Father's Day photo shoots

Father’s Day is coming up! Is your dad in town? Are the dads in your family all getting together on Father’s Day? Want to capture some memories of all you guys?

I am offering two photo shoots on Sunday, June, one at 6:30 AM and one at 6:30 PM.

Here is the link to book! Father's Day Photo Shoot Sunday, June 21, 2026

Your shoot will be located at one of these locations, your choice!:

• The Bridge at Water Ranch in Gilbert, AZ (morning or evening)

• The Queen Creek Wash in Queen Creek (morning or evening)

• Veterans Oasis Park in Chandler, AZ (only for the evening time slot)

• The Riparian Preserve in Gilbert, AZ (only for the evening time slot)

• Lost Dutchman State Park (only for the evening time slot, this location requires a parking fee)

I love the idea of all these dads looking back on these photos, and seeing the smiles of their kiddos, thinking of how much bigger/older their kids have become, seeing the connection they have with their little ones. I love the idea that some of these dads might use my images on their social media, on their computer or phone background, framed in their office, maybe a pic in their wallet.

I also love the idea of capturing multiple generations together…it would be a dream to capture a family that had 4 or 5 generations. Kid > Dad > Granddad > Great Granddad > Great Great Granddad! Five generations would be so rare, but I know it exists! That would be so cool to get to photograph.

Here is that link again:

Father's Day Photo Shoot Sunday, June 21, 2026

If you are reading this after this day has passed, but still want a photo shoot for the dad/dads in your family, reach out to me here: brenda.eden@gmail.com

Sweet Sunflower Baby!

This sunflower shoot in Buckeye, Arizona at Sweet Flower Home farm with Stacey and her baby was done at sunrise on November 2nd. Sunrise sessions sometimes work really well for babies, so I suggest considering them! I will get up early and meet you at the sunflowers! I used a gold light reflector to get that glowy gold look. I shoot sunflower sessions in May and June in Gilbert, Arizona, in Dewey during September and August, and in Buckeye in October and very early November.

Buckeye, AZ Sunflowers

Sunflower portrait session for two sisters and their baby daughter/niece!

We took these photos at the beautiful Sweet Flower Home in Buckeye, Arizona. Every October, the farm rents out their sunflower fields to photographers. Other times of the year, usually in the spring, the farm rents out their broccoli and onion fields to photographers.

Rocker 7 Farm Sunflowers

Hi there! If you are looking for a photographer for Rocker 7 Farm Patch in Buckeye. Arizona for October/November 2025, I am definitely available! Please feel free to CONTACT ME HERE!!

Or if you are interested in my sessions coming up this Fall/Winter 2025, CHECK MY BOOKING SITE HERE!

Rocker 7 Farm Patch, located at 19601 W Broadway Rd, Buckeye, AZ 85326 was the prettiest I had ever seen it on this Friday afternoon in October last year (2024.) The farmers who own Rocker 7 had planted sooooo many more flowers than in past years. Acres more. And they were absolutely gorgeous! And because it was a Friday the place was pretty quiet. I know it gets very lively/busy on the weekends, but pro tip: go on a Thursday or Friday to have the place largely to yourself! It’s so peaceful during the week.

I met up with my cousin K, her husband, and her kids - my little cousins pictured here. K and I live on opposite sides of the valley/metro Phoenix area so I only see her every once in a while. I wish we lived closer!

As I was looking at these photos of my cousins, I started getting curious about how we are related and went down some internet rabbit holes looking things up. I was specifically interested in finding out more about my grandmother Caroline’s mother. All I ever knew about her is that her name was Bessie Park and that she was from northeast Oklahoma. I decided to do the free Ancestry dotcom trial and found out when Bessie Park was born: January 18, 1883 in Oktaha Indian Territory, Oklahoma. I learned that she lost her mother when she was about 8 years old. I always wondered if she was from a native tribe. The one photo I have seen of her makes me think she might have been. Bessie had three children - Caroline, Donald, and Vivienne, but very sadly she passed away when they were still just little kids, with my grandmother Caroline being the oldest at about age 10.

So then I started looking up info about the Oktaha Indian Territory. It was a multicultural settlement within the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, just before Oklahoma became a state in 1907. The Muscogee (Creek) people were forcibly removed from their ancestral lands in Alabama and Georgia during the 1830s as part of the Trail of Tears. They were displaced to so-called Indian Territory, including the area around Oktaha. The Creek nation was a Matrilineal Society meaning lineage and inheritance were traced through moms and grandmas. Around that time, native children were being forced to attend mission schools and boarding schools and were being kept from speaking their languages, erasing cultural identity.

I often wish I had just a few photographs of my grandmothers and great-grandmothers—and my grandfathers too. I know so few photos were taken back then, so having even one feels like a treasure. It makes me hope that the photos I take today might one day be seen by the descendants of the people in them—offering them a glimpse into their own history.

Oh how much my little cousins love each other!

I like using sunflowers to frame people. There are endless possibilities with this method!

My cousin and her family at Rocker 7 Farm Patch. We walked past the cotton field to this tall grass that was growing near the irrigation portal. It caught the setting sunlight in a beautiful way on this windy evening.