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Phoenix Documentary Family Photography – Let’s sing happy birthday!

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Phoenix Documentary Family Photography – Happy Birthday to you (Megan). In my house, James, Chloe, and I, all celebrate our birthdays in a two-week span.  There is a lot of singing Happy Birthday, birthday cupcakes, and usually swimming.  I know swimming is a bit odd, but since all of our birthdays are during summer we […]

Reunion Colorado Family Photography – Goodbye Home

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Have you thought about selling your family home? When Stevie contacted me she told me they were selling their current home and wanted to document life before they decluttered and depersonalized the home to put it on the market.  She wanted pictures to really remember the place they brought their babies home from the hospital […]

Boulder Family Photographer – Have your children asked for me?

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A few weeks ago I received a hilarious email from a client. She said it was time to schedule a session because her daughter asked her when Ms. Colie was coming over again.  So should that be my new marketing strategy? This is just another opportunity for me to emphasize how much fun we have […]

How to have a photosession without stress | Denver Family Photography

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Do photosessions stress you out? They shouldn’t.   When thinking about booking an in-home session (or immediately after you send the retainer) these are some of the things you may immediately begin to worry about: 1. How your house will photograph? 2. Will the everyday “mess” be in every image? 3. What will you DO […]

Why I love shooting video on the Nikon z6

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I have had the Nikon z6 for a little over 3 months now and there are just not enough great things to say about it. Seriously.  I just want to sell every other piece of photography equipment in my house right now in order to buy another one.  Anyone in the market for a Fuji […]

Family Photojournalism – The story of childhood

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I am a hoarder of childhood memories, not things, but my husband may disagree with that statement. I keep a mental list of all my clients: those still having babies and those done having babies. Because while the best part of my job is continuing to see my clients year after year, it’s certainly a […]

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