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About Kimberly Jarman

I am a lifestyle photographer; I capture life as it happens and I love to document those moments. I am a creative photographer; I capture love and beauty with style and fashion. I am a passionate photographer; I cry at the tender moments and laugh at the funny moments. I love what I do.

My heart stops a beat when I capture that perfect image...it's kind of like a flutter stop..an excitement..a giddy joy...because I know that the image is going to be amazing. Photography is my love, my passion, and is all that I want to do; I can't explain the emotion that runs through me once I pick up a camera, all I can do is show it to people within the images that I produce. Images that show passion, love, and life...this is why I am a photographer.

Kimberly Jarman is an award winning photographer based out of Arizona. She has traveled all over the United States photographing weddings and portraits. She is very passionate about photography and loves capturing special moments for clients.

You can view more of our work at our website: www.kimberlyjarman.com

Enjoy the blog! We would love to hear from you, so feel free to leave a comment.

You can also follow Kimberly on Twitter and Facebook.

Albums Albums Everywhere | Wedding Photography Scottsdale

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We have been so busy creating albums lately! We have had 9 albums to do in the last 3 or 4 months and i’m so happy that I only have 3 more to do! I love album designing because it really is the final product of the wedding and really tells a story of the day! I thought I would share a few of my favorite spreads from Mark and Lisa’s beautiful wedding up at the Four Seasons!

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Mark and Lisa are getting a beautiful 10×10 Flushmount album. I’m so excited to see the final product and can’t wait to show you all pictures of how gorgeous this album is once it’s produced!

February 1, 2010 - 11:15 am Amanda H - Fantastic as usual. I love your stuff Kim. Also I love that you took a pic of that frame, I want that frame. :) Great detail shots.

January 28, 2010 - 9:53 am Jennifer - Beautiful, Kim! As always! :o) (And if you need help, I do graphic design for a living...if there is anything I can give you a hand with.)

January 27, 2010 - 8:58 pm kimberlyjarman - Thank you Allison!!!

January 27, 2010 - 6:02 pm Allison Bess - Albums are awesome and so worth the cost! That looks like a beautiful wedding!

Jamie + Louie | Scottsdale Wedding Photography

Saturday I had the lovely pleasure to shoot an amazing wedding!!! Jamie and Louie were married and it was quite an event!

Amina, with Some Like it Classic, did an amazing job planning this event. It was beautiful and went so smoothly. The decorations were amazing and it was a great way to start off my 2010 weddings!

The weather was incredible as well. Yes, it was a little chilly, in the 40’s and 50’s, but considering we had tornado crazy storm weather just a few days before, we were so thankful that there was no rain and the sun was out! The clouds were amazing and really made for a great backdrop!

Below are some of my favorites from the day!!

My favorite makeup artist, Sarah SanMarco did Jamie’s makeup, and as usual did a phenomenal job!

You will see many images off this little guy, he kinda stole the show!!

I love it when Bride and Grooms give gifts to each other, it makes for some great pictures, especially when they are amazing new Coach bags!!!

Aren’t they so cute?

I LOVED the clouds, just beautiful!

A new favorite!!

And another new favorite. I LOVE this image.

Louie added his own touch with killer white sneakers!!

I told you that this little guy stole the show! Tux and all!!

A laptop at a ceremony??? I believe they were video conferencing the wedding. AWESOME!

The Family!

I told you the event was decorated fabulously! Look at this!! Great job Amina!

Angelic Grove did all of the florals and did amazing!

Love this first dance shot!

And the party was awesome!

A beautiful end to a beautiful night!

Thank you Louie and Jamie for allowing me to be a part of your day! It was truly amazing and I wish you both the very best!

January 25, 2010 - 10:26 pm kimberlyjarman - Testing back:)

January 25, 2010 - 10:26 pm Kimberly Jarman - Testing:)

January 25, 2010 - 10:21 pm kimberlyjarman - Thanks Kim:)

January 25, 2010 - 10:12 pm Kim - WOW love these. So beautiful! I love the first dance image. Great work as always!

