Steve Z Photography – Wedding, Portrait, and Business Photography

Dec 12 2011

Nichole and Dustin .:. Wedding

Wedding portrait of Nichole and Dustin at their wedding at the Chateaux at Fox Meadows in Colorado

The Janisch girls really know how to throw a spectacular wedding event. In 2010, Danielle and Jason were married in an intimate backyard wedding in the town of Nederland, located in the foothills surrounding Boulder. Danielle, an engineer by trade, crafted all the wedding details herself, even the flowers. Her work was so visually stunning that I chose her wedding as one of my display albums.

Fast forward to 2011, when the Janisch family welcomed me back for younger sister Nichole’s wedding at the Chateaux at Fox Meadows in Broomfield, Colorado. Once again Dani was the event stylist, and paired with her elegant sis, the two took wedding details to a whole new level. The elegant ballroom was decked out with red themed details and bird accents, which complimented Nichole’s exquisite feather-adorned wedding gown. Dustin contributed to the production as well, by lending his intense commitment to flower preservation with self proclaimed Groomzilla fanaticism. You could tell he was ready to let it all hang out on the wedding day and provided extra entertainment with his backflip exploits.

It was a pleasure to be a part of another family celebration with familiar faces, and these guys were super fun to play with in front of the camera lens. From the outdoor sun flare portraits on the ceremony lawn, to elegant captures amidst the ornate railings, to some long exposure evening funkiness, we covered the gamut of awesome wedding photography. Thanks and enjoy the timeless memories.

A wedding gown adorned with feathers hangs in the balcony on the wedding day

Wedding ring and high heeled shoes getting ready at Chateaux at Fox Meadows

Wedding Vendors

Venue .:. The Chateaux at Fox Meadows .:. 303-466-8078

Caterer .:. Biscuits and Berries .:. 303-277-9677

Cake Artist .:. Das Meyer Fine Pastry .:. 303-425-5616

Makeup Artist .:. The Makeup Guru .:. 720-300-9724

Musician/DJ .:. A Music Plus .:. 303-426-9990

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April 15, 2012 - 7:06 am

StephaneEvras Photographe Mariage Bruxelles - Most of your pics are very creative and original, your pics are very sharp and lighting very good, congratulations!

March 30, 2012 - 7:51 pm

Steve Z - I do have more shots in the clients’ album

March 28, 2012 - 4:13 pm

James Moro - Love the shot of the couple in the orchard–very adam & eve look to it & gorgeous lighting. Do you have any more that from series? I’d love to see them

March 6, 2012 - 8:59 pm

bruce lorenz - very cool!

February 28, 2012 - 2:34 pm

Kevin Curtis - Awesome job Steve! Love the energy. As you said, the bride did a fantastic job with the details and you captured them well. Looks like everybody had a blast.

February 13, 2012 - 4:07 am

Steve Z - Cute

February 12, 2012 - 9:09 am

Mitchel - I flipped over this wedding

February 2, 2012 - 3:42 am

Wedding photographer sheffield, PH Weddings - Wow – what a wedding. Love the groomsmen, the dress in the window and the couples shots in the stairway.

Took my breath away!

January 13, 2012 - 12:25 pm

Dani - Steve, you rocked it again! The pics are epic!! We wouldn’t know how to have a Janisch wedding without you

January 5, 2012 - 8:55 am

Dustin Bashford - Steve! You seriously rock at capturing awesome moments! Thanks for giving Nicki and I so many awesome ways to remember our wedding! Best photographer ever!

January 2, 2012 - 3:13 pm

Greg Fiske - Orange County wedding videographer - Great shots and perfect lighting. Good work.

December 22, 2011 - 8:28 pm

Josh Mitchell - Wow, the groomsmen acrobatics are off the charts!

December 18, 2011 - 6:11 am

Photographe Bruxelles - Great pictures! It looks like you had a blast on this one! Thanks for sharing your stunning work!

December 12, 2011 - 3:16 pm

Lynn - Gorgeous. I love how you shoot details, Steve. And I adore the photo of the bride on the stairs. She’s going to love that one.

December 12, 2011 - 2:40 pm

Mark Creery Photography - Great shots and location! That is one acrobatic groom!

Dec 07 2011

Gwen and Jaime .:. Engagement Photos

I meet my clients in many ways, both common and uncommon. Internet searching falls into the common category. A more uncommon way is to meet them while completing a bicycle tour of Boulder County brewpubs dressed in a costume. Since Gwen and Jaime fall into the latter category, I knew they would be up for both some common and uncommon engagement shoot locations.

At the time of our engagement session, the fall colors were in full swing. I’m a sucker for the changing colors, and made sure to visit a nature setting to get those sweet photos for Mom. But after that, we headed over to a location that I’ve been meaning to use for years, but have never quite remembered to visit. This concrete spillway is a super unique location where I can get creative and capture images with stunning geometric patterns. The stark colors and lines draw me into funky poses, Blue Steel expressions, and fiance shoulder presses.

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December 8, 2011 - 5:51 pm

Mark - These are great. I really like all the different looks that you were able to work with in one session. The picture shot with the aspen tree framing the couple in front of the lake and mountains…wonderful.

