Denver Skyline

Paul was photographing the Denver Skyline for a client's website on Wednesday night and got the nice surprise of a cool evening storm!

Jen & Jay

We had so much fun photographing Jen & Jay's wedding on June 21 (the summer solstice) at the Wild Basin Lodge in Allenspark, Colorado. We didn't know a lot about this couple as they live out of state and booked us via the internet and phone.  When we met we discovered they are raft guides - River People! Yes! And just as you'd expect they were easygoing and fun with great family and friends. All in all a wonderful day.  I have to share one of the readings from their ceremony  -  I know they choose it because it reflects their point of view and I just love it!

The Best Advice

by Edward Abbey

Do not burn yourself out. Be as I am - A reluctant enthusiast... a part-time crusader, a half- hearted fanatic. Save the other half of yourselves and your lives for pleasure and adventure. It is not enough to fight for the land; it is even more important to enjoy it. While you can. While it is still there. So get out there and hunt and fish and mess around with your friends, ramble out yonder and explore the forests, encounter the Grizz, climb the mountains, bag the peaks. Run the rivers, breathe deep of that sweet and yet lucid air, sit quietly for a while and comtemplate the precious stillness, that lovely, mysterious and awesome space. Enjoy yourselves, keep your brain in your head and your head firmly attached to the body, the  body active and alive, and I promise you this much; I promise you this one sweet victory over our enemies, over those deskbound people with their hearts in a safe-deposit box and their eyes hypnotized by desk calculators, I promise you this: You will outlive the bastards.

Thank you Jen & Jay for allowing us to photograph this very special day!

Rio Chama

Paul just returned today from a four day river rafting trip on the Rio Chama in New Mexico! He went with a group of good friends that are all river guides or kayakers. Our friend Mad Max introduced us to most of these people and got us on the river early on in our Colorado days ( forever grateful for that, Max!). We haven't been on a river trip since the kids came along so when the opportunity arose I told Paul he just had to make time in his schedule to go! I'm really glad he did although I was not happy to hear that he went out on a rope swing and jumped in the river without knowing how deep or how safe it was. Such a kid at heart!  I'm also glad he went because he got to spend a few more days with our dear friends, Mark & Tara before they headed off to France ( we miss you guys already)! 

Eva & Nick

Eva & Nick were married on June 7th at The Pines at Genesee and were such a wonderful couple to work with!  You could tell they really put some thought into planning their ceremony  with personal readings and music like Dr. Seuss's "Oh the Places You'll Go" and Billy Joel's "She's got a Way About Her". They made sure we had some time in the schedule to head up to a nearby spot afterwords for some pictures of the two of them with the mountains in the background. Paul & I love it when our wedding clients are up for something like this because we always are! Their family and friends toasted them at their reception with moving and funny stories and then it was party time!  Just a few minutes before we left, Eva's sister gave me a heads up that the flower girl was asleep in the brides room so I tiptoed in for a shot but I had my "mom" radar on being sure not to wake her. Thanks Eva & Nick for allowing us to share your day!

Fiona & Maeve

I spent some time this morning on the campus of DU photographing Fiona & Maeve. They did so great! Maeve is actually featured on the children's gallery of my website from a portrait we did of her last year. It's fun to compare and see how much she's grown! Thanks, Becky and Paul for allowing me to photograph your girls again - they are just beautiful!

Sophia

Okay, I can't resist adding one more picture of my girl. This is one Paul took yesterday. A lot of things weren't working - location ( waterfall too loud, all she wants to do is splash, etc.) hair, clothing, running late on time, etc. but I think there is a lot of magic in this image. The wildflower portraits reflect her personality more but this draws me in.

Sophia's two year old portraits

Our daughter is not really two for another couple of weeks but we wanted to do her portrait in these wildflowers we found on our Memorial Day weekend hike! We also wanted to make sure we got her portraits done because June ( her birthday month) is going to be busy for us. Seems like she was just a baby and I still THINK of her as a baby sometimes but she walks, talks in full sentences and is in full fledged toddler mode! I can't imagine life or our family without her. Sophia we love you SO MUCH!