Lynn Dao! Photography: Phoenix, Scottsdale, Arizona Boudoir & Wedding Photographer

Charley!

info@lynndaophotography.com (Lynn Dao Photography) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:38:00 +0000

My good friend Carmen & her husband Ames brought this beautiful baby girl into the world back in June of this year and I was ecstatic to help them show off their little princess. Charley has such a great temperament that she was never fussy during the shoot. Just happy and maybe a little drooly. =)

My absolute favorite image of her.

Charley. Sneak Peek!

info@lynndaophotography.com (Lynn Dao Photography) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:59:00 +0000

Just a few of this little angel for now...

Heather & Brian. Desert Botanical Gardens.

info@lynndaophotography.com (Lynn Dao Photography) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:41:00 +0000

Boy meets girl through online dating. Boy and girl fall in love. Boy marries girl at the Desert Botanical Gardens right before sunset. And it was beautiful.

What else can I say about these two besides the fact that they are the sweetest couple ever!!! Both of them (and their family & friends) were so easy-going throughout the day that I found myself asking, "Should I really be this relaxed during a wedding?" But I was. And it was grand.

Onto more important things...Heather & Brian, and their big day.

Everyone had a heck of a time trying to pin on the boutonnieres, especially Brian's mom!

It was love at first sight.

I love this moment they were sharing.

No wedding at the Desert Botanical Gardens would be complete without a photo with the saguaros.

And I'll end this wedding post with a good night kiss...

Coordinator: Debbie Weisz. Desert Botanical Garden.
Florist: Arizona Petal Pusher
DJ: Got You Covered
Caterer: At Last Catering

Heather & Brian. The Details.

info@lynndaophotography.com (Lynn Dao Photography) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:53:00 +0000

Florist: Petal Pusher

Sedona. Fall Colors. 1

info@lynndaophotography.com (Lynn Dao Photography) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 04:30:00 +0000

Just a quick sneak peek into an amazing hike in Sedona this past weekend. More to come after the full post of Heather & Brian's gorgeous wedding at DBG. =)

Upstate New York

info@lynndaophotography.com (Lynn Dao Photography) — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:09:00 +0000

The conclusion to my NY trip: gorgeous lakes, trees, countryside, and fresh air...a complete 180 from all the hustle & bustle in Manhattan. We visited Ann's friend Tartyana & her family and all went apple picking first before heading over to Warwick Winery.

Let's start with this little cutie who I love to hug & squeeze!!! Lucia is Tartyana & Bart's amazing bundle of joy. I just met her for the first time and we became best friends.

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Bart, Tartyana, and their baby girl.

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Carol, Charlie, and their baby plastic bag.

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Lucia is Ann's goddaughter, and they love each other so.

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Having fun with my new BFF.

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Heather and Brian. Sneak Peek!

info@lynndaophotography.com (Lynn Dao Photography) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:33:00 +0000

Just a couple of teasers from Heather and Brian's wedding at The Desert Botanical Gardens in Phoenix. More to come!

NYC. The Finale.

info@lynndaophotography.com (Lynn Dao Photography) — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 13:24:00 +0000

So this is the final NYC post for this year, but not the last of New York since I'm saving some of my fav's of upstate NY as the sweet cherry on top! =) This series was taken on my last two days in the city exploring with Drew. We only had two full days together in NY since he flew in on Wednesday morning after completing his oral board exams in Minneapolis the day before. Celebration time, c'mon!!! Well, I guess technically we have to wait till next month to confirm that he passed and is officially board certified, but I'm sure he passed, so again, celebration time, c'mon!!! (sing it now!!!)

Ok, ok, focus now. Focus. It's picture viewing time starting with Central Park.

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That's my bag in the corner, propping up the camera for this shot.

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The obelisk, aka, Cleopatra's Needle. Check out the crabs on the bottom corners!

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The most amazing thing about this obelisk was that it was erected in Egypt in 1500BC!!! Click on the Cleopatra's Needle link above to read more about how it got to Central Park.

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I guess it's only on weekends or summers that they rent the RC boats for you to play with on the pond here. I was really looking forward to having a boat race with Drew too.

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And for fun, some swirly camera action. If you have a DSLR, slow down your shutter speed to about 1/10s, hold the camera in one had, click and swirl the camera in a circle really fast at the same time. This is also a fun one to do at night when there are lights around.

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The next day we trekked around Soho and went to a few small art galleries.

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I love this one. It was rush hour on Broadway and the ice-cream lady was looking a bit sad that no one wanted to buy any ice-cream. She kept on looking left and right just waiting for someone to come. Sadly, for the ten minutes that I was watching, while eating inside D&D, no one came. =(

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Remember Ramon, the polaroid photographer we met in Soho? Here's some video clips of him showing the process of his art, which may not be around for long since Polaroid stopped making their film.

The blonde lady here cracks me up!

A couple from the Holga at Chelsea Highline. I'm not sure what happened to my Holga during this New York trip, but every image came out blurrier than usual. I liked the result for a couple of images, but not for every single one. If anyone has a Holga and knows what happened, please let me know!

