When I asked Andrea's coach how people get into pole vaulting, he looked at me for a moment before replying. "You have to be very fast, athletic...and a little bit crazy."
After having the opportunity to watch Andrea entrust her life to a pretty thin-looking flexible pole...I concur. Not for any lack of athletic ability or grace, though. Quite the opposite. She's the top pole vaulter in the state and in the top 15 in the country, so it's a treat to watch her.
But wait, there's more. Not only is she a 6-foot-tall force-to-be-reckoned-with, she's also a very nice, lovely young woman. So, who wouldn't want to hang out with her, capturing each incredible facet?
You'd have to be crazy.
We love working with other photographers, and lovely Shayla gave us that opportunity. We wandered around downtown, starting at Starbucks, of course (mmm...mocha), where we found ourselves in all sorts of places—alleys, store fronts, and the Mining Exchange Hotel. But as we went, we just seemed to get pulled into those... eyes! Closer... and closer... AND CLOSER! Well, just go look at the pictures and you'll see what we mean.
"Green Mountain Open Space." Sounds like a nice place, doesn't it? Fresh air, rolling hills, lots of green grass, mountain views and the occasional train! A perfect place to capture lovely Hannah...and her passion for running!
We received a special treat on our last summer session of 2014. Stephanie serenaded us with classical guitar music as we photographed her at Ute Valley Park, creating an idyllic scene that was rounded out by the appearance of a deer hopping through the tall grass (really). After her performance, Stephanie strapped her guitar to her back and walked the trail for a few final pictures. We noticed she was nodding her head rhythmically as she went.
"Do you hear music in your head?"
"Yes." she replied. Perhaps she was hearing summer's finale—we were happy just to see it.
Not only were able to photograph this lovely young woman's senior portraits, but we were able to do so at Glen Eyrie, the beautiful and exclusive castle residence set among the red rocks just north of Garden of the Gods. It's like being told you get to eat premium chocolates...at Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory. Except nobody's getting carted away by squirrels or blowing up into huge blueberries. Okay, bad analogy, but you get it, right? Magic happened. Thanks to Kassidy and her mom Kelli for letting us be a part of it!
