Diamond was another Ironwood senior that I had the privilege of photographing last year. I have had the pleasure of getting to know Diamond the last 3 years. I have watched her grow into such a beautiful young lady. I see a lot of myself in Diamond at her age, and so we had many conversations regarding friends, family, church and her future. She is a very strong young woman that in some small way I have had the privilege of mentoring. I have watched her grow in herself, confidence, and faith. For her senior session we went to Manistee Ranch; where I was able to watch her developed confidence from behind my lens. Since graduated, Diamond is now attending Northern Arizona University where she has gone from studying Psychology to Criminal Justice. We chat regularly and it makes me happy that I was able to capture that milestone for her, and that I still get updates on her current milestones!

Aliah was one of my Ironwood 2015 seniors. Her and Breanna (session previously posted) are best friends. One a typical day you could find them running around campus together, avoiding class at all costs. Aliah has such a genuine soul about her. She is sweet and thoughtful. Between her and Breanna almost any favored I ask was met with a smile and an 'Okay Bruce'. She worked really hard during her high school career, not just putting in time in the classroom but she was involved in several different clubs on campus and helped a lot with her little sister. We met up at Downtown Glendale for her session, and despite Aliah feeling rushed in the morning I think that she rocked her session. She is such a beautiful girl inside and out, and I have been privileged to have gotten to know her. She will be headed back to Arizona soon for winter break, but will just be finishing up her first semester at New Mexico State University. Very proud of this little lady!

This is the Jones Family. I work with Alisa and she is one of the sweetest and kindest people I have met. Her little boys are beautiful and her husband was not who I pictured at all, but he was absolutely hilarious. I could not stop laughing during their session. Alisa told me that she couldn't even remember the last time they did family pictures; she thought it was back when her and her husband had gotten married. Well, wow, things have changed a little since them!! I'm glad that I was able to provide them with some images that reflect their current life, with two amazing little boys! It's incredibly how quickly things can change, their session was taken a little over a year ago and now Alisa is expecting her 3rd bundle of joy!

Sim and Keely were both seniors at Ironwood High School, Class of 2015. Sim (dark hair) really wanted to do a senior session with me but felt that she would be too awkward in front of the camera, so she convinced her BFF to come along and do more of a best friend session. The first time I met up with the girls was at Vistancia, with the race against the clock for lighting. The girls were misguided by their GPS and got lost. By the time we had found each other there was only a few minutes sunlight left; so we scheduled a second shoot at Rio Vista. Both girls are beautiful and total hams in front of the camera (when they are together)! Their session is a combination of images from Vistancia and Rio Vista. Some of the light that I received with them was awesome! These girls spend so much time together, now in college, they drive between Phoenix and Tucson just to see each other on the weekends. I am really happy that I got to hang out with them not once, but twice to capture how much their senior year meant to them and how good of friends they truly are. They are coming close to the completion of their first semester in college and I know that the two of them rocked it! Congratulations girls!