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Welcome to the Real Photography blog! We are wedding and portrait photographers based in 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.  To see our pricing and portfolios, please visit our wedding photography site, our family portrait site, or our senior portrait site.

Category Archives: Grown-ups

Grown-up portraits

portrait photographer | colorado springs | bernadette and haydn

Bernadette and Haydn christened our new studio in Black Forest last month and the weather couldn’t have been more perfect for their Christmas card pics!  Pics from their “trash the dress shoot” that day (brrr!) to come in the next few weeks!

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colorado springs portrait photographer | kevin and katie | palmer park

Kevin and Katie chose Palmer Park for their portrait shoot. We lucked out on the weather–managing to dodge a few rain clouds that day!  I love that we caught spring’s slow arrival with the green buds in the background!

Katie will be leaving for Afghanistan shortly.  We wish her health and safety during her deployment!

These pictures...

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washington tulip festival | colorado springs portrait photographer

One of the things I was looking forward to most during my trip back to Seattle was meeting my friend Rachel in Skagit Valley to visit the Tulip Festival.  Seattle has had a brutal spring, so we were about a week early for the tulips.  We tried not to cry over it too much, though,...

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denver wedding photographer | stonebrook manor | amanda and steven

Amanda and Steven were married last Friday at Stonebrook Manor in Thornton.  They are one of those couples with an incredible love for each other that makes you feel all warm and happy!
Amanda was such a beautiful bride…and completely fast at getting ready, too!  I wish you could have seen the whirlwind of activity in...

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vegas headshots | colorado springs portrait photographer

Our last day at WPPI finally had some sunshine.   We were happy to have some light to play with as we did portraits for each other!
The adorable and talented photographer Shannon Montez:

Another gorgeous and brilliant photographer (and rad WPPI roommate): Alison Beachem!

This one we took on our 28th floor balcony–using the neighboring hotel tower like...

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