Sunset in Sedona, AZ

a spur of the moment trip to sedona, az was so needed. took the family on a road trip to spend time with some dear, dear friends of ours for thanksgiving. looking around on the way in and while there, was soooooooooo awesome. i have to say that the images of sedona far exceed any decription i could ever begin to express. you are immediately amongst something far greater than oneself.

a few years ago i took a photograph of, what i thought was a very cool (prettified looking) tree that after developing it discovered a spiritual VORTEX spiraling throughout the branches of the tree. i am not one to proclaim...but i am the first to respect traditions, customs, faiths and spiritual beliefs other than my own. i guess...to honor ones beliefs is to embrace those around you. plus, how cool is it to be apart of more than just my little BIG bad self!


i was told by some locals that people come from all over the world to be "enlightened" by the energy of the land that makes up the beautiful skyline of sedona. so, i woke up one morning and headed out to capture the sunrise and ended up with soooo much more.

took 4 frames and this image was # 3.

Aingworth Children Portrait

the moment that i showed up at our portrait shoot together the aingworth children were poised ready to go.

what nice kids. the big brother was a great help and as you can see looked out for his two younger sisters.

nice to get out and photograph in the park not to mention having the pleasure of spending some time with fun children. aren't children cool?!

Wii Thank You!

1,776,658 is how many images you have viewed on our site. there has been over 3,000 new visitors viewing 627,671 pages spending an average of 15min. hanging out before 91% of you bookmark our site visiting us just under 3x a year.

if this doesn't put a smile on your face, let me be the first one to shake you a bit! :)

joey carman photography has become a love affair with all of you and we are truly grateful. grateful because you have been the catalyst of who we are and who we've become. it is the time that you take to tell karen or i just what moves you, and what doesn't. this is why your comments, good or bad, shape us to be better than yesterday and more passionate about tomorrow because you care today.

you have moved me so deeply with your support and i can not thank you enough from the bottom of my heart. making the decision to step back and take inventory was the best thing i could have ever done. by you embracing our photography is proof that you agree too.

i am humbled by all that you have given to karen and i during and after our time together. the memories and the many "artful moments' make me a rich man. thank you.

in the true spirit of thanksgiving i want to give you thanks and say..."the time we have with you is like spending time with family. you have me from hello." :) i always want you to know that it is my honor to share with you, and your family, moments that we capture together that last forever. moments that bring back vivid memories because we were there with you...bright eyed and full of wonder.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING from our family to yours.

-joey

Cimino Family Portrait

one of the my most cherished things about what karen and i do is meeting families and being invited into their home to celebrate their life through our photography. the cimino family were gracious with sharing with me a slice of their home that i could not resist capturing in this photograph for their family portrait. i have learned throughout my "listening" to my clients that ones home could never be replicated in any studio or backdrop. the emotion, comfort and pure familiarity of their environment is priceless. i have developed our location portraits to embody a more natural feel both by orchestrating natural and controlled lighting reminiscences of our studio but from our clients home environment.

Johnson Family Portrait

i can't begin to say how much i enjoy what i do.


photography has afforded me a wonderful way to celebrate soooooooooooo many god given gifts. family is one of them.


our family portrait of the johnson family was really a lot of fun. from the moment GO the boys were ON! climbing trees, running, throwing rocks, playing with sticks in the water...just being KIDS. i love it.


the family tried to keep it "within the lines" but soon they relaized that they were not on just any ol' portrait shoot. soon the families dynamic unveiled itself and rendered some beautiful images that can only happen from an observers viewpoint.

Ferrone Family Portrait

during the year, karen and i donate our photography throughout our community to various community outreach programs, churches, synagogues, schools and fund raisers established to raise awareness for numerous charities and scholarship endowments. but most importantly we reach out to our community to say THANK YOU for...everything. we are blessed being surrounded by wonderful people in and around our community. the ferrone family is just such a family that we meet from our "reaching out" to our community.


by the initial hello they were quite suprised with how much fun a family portrait can be and how very little time it takes to capture moments that are genuine to their family and their family only.

we walked around for a bit and came away with some really fun shots and a moment in time that they will soon not forget.

Brooke and Dan

i can go on and on about the moments that define our photography but to truly see for yourself is proof in anything i could ever say. take for example a photograph that i took during the day of a wedding when a woman unveils herself as a beautiful bride... it was quite powerful and one of life's moments that is breathtaking as a photographer. i was told that the bride's library to her aunt's home was being used temporarily as a "catch all" room and it was one of the only rooms that wasn't suitable to photograph. i have been known to go against conventional requests and see beauty in pretty much everything and anything. so, true to form i escorted the bride to the library to capture an unexpected and unconventional bridal portrait that has a hint of Helmut Newton.

brooke and dan's on-line proofing website

brooke and dan's online wedding album

Quote of the Month

"Good timber does not grow with ease; the stronger the wind, the stronger the trees."

- J. Willard Marriott