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Lafayette Colorado Family Photographer – Mia 6 Months

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Lafayette Colorado Family Photographer.  Yes, it’s another installment with the K Family.  If you want to see Mia’s older sister June at 8 months, take a peek here.  By the end of Mia’s Yearbook, I envision making a picture in picture video so you can see June and Mia at similar ages because they really […]

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+ […]

Lafayette Colorado Family Photography – Hello 8 Months

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Lafayette, Colorado Family Photography – So… first of all if you have not seen the first session in this Yearbook plan go take a look right now.  Then and ONLY then can you fully understand how much this sweet girl grew in 4 months!  We documented all the things that are amazing about this age.  […]

Boulder Lifestyle Photography – Take Two

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There’s this thing I do.  Sometimes it happens naturally and other times it requires a bit of coaxing, but the result is the same.   I still remember the day I took the first image below.  It was a few days before our 12th wedding anniversary and they were playing in our bedroom.  Chloe was […]

Lafayette, Colorado Family Photography – At home with the K family

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Lafayette, Colorado Family Photography – Talk about moments in Parenthood, I cannot believe this session has not hit the blog yet.  I actually had a blurb written up with some sneak peek images back in January, but I was waiting to make a few blog-friendly adjustments to the slideshow before I hit publish.  Shame on […]

Family Photojournalism – 5 Reasons Parenthood Family Photography Sessions Rock

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5 Reasons Parenthood Sessions Rock   No “SAY CHEESE” Now I will warn you, the things I do to make you and your kids (and yourself) laugh naturally for those #allintheframe images might be a shock to your system.  They are WAY better for pictures than “say cheese”.   You get to wear what you want […]

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