Brenda Eden Photography

08/12/2026

I first met Rebecca and her son and daughter last year when they met me at Vertuccio Farms for sunflower photos. They had come all the way from Tucson for photos! This year they met me at the Mesa Community College rose garden for family photos.

I will have sunflower photo sessions coming up in October this year (link in comments) and the roses at MCC will be back in late December/early January.

If you love sunflowers and don't want to wait until October to see them, here are three places you can go and see them:

1. Mortimer Farms in Dewey (a 90 minute drive from Phoenix.)
2. Random places in Flagstaff will soon be absolutely awash in wild sunflowers.
3. My backyard (not yet, but soon, the seeds I planted will be in bloom in a few weeks.)

Thanks to Rebecca for having me take photos of her fun/cute/sweet family, I hope I get to take more photos of them in the future! If they didn't live in Tucson, I could picture us hanging out!

08/03/2026

I just looked up what is the day that is halfway between the summer solstice and the autumnal equinox, and it's Saturday, August 8 this year. So while we may be in the red hot middle of summer, in ten Sundays the aspen trees of Flagstaff will be turning the color of sunflowers and in 11 Sundays the sunflowers of Buckeye will be tall and the size of dinner plates. Want photos of you/your fam in these locations? I am planning photo shoots there. I will put the link in comments. I love these locations and I would be thrilled to take pics of you and yours there!

07/31/2026

Copy/pasting this from my photography website blog. To keep reading, click the link. And also I will add a link in the comments to my upcoming sunflower photo sessions:

If you are a morning person, or if you are forced to be a morning person because your babies or kids are morning people, consider doing a sunrise photo session with me at Sweet Flower Home in Buckeye, Arizona this fall 2026! There are so many good things about sunrise photo sessions at Sweet Flower Home. Here are a few I can think of right off the top of my head:

The temperature can be so much cooler. In Arizona, during the hot months the temps can be 15-20 degrees cooler at sunrise vs afternoon temperatures. 95 degrees vs 75 degrees! Makes wearing clothes that seem more “wintery/autumnal” a little easier.

Not as crowded or no people at all! These sunflower fields are full of people on Saturday and Sunday afternoons, but when we got there early on Saturday morning, we had the place all to ourselves. Acres and acres of sunflowers all to ourselves.

Sunrises are magical. I schedule my earliest shoots to start before the sun rises, so you will get to see those magical seconds where the sun starts rising above the earth’s edge! I feel like most people see way more sunsets than they do sunrises. Seeing the sun arrive is just a totally different experience than seeing it leave for the day. First you experience the predawn dark, then blue hour, then golden hour, then the bright light of the morning.

The green flash is real and I am pretty sure I experienced it once in a sunflower field at sunrise. What is the green flash? Scroll down to the end of this post to read about the green flash. Did I really experience it? Hmmm….it only lasted for a second or two, I was not expecting it, and I was all like WHATTTTT WAS THAT??? It was like a shot of light along the horizon, and I remember feeling it was more like blue-green light. Anyways, sunflower sessions at sunrise increase your chances of experiencing the green flash.

All the birds are out in the morning and you get to hear bird song.

Your morning hot or iced coffee will taste so much more delicious in a field of sunflowers.

Continue reading in the link:

CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT ABOUT MY FALL 2026 PHOTO SHOOTS!!! (INCLUDING SUNFLOWER SHOOTS.) If you are a morning person, or if you are forced to be a morning person because your babies or kids are morning people, consider doing a sunrise photo session with me at Sweet Flower Home in Buckeye, Arizon

07/31/2026

Of all the light rail art, this is my favorite: Animalia by Diego Perez. I met up at this light rail station with Liz last month on an evening that looked like it could bring in the first monsoon storm, but then it turned sunny, drenched in sun.....but then! The clouds got darker over South Mountain and by the end of the shoot, we had dark clouds and gloomy skies and wind...the best I could hope for!

Liz is a veterinarian and turns out I know some people she knows. And not just some people, but her mother-in-law, sister-in-law and husband! Small little Phoenix world. And one of her coworkers was my captain on one of my ultimate Frisbee teams a few years ago!

We talked about pets, which later made me think about my pet chickens that I had years ago (and also the rooster design had me thinking about the chickens I had....randomly I am going to try to remember their names and put them in the comments haha.)

If you ever want a photo shoot at one of the light rail stations, message me. Email is best: [email protected]

Just for engagement, if you see this....tell me your pet/s names!

06/19/2026

FATHER'S DAY PHOTO SHOOT!!!
Is your dad in town? Are all the dads in your family getting together? Maybe you need some pics of all of them together!
I am offering a family photo session this Sunday, June 21, 2026 at 6:30 PM.
You can choose from a few different east valley locations: Lost Dutchman State Park, the Queen Creek Wash, the Bridge at Water Ranch, the Riparian Preserve, or Veterans Oasis Ocotillo Park.
All the money from the photo shoot will go to a family in need. Every single dollar will go to mom Sara, dad Abdul, and 5 year old Layan and her little brother. (Let me know if you want to know more about them!)
If you have questions, text me at 480-326-8385! (Don't message me here as I just won't see it in a timely manner.)

Click this link for more info and to book!