My Birthday

Well my birthday has come and gone so fast this year. I wanted to post a cute photo Melissa Rich sent to me on my b-day. She is so creative. : ) She actually wrote this out, took a photo of herself and emailed it to me on my birthday. I have a lot more to post from shoots I have been doing. More to come soon...

Seal of Approval

Dzifa and I went out for a morning jog down to the beach. We saw these two little guys playing in the shallow waters. We booked it back to our room, grabbed our cameras and prayed that they would still be there. Just to our luck, they were! These monk seals are endangered, but often make an appearance on the shores of Poi Pu Beach. They played for over an hour with each other. One of the seals was a ham for the camera.

Kauai Bound

Dzifa and I headed to Kauai to visit with my family. We manage to duck out of Colorado once a year to visit the garden island. This year was just as spectacular as our previous years. Here are a few images from our visit with our dear friend Wayne and Nancy. We went for a hike while Nancy stayed back at the cabin to work on a delicious meal for us. I don't think I have ever had homemade noodles before, but it is a delicacy I will always remember. Visiting Wayne and Nancy is one of my favorite things to do in Kauai. Thier hospitality and friendship is endless. Wayne is a photographer and Nancy is an artist. You can check out their work at http://homepage.mac.com/kauai.woodandpaper/nancy.dawson/page1.html I will have more photos coming soon.

Nancy busy at work making us a yummy dinner.


They collect bottles from all over. Here is an image of some of my favorite ones they display in their window.
This cabin has so much charm and charisma.

A visit would not be complete if Wayne didn't sing and play for us. He has traveled with Taj Mahal and makes it out to Colorado every now and then. We all sat back, drank wine and soaked it all in.

Chris and Sharla

At last we had a week of good weather! We kept having to reschedule Chris and Sharla's engagement session because of rain or snow. We had a little wind, but it ended up being a perfect day for photographs. I loved spending time with Chris and Sharla. They are so cute and loving with one another. After ten years of dating their deep connection is obvious. I can't wait for their upcoming wedding. Don't forget to check out their slideshow!

Best Wishes- Katie

Spring Is In The Air

I am ready for warm spring days and crisp cool nights. Here are a few hints that spring is right around the corner. I am looking forward to this week and next because I have a few engagement sessions. Stay tuned for the latest photographs to post here.

Little Ayla

I was leaving work the other day and I turned around in the parking lot to pick up Ayla. When I looked down she wasn't there. I looked back towards the stairs and there she was waiting for me. I had to take a picture becuase she looked so darn cute.

Josh and Katie at the Brown Palace

Josh and Katie had a beautiful intimate wedding at the Brown Palace. It was a very quaint wedding with just family and a few close friends. It has been really great getting to know them better. By the time I showed up for the wedding, I felt like I was in the company of good friends. Here are a few photos from their engagement session. I had too many favorites from their wedding, so here are some of them.
Best Wishes- Katie

A Preview Of My New Website

I will be launching my new website in the next few days. Here are a few screen shots of what it will look like. I can't wait to share it with you. I have been working on my website with liveBooks, they have been awesome to work with. Tomorrow I will be heading out to Vegas for WPPI. It is the largest convention and trade show for wedding and portrait photographers. I will be speaking on Tuesday for liveBooks on the tradeshow floor. Also, Pictage always hosts a swanky cocktail party. It will be great to meet more of my fellow Pictage photographers. I am sure the next few days will come and go with a blink of an eye.

Fun Photo

I just came across this photo of Jenna, Susan and I from last summer. We did a shoot out with the men in our lives. It was a blast. This photo sums up how much fun we had. : )

Family Photos

Here are pictures from Adam and Jil's visit in December. This was the first time I met my sister that was adopted 35 years ago. We enjoyed getting to know Jil and her family. They are very down to earth, kind and loving people. It is crazy how much she looks like my mom. We also got to spend time with another one of my sisters, Jacquie. She was home from college. We spent a few days being snowed in together. I am looking forward to all of the years ahead of us with Jil, Adam, Leah and Carter as part of our family.

Here is a photo of the ladies, my mom, me, Jil and Jacquie.
Sweet little Leah sound asleep.

Carter, Adam, Jacquie, Jil, Leah, Debbie, Jerry, Katie and Dzifa

California Babies

I made a quick trip out to California to visit some of my friends. I spent the first night in San Diego with my cousin Ali. We had so much fun catching up over a few glasses of wine. Two of my friends, Lisa and Shannon, just had babies. Of course I had to bring along my camera to photograph the newest additions to their family. My last night in California Ali and I joined my sister Jil and her husband Adam for dinner. Here are some of my favorite images of Lisa and Shannon's babies.

Taylor Ryan Johnson at 11 weeks.

Addison Michelle Tauscher at 4 weeks.

Addison and Ayden

My little buddy Ayden. I just loved these ones of him laughing.

February PUG Meeting

Last week we had a great PUG meeting. I know it probably sounds like we had a meeting with dogs, but actually our PUG is short for Pictage User Group. This last month we were lucky enough to have a speaker from liveBooks come out and talk to us. J Sandifer led a very insightful discussion about websites and webdesign. I am so excited because I am working with liveBooks on my website. So keep your eyes open for the announcement of my new website.

The PUG crew!

J giving his presentation. : )

Ready For Color!

Do the mid-winter blues have you down? I was going through some of my photographs from last year and came across these. Hope this helps brighten your day.

Mike and Heather

Here are a few images from Mike and Heather's wedding this past September. I was so impressed with how much Mike helped out with the wedding plans. He even had a couple surprises in store for Heather.