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One enchanting child and her parents – Flagstaff family portrait studio

This child is dangerous. It needs to be said. You have been warned. If you see her, interact with her or receive one of her signature huge smiles, you will be under her enchanting spell. She is absolutely addictively delightful. When she flashes you that grin or – MAN – giggles! Her adorableness is so powerful that you might just find yourself thinking random thoughts like, “Hmmmm….Should I just quit my job and become a full time childcare provider?” She is THAT lovable.

Her parents are kind, patient and clearly know what a wonderful, charismatic daughter they’ve been blessed with. I’m grateful that they entrusted me with documenting this chapter in their family’s life.

When I saw her last, she was half asleep, yet gave me her trademark smile from beneath her pacifier and sleepy eyes. I will miss that charming smile until I see her again.

Flagstaff Family Portrait Photographer • Flagstaff Maternity Pregnancy Photographer • Flagstaff Newborn Photographer • Flagstaff Child Photographer • Flagstaff Senior Portrait Photographer • Flagstaff Couples Photography

Kristen Dacey Iwai of KDI Photography is a full-time professional portrait photographer based in Flagstaff, Arizona with decades of experience. Making portraits of families, pregnancy, newborns, babies, children, and high school seniors in her downtown studio and on location, she serves clients from Flagstaff, Sedona, Tuba City, Winslow, Payson, Page, Williams, Prescott, Mesa, Scottsdale, Phoenix, Arizona

Posted in Child photography, children, family, Family Photography Flagstaff, family portrait, Flagstaff Photographer, Flagstaff Portrait, Flagstaff portrait photography, Flagstaff portraits, individual portrait, parents, photography, studio portrait

The Woods Family 2019 – Location Family Photography in Flagstaff

When I first met with this awesome family, they had a lot going on; two kids (one a high school senior), two jobs, in the process of moving into a new home. We were planning senior portraits for their daughter but it became clear that family portraits were overdue.

We have a similar family configuration, a high school girl with a younger brother, and we live in the same smaller-than you’d-think town. Yet remarkably, we’d never met. I’m so glad we did. They are just the nicest people and getting to witness and document their loving, playful family culture was a pleasure.

I’m honored that the portraits we made together reflecting that happy Woods family vibe will shine down on their daily lives from the walls of their new home.

Flagstaff Family Portrait Photographer • Flagstaff Maternity Pregnancy Photographer • Flagstaff Newborn Photographer • Flagstaff Child Photographer • Flagstaff Senior Portrait Photographer • Flagstaff Couples Photography

Kristen Dacey Iwai of KDI Photography is a full-time professional portrait photographer based in Flagstaff, Arizona with decades of experience. Making portraits of families, pregnancy, newborns, babies, children, and high school seniors in her downtown studio and on location, she serves clients from Flagstaff, Sedona, Tuba City, Winslow, Payson, Page, Williams, Prescott, Mesa, Scottsdale, Phoenix, Arizona

Posted in couples portrait, family, Family Photography Flagstaff, family portrait, Flagstaff Photographer, Flagstaff Portrait, Flagstaff portrait photography, Flagstaff portraits, location portrait, parents, Pet photography, photography

Aspen, FALA Class of 2020 – Senior Portrait Photography Flagstaff

I’ve known this family for years and always love my time with them but this senior portrait session will stand out among the many in my memory. Aspen feels, for obvious reasons, very connected to the aspen trees so it was a no-brainer when we were selecting our location. Shannon & Aspen arrived, joining me at the location on a fall morning when we were blessed with no rain, the aspens vibrating with saturated color.

Getting out of the car, they scooped up Aspen’s wardrobe and the two dogs, Soleil and Penny, as we headed to the first vignette – our initial portrait of the session. Dropping her bag of clothing on the ground, Aspen threw off her jacket while her mom worked to wrangle the two dogs, their leashes intertwining. As I stood there adjusting my camera, I looked up just in time to see a sight I won’t soon forget. Puppy Soleil stood positioned with 2 legs in front the bag of clothes and two behind. Without lifting a paw, he calmly urinated with precision, directly onto Aspens entire wardrobe for the shoot. His aim could not have been more accurate if he’d been trained for such a mission. A pee-wielding, canine sniper.

