Kimberly | Portraits

I’ve always wanted to do a fashion shoot at a shopping center, but I didn’t have the chance to until this shoot with Kimberly. We met at a shopping park and I said, “I have no idea if we’re allowed to shoot here… but I guess we’ll find out!” Haha. And then maybe 5 minutes into shooting, someone approached us and asked us about our purpose for taking photos. They let us know that there is a fee to shoot there for commercial purposes and that’s when I learned that posting on my blog counts as commercial purposes! Haha. I started talking with the woman who approached us and she was kind enough to let us shoot for just a little bit longer, but was still hesitant. Then, she asked for my name so she could let the security guard know we would be shooting there and when she found out my last name, she decided to let us stay for as long as we wanted! ;) I understand how that sounds strange… haha. My family has owned restaurants in the valley for decades and it turns out that this kind woman was the shopping center manager where one of our first family restaurants used to be in Scottsdale! What are the odds of that?! And then we chatted about some of my family members that she used to work with and all was well! :) At least now I know that it’s not okay to shoot at shopping centers without paying a fee… haha. But even with that little interruption, Kimberly and I had a great time taking photos together! :)
 
Kimberly is a fashion blogger over at Mascara Melodies! She is not only a fashion blogger though, she is also a traveling nurse! She changes cities every 3-5 months for work… and that sounds like SO fun to me! I’m so glad to have had the opportunity to meet up with her while she’s living in Scottsdale temporarily! :)