Colorado Springs High School Seniors!

It has been a busy High School Senior season for us! I apologize for not getting all of our seniors photos up quicker but, here are some of our recent ones! We have many schools represented, including: Pinecreek, Lewis-Palmer, Falcon, Rampart, Cheyenne Mountain, and Sierra! Thanks to all of our seniors for choosing us for their senior portraits! We are still busy the next few weeks with seniors, so keep coming back to check out more of our great kids!

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Congratulations to Beth & Bobby!

Beth & Bobby were married on August 9th at Fox Run Park. We had rain off and on all day but, Beth put in a special request for no rain during her wedding and she got it! Beth and I uses to work together and she is such a sweetie! I'm so glad she came to us to photograph her wedding! We will have all of Beth & Bobby's photos up in a few weeks, so check back!

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Congratulations to Sarah & Dan!

Sarah & Dan were married Saturday, August 9th at Shove Chapel. They were absolutely, incredibly, fun, outgoing and totally in love! It was an amazing wedding and day! We had the best time with them! We will have all of their photos up in a few weeks, so check back!

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Congratulations to Jake & Jayma!

Jake and Jayma were married Friday August 8th: 8-8-08! Jake & Jayma were married at the Pinery in Black Forest and were a fun, outgoing couple. We had some rain but, they still went outside with umbrella in hand to take some wonderful and fun photos! We will have all of Jake & Jayma's photos up in a few weeks, so check back! Congratulations you guys!

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Jamie & Mike's Shove Chapel and Cheyenne Mountain Resort Wedding

Jamie & Mike were married June 28th at Shove Chapel. They were such a joy to work with and had the greatest wedding party also! After a beautiful ceremony at Shove we headed over to the Cheyenne Mountain Resort which is always a treat. The resort staff is so great and we had one of the best DJ's and Entertainers for the reception: Randy Rodriguez Entertainment! Jamie and Mike shared a sweet first dance and we had such a wonderful time with them at the reception. Thank you guys for letting us be a part of your special day! You can see all of Jamie and Mike's photos here.

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Bonnie & Bryan's Broadmoor Wedding

Bonnie & Bryan were married at the Broadmoor Hotel on June 27th. They are such an amazing couple and it shows in their photographs! They did see each other before the ceremony and that is where this image was caught. That special moment between just the two of them. We did lots of photos throughout the whole Broadmoor Hotel including a dance on the front lawn! They held their ceremony on the south terrace and the reception was in the Penrose room. It was a lovely wedding and you can see all of the photos here. Thank you Bonnie and Bryan for choosing us to be a part of your wedding day!

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Life is Beautiful with Sixx AM!

