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Boulder Child Photography – Cherish this Day, a blog Inspired by Everyday Beauty

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Last month I took a workshop over on the Bloom Forum, Everyday Beauty with Ginger Unzueta.  I have already reviewed this workshop here and here, but a few of us from the workshop have started a new website to share work inspired by this workshop. Come see the work of my fellow photographers here. This […]

Documentary Family Photography – How to Shoot a Day in the Life of Clients

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Updated July 20, 2015   Shooting a Day in the Life of a family is one of the most rewarding experiences I have had as a photographer.  You immerse yourself in their family dynamic and capture not only what their everyday life looks like, but their family connections as well.  Each day is unique to […]

Boulder Storytelling Photography – my week in pictures

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Have a great day! Looking for a maternity, newborn or family photographer in the Boulder, Colorado area?  Colie James Photography offers lifestyle maternity, newborn, and family photography sessions in Boulder, Fort Collins, Denver and the surrounding areas that tell the story of you and your family.  For additional information on sessions please click here or […]

Guest Features- How to Shoot a Day in the Life and Examining your Frame

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Hi all- I feel so bad I have really ignored my own blog this week. In case you missed them, check out these three features I wrote this week. Read my how-to shoot a day in the life here. Read Where I Work Wednesday on Light Inspired where I interviewed Jennifer Warthan of Warthan Farm […]

Shooting a Day in the Life with Colie James

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This article previously appeared on the defunct Light Inspired blog and is here for archival purposes. I know it’s a Tuesday not Wednesday but I am bringing you a tutorial today on how I shoot a day in the life, more specifically a Day in the Life of Chloe. Truth be told there is likely […]

let them be little – april 2013

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Here we are. Let Them Be Little 2.0 If you missed the first circle, you can see it here. My friends are AMAZING photographers.  We all started in the workshop Lifestyle Photography with Kids on Clickin Moms. I am in a black & white kind of mood. I really hope she never loses that smile. […]

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