Vail Newborn Photographer - Lily's Newborn Photos in McCoy, Colorado.

I had so much fun taking Lily's newborn photos recently.  Lily is one lucky girl, living on a real wild wild west ranch, named Black Mountain Ranch in McCoy, Colorado.  I had never been to McCoy before, but I have done a lot of rafting around the neighboring State Bridge area.  It was quite a spectacle to drive onto the ranch and see dozens of horses roaming around on a beautiful Sunday morning.

Lily was so cooperative and she did a great job of letting me capture her.  We even had time to take a few family photos outside.  Here are a few photos from our session.

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Vail Family Photographer - The Rader Family at The Betty Ford Alpine Gardens in Vail, Colorado

I don't know if it their way of escaping the July heat, but for some reason, I met a lot of people last month who were visiting from Texas.  The Rader Family were no exception.  We had spoken prior to their session about taking some fun photos in the park with some of the children's favorite toys.  Of course, the kids wanted nothing to do with their toys when it came time to taking their photos, so we decided to head to the gardens to get some candid shots instead.  Luckily it was a good adventure and the kids were entertained by the various waterfalls, fountains and flowers.  They were all so well behaved and so easy to shoot!  I particularly like some of the more candid moments that we captured.  Here are a few shots from our fun afternoon.

PS:  Please note that my logo isn't everywhere like last time!  I'm slowly getting the hang of this new stuff :)

Vail Family Photographer - The Hach Family in Vail, Colorado

The Hach Family were coming to town for the 4th of July and I was fortunate enough to be asked to take some family portraits of them while they were in town.  Like a lot of families, the Hach's are spread out all around the country, so it's a very special occasion when they can all be together.

They decided to dress in their finest reds, whites and blues for the celebration and the colors looked amazing against all of the greenery down by the Gore Creek.  Here are some of the photos from that day.

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Vail Family Photographer - Mother's Day Photo Shoot in Wildridge, Colorado.

Here are a few photos of Heather and her 3 sisters that we took last week as a special gift to their Mom for Mother's Day. They used to wear matching outfits as children when they had their portraits done, but they decided to coordinate with Tiffany Blue accents this time.  I love that it's not a common color to see in family portraits, and they did such a good job putting it all together.  Beaver Creek looks stunning in the background.  Can you believe we still have so much snow up here in the Vail Valley!

Sharon and Keith's First Wedding Anniversary in Vail, Colorado.

Off-season comes twice a year in our little mountain town.  From May-Mid June and October-Mid November.  From a photographer's perspective, it's one of the best times of year to take outdoor portraits because you're not photoshopping random skiers dressed in neon one-pieces out of the backgrounds of all of your photos and everything's either coming into bloom or the leaves are changing for the fall.

Sharon and Keith decided to come to Vail in the off season to celebrate their first wedding anniversary and they asked me to take some photos to capture the milestone.  We had a great time walking around Lionshead and taking advantage of lots of little spots that are usually blanketed with tourists.

I'm not a huge fan of using big filters on my photos, but every now and again I have a session that lends itself well to a few of the actions that I like from the Florabella Collection.  For example, the first photo is back lit by the sun, which is usually a big 'don't' in the photography world, but I used the Classic Color action to get the highlights on their hair and to boost the light on their faces, which I think worked well.

Here are a few photos from our session in the late afternoon sun.

Baby Josiah in Edwards, Colorado

It's been a little while since I've had the chance to shoot a newborn, so it was a lot of fun to shoot Baby Josiah the other day.  He was only 10 days old at the time of the photo session, but you'd never know he was so new.  He was so alert and interested in everything that was going on.  Unfortunately this meant we weren't able to get any of the lovely sleepy shots that we were hoping for, but it didn't matter because he has such lovely eyes!

Here are a few from our session that I really like.

Bowers Family Photos in Silverthorne, Colorado

Spring time is a wonderful time to take photos in the Rockies...if you can time it right!  For all of the beauty and wonderful backgrounds it provides, it can also provide some equally challenging scenarios.

The Bowers (all 7 of them!) were driving up from the front range and we were all set to meet in Frisco.  I was coming from Vail and it was blue skies and sunshine in Eagle County.  By the time I hit Copper though, things weren't looking so great.  After a few phone calls, we met in Frisco and watched as the snow and rain came in waves.  The girls all had cute outfits to wear and our first location was simply too wet and muddy, so we headed for location number 2, which was the river front running through the Outlets.  Although this location was dry, the scenery wasn't so great.  Location number 3 turned out to be just perfect though.  We found a spot with no crowds, 2 bridges and access to the stream.  The weather calmed down and suddenly everything fell into place!  I'll definitely be keeping this spot on my list of great locations in Summit County.

Here are some of the photos from our little adventure.

Adrianna's Senior Photos in Edwards, Colorado

It's been over 2  months since my last my post, and although this is technically not a good idea, it was nice to have a bit of a break.  I have lots of fun stuff to post, but I wanted to start with some graduation photos that I did of Adrianna last week.  I love the spring in the Rockies, but it can also be a bit of a headache if you're doing anything outdoors that requires good weather.  We started Adrianna's photos on a Sunday afternoon that was unseasonably cold, but still manageable.  After we'd been out shooting for about 15 minutes, everything changed and a huge blizzard rolled in.  Although this made for some gorgeous photos (see below), it wasn't much fun for Adrianna, as she was wearing a cute sun dress.  So, we re-scheduled the rest of the photos for a few days later and it was definitely worth it.  We drove up to Lake Creek in Edwards (my dream place to live!) and found an amazing spot with the New York range in the background.  Here are a few of my favorite photos from the shoot.  I love the sassy red boots!