Hiring:: Bring on the Resumes!!

Today is a sad day for me because my dear friend and amazing office manager is moving onto new and different things! There is much sadness in the office, because really, Melanie is amazing. She has helped me run my business the last 2 years and I couldn’t have done it without her. On another note, I am so happy for her because her own business is taking off and she needs to spend more time focusing on the things she loves!

Thankfully, she has give me a heads up and is going to be helping me find someone to replace her!

I am very excited for this opportunity because in all reality, my business is growing and we need GOOD help! I’m really hoping to find someone who wants to come along and grow with me and make this thing take off!!

Below is a job description of the type of person we are looking for. This is NOT a photographer position and I am not looking to hire a photographer. I am looking to hire someone who is in need of a part time/possible full time job, who doesn’t want to go into photography, but maybe loves it and wants to be around this industry.

Please read below and if you are or know of anyone who fits these traits, please have them contact us with their resume!

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Job Description:

Kimberly Jarman Photography is hiring a friendly, experienced, self-motivated person to fill our Studio Manager position.  The position requires 20 to 30 hours per week (with room to grow into a full time position) and all of the “Must Have” skills and experiences listed below.  Pay starts at $10-$15/hour (depending on your experience).  We are looking for someone who will be committed to the success of our company as the position is an integral part of our growing business.  This isn’t a secretary, personal assistant, or errand runner job (though some of those things may need to be done from time to time).  You will be responsible for managing our photography studio, a large client data base, editing photos, scheduling appointments, and much, much more.   Please email resumes as a PDF attachment only to melanie@kimberlyjarman.com.  Please note: This job is NOT a “shooting” job.  No photography skills are required, though a love for photography, art, music and all things creative is highly encouraged!

Must have experience with:

General Office Duties (Answering phones, returning phone calls, filing, scheduling, shipping, data entry, etc.)
Microsoft Office Software/ Google Docs
Adobe Photoshop CS2 or above (We use CS4)
Customer Service
Graphic Design or Photo Editing

Must have the following skills:

Extremely computer savvy and knowledgeable about navigating computers, software, websites, etc. and quick to learn new software and computer systems.
Pro-Active and self-motivated – able to see what needs to be done and do it!
Extremely detail oriented
Confident and Outgoing
Extremely Organized and able to create and maintain organization systems
Able to multitask
Creative
Able to manage a client base of 100-200
Out of the box problem solving
Friendly

Bonus skills:

Experience using Mac computers and OSX
Experience with Quickbooks and general bookkeeping, invoicing, expense/deposit entering, etc.
Adobe Light Room
Sales
Web/Blog Design
Event Planning

Please email resumes as a PDF attachment only to melanie@kimberlyjarman.com.

Thank you!!

Kimberly Jarman:)

January 20, 2010 - 9:09 pm kimberlyjarman - I know Jessi... it is a sad day!!

January 20, 2010 - 8:49 pm Jessi - Nooooo! Bye Mel, I/we'll miss you! Best of luck to you!!

James | HS Senior Pictures | Photographer Arizona

When James’ mom called me up for the first time to talk about Senior pictures she said that she had to have me do his pictures because she wanted something fresh and different. She had so many clothing ideas and fashion images to show me to get an idea of what she wanted. It was fun; I love it when mom’s are excited about the shoot! I hadn’t met James yet, but she said he was really good looking and would do great!! Ha!!! It was true, when James showed up I knew we would get some great pictures!!

I had so much fun on this shoot!! These are only a few as there were so many good ones,

High School Seniors are a lot of fun for me and I love photographing them. I can’t wait to see what next year involves!!!

James, wants to be a fire fighter so we got permission to go take pictures at the fire department. I have to tell you, this was a lot of fun!

Thanks Keri and James! You guys rock!!

