The Steve Z Photography Blog

I hung out one morning this week with Amber and Spence on the Pearl Street Mall.  I determined that this family has come down with a serious case of the cutes, and that the only possible cure was to have Ben and Jerry’s for breakfast. I got chocolate chip mint, but was jealous after I tasted some of Spence’s Cherry Garcia. Listen up kids, book a portrait session with Steve Z Photography, and you too can have Ben and Jerry’s before lunch.

Here we are with another photo set from a ridiculously cute Boulder family! I visited with the Jaffe family one fine Saturday morning at their home up in Gunbarrel.  We started off with some shots around the home then headed down to the park for a beach blanket party.  Thanks for a great shoot!

Here is a sneak peek from my most recent family shoot. What a cute little bean!

June is here and it’s family portrait season here on the Front Range of Colorado! The Roberts family are the latest gang to be featured here on the blog. I ventured down to Westminster one fine morning to hang out and capture Grace and Luke on their home turf.

When I first saw the family all together I exclaimed, “My aren’t we the blue eyed family!” Lindsay dressed the kids in blue clothes to really make those eyes pop. Good thinkin’ I say.

Look at this little performer; work it Gracey!

And here comes a little terror on four wheels.

Like any 8 month old, there are good moments, and there are not so good moments. Usually they are separated by about 10 seconds. I love capturing the smiles and the tears, because that’s what life is all about, now isn’t it?

Sometimes when there is a meltdown, we need to resort to advanced maneuvers to shake things up and get back on track, much to the amusement of older sisters.

I LOVE THIS SEQUENCE!

If you make a nice face, then Uncle Steve will take your picture making a funny face. And if you’re really good, Uncle Steve will buy you a drum set!

Well, that about wraps up my latest shoot. I’ll leave you with another beautifully imperfect and real moment; a sliver of time when Grace was 2 and Luke was 8 months. Remember how cure they were?

This portrait session features images taken from my preferred view of the Flatirons in South Boulder, and one fantabulous family. We organized what was to be my last shoot for 2009 as a brother-sister reunion Christmas gift for their mom.  The ‘Boulder is a small town’ portion of the story, is that I originally met Brandy at the 303 Vodka headquarters right here in Boulder, Colorado.  Conveniently located next to my friends at Green Guru, the manufacturing facility was the perfect warm up spot for a couple of the Cruiser Rides this summer!

Like many of us in Boulder, Chautauqua Park holds a special place for the Ganey Family. We scored a perfect day in late fall with sunshine and a temperature near 60 degrees.  We started off with an attempt at a human toboggan, but there wasn’t quite enough snow to pull it off.

Dawson shows his many sides: On the left: Super Model Dawson shows off his Blue Steel look.  He says that Magnum is almost ready, but he can’t unleash the beast until he’s tamed it. On the right: Strictly Business Dawson -there’s a tree that needs climbing, and he is just the man for the job. Just keep your camera out of the way, buddy.

What are those memories that you remember longingly from your childhood?  I’d have to say that roughhousing and playing in the leaves probably rank pretty highly on a lot of peoples’ lists.  I love this shot, it is a true captured moment.  A split second of time that tells an entire story.

Fall is a popular time of year for family portraits!  For this shoot I traveled down to Arvada to the Ingalls’ home for a session with 15 month old Wyatt.  The family home is in horse country, and Wyatt is getting ready for some rustlin’ in the near future

Wyatt was quite a busy little toddler, toddling his way all around the yard playing with his favorite things. He was quite challenging to get to look at the camera for the famous Holiday Card shot, but he was no match for 5 frames per second of camera shooting speed.

For a parting shot, I have a funny little sequence. Wyatt was pretty intent on holding rocks and sticks for most of the shoot. While trying to take some portraits, he was very pleased at his ability to chuck rocks at the photographer.  This was almost a very expensive shot!

Now it is time for my annual Fall family portrait shoot where we play with leaves in the backyard! It is definitely one of my favorite shoots of the year, because there is no better way to not feel like a kid yourself than to be buried in a leaf pile by a two year old.  That musty leaf smell brings back memories.   Thanks to the Lutt family for such a wonderful day!