Stephanie & Nick's book design

The whole concept of wedding albums was a total mystery to me for the first year of my business. Like a black monolith of labyrinthine confusion (which company? who designs? how much awesomeness per page???). But now, I have seen the light. Wedding albums (or as I'll call them, wedding books) are amazing vehicles to propel not only my business, but also my vision as a storyteller through images.

Thumbing through 60 pages of my pictures has changed the way I photograph the wedding day. No image stands alone. Now, each image is part of a series, a string of events that tells my client's story. The whole is more than the sum of its parts.

I could design these books myself, but I just take the pictures, and I want to concentrate on this joyous part of my career. I'm so happy I have Beth Fries of Album Chic to design my wedding books. She's a stellar designer of these books and now books are very much part of my business. Best part, she's local! (Always Buy Colorado.) Thank you Beth!

Here's the first book out, from Stephanie & Nick's wedding this summer in Montana. Enjoy.



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All together now, awwwwwww....

I can't decide if I should file this under "so cute" or "so darling". Thoughts?

More from this wedding soon. As soon as I finish these leftovers.

Anand & Lindsey at DCPA | Engagement | Denver wedding photographer

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Stephanie & Dane at Peace Lutheran Church | Wedding | Denver wedding photographer

Getting married this year at Peace Lutheran? Email Chris to see if I'm available to photograph your wedding! Looking forward to hearing from you.

For some, it's all about the eyes.

Many thanks to Nicole Nichols Photography for having me tag along as 2nd shooter ("the good life"). Here's her post from this wedding.

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THE pair of gloves every photographer needs in the winter

Picture-takin' man in the winter? Engagement session in the tundra? Well my friend, your hands might need some protection from the cold while you're tripping that shutter button like nobody's business. This time of year it can get mighty frigid during those late-afternoon portrait sessions when the sun don't feel like being Mother Nature's softbox anymore. That's why I recommend wearing C9 Powerstretch Running Gloves found at Target for your cold weather-conditioning needs.

I love these gloves because they're form-fitting and laced with griptastic material so you can keep warm while still messing with your camera's bells and whistles.

Sleek, affordable, freaking awesome. Buy a pair today.

Feeding the giraffes with Anya at the Denver Zoo

Anya is the 4 year-old darling daughter of my good friend Will (we both went to the mighty school of Colorado College). They've had a very challenging year with Anya being diagnosed with retinoblastoma. After six months of chemotherapy, Anya has proven to be one of the strongest kids I've ever had the pleasure of knowing. Seriously an inspiration.

Her favorite animal is the giraffe, so her parents got connected with Kyle and Amanda at the Denver Zoo, who generously offered the family a behind-the-scenes tour of the Giraffe House and to feed these awesome animals. And I tagged along! Mucho thanks to Kyle and Amanda for allowing Anya's family and me access to a rare opportunity.





Giraffes are the best! Here's Kipele, the supermodel giraffe who liked having her picture taken::

It was kind of a privilege to go up to the feeding platform (which isn't accessible to the public), but Kyle and Amanda were nice enough to let us feed these amazing creatures some carrots and pumpkin slices. Kipele working the camera again::


And Anya was the happiest girl in the world! A great day at the Zoo.


Afterwards the family found themselves at a baseball field in City Park, and we played pretend baseball::


Homage à Max Wanger::

The family::


I've had the honor of getting to know Anya for the past three years and you can't say enough about this amazing kid. Nor can I take enough pictures. She's going places in this world and I look forward to keeping the pictures coming.

Reuer Family at Wash Park, and a duck (Denver family photographer)

Courtney and I attended the same middle and high schools in Littleton way back in the late 20th century. Many years later, we reconnected on The Facebook and she was pretty psyched to have an awesome family portrait session. Our schedules finally synched up for this autumn, and we picked the perfect day in Wash Park. Courtney and Matt have the most adorable daughters. The first one here couldn't stop running around the autumn leaves.

Oh and the light was perfect.

And the duck! I love Wash Park.

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