January 17, 2010 - 11:06 pm Susan Hydzik - Really awesome photos! Love the ones at the fire station! The lighting is awesome and you made him look really good!

January 16, 2010 - 9:30 pm Amanda Holcomb - I love the one of him looking up wearing the best and jacket. Fantastic colors and so handsome. Great shoot.

January 11, 2010 - 7:54 pm kimberlyjarman - Thanks Jen:)

January 11, 2010 - 7:54 pm kimberlyjarman - Thank you Celesa.

January 11, 2010 - 7:54 pm kimberlyjarman - Melissa.. we are facebook friends!! YAY!! Isn't that so funny how that happens?? It was great meeting you!!!!!

January 10, 2010 - 9:27 pm Melissa Hathaway - It took me forever & a day to figure out how I knew your name when we met at SPA. Finally figured it out when I went on Facebook! Your work is absolutely beautiful and I love what the images you created during this session! It was great meeting with you. Hope to keep in touch via FB!

January 10, 2010 - 7:08 pm Celesa - Great job. I love his style of clothing. Or I should say "Moms" idea. :)

January 8, 2010 - 11:58 am Jennifer Bowen - Awesome job Kim! LOVE the firefighter ones and great light throughout!!

January 8, 2010 - 6:45 am kimberlyjarman - Thanks Lizzie!!!

January 8, 2010 - 6:42 am kimberlyjarman - Ohhh.. I like that Angela!!! Thanks:)

January 8, 2010 - 6:41 am kimberlyjarman - Sarah... he does doesn't he!! Thanks for the comment!

January 8, 2010 - 6:41 am kimberlyjarman - I know.. aren't the firefighter ones great? I LOVED doing that! Thanks for your comment Brooke!!

January 7, 2010 - 9:59 pm Lizzie Kimball - Kim, these are AMAZING!!! You did awesome, as usual!

January 7, 2010 - 9:23 pm Angela - The last one is very Johnny Cash or Walk the Line! Love them all

January 7, 2010 - 9:20 pm sarah.elizabeth - he definitely looks too old to be a senior. great pictures though! love them! :]

January 7, 2010 - 9:13 pm Brooke Stevens-Patrick - Thoroughly adorable! Love the firefighter ones! ♥

Heather + Chris | Desert Botanical Gardens | Scottsdale Wedding Photographer

I have only posted one wedding from this Fall and it makes me sad, so i’m going to go back and find these amazing weddings so that I can share them with you!!!

Heather and Chris were married in September at the Desert Botanical Gardens. It really was an amazing day and I had a blast. I photographed Heather’s sister’s senior portraits, so I was ecstatic when they called and asked me to photograph Heather’s wedding. I love getting to photograph families special events!

Chris and Heather are one of a kind! They both met in Band in college… the funny thing is that they went to different Schools in different states!!! They hit it, off and after a long distance relationship tied the knot!

Here are some of my favorites from the wedding.

I love this shot of Heather. She was having so much fun being goofy and walking up to Chris for their first look.

The Desert Botanical Gardens is so amazing to shoot. There are so many great locations that make for great pictures!!

Heather really wanted this shot!! So much fun!

Aren’t those girls so cute! I love flower girls!

I know it’s been awhile but Congratulations you two!!!! It was a beautiful day!!

January 6, 2010 - 12:36 pm Amanda H - Wow, as always beautiful shots. I love how fun this bride seems to be, she is just beeming with excitement and you captured this perfectly.

January 4, 2010 - 3:52 pm Melissa - Beautiful pictures!! Your an amazing photographer, I still have people 3 years later talking about how awesome our wedding photographer was!! Thanks again!

January 4, 2010 - 11:05 am Larry Reeves - Great job on these, Kimberly! I love shooting at the Desert Botanical Gardens! Awesome shots!

Hope you have a wonderful 2010

I can’t believe that it is already 2010. I have no clue where 2009 went!!

