Hiking Devil's Head - Sedalia, CO

Okay - this is not a business related post. Instead, it's a proud-mama post. I can't help it...

This weekend my family and went hiking and Soren climbed his very first mountain! We went to Devil's Head, a little Southwest of Sedalia. We weren't sure how well the kids would do, but they really surprised us. Amelia sat contentedly in her sling, and Soren powered up the mountain like a pro!

He kept stopping to comment on hhow beautiful the views were.

The path is pretty well laid out. The part that goes through the Aspen Grove, and beside a small creek was my favorite part. Soren was a fan of the little rocks he could sit on for a break. We had to stop several times for Amelia to gt down and play. She thought it was so fun to be outside of her element, and really wanted to explore. I have to admit it: the stairs to the tower terrified me. I've never been scared of heights, but I was terrified to have my kids up there. The figure at the tower is my husband holding our baby.

The view was so worth it. I'm not really a landscape photographer, but I was happy with this one. Amelia slept the entire time we were at the top.

Soren was quite impressed by the view - and by his accomplishment. He told everyone we passed, "I went to the tower, and I'm only four-and-a-half!"



It was a great day! It also made me realize what a great place the mountains would be for a family portrait session - if you are interested, I'd LOVE to customize a package!

Family Photos in Littleton

This Saturday I had a great time taking photographs of this lovely family in Littleton. They have two gorgeous little boys, and I had lots of fun following them around in the backyard and in the beautiful open space near their house.

Here's the littlest one - he has seriously amazing eyes

here they are in color - told you they're gorgeous!

Big brother kept giving me the most adorable crinkle-nose grin. I couldn't resist putting one up here.

He also has beautiful eyes...

Very cool field near their house. I love the tall grass.

Mommy and babyI love the look he's giving his brother here

here they are together - I really loved this field by their house.
Awww, big-brother hugs!
Thanks for letting me spend the afternoon with you beautiful family!

I love sunflare!

I have been obsessed with sunflare in photography for a couple months now. It has really been drawing me into images by photographers I really love. I have been trying to learn how to use it a little more effectively in my own work. This weekend I made a few attempts.


This one was taken in Glenwood Springs, on a mountain, at about noon. The sun has a little bit of a starburst flare, but I like the sparkling light circles that are floating around, too.


My daughter patiently crawled around the soccer field for me, while I tried to get the sun from the right angle. I think there's a pretty decent chance her first memory of me will be with my camera protruding from my eye. I liked these two best.

Getting this right is fun to try, because it seems to be equal parts luck and technique. It's definitely a challenge to learn how to use the sun effectively in a portrait, but you also never know exactly in what way it's going to react to your lens and camera.

Brand New Baby "R"

Isn't he cute!

Website!

My new website is almost done. I picked the two images for my front page yesterday. I love both of them. Here they are:

Editing!

I'm in the middle of going through older sessions to find photos for my new website! I'm starting with a few favorites from my own children. More to come...