The last days of Summer... and Seniors

Ah... I am a little bit sad today. I fear that Clayton and Zach will the be final Seniors for the year. I will miss the senior crowd, they are always so fun and full of life! Clayton's mom and I used to be the youth group together, many moons ago... it was hard to believe that she has a Senior in High School, where have the years gone? Clayton is a pretty cool guy, I can't say that I have ever seen him in a foul mood, he is always laughin' and crackin' jokes, we like him so much we made him an honorary "Bunco Babe"! I'm afraid I don't know Zach as well, but he seems to be a pretty cool cat as well, he even scored a few new items while out on our shoot, a fabulous pair of sun glasses and a bouncy ball (just between you and me, he was very excited over the bouncy ball!) Well, I am off to another shoot with one of my favorite families! Until next time! Cija

Baby Photographer in Castle Rock, Colorado

I'm not supposed to be here right now... my husband and I shot a wedding last night (yes! my husband too, I handed him a camera, put it in automatic mode and told him if he saw something worth shootin' to shoot it! He did a pretty good job too! Anywho, more about the wedding later), in Silverthorne and the plan was to head up to Vail afterwards for a little R&R. But (yes, I know you are not supposed to start a sentence with the word "but"... but, are we really going to start picking apart my sentence structure, that could be a little overwhelming!) my mom moved in with us on Thursday, so that she can recover from a severe back injury and we thought it would be best to come home instead. So... all that to say, "Hi! I'm here!" Oh my the rambling...

So, Thursday night I had the coolest opportunity to shoot little Heartley on her family's ranch. Grandma and Grandpa live on a 2100 acre ranch in Larkspur, I'll tell ya it was like being a kid in a candy store (for a photographer, anyway, so much great stuff to choose from)! Some of my favorites (the two naked pics on the fur rug) were taken in a urte. It was the coolest little tent/building sort of thing I have ever seen! The challenge was the light or lack of it, it was DARK!!! VERY DARK!! (for you photographers, I was at ISO 3200, 1.4) But I absolutely love the edgy feel of these photos! Luckily, we will get to see this cute little girl again and again, as her mom has chosen to take advantage of the Milestone package. For more info, please visit the website at http://www.3wishesphotography.com/ Till next time! Cija Oh, and one more thing, if you are interested in locally raised grass fed beef, shoot me an email, I'll hook you up with these fine folks!

Children's Photographer in Castle Rock, CO

Hell-low! (I'm trying to write the word "hello" in the tone in which I am thinking it, somehow I do not think I have been successful, oh well, I tried). So let's see, it's... Thursday and tomorrow I am doing my very first "destination" wedding (Silverthorn, CO is a destination! Whoever said there has to be an airplane or an island involved for it to be destination wedding?) I'm pretty excited actually, my hubby is coming along to be my "assistant", I love that! But more about that later, instead let us rewind to last night with Brock. Oh my goodness, this little guy was just too cute and he LOVES "pin-cones" and boy were there "pin-cones". He was also very found of airplanes and the choo-choo train! Brock is the big brother of Jacob (do you remember the cute little baby with the snappy brown hat?!? from a week or so ago?) and he just celebrated his 2nd birthday! After the shoot they were headed home for some ice cream cake, I was tempted to follow them home. Well, I better wrap it up for now, it' 10:30 and there is still much to be done before beddy-bye. Good night all! See you on the other side of the weekend! Cija

Maternity Photograher in Denver, Colorado

Today I had an in home shoot with Sadie, Doug & Guy (oh... and Gigi!! She is due in November). Okay, can I just say that I love in home shoots for maternity! I just love the personal feel they give the pictures and Sadie was a maniac!! She was up for anything! I love those kinda girls! and guys! One of my favorite moments of the shoot was when we first added Sadie's husband, Doug. He was wearing a "LIVESTRONG" band and because it was yellow and would stand out in the pictures I wanted to check and make sure that he wanted it on during the shoot. While he decided to take it off, Sadie explained that Doug was a cancer SURVIVOR... and just the thought of it made her tear up. It was so sweet to see her deep connection with him how much she loved him (almost made me tear up, but I immediately began counting the flowers on her lampshade to distract me!! at least she can use her pregnancy as an excuse for being so emotional, what excuse was I going to use!)

Ya gotta love a girl who will pose on her kitchen counter!! Sadie you ROCK!

Ah... I just love these type of photos, no pose, nothing stiff just family... being family! Oh, by the way the chick with the pink bow is Chloe!

Okay, I realize that this picture has absolutely nothing to do with Belly shots, but while I was waiting for Sadie to change clothes I spied this really cool shadow from the back door on the wall leading to her basement. I just had to play with it! I love this shot with the swirl on her shoulder! Sadie! You look amazing!

(This was the "tear up" moment I mentioned before. Oh, there I go again!! One, Two, Three, Four, Five...)

Well I can't wait to meet Gigi in person! Check back in November to see her Newborn Shoot! For more information on scheduling your own shoot visit my website www.3wishesphotography.com. Until next time! Cija

Family Photography in Denver, CO

Happy Labor Day! I bet you all have fun things planned for today, so far, we have nothing on the agenda but I want to think of something we can do as a family, so we can spend a little time together. That will be next on my list of things to do! But first, a sneak peek at last night's shoot with Reg and Val! Reg and Val are long time friends of ours from our former church and we spend every New Year's Eve celebrating at their house! You might recognize Brady... we did his Senior pictures just last week, Shannon is their oldest and Brooks falls in the middle. Brooks is a pilot in the Navy and will be deployed soon; Christina his girlfriend serves in the Marines. Shannon was sporting a lovely "Grace Kelly" hair do which was so fitting because to me, I will always think of her as a dancer and Robert, her boyfriend, is just about ready to finish up his training as a aircraft mechanic. Funny story about Robert... Val planned this super fun "Amazing Race" party for Reg. One of the stops was at Starbucks, hmmm... I can't think of the name now but it was the kind of stop where you have to choose one person from your team to complete the task. Rod is not a fan of coffee so I volunteer! But it was a sneaky trap!! Robert was the facilitator of this mystery task... we had to eat 2 chocolate covered BUGS! A grub and a cricket! YUCK!! I'm a teeny tiny bit competitive so I pounded those hummers and we were outta there! Well... since I started this entry on of my peeps have wandered out of their bedrooms, so I am off for a day of family fun! Hugs Cija