SPRING!!!
Hello Friends,
It's officially spring here in NoCo and I couldn't be happier about it! My reasons for happiness are multiple, but for today I'm just going to focus on the fact that spring means portrait season, and that makes me ridiculously happy.
I've been absolutely negligent in posting some of my top favorites from last year's season, so I'm gonna try to take this opportunity before the busyness begins to post a few here on the blog. And this photo above totally captures what I love to capture, joy, connection, friendship... LIFE! I'm probably sounding like a complete broken record, but I really consider it such a privilege to use my camera to capture relationships, love and life. So I hope I get the opportunity to catch a moment with you this season!
Until then...
The time to capture images of your family is NOW!
It's been a minute since I've posted here. There are more than a few reasons, but perhaps the most consuming one is because in September of 2023 my oldest son was diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma. Needless to say this changed the trajectory of many things.
Honestly, one of the first things that I knew I wanted to do when I heard his diagnosis was to get some images of our family before he started chemo. I was immediately keenly aware that everything was about to change. No matter what else transpires, life is never going to be quite the same. There was in my mind/heart such a craving to freeze this moment. To have images to hold on to that captured all of us before we started down the road looming ahead.
I had been procrastinating getting current family photos taken for awhile...like, 8ish years. I know.
It's hard to make it a priority because: 1) my kids don't absolutely LOVE getting photos taken, 2) there are many moving parts to coordinate now that they are older and living their own lives, 3) I always feel stumped about locations because I know of so many and I can't choose, 4) I'm always worried that someone else will feel stressed taking our photos since we're in the same industry and 5) clothes! (It's a legit struggle to figure out what we should all wear that's comfortable, not clashing and looks good.) So many things seem to stand between me and wonderful family photos that I'll never regret having!
Still, I jettisoned all my excuses and booked a mini session with our amazing friend Karina who serendipitously had a time slot open for us!!
Here is what I want to encourage you with, the time to book a photo session for your family is NOW! Not when life has margin, or when you have everything figured out, or when you've lost 5 pounds, or when that front tooth finally comes in, or when the stars align.. it's right now in the middle of the messy, the awkward, the busy, the uncomfortable, beautiful, hard one of a kind life you're living!
Alex doesn't look like this exactly today... he's got less hair. And when his hair does grow back I have no idea if it's going be what it was. I know for certain that none of us will be exactly as we were...walking through the valley of cancer does that, but I am sooo thankful that we seized this moment, and had these images captured. That's something I'm never gonna regret.
Senior sessions are in full swing around here!
Tis the season of the 2024 seniors! It's really quite an epic year in the cycle of High School life, the end of one era (that maybe you thought would never end) and the beginning of another. I'm not sure when the idea of taking photographs of the senior high schooler started, but I'm a fan!! First, it's just plain fun. Second, it's often a time when I as a photographer I can play with new locations, ideas, poses etc. Third, I get to meet so many amazing souls, it's a win, win, win. So I love photographing senior sessions! I'm gonna be posting a bunch, but I have to kick it off with this beauty, cause not only was she just a dream to photograph, but the images from her session are just so classic.
Wait, was that Summer?
Apparently summer is over. I just got the memo. Now, don't get me wrong, I absolutely LOVE fall. My issue with fall is that it's often only a few weeks long when I want it to last forever. But before we "officially" transition to fall I want to share some summertime pics with you, starting with a few of this beauty.
We caught a window of mountain wildflowers up the Poudre that were SPECTACULAR!!! Made my heart so happy...
Newborns are the sweetest...
Is there anything sweeter than a newborn baby? We’re just hitting the edge of Spring here in Colorado and after what felt like a VERY long winter new life is visible again! So, in honor of the beginnings of Spring I bring you this adorable little soul.
I should mention (for the record) that I am not a full time newborn photographer. Let me tell you that it is a niche of photography that takes a specific skill set, environment and set up. Still, I LOVE photographing newborns. Why? Well, it’s the pursuit of a really artistic shot that gets me excited about the challenge. Newborns can be so sleepy that you can’t get them to wake up or so awake that all hopes of that perfect sleeping baby shot evaporates. (This session was more on the awake side, but we did have a few brief sleepy moments too). Sometimes they’re super pliable and content to be swaddled and moved around. But if it’s not their day for sleepy contentment, you know about it!!
I think the challenge is fun, it keeps me on my toes! Plus when you do get some winning shots you can’t help but smile, cause I mean, c’mon…is there anything sweeter than a newborn baby?
