Year End Contest!

This year was AMAZING! We met and photographed the nicest couples and families, shot at some fantastic locations and laughed... a lot! Thank you all for your support and for trusting us to capture these moments! 


And to sum it all up... here are some of our favorite images from 2011 and our first ever contest! It was incredibly hard to narrow it down so I let the feedback we have received decide which one's to include. 


You can vote two ways:
1. Leave a comment on this blog post indicating what image you are voting for.
2. Like A Sophisticated View Photography and the photo you choose on facebook. The photo will be in the album "Best of 2011" and only "likes" in this album will be tallied. 


Anyone can vote, but you can only vote each way once (so once on the blog and once on facebook). The lucky winner (the photograph with the most votes) will receive a $100 credit, which they can apply towards prints from a previous session or session fees for a 2012 session! Voting ends at 11:59 p.m. on January 5, 2012. 

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Happy New Year to you and your loved ones - to new memories captured 

and chasing your dreams!!

Dustin & Cassie are Married!

Dustin & Cassie were married at The Boojum Tree this past weekend. When I walked into the bridal suite to say hello to the bride, she was shaking her bootie and sliding across the wood floors in her socks (think Tom Cruise in Risky Business, but more clothed). I knew it was going to be a fun day! This couple had every detail thought out and some of the best vows I've ever heard! The kind of vows that make you laugh and cry... those are the best! I can't believe this year is almost over and I really can't believe this couple is married! We've really enjoyed getting to know them as a couple, shooting their engagement sessions (see their engagement sessions here and here), and spending time with them. I truly think they balance each other perfectly! Here are some of our favorite images from the day! 

Check out our facebook page to see a few more. 

Venue: The Boojum Tree

DJ: Oscar at Got You Covered

Catering: Macayo's

Florist: The Flower Studio

Officiant: Matt Nathanson 

Baby Lola Rae {Day 10}

Have I mentioned that I love newborns?! They are just so sweet and precious. This sweet little girl was no exception. She wasn't the biggest fan of "modeling", but once we just let her be, she didn't mind the camera one bit. The first and last images are my absolute favorites, but I happen to believe that baby yawns are one of the cutest things on earth! 

Check out our facebook page to see more.  

Kids' Chance of Arizona Silent Auction Winner

We recently donated a portrait session to Kids' Chance of Arizona as a prize for their silent auction. This sweet family were the winners and decided to use their session last week. They chose a beautiful area in the west valley for their pics and it turned out really well.  Here are a few of my favorites! The sweet baby at the end is my favorite, but I have a soft spot for puppies.

Check us out on facebook! 

I couldn't leave this sweet pup out! She was huge (I think they said she weighs about 125 pounds), but she was a sweetheart. 

Portrait Session Trio and Thanksgiving

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! I had intended on posting earlier and mentioning all of the things I am thankful for, more for our own purposes... to look back in a year or so and see what we were up to (other bloggers will totally understand this), but we were super busy this week and the free time I did have was dedicated to editing. That's a good thing, though. Being busy with shooting, editing (working!) and spending time with our fantastic family and friends are some of the things for which I am most thankful.

Here are a few of our favorite images from some recent portrait sessions we had in Kingman, AZ! These kids are all INCREDIBLY cute! 

Here's our facebook page if you'd like to see more of what we've been up to.