JOURNAL

When was the last time you were photographed with your mother? As we become adults and venture on to our own lives, sometimes the last time we had professional portraits with our mothers, may have been at our own wedding. ⁠⁠That’s why Generational Portraits are so important. They are a visual representation of your family […]

Nicole runs a business in the health and wellness industry, is a busy Mom, and works from home. She wears many hats and so when it came to her session, we found her home to be the perfect setting for her lifestyle, her business mission and to speak of who she is. Her shoot was […]

What fun to go out to the desert and run and play free! That’s exactly what we did with the Partin Family who won a pet portrait session with us, through a giveaway with Dogs of State 48. Avid outdoors and off-roading adventurers, it wouldn’t have sufficed to do their portrait session other than in […]

To our loyal, amazing and fabulous clients… This may not have been the year we wished for, but one thing is for sure…I am so grateful for you, your families, your pets and all the support you have shown me this year. Without a doubt you have given me reason to continue strong through documenting […]

Yup, it’s that time of year for family portraits, and it is extra special when our dear friend Nadya and her son Zayn are in front of our cameras. We were photographing Nadya for a feature in the upcoming KNOW Women Phoenix publication, and decided to add in some updated family portraits of her and […]

Can I just take a moment and point out that little, darling Dorothy stole the show at her family portrait session! This heart-thief sure packs in a lot of personality and charm into her little 5 year old body. Nothing more to say, other than it was a PLEASURE to meet the Macre family and […]

Happy Father’s Day to all the Dads out there. We here at Shalimar Studios salute you, embrace the importance of your role in your children’s lives, and honor you to the utmost. This year we celebrated Father’s Day with a Father/Son portrait session of Jamil and his son Zarek. Could these two peas in a […]