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Documenting Parenthood – Family Photography Education

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I am finally in the “slow” season.  I photographed my last family client session on December 26th and my first family client of 2020 on January 4th, so I pretty much worked through the new year.  Don’t get me wrong, I took plenty of time off to spend with my family because James had the […]

Deals for Photographers – Black Friday 2019

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If you are new around here I feel a certain kind of way about Black Friday sales.  I think it pushes people to wait for something bigger and better each year, too scared to buy something and see it cheaper just a few days/weeks later.  For myself, in particular, I want a few products and […]

Parenthood Films Playlist – Boulder Family Filmmaker

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All of a sudden the hardest part of my job is selecting songs for my films.  I might be lying to myself, but I swear a few years ago it was much easier.  I would pick a song, start making a film, and within a few hours I had a fully-sequenced film that needed tweaks.  […]

Documentary Family Photographer – New logo by Chinelle Ro Design Co.

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What words come to mind when you land on my site or review my work?  I hope my bright and bubbly personality comes through, but also that I am happiest documenting families AT HOME.  Yes, I am actually screaming that, LOL. I went to The Photo Cookout hosted by Tomayia Colvin Education last month (read […]

The Recap – The Photo Cookout 2019 in NOLA

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Soooooo I just literally walked through my door (that’s a lie because I was too tired to publish this on Wednesday) and am tired as hell. BUT I am going to write this blog post real quick before I try to take a nap and/or figure out what to cook for dinner.  The Photo Cookout […]

Question for Colie – Which photographer tools do you find most useful?

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My job is awesome because I get to film and photograph my clients as they have the biggest and smallest moments as a family.  Giving birth, celebrating their first year of Parenthood, and all the beauty and chaos in an ordinary day are just a few of the events I am hired to document.  But […]

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