting on social media after each shoot I've had lately. It can be a bit tedious sometimes, and after I spend a large majority of time staring at a computer screen to prep photos for clients, the last thing I want to do is stare at it longer annnnd have to be witty while doing it. But, I do know how much you all enjoy the sass of my posts (especially you Jessica, that's right, I know you're looking at this and laughing right now) so I do aim to keep on top of it. Although it's not always my favorite thing, the avid pursuit of blasting everyone with my work has really paid off as of late. AJ hit me up a few weeks ago after I went through one of my posting rampages because he wanted to get pictures of his truck done for a magazine he is going to be featured in. We talked deets about what he was going for and set up a shoot for what we came up with. Going back and forth for a few weeks, we brainstormed different things and AJ asked if there were any girls that I knew that would be willing to model with his truck for the shoot. I had a few ideas on who I could ask, but they all came back to my friend Kayla who I knew who be so down to be a model for me. I knew she was coming down to Vegas for Memorial Day, so I texted her and asked her if she would be up for doing it while she was here. She wasn't planning on coming down until the end of the month, but she was able to swing flying in for the weekend of our shoot which just so happened to also fall on Mother's Day. I was super stoked to have everything lined up for the pictures, and it seemed that everything would work out perfectly for us. However, as it usually goes, the weather played a mighty fine mix up on us and decided that it was going to rain where we planned to shoot. So, as we were about to leave to meet up in Red Rock, the rain started pouring down and more or less ruined that idea. Luckily, we talked out ideas because AJ had his truck detailed and didn't want it to go to waste. We opted for the dry lake beds because it would be the furthest area from the storm. Despite the weathers best efforts to foil our plans, we were able to work out some pretty rad shots, and the brooding storm clouds worked in our favor. His truck looked awesome, Kayla worked the evil mood of the storm, and we got these bad ass pictures. Super stoked to see what comes of this for AJ and the truck he has put together. Enjoy.

Took His Sweet Time.

Even though his due date was April 26th, baby Skylar wasnt quite ready to leave his mom. Bri was induced on the 29th and he was putting up quite the fight on making his entrance. Finally, at 6:50pm on April 30th weighing in at 7 lbs and 14 oz, and stretching out to 19 inches, Skylar Jax Carroll was born by C section. I was able to visit Ryan and Bri before and after he came, and I must say that I have never seen someone champ through labor like she did, the nurses favorite because she was so calm and didnt need anything. He is so adorable with his chubby cheeks and his great big yawns. I cant wait for newborn pictures of this handsome little man. Congrats Ryan and Bri! Enjoy.

Young Love, Meant To Last Forever.

Kyle and Teddi finally had the moment they have been waiting for, for quite a while. A year ago, Teddi booked me to shoot their wedding after I shot the wedding of a mutual friend Ana. They got married at the same venue, but as always it was such a unique ceremony. Full of the wobble, toasts that brought tears to even the DJs eyes, and lots of running around for the bride and groom, the wedding was beautiful with lots of tissue requests but even more laughter. It was such a great night and I was so happy to get to capture these moments for Kyle and Teddi. Congratulations to the both of you, I cant wait to watch you grow together in the love that is already so apparent between you. Enjoy.

The Last Go Around.

With true Senioritis, and my crazy busy schedule lately, one of my old co-workers from the Bee's hit me up for senior portraits of her daughter when we both had time to shoot. While I have heard a story or two about her from the good old days, I have never met her in person. It was a great evening of shooting. Once we had an old man photobomb a picture, had to block her so she could change outfits in the middle of Calico Basin, and getting an extra couple thousand steps in for the day we got some great shots for her graduation announcements. I was happy for the opportunity to catch up with Moni and get to meet her wonderfully sarcastic daughter. Enjoy.