Last, but not least, a photo with the NY family crew. We love that they're living over there so that we always have a good reason to visit New York. On my left is Drew's cousin, Carol, who just started her medical rotations and never ceases to crack me up. Next to her is Drew's other cousin, Rich, who's expecting twins next year (whoohoo!!!) with his hubby Cobi (who's sitting next to him). And my awesome sister-in-law, Ann, who I always love hanging out with. And I'm not just saying that because she might read this, but because I really mean it. =)

Boudoir Slideshow

info@lynndaophotography.com (Lynn Dao Photography) — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:46:00 +0000

Just put together a quick slideshow of some boudoir images. Check out animoto.com to make your own photo slideshow!

NYC -the saga

info@lynndaophotography.com (Lynn Dao Photography) — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:34:00 +0000

I guess I really love this city because I can't seem to stop blogging pictures about it! Every time I come to New York, a bolt of energy races through me and I get excited waking up in the morning wondering what I'll discover that day. Mainly though, I just get energized by all the people I see when I step out onto the streets.

The diversity is like no other in the world here! You see it every time you ride on the subway, and it's not just differences in skin color and languages -which is amazing - but also how people dress here. I love me my flip flops and jeans, but sometimes you just want to jazz things up a little and in this city, you can definitely do that without sticking out like a sore thumb. So much style and funk here, it's like eye candy.

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Aside from the people, the food here is divine, and the buildings...I'm so in love with the buildings. These next few are from the Chelsea area.

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Chelsea has something called The Highline where trains used to run above the streets in the West Side. Friends of the Highline and the city of New York have now preserved the tracks and converted it to an awesome public park. I was such a fan of this place that I couldn't stop clicking away. Check out the chaise Drew's sitting on. It rolls on the tracks!

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Views from the Highline.

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Love the light falling on this building.

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Two thumbs way up to the landscape architects of this place.

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Who doesn't want to see a larger than life photo of the "hottest couple in America".

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The hottest husband in America? Ok, I've really gone too far now. Heh heh...

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The Holga. Hope the images turn out from it because you never know...

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Below the Highline at a hotel that sits right in the middle of the park.

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If someone can please tell me how they get the top cars down to the ground, I'd be very grateful. Does each car just slide out and then down?

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A few from Chelsea Market.

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More to follow...

NYC by iphone

info@lynndaophotography.com (Lynn Dao Photography) — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:30:00 +0000

As many have said, sometimes the best camera is the one you have on you. Thank you to the inventor of the camera phone for giving my shoulders a break sometimes. =)

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Sushi at Sushi Yasuda.
Gelato at il laboratorio del gelato.

If you are in NYC, you MUST go to these two places!!!

NYC

info@lynndaophotography.com (Lynn Dao Photography) — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 06:48:00 +0000

Back from a week in one of my favorite cities in the world and I just wanted to share a few images before heading off to bed. More to show and say about the trip in a few days...

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A polaroid shot transferred onto watercolor paper by a street artist in Soho named Ramon.

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Ramon.

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Goodnite all. =)

Erica. Boudoir.

info@lynndaophotography.com (Lynn Dao Photography) — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:08:00 +0000

Everyone loves a little change of scenery sometimes. Me especially -(maybe that's why I haven't lived in the same town for more than 5 years since high school). So it was great to get out and shoot Erica's boudoir session in her home. And she has an awesome home.

Erica had no problem raising the temperature up in this house. There were so many hot photos of her, it was hard to narrow it down. Ok, brace yourselves now. =)

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This image and the red shoes above are definitely some of my favorites. She just looks so ethereal here.

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Boudoir Package at Slient Auction

info@lynndaophotography.com (Lynn Dao Photography) — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 20:06:00 +0000

Who's a fan of furry four-legged animals that you can hug, and squeeze, and love? Aside from a couple of cousins with furry animal phobia, I think just about everyone I know. So when a client of mine on the board of Friends of Animal Care and Control asked if I had wanted to donate a boudoir package for their Hero Awards Silent Auction, I told her I was all over it.

If you want to help out our county's pet population, then please check out the Hero Awards dinner happening on Oct. 24th. http://www.azfaccs.org/events/hero.php

If you can't make it, but would still like to contribute a little something to our animal friends, click here to go to Friends of Animal Care and Control's site.

Here's a look at the boudoir package that's up for auction that night!

Serenity

info@lynndaophotography.com (Lynn Dao Photography) — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 22:30:00 +0000

Been feeling quite peaceful lately so I thought I'd post some images that reflect the current mood. Hope it puts you in a happy place too!

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The sunset off of our balcony.

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And some vino. Maybe that's why I've been feeling so good! =)

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Bobbi. Boudoir.

info@lynndaophotography.com (Lynn Dao Photography) — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:13:00 +0000

Bobbi is set to marry next month and her lucky groom gets a little slice of heaven on his wedding night with these sultry photos of his new wife. Check her out!!!

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What a temptress...

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I love that she brought his work shirt along for a few shots.

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What man doesn't love a wet white t-shirt?

