Colorado Springs Senior Photography | AnnaRose | Breckenridge Mountain Forest Session

Our was so excited to be able to meet our cousin, AnnaRose, in Breckenridge for her senior session. She already had a beautiful spot picked out and we had the perfect time of day to be up among the tall pines. I enjoyed having the change of scenery and being able to do a session even further into the mountains. The bright greens of the branches and the golden tall grasses were so dreamy. I also loved that AnnaRose was ready with her wonderful smile and her calm demeanor. I think that the spot show chose was perfect for her, and I love the way the photos turned out.

AnnaRose is a kind, compassionate, and empathetic person, and I think we were able to capture that among the calmness of the forest. We were also able to get some stunning pictures with the mountains in the backdrop. This was another session where we played around with some off camera flash and came up with some awesome results. Wishing AnnaRose all the best as she continues on with her education, as I know she will go on to do many great things and go on many wonderful adventures.

Colorado Springs Senior Photography | Nicolas | Urban Senior SEssion

Nicolas was one of my favorite seniors to work with because of how chill he was and how he knew exactly what he wanted for a backdrop. This was seriously the first senior session that it was predicted to rain, we still did the session, and it actually rained a bit during the session! And, he didn’t seem to think anything of it. We just walked from spot to spot with the umbrella, waited for the rain to hold up, and then starting shooting again. I actually really loved it!

Nicolas was looking for more colors for some of his photos, so we went to many of the painted walls throughout downtown. We even got out the off camera flash for some more dramatic looks. That is one technique that I am just starting to get into. I primarily call myself a natural light photographer, but the more I learn about flash and the capabilities of it all, the more that I have been enjoying trying it out a bit toward the end of sessions. Nicolas was a trooper as we took several shots with the flash to test out the effects of it. I think that we definitely got the look that he was going for! Check out the very last picture from our session. It is one of my favorites. Wishing Nicolas the very best in the rest of this crazy semester and for everything that the future holds for him.

Colorado Springs SEnior Photographer | Ryan | Fox Run Park

It was fun to meet Ryan at Fox Run Park for his senior session. We met on a weekend morning (morning sessions there are some of my favorite because they are so quiet and the sun peaks through the trees beautifully), and we had some beautiful morning weather. I also really loved that the only request that Ryan had for his senior session was to get photos with his truck. Again, and I am always talking about this, but I absolutely love it when seniors incorporate some of their favorite hobbies, sports, or interests into their session. Many time these things are part of who we are and how we define ourselves.

Ryan was very kind, outgoing, and easy to work with. We walked throughout the park together and picked out spots that looked unique and fun. Fox Run Park has so many spots, both in the morning and in the evening, when we are able to get some beautiful light for some stunning backdrops. I hope that Ryan is holding up ok during this crazy rest of the spring semester, and I am wishing him all the best in his future. No doubt he will go on to do wonderful things with his dreams and goals.

Colorado Springs Senior Photographer | Jessica | Ute VAlley Park

Oh my goodness, if I could just have Jessica come help with all future sessions, that would be great! She was such an absolute natural in front of the camera. Jessica was playful, fun, kind and easily let her shining personality come through. We had a lot of fun at Ute Valley Park and even found a little bit of red fall colors in some vines on an old tree. Dream come true in Colorado!

I really enjoyed talking with Jessica throughout her session. She was also willing to sit in all the tall grass fields, lay among the red vines, and gracefully walk through the field of sunshine for the perfect action shots. It’s always fun to hear students talk about how their session was more fun than what they were thinking it would be. Let’s not make senior pictures a stiff and stuffy occasion. Instead, I hope that students leave feeling beautiful, special, and energized from being able to express themselves through their photos. I can’t wait to work with more students this coming school year. and I am wishing Jessica so many great things in her future - including hoping that she keeps her fun personality shining always.

Colorado Springs senior Photographer | Mary | Garden of the Gods Fall Session

Towards the end of the senior photo season last year, I had the absolute pleasure of meeting Mary. We met on a weekday evening at Garden of the Gods, and it was beautiful, quiet, and the lighting was absolutely perfect peeking through the trees. I can’t say enough about how I love weekday sessions, mostly because there are so many less people at the parks and feels calming during the session because of it.

Mary was the first senior to test out the pop-up changing tent that I invested in, and it was perfect. She was able to seamlessly go between outfits for her session. I loved that she had a variety of outfits from casual and cute to more formal and elegant. Even just with outfits, seniors are able to show pieces of their personality through their clothing choices. Feel fun and free some days and more reserved and professional others? No problem! Choose outfits that show all of this!

I hope that Mary is making the best of her senior year. With the end of the school year for the class of 2020 being so uplifted, I hope that she knows that whatever happens, she will overcome this and move on to continue to do great things with her life. Chin up, seniors, and go forth to do great things in the world like you are destined to do.

Colorado Springs Senior Photography | Aaron | Fall in Garden of the Gods

Like I mentioned in the first post about Aaron’s senior session, he was looking for some true fall foliage, but the leaves weren’t quite turning by the time we met for Part 1, so we decided to split the session in two. For the second time that we met for half of his session, I had scoped out places that still had some fall color. Unfortunately, all of my regular places had most of the fall leaves already off of the trees because of a frost and snow that we had a week earlier.

Lucky me, I had been hiking in Garden of the Gods with my dog several times and found what I believed to be was the last spot with some gorgeous fall colors. Aaron, his mom, and I went there for the second half of his session, and these photos have ended up being some of my favorite from the whole season. There were reds, yellows, browns, and oranges all in this one little spot along a hiking trail in Garden of the Gods. It was perfect!

Colorado Springs Senior Photography | Aaron | Colorado College | Downtown Setting

It was such a pleasure to meet Aaron for the first half of his senior photos. When he originally picked his senior session date, we thought that fall colors would be around. It was just the start of the changing of the seasons, so we were able to find a little color around the Colorado College campus. As we started the session, we decided to split the session into two and we did the first half downtown, and then we did the second half a little later in the fall to capture a little bit more of those beautiful fall colors.

It was fun to talk to Aaron about his future and what he was planning on doing with in. He is into creating videos and playing video games, which was great to hear a student’s perspective on future careers in these possible fields. I used to work with engineering students when I worked at a university, so I always find it cool to hear how these hobbies have been a part of students’ lives and how they have found community with in that. So this post for Aaron is only Part 1 of our time together. Enjoy the lovely views with architecture and some start to fall foliage before coming to his second session later in the fall.

Colorado Springs Senior Photography | Lance | Urban Session in Colorado Springs

It was so nice to get to know Lance at his senior session this past fall. He wanted to go for a more urban setting, and we found all the right places in Colorado Springs for a nice variety of classy & sophisticated to edgy & modern. Lance was so easy to work with and it was cool to hear him talk about the various sports and interests that he is involved in at his high school.

We were able to walk around between potential rain clouds (which didn’t happen, thankfully) and find some cool spots to get the right feel that Lance was looking for in his photos. I love it when the Colorado Springs seniors that I work with choose places that also reflect their type of personality. It helps to create photos that make the student stick out in their element and helps them to feel comfortable during their sessions. I hope that all Lance has planned for his future goes well for him, no doubt he will go on to do great things!