The Blossoms of Light 40th annual birthday bash celebration at Denver Botanic Gardens was pretty special since it fell on the night of the first significant snow fall of the winter. With the fresh blankets of snow on everything mixed with the colorful illuminations, it was truly a magical experience. I brought my star filter and also a fun little tilt shift lens (AstrHori 50mm 1.4 tilt lens) to get these effects.
Heirloom Glass Jewelry
If you’ve ever broken a special family heirloom dish or glassware and wondered if anyone out there could make it into custom jewelry, there is, and her name is Virginia Fox aka Orana Design. She works with Polish pottery, porcelain, china, and all sorts of vintage glasses like uranium and carnival glass. In addition to everyday jewelry like earrings, smaller necklaces and bracelets, she crafts extravagant statement necklaces that are suited for a wedding, gala, fancy art gallery events, or a queen doing queen things, etc.
Visit her Etsy Shop, Website and Instagram.
Studio Branding Shoot
I love working with other small businesses on their branding and website photography needs and this shoot was especially fun. Meet Sienna, the owner and creator of Sleepy Marmot Designs. She makes custom bike frame bags, including the designs, right here in Boulder, Colorado. The bright yellow backdrop was the perfect color to make all of the vibrant colors/patterns pop. If you need a bike frame bag, definitely check out Sleepy Marmot Designs and follow her on Instagram.
So I moved to Boulder, Colorado...
In 2025, I decided to start all over again, pack up my things and my two cats, sell my tiny house in St. Louis, Missouri and move to Boulder, Colorado. Being a freelance photographer is a process. It takes years to build up a business, gain trust and grow a network. It seems crazy to move cities once becoming established somewhere in that context, but life is too short, and so, I take the leap. I’m terrified of failure, driven to succeed, excited about the new things to come, places to see, people to meet and all of the limits I’ll eventually surpass.
Here are some beautiful places I’ve seen so far:
Painted Mines Interpretive Park in Calhan, Colorado
Bighorn Sheep at Waterton Canyon, Colorado
Devil’s Head Lookout in Sedalia, Colorado
Rainbow Lake Trail in Nederland, Colorado
Crater Lake Trail in Nederland, Colorado
Eldorado Canyon, Eastern Section