High School Senior Spokesmodel

I'm on the hunt! I'm looking for one more high school senior to be the last Spokesmodel for BG Photography for the class of 2013. This senior needs to be outgoing, involved in extracurricular activities (including volunteering and giving back), and has to love being in front of the camera. This awesome senior will receive a completely free photo shoot, plus a cd of watermarked images for sharing, and can work towards earning free prints. Their job will be to help me spread the word about BG Photography senior pictures. The more friends you refer, the more free stuff you'll receive!

If you're interested in applying for this incredible position, email me (yvette@bgphotography.biz) with the following information:

- name
- school
- your interests
- your extracurricular activities
- tell me how your friends would describe you
- tell me how you'd help spread the word about BG Photography
- tell me why you'd like to be a BG Photography spokesmodel
- tell me if you know any of the other 2013 BG Photography spokesmodels


I'll be accepting applications for the next two weeks (or so) and will notify the senior that's chosen by August 1st.

*You must be available for a photo shoot during the first two weeks of August 2012

Your Senior Pics...With Your Best Friend...For Half the Price!

I'm really excited to be offering an AMAZING deal for seniors the next few weeks!

For senior sessions booked before 7/30/12 I'm offering a two-for-one best friend session. 

Best friends...behind the camera for three hours...at up to two locations...with unlimited outfit changes...and you can SPLIT THE PRICE! 

Amazing, right? 

Contact yvette@bgphotography.biz to book your session.

*Applies to only two people; can be applied to any package (see www.bgphotography.biz for package details)

How we jumped from two to three in just a few months- Our story of Adoption

This is my first personal post in a LONG time. I normally blog about photography and just mention my personal life in passing, but lately I've been inspired to be a little more transparent about who I am so I've decided to write a little bit about my life. Writing about my life is partially for me, mostly for my kids, and maybe a little bit for whoever ends up reading this blog. Here goes my first attempt at being open with the world...

(warning- this is about a million times longer than most of my posts, and there are no pictures...yep, this is true...I actually didn't include way too many pictures in a blog post for once)

We're anticipating that in less than a week we'll have a new daughter. Last month we received a call from our lawyer that we needed to come down and sign paperwork, and were then informed that we'll soon stand before the judge to adopt our sweet little girl into our family. We're so excited that things will be official, and so excited to have her as our child.

Our adoption story starts so long ago. I remember watching some nighttime news show as a child that was highlighting orphanages in Russia. I can remember crying over the horrible situation the children were in...with no one to hold them or stroke their face or pat dry their tears. I told my parents that I would adopt when I grew up, and I knew then that what I said was true.

When my husband and I got married we began to talk about adopting. We knew that we'd like to try to have biological children but that adoption would need to fit into the plan. After six years of marriage we had our first adorable baby and just a few months after she was born I found out I was pregnant with our son.

I'm not sure what made us say "now" was the time to begin the adoption process. Our little kids were a lot of work back then. We were sleeping very little and were always short on time. But God was prompting us to look into adoption. We found an agency that a few friends had recommended (Christian Family Care) and we set up an appointment to discuss infant adoption. It was a good meeting, but we left feeling unsure. We were praying quite a bit over the next few weeks and we both started asking "what about the kids in foster care?" This was something that we had never considered before. Our hearts had always broken over the thought of older children without loving and stable homes, but we were scared of the work involved and the disruption that it would bring to our already crazy home. But God is bigger than our fears, and provides the strength we lack. Our hearts were changed and we began the path to "fost-adopt" an older child.

The next phase in our adoption was quick. It was obvious that God had sovereignly chosen the time to begin the process. In less than one year from when we began our journey our little girl could be adopted into our family.  We began our 10-week fost-adopt classes in October, we found out about our little girl's situation in November, we met her at the end of December, she moved in at the beginning of February, and our adoption should be complete in July.

It's been so wonderful to welcome her into our home. Going shopping for her room, helping her with homework, tucking her in at night have been mundane, but incredible things for her now. I love that my girls play together all day and that our new daughter loves to read books to our two year old at night. I love the way our one year old screams her name when she walks in the room. It's incredible to see a family come together.

The transition has not been easy, even with all the great joys. In fact it's been incredibly challenging, heart-aching, and stretching. It's been physically, emotionally, spiritually draining. But we're forever reminded of the lengths God went through to adopt us when He sent Jesus to live, die, and rise again on our behalf, because of our sin. On the tough days it's even more apparent of how desperately we need a savior. I'm so grateful for these lessons, even though it means that we had to go through the heartache.

Thank you all for your love and support and for helping to welcome our daughter into our lives. And if you're wondering, she'll be getting a new name. She asked if she could not only receive a new last name but if she could change her middle name to the middle names from both her moms. On the night we signed the adoption paperwork she prayed, "Dear God, thank you for giving me a new name." I cried.

She's Turning 16 and Having a Party- Tucson Photographer

I want to be 16. Wait, no I don't actually want to be 16. But I want to have a Sweet 16 party like this girl. It was spectacular.

This gorgeous girl is really amazing. She is quiet, but outgoing. Super smart, but so humble. Talented and strong, beautiful and genuine. She loves Jesus and is someone I tell my daughter to follow. So when her mom asked me to photograph the party I was simply delighted.

And here's the kicker...this girl can party.

It's Okay to Call Him Gorgeous- Tucson Newborn Photographer

Last week I was able to photograph my childhood best friend's newborn boy.  I wasn't around when her daughter was a newborn, so it feels great to get to now be able to hold her sweet boy, and I was so glad to do these pictures for her. This boy has a head of hair that's to die for and mom already has it styled perfectly (she's a hairdresser- lucky boy!). Hope you enjoy looking at this gorgeous boy as much as I do.