Colorado Springs Wedding and Family Photographers: Real Photography

wedding photography

Our two week trip to Seattle culminated this weekend with my sister-in-law's wedding.  Heather and my newly-minted brother-in-law, Erik, had a beautiful wedding made all the more special by the fact that they are one of the best couples ever.  As Nic said in his toast, we're big fans.  :)

I discovered that I love wedding photography.  As a bridesmaid, and mother of the ring bearer, I had my hands full and it killed me to be not have a camera in hand!  I still managed to sneak in a few shots on the big day, including this one showing off the gorgeous Heather:

Heather and Erik live near Gasworks Park, which also boasts a great view of the Seattle skyline, so we ran over there with the wedding party to grab some photos.  Heather's veil flew away in the wind, and I caught her expression as it happened:

Because they love me, they graciously agreed to get back in their (sweaty) wedding clothes the next day so we could catch a few more photos.  Here are the ones I couldn't resist proofing after we flew home tonight (yes, I'm doing this at 2am).  :)

They head off to their honeymoon tomorrow and we wish them a wonderful journey!  We love you H&E!

2008 Senior Rep Program

I'm looking for a few high school seniors to be my reps for 2007/2008.  My reps will have their session fee waived and receive a mini album with prints from the session, rep cards with photos from the session to hand out to friends, and 50% off any other ordered prints. (all full--thanks!)

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I'm not sure why I love this next one so much, but I do...I can't remember if she was actually twirling, but it sure looks like she was!

exploring...

 

HELLO!

My absolutely favorite shot from this session is one of the practice photos I took to check the lighting.  Livia wasn't even dressed yet--we were playing around while her mom was getting her outfit--but I love her expression!  It's like she's shouting "HI EVERYONE!!!"

happy

I'd been very nervous about this session, because I knew that Aimee's oldest son was autistic, and I wasn't sure if I'd be able to get good portraits of him.  I shouldn't have been worried, though--he's a very sweet boy, who, after a little time, was even flashing some smiles. 

When I got home and saw these on my computer, I was thrilled and I'm happy to say that Aimee was, too!  Logan has never had a professional portrait taken before, so these are his first!

a good big brother

I was so impressed with Nathan at our session.  He is such a good big brother to his baby sister, and wonderfully caring with his autistic older brother.  Not to mention the fact that he is a very good model...all it took was one photo to get this:

Here he is in action...

 

family

I love this one.  For me, it's all about Faith sucking her thumb, totally secure in her family.  I love it.

"pretend like you like each other"

When couples pose, they often ask me what they should do...and I usually end up saying "sit here, and pretend like you like each other."

This couple had me convinced.  :)

and because I have absolutely zero self control...

Here's another of the gorgeous Ashleigh:

Meet Ashleigh...

...my first senior rep!

She is totally gorgeous and I was thrilled to spend yesterday evening with her.  She was game for anything, from walking into a field of tall grass with god-knows-what-creatures lurking, to sitting on the very disgusting concrete in front of a candy shop.  I love her for it.  :)

She was even a good sport about the numerous cat-calls thrown her way.  Of course, we were shooting on across the street from a bar...so maybe we were asking for it...but after we were done, she stood up and took a bow for them.   Awesome.

I have a million photos I can't wait to share (but will restrain myself and wait until after her ordering appointment)...so for now I'll leave you with these two.

have I mentioned...

...how much I love what this family was wearing?

Up until now, my clothing guidelines have always read more like a What Not to Wear lecture as opposed to a What TO Wear guide...but from now on I'm just going to point to this family.  They were rockin' the jewel tones!

frames

I am very excited to announce that I'm now offering frames from The Saratoga Frame Company.  I'll be including pricing information in my welcome packs for new clients...however, if you've had a session recently and would like to purchase your photo all ready to be hung on the wall in one of these beautiful frames, send me an email (tturchin@gmail.com) and I'll get you the info!

I promised more Elizabeth photos...

and here are two.  :)

Her sweet newborn self is almost enough to make me want to start trying for a second.  Almost.  Thankfully I am in control of my senses enough to remember the 6 months of all day sickness I had with Will...and the, you know, year and a half of sleep deprivation that has accompanied his life.  But if you don't have memories like this fresh in your mind, prepare yourself...

if it's wrong to take pictures of tantrums...

...then I don't want to be right. 

We also managed to squeeze these out of her...