Iā€™m Stephanie, a wedding + lifestyle photographer based in Colorado Springs, Colorado and Warrenton, Virginia. Whether Iā€™m by the mountains of Colorado or Virginia, my soul feels at home, surrounded by rural living and the raw beauty of nature. I genuinely love what I do, and feel so passionate to share the enthusiasm and joy of these celebrations with you!

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March 4, 2014

From Nature to Portraits

It’s so funny to look back over the years ā€¦ When I first started out in my black and white film classes from high school into college, it was so typical to see nature, architecture, abstract photos taken with our 35mm film cameras, as well as the digital photography classes. So today, I wanted to share some old photographs I took as well as the steps I took to get to where I am today!

With my momma’s Pentax 35mm camera
geese_webThis was taken with my first ever digital camera: Nikon D3100 paired with the 70-200mm lens! I believe I just bought this lens and thought this was the perfect opportunity to test it out. Love the lighting and coloring!
heron_nature_photographyVisited the Baltimore Aquarium and fell in love with the jellyfish! Even though they are dangerous, they are so graceful and beautiful in the water.
50mm 1.4
jellyfish_150mm 1.4
jellyfish_2And then I started to experiment with people and lighting. šŸ™‚
50mm 1.4 ā€¦ 2011
CDSC_0451_web50mm 1.4 ā€¦ 2012
DSC_1864_webI bought a lens that changed my photography life! šŸ˜‰ Haha! I experimented a LOT with photographing models to understand how to capture pure moments as well as flattering posing.
85mm 1.4
DSC_2443_web85mm 1.4 ā€¦ 2012
DSC_4226_webAt this point, I was officially in business as of June 2012 (hard to believe I’ll be approaching my 2 year anniversary soon!)
Nikon D700, 85mm 1.4
20121020-aacarter-DSC_3375_webHad my first destination wedding!
Nikon D700, 85mm 1.4
20120804-DSC_1793_web2013
Soft and tender love.
D700, 85mm 1.4
33_craig_erica2_webNikon D800, 85mm 1.4
turks_caicos_beach_wedding_photography-1845_web2013
Nikon D4, 85mm 1.4 / 24mm 1.4
2014-02-23_Evan_Ally_richmond_capitol_engagement_photographer-83_web_web

Looking forward to expanding onto my business timeline over my career. šŸ™‚

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