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Funky Fun Family Portraits

Posted on April 1, 2013 by bymelinda

We had a blast working together! Call today to schedule your family portrait or senior portraits before it gets too hot.
602.628.8019 or bymelinda@cox.net

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Class of 2013

Posted on February 27, 2013 by bymelinda

She’s beautiful, talented, fun and smart. She’s going to make a positive impact on our world!
Click the Gear icon under the video to increase the quality. This looks best in high definition.
I’m thinking of planning a trip to Michigan during … Continue reading →

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Beautiful Baby Girl

Posted on January 14, 2013 by bymelinda

I hope you enjoy these images as much as I enjoyed working with this beautiful baby girl and her wonderful parents.

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New Archers

Posted on December 23, 2012 by bymelinda

It doesn’t get any better than this! These kids had a ton of fun learning archery. It was great to be a part of it.
Thanks to the Arizona Archery Club family for helping these kids smile!
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Election Results

Posted on February 22, 2012 by bymelinda

I was recently elected Secretary for the Arizona Professional Photographer’s Association’s Board of Directors. This year will be relatively easy. If everything goes as planned, I will be the Vice President next year and in charge of the State Convention. … Continue reading →

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Arizona Centennial Project

Posted on February 22, 2012 by bymelinda

I recently participated in a project to document Arizona on its 100th birthday. Here are some of the images I took and a link to the website for the project.
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2012 Senior

Posted on January 4, 2012 by bymelinda

Rob is looking forward to baseball season and enjoying mountain biking in the meantime. He was so easy to work with. I love sessions where we get to play.
Call now to book your session – 602.628.8019.

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Sonoran Sky 3rd Grade Dancers

Posted on December 16, 2011 by bymelinda

Thom Lewis (artist-in-residence) taught these energetic third graders several incredible dances in just 9 lessons. It was standing room only for the performance.
As Mr. Lewis mentioned, dance improves math performance. Make sure you support the arts in our schools!

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Creative lighting

Posted on November 21, 2011 by bymelinda

In this workshop, we discussed creativity and using found objects to modify lights. A sign was used to create the band of light on the model’s face. A piece of netting was used to diffuse the light in some of … Continue reading →

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Do not try this at home

Posted on November 16, 2011 by bymelinda

It seemed like a good idea at the time. Bring along a flash and some remote flash triggers. Set the camera on timer mode and dash across the stream or forest to get into the frame.
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