My Cruefest Experience..
Yes, it was an experience! Mind you I went to Cruefest not only as a pro photographer but, as a fan. A fan of Motley Crue since the tender age of **cough, cough** oh, never mind...I was young! However, Crue was not the only band I was there to see. I was even more excited to see for the first time Sixx AM. Yes, I know they share the common factor of Nikki Sixx but, honestly, that is the only thing the two bands have in common. And so I begin my series on Cruefest. Along with my photographs I hope to get you to go to the next Cruefest...yes, according to Nikki, this is not the last!
So, to kick things off my favorite band of the night: Sixx AM. If you haven't heard of them yet, you should. RUN, don't walk out and buy their CD, the Heroin Diaries soundtrack. The music is based off the book by Nikki Sixx: The Heroin Diaries, A year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star. I won't get to in depth about the book because this is a concert review after all but, it is a great read whether you are a fan of Nikki's or not and a portion of the sales does go to charity.
When you are press at a concert it can go many ways. Many times they have a "photo pit" which is right in front of the stage. In Cruefest's case the photographers were set up in the sound board. Which is fine when you have the correct equipment. I did come prepared because I was NOT missing my favorite bands up close. I also purchased a pit ticket. Photographers also have a 3 song limit to shoot and they throw us out. So, after my three songs away went my camera ( so said big security people) and down to the pit I ran!
My heart was pounding in my ears when X-mas in hell, Sixx AM's first song comes on! It is just Nikki's voice reciting words "with a needle in their arm like an insane person..." and then...they appear. I photograph like a mad woman as I sing every word to "Pray for me" which happens to be one of my favorites from them.
James Michael is an incredible singer. His voice is pure and his tone and pitch are perfect. There is no distinction between the CD and his voice live. It is obvious he is enjoying himself and feeding off the energy of the crowd and the crowd feeding off of his!
Now, most photographers hate when their 3 songs are over but, I left after 2 1/2! I just needed to be down there! So, I packed up and bolted down to the pit and wiggled myself into DJ Ashba's side of the stage. WHOA! Was I in for a treat there! Now, I had seen while I was photographing DJ Ashba was him playing his guitar with drum sticks but, he can shred that guitar as well!
I can't forget Nikki Sixx. However, he seemed to be more comfortable out of the spotlight in Sixx AM. Why? Maybe because he is choosing to let his friends; DJ and James have some time in it. But, maybe it is just a different Nikki Sixx in this music. He does state in the song " Life After Death:" Its not my job to blame anyone anymore, I just need to accept the path I was given, this is without a doubt my life after death."
Life is Beautiful is Sixx AM's best known song to date. Now, before Life is beautiful James made an announcement that there was a little boy there from The Make a Wish Foundation. His wish was to hear Life is Beautiful sung to him live and have everyone in the crowd sing along. Now, that was a tear jerker. The whole crowd sang all the lyrics the whole song through and James put the mike out for the chorus at the end and had everyone sing Life is Beautiful like 5 times, just the crowd. It was incredible. .
My biggest complaint about the set was it ended to soon. Sixx AM has a large enough fan base to support their own tour and I personally believe they should! They have stated while on this tour they are working on new material and that in itself is music to many a fans ears! So, Nikki, James and DJ, can we count on a tour with Sixx AM as the headliner? A girl can dream can't she!?
As a side note. James and DJ have been out and about at each concert meeting and greeting their fans. Always happy to stop and get a photo taken or sign and autograph. I was lucky enough to meet both of them and have them sign my shirt as well. Not many rockers do that any more! So, more kudos to them for doing so! I hope they keep that up! I heard them say at my show in Denver and have read on their blogs that they never thought they would be on stage performing for us. They never thought the CD would take off the way it has. Life is Beautiful has hit number one!
Every day we hear people say "life sucks" we see war on TV, violence on our streets, fighting and divorce in our homes, cancer, death, you name it, its out there. But, when the darkness seems to overwhelm us we must remember the beautiful things in life. Our soldiers who fight for our freedom and the fact that we have it, our children's hugs and kisses, our friends who love us, the fact that we open our eyes each morning and have one more day to be with those we love...yah, Life is Beautiful and the song hits home for everyone. I am glad Nikki Sixx lived to tell his story and he was willing to share it with the world. You don't have to be an ex drug addict to appreciate Sixx AM's lyrics, you have only to face the challenges life brings to all of us.

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Congratulations to Corinne & David!

Corinne & David were married Sunday, August 3rd at the Garden of the Gods Club. They saw each other before the ceremony and it was such a beautiful and intimate moment. They both cried the second David turned around and saw Corinne for the first time in her wedding gown. They just hugged, kissed, and shared words for just the two of them. What a precious moment in time! We stood back and captured it with our telephoto lenses. There is no other way to capture such a moment then to set up a viewing before the actual wedding ceremony.

They then had a gorgeous ceremony on the lawn! We will have all of Corinne and David's photos up in a few weeks, so check back!

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Andrea's Maternity Portraits

Andrea & Lee were one the funnest wedding couples we ever had, not to mention gorgeous! You can see some of their wedding photos here. Well, now they are having a baby! Nothing has changed...they are still fun and gorgeous!! Congratulations Andrea and Lee! We can't wait to meet your new baby!

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Amelia & Aron's Engagement Portraits

We recently did Amelia & Aron's engagement portraits. They are just so sweet and in love! They will be getting married August 29th in Breckenridge at Ten Mile Station which is such a gorgeous place to be married! We photographed Aron's sisters wedding which you can see here and it was so nice that they loved their photos so much that Amelia and Aron decided to use us also. Look for Amelia & Aron's wedding photos up later!

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Colorado Springs High School Seniors!

Well High School senior portrait season is in full swing! We are doing sessions every day this week along with weddings every weekend! Oh, and throw in some maternity shoots and concert shoots as well! Here are some very beautiful girls from Lewis Palmer High School that we photographed last week. This is the first year in a long time that Lewis Palmer is allowing outside shots in the yearbook and the kids are loving it!

