Portrait | The Wilkey Family | Red Rocks Amphitheatre

Posted by: Corey Ann Photography | February 3rd, 2012

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This portrait session has been quite a few years in the making! For almost the past 5 years Jill has been talking about me doing a portrait shoot for her family but timing hasn’t quite worked out until now. We decided on Sunday since that was the best day and luckily for us the weather matched up. They decided that they wanted to start the session at the Red Rock Amphitheatre and then head up to Echo Lake on Mount Evans.

I had no idea what to expect with either location but boy did Red Rock kick my butt. Not only is there 100+ steps to get to the top but there is a sharp hill/incline to climb before that. I have asthma thanks to growing up with parents who smoked and also am allergic to cold temperatures which one of the side effects is my lungs shutting down when it is cold. It was about 40 degrees that day but it was really windy at the park making the wind chill somewhere around 20 degrees or so. Those things combined with altitude and heavy camera gear made for an adventure! I don’t recommend it! But I managed to do the session despite the wheezing and hives and the view from the top was definitely pretty awesome. All of the pictures at Red Rock were done where the stage is so that in itself is kind of cool.

Echo Lake was a definite favorite though, surprisingly it was warmer to me up there despite it being about 10 degrees cooler (no wind!) and the sun was just awesome. I guess Echo Lake is a bit above 12K so that part was neat too, the views are just amazing. The kids weren’t digging the cold though so the session there lasted for maybe 10 minutes if that.

family portrait at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in colorado

sibling portrait at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in colorado

father and daughter portrait at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in colorado

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mother and daughter portrait at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in colorado

teenager portrait at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in colorado

toddler portrait at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in colorado

couple portrait at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in colorado

family portrait at echo lake near mount evans in colorado

father and daughter at echo lake near mount evans in colorado

family at echo lake near mount evans in colorado

family at echo lake in colorado

man walking across frozen echo lake near mount evans

man and wife near mount evans in colorado

"Corey Ann is a Wedding and Portrait Photographer in Northeast Ohio. Her work has been featured in books and magazines across the country. You can read the original blog post here Portrait | The Wilkey Family | Red Rocks Amphitheatre."

Tags: children, Colorado, Portraits, Red Rocks, Red Rocks Amphitheatre

Event | Kayla & Tyler’s Surprise 16th Birthday

Posted by: Corey Ann Photography | February 1st, 2012

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Sorry for the blog silence – I was in Colorado for the past week on a super secret mission! I flew out to photograph my friend Jill’s son (and his BFF’s) surprise 16th birthday party. I rarely hear of surprise parties actually going off without a hitch and luckily this one did! While we were in town we also did a bit of toursity things (my husband had never been to Colorado before) and a family shoot for Jill the day following the party.

Enjoy the first set from Colorado – the pictures from the party!

surprise 16th birthday party in castle rock colorado

I loved the cake SO much! The notes actually played Happy Birthday if you followed the notes around the cake.

surprise 16th birthday party in castle rock colorado

"Corey Ann is a Wedding and Portrait Photographer in Northeast Ohio. Her work has been featured in books and magazines across the country. You can read the original blog post here Event | Kayla & Tyler’s Surprise 16th Birthday."

Tags: 16th birthday, Colorado, Portraits, Travel

Rachel and Justin’s Colorado engagement session

Posted by: Stacy Reeves Photography | January 23rd, 2012

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It did not take much convincing from Rachel and Justin to get me to leave the triple-digit scorching Texas summer heat and join them at their family’s vacation home in Crested Butte, Colorado. It was the first week in August, and while my friends and family in Dallas were sitting lazily by their air conditioning units and daydreaming of Antarctica, Rachel and Justin and I were walking down Crested Butte’s main street, going in and out of antique stores and coffee shops and restaurants, enjoying the sun and blue sky and, most importantly, the 60 degree weather. We ate delicious food, took midday naps, read books on cool sunny patios, and somewhere in there we found time to shoot Rachel and Justin’s engagement session. I am so looking forward to their March wedding which is sure to be fabulous, especially with the amazing Paige Chenault as their wedding coordinator! Here are some of my favorites:

Engagement portrait photo session of Rachel Friedlander and Justin Grodin in Crested Butte Colorado by Dallas wedding photographer Stacy Reeves

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Engagement portrait photo session of Rachel Friedlander and Justin Grodin in Crested Butte Colorado by Dallas wedding photographer Stacy Reeves

Tags: Colorado, DESTINATION, destination portrait session, Engagements

We are waiiiiting! :o)

Posted by: A Brilliant Photo | January 9th, 2012

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So, I think I’ve gone over my to-do list the third time now, haha! Our little peanut is supposed to come by the end of the week, and we are soooooo ready! :o) I wish I could count down the days until I finally get to hold our baby in my arms, but then it doesn’t want to tell me when the big day will be here, haha … so mama is waiiting and waiiiiting :o)

My email auto responder is already turned on, and I’m sorry in advance for any delayed emails from my end …. I’m probably cleaning the house and doing laundry …. haha.

I’ll keep you guys posted about our new arrival, and I’m sure there will be an overload of newborn photos once it makes it big entrance ;o)

Until then …. I hope everybody is doing well :o)

Caroline, 1 year old

Posted by: A Brilliant Photo | January 8th, 2012

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While we’re still waiting for *our* baby to arrive (haha), I was able to sneak in yet an other session, this time with ADORABLE Caroline, who is turning one next weekend :o) Love this little girl :o)

I couldn’t resist posting this one, just love it, haha … what a cutie! :o))

This girl just melts my heart :o)Little firecracker :o))

She’s such a doll! :o)Happy almost first birthday, little girl! <3

Happy Holidays!! :o)

Posted by: A Brilliant Photo | December 23rd, 2011

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Just wanted to wish everybody a wooonderful Holiday Season :o) Merry Christmas and a VERY happy New Year! <3

Not sure if you checked out my advent calendar – I did a little count down with some photos of my little girl – so I’ll share the link. Check the full gallery, you can find it on my FB page :o)

Here are a few of my favorites of little Miss Anya from the last 2 months :o)

Kennedy, 6 months old

Posted by: A Brilliant Photo | December 19th, 2011

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Ok, I have one more post for you guys :o) But this will be it for 2011 :o)

Mommy and Daddy agreed to squeeze in Kennedy’s shoot a bit early as I was worried about our next session conflicting with my due date, so here’s my little treat for you guys :o)

Seriously …. HOW CUTE (!) is this little girl??? :o)