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90 Seconds with Chloe on Film

90 seconds on portra 400

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I have been having a bit of fun documenting on film.  Since the 90 Second Challenge is something I do at least a few times a year digitally I wanted to try it out on film.  These are the scans back from The Find Lab shot on Portra 400 rated at box speed shot on a […]

Denver Newborn Photography – Babies love to be held

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Denver Newborn Photography This is a sneak peek for sweet Eleanora from my Denver newborn photography session this morning.  I have been a black and white frame of mind lately while shooting film, but the colors in her nursery were fantastic I can’t resist sharing a few.  Everyone has to be a part of the […]

Family Photojournalism – Yearbook Sessions: How will you fill the pages?

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A Year in Photos Let’s say you wanted to create a set of albums filled with photographs documenting your life.  How would you fill those pages? I chose the name Yearbook to describe sessions documenting the progression of time.  How much your family changes and grows over a single year or over several years.  Whether […]

Question for Colie – What do you do in sessions with older kids?

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Family Photojournalism Sessions with Older Children So what do you do in a session where the “kids” aren’t so little?  That’s a legit question, right?  Just because your children are older doesn’t mean the rules of the game change.  I still want to come over and just photograph whatever you would normally do.  If you like […]

The Beauty of Film

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Many things change with time.  For me I am beginning to love and appreciate the beauty of film.  The imperfections, grain, vivid color, the entire aesthetic when done “right” can be breathtaking.  Don’t get too ahead of me, I am not there yet.  A few years ago I tried to fall in love with film […]

Boulder Newborn Photographer | A Year in the Life of Bodhi

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Watch Boulder Newborn Photographer Colie James document Life in the 1st Year in under 3 minutes.   This family’s hospital session was my first session of 2016 and their 1 year was my first session of 2017.  They are a great family to kickstart any new year. I will forever associate the birth of baby […]

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