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And my favorite, the bubble bath!

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All the Single Babies

info@lynndaophotography.com (Lynn Dao Photography) — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 01:40:00 +0000

This is sooooo hilarious that I had to pass it on!

See more funny videos and TBT Videos at Today's Big Thing.

Rebecca. Boudoir. (Phoenix, Arizona)

info@lynndaophotography.com (Lynn Dao Photography) — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 21:50:00 +0000

Rebecca's mom was a Playboy model back in the day. How cool is that?!!! And judging from these images, we can see how sensuality and good looks is just in her blood. Some people are just that lucky.

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Dig those red hot shoes!!!

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Sweetness

info@lynndaophotography.com (Lynn Dao Photography) — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:15:00 +0000

From the website, The Frisky, taken by one of their readers named Megan.

Boudoir Marathon, November 14th @ Express MiE

info@lynndaophotography.com (Lynn Dao Photography) — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:43:00 +0000

A couple of exciting things happening at Boudoir in Bloom! One, a new logo.

Designed by Julie Schilly, I think it's a MUCH better representation of Boudoir in Bloom than what I had previously. Julie is a freelance graphic design artist and if you ever need such services, contact her at jaholmquist@gmail.com or visit her site Zephyr Design. She was great to work with and made sure I got exactly what I wanted, even when I wasn't sure in the beginning what I wanted. =)

Secondly, I'll be teaming up with Christie Simmons of Express MiE Dance Fitness Studio and holding a boudoir marathon on November 14th at her studio. 15, 30, and 60 minute boudoir sessions will be held, with special packages and pricing. You can email me (info@lynndaophotography.com) or drop by Express Mie Fitness Studio to pick up more information about the different sessions.

This is the perfect combination for those of you who want to get in shape before doing your boudoir shoot. Sign up for some entertaining fitness classes (because regular gym classes are so ho-hum) like Zumba, Burlesque Beauty, I Danced All Night, and Pole-ah Tease!!! Then reserve your spot for a boudoir session on November 14th since space is limited.

(Sessions will be taking place from 10am-4pm)

See you all in November at Express Mie!

Featured in AZ Bride Magazine!

info@lynndaophotography.com (Lynn Dao Photography) — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 23:27:00 +0000

I'm happy to announce that two of my boudoir images are featured in an article about modern trends in wedding photography in Arizona Bride magazine's Fall/Winter 2009 issue!

Ladies, if you're thinking about getting your fiance or hubby an unforgettable Christmas gift, now's the time to start booking your boudoir session in order to get your album in time for Christmas. Please email me for more information: info@lynndaophotography.com.

In Memoriam...

info@lynndaophotography.com (Lynn Dao Photography) — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:31:00 +0000

Eat Real Festival!

info@lynndaophotography.com (Lynn Dao Photography) — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 19:08:00 +0000

I went back to the Bay a couple of weeks ago and took my family to Oakland's Eat Real Festival. If you love food, you'll love this festival! It had everything under the sun and the best thing was that all the vendors and the ingredients they used were all local. I was definitely busier eating the food than I was taking pictures of it, but I did manage to squeeze in a few images.

I'll try to link as many of these vendors as I can too.

Top left: Sweetface Bakery
Quite a few cupcake vendors out there. YUMMY! I also heard Kara's Cupcakes were pretty good too.
Top right: Fat Bottom Bakery - totally & delicously vegan.
Second left: Pop Chips - a decent replacement for potato chips for those of you craving chips but not wanting it to show up on your hips!
The two images underneath the live band- (who were totally awesome) is the best caprese salad I've ever had made by Jon's Street Eats'.
To the right of the Eat Real logo is creme brulee from the Creme Brulee Guy.
Bottom right is a scrumptious seaweed I ate from an organization called Forage SF. Check out their site & concept. It's pretty neat.

This next set deserved its own collage because I loved her pops sooooo much!!! And so did everyone else apparently because the line to her cart was always long and she sold out on the first day of the festival. Aisu pops are handmade pop creations by Jaymes Luu. She finds whatever's in season locally and experiments with all different flavor combinations in her kitchen till she comes up with something magical...like honeydew wasabi! That was goooooood. Even better was the fig & creme fraiche (top left).

If you're ever lucky enough to be up in Davis on a weekend during the Farmer's market, get a pop or two from Jaymes. Then you can be like my sister and try two pops at once!

Linda. Boudoir.

info@lynndaophotography.com (Lynn Dao Photography) — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 17:23:00 +0000

Linda is a gorgeous and extraordinary young woman set to be married next month in her homeland, Mexico. I love hearing all my client's stories and hers is no exception. I'm amazed at how quickly Linda learned English and how she made it here on her own practically. I'm sure her future kids will love hearing life story over and over again.

For the moment though, her fiance will love this:

Rachel. Boudoir. (Phoenix, Arizona Boudoir Photography)

info@lynndaophotography.com (Lynn Dao Photography) — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 03:27:00 +0000

Just a few from a recent boudoir session with an awesome client! (Per her request, no face shots.)