As you can tell we’ve been slacking on the blog lately, this year was not the year of the blog. It was more like the year of Twitter/Facebook as I always twitter and facebook. It’s kinda an easier way to share with the world my random ramblings:) That being said, this year i’m hoping to blog more often and catch up on my blog posts from this Fall.

I’m headed to an amazing week in SanDiego, first for the SPA Artists convention – a wonderful photography convention geared toward High School Senior Portraits. I’m so excited!! The 2nd part of the week will be shared with my wonderful family at the most amazing place on earth, Disneyland!!! I can not tell you how excited I am to share Disneyland for the first time with my little girl!! She probably won’t remember the experience, but I sure will!!

Well, I had to post on the first day of the year, so I thought I would send you all some Holiday Love!! Since my cards are still waiting to go out, I will share with you all an online version!! I wish you the BEST in 2010!!!

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Erica + Justin | Hotel Valley Ho | Scottsdale Wedding Photographer

Erica and Justin got married at the amazing Hotel Valley Ho in October. The wedding was amazing as were all the details. Erica and Justin have become friends and are some of my favorite people. They were up for anything and everything. They are such an amazing couple together and I can’t wait to see how their lives play out as husband as wife!!

I also had the awesome opportunity to work with Aleasha Shelton with A Day to Cherish Events. She is an absolute amazing wedding coordinator and is now one of my favorite wedding coordinators in the valley!

To start the pictures… here are some great getting ready details, including  Jimmy Choo!!

Erica is so beautiful!!

Her smile is so contagious!

I love the sweatshirts she made for all the girls!!

One of my favorites.

I have always wanted a wedding where the bride wore a headpiece like this and I was so excited to see her put it on!!! Dream wedding!

Erica wanted to have a private special meeting so her father could see her. This was by far the most tender moment that I have ever photographed with a daughter and father.

Justin and Erica saw each other before hand and it was an awesome meeting! Justin was a little excited to see her!

Erica is beautiful!

Aren’t they an amazingly photographic couple?

The flowergirls were so stinkin cute!

The ceremony was awesome as well. All their guests surrounded them in a circle and it was very unique.

Thank you Erica and Justin for such an amazing day!! You guys are wonderful!!

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Vendors

Venue | Hotel Valley Ho

Event Coordinator | Aleasha Shelton

Cake Artist | Classic Cakes and Confections

FloristWendell Design Group

Cake Artist | Classic Cakes and Confections

Musician/DJ | Snake Eyes Band

January 4, 2010 - 9:45 am Gisele Holloway - I needed to stop by and say how much inspiration you give to me! I LOVE your work Kim! Seeing such amazing shots gives me motivation to try harder and create such beautiful memories like you! Gorgeous work!

January 4, 2010 - 8:13 am kimberlyjarman - Thank you Celesa!!!

January 3, 2010 - 2:31 pm Celesa - Wow! Your images are amazing. I just stumbled across your site and can't stop looking at your amazing work. Great job.

December 21, 2009 - 7:56 pm kimberlyjarman - Thank you Alex... that is one of my all time favorites!!

December 21, 2009 - 5:25 pm Alex Workman - I really like the first picture with the hotel in the background. Awesome job! Keep up the great work!

December 15, 2009 - 1:14 pm kimberlyjarman - Thanks Alyse!! I'm so glad you commented!!!

December 15, 2009 - 1:08 pm Alyse - Hi Kimberly! I’m a long-time follower, but first-time commenter! This wedding was nothing short of perfection! So much style! And you captured it perfectly!

December 3, 2009 - 9:53 am kimberlyjarman - Thanks Gina.. I love that one too!!!

December 3, 2009 - 9:38 am Gina Fioramonti - I love these photos! The first one is just so gorgeous

November 29, 2009 - 12:08 am kimberlyjarman - Thanks so much Jessi!!!!

