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Welcome!

Welcome to my blog!  Here you will find updates, recent sessions and information about me and my girls. (That's us over there <---- ) 

My photographs are natural, fun and candid.  I specialize in portraits of people, including families, bellies, babies, children, seniors, and events. I believe that candid photographs in natural lighting and natural scenery make the best photographs.  I will make suggestions for poses but find that the "between poses" are typically the best photographs because the forced smiles disappear which allows for a beautiful natural look.

I am a photographer. I am a mother. I capture raw moments. I have a quirky sense of humor. I love to laugh and I love to make people laugh.  I am thankful. I am blessed.

2012 Pricing | Denver Portrait Photographer

Just so you don’t have to go searching on my website here is my 2011 pricing:

Portrait Session |$200
1-2 hour sitting
1-5 People (call for larger groups)
Unlimited poses
On-Location
20-30 fully processed images chosen by photographer will be uploaded to an online gallery as they are processed and will remain online for you to share with friends and family.
All high quality digital files on CD

Newborn Session |$400
1-5 hour sitting
Newborn Photos & Family Photos
Unlimited poses
On-Location – Most typically newborn sessions take place in the comfort of your home.
20-30 fully processed images chosen by photographer will be uploaded to an online gallery as they are processed and will remain online for you to share with friends and family.
25 Custom Birth Announcements with an option to purchase more
All high quality digital files on CD

Bellies to Babies | $500
This package includes a full newborn session as described above as well as a “half” maternity session. The maternity session will be up to an hour during your last trimester, preferably 33-36 weeks and will include 15-25 fully processed images chosen by photographer and will be uploaded to an online gallery as they are processed. You will also receive all of the images on CD.

Stages| $800
One maternity session during your last trimester & four sessions for your growing baby during their first year (sessions include everything as described above). The stages include: Maternity, Newborn, Sitting Up (approx 3 months), Crawling (approx 9 months) & Walking (approx 1 year).

Seniors | $300
1-3 hour sitting
Unlimited poses
On-Location – 1-3 locations (within Metro Denver area)
20-30 fully processed images chosen by photographer will be uploaded to an online gallery as they are processed and will remain online for you to share with friends and family.
All high quality digital files on CD

Additional options can be added to packages:

$300 – 20 page 13×11 Custom Coffee Table Book

$150 – Photo Story DVD set to music with photos from your session

$20 for each additional DVD

Prints

20×24, 20×20 – $100
16×20, 16×24 – $75
11×14, 11×16 – $50
8×10, 8×12,  – $20.00
5×7, 5×5, 4×6, wallets (8) - $10.00

If you’d like any pricing on canvasses, any larger sizes or framing let me know!

I look forward to meeting you!

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Denver Newborn Photographer | Baby Gretta

Besides getting a much needed baby-fix pretty often, the absolute best part of being a photographer is being able to be witness to pure love. There is nothing better than capturing a look in the eyes of a new mother or father holding their newborn baby, or the look of a big brother getting to know his new baby sister. It is heart-melting-joy.

Meet Gretta and her family.  (Isn’t Gretta one of the best names ever?!  I am a big fan of using classic names and Gretta is most certainly a classic!) This little girl has got two of the best big brothers any girl could ask for. I think any boy who tries to come within 20 feet of her in 15 years will get to know these two protectors pretty quickly. They adore their baby sister and it is awesome to watch them all together.

Thank you to this loving family who allowed me to come into their home again and help to catpure unforgettable memories of your family. I will be forever thankful.

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Join the Fight Against Breast Cancer | Highlands Ranch, CO Lifestyle Photographer

I think every single person who reads this has somehow been effected by breast cancer.   I have had friends mothers, friends of friends and co-workers I know who have had breast cancer.  Every person is effected in a different way. 

Last week I got this email from a friend of mine:

“Dear Amy,

As the world’s leading breast cancer organization, Susan G. Komen for the Cure® is committed to ending breast cancer forever.  On October 3, 2010, I will join thousands of others playing a part in the annual Komen Denver Race for the Cure®.  By making a donation on my behalf, you are supporting local breast cancer screening, treatment, education and outreach along with international research that will lead us to a world without breast cancer.

It is likely you know someone who has been diagnosed with breast cancer – perhaps you or your spouse, a relative, coworker, neighbor or friend – someone in your life’s circle who has heard the words, “You have breast cancer.”

A diagnosis of breast cancer affects more than just the patient.  When someone we love is diagnosed, we all are affected.  Families work doubly hard to keep homes running smoothly while the patient travels the road of breast cancer treatment.  Businesses struggle, not only to support their coworker, but also to fill gaps in productivity.

You see, breast cancer doesn’t care – so we have to care!

My goal is to raise $2,500 this year.  Please help me reach that goal with your financial support.  Online donations are simple, and the site is secure. My team name is Mi Famila. Please go to my fundraising page and make a tax-deductible donation online. If you prefer, mail your donation today to:

Komen Denver Race for the Cure®
1835 Franklin Street
Denver CO 80218
Attn: Pledges 

Please make your check payable to: Komen Denver Race for the Cure® and add my name in the memo.

The deadline to have my donations collected is October 29, 2010

Thank you in advance for your support.  Please call me if you have any questions about the Komen Denver Race for the Cure.  I can be reached at (insert phone number or email address).

Sincerely,

(name removed for the privacy of my friend)

My registration fee gets me to the start line…your donation gets us to the cures. “

In support of my friend and Susan G. Komen for the Cure®, I am announcing that all portrait sessions booked & shot between now & Oct 24, 2010 will get 20% of their session fee donated to team Mi Familia.  If you are not ready to book a session quite yet, please consider making a donation anyway. 

Thank you! 

