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Zach, Class of 2012 – Woodland Park, CO Senior Photography

I work with Zach’s mom at the local pregnancy center, CHOICES, which you know is near and dear to my heart. When she talked with me about getting some shots of Zach for their graduation invites, I was excited but also nervous. Honestly, photographing guys by themselves isn’t always my strongest point. I don’t feel completely comfortable in this area of creativity, so I’m always slightly outside my comfort zone (and, in fact, my future focus will shift away from guys as I work toward how I’ve always envisioned my creative career), but Zach made it much easier for me (even if Mother Nature was intent on graying up the afternoon and spreading a few snowflakes).

Because of both of our limited schedules (him with all the end-of-the-year/high school activities, me with getting Studio K2 ready), we decided to meet at my studio and give the area around it a go. I was not unhappy with the final results.

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And this final one is officially the first client photo taken in the studio. The walls were still wet, in fact. (I was also covered in paint, as I had been painting all day, but neither Zach or his mom much cared. Note: I am typically not covered in paint on photo shoots.)

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Zach, so many amazing things are on the horizon. I wish you the best every single day. Congratulations!

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Mother’s Day

I’m a simple girl. I don’t require much care and tending to be happy. I enjoy small moments more than big ones. In fact, the small ARE the big to me. I spent my Mother’s Day in my pajamas, on the couch for the greater part of it, reading and talking on and off with family. I am grateful for the down time, for the moments of conversation, for the sweet gifts from my children (gummy worms -favorite!- from my almost-18-year-old son, a phone call from the eldest, and a sweet card from my daughter), and for just having all these blessings in my daily life.

“A mother’s heart is a patchwork of love.” -Author Unknown

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Being a mom and juggling career and groceries and errands and bills and regular every day life requires days such as this. Not a holiday full of gifts, but days that are relaxing, that start and end with reading good books, that have silly, tender, and wonderful moments tucked in between. Though it seems a mother never really gets to clock out, I try to at least once a week. Easier for me with older children, I know, but it helps me re-fuel and get ready for another busy week. I wouldn’t change it for the world.

*Last book: The Strange and Thrilling Adventures of James Charles Fogarty By Tim Christian (as seen on Klocke Photography HERE!)

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Never…

If I had given up when it seemed like I wasn’t going anywhere, I wouldn’t have had the joy of an Open House with a studio … with an awesome photo partner. I would have never met all the awesome people who have shown up on these pages (and those who have not). I wouldn’t love my work. I wouldn’t be as happy in my career life as I am now.

Never Give Up. Never ever ever ever ever ever ever!

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Phonetography – Phoning it in

Here’s the deal: I love taking pictures. Though I have built up an arsenal of photo tools, I am often out and about without (or I’ve chosen to attempt to take the day off – ha ha ha!). Instead, I will whip out my phone and give it a go. (And yes, sometimes I am on the job delivering pizzas and I MUST stop for a moment because the scene is too much to miss.) With my Blackberry, I found the quality of photos to be kind of eh. My cheap phone before it took better pictures! But now I’ve graduated and have an iPhone, so I can’t wait to see where that takes me on this phonetography journey.

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