About
Reagan is the photographer behind Love Lately, working across Scottsdale, Phoenix and Paradise Valley. There is no studio to visit: every session happens where the photos belong, in the desert, on the city streets, or inside your business. Plan carefully, direct gently, and let Arizona light do the rest.
The founder
Nurse. Traveler. Family woman. Adventurer. And the eye behind Love Lately.
Reagan photographs the way she lives: fully present, a little fearless, and always paying attention to the people in front of her. Love Lately is the result, a photography house built in Arizona and shaped by a life spent caring for people, chasing new places and coming home to the ones she loves.
Every session is planned like a good dinner party. The location, the timing and the small details are settled ahead, so on the day itself everyone can relax. She directs quietly, keeps the mood light, and watches for the in-between moments most cameras miss.
I. The nurse
Before she ever directed a shoot, Reagan learned to care for people as a nurse. It is work that teaches you to stay calm, to notice what nobody says out loud, and to make a stranger feel safe within minutes. On a session, that becomes ease: nervous couples relax, children warm up, and executives forget the camera is there.
II. The family woman
Family is the center of Reagan's world, which is why her family sessions never look like a lineup of matching outfits. She looks for the real thing instead: the hug that lasts a beat too long, the sibling laughing at the wrong moment, the quiet look between parents. Those are the frames that end up on the wall.
III. The traveler
An avid traveler, Reagan has walked the bridges of Florence at sunset, watched the Chicago skyline glow from a rooftop, and wandered old-town streets long after dark. Every trip sharpens her eye for how light falls on a place and the people in it. She brings that eye home to the Sonoran Desert.
IV. The adventurer
Reagan is the first to say yes to an early alarm, a longer hike, or a back road that might lead somewhere beautiful. It is why her sessions rarely stop at the obvious overlook. If the light is better a little farther out, she will find the path.
Nursing taught her to notice people. Travel taught her to notice light. Love Lately is where the two meet.
Love Lately is named for the life you are living right now: the season you will want to remember exactly as it felt. Reagan's job is to make sure you always can.
"The menu photos paid for themselves in a month. Every plate looks like it tastes."
Owner, Old Town restaurant
"We never felt posed once. They are the only photos of us we actually love."
Couples session, Pinnacle Peak
"Direction was calm and precise. The lookbook sold out the first drop."
Founder, Scottsdale apparel label
Questions
Scottsdale, Phoenix, Paradise Valley, Arcadia, Cave Creek and the wider Phoenix metro. Travel beyond the metro is available on request.
No. Reagan works entirely on location: public spots like Pinnacle Peak, Papago Park and Old Town, or at your restaurant, office or home. Locations are planned together before the shoot.
October through April, in the hour before sunset. Summer sessions move to sunrise to avoid the heat and the hardest light.
Choose a session, pick a date, and pay a deposit online to hold it. The remaining balance is due before gallery delivery.
Personal sessions are delivered in a private online gallery within two weeks. Commercial timelines are set in the brief.
Yes. Apparel and model sessions can include casting and booking a model, so brands only need to bring the clothing.
Wind, rain or extreme heat moves the session to the next good date at no cost. The call is made together the day before.