 

PS – I am WAAAAAAY behind in blogging – lots of fun photo sessions coming up soon!  :)

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Baby Ella | Highlands Ranch, CO Newborn Photographer

I love photographing families in love.  Soon after a baby is born it is so cool to see parents connect with each other in a totally different way on a much deeper level than ever before- so much more love – love they didn’t even know was missing before their little bundle was in their lives. 

Last week I had the honor of meeting the S family.  I have to say that their house was absolutly stunning and mom wins the “Best Nursery for a little Girl Ever in the History of the World” award.  If I were still a little girl it would be my dream room, ah heck, its still my dream room.  Pink, frilly and everything  girly.   It looked like one of those unacheivable perfectly decorated boutique baby shops, only better.  I am including only one detail shot here because I havn’t processed them all and was excited to get what I have up, but trust me – it was perfection.  Mom, if you are considering a career move I would suggest decorating nurseries.  Just saying.    

Baby Ella is already three weeks old in these pictures, and as many of you know, three week olds can be a little moody and they already are getting their little personalities….much different from the first two weeks when all you want is for them to wake up.  Although I think mom and dad probably felt like she cried the entire time, she really didn’t….I have proof.   

 

 

 

 

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Memorial Day BBQ/Birthday Party | My Family

On Monday my family got together for a BBQ and birthday party for my step-brother.  My kids always have so much fun with their cousins.  Cousins are always cool to play with – there is never that awkward time getting to know each other before one brave kid asks the other if they want to play.  Cousins just play. 

It was pretty entertaining to watch Ryann (3) and Shayna (4) learn to play new games like Red Light, Green Light; Duck, Duck, Goose and chase.  They have Ring-Around-the-Rosy down pat.  Haley (8)  is much faster than them both so she just ran around and let them get wore out…(thank you, Haley!). 

My nephew, Zach is learning to walk and wished so much that he could run around with the girls – don’t worry, Zach, it won’t be long! 

Oh, by the way, Haley and Shayna don’t have black eyes – they were playing with my makeup and they had some smeared mascara. 

 

 

 

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Kenny & Britta | Denver Wedding Photography

This past Sunday I had the honor of photographing Britta & Kenny’s wedding. Here are a couple of their engagement photos from last fall.

The wedding day weather was beautiful and it was an absolutely perfect day all around.  My second shooter for the day was the super talented Lindsay Carole.

I was able to get to know Britta a little bit over the past year and she is such a caring and giving person who loves her family so much. It is always such a pleasure to get to meet the families of the bride and groom and to get to see another side of them. Their friends and family were so kind and so much fun to be around. And everyone needs an aunt like Aunt Michelle. :)

Kenny and Britta are one of those couples who’s love for one another is heart melting. You can tell by the way the look into each other’s eyes and how they smile at each other from across the room how much they are in love.

Britta is stunning as it is, but when she put on her gown, she glowed. What a beautiful bride she makes. Kenny is one of those guys that makes you smile, he is funny and is always very happy. They make an exceptional couple and it is very apparent that these two are going to live a very, very joyful life together.

 

 The Rings…

 

The guys…

 

and the girls….

 

Is she not stunning? 

 

Look at those eyes!

 

 

too funny…it’s an inside joke so you’ll have to ask the bride and groom about this one…

 

Meet Aunt Michelle.  This was right before Britta walked down the isle and although I couldn’t hear what they were saying, I almost cried watching them talk 

 

 

 What a lucky girl to have two men walk her down the isle – she is most certainly loved. 

 

I think this is my fave of the day…

 

 

 

 

 

Proud parents…

 

My second fave…

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Maternity and Newborn | Denver Portrait Photographer

Last month I got to meet the Family K “trio and a half” for a maternity session and then last week got to meet Baby K. Thier 2 year old daughter is a little bundle of fun & giggles. The day was cold and wet, so our plans to go outside were shot, but sometimes its fun to capture a family being a family at home.

Here are few of my favorites from our first session:

This little man has quite a mind of his own for a one week old!   He is such a cutie, though, isn’t he? Here are a few of my favorites from the newborn session:

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Meet Zayden | Castle Rock, CO Newborn Photography

Zayden is such a sweet baby and even though she didn’t feel much like sleeping during my visit – I was still able to get lots of fun pictures.  She is a friend’s baby, so luckily for me I will probably get to see a whole lot of this little one. :)

 

Isn’t her mother GORGEOUS?

I love it when I can get a little smirk – and I don’t believe the old wives tale that babies only smile when they have gas. Its a smile, who cares why they’re smiling!! :)

Punk Rock baby!

There is nothing stronger in this world than the power of a mother’s love.

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Cassie | Maternity

So since I am going to meet and photograph the baby tomorrow, I guess I better get the maternity pictures blogged. (I am getting better about blogging….this week, anyway!)

Cassie is a family friend who I have known most of her life. She is a beautiful person, inside and out. When she told me she was having a baby I could see the joy in her eyes and couldn’t have been more happy for her. She is going to make a great mother!

This was one of my all time favorite sessions, ever. I hate to brag (not really, I do like to brag) but I am pretty darn proud of how these photos turned out. Just see for yourself…..

When her Grandma (my friend, also) painted her walls this color I loved it. When I got to photograph Cas in front of it, I loved it even more!

Love this one:

I think this one is my favorite:

Can’t wait to meet that little baby girl tomorrow! I will post pictures soon…promise. :)

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The Guy That Says Good Bye to You Is Out of His Mind

Ladies.  Watch this video.  Listen to the words and then listen again. This is a song I will play for my girlfriends and for my daughters every time they need this reminder: “You don’t need to change a thing about you babe. I’m telling you from where I sit, you’re one of a kind.”

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