Tucson Portrait Photographer: Newborn, Infant, Baby, Children, Family & Maternity Photography

Tucson Maternity & Pregnancy Photographer { Sneak Peek! }

Yesterday was a beautiful day in Tucson, and Owe and I were lucky enough to spend the afternoon with the most beautiful and sweet couple who are expecting their first baby girl in June.  This Mamma-to-be has one of THE cutest baby bumps I've seen! This session was originally supposed to be just mom because dad was suppose to have deployed already, but plans changed and he was here for the session - hooray!  Enjoy this sneak peek from this awesome maternity session - there are definitely more to share, Owe captured some AMAZING ones too, but I'll save those for next time! ~M

Michelle Rasmussen specializes in Custom Children's Portraiture and Lifestyle Photography, from Maternity & Newborn through High School Senior Portraits, including Family Portraits and everything in between. To see her portfolio and additional information, please visit the main website at: www.wondertimephoto.com Thanks!

 

Tucson Children's Photographer {Sneak Peek!}

This was a great weekend - a little cold and rainy on Saturday which is unusual for Tucson, Arizona this time of year, but it worked out perfectly! I was able to hang out with one of my super fun families and we ordered their custom canvas wall gallery (which I can't wait to share when it's ready!) and they are also getting a coffee table book too, which is a great way to get all of the images from your session in the highest quality hard bound book that is sure to get everyone's attention when displayed on an easel! See a few of examples of our coffee table book designs HERE and HERE and one more example HERE! :)

Sunday was still chilly, but no rain and so I got to photograph two sweet families with a big focus on their adorable children! I love their ages too - 3 years, 2.5 years and 1 year!  The first session was "K" who I have been so happy to watch grow since she was in her beautiful mamma's belly when we did her maternity portraits, then newborn portraits and her two year portraits (click HERE) too! Funny because it was raining during our last session too - what are the odds in Tucson??? :)  Be on the look out for the second session with a wonderful new family and their incredibly beautiful children and their gorgeous and amazing mamma soon! Until then, here's little "K's" 3 year photo session sneak peek - talk with you soon! ~M

Michelle Rasmussen specializes in Custom Children's Portraiture and Lifestyle Photography, from Maternity & Newborn through High School Senior Portraits, including Family Portraits and everything in between. To see her portfolio and additional information, please visit the main website at: www.wondertimephoto.com Thanks!

Tucson, Arizona Professional Photographer & Merit Prints!

I have a couple of exciting things that I would like to share with my wonderful clients and blog followers!  The first is that this past Monday, me and my wonderful second shooter (aka hubby, Owe) drove up to Phoenix for the Arizona Professional Photographers Association's bi-annual print critique meeting and 3 of the 4 prints that I entered received merits! It is such an honor to be recognized by my peers who are all Master Photographers and extremely talented in our industry.  The fourth image was extremely close to receiving a merit as well and I made the recommended adjustments and will enter it at the International Print Competition as well. Owe being the engineer and math lover that he is, was quite proud of me and the fact that only 18 of the 100 prints submitted received a merit and 3 were created by Wondertime Photography!  Here they are:

"Wedding Gift"

 

"Journey Through"

 

"Three's Company"

 

"Twice the Anticipation"

The second exciting thing is that I received my official certification from the Professional Photographers of America and I can now add "CPP" after my name which stands for Certified Professional Photographer.  I had to pass a very difficult exam this past January and submit a portfolio of images to be judged, which also passed first time around. Yay!

I am proud of these accomplishments and look forward to working toward earning my Master of Photography title by entering the above images at the International Print Competition which will be scored at Imaging USA in January 2012 in New Orleans, and each year thereafter.  You can only submit 4 images per year and you need 13 merits from print merits from the International Competition (the other 12 merits come from service/education merits) in order to received your master degree. So, it generally takes several years to earn this distinction, but I am so excited to get started this year! Thanks again to everyone - I have the best clients, friends and family ever! *hugs* ~M

Michelle Rasmussen specializes in Custom Children's Portraiture and Lifestyle Photography, from Maternity & Newborn through High School Senior Portraits, including Family Portraits and everything in between. To see her portfolio and additional information, please visit the main website at: www.wondertimephoto.com Thanks!

Tucson Maternity & Pregnacy Portrait Photographer

Here are my favorites from one of my favorite subjects from our recent maternity photo session. Her first baby was my very first newborn client over 6 years ago and now here we are celebrating baby number 3! I was 8 months pregnant myself for that first session, not the easiest for newborn sessions, but it was the beginning of the rest of my professional life! :)  Love you Michelle H. - you are so talented and beautiful and you are my forever friend. *Hugs* ~M

 

 
 Michelle Rasmussen specializes in Custom Children's Portraiture and Lifestyle Photography, from Maternity & Newborn through High School Senior Portraits, including Family Portraits and everything in between. To see her portfolio and additional information, please visit the main website at: www.wondertimephoto.com Thanks!

Tucson Maternity Photographer { Sneak Peek! }

I had a wonderful morning with an adorable couple who are expecting their first baby in just a couple of weeks!  I'll let you guess if it's a BOY or GIRL! ;)  I really enjoyed photographing them in their home - we were able to capture LOTS of great images.  Here is a sneak peek of a couple of my favorites - I love maternity photo sessions and capturing this special time of anticipation and excitement and I'm really looking forward to meeting their new little one and to be able to capture the newborn photographs too!  Thanks you guys - you are awesome! Talk soon! ~M

Michelle Rasmussen specializes in Custom Children's Portraiture and Lifestyle Photography, from Maternity & Newborn through High School Senior Portraits, including Family Portraits and everything in between. To see her portfolio and additional information, please visit the main website at: www.wondertimephoto.com Thanks!

