engagement portrait photographer | kendra and chris | manitou springs
Nov 05, 2008
I spent today trying not to obsessively stalk cnn.com. In trying not to hit “refresh” every 3 seconds I busied myself with editing!
Which brings me to today’s sneak peek for Kendra and Chris, whom we met in Manitou Springs this weekend for their engagement shoot. They are a very fun and trusting couple…when I told them to lay down in the leaves not 30 seconds after they got out of the car, they didn’t blink an eye! This fall I keep thinking “okay–THIS is the last shoot that we get to enjoy the fall colors” but then I keep getting surprised! Here it is November, and we still had great leaves!
(Above version was my view. Here’s Nic’s…)
You wouldn’t know it, but Kendra was totally nervous during this shot! She said her cheek was shaking!
Kendra is so pretty!
We really lucked out with the leaves!
Time for a coffee break!
I never get tired of this cafe. There are so many ways to use it!
Then it was over to Garden of the Gods for a few more shots.
This next one was inspired by one of Will’s favorite books of the moment: The Day the Babies Crawled Away. (Did you spot the moon?)
Kendra and Chris were amazingly patient and put up with our hope that we could wait about 20 minutes for the sunset. Sunsets are tricky because you can never quite predict how colorful they will be! (For the photographers out there: this one was shot using two flashes–the fill mounted on Nic’s camera, and the key held by me off to the left–to create some dramatic light.)
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Behind the scenes…this was (most likely) my last blast with my trusty Canon 5d camera body. My new Nikon camera arrives tomorrow, and Nic will inherit my 5d while we decide whether or not to totally jump off the Canon ship.
To commemorate the good times, here I am with my camera and my thinking face. (I need to work on my thinking face. It looks a lot like my “someone just ate the last cookie and it wasn’t me” scowl.)
How cute is this guy?!
And a sweet action shot of Nic rolling around in the leaves…
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i have taken to stalking your blog recently as i face bridal burnout and seeing this post after setting our e-pic date reminds me that it will all be worth it to see what you come up with. the sunset and moon pictures are especially fabulous!
mom Nov 08, 2008 at 10:04I loved the pictures of you both! Thanks for sharing. And that is so totally your face! Loved seeing it! me
Colorado Springs Wedding Photographer Nov 05, 2008 at 10:43Absolutely! Nikon is actually the hot ticket right now, so consider yourself in the cool camp. ;) A lot of wedding photographers began switching to Nikon after the 5d mkII announcement (some were switching back because they had switched to Canon about two or three years ago). Nikon has the edge right now in auto focus and ISO performance and I was waiting for the 5d mkII response to that, but didn't get what I was looking for. (The ISO performance looks like it might be good, but the auto focus wasn't revamped.) So it made sense for us right now to try out Nikon (we were set for a camera upgrade anyway). It's a big decision, so I'll be taking my time over it, but I will definitely share how we came to our final decision when we do!
shawna Nov 05, 2008 at 09:14I love the moon shot, and the one above it. You are so lucky to have the Garden of the Gods at your disposal. Have you posted on why you're trying out Nikon? I always thought Cannon lovers were lovers for life. I only shoot with a Nikon because it's a hand me down from my dad, and why change a good thing. :O) I hope you enjoy your new toy, and if it makes you feel any better, my Thinking Look usually ends with someone coming up to me to make sure I'm okay...
Veronica Nov 05, 2008 at 09:31This shoot is awesome! Great pictures! This gets me super excited for our e session on Sunday!
Kendra Nov 05, 2008 at 08:34Traci and Nic - WOW these are wonderful! Thank you so much for a great day and I can not wait to see the rest of them. I love the moon shot!
Laura Nov 05, 2008 at 08:20Great pictures Traci! (and Nic)! Have fun with your new camera... I can't wait to see the pictures you get with it :)