Cristi Owen Photography » senior photos http://cristiowen.net Phoenix Wedding Photographer Cristi Owen Tue, 27 Jul 2010 08:38:22 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Luisa http://cristiowen.net/2009/08/luisa/ http://cristiowen.net/2009/08/luisa/#comments Tue, 11 Aug 2009 09:05:00 +0000 admin http://cristiowen.net/2009/08/luisa/ Meet our daughter Luisa. Yes, I know most people start out with babies, but not Curtis and I. When it comes to parenting we skipped straight to adolescence. Not that we ever planned it this way but it just kind of happened.

One of Curtis’ friends told us that there was an exchange student supposed to be coming here for her senior year of high school but her host family for the year fell through and she asked if we would consider taking her. I said “Sure!” and Curtis looked at me in shock: “Sure?!!? Are you crazy?” Me: “Why not? :) ” And so one week later our daughter arrived. I wish babies were that fast too.




]]> http://cristiowen.net/2009/08/luisa/feed/ 4 Seniors 2009 and 2010 – Promo http://cristiowen.net/2009/04/seniors-2009-and-2010-promo/ http://cristiowen.net/2009/04/seniors-2009-and-2010-promo/#comments Sat, 25 Apr 2009 23:07:00 +0000 admin http://cristiowen.net/2009/04/seniors-2009-and-2010-promo/ 30 people were selected to receive the above invitation for a special promotion. If you are one of them, make sure to call and schedule your session.
If you bring the postcard above to your session you will receive $50 off any print order of $100 or more (excludes albums). Please feel free to call or email if you have any questions. Talk to you soon!
cristi@cristiowen.com
602.750.5864
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]]> http://cristiowen.net/2009/04/seniors-2009-and-2010-promo/feed/ 0 Janetth http://cristiowen.net/2009/04/janetth/ http://cristiowen.net/2009/04/janetth/#comments Wed, 08 Apr 2009 10:33:00 +0000 admin http://cristiowen.net/2009/04/janetth/
The day after my birthday I met up with Janetth for her senior session. She’s just one of those girls who smiles easily and is easy to get to know.
We started her session in front of the Vans store:

Then she changed into her fabulous Betsy Johnson prom dress:

Matching toe nails? Yes, please!

One of Janetth’s favorite things to do is to draw (and she’s really good!)This one makes me smile:
One of her other favorite things? Her iPod:

Another past-time? Looking gorgeous:

Janetth, you and you are mom are so wonderful. Have fun at prom and stay in touch. I can’t wait to hear all the great thing you’ll be doing!

]]> http://cristiowen.net/2009/04/janetth/feed/ 5 Grace http://cristiowen.net/2009/04/grace/ http://cristiowen.net/2009/04/grace/#comments Mon, 06 Apr 2009 17:09:00 +0000 admin http://cristiowen.net/2009/04/grace/ I got to photograph this gorgeous 2010 senior a few weeks back and we had so much fun!

Amazing make-up by Celestial Williams.
Hair by Blossom Salon and I got to play stylist for a day and fell in love with all the cute stuff I got to pick out. I still need to get back to Blossom to buy this bracelet!

Grace, you are amazing. Thank you so much!
]]> http://cristiowen.net/2009/04/grace/feed/ 0 Valeria http://cristiowen.net/2009/03/valeria/ http://cristiowen.net/2009/03/valeria/#comments Mon, 30 Mar 2009 04:57:00 +0000 admin http://cristiowen.net/2009/03/valeria/
This afternoon I met up with Valeria for her senior photos. She’s a high school senior at Desert Vista graduating in just a few months. As you all know, I LOVE photographing seniors and Valeria did not disappoint. Good times, for sure! Thanks, Valeria!

]]> http://cristiowen.net/2009/03/valeria/feed/ 2 Candace http://cristiowen.net/2009/03/candace/ http://cristiowen.net/2009/03/candace/#comments Tue, 10 Mar 2009 07:50:00 +0000 admin http://cristiowen.net/2009/03/candace/ Earlier today I shot Candace’s senior portraits and we had so much fun!
Candace is such a sweetheart. She’s really into photography and wanted some “cute, girly, frilly, pictures as well as some graffiti backgrounds” and I think we totally rocked it! We still have one more part to her “Totally You” session and I can’t wait to spend some more time with you and your family, Candace!

















Yes, I know your hair is a little out of place, but I still LOVE this picture! :)

Once again, Celestial Williams did an amazing job with make-up. Thanks, Celestial!

