Senior Pictures in Colorado Springs Gracie’s Senior Pictures were at a beautiful and unique location near Colorado Springs. It was a perfect-weather day in August, with beautiful natural light. Complete with colorful rocks – whites, yellows, purples, and pinks – along with tall grasses and wildflowers, we had various backdrops to choose between, that would help her photos stand out. Her family came along for the photoshoot, and I enlisted their help behind camera to get natural smiles from Gracie. It was fun exploring the rock formations, and thankfully Gracie was willing to climb a bit with me to explore some of the more challenging to reach places. Her dad…
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Colorado Springs Labor Day Lift Off 2021
September 4th, 5th, and 6th marked the 45th annual Labor Day Lift Off event in Colorado Springs. This fun experience is one of my own family’s favorite traditions. I grew up going to the balloon festival at Chatfield State Park in Littleton, CO, which sadly had its last year in 2008, so I was ecstatic to be able to start the tradition of a balloon festival once again when I moved to the Springs. We decided this year to set our alarm for 5am (crazy, I know) so as to get a good parking spot near Memorial Park, where the balloons blow up and take off from. In true fashion…
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Beautiful Locations for Photos in Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs is an absolutely beautiful place to have Senior, Engagement, and Family Photos taken. I’ll often see people inquiring in Facebook groups, as to what the “best places for a photo shoot in Colorado Springs” are. Some of the frequent responses I’ve seen include: Fox Run Park, Palmer Park, Red Rocks Open Space, Garden of the Gods, the Mesa Overlook, and Cheyenne Mountain State Park, to name a few. Photography Permits in Colorado Springs? One of the things I love about being a photographer in Colorado Springs, is that there are not currently many places that require a photography permit (this is a huge challenge I face when I…
