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denver engagement portrait photographer | greenwood village | jessica and joe

Mar 16, 2009

Jessica and Joe joined me yesterday for their engagement portrait shoot and a perfect spring afternoon in the park! It was so warm that I was regretting my jacket by the end of the shoot and thinking that maybe, just maybe, spring might be here? (That sounds like a good cue for a blizzard, so maybe I should shut my mouth and get on with the pictures…)

This setting was beautiful…but so stinky I wanted to die. On the way home I could still smell it. I think the stench might be burned into my clothing.

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I got home and realized I was totally channeling my inner Image is Found for these next shots!

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Joe is one of our grooms that pretends to be camera shy but then totally rocks it the whole shoot. I’m beginning to not believe grooms when they say they’re camera shy and not photogenic. :)

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These guys were FUN:

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I *love* close-ups. If I could mount my 85mm lens and never take anything except close-ups, I could still live a completely fulfilled life!

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And it’s even better when they’re as cute and in love as Jessica and Joe are!

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But I guess if I only did close-ups I’d miss out on fun shots like this. How cute is Jessica?!

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This one is fun in color, but in black and white you can pretend that the leaves are green. ;)

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We closed off the shoot with these shots back at the stinky pond of stank:

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Thanks for a very fun afternoon, Jessica and Joe! I hope the traumatic memory of sitting in so much goose-poop will be short-lived or that you at least love the pictures enough to make it worth it! I can’t wait for your wedding–I know it will be a blast!

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colorado springs engagement portrait photographer | manitou springs | melissa and dustin

Mar 12, 2009

Melissa and Dustin are so cute! I was excited to get to see them again this past weekend–we really do have the nicest people as clients!

Melissa and Dustin share my love of books, so I planned to take them to the adorable Black Cat Books in Manitou. We had a great time inside–I love hanging out with people who love books as much as I do!

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The bookstore is located in an old dairy (I KNOW!). I shot this through a very old window:

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This really is the book Dustin was reading to Melissa. It had some excellent advice. ;)

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Walking around town…

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So cute!

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(By the way, I *love* Melissa’s polka dots!!)

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Melissa has the best, most joyful personality!! I love her smile and laugh!

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“Joy” has been on this wall for a month or two–I’ve been trying to figure out how to incorporate it into a shoot. I really like this angle!

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We had some BEAUTIFUL light at Garden of the Gods!

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We almost killed Dustin with this one!

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Melissa and Dustin, we absolutely love working with you!! You are such great people and we’re thrilled that we get to photograph your wedding! We know it will be chalk full of love and joy!

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A behind the scenes shot of Nic working his magic:

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colorado springs engagement portrait photographers | jay and ashley's sneak peek

Jan 23, 2009

We had the best weather for Jay and Ashley’s engagement shoot this past weekend. It was almost impossible to believe it was January it was so warm! It was one of those totally awesome shoots where the hardest part of editing is getting the set down to a semi-reasonable number!

We started our shoot in Old Colorado City. Willie and I had scoped out spots last week and I loved this white picket fence.

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My shot:

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Nic’s version. I LOVE HIS VERSION!!!!! Never in a million years would I have seen this shot. He is so good!

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I couldn’t believe it when I found a patch of green leaves!

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Love this. Ashley nailed the “I am loved” look!

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My friend has a studio in Old Colorado City and I love her doorway. So we borrowed it for a few minutes.

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I found this wall beside someone’s garage:

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We fought the crowds and stood in line for some ice cream for a prop/snack.

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I really happy with the way this red wall popped!

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And then we hit Garden of the Gods. I haven’t done anything like this in a while–I thought this shot called for a little polaroid transfer:

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We had some SPECTACULAR light thanks to Nic + the trusty reflector (that also made shade for my lens–Nic was doing some super tricky two-for-one maneuvers) .

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I could marry the light in these shots I love it so much.

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I love going through images and seeing how Nic saw something so different from what I saw!

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One of the last shots of the evening:

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Jay and Ashley, thanks for a totally fantastic shoot! It was so fun to spend the afternoon with you and we are looking forward to your wedding even more now!

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Behind the scenes…

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Making shade for my lens and bouncing light onto Jay and Ashley all at the same time. SUPERMAN!

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