Jodi Hatfield did Candace’s hair and you can find all the cute outfits Candace is wearing at Blossom in downtown Mesa.
]]> http://cristiowen.net/2009/03/candace/feed/ 1 Senior Models 2010 – Style Guide http://cristiowen.net/2009/01/senior-models-2010-style-guide/ http://cristiowen.net/2009/01/senior-models-2010-style-guide/#comments Sun, 25 Jan 2009 07:05:00 +0000 admin http://cristiowen.net/2009/01/senior-models-2010-style-guide/ I always get the question “what should I wear for my session” or “how many outfits should I bring”. My answer is always the same: “bring all of the things that you love and that make you, you!” 
Now, if you need some inspiration, here are some of the 2010 style trends:
Sure, scarves have been in style for a long time, but this year they will be worn a little bit differently, here’s how:
You can never bring too many accessories to your shoot: hats, scarves, bracelets, earrings, bags, purses, belts, necklaces and anything else you can thing of. Here are some ideas:
For outfits, it’s great to have variety. For example: 1. something simple: jeans, flip flops, white t-shirt, 2. something dressy: dress and heels, 3. prom dress? 4. a layered look: boots, leggings, shirt, sweater, coat, 4. something trendy: whatever you are into right now and we’ll be embarrassed of 15 years from now! Here are some ideas:
As far as hair and make up, my number one advice is don’t wear any glittery lotion or make-up. It doesn’t look good on pictures. Number two advice: bring your lip gloss for touch-ups!

Last but not least: If there’s anything you really like to do, for example, play the guitar, skateboarding, riding your bike or anything like that, feel free to bring it with you!
Boys: I’ll work on something for you soon, but I’m sure you get the idea. lol :)
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I’m so excited for all of the awesome changes that will be taking place in 2009!

I just got back from an awesome trip to Las Vegas to the Senior Portrait Artists convention. I learned a ton, met some great photographers and had a blast with my roomie (amazing photographer) Kim Jarman.
What this means to my senior clients is that you will have the opportunity to enter a nationwide contest to be a SPA model and win an all expense paid trip to the next SPA convention in Del Coronado.
Here are some of my images from SPA ’09:

If you are a junior right now, make sure to give me a call or email me so I can give you some more details! I’d love to see one of my seniors make it to Senior Modeling SPA Event 2010!
]]> http://cristiowen.net/2009/01/2010-high-school-senior-models/feed/ 1 High School Senior. Aleisha. Gorgeous. http://cristiowen.net/2008/12/high-school-senior-aleisha-gorgeous/ http://cristiowen.net/2008/12/high-school-senior-aleisha-gorgeous/#comments Fri, 05 Dec 2008 05:34:00 +0000 admin http://cristiowen.net/2008/12/high-school-senior-aleisha-gorgeous/ I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE photographing high school seniors and Aleisha made me love it even more! On Aleisha’s questionnaire she told me she wanted a little of everything for her photos “soft, graceful, edgy, trendy, fun”. Sooo, we went to work and did just that. We had a blast and I love every photo, so it was hard to choose just a few for the blog. For those of you who watch Stylista,  Ashley was on the losing team yesterday because she was unable to edit her photos down to just a few for the final layout. Big Mistake! So I tried to keep that in mind today, but I couldn’t help it. I guess I’m on the losing team tonight.















Thanks Aleisha! Can we do it again?

]]> http://cristiowen.net/2008/12/high-school-senior-aleisha-gorgeous/feed/ 7 Chanelle http://cristiowen.net/2008/11/chanelle/ http://cristiowen.net/2008/11/chanelle/#comments Sat, 15 Nov 2008 02:16:00 +0000 admin http://cristiowen.net/2008/11/chanelle/ This session was so great! Chanelle is a high school senior at Marcos de Niza and when she called me to do her session she asked for pictures that are not your typical boring high school senior photos. I couldn’t be happier! She was so awesome and up for anything, which made for a really fun afternoon together.

She reminds of Julianne Hughes (from Dancing with the Stars).


Chanelle’s boyfriend came along with her so we got a few of them together too:


Love this one:
LOVE this one too:



So many of her pictures looked like they could be a cd cover!

Chanelle, you were so great, I really enjoyed getting to meet you. Oh by the way I went and bought the same scarf – slightly different color! Thank you! I hope you enjoy these :)

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