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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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Category Archives: At the Studio

senior portrait photographer | colorado springs

Destany came to the studio for her senior portraits.   When I first opened our business, I photographed a lot of high school seniors every year, but in the last couple of years I’ve toned it down to focus on weddings.  Destany made me remember what I love so much about senior shoots.  It is so fun to spend an hour concentrating on just one person and capturing a small part of who they are right now.  I’m so excited about the images and can’t wait to share them with Destany and her momma!

Yep.  She’s gorgeous.  I think that’s the best part of this job–getting to show people how incredibly beautiful they are.

I love the big trees at the studio.  Almost as much as I love the fields.

Destany brought along a couple of books to use as props (I loved that of course!!).  I was also a big fan of the fact that one of the books was Twilight! :D

colorado springs family portrait photographer | pre-sneak

Poor Anna and Rob were burning some serious calories at our shoot tonight wrangling their sweet babies.  So I’m breaking from my usual workflow and putting up a little pre-peek to put them at rest!

The shot on the left was just me firing off a test shot to check my exposure.  But I love, love, love it.  It’s so Family Picture Day–dad is coaching daughter to smile, mom is picking schmutz off son, baby is just taking the whole thing in…and then a second later, it’s show time!

Anna, I know you’re probably not going to believe this next one! ;)

And here’s a little outtake because I just can’t help myself.  I’m calling this one “Sometimes Nic makes this exact same face at me.”

my two | children’s portrait photographer | colorado springs

A little impromptu photo shoot with Ellie and Will yesterday on our way back from the mailbox.

family photographer | colorado springs

Kristy and her crew came to the studio to catch this time in their family before little Chloe outgrows all her baby-ness!

I absolutely love their outfits–what great bright colors–they look so fantastic together!  My two favorite photos  from the shoot are the whole family walking together–lots of little gestures of love going on there, and the shot of Jason being tackled by the kiddos.  I think that photo sums up parenthood!

children’s portrait photographer | colorado springs

Caden’s momma brought him to the studio for his 2 year portraits.  She wanted something outdoors and relaxed.  Caden was such a sweetie and he has the most incredible blue eyes!

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