Christmas Card Mini Sessions- On Demand//Arizona Family Photographer

“It's the most wonderful time of the year
With the kids jingle belling
And everyone telling you be of good cheer
It's the most wonderful time of the year

It's the hap-happiest season of all
With those holiday greetings and gay happy meetings
When friends come to call
It's the hap-happiest season of all

There'll be parties for hosting
Marshmallows for toasting
And caroling out in the snow
There'll be scary ghost stories
And tales of the glories of
Christmases long, long ago

It's the most wonderful time of the year
There'll be much mistltoeing
And hearts will be glowing
When loved ones are near
It's the most wonderful time of the year”

-It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year. Songwriters: Eddie Pola / George Wyle

I don’t know about you, but after this year I’m especially looking forward to the holiday season, extra joy in the form of a baby and a LOT of time with my loved ones. My deep love for capturing Christmas images for your family persists and I’ve been searching for a way to offer the perfect Christmas card session for you to replace my fundraiser this year. I stumbled across this sweet Christmas Studio idea and knew it would be PERFECT for this year.

I’m pleased to introduce for the first time ever…

Christmas Card Family Mini Sessions- On Demand

Sessions will be offered M-F and on limited Saturdays from my home studio in Gilbert, AZ. Families will enjoy the flexibility of getting to book around their busy fall schedules, the privacy of booking an individual session and the simplicity of a family mini session.

COST: $250 - Includes Christmas studio set up, 15 minute session and your 3 favorite digital images with print release delivered to you via a personalized online gallery of all the best images from your session.

How do I book? Email katieharrison@nakupendaphotography.com or fill out the form at the bottom of the blog to begin the process.

Introducing Spokesmodel Eli//An Arizona Dance Session

THE INSPIRATION

When 2019 started, we decided to focus on sessions designed around who the child is and what they love. It was only natural that we start with our 2019 Spokesmodel team.

Last fall we offered Dance Powder sessions for the first time ever resulting in one of my favorite images ever, starring this sweet girl. The power of her hair flip, her grin, her love for dance, all shining through in a single image. We wanted to take this passion out into nature to see what we could create.

THE SESSION

You might see a beautiful sunset and a sweet dancer in a gorgeous setting when you look at these pictures, but I see so much dedication, hard work and time captured here.

I see

.... a young girl crafting her skills in the world of dance. Passionate about what she does, putting in hours and sweat equity so she's strong enough to do an elbow stand ON ROCKS on a slant. 

... her dance studio OWNER who gave up a Friday night that she could have spent on so many many other things to spend it with a student and ensure that she is the best she can be (and to spot her on these ROCKS, that she's doing an elbow stand on)

.... all the years, late nights, practice, failures, successes working on my craft, building my business and trying to connect with amazing small business like Rhythm & Motion Dance Center and that studio owner who is dedicated enough to come and spot her student doing a elbow stand ON ROCKS. 

THE REVIEW

Capturing the talents of a young dancer in the uncontrolled environment of nature takes time, patience and focus. The unstable footing creates difficult balancing situations for the dancer and we are so impressed with how well Eli did on her feet.. or her elbows!

“I love how Nakupenda Photography captured her beauty, gracefulness, and innocence among breathtaking backdrops and tricky terrains” - Ali Batencourt

Want to see more of our creative sessions? Click here to check out a wildflower session from last year!