Soon to be Mamma {Maternity Portraits ~ Tucson}

We really enjoyed capturing this beautiful soon-to-be Mamma during her maternity session at the studio.  She is just the sweetest and so super easy to work with, and that goes for soon-to-be Daddy too!  Here's one of my favorites from the session - enjoy the rest of your pregnancy and I just know you will love having these photos to look back on after baby arrives! :) ~Michelle

Michelle Rasmussen specializes in Custom Children's Portraiture and Lifestyle Photography, from Maternity & Newborn through High School Senior Portraits, including Family Portraits and everything in between. To see her portfolio and additional information, please visit the main website at: www.wondertimephoto.com Thanks!

Maternity & Pregnancy Portraits ~ Tucson, Arizona

I am so excited to share this sneak peek of a beautiful expecting Mamma - isn't she stunning?

At 37 weeks, most expecting moms are really ready to meet the newest member of their family, but I'll never forget what my mom told me when I was complaining about the pain in my hips, not sleeping, swollen feet - you know, all of the "fun" stuff about pregnancy ;) - she said, "Michelle, enjoy this time - these last few weeks and possibly days because once that baby is born, you will spend the rest of your life worrying about him...is he safe, fed, warm, loved...but right now, inside of you, he is all of those things." WOW - that put things in perspective, I zipped my lips and enjoyed those final weeks of my pregnancies knowing my baby was safe, warm, fed and content. And even if I didn't feel extremely beautiful in those final days due to the above mentioned symptoms, all I had to do is look at my maternity photographs and I felt beautiful again, and that is how I remember those pregnancies - I remember feeling beautiful.

This past session was extra special because I was contacted by a colleague, fellow children's photographer, Paige from Portraits by Paige to do her maternity session.  It was awesome to work together and create this image - I think she is absolutely gorgeous and glowing at 37 weeks! Looking forward to meeting your newest little member of your family! ~Michelle

Michelle Rasmussen specializes in Custom Children's Portraiture and Lifestyle Photography, from Maternity & Newborn through High School Senior Portraits, including Family Portraits and everything in between. To see her portfolio and additional information, please visit the main website at: www.wondertimephoto.com Thanks!

Happy Holiday Sneak Peek { Tucson Maternity Photographer }

Hello and Season's Greetings to you all!  I hope everyone is enjoying this lovely time with your family and friends. Our most recent photography session took place in Dave's beautiful studio that we use for most Maternity and Newborn sessions, as well as Baby Sessions up to about 1 years old. I just adored working with this incredibly sweet couple who are so much fun!  I can't wait to meet your little one in a couple of months too! :)  Here's a sneak peek for you - Enjoy and we'll talk with you soon! ~Michelle

Michelle Rasmussen specializes in Custom Children's Portraiture and Lifestyle Photography, from Maternity & Newborn through High School Senior Portraits, including Family Portraits and everything in between. To see her portfolio and additional information, please visit the main website at: www.wondertimephoto.com Thanks!

Three Men & A Lady { Tucson Portrait Photographer }

We had another super fun weekend photographing some amazingly awesome kids and their families in downtown Tucson.  Here's a sneak peek for family #1 - longtime clients and dear friends of ours, I just adore photographing them.  I've had people say they feel like they know Michelle Hinckley even though they haven't met her - this could be because of her very popular blog Three Men & A Lady and it might also be because you've seen her on the Nate Berkus show (check out Wondertime Photography's canvas art making it's 5 second television debut! heehee) or maybe it's just because she and her beautiful family and her super adorable kids are plastered all over my studio samples and website! :)  Michelle and her hubby are expecting Baby #3 so she is sporting the cutest little Baby Bump too - looking forward to a maternity session in the near future! So, here is their sneak peek - thanks again for a fun afternoon guys!  We will talk soon!  ~Michelle

Michelle Rasmussen specializes in Custom Children's Portraiture and Lifestyle Photography, from Maternity & Newborn through High School Senior Portraits, including Family Portraits and everything in between. To see her portfolio and additional information, please visit the main website at: www.wondertimephoto.com Thanks!

Set your DVRs for Tuesday, Oct. 26th @ 2pm!

My very dear friend, who happens to be my very first newborn portrait client from 6 years ago and who also happens to be "THE" Lady, from Three Men & A Lady, and just Oh-so-Talented in general, is going to have a segment on a very popular design show this Tuesday, October 26th on NBC (at 2pm - I believe!) - how EXCITING is that?  If you aren't sure who's show it might be, I'll give you a few hints: He's good friends with Oprah and his name rhymes with "Tate Circus" as she said on her blog! Heehee.

And it gets BETTER!  Yours truely was the one behind the flip cam filming her segment! Thank goodness for working with a few pros in the past - my friends at Elysium Productions out in Cali - so I didn't totally goof it up!  I also think a few of my "after" images of her beautiful home will be shown, as well as the 3 canvases in her livingroom! Fun stuff!  Huge congrats to you Michelle Hinckley!!! :) *hugs* ~M

Michelle Rasmussen specializes in Custom Children's Portraiture, from Maternity & Newborn through High School Senior Portraits, including Family Portraits. To see her portfolio and additional information, please visit the main website at: www.wondertimephoto.com Thanks!