This is our daughter, Natalie, who is (shockingly) already just over 10 months old! We photograph babies all the time with our business, and it always flies by, but time truly passes even faster when it’s your own little one! Natalie is such a delight and brings so much joy to our lives. These are a few of our favorites from today’s backyard portraits of “Buggy.”
-J & L
We recently had Adelaide’s first session, and this one was really special since we were the wedding photographers for her parents, James & Carissa! We are so honored that they chose us for their wedding and now to capture little Adelaide! We hope you enjoy the video of some of our favorites from her 3 month session!!
-J&L
WOW! We recently returned from our annual Wedding and Portrait Photographers, International (WPPI) Convention in Las Vegas! This was our 3rd year to attend, and each year we gain so much. This year we really enjoyed the opportunities to network more and more with photographers from around the country. This was the first year for the convention to be at MGM Grand…the convention keeps growing in attendance, and over 10,000 photographers come to WPPI yearly! It really is a crucial piece to our own studio here since we are committed to offering the highest quality of photography and products to Colorado Springs. Attending WPPI keeps us learning and growing and is part of our commitment to YOU that we truly care about what we do!
Here we are at WPPI and the MGM Grand…
We arrived early to attend the Business Institute for our second time. It’s basically a fantastic day of speakers to provide great tips and tools for the business side of things. We feel it has been an essential part of our studio’s growth since we arrived here just over 2 years ago!
On Sunday evening, we enjoyed the official opening of WPPI. It included a “mock wedding” where 5 of the top wedding photographers photographed the events and provided insight to everyone there on their own photographic style and approach to a wedding. Two of these photographers were Bambi Cantrell and Joe Buissink (both pictured below). Also, with them were Yervant & Denis Reggie.
Our daughter, Natalie, makes sure to read up on all the classes offered…
Throughout the week, there are many opportunities to attend Platform classes covering a wide variety of topics like photographic techniques, marketing, blogging (which is why we are going to do our best to be better at it!!), posing, and business structure.
Outside of the Platform Classes, the Trade Show is a HUGE part of convention. It literally spans multiple ballrooms and includes HUNDREDS of vendors. We love the trade show because we get to meet in person with the various vendors we entrust with our work, and it also keeps us up-to-date with all the coming trends and products so that we can continue to offer our couples and families the very BEST available!
Natalie enjoys all there is to look at during the Trade Show (she also got quite a lot of attention from all the people)…
We really enjoyed attending the forum on the future of photography, moderated by Mark Zucker, President of Zookbinders (who we trust with our albums). Below, Skip Cohen, president of Rangefinder Magazine, talks with Tony Corbell.
On Monday night, Nikon hosted their BIG EVENT in the MGM Grand Arena. Blues Traveler gave a concert for all the WPPI attendees! It was really fun! We did leave early since Natalie was getting tired and it was also quite loud, but we definitely enjoyed the first part of their concert!
Just before the concert, we attended the VIP party and met a lot of well-known photographers. This is Cliff Mautner…
We look forward to WPPI 2010!!
What a fun wedding to end our 2008 season! Beth & Scott’s day was a gorgeous November day, and we just love the beauty of Shove Chapel. Beth is actually a friend of ours from a Small Group Bible Study we were in when we first arrived to Colorado Springs. They are the 3rd couple from the International Anglican Church here in town that have chosen us to be their photography team, so we loved getting to see one of our previous couples, Dan & Danita, on Beth & Scott’s day! We also loved our time at their reception at Phantom Canyon Brewery. We’ve been there for dinners and local events but this was the first for a wedding reception. The food was excellent, and we love the great city views from that 3rd floor. Beth & Scott, we wish you all God’s blessings as married life begins!
Ok folks this is a VERY fun family to photograph! The Grimm family and us we went downtown to Monument Valley Park (where we are frequently seen) and just took a walk around the park and started photographing at different spots. We had a blast with the boys Ivan & Drew as they were all about getting their pictures taken. (rare for boys!) And so we capitalized on it! Here are a couple shots…
Thanks Guys for a fun day in the park!
