{"id":2008,"date":"2009-01-23T15:56:27","date_gmt":"2009-01-23T22:56:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/realphotography.com\/blog\/?p=2008"},"modified":"2009-01-23T15:56:27","modified_gmt":"2009-01-23T22:56:27","slug":"colorado-springs-engagement-portrait-photographers-jay-and-ashleys-sneak-peek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.needlesandapen.com\/photography\/colorado-springs-engagement-portrait-photographers-jay-and-ashleys-sneak-peek\/","title":{"rendered":"colorado springs engagement portrait photographers &#124; jay and ashley&#039;s sneak peek"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We had the best weather for Jay and Ashley&#8217;s engagement shoot this past weekend.\u00a0 It was almost impossible to believe it was January it was so warm!\u00a0 It was one of those totally awesome shoots where the hardest part of editing is getting the set down to a semi-reasonable number!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We started our shoot in Old Colorado City.\u00a0 Willie and I had scoped out spots last week and I loved this white picket fence.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2028\" title=\"colorado_springs_wedding_photographer_02\" src=\"http:\/\/www.needlesandapen.com\/photography\/blog-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/colorado_springs_wedding_photographer_02.jpg\" alt=\"colorado_springs_wedding_photographer_02\" width=\"582\" height=\"853\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">My shot:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2029\" title=\"colorado_springs_wedding_photographer_03\" src=\"http:\/\/www.needlesandapen.com\/photography\/blog-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/colorado_springs_wedding_photographer_03.jpg\" alt=\"colorado_springs_wedding_photographer_03\" width=\"582\" height=\"853\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Nic&#8217;s version.\u00a0 I LOVE HIS VERSION!!!!!\u00a0 Never in a million years would I have seen this shot.\u00a0 He is so good!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2039\" title=\"colorado_springs_wedding_photographer_14\" src=\"http:\/\/www.needlesandapen.com\/photography\/blog-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/colorado_springs_wedding_photographer_14.jpg\" alt=\"colorado_springs_wedding_photographer_14\" width=\"782\" height=\"568\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I couldn&#8217;t believe it when I found a patch of green leaves!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2030\" title=\"colorado_springs_wedding_photographer_04\" src=\"http:\/\/www.needlesandapen.com\/photography\/blog-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/colorado_springs_wedding_photographer_04.jpg\" alt=\"colorado_springs_wedding_photographer_04\" width=\"582\" height=\"853\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Love this.\u00a0 Ashley nailed the &#8220;I am loved&#8221; look!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2046\" title=\"colorado_springs_wedding_photographer_051\" src=\"http:\/\/www.needlesandapen.com\/photography\/blog-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/colorado_springs_wedding_photographer_051.jpg\" alt=\"colorado_springs_wedding_photographer_051\" width=\"582\" height=\"852\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">My friend has a studio in Old Colorado City and I love her doorway.\u00a0 So we borrowed it for a few minutes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2032\" title=\"colorado_springs_wedding_photographer_06\" src=\"http:\/\/www.needlesandapen.com\/photography\/blog-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/colorado_springs_wedding_photographer_06.jpg\" alt=\"colorado_springs_wedding_photographer_06\" width=\"782\" height=\"623\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I found this wall beside someone&#8217;s garage:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2033\" title=\"colorado_springs_wedding_photographer_07\" src=\"http:\/\/www.needlesandapen.com\/photography\/blog-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/colorado_springs_wedding_photographer_07.jpg\" alt=\"colorado_springs_wedding_photographer_07\" width=\"582\" height=\"854\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We fought the crowds and stood in line for some ice cream for a prop\/snack.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2034\" title=\"colorado_springs_wedding_photographer_08\" src=\"http:\/\/www.needlesandapen.com\/photography\/blog-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/colorado_springs_wedding_photographer_08.jpg\" alt=\"colorado_springs_wedding_photographer_08\" width=\"582\" height=\"853\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I really happy with the way this red wall popped!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2035\" title=\"colorado_springs_wedding_photographer_09\" src=\"http:\/\/www.needlesandapen.com\/photography\/blog-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/colorado_springs_wedding_photographer_09.jpg\" alt=\"colorado_springs_wedding_photographer_09\" width=\"782\" height=\"625\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">And then we hit Garden of the Gods.\u00a0 I haven&#8217;t done anything like this in a while&#8211;I thought this shot called for a little polaroid transfer:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2042\" title=\"colorado_springs_wedding_photographer_17\" src=\"http:\/\/www.needlesandapen.com\/photography\/blog-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/colorado_springs_wedding_photographer_17.jpg\" alt=\"colorado_springs_wedding_photographer_17\" width=\"582\" height=\"802\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We had some SPECTACULAR light thanks to Nic + the trusty reflector (that also made shade for my lens&#8211;Nic was doing some super tricky two-for-one maneuvers) .<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2047\" title=\"colorado_springs_wedding_photographer_111\" src=\"http:\/\/www.needlesandapen.com\/photography\/blog-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/colorado_springs_wedding_photographer_111.jpg\" alt=\"colorado_springs_wedding_photographer_111\" width=\"582\" height=\"852\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I could marry the light in these shots I love it so much.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2037\" title=\"colorado_springs_wedding_photographer_12\" src=\"http:\/\/www.needlesandapen.com\/photography\/blog-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/colorado_springs_wedding_photographer_12.jpg\" alt=\"colorado_springs_wedding_photographer_12\" width=\"782\" height=\"622\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I love going through images and seeing how Nic saw something so different from what I saw!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2040\" title=\"colorado_springs_wedding_photographer_15\" src=\"http:\/\/www.needlesandapen.com\/photography\/blog-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/colorado_springs_wedding_photographer_15.jpg\" alt=\"colorado_springs_wedding_photographer_15\" width=\"582\" height=\"854\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">One of the last shots of the evening:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2041\" title=\"colorado_springs_wedding_photographer_16\" src=\"http:\/\/www.needlesandapen.com\/photography\/blog-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/colorado_springs_wedding_photographer_16.jpg\" alt=\"colorado_springs_wedding_photographer_16\" width=\"582\" height=\"853\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Jay and Ashley, thanks for a totally fantastic shoot!\u00a0 It was so fun to spend the afternoon with you and we are looking forward to your wedding even more now!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">***<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Behind the scenes&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2027\" title=\"colorado_springs_wedding_photographer_01\" src=\"http:\/\/www.needlesandapen.com\/photography\/blog-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/colorado_springs_wedding_photographer_01.jpg\" alt=\"colorado_springs_wedding_photographer_01\" width=\"582\" height=\"853\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Making shade for my lens and bouncing light onto Jay and Ashley all at the same time.\u00a0 SUPERMAN!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2049\" title=\"behindthescenes\" src=\"http:\/\/www.needlesandapen.com\/photography\/blog-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/behindthescenes.jpg\" alt=\"behindthescenes\" width=\"582\" height=\"853\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2038\" title=\"colorado_springs_wedding_photographer_13\" src=\"http:\/\/www.needlesandapen.com\/photography\/blog-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/colorado_springs_wedding_photographer_13.jpg\" alt=\"colorado_springs_wedding_photographer_13\" width=\"782\" height=\"393\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: 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