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    We are Nic and Traci Turchin, award winning wedding and portrait photographers based in Black Forest, just outside Colorado Springs. Here in our blog, Traci shares the latest portrait sessions and wedding photographs, as well as tips for improving your own photography and Photoshop skills.  We love comments, so if you're visiting, be sure to drop us a note!

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Monthly Archives: August 2008

tips for brides worried about rain on their wedding day

This weekend’s endless rain has reminded me that Colorado isn’t immune to Seattle-type rainy days.  I know that a rainy wedding is on the top of the “wedding day disasters” list, so I wanted to share some tips for making a rainy wedding fabulous. Besides the obvious “have a back-up plan for your outdoor wedding”...

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colorado springs engagement portraits | jenny and johnny

Meet Jenny and Johnny. They are adorable: They drove down from northwest Colorado for their engagement shoot this weekend. It was great to finally meet them! They braved the damp grass for the laying down shots I was loving this weekend: Some mandatory cuddling: We took them to a playground. And since Jenny was also...

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denver bat mitzvah photographer | leena

I had the honor of being the photographer for Leena’s Bat Mitzvah last weekend! I wasn’t allowed to photograph the actual ceremony, so we faked it: After the Bat Mitzvah, there was an incredible reception.  The food alone was gorgeous! I kept hearing Leena’s guests say how cool it was that the butter was on...

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colorado springs engagement portraits | laura and jack

The third time is the charm with Laura and Jack! We rescheduled their engagement shoot twice this summer and finally made it happen at a very early hour this past weekend. Laura and Jack brought their sweet dogs for some family pictures: We only had a couple of minutes of sunlight, but they totally nailed...

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fiona

We had to put our little carpet shark to sleep today.  Our sweet Fifi was a fighter.  She was diagnosed with cancer a year ago and they gave her three months.  We actually made – and canceled – appointments to put her to sleep twice.  It would seem like it was over, and then she...

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