Boulder Mountain Family Photography – Outdoor Summer Portraits

by | Jul 30, 2015 | Boulder Family Portraits, Boulder Mountain, Broomfield Family Photography, Broomfield Newborn Photography, Broomfield Senior Portraits, Colorado Family Photography, Colorado Family Portraits, Denver Colorado Family Portraits, Dogs, Featured Post, For Laughs, Great Nature Locations, Model Call, Outdoors, Spring, Spring Flower Session, Style, Summer

I often shoot in locations that have special significance to my clients. I recently took portraits for this lovely family below. They are outdoorsy, active and hikers – so they wanted to incorporate the beauty of Boulder’s Mountains into their portraits.

Didn’t the mom do a great job with the clothing? I love how she selected light Summer colors, and pulled it all together with her youngest daughter’s dress, and her own scarf.

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Boulder – Mountain Family Portraits

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Best Bag Ever (Family Portraits in Red Rocks, Golden, Colorado)

by | May 6, 2015 | Blog, Clothing, Denver Colorado baby photography, Denver Colorado Family Portraits, Denver Headshots, Denver High School Senior Photos, Denver Maternity Photography, Denver Photographer, Golden Baby Photography, Golden Family Photographer, Great Nature Locations, Style, What to wear

CF card wallets and specially padded cases for our lenses. Basically anything that allows you to transport your stuff and access it easily while you are on the go.  I really believe that having just the right bag (from a functional perspective), with a few key/relevant items,  will make any endeavor easier. When I travel, about 20% of my suitcase has the various bags I think I might need at my destination. I was so thrilled a few years back when a friend of mine started working at Ebags. Yea, that’s what you call an obsession. And here is the story how I came to find my newest favorite bag: Last fall I had the honor to photograph Jennifer’s family. All my photography clients get detailed preparation tips, so she knew to bring a change of clothes, a few accessories for herself, and her son’s favorite sports balls. This is quite a bit of stuff, and you want an easy way to gather it together, carry it, and also easily access just what you want without digging through a dark bag.  They love Red Rocks, so that’s where we met for their family photo session. Unlike my Denver studio or a few favorite local parks, where I typically meet families for portraits, Red Rocks had us hiking very far from our cars.  Sounds like just the job for a good bag, right? 😉 As soon as she showed up with this Thirty One Gifts Large Utility Tote, I knew I HAD to get one (or two or three…well, Ok, I ordered four, but some of them in smaller sizes!) It comes in different colors, it’s $35, and you can personalize it with your name (for an additional fee.)  I use one for my newborn session props, and we use another as our pool bag. Click HERE to order your own. During the Month of May, you get to order a second one for $10.   Best Tote Bag Ever from 31 Gifts

Red Rocks Family Photography

BTW, please note that none of these links are “affiliate” links. I don’t get any sort of credit if you follow them – I’m just sharing the love, man.

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Broomfield Children's Photography – Viewing Session (By Broomfield Photography Natascha Lee Studios)

by | Jan 20, 2015 | Broomfield Children's Photography, Broomfield Colorado Family Photography, Broomfield Colorado Parks, Display Ideas, Dogs, Girl, Great Nature Locations, MiniSessions, Pets, Siblings, Sisters, Smiles

Broomfield portait client’s final art, hanging in their home. Last last year, local Broomfield Mamma Jenny bid and won a photo session with me at a local charity auction. About two weeks after a portrait session, I meet my clients in my North Denver studio to share their final portrait gallery in a lovely movie format, set to music. As you know from my studio tour, I’ve got comfty couches, beer, wine and soda, as well as a playroom if the kiddos come along. This Move Premier lets portrait clients see all their images in their full resolution glory, as well as allows me to assist them in selecting their favorite images for wall art, albums, and gifts for family members. Jenny and I had set up the viewing appointment for 5:30pm on a weekday, not really thinking about rush hour traffic. We each encountered traffic getting there (note to self: no more appointments during evening rush hour), but we decided that some wine would take care of that…..I even had a really nice bottle of red ready. And then…TRAGIC! I couldn’t find the wine opener anywhere! Argghhh. At least we managed to open the sparkling cider for her girls. And I have since made sure we have two! wine openers in the studio kitchen. With our non-wine drinks (tragic!), we settle into the couches and chairs and I start their Preview Movie. This super cool and fun Mamma started tearing up at the first image (which is normal – most Mammas  tear up when they are seeing portraits of their precious children.) But then her reaction was even better….. by the third image, she leaned forward with this look of..joy and disbelief.  It looked like she was in shock at how stunning her girls’ portraits were! I was smiling from ear to ear! The adorable girls, well they loved being “movie stars” but I think their favorite was the playroom @ my studio with an Xbox, or perhaps it was the Martinellis apple cider they got to sip out of wine glasses. After much discussion about which images to get for her wall collage, I helped her select her final portraits. And here, without further ado, is the iphone snapshot she sent me of the final wall. Isn’t it wonderful? Broomfield Family Portraits - children and dog - images on wall jenni

Broomfield Family Photography

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Broomfield Children's Portraits Mini Session Movie (Lovely Sisters) (By Broomfield Photography Natascha Lee Studios)

by | Nov 25, 2014 | Broomfield Children's Photography, Broomfield Colorado Family Photography, Broomfield Colorado Parks, Children, Colorado Baby Photography, Fall Colors, Girl, Great Nature Locations, Siblings, Sisters, Smiles

I’m wrapping up client orders, preparing for my month off in December. I love getting to relax and focus on family over the holidays!

Here’s a video of a recent mini session, taken in Broomfield before we lost most of the leaves. They included their dog, who was a sweetheart but very spirited.

Video Previews are a special service I offer all clients – an in-person preview session, which is held in my studio a couple of weeks after your custom portrait session.

Your “preview video”  includes your final portrait images set to music and with special video effects. Fancy!

This one is short because it was a mini session, most portrait sessions result in 30-40 images. To see what a typical session video look like, click here.

Natascha Lee Studios – Broomfield Family Photography – Sister’s Mini Session from N Lee on Vimeo.

Broomfield Family Photography

BTW, Here is the absolute sweetest recommendation that their daughter wrote for me on my Facebook Page:

Hi! This is Lauren. Miss Natascha took pictures of my sister Katelyn and I a few weeks ago. We saw this crazy black cat that I named Halloween by the lake. My dog Sully really wanted to eat Halloween the whole time, so we didn’t think we would get any good pictures with our dog. When we looked at our pictures in Miss Natascha’s studio we were so surprised to see the really cool pictures of our dog and us. My mom couldn’t make up her mind about which pictures were her favorites, so she ordered a bunch. I love the pictures with my dog the most!! – Lauren

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