Archive for April, 2009

Welcome to the new & improved Marriott Photography

This is a couple weeks overdue, but I have been waiting to get familiar with the new blog and get some of the kinks worked out before I made the official announcement… but here it is…

Welcome to our new blog-site!  When I FINALLY decided to add one more project to my plate and start my blog last year, I didn’t fully realize what a great tool it would be for me, my clients, and other photographers.

I’ll admit… I have had a love/hate relationship with my blog and website.  I loved my blog -  how easy it was for me to keep everyone (and by everyone, I mean all of those who actually stop by and visit because all those who don’t really don’t count as anyone) updated.  I loved that my most current work, promotions, and thoughts were front and center.  And I loved that I can just make a post and not stress about what I was saying because it was just a post and not “my website”.

The hate part of our relationship… well, that was with my website.  I had this overbearing guilt that I was ignoring the website.  It was getting NO attention due to my new, quick, stylish blog.  The website had fallen behind in being updated and had been on my “to-do” list for now over 2 years!

Well, I finally came to realize that there is no need for 2 sites, and the wonderfully talented Brian Crouch with Skooks Design has created this new blog-site to combine everything  (yes everything) you need to know in one fun, great place.

So, take a look around… navigate through our galleries, search through the categories to see recent work, search by keywords, and don’t forget to bookmark us!  For all those who had the old blog bookmarked, it will need to be replaced. Brian has also added a cool new email subscription above if you prefer to get updates right into your inbox.  We’ll be keeping this updated on a regular (like my don’t-make-me-commit-to-something-I-am-bound-to-fail word choice?) basis.  Don’t forget to check out LaTricia’s feed under the “about us” link.  You can see what she has been up to as well.

And for all you facebook fans, there is help for us. we have started a fan page!  Please help out the ego and join.  I know it is the quality of you fans that count, but the numbers are also kind of cool too.  So share this with friends and family and let’s see it grow!

Bookmark, subscribe, leave us comments… let us know what you think of the new site… and if you have any suggestions - I’ll throw them Brian’s way.  (I know you love that, Brian!)

Thanks everyone!!! I do hope you enjoy.

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Anne — Love the new site! I'll send you some more comments later when I have a chance to really look around.   ( April 11, 2009 @ 1:58 am )

Jen — The new site is A M A Z I N G! You never cease to amaze me in your ability to pull this stuff off in no time. Ok, granted, Brian did the hard work, but still you had to put lots of vision, images and other work into it as well! Great job! I love the colors and galleries etc. Now I just need to get moving on mine =)   ( April 12, 2009 @ 1:44 am )

Newborn - Cameron

I had the amazing pleasure of meeting Landon and his new brother, Cameron.  Landon is such a smiley, happy big brother… but as all almost 2-year olds are… quite busy and off to more exciting things than a photo shoot.  We did manage to get one precious moment between the two brothers before we turned our attention to the *man* of the hour.

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Here’s my signature shot… requested by mom… and still a favorite of mine.

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I love placing babies in normal everyday places that show proportion and scale.  I was trying to do this when I just happened to catch one of those happy dream smiles.  I’d love to say that is truly the skill of a professional, but sorry… this is just pure luck folks.

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Please check back in the next week or so to see all of the images from the shoot.  They will be found under “clients & info” view your proofs.

Category: Newborns & Babies        

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Jen — Wow! What a sweetie! I have to say, luck or no luck, you catch these moments all the time, so it has every bit to do with your professionalism =) Love the images on the dresser and the close up black and white of his face...you just want to touch those baby soft lips!! Good job.   ( April 5, 2009 @ 2:02 pm )

Mike — Loving these pictures - especially the one with all the stuffed animals!   ( April 6, 2009 @ 9:27 am )

Jane — Soo sweet! Doesn't this just make you want to have another baby. It does it for me - grandbaby - that is!   ( April 7, 2009 @ 1:45 am )


Emily & Jed’s Proofs Online

Thank you for your patience with this one, Emily and Jed (and friends and family).  It’s been a crazy 2 weeks and I have been dying to get these online!  Please visit the “client info” and click on “view your proofs”.  You will find the link to Emily & Jed’s images.  The password is 15080.  Enjoy!

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Category: Weddings        

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Tweet Tweet

We have 4 new “pets” at the Marriott house… camping out right by our front door welcoming everyone that stops by.

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Jane — They are so cute and obviously still alive. Their mother must have come back. :)   ( April 2, 2009 @ 9:46 pm )

Jen — Seriously...it's like they are SINGING a song to us all! I love it! Are they up high or downlow somewhere?? We get occasional woodpeckers in our eaves...tell me that isn't annoying to wake up to in the morning! Sometimes I actually think someone is knocking...nope just the birds.   ( April 3, 2009 @ 2:03 am )

Mike — New pets, how cute!   ( April 3, 2009 @ 12:40 pm )

Arizona Wedding Photographer | Arizona Lifestyle Portrait Photographers - Marriott Photography » Happy Easter — [...] although Easter is such a fun time of year to celebrate birth (watching the baby birds hatch and fly away in our front yard), enjoy the outdoors, decorate cookies, dye eggs, and have egg [...]   ( April 13, 2009 @ 10:51 am )

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