"Wish I had my Camera!!" moment number 1millionfiftysix..

I happened to be downtown this afternoon trying to turn from I-25 onto Alameda, and traffic was backed up forever. When I FINALLY turned the corner, I couldn't BELIEVE what I saw! The SWAT team in all their black gear was out with guns drawn and pointed at this building. I was in traffic so I couldn't pull over. And I thought to myself...yet another "wish i had my camera" moment!!! It's always those times when I figure "Oh, I am just running out for a quick something-or-other..I don't need to take my camera"...and whaddyaknow.

Another one for the lesson books. :)

Now I need to search the net and see what was going on!!

Who said you can't meet your true love on a plane?

What an interesting story these two have. They met on a plane when they sat next to each other for a flight!! How cool is that?? She flew in for a quick weekend and they managed to fit in this engagement session. This was a blast as it took us through Larimer Square, down by the Platte River, and then over by that big bridge near Coors Field before the wind REALLY kicked up and the snow was threatening. It got cold FAST, but not before we got in some GREAT photos. I had a hard time choosing my favorites with this session...there were so many!

What a cutie

This was the second session we did with this little guy. What a sweetie. His big, beautiful eyes are just amazing!!


OK this one just cracks me up. He looks.....befuddled. :)

Drama

I love they way that you can look at someone through a camera lens, and see so many different parts of their personality. This was a very fun session and we got really dramatic with some of these photos.

Rox

Shot a Super cute couple the other day. I love shooting couples in love!!



This one I just had to take. I noticed when they walked in how perfect their shoes looked, so while we took a quick break and they were relaxing looking at my portfolio, I setup their shoes and grabbed this shot. I think shoes say alot about one's personality, don't you??

Twins!

Back from the holidays and straight back to work! Had a great time this weekend shooting 2 week old twins! A boy and a girl, they were so sweet. This first shot had me cracking up, and I was afraid I was laughing too hard, the moment would be gone, and I wouldn't have captured it because of camera shake...but I am happy to say I did get it!.

We do what we can

If photographs of loved ones will help keep the men & women over in Iraq happy, then I am more than happy to help whenever I can. Heather came to me wanting some photos to surprise her boyfriend who is currently stationed over there, and we had a great time taking these. She is such a sweet girl...this was a really fun session.

Imaging USA!! YAY!!!

We are so excited because we will be attending Imaging USA this year. It is the Professional Photographers conference held in Tampa, FL. We have never been to Florida, so that in itself is exciting! The young girl I mentored through the Colorado Youth at Risk program is now a sophmore at University of Tampa, but she will be here with family while I am there so I am bummed! But, we are so excited about 6 days of education and fun with our peers!! Lots of interesting learning with some of the best and brightest in the photography world.

We will be closed from December 24th through January 10th. I will be checking voicemail and email during this time, but we will not have any sessions scheduled during this time.

Hopefully no babies will arrive early or late during this time! I love the "Baby's first day" sessions in the hospital and hope not to miss one!! ;)

Stay Happy, folks! :)

Busy Holiday Season

It has been a busy few weeks for us with the holidays coming up. I have not been posting much, but am working hard to get all your orders to you on time! :)

A funny thing happened at a session last week. We were photographing a woman and her dogs at a local park and in trying to get THE perfect shot, I wasn't watching my step and even though I was told over and over not to backup into the water...what did I do?...I backed up into the water. The rest of the session was completed with my foot FREEZING from the cold water, but needless to say, I did get the shot I wanted. I figured at that point...I was wet...I might as well stay and get the photo I wanted. I was just glad I didn't drop the camera!

So with Thanksgiving behind us, I just wanted to say a big THANK YOU to all of my clients, and my wonderful family and friends who have helped make this dream of mine to be a photographer come true. It is a WONDERFUL thing being able to wake up and do what I love everyday!

Stay Happy, folks!
Happy.

Where has summer gone?

Wow, it has been awhile since my last post! We have been really busy all summer and one of our big projects was finally completed this past weekend. Wow, what a relief! We are exhausted and exhilerated!! We put up a permanent advertisement at Flatirons Crossing Mall in Broomfield. It is located just outside of Nordstrom next to Mimi Maternity. Check out our work if you get a chance!

Besides spending 4 of the summer weeks out of state, we had a number of photo sessions as well as a couple of Community Events, too. We had a tent up at HarvestFest a couple of weeks ago and were busier than ever! It is such a blast to do so many quick sessions. What was so great was there we kept seeing these children come through with this WONDERFUL facepainting, so when we had a short break I looked around and found the tent - Fantastic Facepainting. She is a wonderful artist and we were able to take some GREAT photos of her work. If you need some facepainting, she is definitely the one to go to!

One of the things that stands out from this past summer is an engagement session we did at Lakeside which was a blast. Meg and Chris were great to work with and it was so wonderful to see the love shared between them. What an honor to capture such moments between two people. That night I went to sleep with a smile on my face with the recognition that this is one of the reasons why we are doing what we are doing. :)

Speaking of reasons why we are doing what we are doing, we did a session weeks ago of a family of 14. There were 3 generations there. As I edited the photos, I was especially happy at how well the photos of the grandparents had turned out - how sweet the interaction we had captured. If you don't know, I have a real soft spot for the older generation. Anyway, I had posted the photos shortly after the session and not heard back, then received a call this Sunday from the family, asking for a rush on some of the photos because the Grandfather had passed away. I was saddened and humbled at both understanding the loss, and being able to capture those moments. It was a reaffirmation as to why photography is so important to me and why I love doing this for other people. Knowing what the photos of my own father mean to me now that he has passed on, and that we were able to provide some photos for another family, that is why we do what we do.