Wow, my first family maternity shoot. Sooooo much fun! Which I attribute entirely to the fabulous Dr. Vin and his family. Oh I say Dr. Vin because he’s my chiropractor and he’s awesome. Anywhoo, Dr. Vin, his wife Jenna, their daughter Karly, and soon to be born daughter Brooklynn were super troupers. They picked Helen Hunt Falls as a their location for the shoot, because, well, it’s gorgeous. The one thing we didn’t really think about was that it’s only the number three scenic tourist spot in Colorado Springs. Ok, I made that up but it is a really popular spot and Saturday was no exception. The area was pretty packed and if you’ve ever been to Helen Hunt Falls you know that space is a little limited. So kudos to them for being themselves, the fun loving family that they are, in front of dozens of on lookers. I can’t wait to meet little Brooklynn in October!
To show you some example of the tourists, here’s an outtake of Jenna. I wanted to try to capture a private, contemplative moment of her. So I’m asking Jenna to close her eyes and share an intimate moment with me and the camera. I’m oblivious to everything behind me except Dr. Vin yelling “show more profile” 
Next thing I know this couple pops into the background to soak in the falls for a bit. Jenna was great and very patient, we eventually got the shot. But I think maybe in this moment, Jenna is trying to say to me “really, a private moment…um, there’s about 7 people behind you watching.” Oh, then after we finished the series, I was changing my position when I noticed that there were two guys to the left of me who had been standing there in the water for a while watching and waiting for us to finish so they could continue walking upstream to the falls.
I love this series of Dr. Vin and Karly. Technically the shoot had wrapped but, you know, it’s hard for me to stop shooting. Really, these are the moments I like to capture…unscripted, genuine. It simply started with Dr. Vin helping Karly with her flip flops. I was so focused on the two of them, it wasn’t until I’d fired off a few frames that I noticed we had an audience.
