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a couple of portrait shoots

here's a few photos from some portrait session done recently...more on these later.

first, paul and brenna

and a few of this precious little girl.  we did this shoot here in boulder, co

Hannah, Jacob & Isaac

here is another shoot from california.  i know it seems like i live in california instead of colorado.  these three kids are some of the cutest kids in all of california...perhaps in north america.  i had a lot of fun taking pictures of my pastor's kids.  well he really isn't my pastor anymore...no we didn't break-up, i moved to colorado.  this family has got to be one of my favorite families.  we miss you guys.  some of my favorites from the shoot.

three little humpty dumptys

jacob just chillin'

VOGUE

Christen & Todd - engaged???

i wish that i could say that i will be shooting Christen and Todd's wedding later this year, but they were married SEVEN years ago and they didn't know me then.  so they hired me to photograph them seven years later and i'm so glad they did.  what a fun couple they are.  as a matter of fact, they were so fun i spent the entire shoot trying to get them to move to Colorado (i'm sure they will be moving here soon).  i loved the energy and comfort that they had together, it made for such a fun shoot.  here are a few of my favorties.

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the Keszler & Cutts families

Jeni and Robbie have been emailing me for almost a year and a half trying to connect and find a time to do some portraits in California.  well we finally were able to make it happen and all i can say is wow!  we actually did to separate shoots in one weekend.  Robbie wanted to have his grandparents photographed and i realized what an amazing experience this was.  i shoot so many portraits of kids but i honestly believe that grandparents are equally important to photograph.  we spent the afternoon with Robbie's grandparents and it was so fun.  Grandma and Grandpa couldn't believe how many photos I was taking of them and they just kept laughing and laughing about it...they were really working it for the camera.

two days later Jeni's parents met us up in Napa, Ca for a portrait session.  they were such good sports climbing up into an old train station, crossing busy streets and walking through the dirt at a vineyard.  they are such a close knit family and i think that really comes through in the photographs.  Jeni and Robbie, thank you for being so patient with me, you guys are the best.  looking forward to a long friendship.  here are a quite a few of my favorites from the day.
Robbie, Jeni, Grandpa and Grandma

everyone should have this kind of passion and fun in their marriage.  so cute.

Robbie's Grandpa is a farmer (orchards and vineyards) and i wanted to photograph his hands because they are such a huge part of his life.  this series turned out to be one of my absolute favorites from the day.

we also shot some photos on the lot of Jeni and Robbie's new home.  this is a the view from their future front porch...not bad eh?

fun in the park with the T family

here is another photo shoot from california.  it was so fun to photograph this family, they were so much fun.  i seem to photograph a lot of kids that are quite young and they can always run around very fast!  this shoot kept me on the move.  we climbed in the trees, swung on a pole, ran to the playground and played on the swings.  i love capturing kids in their environment where they are just happy to be kids.  this  shoot was the perfect example of what i call  "lifestyle portraits"  here are  a few photos from the day.

i love this series of the them racing through the grass.

Cute Little Paige

while in California, i had the opportunity to connect with some old friends that i met in grad school.  they have the cutest little girl named Paige.  she had quite the personality and it made for a great shoot.  i also, shot some family portraits and i absolutely love the mother/daughter shots, they were some of my favorites from the day.  Carrie and Jessie, so great seeing you again.  you have such a sweet little girl.  blessings.

The R Family

while in California, i had the opportunity to photograph the R Family.  they are a beautiful family and have the cutest little girls.  they live  in a rural neighborhood and we were able to just walk out of there back yard into this  oak forest  where we shot these photos, all the while looking for rattle snakes.  here's a few of my favorites from the day.

Zoe

I just got home from a 12 day trip to both southern california and northern california.  ian saw all the grandparents, we went to two graduations and i somehow managed to do nine photo shoots.  needless to say i have a lot to blog about.  it will all be coming soon so keep coming back.

first is Zoe.  I photographed Zoe and her parents a couple days before i left for california.  what a cutie and such a trooper.  she fought through swarms of misquitos, recoverd quickly from a minor mishap and braved a hot and humid day all on a fairly short nap...now that i have a 3 month old i know what an amazing feat this really is.  she was so cute and it was easy to see how much her parents love her.  thanks guys for being so brave shooting in a new spot.

i love bernadette's hat in this photo

isaac g - photo shoot

our good friends tim and sara were out here from california for a visit and a job interview (we are hoping he will be our new pastor).  they have three beautiful kids but only brought their youngest, apparently because he is the cutest of the three (that's what they said...not my words), and they wanted to make a good impression.  anyhow, they were visiting our home monday morning and we had an impromptu photo shoot in my living room.  isaac is such a happy little boy and smiles and laughs all the time, which made it kind of easy to take his picture.  we love this family and hope they will be joining us in colorado soon, but we will still love them even if they stay in california, just not as much.  here's a few photos of cute little isaac.

kali's one-year-old photo session

kali is a little girl that is so full of energy and life.  she has the greatest facial expressions and with her parents help we were able to capture a few of them.  i loved the way the early mornng light was filtering through the tall grass and I thought the mood and colors of the environment matched kali's happy spirit.  thank guys for the fun.  kali, you are such a cutie.