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Jan

Hayley's Senior Photoshoot

What an adventure of an evening we had with Hayley capturing her senior pictures! We had the pleasure of taking her brother Brandon's senior portraits last year, and this year it was his beautiful sister Hayley's turn. This girl was down to try ...

Jan

Ryann's Senior Portrait Session

Ryann's senior portrait session was one to remember! We first met this sweet little lady almost exactly 10 years ago, when we had an adorable photoshoot with her and her mom (throwback photos below!). This genuine, humble lady is not only a pleasure ...

Jan

Aaron's Senior Portrait Session

It's not every day that we have beautiful live violin floating through the air in our studio! We had a wonderful senior portrait session with Aaron, who will be graduating this year from Phoenix Country Day School. We photographed his lovely sister ...

Jan

Greer's Beautiful Senior Portrait Session

What a pleasure to take beautiful Greer's senior pictures right here at our Scottsdale, Arizona photography studio. Greer is an accomplished swimmer, and was even named Arizona's Division I swimmer of the year. She was so excited to announce her ...

Jan

Max's Senior Portraits

We had a wonderful senior portrait session with Max at his home! This class of seniors have been so amazing to work with in a year that has been nothing but unpredictable. If there's anything we hope that seniors have this year, it's great senior ...

Jan

Golden Hour Family Portraits

What a fabulous evening with this bunch! It had been about 5 or 6 years since our last photoshoot with this lovely family, so we were certainly due for an update! We accomplished everything we intended to right across the street from our studio. ...

Jan

The Marsh Family's Portrait Session

Happy 2021 everyone!We're celebrating another year on the books with the Marsh family! Lindsay and Erik go way back with us, and we have logged year after year with them, form their engagement, to the years of their boys growing to where they are ...

Dec

The Gianninoto's Family Portraits

What a fun day we had with this sweet family, taking portraits for their Christmas cards! We ran around DC Ranch Marketplace chasing toddlers and laughing the whole way. We were able to catch so many adorable moments amidst the chaos that ...

Dec

Deb's Professional Headshot Session

Deb came to us looking for some updated headshots and branding portraits, and it was a pleasure to with her adorable personal style and kind demeanor! We were able to take some headshots inside under studio lighting on a nice grey background, ...

Dec

Family Portraits: The Klann Family

We hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas this year! We have been soaking in the love of those around us, as well as celebrating the love of all the families we have photographed this year! There is nothing like the holiday season for remembering ...

Dec

Lena's Senior Portrait Session

What an absolutely STUNNING evening with Lena and her family at the Superstition Mountains. After Lena and her mom came in for a portrait consultation, we knew that we wanted to head out to the gorgeous Goldfield Mine for some rustic desert ...

Dec

The Cassidy Family's Portraits

As her beautiful family continues to grow, Colleen Cassidy knows that whenever she can get everyone together, she'd better get that updated family portrait to commemorate the time! With everyone home for the weekend for some sweet family ...

Dec

The Klopp Family's Portraits

The best thing about photographing kids every year is getting to see them blossom into their unique little personalities more and more every time we see them! Every year with a click of the camera we capture just what makes them oh-so-special and ...

Dec

Thomas O'Leary & Anchor Productions: Telly Award Photoshoot

It's not every day that we have award-winning filmmakers in the studio! These awesome guys won a Telly Award for a real estate video that they created, and so of course, the next thing to do was commemorate such an achievement by capturing the ...

Dec

The Gillis Girls Studio Portraits

And we're back with this dynamic duo! Dora and Etta do it again... these two beautiful blondie babes are a joy to photograph every year, and we always get some amazing shots when we're around those two smiles. Mom Krystal always blows us away with ...

Dec

The Estenson Family's Holiday Photos

Oh how we love this family... what a magical evening taking family portraits for the Estenson family, on what must be something like our 11th photoshoot together! But who's counting... We'd take 100 more Estenson family photoshoots if they'll have ...

Dec

Paige, Brent, Nicholas, & Arden // Arizona Family Photographer

The Mekosh family just welcomed their newest gift to the world... just in time for the holidays! Baby Arden arrived on the tail end of 2020, and we don't blame her for staying cozied up for as long as she could. But now that she is here, mom, dad, ...

Dec

Grace's Senior Portrait Session

What a beautiful senior portrait session with Boulder Creek High School senior, Grace. This lovely lady is so down to earth and kind. One can't help but feel the love when she is around! For her senior portraits we wandered around the space near our ...

Dec

The Hunt Family's Portrait Session

What a FUN family portrait session we had with this crew! Brandi Hunt got her family all together for family photos right here at our Scottsdale photography studio. Just in time for golden hour, Brandi arrived with her ...

Dec

Avalon Development Professional Team Portraits

We've got some fresh headshots and professional team portraits up on the blog today! There's nothing like solidifying your company's brand with some high-quality, professional portraiture. Avalon Development needed some fresh imagery for their ...

Nov

Katie's Senior Portraits

We've all been waiting for this day for quite some time... and it was finally time for Katie’s senior portraits! This gal knocks our socks off. We have known her for a few years now, and with every year she has blossomed into more and ...

Nov

Caitlin's Senior Portrait Session

These bright pops of color in downtown Scottsdale never get old! We met up with sweet Caitlin at the beautiful downtown Scottsdale location to capture her senior portraits at one of our favorite locations. We had a wonderful evening celebrating ...

Nov

The Danley Family's Portrait Session

We've said it once and we'll say it again... families, we know it is NO easy feat to get everyone together in one place for family portraits, especially if you have adult children and/or college students all over the country! And yet, our amazing ...

Nov

Mandy's Senior Portraits

We finally made it to the last Hammer sister! Our first memory of this beauty was from when she was about 8 years old, and we were at her house for her older sister’s senior portrait session shoot. Mandy is the youngest of 5 sisters, ...

Nov

Engagement Photoshoot & Holiday Photos

We had such a wonderful portrait session with Ashlan and Joe right here at our Scottsdale studio. It was a beautiful day to celebrate their recent engagement, as well as the love of the family with some family portraits of Anne Marie, Ashlan, and ...

Nov

Cervantez Family Photos at Our Studio

We got all the energy out of this wildly fun family session! The Cervantez family goes way back with us, and the sweetest thing about watching them grow is how the sibling relationship has just blossomed over the years. To see the kiddos together, ...

Nov

The Marcussen Family's Portrait Session

Having not done family portraits last year with the Marcussens, we knew that this year needed to be twice as good! We go back with this family, and it has been so fun to see them grow as the years go by. This year, however, might take the cake for ...

Nov

The Cooley Family: 20+ Years of Family Portraits

We have been photographing the Cooley family for so many years, that they have such a special place in our hearts. The following message is from Rita, Captured Moments founder. Please find below a walk through the years with the Cooleys!My story ...

Nov

Adler Public Relations Branding Session

What an amazing branding photo session we had with Adler Public Relations. We started off our morning here in the studio just right: with a cup of coffee, some great chit-chat, and with makeup artist Sherry waving her magic wand to get these ...