Vail Family Photographer - Horn Family at Eagle's Nest and Lionshead

The ski season is officially over and what a busy season it's been!  The winter started out slow with our snowfall, but thankfully it picked up as the season went along.  The Horn Family was one of my first shoots for the winter. We decided to start the shoot up at Eagle's Nest to make the most of the snow and finish the session in Lionshead.  

If you look at the first photos in the series, you'll see the snow coverage that we had at the top of the mountain.  Look closely at the third photo and you'll see the grass sticking through!  Luckily, we only had to deal with these conditions for a couple of weeks and the photos still came out cute.

I loved their jewel toned color combo too.  Such a sweet family!

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Vail Family Photos - Sharp Family Christmas 2016

My last post was a maternity session for Amber and Brandon.  Following their shoot, their extended family came and met us at Golden Peak to do a winter session with everyone together.  I had planned on shooting with the Gore Range as our backdrop, but we were standing in the shadow of Vail Mountain and the Gore Range was catching the last of the sunlight, which completely blew out the light.  Instead, we turned the backdrop around and shot against the peaks in West Vail to get the softer reflective light.  

10 minutes into the session, the wind picked up out of nowhere.  Not the best situation when you're shooting with freezing cold little people!  So we headed to an aspen grove in the village to get some shelter and a change of scenery.  As you can see by the last photo, if someone's cold, sometimes there's just no getting around it!

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Vail Mountain Family Photographer - Simon Family

The 2015/2016 ski season is officially over, although if you looked out my window right now, you might wonder why!  Now that our little town is back to a much smaller population, most businesses either shut up shop and go on vacation or run heavily discounted specials for the locals that are sticking around.  For me, it means a chance to catch up on posting some previous sessions to this blog.

My session with the Simon Family took place on New Year's Day this year, just outside Mid-Vail restaurant on Vail Mountain.  With three generations, a service dog and different levels of skiing capabilities, it was important to find a location that was easily accessible with stunning mountain views.  With a gondola running into Mid-Vail, our spot was about as perfect as it gets.  

With the unbelievable views of the Gore Range and a much slower day on the mountain (due to sore heads around town), we were able to capture some awesome family shots.  Here are a few of my favorites from their session.

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