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Maren Elizabeth

Gilbert, AZ | Serving the greater phoenix area

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  • Senior pictures at Scorpion Gulch feature ghost town ruins and desert landscape all around for endless possibilities. Gilbert Photographer

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    Scorpion Gulch Senior Pictures | Gilbert Photographer

    Scorpion Gulch Senior Pictures | Gilbert Photographer I love scorpion gulch for senior pictures and especially for young men because the ruins bring a rough, masculine feel to the images. On the outskirts of Phoenix,

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  • Elder missionary pictures at the Provo Cit

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    Provo City Center Temple Missionary Pictures | Arizona Photographer

    Provo City Center Temple Missionary Pictures | Arizona Photographer   I’d love to work with you! Contact me to book your session! Check out more of my portfolio and stay up to date by following me

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  • UVU boy senior pictures by Maren Elizabeth Photography taken on the top level of the Utah Valley University parking garage. | Arizona Senior Photographer

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    Noah | UVU Senior Pictures | Arizona Photographer

    UVU Senior Pictures | Arizona Photographer Noah I chose UVU for these senior pictures because I wanted something that felt masculine and Utah Valley University never fails to deliver. I love all the cement walls

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  • Elder Missionary Pictures at Aspen Grove, UT | Arizona Photographer | Maren Elizabeth Photography

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    Elder Missionary Pictures | Aspen Grove, UT | Arizona Photographer

    Elder Missionary Pictures | Aspen Grove, UT Aspen Grove was a great location for these Elder missionary pictures. I love the masculine pine trees and fallen logs by the river, and the aspen grove near

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  • Since missionaries for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints can now serve when 18 I take a lot of Senior & Missionary pictures during the same session! Missionaries teach fundamental gospel truths that can change your life when you learn with real intent and put them to the test in your life. Find out more at Mormon.org. | Arizona Senior Photographer | Arizona Missionary Photographer | Maren Elizabeth Photography

    Seniors | Missionaries

    Arizona Senior & Missionary Pictures | Arizona Photographer

    Arizona Senior & Missionary Pictures | Arizona Photographer Because the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints changed the missionary age from 19 to 18 I take more senior & missionary pictures in the same

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    Happy Thursday! Hang in there, its almost Friday!⁣ ⁣ Have any fun weekend plans?
    So excited for the sessions I've got planned this So excited for the sessions I've got planned this weekend! Stay tuned for lots of sneak peeks from one of my all time favorite locations!
    WORKING TODDLER MOM HACK 426 (don't ask me what th WORKING TODDLER MOM HACK 426 (don't ask me what the first 425 are):⁣ ⁣ Use bath time to your advantage. I don't know about you but my toddler LOVES bath time. She basically thinks its just swimming with shampoo. She hardly ever lets me get anything done these days but if I plop her in the tub she'll play for hours and I can get some work done on my laptop while I sit tubside (like planning my instagram content).⁣ ⁣ What best distracts your kids so you can get things done?
    𝗡𝗔𝗠𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗞 𝗡𝗔𝗠𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗞 𝗢𝗙 𝗔𝗥𝗧⁣ You know how when you go to a museum or art gallery most of the pieces have super literal names?⁣ ⁣ For example "Girl with a Pearl Earring", everyone knows that one. Or "Woman Walking in Rain with Umbrella", that one's from the @ideamuseummesa's current weather exhibit.⁣ ⁣ So, please give me your best art show title for this picture. Feel free to go deep, symbolic, obvious, literal, or even snarky. ⁣ ⁣ Can't wait to see what you come up with!
    Sometimes sessions end in a tickle fight. 🤷 And Sometimes sessions end in a tickle fight. 🤷 And I'm okay with that. 😆
    I can't remember a time when I didn't think I was I can't remember a time when I didn't think I was chubby. And for a long time I thought that meant I'd never be loved, never get married, never have a family.⁣ ⁣ I feel so sorry for that girl now. The one who thought the world loved or hated based on the size clothes you wore.⁣ ⁣ My turning point came during my senior year of high school. While there were many things that finally led me to self love the first and most influential was my senior pictures session.⁣ ⁣ When I got my pictures back I saw a beautiful girl. After that there was no going back. that picture wasn't going anywhere and I had to accept the truth in it. For the first time I thought I was beautiful. For the first time when I looked at a picture of myself i didn't automatically think "fat". ⁣ ⁣ Coincidentally it was around the same time I got serious about my photography hobby. I recognized that the camera had power to influence the way we see ourselves, and I wanted to show people their beauty.⁣ ⁣ Most importantly I want Emi to grow up and recognize her beauty and eternal worth everyday both because of how I talk about and react to my body and because of all the pictures proclaiming it! ⁣ ⁣ This is why I'm a photographer. This is the gift I strive to give each of my clients, especially the little ones.
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