{"id":1187,"date":"2008-08-30T10:41:50","date_gmt":"2008-08-30T17:41:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/realphotography.com\/blog\/?p=1187"},"modified":"2008-08-30T10:41:50","modified_gmt":"2008-08-30T17:41:50","slug":"colorado-springs-engagement-portrait-photographer-mindy-and-brett","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.needlesandapen.com\/photography\/colorado-springs-engagement-portrait-photographer-mindy-and-brett\/","title":{"rendered":"colorado springs engagement portrait photographer &#124; mindy and brett"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mindy is cursed when it comes to Colorado Springs weather.\u00a0 She told me that whenever she comes to visit, it always rains or snows.\u00a0 I didn&#8217;t really believe her&#8230;Colorado Springs gets barely any rain!<\/p>\n<p>Except that it rained on her first Saturday engagement shoot appointment.\u00a0 So we rescheduled to Sunday&#8230;and it rained.<\/p>\n<p>So we rescheduled for this weekend, and everything looked good.\u00a0 10% chance of rain.\u00a0 That&#8217;s nothin!\u00a0 We set off from our house to gorgeous blue skies&#8230;but then as we approached Manitou, the skies opened up.\u00a0 (I&#8217;m bringin&#8217; cute umbrellas to Mindy&#8217;s wedding!!)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We stuck it out, shooting under trees and then ducked into a cafe to dry off&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1191 aligncenter\" title=\"mindy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.needlesandapen.com\/photography\/blog-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/mindy.jpg\" alt=\"colorado springs engagement portrait photographer\" width=\"782\" height=\"569\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We made our own sunlight light with a video light and our trusty reflector:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1192\" title=\"mindy0\" src=\"http:\/\/www.needlesandapen.com\/photography\/blog-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/mindy0.jpg\" alt=\"engagement portrait photographer colorado springs\" width=\"782\" height=\"569\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Aren&#8217;t they cute?!!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1193\" title=\"mindy1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.needlesandapen.com\/photography\/blog-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/mindy1.jpg\" alt=\"colorado springs engagement portraits\" width=\"582\" height=\"852\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1194\" title=\"mindy2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.needlesandapen.com\/photography\/blog-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/mindy2.jpg\" alt=\"engagement portraits colorado springs\" width=\"782\" height=\"569\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1195\" title=\"mindy3\" src=\"http:\/\/www.needlesandapen.com\/photography\/blog-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/mindy3.jpg\" alt=\"engagement portrait photographer colorado\" width=\"782\" height=\"569\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">And then we were rewarded.\u00a0 It took a good hour, but the sun finally popped out, and with it, we had a rainbow:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1201 aligncenter\" title=\"mindyrainbow\" src=\"http:\/\/www.needlesandapen.com\/photography\/blog-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/mindyrainbow.jpg\" alt=\"colorado springs engagement portrait photographer\" width=\"782\" height=\"602\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">And backlit rain:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1200\" title=\"mindyrain\" src=\"http:\/\/www.needlesandapen.com\/photography\/blog-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/mindyrain.jpg\" alt=\"engagement portrait photos\" width=\"782\" height=\"569\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">And if you are willing to wait out a storm, you are usually rewarded with some gorgeous light!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1198\" title=\"mindy7\" src=\"http:\/\/www.needlesandapen.com\/photography\/blog-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/mindy7.jpg\" alt=\"engagement portrait photographer\" width=\"582\" height=\"852\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We drove to Garden of the Gods, where the light just got prettier&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1197\" title=\"mindy6\" src=\"http:\/\/www.needlesandapen.com\/photography\/blog-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/mindy6.jpg\" alt=\"engagement portrait photography\" width=\"582\" height=\"852\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">This was Brett&#8217;s one request&#8211;a picture of them both in their CSU sweatshirts.\u00a0 We were happy oblige!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1196\" title=\"mindy5\" src=\"http:\/\/www.needlesandapen.com\/photography\/blog-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/mindy5.jpg\" alt=\"engagement portrait photographers\" width=\"582\" height=\"852\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Told ya we were rewarded!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1190\" title=\"mindyz\" src=\"http:\/\/www.needlesandapen.com\/photography\/blog-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/mindyz.jpg\" alt=\"engagement portrait photography\" width=\"582\" height=\"852\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And a little something different for us with this one&#8230;I&#8217;m excited to show off one of our polaroid transfer print options!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1188 aligncenter\" title=\"polaroidsmall\" src=\"http:\/\/www.needlesandapen.com\/photography\/blog-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/polaroidsmall.jpg\" alt=\"colorado springs engagement photographer\" width=\"500\" height=\"684\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Mindy and Brett were amazing troopers!\u00a0 Waiting out the rain (and trying new rainy poses\/techniques) took some time, but they were fantastic and didn&#8217;t complain a bit!\u00a0 Mindy&#8217;s sister, Andrea, came down from Denver with them to have her senior portraits done at the same time (her sneak peek will be up in the next couple of days).\u00a0 Here&#8217;s the whole crew!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1189 aligncenter\" title=\"mindygroup\" src=\"http:\/\/www.needlesandapen.com\/photography\/blog-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/mindygroup.jpg\" alt=\"colorado wedding photographers\" width=\"782\" height=\"569\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mindy is cursed when it comes to Colorado Springs weather.\u00a0 She told me that whenever she comes to visit, it always rains or snows.\u00a0 I didn&#8217;t really believe her&#8230;Colorado Springs gets barely any rain! Except that it rained on her first Saturday engagement shoot appointment.\u00a0 So we rescheduled to Sunday&#8230;and it rained. 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