Amazing family Tullis! Iv’e known Isaiah for a long time and have also gotten to know his family. His beautiful wife Raquel and two little one’s, Caleb the youngest and Isaiah the older big brother. I can’t wait to meet their 3rd addition to the family .. another baby boy! One thing I have known forever , since the minute I met Isaiah … is that all he can talk about is his amazing family. Being around them make the sun shine brighter and the air warmer! Both Raquel and Isaiah work hard for their blessings and appreciate the small and the big things in life. Isaiah is an MC, you may recognize him from past shoots I have done. He works hard to make his dreams come true … not only for himself but mostly for those who matter the most in his life. All that is precious … his wife, his sons and of coarse God! I’m happy to know them and cant wait to see what journey they take , they’re my life long friends forever!  Much love to you guys!!!!!!

Beautiful Jleigh! An amazing dancer of all styles! I knew she would be perfect for this setting, I couldn’t imagine shooting anyone else in this dark yet magical space. She is the perfect touch! Her form and her dance style is breathtaking … not just because she is absolutely beautiful on the inside but it shines brilliantly on the outside within. Those icy blue eyes say it all … just by looking at her through her photographs you can tell she is an amazing person. Woo wee, am I lucky to know her personally. So happy she is one of my friends! I also got the opportunity to have amazing make up artist Leslie Shepherd to do Jleighs makeup, Leslie did such an amazing job and everything about this session turned out perfect, just the way I wanted it to~ Thank you Leslie and Jessica for getting up so early in the am and getting this under wraps! I cant wait to do more projects in the future!

Winters family! Crystal Winters is aaaamazing and her family is just as amazing!!!! I loved meeting her and her husband Chris and her wonderful little ones!!! They are absolutely wonderful! One of the coolest things about Crystal is we both share the love of photography .. her style is super unique and with every photo you can tell the passion and love explodes with every click. I cant wait to someday collaborate with Crystal in the future , I’m so excited! I feel super blessed to be able to meet and hang out with Crystal and her family and so happy to meet another fellow photographer who loves it just as much as me. I had no idea at first and when I went to her page … I was blown away! She has skillz, she is beautiful and most of all she is loving. You can tell she cares deeply for those she knows .. especially her family and her 3 amazing little one’s. Iv’e only known Crystal for a little while and met her for the first time last weekend … instantly I knew the most important thing to her in life … is her family! Thank you so much Crystal for letting me meet your fam! You are amazing!!

Peeps , please check out her page and see for yourself … http://www.facebook.com/CrystalWintersPhotography

This is beautiful Marisa and her amazing daughter Mariah and cant forget little bunny prince! On a beautiful thursday afternoon we met up to take Mothers days photos! Iv’e known Marisa for a while now but never met her daughter. I felt like I already met her because like all mothers … proud and amazed on how fast their growing I would hear about little Mariah, so when I met her I couldn’t believe that such a young lady was about to turn 12. It was her birthday a few days after the photos and all I can really say is that momma is doing an amazing job raising her. A beautiful reflection of Marisa … Marisa is an amazing friend! She is one of those types of people who would help you if you need it , who would be there no matter what and will always listen if you need it. She is amazing in every way … and you can tell that her number one in life is her little Boo Mariah. Happy soon Mothers day Marisa and Happy bday Mariah!

I am so happy to post these photos of my amazing wonderful friend Marie~ This is one of the first shots of the day , little Fafa, Marie and Rudy’s first miracle. Fafa is so adorable its amazing how well behaved she is and she always helps me with lighting and tests .. I absolutely love this photo of Fafa, I just had to post it~ Mona Lisa helped me with lighting and makeup .. she did all of Marie’s make up and I couldn’t imagine anyone else to add such a beautiful, artistic flare to Maries already beautiful self~ I couldn’t be more happy with the way her session turned out .. we had a vision of golden light, trees and sunflares. Painted tummy with pale pinks and creams contrasted with real flowers in the mist of winter breaking into spring … an amazing woman a family blessed with a new miracle … a baby boy about to see the light with his very own eyes~

The one and only .. beautiful Marie

Like a Queen she stands strong! Strength in the depth of her veins it shines through the deep brown of her eyes! I first met Soula last year through Bgirl Sassy at one of the Sisterz of the Underground meetings. Soula and her husband Check It, had just moved here from Chicago and is a part of the Chicago Tribe Crew. This woman is amazing in every way possible! She is deeply involved in the Breakdance/Hip Hop community spreading the love through warehouse 508, Sisterz of the Underground, B-Girl Calendar 2012,  after school breakdance activities at the pre-school she teaches at, organizing a summer 2012 Hip Hop camp with Kristen Koffman and about to throw one of the biggest main events here in Albuquerque called, City Vs. City, along with her amazing husband Check It. These two are unstoppable together, in just a little over a year they have put in so much work and dedication in our community, helping the breakdancing scene flourish in a positive light! This community is no longer just ours and no longer just there’s by simply living here …. this community is there’s whole heartedly with open arms and a strong presence follows them everywhere they go that I couldn’t imagine this place, the enchanted land without them!

Hair and make up was done by the most amazing … Mona Lisa Rustia! She is one of my main make up artists and every single time she blows me away with her talent! Thank you Mona for everything you do! Also helping me with lighting was Sandy, in some of the shots I really, really needed her!! Sandy is also a photographer and new exactly what to do, I am so lucky to know and meet such talented people and constantly be surrounded by creativity! I can’t wait to do more projects with Mona and Sandy! We have a ton of ideas planned out … you don’t want to miss whats coming next!

This is a test shot of Sandy helping me out while Soula was getting ready

This is Mona Lisa! Not only does she do hair and make up but is also a photographer and loves to shoot film, black and white! See what I’m saying .. my friends are talented!

On a beautiful afternoon I met up with Alandrah, Alandrah’s sister Mica and Alandrah’s beautiful amazing mother Veronica! The day was so gorgeous, the weather was warm and the sun was shining its brightest! I had talked to Veronica and we had emailed each other several times,  I was so excited to meet her and Alandrah, when we finally met we connected instantly! Alandrah is a beautiful young adult, ready to take on the world. Her personality, her style, determination and knowledge radiates through her! As I was taking the photos I could see her mothers smile shining within … it was amazing. In the distance as I looked over at her mother I watched her eyes light up and you can see how proud she is of her daughter all grown up. Her second oldest graduating high school, ready to take on the beginning of a new chapter in her life. Alandrah is more than ready and you can feel the confidence instilled from the depths her heart all the way down to those awesome colorful socks of hers … she is going to go far in life. Her determination is lighting the path ahead and the possibilities are endless for her, congratulations Alandrah!!!

Thank you Veronica and Alandrah for letting me take your photos, I had so much fun and loved meeting you guys and cant wait to do more photos with your amazing family! Thank you Mica for helping me out on some of the shots .. I couldn’t have done it without you!! So much love!!!!