RACHAEL EARL » PHOTOGRAPHY: Lifestyle Portraiture and Wedding Photography

Meet Brody and Jana-Brody and I go waaaay waaaay back to when we both worked for University of Phoenix together on the same team (back when I was the financial aid guru…yes, I just made up my own job title there…).  I remember hearing all about Brody’s sweet wife Jana, and I was so glad to finally meet her YEARS later!  She’s probably even nicer than how he described her 

So through the miracle that is Facebook, I heard from Brody (who was very bad at keeping in touch otherwise, I will have you know), who had a task for me:  they wanted to adopt a baby, and they needed photos that would help them get noticed on their adoption profile.  They wanted something that showed some personality and would help them get noticed.  We ventured out into the heat, and I hope that we succeeded!!!

I don’t know what I said here, but it was OBVIOUSLY hilarious.

You can visit Brody and Jana’s adoption profile by following these instructions:

Check them out on www.itsaboutlove.org
Click on View Adopting Family Profiles
Continue as Guest
Select Find a profile by ID or names
Type in Brody or Jana in Arizona

If you know anyone that needs to find a good family who wants to adopt, please contact Brody and Jana through their profile.  They are absolutely wonderful!

Fact: I just celebrated my 7 year anniversary of my last day of work at UOP Online on September 1st. I know that because my water broke at 3am September 2nd, 2004, and I had my little Abbie…and never returned.

I shot Chelsea and Scott’s engagement session last year, but was too pregnant to shoot their wedding…like going into false labor every couple of days…needless to say it was better I didn’t shoot it, but I was oh so sad!

Chelsea and Scott are cool and funny-I laughed so much, and you’re about to find out why.

This is Chelsea’s “model pose,” and I know Scott is off to the side saying, “I REALLY like that dress.”

*gasp* muscles!

What began as a pull up competition ended as the Hang Tough event on American Gladiators.

“Check out my husband-the juggler! YEAH!”

BIKES!

Sweeeet wheelie on your…wait…is that a girl’s bike?

True story: that is Chelsea’s wedding bouquet.

They sent me over a photo of this one that they wanted to create-it is hard to get a good heart, let me tell you

WEEDS can be COOL. And crouching in the road can be DANGEROUS.

Fact: Everyone should do an anniversary session. That is all.

Yesterday, despite the wind and rain, I was able to shoot a few shots of one of my favorite families. Fantastic neighbors, preschool teacher, babysitter, friends-they fit all of those categories, which is hard to find in one family, let me tell you! Our session was cut a bit short due to the weather, but there were still lots of fun shots, and here are some of them!

Yep-I had that song running through my head while editing these. No complaints here!

Tracy and Sean are a ton of fun, easygoing, and up for anything! My kind of couple! Can’t wait for their wedding on…can you guess by looking through their photos?

Yep! 11/12/11-and I am sure it was hilarious watching me try to set these numbers up. Curse you, wind.

And for your listening pleasure…

Fact: During this shoot, we determined that being a professional bike model would be really difficult, although Sean already claims to be one.

I LOVE winter. Not just for the cool temperatures and the fantastic holiday season, but for the chance I get to catch up with the wonderful families that I get to work with over the years. I truly love seeing and photographing each and every single one of them! And not dying of heat stroke while doing it

*Dear Blog, I am sorry you have been neglected, but it’s either you or my children and well…they’re waaaay cuter than you are. Sorry. Here are photos from a bunch of sessions that I hope to blog VERY soon.

In the last few fading minutes of light, I was able to capture this awesome family with the sweetest little boy imaginable…

Ummm…he’s going to be a heartbreaker…

Looking for something fun to give as a gift, but have no ideas? How about a portrait session? I just got my brand new shipment of gift certificates in, which are redeemable for a free portrait session of your recipient’s choice. Give that special someone something they will remember!

Email me for more info!

* LABOR DAY SPECIAL: THIS weekend, gift certificates can be purchased at $25 off the regular price, which makes them $125!

Sorry for the lack of photos from the last post, but I am sure you found plenty of eye candy to check out on those other blogs! So what have I been up to lately? Besides taking care of my cute little newborn (and her 2 other equally as cute siblings), this month has been about getting back into photography!

Here are a few quick ones from recent sessions (youngest to oldest!):

Remember that there are a few more days in August if you would like to get your mini session in while the rates (and temperatures) are hot!

When I’m not photographing, I also work designing for Spilled Milk Designs. If you are a photographer in need of a website, check them out! I also have been working on a new site for myself, which I am putting a deadline on myself of October 1st for releasing!!! (We’ll see if that deadline sticks…but I am excited to show you what I am working on!)

I shot a super fun 10th Anniversary session over the weekend for my best friend and her husband (Okay, Ed, you can be my best friend, too). It started in the cornfield where I was making way too many baseball references…

Here’s to many many more decades!