The Ragain's

brrrrr .... it was a little chilly this morning for a shoot in Golden near clear creek but the Ragain family were real troopers! Baby Adam is just 3 months old but I barely heard him cry and the older boys were such good big brothers. Happy Birthday to Bradley! You all did great!  I'm going to go make myself a big ole cup of coffee to warm up. Thanks for letting me photograph your family!

Amanda & Heather

This was such a fun session!  Amanda & Heather are sisters and wanted to give their Dad a portrait for his birthday. Both are really creative and had great ideas. Paul shot them in some cool urban locations and I photographed the studio portion. There are so many great shots I had a hard time deciding what to post but here are a few of my favorites. Thanks, ladies - this session ( along with an early morning run in the snow) made my day!

chalk art

If you come to our home office this week you will see some great chalk art! Here is a picture of some people my four year old son, Luke drew. I couldn't fit it all in one image ( even with my widest lens) but he drew their arms and legs so long that they wrapped around the mini van and garage!  The circles inside their bodies are their stomachs. Luke has been fascinated with the digestive system and human body in general. We have been getting him library books on anatomy. Before you jump to the conclusion that this kid is going to be a doctor let me tell you that after I took this picture of his art work he confiscated my camera ( valued at approximately $4000) and started taking pictures of his sister, his art, our living room, etc. Santa Claus - be advised that Luke would like his own camera!

Jackie & John

We photographed Jackie & John's wedding Saturday, November 8th at Eisenhower Chapel in Lowry. Their wedding ceremony was beautiful. Jackie and John wrote their own vows and I know I wasn't the only one crying, they were both so eloquent and heartfelt in what they said and promised to each other. We did some fun shots outside and even though it was dark, Paul grabbed a lumydyne and umbrella to light up the front of the chapel. Then it was on to the reception at one of our favorite places - Johnson & Wales University. After a wonderful dinner the couples family and friends toasted them. I think you can really know someones character by what people say about them and everyone said the most lovely things. Thank you John & Jackie for choosing us as your wedding photographers!

photographik

We are very excited to have been accepted into photographik - the elite photographers network! Membership is exclusive and granted only to those photographers who demonstrate excellence in the fields of wedding and portrait photography. I've been meaning to submit our site for awhile and since I am in "marketing mode" right now, I finally did it! If you are getting married soon check out their$ 1500 wedding photography give away!

Luke's four year old portraits

Our little boy turned four years old on October 18th. I remember going into the hospital to have him on 10/16 and saying, " October 16th is a great day to have a baby!", Then when we were still there on the  17th... "October 17th is a great day to have a baby!", Well, as it turned out October 18th was a great day to have a baby ( it's also my sister Joni's birthday!) Four seems to be a fun age already and I certainly noticed how much more Luke understood what we wanted him to do for the portraits than when he was three. I know we will do a couple more photo sessions in the next couple of weeks with Luke( Paul has an awesome idea he wants to try by a river) but here are a few from our "fall leaves" session. We love you Lukey, Lukes!

Berend

We've been photographing Berend since he was a baby. Now he is seven years old and I can't believe how much he's grown ( I say that to his mom every year)! This time he wanted to use his skateboard as a prop which was fun. Berend is a very cool kid and we love doing his portraits every year!