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

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!

Chelsea's Senior Video { Tucson Senior Portraits }

 
As many of you may know, Chelsea is my wonderful assistant here at Wondertime Photography, who also happens to be extremely talented both behind the camera and in front of the camera as well!!!  Someone even asked us on FaceBook "how old our daughter was," so being parents of 2 boys, we are happy to have Chelsea as our "FaceBook daughter."  Heehee.  ;)

We worked on this project together with our incredibly talented friends from Southern California - True Life Pictures - to create a super fun senior video for Chelsea and her family to one of their favorite songs.

 

Click play on the link below to view the websize version, or click HERE to view the HD version.  Be sure to check out a couple of our custom designed frames from one of my favorite vendors, Wild Sorbet Framing Company in the video as well!  I'll be doing another blog post soon with images from our very talented client homes that made it into their new spring catelog.  :)

A big thanks to everyone who participated in this project!  ~Michelle

The Birth of Baby Nash ~ 2 Years Later { Tucson Portrait Photographer }

I love to photograph newborns...it's like time stops and all that matters is the tiny, brand new little person...I remember that is how it felt having my own boys...I remember coming home from the hospital and it was strange to realize that the world had continued on while we were there...didn't they realize what had just happened?!?  :)  So when the opportunity came up for me to photograph this truely amazing event that is so incredibly tricky for me to even put into words, I was more than excited and honored.  And now, exactly 2 years later, on Nash's birthday...I again find myself in awe.

Click Play on the slideshow below to see what I am talking about: 

Happy Birthday Nash...and thank you Hinckley Family for trusting me to capture your family over the years.  Here are a couple more of my favorites from Nash's newborn session at home about a week and a half later...including one of big brother Tani.  You guys are the best!  Love, ~Michelle R.