Booking requests from a potential client often ask “when is the best time for an in-home session”?  Here in Colorado answering for an outdoor session is complicated and potential rain/weather days are often proposed in advance because our weather is quite unpredictable.  Answering for an at-home session isn’t any easier, especially if you love […]

Family Photojournalism – There are so many words out there to describe this non-portrait way of documenting your family.  Lifestyle, Documentary, Photojournalism, Authentic, Honest, Unposed… just to name a few.  I spend a huge chunk of the first few weeks of my workshops deconstructing these terms and how they apply to offering sessions.  However, this […]

Boulder Newborn Photographer I haven’t written a baby plan post in two years so it is time for an update.  Let’s for a moment think about a baby plan separate from the newborn session.  I think we all get why you hire a professional for the newborn session.  It’s a once in a lifetime opportunity […]

Three years ago I wrote an article for Light Inspired, Reshoot is not a dirty word.  At the time I gave a recent example where I had returned to the hospital the morning after a Visiting Hours Only session to capture a few images with the baby alone and with mom.  My gallery was filled […]

Many of my clients have family pets, namely dogs.  So I am quite prepared to include them in your session as little or as much as they allow.  There is of course a getting to know you period, yes they jump and smell all over me.  I sometimes have to hover at the door until […]

We are expecting again! From the newly promoted big siblings there are often a mix of smiles and tears, both worthy of documenting.  Imagine the kids looking at these memories in 20-30 years. Can you say wedding slideshow? Then there is the feeling when a family comes back for round two.  I can now confirm […]