November 28, 2009 - 11:58 pm Jessi - Kim! Love the new blog face lift, and what a great wedding! Amazing!

November 17, 2009 - 1:17 pm kimberlyjarman - Thanks Christa!!! Hey.. you did an amazing job on what you took. Can't wait to go through them with you!

November 17, 2009 - 1:16 pm kimberlyjarman - Thanks Amanda!!!!

November 17, 2009 - 1:15 pm kimberlyjarman - Thank you so much Sandi!! They were an amazing couple!!!

November 17, 2009 - 1:06 pm Christa Scott - What amazing photos Kim! I love them!! You did such a great job capturing the essence, the beauty and the joy of the day! FANTASTIC!

November 16, 2009 - 9:01 pm Amanda Holcomb - Ok first of all I just LOVE the new blog, fabulous! And the photos from this wedding are amazing, what a beautiful bride. I love all the creative shots. As always great job!

November 16, 2009 - 8:29 pm Sandi Shipley - Gorgeous images as always! You did a fantastic job on this wedding. They looked like a fun couple :-) Your blog looks great, too!

November 16, 2009 - 2:00 pm kimberlyjarman - Thank you Cristi!!! I was so thankful you were there to help with the wedding! You are wonderful!

November 16, 2009 - 1:43 pm Cristi - it's kind of ridiculous how amazingly talented you are! and i have to agree that erica and justin are just so great to photograph. her smile is definitely contagious and i loved everything about their day! thanks, kim!

November 16, 2009 - 11:01 am kimberlyjarman - Ahhh. Thanks Lizzie!!! It was such a fun wedding... and i'm super excited about the new blog.. just trying to figure some last things out so i can be happy!!!

November 16, 2009 - 11:00 am Lizzie Kimball - Kim, AMAZING photos! I love them so, so much! You did a super fabulous job, as always! I also love the blog!

Jamie’s Maternity Photo’s | Phoenix and Scottsdale Maternity Photographer


My sister is due anytime now with her third child.. a little girl, so I asked my very good friend Kimberly Bee to show me some of her secret places that she shoots and tag team on a maternity session with me. We went out to nowhere land and got some amazing shots. These images are a mix of Kimberly Bee’s and my images. So much fun!

I love this one that Kim got.

October 29, 2009 - 7:14 pm Jessi - absolutely beautiful!!

October 29, 2009 - 6:09 pm Cristi - these are beautiful, kim(s)! :)
some of these could be on an anthropologie catalogue for a maternity line they should definitely start :)

October 28, 2009 - 3:01 pm Anonymous - Kimberly and Kimberly I can't say thank you enough!! You guys did an AWESOME job. These pics make me feel so beautiful. Thank you so much!

October 28, 2009 - 2:13 pm Erin Harvey - Love the first one and the sunset ones!

October 27, 2009 - 8:20 pm Kimberly Jarman - Thanks Everyone.. they turned out so good!

October 27, 2009 - 7:23 pm Serendipity Videography - Gorgeous photos! Nothing more beautiful than a pregnant women!!

October 27, 2009 - 5:11 pm Ali Girl Photography - Great pictures! I would bet I know the exact day these were taken. I shot a wedding the same day and the sky was AMAZING! Great job:)

October 27, 2009 - 4:40 pm idieh | design - LOVE LOVE LOVE the silhouette shots!

October 27, 2009 - 4:09 pm kimberly bee - jamie, jaimie, jammies... i'm spelling impaired =P

October 27, 2009 - 4:07 pm kimberly bee - Jaimie, you're absolutely beautiful!!! I LOVE how these turned out, if I do say so myself =). Awesome processing, Kim!

Summers Family | Scottsdale Portrait Photographer

We have been so busy with shooting lately that I haven’t blogged in forever. I have so many blogs to come, but wanted to share a sneak peak of the Summers Family!!!

Trisa called us a few weeks ago and booked a session over the phone. I LOVE it when that happens.

