BLOGHello! I'm a Colorado Springs wedding photographer and portrait photographer. I travel all over the country to document the important moments in people's lives. My blog showcases some of my favorite photos of my clients and adventures. I update this blog several times a week, so please visit frequently to see my latest images. The Jones family: Portraits in Watertown, New YorkMay 31, 2007
Last Friday, on the day before their wedding, Heather and Mike hired me to take some casual family portraits as wedding gifts to Mike’s parents. I thought that was a great idea! Since it’s difficult to get an entire extended family together, the wedding weekend was a perfect time for the portraits. Mike’s parents were excited to have a chance to have portraits with their kids and grandson, so I hope they love their gift.
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Heather and Mike: Watertown wedding, New YorkMay 29, 2007
Mike and I spent the Memorial Day weekend at a military wedding in New York. The groom, also named Mike, is the brother of my cousin’s husband. My cousin and her husband were both in the wedding party, so it was a lot of fun to spend a few days with them. Although we hadn’t met Heather and Mike, they welcomed us as family into their weekend celebrations. They invited us to the rehearsal dinner and Sunday brunch, and the guys even invited Mike to the bachelor party. We always love to be treated as friends, rather than vendors, but it was especially fun to be part of the family for the weekend. By the time we went home on Sunday, we felt close to their families and friends. I hope that closeness is reflected in our photos. Mike, the groom, is a member of the Army Cavalry, and he flies Kiowa helicopters. Shortly after he met Heather in 2005, Mike was sent to serve in Iraq. Heather waited for him to return, and he proposed shortly thereafter. They got married Saturday at St. Patrick’s Church in Heather’s hometown of Watertown, New York, and had their reception at the Carriage House Inn. Congratulations, Heather and Mike!
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Robby and the caterpillarMay 24, 2007
I have so many more photos from my visit with my family earlier this month. I loved this moment with my nephew. He found this caterpillar, and crawled down to get a closer look. When I took this picture, he was talking to it. “Hi, caterpillar! Hi, caterpillar!”
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American Idol finale weekMay 22, 2007Idol Week is here! What do you think?
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Kenna, photographer extraordinaireMay 18, 2007
Check out my niece! I’m such a proud auntie. She loves to take pictures, and knows her way around the camera. She can compose a decent shot, getting heads in the picture and everything. Once she learns Photoshop, I’m giving her a job. Surely that’s legal in some countries. More of my photos of her in action, and the photos she took herself that night!
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Camping at Lake GranbyMay 16, 2007
Last weekend Mike and I had a lot of work to do, both for our jobs and around the house. After working all morning on Saturday, we decided that we really needed a day off. We packed up the car with our tent and our dog, and by 2pm, we were on the road for Grand County on a spur of the moment camping trip. I just love the fact that we can take spontaneous trips to some of the most beautiful places in the country. We went to one of our favorite spots, next to Lake Granby and near Grand Lake, just south of Rocky Mountain National Park. We camped at the edge of winding river and a lake, surrounded by snow-capped mountains. We slept to the sounds of a nearby waterfall. It was just what we needed.
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Jessica and Scott: Mary’s Hope at Church Cove wedding, Maryland (part 2)May 14, 2007
I love this photo of Jessica and Scott. Immediately after their ceremony, they spent some time alone to enjoy their first moments as husband and wife. I found them in this room, and caught this beautiful, candid moment.
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Jessica and Scott: Mary’s Hope at Church Cove wedding, Maryland (part 1)May 13, 2007
Jessica and Scott were married last Saturday, in an emotional and action-packed wedding day. Mike and I took so many photos that I’m going to post them in two parts. First I’ll start with the wedding preparations. This photo shows Jessica before the wedding, with a photo of her brother, Matthew. Matthew was killed while serving in Iraq. Jessica has a close, loving family, and Matthew’s presence was felt throughout the wedding day. After I took this picture, I hid in the kitchen so her family wouldn’t see me crying. Despite the sadness, it was a wonderful wedding — very happy, fun, and silly. I love weddings where everyone just laughs and cuts loose, and Jessica and Scott were particularly a ton of fun. Mike and I got some great photos all day.
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Jessica and Scott: Wedding rehearsal at Mary’s Hope on Church Cove, MarylandMay 12, 2007
Congratulations to Jessica and Scott, who got married last weekend! They had their ceremony and reception at this beautiful riverside house on St. Inigoes Creek. The day before their wedding, Mike and I photographed their rehearsal at Mary’s Hope and their rehearsal dinner at Vincenzo’s Mediterranean Grill on a nearby marina. Eastern Maryland is so beautiful! Jessica and Scott were so much fun to photograph, because they are cheerful, lively, and slightly goofy. They kept us laughing non-stop, and we really loved spending time with them and their families and friends.