Fortunately, Aspen is a consummate pro, having likely endured many unexpected snafus during her years on stage as a dancer and actress. She expressed some frustration and then, promptly moved on. She luckily had an outtake outfit or two in the car and she just laughed the whole thing off from there. She didn’t even seem mad at her puppy when she snuggled him later for some sweet portraits. Aspen graduates from FALA in the spring. May she weather all of the new experiences she’ll undoubtedly have in the next year with the same aplomb.

Flagstaff Family Portrait Photographer • Flagstaff Maternity Pregnancy Photographer • Flagstaff Newborn Photographer • Flagstaff Child Photographer • Flagstaff Senior Portrait Photographer • Flagstaff Couples Photography

Kristen Dacey Iwai of KDI Photography is a full-time professional portrait photographer based in Flagstaff, Arizona with decades of experience. Making portraits of families, pregnancy, newborns, babies, children, and high school seniors in her downtown studio and on location, she serves clients from Flagstaff, Sedona, Tuba City, Winslow, Payson, Page, Williams, Prescott, Mesa, Scottsdale, Phoenix, Arizona

Posted in Flagstaff Portrait, Flagstaff portrait photography, Flagstaff portraits, individual portrait, location portrait, Pet photography, photography, senior portrait

Happy Holidays!

We didn’t want the holidays to go by without thanking all of the wonderful people that we got to work with this year.

THANK YOU!

May your holidays be beautiful, filled with your favorite things, and getting to connect with the people you love.


Here’s to a fantastic 2020!
Kristen & Keiji

Flagstaff Family Portrait Photographer • Flagstaff Maternity Pregnancy Photographer • Flagstaff Newborn Photographer • Flagstaff Child Photographer • Flagstaff Senior Portrait Photographer • Flagstaff Couples Photography

Kristen Dacey Iwai of KDI Photography is a full-time professional portrait photographer based in Flagstaff, Arizona with decades of experience. Making portraits of families, pregnancy, newborns, babies, children, and high school seniors in her downtown studio and on location, she serves clients from Flagstaff, Sedona, Tuba City, Winslow, Payson, Page, Williams, Prescott, Mesa, Scottsdale, Phoenix, Arizona

Posted in BLE, Child photography, children, family, Family Photography Flagstaff, family portrait, Flagstaff Photographer, Flagstaff Portrait, Flagstaff portrait photography, Flagstaff portraits, individual portrait, studio portrait

The Claxton Moyer Women – Studio Family Portraits in Flagstaff

It was minutes before the session, and the raging thunderstorms hammering us with lightning finally hit their mark, throwing out my studio’s power. I wasn’t surprised, in light of the particular cohort of women I was waiting on. I’ve gotten used to preparing for the unexpected when they arrive. Sometimes there are new people joining them, or a surprise dog. Last year, there was an appendicitis scare. On this day, the dreary ambient daylight was too dark for window light portraits and the unpowered strobes refused to fire. Even my water cooler apparently requires electricity so we just… chilled for a bit. While we waited, we talked about how Eliza had tape on her legs to help with shinsplints and the soreness in her calves from running and dancing, admittedly way too much. Meg removed her toenail polish, told me about the phenomenal concert she’d seen. I could talk to all three of them for hours, honestly.

We experimented, doing portraits without any movement in the dim window light, using an ISO setting of 4000. Soon the power resumed and we turned up the Shawn Mendes and danced. Since blur was what I was going for that day, I needed to dance while shooting too. If you passed by my studio during the session, you would have seen a photographer dancing with her subjects – something I usually try very much to avoid to keep pictures crisp! Never a dull moment with this great crew.