I met up with her amazing family about a week ago to take some family pictures. We had so much fun and I adore her kids! I wanted to share a sneak peak of one of my favorite pics! I’m meeting with them next week for their viewing session so I can’t give too much away!

Stay tuned for lot more images from lot more clients… plus pictures of the Grand Opening Party of our new Studio!!

Holiday Mini Session 09′

I was at Home Depot yesterday and realized that they already have the Christmas trees and decorations out. It always surprises me how early they get those out, but then I realized in all reality 2 months really isn’t that long, especially considering how busy the holidays get. It then made me start thinking about all the things that I need to do to make sure that this year I actually decorate for Christmas. The list is already pretty long!! I better start soon!

One of the things on my list is Family Christmas Pictures. Every year we do some fun type of photo session and send out cards with the best pictures. Sending out fun and creative Christmas cards with pictures of my family are one of my favorite things to do during the holidays. I love receiving fun cards too! However, I believe the key to a good Holiday Card is the picture… those are the cards I keep on my fridge year round.

This time of year is busy and it’s hard to schedule time to get that great picture, so I am announcing a fun thing this year, Holiday Mini Sessions.

Holiday Mini Sessions are a great way to capture some really fun pictures of your family in a short time for a little less than you would normally spend on a full family session. They include creative and different Holiday cards that will be sure to make it on every fridge that you send them to!! We will have 2 different dates available for you to choose from and each session will be 25 minutes long.

What is the cost and what is included?

Cost: $225

Includes:

  • 25 minute session to capture as many images as we possibly can, both traditional and casual
  • Your choice of one digital file or 24 foldable Holiday cards (created by us). Additional cards are available for purchase if you need more than 24.
  • One facebook image for each image you purchase. Facebook images will be watermarked with the Kimberly Jarman logo. The image will be the same one you purchased.

The digital files, other than the facebook images are not available for sale. You must purchase a print to receive it as a facebook image.

The $225 is due at the time of booking. Please arrive 10 minutes before your scheduled time to ensure everyone is ready. Make sure everyone is your party is dressed and ready to go. We will not be able to go over our scheduled time.

Parents, please make sure your kids are fed and ready to go. Feel free to bring any items that will help kids relax and have fun… bribery with goldfish crackers or other treats is absolutely allowed and encouraged!! Also feel free to bring a special toy that will help them if needed.

Your images will be ready to view 2 weeks after the sessions. You will need to schedule a time to come into the studio to view your images and choose your card choice. At this time if there are other images you would like to purchase you can do so.

What are the dates for the sessions?

Dates: November 7th and November 22nd

November 7th – Off the Beaten Path – A Ghost Town (Old Buildings and Cars and something totally different and unique – Very Arizona)

November 22nd – Downtown Scottsdale at the Civic Center (grass, trees, and some fun old buildings for different textures)

Times: (these are the times for both dates)

2:00 – 2:25 (November 22nd booked)
2:30 – 2:55
3:15 – 3:40
3:45 – 4:10
4:15 – 4:40
4:45 – 5:10

What Holiday Mini Sessions are:

  • A great time to capture some priceless pictures of your family.
  • A great time to get fun and creative with your pictures. To do something different and fun.
  • A short session geared to capture at least one phenomenal picture to use for your Holiday Cards.
  • A great way to get some great prints for your walls if you’ve been wanting to fill those empty spaces with fun pictures.

What Holiday Mini Session are NOT:

  • A full blown session with multiple outfit changes or locations
  • A time to do multiple different sets of family (i.e. Having your extended family come out and do different group settings all in 30 minutes. We won’t have enough time to do something like this, but would love to do this for you in a normal session time.
  • A senior session, baby session, or engagement session (All of these sessions take much more time than we can fit in 25 minutes. I encourage you to contact us for more information on these types of sessions!!)

Sessions will go fast as there are only 6 sessions per day. To book your session please email me.