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Top 13 in 2013 – Chloe Edition

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You guys have seen my Project 365 right?  It had over 300 images in it so how can I possibly narrow down my favorite 13?  It was hard.  Do you see your favorites in here?  Really looking forward to 2014!

Project 365 for Slackers – A Year in the Life of Chloe 2013

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  A Year in the Life of Chloe – 2013 is DONE.  In case you need a reminder, here is where I talk about my retroactive Project 365.  I have never committed to a proper Project 365, but in 2014 I am committed to taking one image a day even if I don’t blog them […]

life with chloe | stories from her childhood

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  I have shot many day in the life of Chloe in the last year.  It is one of my favorite shooting exercises, but that is not why I included it as a bonus assignment in the first run of  my workshop Telling Stories with Lifestyle Photography.  As an exercise in storytelling, it is one […]

Evergreen Storytelling Photography – 6 months and ready to eat

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I spent a Sunday than with an in-home Evergreen storytelling photography session with a lovely family.  I took a trip towards the mountains today and had the pleasure of photographing sweet Liesl.  She wore the same dress that Chloe had when she was younger, and it was always one of my favorites.  She tried solids […]

Lifestyle Photography Workshop

Lifestyle Photography Workshop

Did you know I am teaching a lifestyle photography workshop focused on storytelling next month? I’m gearing up for a super busy summer.  It is my last summer with Chloe at home full-time (she starts preschool 3 days a week this fall ::tears::) and I am knee deep in potty-training.  I am taking Stacie Turner’s […]

lafayette colorado storytelling photography – a day in the life of chloe

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  I love telling stories with images, LOVE.  Storytelling photography allows me to capture when she does something that makes me laugh or SCREAM or cry.  Do I take a picture of everything? No.  I can’t.  At some point you do you have to put the camera down and live in the moment instead of […]

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