bri

Bri is so so fun!  She was the missing piece to the puzzle!  I met her parents and their younger sister at her older sister's photoshoot a few years ago.  Bri knew she wanted something different.  And we gave her just that!  She may have been a little cold at her shoot but she was a trooper.  I have loved learning all about her and her adventures.  Seriously, this girl has been a full on globe trotter!  I think maybe next time she needs to bring me along to take pictures of her at all of these killer locations!  ;)

sweet ava

Boy, did we get the run around from the weather.  Ava wanted so badly to have the beautiful sun in her pictures and the chance of rain was getting higher and higher the closer we got to the shoot.  So last minute we switched it to the morning (and when I say morning, I mean people are showing up at your home at 4:50am to start beautifying you!).  I'm SOOOO happy we did.  We have a ton of sunshine with spots of cloudy weather, which was just perfect!  Her pictures turned out so so beautiful and I just can't say it enough... morning shoots equal sunshine!  Afternoon shoots equal lots of finger crossing!  ;)

preston

I woke up at 3:45am the morning of Preston's shoot (which started bright and early at 6:30!!) to the pitter patter of rain on my window. Normally this would be a lovely, comforting sound... but not when I'm going out for a session in a few hours!  Shortly after we got to Preston's first location the weather cleared up and we had THE most amazingly beautiful morning involving city scape, graffiti walls, metal stairs, open roads, water, old bridges... it was such a cool shoot!

audrey and hannah squared

I had a LOT of fun beating the rain with these beauties from Cheyanne Mountain High School.  They were so fun to work with and I loved their fashion choices.  They pulled off two very trendy looks that are normally both very neutral looks.  Somehow they managed to pull in color and lots of different textures as well as tons of accessories!  I really hope we get to do it again sometime.  Maybe in the snow!!

mary

Mary is a gem.  She is tall and beautiful.  She is kind and smiles all the time.  Her shoot was super laid back... until the lightning started.  Don't worry, it was off in the distance so we were good to shoot.  We did finish her shoot in record time though.  Just before the rain began.  But, we had sunshine, wind (lots of it!), lightning, beautiful deep skies, and FLOWERS!  Our ever elusive flowers in Colorado are hard to nail down.  Mary, thank you for letting me be your photographer. Your shoot was uh-mazing!!!

allison

I have gotten to know Allison the last several years through the Pine Creek Cheer shoots.  She is am amazing cheerleader but I am super happy for her that she decided to just take it easy and enjoy her senior year sans cheer.  (But sad for the cheer team!) Allison is amazing and sweet and loves playing with kiddos.  If the future of America is going to fall into anyone's hands, it should be hers!!  (Speaking of America, her super cool brother, Jake, is protecting our country by serving in the Marines now!  So so so proud of him!)  

victoria

Victoria is so sweet. She is a quite soul who loves to laugh, spend time with her family, and play tennis.  I loved my time with her and her darling little brother and sweet mama.  Her brother spent the entire shoot catching grasshoppers.  He knows the names of the different kinds.  He loves them.  He touches them!  His mom is a saint for letting them come into her home!!  

sarah lane {studio twelve} senior workshop

I have been lucky enough to learn from a LOT of amazing photographers like Heidi Hope, Jean Smith, Spanki Mills, Courtney Dailey, Leah Remillet, and Kelli France. This workshop with Sarah Lane (owner of Studio Twelve) was nothing less than wonderful. It was enlightening and reassuring to know that I am doing what I love. She walked me through some things I struggle with and we ended the day with a shoot with 6 Napa Valley high school seniors from her Class of 2016 Model Team.  

brian

Brian's shoot.  Oh my gosh.   The weather that morning was super heart eyes.  Brian was a trooper and changed his clothes several times.  It was sweet watching he and Robyn (his darling mama) interact.  They obviously get along and she has a lot of respect for him.  Plus, we got to see a BEAR!!!  That's right!  A not super small black bear was running (parallel to us, thank goodness) about 150 yards away.  It was a great distance.  Pretty sure I would have scaled the nearest tree only to discover that the bear too, could scale said tree, if it had headed our way.  That's the first time I have ever seen a bear outside of captivity.  So exciting!!  

A big thank you to this guy for referring Brian over to me.  Thank you, Zach!

leah {class of 2018}

Leah was my first senior for the Class of 2018.  Her shoot was so fun! I love it when my girls want to go urban because it only happens about 10% of the time.  I also love it when I get to take pictures of a past client's sister.  Leah was fun and happy.  She was up for anything and we even finished her session at the same place we finished Sophie's!  Loved spending time with this fun-loving family again!!

zach

Zach is your every day soccer playing, Pokemon catching, easy going guy.  He was awesome with getting up early and having Tara and I put our cameras in his face for an hour.  I'm excited to see what he does with his life.  Fingers crossed he's just heading a few miles away for college to the Air Force Academy.

taylor

Taylor's shoot was urban and nature.  We finished her super cute city looks and as we were walking back to the car the rain came in full force.  It was crazy!  It poured the entire way to our next location and as we got there, the rain stopped and the sun came out!  It was perfect timing!  Did I mention that Taylor has been accepted to college?!  What a smarty! So proud of this girl!

mackenzie

I love it when girls come with their own ideas.  Mackenzie did just that.  She had amazing clothes and was super open to anything that I suggested but also brought things to express her interests. Plus, she's already committed to a school in Kansas for college!  Check!

Elise

Elise is my cousin's daughter.  She lives in Texas and she is beyond adorable.  It feels like last month I was sitting on a couch holding her when she was just a few weeks old with all of her red hair!  Now she's all grown up and so dang beautiful.  I so love her and wish her nothing but success and happiness.

Kianna

Kianna's session turned out beautiful.  I could see the stress in her face as the rain was pouring down around us.  BUT, I build in time for rain because good old Colorado Springs is full of surprises!  We found the most amazing little field with flowers and the most beautiful soft light.  It was perfect!  I can't thank Kianna enough for rolling with the punches.

Jason

Jason has lived across the street from us since we moved in... and he was 12.  Fast forward 5 years and he's now all grown up and a great guy!  He is polite and sweet and so so cute! (Just ask my 9 year old! :))

Cheyanne

Cheyanne is just the cutest thing!  She has the most beautiful green eyes that I loved photographing.  She has such a kind soul.  I absolutely LOVED her session and getting to know her mom, her second mom, and her sister!  And, for the record, I've never had a senior get so many cat calls in my life!  It was hilarious/awesome/disturbing. Ha!

Cassidy

Cassidy is a gem.  We loved hanging out with her at her shoot.  She loves music and going to concerts.  She's really social.  She loves to laugh.  I have no doubt that she will do great things in her life.  Cassidy, thank you for letting me take your senior pictures!

Carey

Carey's shoot was amazing.  The location was hand picked by her.  She was raised riding horses so we headed out to Beyond the Arena for her session.  It. Was Stunning.  I could do every session out there!  I can't thank Devon enough for allowing us to come out and enjoy Playboy (the horse... get your mind out of the gutter!) and her beautiful property!

Austin

I have known Austin since he was probably 12 years old.  Now he's all grown up, (MUCH) taller than me, sweet, and just a little bit shy.  I'm sure there is more than a handful of girls who are crushing on him.  I had a lot of fun taking his pictures and he was a really good sport for putting up with his mama (who is a fab design blogger), Tara (my amazing videographer), and myself.