Phoenix Wedding Photographer Julie Branyan

When Katie contacted me for a session she said she had a very active 17th month old girl. I admit I thought, no worries, all parents think their kids are active. Ella is very active! I had so much fun, but I didn’t think a 17th month old could out run me. Further proof I need to step away from the computer and get in shape. Ella is a total tom boy. She would point out trucks and airplanes. She loved exploring the world and gets excited when she finds interesting things to look at.  I truly believe kids make the world a better place and help parents to remember their own childhood. Katie and Conor are amazing parents. They laughed and smiled along with Ella, just as excited to explore the world with her. When I asked Katie about Ella she said, “Ella has been a blessing in our life and we get a big kick out of watching her run around and explore. We always say the world is her playground. She loves life and is full of humor.” This is so true. I’m so glad I had the opportunity to photograph Ella and see her joy in life.  Thank you all for a wonderful afternoon!

 

I love Ella’s expression!

 

She is always on the move.

I love this one. She is beautiful.

One of my favorite photographs of 2009!

 

Taking the lead while mom and dad try to catch up.

 

I love this one. Katie face glows as she looks at Ella.

Exploring…

One of my favorites. I don’t know why but I love this photo.

 

 

When Julie first contacted me I knew we were going to have a great time together. I mean anyone with the name Julie has to be awesome and have awesome kids too. We bonded right away. Plus I loved  when Julie said, “I’m not a fan of posed photos.” I thought, finally someone who gets what I do.

I will tell you I’m not a fan of posed photos. I just don’t feel they capture who people are and their dynamic together. I loved how Julie let Nate and Max run free. As a kid you have so much curiosity and see the world in a wonderful way. As a photographer, I want to photograph that because those simple moments of childhood go away too quickly and that sense of wonderment with the world fades. The good news is, photographs don’t go away.  They hold those moments forever.

On this journey, we ended up in the mud, climbing through trees, and exploring the lake.  Nate found a fishing pole and collected leaves and sticks throughout our adventure. Poor Julie ended up taking a truck load of leaves and sticks home with her.

Thank you Julie, Nate and Max. I truly had a wonderful time with your family.

Also, sorry for any typos or grammatical errors. Once again my amazing editor is sleeping. He will fix things in the morning. If you want to see his amazing writing check out his new blog. It is a great read and he is very funny (or likes to think he is. j/k).

 

 

Max is just so cute.

Nate exploring with Mom.

Rolling in the leaves. I love how a leaf ended up on his head!

Sorry, I had to go a little artsy on this adventure

Fishing

This one just makes me smile.

It’s important for brothers to wrestle. cute.

Max looked at me and said, “I wait to smile, can I smile?”

 

Simply love

I decided to enter I heart faces photography Autumn Beauty contest this week  with this photo of Seanna playing in the leaves. When I think of the beauty of autumn, I think of kids playing in the leaves. It embodies the wonder, excitement and joy of being a child.  I love the look on her face as the leaves are falling around her. It makes me want to be a kid all over again!