Flagstaff Family Portrait Photographer • Flagstaff Maternity Pregnancy Photographer • Flagstaff Newborn Photographer • Flagstaff Child Photographer • Flagstaff Senior Portrait Photographer • Flagstaff Couples Photography

Kristen Dacey Iwai of KDI Photography is a full-time professional portrait photographer based in Flagstaff, Arizona with decades of experience. Making portraits of families, pregnancy, newborns, babies, children, and high school seniors in her downtown studio and on location, she serves clients from Flagstaff, Sedona, Tuba City, Winslow, Payson, Page, Williams, Prescott, Mesa, Scottsdale, Phoenix, Arizona

Posted in family, Family Photography Flagstaff, family portrait, Flagstaff Photographer, Flagstaff portrait photography, Flagstaff portraits, studio portrait

Matisyn, Coconino High School Class of 2020 – Flagstaff Senior Portraits

She is certainly not a loud person, nor someone who seems to seek the limelight. But if you know her, you know that Maty has the best giggle. She was so patient with me bossing her around as I directed her during our senior portrait session. Even when I asked her to do something she didn’t like (a math problem in her head, for instance), she reluctantly, yet kindly, complied… Until she couldn’t contain it and burst out laughing. And her laugh is infectious, so, while she was chuckling, her mom and I were doing the same behind the scenes. It’s amazing that there are any serious portraits of her at all, really. I suspect that those were the ones that were the most taxing for her. As for taxing tasks, she doesn’t have much more time left before high school math is a thing of the past. She graduates from Coconino High School in the spring. Wishing her lots of luck, although I’m sure she doesn’t need it.

Flagstaff Family Portrait Photographer • Flagstaff Maternity Pregnancy Photographer • Flagstaff Newborn Photographer • Flagstaff Child Photographer • Flagstaff Senior Portrait Photographer • Flagstaff Couples Photography

Kristen Dacey Iwai of KDI Photography is a full-time professional portrait photographer based in Flagstaff, Arizona with decades of experience. Making portraits of families, pregnancy, newborns, babies, children, and high school seniors in her downtown studio and on location, she serves clients from Flagstaff, Sedona, Tuba City, Winslow, Payson, Page, Williams, Prescott, Mesa, Scottsdale, Phoenix, Arizona

Posted in Flagstaff Photographer, Flagstaff Portrait, Flagstaff portrait photography, Flagstaff portraits, individual portrait, location portrait, senior portrait

Last Minute Gift Idea – Holiday Freak Out in Flagstaff

How are you doing? Are you freaking out a little bit, like I am?  I’ll be honest, I feel a lot like the little guy in this picture right now. Stressed that I won’t get it all done, especially since I have almost no holiday shopping done yet!

SO…. here’s a little idea for you. The people you love really, really want portraits. 🙂 Email or call me right now and we’ll plan and scheme to surprise some lucky person on your list. We have festive, wrapped up gift certificates in any amount for you to delight that special person.

Give us a shout.  I don’t know, maybe we can change that freak out into a happy dance. 🙂   studio@kdiphotography.com or  (928)779-4151

Flagstaff Family Portrait Photographer • Flagstaff Maternity Pregnancy Photographer • Flagstaff Newborn Photographer • Flagstaff Child Photographer • Flagstaff Senior Portrait Photographer • Flagstaff Couples Photography

Kristen Dacey Iwai of KDI Photography is a full-time professional portrait photographer based in Flagstaff, Arizona with decades of experience. Making portraits of families, pregnancy, newborns, babies, children, and high school seniors in her downtown studio and on location, she serves clients from Flagstaff, Sedona, Tuba City, Winslow, Payson, Page, Williams, Prescott, Mesa, Scottsdale, Phoenix, Arizona

Posted in Child photography, family, Family Photography Flagstaff, family portrait, Flagstaff Photographer, Flagstaff Portrait, Flagstaff portrait photography, Flagstaff portraits, individual portrait, resources, studio portrait

The Callahan Maestas Clan – Fall Family Portraits in Flagstaff, AZ

To be honest, I think we all knew it was ambitious. The mission: document one adorable 8 month old, as well as his 3 canine siblings, and their nice parents. We aimed to capitalize on the beautiful fall foliage in the soft evening light, hopefully timing it just perfectly during its fleeting, vibrant glory. But, as you might imagine, wrangling a human baby and 3 fur babies all at once, has some challenges.

At one point, one of the dogs got a little overexcited. In a flash, Korina, holding Benjamin, disappeared before my eyes, their faces instantly replaced by her feet flipping straight up in the air, as her puppy knocked them backwards, down the hill below where they had been sitting a second earlier. Fortunately, Korina is incredibly strong and never once released her fierce maternal grip on her son. Daniel rushed to assist and they recovered balance.

