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Family Photojournalism : These are the Days of Our Lives

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Family Photojournalism on the Road Once I have photographed your family once, I totally want to be invited back to document another chapter in your life. Even if we live 1700 miles apart, because life looks very different three years later.  If you ever wanted a lesson in how different life is when you go […]

Erie Colorado Newborn Photographer | A Year in the Life of Lilah

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Watch Erie Colorado Newborn Photographer Colie James document a Life in the 1st Year in under 3 minutes. This my second round of Yearbooks with the O Family and of course I am bawling.  I am so lucky to have done seven sessions with this amazing family as they have grown in the last 2+ […]

18 months and counting with June

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When I met June in January of 2017 the most exciting thing to do was watch her kick her legs, make noises while daddy read The Cat in the Hat, and inhale her bottle.  Fast forward to April 2018, now she runs around the house, feeds herself waffles and fruit, and gets in on the […]

Colorado Springs Family Photography – Alexa play Sugar from Maroon V

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This Colorado Springs Family Photography session post has actually been in draft status for almost a year.  In a Day in the Life I often deliver 2-3 films and hundreds of pictures, so it is a bit overwhelming to blog at once.  But now I can say this blog post was waiting until the moment […]

Boulder Family Photography – Waking up with the V Family

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What do I tell you.  Clients who want to start their sessions in PJs with pancakes are my favorite kind of people.  The fact that Nora recently turned 1 and just started walking was icing on the cake.  Spoiler alert: we did not actually have cake, but if you want to see how we spent […]

At home with the C Family

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Another year with the C family is in the books.  If you haven’t seen their previous (2015 and 2016) sessions be sure to watch their films.  You may see a pattern with the littlest member of the family and food, LOL.  While it was super windy outside when we went for a bike ride, but […]

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