http://www.artisanphotography.com Extraordinary Images | Remarkable Service Mon, 16 Aug 2010 02:25:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en During the summer months we get to enjoy our pool, pretty much every day. Some days it's quite refreshing, others, it's more like a wet kind of warm and while it's hard to fathom, on some days, it can actually seem a bit chilly after the sun leaves the back ... http://www.artisanphotography.com/zelda-learns-to-dive/ Janet and Jason chose one of the most beautiful locations in Arizona to tie the proverbial knot, Sedona. And what a beautiful day it was too, eventually. We arrived in the midst of a thunder burst, gray and chilly, with a touch of gloom, but since this is Sedona and ... http://www.artisanphotography.com/jason-and-janets-wedding/ I got the chance to photograph baby right before I left for Brazil. What a cutie! Here are some images from the photoshoot. http://www.artisanphotography.com/baby-zach/ Oh my, seems I am once again suffering from BDD (Baby Deficit Disorder). They are just soooo cute and adorable, every time I photograph a newborn, the thought of adding another little one to my family takes root and it last for days. Especially girls. I've got the boy thing ... http://www.artisanphotography.com/meet-one-of-arizonas-newest-newborns-riley/ While patience may be a virtue, there's also another saying, just as valid, there's a time and a place for everything and in this time and place, there wasn't so much room for waiting. While most engagements last a year or two, Brittany and Brent chose the fast track and ... http://www.artisanphotography.com/brittany-brent-scottsdale-wedding-sassi/ It's never a waterfall, with a steep, sheer drop off, the kind when you get to hear a rumbling sound off in the distance, long before the current speeds up and you approach the precipice, but rather a lazy drift, down calm waters, where one day, you look around and ... http://www.artisanphotography.com/falling-out-of-love-after-10-good-years/ While we see lots and lots of pink, purple and green, this wedding showed you can have some gorgeous details in black & white, with a little splash of red too. We start with the damask flocking pattern in black and white, which was used in the table runners and ... http://www.artisanphotography.com/beautiful-wedding-details-red-black-roses-gerber-daisies/ It's post bath time and both our little energy balls are flying around the room, bursting through a variety of pillow road blocks, set up by yours truly. Lucas prefers the brute force approach, with the singular goal of an explosion of feathers for each running of the gauntlet, while ... http://www.artisanphotography.com/the-genesis-of-an-action-plan/ Kevin & Jen chose to tie the proverbial knot at none other than one of our favorite wedding venues in Scottsdale, Sassi. Sassi is this wonderful Italian Villa style restaurant and wedding venue, transplanted from Tuscany, right into our very own desert. It's both private and quaint, with a touch ... http://www.artisanphotography.com/kevin-jennifers-sassi-wedding-in-scottsdale/ We photographed another beautiful wedding at Troon North Golf Club, thank you, Kristin and Scott for having us! When we arrived, Kristin was super relaxed, you'd never know this was her wedding day, just hanging out, getting her make up done. All the bridesmaids were on time (Yey!) , ready ... http://www.artisanphotography.com/kristin-scotts-wedding/ A short time ago,  we got an email from our dear friend Jen Thye about the Arizona Hunger Campaign. During difficult economic times, charity institutions tend to need donations the most. Jen wrote us the following email. "Dear Friends- This email comes to you with a very broken heart.... Recently I had a girlfriend ... http://www.artisanphotography.com/arizona-hunger-campaign/ This image is a collaborative effort, with myself tasked performing the retouching work at the demanding direction of Mateo,  Art Director Extraordinaire. Despite only five years of experience and by that I mean total life experience, not work experience, (he's only five), a few minutes under his direction and it's quite ... http://www.artisanphotography.com/the-las-vegas-monorail-stretches-to-rio-de-janiero/