I’m sad to say, now that we can laugh about it, that I didn’t have the wherewithal to take a picture in that moment! I was too concerned for everyone’s safety to record the hilarious scene unfolding in front of me. Luckily no injuries were sustained, and we were able to go on with the session, no hospital needed!

I hadn’t seen baby Benjamin in several months and his blossoming personality had only become more lovely – if that’s even possible. He’s an easy laugher and smiler, a super sweet, curious boy. He especially seemed to enjoy playing with the pumpkins his mom had grown in their garden.

I hope, when they look back on this busy time, these family portraits will help some of the beautiful moments be less of blur in their memories.

Flagstaff Family Portrait Photographer • Flagstaff Maternity Pregnancy Photographer • Flagstaff Newborn Photographer • Flagstaff Child Photographer • Flagstaff Senior Portrait Photographer • Flagstaff Couples Photography

Kristen Dacey Iwai of KDI Photography is a full-time professional portrait photographer based in Flagstaff, Arizona with decades of experience. Making portraits of families, pregnancy, newborns, babies, children, and high school seniors in her downtown studio and on location, she serves clients from Flagstaff, Sedona, Tuba City, Winslow, Payson, Page, Williams, Prescott, Mesa, Scottsdale, Phoenix, Arizona

Posted in Child photography, children, family, Family Photography Flagstaff, family portrait, Flagstaff Photographer, Flagstaff Portrait, Flagstaff portrait photography, Flagstaff portraits, location portrait, parents, photography

Quinn, Class of 2020 – Senior Portrait Photographer

We had to battle rampant, vicious, stealthy mosquitos while being vigilant against the possibility of sneaky, disease carrying ticks. There were also humid clouds of green pollen in the air. Does this sound like Arizona? Nope. We were in Massachusetts for Quinn’s senior portraits. I’ll admit, I’m spoiled here at 7,000 feet. Not much in the way of pests or humidity. But I didn’t mind any of it. Quinn is always delightful to hang out with – funny, smart, musically, dramatically and athletically talented. I treasured getting to spend time with him.

This session was bittersweet because Quinn is youngest of the four kids, the last Fay family member I will make high school senior portraits with. On the other hand, we got to complete the senior portrait wall, where all four portraits now hang together in complete and perfect harmony.

Flagstaff Family Portrait Photographer • Flagstaff Maternity Pregnancy Photographer • Flagstaff Newborn Photographer • Flagstaff Child Photographer • Flagstaff Senior Portrait Photographer • Flagstaff Couples Photography

Kristen Dacey Iwai of KDI Photography is a full-time professional portrait photographer based in Flagstaff, Arizona with decades of experience. Making portraits of families, pregnancy, newborns, babies, children, and high school seniors in her downtown studio and on location, she serves clients from Flagstaff, Sedona, Tuba City, Winslow, Payson, Page, Williams, Prescott, Mesa, Scottsdale, Phoenix, Arizona

Posted in individual portrait, location portrait, photography, senior portrait

Ben – Senior Portrait Photography in New England

I was thrilled that he wanted to do his senior portraits with me in Rockport, MA. Time with one of my favorite people in one of my favorite places. I’ve known Ben since before he was born, he’s my nephew and also just happens to be a pleasure to be around. (No, I’m not biased!) I can tell you from years of experience, that Ben is kind, considerate, intelligent, and has an incisive, clever sense of humor. During this session, he had an entourage and between some relentless photobombing and his hilarious voice-over narration of the scenes unfolding around us, there was a lot of laughter. 

Flagstaff Family Portrait Photographer • Flagstaff Maternity Pregnancy Photographer • Flagstaff Newborn Photographer • Flagstaff Child Photographer • Flagstaff Senior Portrait Photographer • Flagstaff Couples Photography

Kristen Dacey Iwai of KDI Photography is a full-time professional portrait photographer based in Flagstaff, Arizona with decades of experience. Making portraits of families, pregnancy, newborns, babies, children, and high school seniors in her downtown studio and on location, she serves clients from Flagstaff, Sedona, Tuba City, Winslow, Payson, Page, Williams, Prescott, Mesa, Scottsdale, Phoenix, Arizona

Posted in individual portrait, location portrait, senior portrait
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