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Every once in a while I get asked, what is my favorite thing to photograph. Easy question to answer.. hands down my favorite “thing” to shoot is my family and friends (including the four legged ones). Nose around the blog a bit and you’ll find quite a few posts centered around my family and friends. They are, always have been, and will continue to be my inspiration.
Here are a few pics of my family in Germany last summer. They are part of a long term personal project I’ve been working on over the last several years.
Mar 09, 2010 | Categories: Latest, My Life, Photos, Portraits, Projects, Travel | Tags: AKA, Alex, Alexander Anderson, Apollo, Children, Colorado Photographer, Dog, Family, Germany, Ketsch, Kids, Lifestyle, Mom, My Life, Noel, Pets, Samantha, Sunset, Travel | Leave A Comment »
Now that my new portfolios are done (YAY!), I’ve started working a bit more on archiving my catalog of images, which is a pretty daunting task. I already have a few live music sets, a small set of Colorado images, and a small set of Texas images cataloged. I just recently uploaded a batch of images from the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. When I was working at Weaver Multimedia Group, I took my photo staff (Andrea and Ann) down there for a shooting field trip just for fun and inspiration. It was a good time. If you’ve never been, it’s definitely worth it, the dawn patrol and evening balloon glow were pretty cool. Oh and the odd shaped balloons were pretty neat.
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Mar 04, 2010 | Categories: Events, Latest, Photos, Travel | Tags: Albuquerque, Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, Colorado Travel Photographer, Hot Air Balloons, New Mexico | Leave A Comment »
This post is a weeee bit late, but I had the pleasure of photographing St. Vincent’s set at the Bluebird last month. AMAZING!! Annie Clark had me in a trance for 90 minutes. It was heaven! Here are a few of my favorites:
You can see the complete set, along with a review by Cassandra Schoon at the Denver Post Reverb.
Technical notes:
Camera: Canon EOS 5D, Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi
Lenses: Primarily the Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS USM, Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L USM
ISO: 1250, 1600
F-Stop 4.0 & 2.8
Shutter speeds: anywhere from 1/15th to 1/100th depending on the lighting
Mar 02, 2010 | Categories: Events, Latest, Music, Photos | Tags: Annie Clark, Bluebird Theater, Colorado, Colorado Photographer, Concert Photography, Denver, Live Music, St. Vincent | 2 Comments »
Snowshoeing is my favorite winter activity. Well, other than laying on the couch with Cec, next to a warm fire, reading a book, while puffy white snowflakes are falling outside. Anyhoo, I digress. Over Martin Luther King weekend we rented a house up in Breckenridge with a group of friends. Breckenridge a favorite winter spot of ours. It’s not too far of a drive from Colorado Springs/Denver and there’s a lot to do which is great when your spending the weekend with 16 people.
This shot was taken on the Lily Pad Lake Trail, which technically isn’t in Breckenridge, it’s closer to Silverthorne. Great trail, the dogs loved it!
Jan 20, 2010 | Categories: My Life, Photos, Travel | Tags: Active, Breckenridge, Colorado, Hiking, Lily Pad Lake Trail, Photography, Silverthorne, Snowshoe, Snowshoeing, Travel, Winter | Leave A Comment »
My new business cards just arrived via UPS. YAY! I’m very excited! If you haven’t stopped by the blog in a while, you’ll notice that it looks completely different along with my portfolio site. Big thanks to Kelly Faigin and Sam Mobley! Also, Lettracraft printing, great to work with.
A couple more things to do and I’ll be all set to start my marketing blitz. I’ve been working with consultant Amanda Sosa Stone for the last several months and everything is coming together. I’m both excited and nervous! Having spent so many years as the in house photographer for a travel publisher, I never really thought too much about marketing myself. Since taking that leap to go out on my own it seems like I’ve spent more time marketing than shooting lately. Here’s hoping the hard work of starting to build a brand will pay off!
Jan 14, 2010 | Categories: Latest, Marketing | Tags: Branding, Business Card Design, Marketing | 1 Comment »
Last Thursday I had the opportunity to check out some local Colorado Springs music at the Black Sheep while shooting for the Denver Post Reverb. I’m far from a music critic, but if you live in the Springs you should definitely go check all these guys out, they put on a great show. If you like folk/acoustic rock, you won’t be disappointed.
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Dec 21, 2009 | Categories: Latest, Music, Photos | Tags: Colorado, Colorado Photographer, Colorado Springs, Concert Photography, Denver Reverb, Jeremy Facknitz, Leftmore, Live Music, Mark's Midnight Carnival Show, The Charlie Milo Trio | 2 Comments »
I wasn’t entirely sure what to expect going into the Fox Theatre. Flyleaf is a Christian rock band and I am an agnostic lesbian. My experience living in Colorado Springs for over 17 years is that those two wouldn’t seem to mix very well, so I felt a little uneasy walking through the doors of the Fox. The moment Flyleaf hit the stage all that disappeared and I was completely taken in by their killer, passionate performance. The majority of the songs were from their upcoming album, “Momento Mori,” which drops tomorrow. They sprinkled in quite a few of their older songs, “All Around Me” being the hit of the night. My only wish was that lead singer Lacey Mosley’s vocals were louder.
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Dec 11, 2009 | Categories: Events, Latest, Music, Photos | Tags: Boulder, Colorado, Colorado Photographer, Flyleaf, Fox Theater, Lacy Mosley, Live Music | 2 Comments »
Wednesday was another great night of live music at the Black Sheep in Colorado Springs.
I was extremely happy to be shooting State Radio for the Denver Post Reverb Music Blog. First, because State Radio is awesome and I was so happy they decided to make Colorado Springs a stop on their current tour. If you’re not familiar with State Radio they are a band out of Boston, MA who are extremely dedicated to helping bring about social change by promoting human rights and they encourage their fans to do the same. Currently they are partnering with Oxfam America to help end violence towards against women. To learn more about their activism and see how you can help change the lives of others, check out the Calling All Crows website.
The second best thing about the night was Elephant Revival..FANTASTIC! They are an experimental folk band based up in Nederland, CO. I absolutely fell in love with this band. Lovely blend of vocals and instrumentals. Can’t wait until they come back down to the Springs.
Here are a few photos from night:
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Oct 23, 2009 | Categories: Events, Latest, Music, Photos | Tags: Colorado Photographer, Colorado Springs, Elephant Revival, Live Music, State Radio, The Black Sheep | Leave A Comment »
I don’t have the opportunity shoot a lot of baby/family portraiture due to the fact that my travel schedule can sometimes be unpredictable. However, I was recently fortunate to schedule a few hours for a good friend. I think I may have to carve out more time for it, I quite enjoy photographing kids.
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Oct 01, 2009 | Categories: Latest, Photos, Portraits | Tags: Babies, Children, Colorado Photographer, Colorado Springs, Denver, Family, Kids, Portraiture | 2 Comments »
One of the things I decided to do this summer was to take some of the thinking out of my photography, just to give myself a little break and have a little fun. So I thought I give the Fuji Instax a try. I love the camera! And there just something magical about watching your image develop. These are a few shots from a recent road trip I took with Cecilia to Kansas City.
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Sep 21, 2009 | Categories: Latest, Photos, Travel | Tags: Colorado Photographer, Colorado Springs Photographer, Fuji Instant, Kansas City, Road Trip, Snapshots, Travel Photographer | 1 Comment »
