Brett + Erica Paxman

Brett and Erica were gracious enough to meet up with me and my wife and our little one to do a little picture-takin-tradesies for Christmas card season.
This shoot was only 50 frames and less than 7 minutes ( I checked the time/date stamps )long but I thought they were great images and wanted to share a few favorites.

The Stokums | Mesa Arizona Temple Wedding Photography

I was so excited to photograph this beautiful family. I've worked with these guys before and they're such a great looking couple and I was also really excited to get to meet their new little baby (she was so stinkin adorable). I love getting to shoot at the temple on days when there is a little cloud cover, it makes the images more dramatic.
Here are some of my favorite images that we made that day:

Moon-12

MOon-12, originally uploaded by paxmanphotography.

400mm ISO -100 f/11 1/80
The moon is kind of tricky to expose for correctly. It was kind of nice out so I thought I grab the telephoto and the tripod and take a few shots.

Christopher Bryant

CB-10-Edit, originally uploaded by paxmanphotography.

Author/Model/Actor - Christopher Bryant
Venue: Mesa Arts Center - Mesa, AZ
Christopher Bryant recently published a book called
"Lonely For The Holidays".
This image was commissioned for the website used to promote the new book. Check it out at : www.lonelyfortheholidays.com/

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Casandra and Nyla

September and October were so crazy busy for me I am just going through my photo-library now and trying to catch up on the blogging I got behind on. While I have been shooting mostly weddings this year it really is nice to get a break from white dresses and tux's and chase little kids around a park, every once in a while. These guys are from my hometown and I went to high school with their Mom and Aunt. I really think it's great when parents recognize the importance of getting great images made of their kids. These kiddos were so adorable and I'm so glad I was able to catch a couple grins from the Nyla.

The Joncas Family

Depending on how long you've followed my blog you might recognize these guys. I did family pictures for them early in 2008 . I grew up with Heidi and love to see how her cute little family is growing.