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A marriage proposal at the White House!May 10, 2007
Last week I had one of my coolest photo shoots yet. Chris proposed to his girlfriend, Catherine, and asked me to photograph it. It was such an honor to witness that moment in their lives. If that weren’t special enough, the proposal took place in the White House Rose Garden! Chris and Catherine have been together for five years, and they are now planning a wedding for next fall in Catherine’s hometown of Ottawa, Canada. They live in the DC area, and Chris has a friend who works in the White House. The three of us got a private tour of the White House, including the Oval Office, Cabinet room, and Rose Garden. It was thrilling to be standing in such important locations, imagining all the decisions that had made made in those very rooms. I wasn’t allowed to take any photographs inside the White House, but I did have a small area of the Rose Garden and the front of the White House where I was allowed to stand for photos. When we arrived in the Rose Garden, Chris pulled out a jewelry box and hid it behind his back. He got down on one knee, and asked Catherine to marry him. She said yes!
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Rebecca: Portraits of a ballerinaMay 9, 2007
It was such a fun project to photograph Rebecca, a 14-year-old ballerina. I had never had a chance to photograph a dancer before, and as a big fan of dance, I loved this photo shoot. Becca is a beautiful dancer with a lifelong passion and dedication to ballet. This summer she will begin her studies at a dance academy on a well-earned scholarship. Congratulations, Rebecca! This photo shoot had its challenges, because we were granted access to the dance studio in the evening just as the sun was going down. I used the remaining window light for most of the pictures, and relied on my camera’s beautiful image quality at high ISO. For this photo, I placed Rebecca by a window as the main light, and I opened the two windows behind her to give a soft vignette and hair light. I exposed for her face, and let the background go dark. I encourage people to try window light before turning on a flash, because the results are soft and dimensional.
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Back to ColoradoMay 8, 2007
After almost a month in Virginia, I am heading back to Colorado later today. It will be good to be home, but I’ll definitely miss it here. I’ve spent this time visiting family, working, and enjoying the east coast springtime. It’s great to have so much family in one area, and as much as I love Colorado, it will be lonely to be away from all of them. In the last two weeks alone, I have photographed eight portrait sessions, a rehearsal dinner, and a wedding, and I spent five days with the flu. Right now I feel ready to crawl into bed for a few days. Most of all, I can’t wait to see Ally dog!
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Paul, Heather, Jack, and Maggie: Family portraits in Reston, Virginia
This was my third photo shoot with Heather and Paul’s family, and I couldn’t believe how much the kids had grown! The last time I saw Maggie, she was a newborn, and now she’s a lively and adorable two-year-old. Jack was a toddler the last time I saw him, and now he’s five and a half and already a skillful soccer player. It has been so fun to see this wonderful family grow over the years.
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Lisa and Tom: Portraits in Silver SpringMay 7, 2007
Over the last several years, Tom and Lisa have asked me to photograph them many times, and they have become good friends of mine. I photographed their engagement portraits, wedding, and anniversaries, as well as portraits of their mothers and their dogs. Tom and Lisa are a wonderful couple, and I really love spending time with them. I have particularly enjoyed watching their relationship grow from giddy new love to integral parts of each others’ lives. They have their own jokes and keep each other laughing like two people that really understand and appreciate each other. This April they celebrated their third anniversary, and we got together a few days later for a photo shoot. We chose to do the portrait session in their town of Silver Spring, Maryland. We wandered around the downtown area, and then ended the evening with drinks at their favorite Irish pub.
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Melissa and Richard: Portraits in Vienna, VirginiaMay 6, 2007
It was another perfect day for springtime portraits. Melissa works at the Virginia company where I used to work, but we had never met before. What a small world! They are also UVA alumni, just like I am, so we had a lot to talk about. She and Richard love to explore Meadowlark’s botanical gardens, so this park was a perfect choice for their portraits. I love Virginia in the springtime!
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Katherine, Judd, and Ben: Portraits at the National ArboretumMay 3, 2007
I had another fun photo session at the beautiful National Arboretum, this time with Katherine, Judd, and their son Ben. Ben celebrated his first birthday that weekend, so it worked out wonderfully that I was in town for his one-year family portraits. Ben has some of the bluest eyes I’ve ever seen, and I was completely enchanted by him. I think he had a lot of fun during the photo shoot, too. What a cutie!
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Emily and Rob: Portraits at the National ArboretumMay 2, 2007
Emily and Rob are an adorable couple that just light up when they are together. We took some portraits at the National Arboretum in DC, where they have loved to visit ever since their college days. Rob is an architect, so he particularly enjoyed the original columns of the Capitol Building that were on display in the park. DC in springtime is beautiful. Right now the azaleas and dogwoods are in full bloom, the temperatures are perfect, and I’m loving every minute of it. I’ve done many portrait shoots in the last two weeks in these gorgeous conditions!
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