Beaver Creek Family Photos - Miller Ranch Open Space

I had done a couple's session for Sarah and Jesse a couple of years ago, so I was excited when they decided to book a fall session with their children and brand new fur baby.  With the whole family in tow, we headed to the Miller Ranch Open Space in Edwards.  The Open Space has spectacular views of Beaver Creek, along the Eagle River.  If you can time it right with the leaves, it's the perfect spot for fall pictures. 

If you're wondering about the best colors to wear for fall photos, these guys had a great combo.  Blue and white for the neutral tones and dark red for the accent color.  It worked perfectly with all of the yellow. 

These are a few of my favorite shots from their session. 

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Vail Family and Pet Photographer - Miller Ranch Open Space - Eric and Rachel

I did engagement photos for Rachel and Eric a couple of years ago, so I was excited to help them with some photos recently at the Miller Ranch Open Space in Edwards.  

When they booked their session, we didn't know that the valley would be hit with smoke from wildfires.  Although the smoke can be a real nuisance, (and obviously very scary for anyone near the fires) it does make for some crazy lighting that's interesting to experiment with for photos.  The smoke acts like a giant filter over the sun, so shooting during the day is akin to shooting on a cloudy day.  

Thankfully they were okay with the conditions and we were able to play around with all kinds of lighting scenarios.  A few days later the smoke had cleared out and we were back to normal, and Rachel and Eric were able to get some unique images from their session.

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Miller Ranch Open Space Family Photos - Doty Family

I had the best time shooting with the Doty Family at our recent shoot at The Miller Ranch Open Space. I met the Doty's because our sons are in the same kindergarten class.  I'm really enjoying getting to know so  many of the families from our school.  It's a very small charter school, with lots of parent participation.  The Doty's are really involved with the school and I'm only new to it, but I'm trying to volunteer as much as I can too.

The leaves were perfect for their shoot!  Less than a week later they were all pretty much gone.  Of course there were plenty of trails for the boys to run on, logs to jump off and rocks to play on down by the river.  Here a few shots from their shoot.

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Vail Photographer - Miller Ranch Open Space - Sarah and Jesse

Sarah is a Coloradoan, but she's never been to the mountains while the leaves were changing.  Luckily for her session with Jesse, the leaves were in full vibrancy mode!  I scheduled their session so that we could wander along the river at the beginning and finish the session in the meadow, right at sunset.  This doesn't always workout, due to clouds, but this time it was perfect!

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Edwards Family Photographer - Dashiell Family

Another crazy leaf season has come to an end.  This year's season was no less busy than other years, but this time it included travel during a peak weekend, a full football schedule, a husband that was traveling for 2 weeks, my very first (and very exhausting) Spirit Week and moving house for our dear friends from Aspen back to Eagle.  Needless to say, it's been one big happy, chaotic mess!

Now is the time that I get to relax a little (only 3 shoots this weekend) and catch up on posting some of the photos from my adventures with my awesome clients.  

We decided to do the Dashiell's family shoot at the Miller Ranch Open Space in Edwards.  The leaves were at their peak, there was great cloud coverage, the mountain views are fantastic there and the boys were able to climb rocks and fences and run around.  As you can guess, this leads to big happy smiles, which makes mom and dad happy, which makes for an awesome session.  Here are a few of my favorites from their shoot.

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