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Day in the Life Photography – The Experience

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  This weekend I was lucky to spend time with the Sanchez Family (aka the Jetsetting Family).  Unlike my previous Day in the Life sessions I didn’t need my TSA precheck.  I simply hopped in my car on Friday morning to drive 2 hours south to Colorado Springs.  Another first was meeting the entire family […]

Family Photojournalism – When is the best time for your at-home storytelling session?

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  Booking requests from a potential client often ask “when is the best time for an in-home session”?  Here in Colorado answering for an outdoor session is complicated and potential rain/weather days are often proposed in advance because our weather is quite unpredictable.  Answering for an at-home session isn’t any easier, especially if you love […]

Denver Family Photography – The Backyard Edition

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Denver Family Photography They say you want or obsess over what you don’t have.  One of the drawbacks of my townhouse, which I otherwise love, is the lack of a backyard.  I cannot banish Chloe outside to play in a kiddie pool or to tumble in the grass.  Her favorite outside activity (swinging) involves a […]

Documentary Family Films – So do we really need the words?

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In my most recent videos I have used a lot more instrumental music so that the audio portions of the video can take center stage.  This week I sat down and ended up with two versions of the same video, one with audio and instrumentals and one with only video and a vocal version of […]

Round 2 – Meet Eli

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Jak is certainly no stranger to this blog.  You can see his yearbook slideshow and links to all his 1st year sessions here.  Are you ready for round 2?  Meet Eli 🙂  I first met him in February and got to see Jak in action as a big brother.  Here are a few previews from […]

Documentary Family Photography – Grandparents are invited to the party

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I am so lucky to have the opportunity to photograph so many of my tiny clients with their grandparents.  Nothing beats the moment when siblings and grandparents meet the newest addition.  Seriously, nothing. This has been a common occurrence at many of my hospital newborn sessions, but more recently during the in-home family sessions as […]

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