I am trying really hard to keep up on the blog but, please forgive me if you don't see your photo up right away. I do promise I will get it up though! Have fun!

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Congratulations to Diane & Jeremy!

Diane & Jeremy were married Monday, July 28th at the historic Briarhurst Manor in Manitou Springs. Diane was so fun, it was easy to see why Jeremy fell in love with her! Jeremy was a terrific guy too, everyone there was a pleasure to be around and the flower girls were just so cute! We will have all of Diane and Jeremy's photos up in a few weeks, so check back!

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Congratulations to Natalie & Shannon!

Natalie & Shannon were married this past Saturday at the Pinery in Black Forest. It was a beautiful wedding and Natalie looked stunning! She totally played with the camara so we got some great photos! We will have all of their photos up in a few weeks so check back!

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Congratulations to Christine & Bryn!

Christine & Bryn were married Wednesday July 23rd at the beautiful Briarhurst Manor. They saw each other before the ceremony and it was so sweet how they looked when they saw each other for the first time! We had a great time with our cute couple and we will have all of their photos up in a few weeks, so check back!

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The Rockstar Mayhem Festival!

We had a blast photographing the Mayhem festival on June 20th! I was really excited about seeing Disturbed because I love their music! We also photographed Black Tide, Airbourne, Dragonforce and Colorado's own Five Finger Death Punch! It was over 100 degrees in Denver and I did get a bit light headed at one point. All of the bands were fantastic! If you get a chance to catch any of them live..do it! You won't be disappointed! We don't have all the photos edited and up on our Rock and Roll Photography site, http://www.rocknrollphotography.com/ however, here are a few to hold you over....

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Congratulations to Jennifer & Chris!

Jennifer & Chris were married Saturday July 19th at Our Lady of the Pines Catholic Church. They saw each other before the ceremony and did all of their family photos first, freeing up the time after for us to go to the park and have fun! We will have all of Jennifer & Chris's photos up in a few weeks so check back!

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Jag Panzer comes home!

Jag Panzer played a show in their home town of Colorado Springs for the first time in over 14 years and we were their to photograph it! They are such an awesome metal band and really nice guys too! If you love metal and want to support local artists, check them out at http://www.jagpanzer.com/ They are working on a new CD and will be heading over to Italy early next year to tour! I hope they make it back this way for more shows!

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Congratulations to Ashley & Dusty!

Ashley & Dusty were married June 14th at the Vista Grande Baptist Church with a reception at the Peterson Air Force Base Officer's Club. We set up Ashley & Dusty's first viewing and it was just incredible! There was just so much love between them, it was contagious! You may view all of Ashley and Dusty's photos here. Thanks guys for having us at your special day!

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Alex & Sheena's Briarhurst Wedding

Alex & Sheena were married on June 7th at the historic Briarhurst Manor. What a great bunch of people to work with! Everyone was so nice and easygoing. The groomsmen were cracking us up, the bridesmaids were sweet as could be. We just couldn't ask for nicer people! There was lots of dancing and laughter at the reception and we saw this gorgeous moonlight outside and had to take advantage of it! Thank you always to the staff at the Briarhurst who do such a great job! Jean-Marie Designs for the gorgeous flowers! And Mark from Born to Boogie DJ for getting the party started! You may see all of Alex and Sheena's photos here.

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How to be Candid..and capturing it in photographs..

People often come in and love our work because of our candid photographs. We appreciate that very much and honestly we would much rather follow you around strictly taking photos of you acting like yourselves instead of "directing you."

However, people do want photos with their families. Of course they do! Who doesn't want a photo with their mom and dad on their wedding day? We try very hard to just "capture you as you are" but, alot of people freeze in front of the camera. Or we will be getting the best shot of mom looking at you and you will suddenly turn and smile at us, making it looked "posed." To help with this problem we sometimes ask you to talk to one another and try to ignore that we are there. We may ask you to move into better light instead of a dark corner because we know lighting and we know the photo will turn out better there.

Things we cannot do is change your personality. If you are not an outgoing person, it will not show up in your photos. If you don't have a bubbly personality and are more of a subdued type, well that is what we are going to capture. We don't want you to act un-natural. Your photos are a reflection of who YOU ARE. We help if we can but, ultimately it is you who creates the romance, spontaniety, fun, and candid moments in your photos....we just capture what happened that day.

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Congratulations to Tracy & Ryan!

Tracy & Ryan were married this past Saturday at Lorien Dell in Divide Colorado. What a beautiful place with all the glorious aspens! Tracy and Ryan were so sweet! And we were so glad to see two other couple's we have photographed before, one with their new baby! We will have all of Tracy & Ryan's photos up in a few weeks so check back!

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Sherry & Jake's Pinecrest Wedding

Sherry & Jake were married June 1st at the Pinecrest Event Center. Christian from Bella Dia Events coordinated the wedding and what a beautiful wedding it was! Her flowers were just stunning from Jean-Marie Designs and our bride could not have looked more beautiful. Sherry and Jake were married in the Pinecrest Chapel and then we took a horse and carriage ride down to a park with just the two of them to do some romantic pictures. We came back to have a wonderful time at their reception! You may see all of Sherry & Jake's photos here. Thanks for choosing us to be a part of your wedding day!

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Keleigh & Kreg's Shove Chapel Wedding

Keleigh & Kreg were married on May 31st at The Colorado College Shove Chapel. They decided to do all of their photos before the ceremony so we could go straight to the party! We met just the two of them first at the demonstration gardens where we set up their "first viewing." This is the first time they see each other on their wedding day. It was such a special moment with no one else around ( except Ryan and I and our zoom lenses!) It is so intimate and beautiful and you get no better photos then that! We then headed over to the church and did lots of photos with the families. After a beautiful ceremony, they had a special classic car carry them away to the reception. What an awesome couple! They were just so sweet! Thanks Keleigh and Kreg for letting us be a part of your day! You may see all of their photos here.

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Congratulations to Pamela & Royce!

Pamela & Royce were married Saturday, July 5th at the Forestgate Presbyterian Church with a reception at La Foret. Can you tell we had an awesome time! We will have all of Pamela & Royce's photos up in a few weeks so check back!

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Congratulations to Christina & Luke!

On their July 4th Wedding! What a great day to have a wedding! And what a "blast" our couple was! Christina & Luke were married at Hillside Gardens surrounded by their family and friends. We will have all of Christina & Luke's photos up in a few weeks so check back!

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Jake & Jayma's Engagement Portraits

We recently photographed Jake & Jayma's engagement Portraits at Black Forest Regional Park. They are such a blast and we can't wait for their wedding! They will be getting married on August 8th..yes 8-8-08! at the Pinery in Black Forest! Look for their wedding photos on the blog also, I'm sure we will have lots of fun ones!

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Congratulations to Jamie & Mike!

Jamie & Mike were married this past Saturday, June 28th at Shove Chapel followed by a reception at at the Cheyenne Mountain Resort! We had an outgoing and fun bridal party and a stunningly beautiful couple! How much better can it get then that! We will have all of Jamie and Mike's photos up in a few weeks, so check back!

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Congratulations to Bonnie & Bryan!

Bonnie & Bryan were married this past Friday, June 27th at The Broadmoor Hotel. Bonnie was smiling and laughing the whole time and Bryan could not keep his eyes off his beautiful bride! We will have all of Bonnie & Bryan's photos up in a few weeks so check back!

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Jessica & Steve's Engagement Portraits!

We photographed Jessica & Steve at the Starsmore Discovery Center and it was so lush and green! Starsmore has such pretty nature trails and a gorgeous stone bridge. We also did photos with Maria, Jessica & Steve's doggie! Jessica & Steve will be married August 23rd in Estes Park. Look for their wedding photos too!

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Congratulations to Nicole & Erick!

Congratulations Nicole & Erick! Who were married Monday June 16th at Hillside Gardens! We had a few rain showers which is good luck on your wedding day! And perfect light for photographing in. Thank you Nicole & Erick for having us at you wedding!

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Congratulations to Lemor & Alan!

Lemor and Alan were also married Saturday June 7th! Yes, it was the most popular day of the year to be married: 06-07-08! Every once in awhile we do two weddings a day, this is the only day this year we did. Lemor & Alan had an evening ceremony at the Cheyenne Mountain Resort. The weather was beautiful as was our bride and groom! Thanks guys!

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Congratulations to Ashley & Dusty!

Congratulations to Ashley & Dusty who were married this past Saturday at Vista Grande Baptist Church with a reception at Peterson Air Force Base Officer's Club. What a cute couple! Thanks guys for sharing your day with us!

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