December 7, 2011 - 6:57 pm

Steve Z - One!

December 7, 2011 - 6:27 pm

David Pollitt - Nice shots. How many strobes did you have for those first few images?

Nov 30 2011

Karen and Ken .:. Wedding

The Mount Vernon Country Club is located in the Front Range Foothills just up the hill from Golden and the Denver metro area. The facility offers an outdoor wedding experience with breathtaking views of the mountains, Clear Creek Canyon, and the Denver city lights. This means wedding clients and guests get the Colorado mountain experience while maintaining the convenience of being close to the city. As a photographer, it means I get a lot of great scenic backdrops to work with.

You may remember Karen and Ken from their Denver engagement photography blog post earlier this year. Their wedding day brought typically bright Colorado sunshine that illuminated the portrait session in the mountain field, and clear skies that provided stunning views from the deck during the wedding ceremony. Once the sun went down, the guests enjoyed the Denver skyline view through the monstrous glass windows in the reception venue. Photographically, we had a grand evening, which was filled with reception dancing, some creative long exposure night photos, and a sparkler exit into a 1930 Chrysler Imperial 8. Congratulations Karen and Ken!

Wedding Vendors

Venue .:. Mount Vernon Country Club .:. 303-526-3105

Gown Boutique .:. A Total Image Bridal Wearhouse .:. 303-424-5333

Florist .:. J Escapes .:. 303-204-1523

Caterer and Cake Artist .:. Mount Vernon Country Club .:. 303-526-3105

Musician/DJ .:. ABC Music, Video and Photography .:. 303-987-0303

Transportation .:. The Ambassador’s Rolls .:. 303-293-2719

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Nov 28 2011

Despard .:. Family Portraits

The Despards were looking for outdoor family portraits featuring Colorado fall foliage. With their boisterous young son and their picture-perfect yellow lab, we captured these candid family pictures on their beautiful property in Broomfield Colorado. The warm, sunny weather made my job easy that day – I combined some off-camera flash with the diffused late afternoon light. Aren’t they lovely?

If you too, are in need of some holiday family portraits for Christmas cards, you best contact me pronto! Winter is almost here and I have many dates already scheduled with a ski pass, and a plane ticket to South America on the horizon.

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Nov 18 2011

Caitlin and Phill .:. Wedding

Mountain weddings rule. The Winter Park area always serves up stunning scenery and dramatic skies that make my Cloud Whispering job easy. Caitlin and Phill brought me back to the Wild Horse Inn, which is technically in the town of Tabernash which is in the Frazier Valley of Colorado. You may remember this dynamic duo from their Boulder engagement photos taken at Settler’s Park. Fast forward to 2011 – they enjoyed a perfect summer wedding with an outdoor ceremony and stunning mountain views.

Wedding Vendors

Venue .:. Wild Horse Inn .:. 970-726-0456

Florist .:. Pick Me .:. 720-270-4647

Caterer .:. Wild Horse Catering Co. .:. 970-726-1368

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November 23, 2011 - 9:29 pm

Cindy Brown | Atlanta Wedding Photographer - How fun. Love the story-telling photos, especially the last one of folks dancing at the reception.

Nov 16 2011

Jennifer and David .:. Engagement Photos

Are you ready to check out some engagement photos taken in downtown Boulder? I know, I know, you’ve been waiting around for weeks and weeks thinking, “When the hell is Steve Z ever going to blog creative and magical downtown Boulder engagement portrait sessions? I mean, I know he’s always busy shoot something or another, but there just aren’t many blog posts coming along, especially ones taken in downtown Boulder that will melt my face off with creativity, lighting, composition, and dead sexy couples who are so in love it makes my own relationship seem inferior. I mean, what, is he going to wait until all the leaves have fallen off the trees so that it is completely obvious how far behind he is on his blogging?”

My answer to that line of thinking is apparently, “Yes.”

I’m thinking that all my summer and fall portrait shoots that haven’t been blogged are going to be looking pretty good when I post them this winter. I mean, I could blog in the summer, when everyone in Boulder is outside doing sports and not blog stalking, and all the other photographers are blog blogging away and oversaturating your Facebook News Feed. I could have done that. But I believe that it will probably be even better for me to blog when it’s mud season and you can’t ride or hike because it’s muddy and windy, and it’s still too early to ski, because then, oh yes then I will have you right where I want you. You will be a captive audience just sitting around bored waiting for something interesting to come along, and then I will hit you up side the head with a blog post filled with fantastical engagement sessions like this one with Jennifer and David. This is a blog post about Jennifer and David, remember? Enjoy Jennifer and David’s engagement photos, because they are super rad and totally deserve to be worshiped.

My favorite part about this last shot is not the kicking sand, the pink toenails, or the backlit foot hair … it is the strobe reflecting off of the inside of David’s mouth.

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November 16, 2011 - 4:08 pm

Brian - I really like the way you light! Great photo’s!

Nov 11 2011

Walker .:. Family Portraits

The holidays are approaching and that means that it is family portrait season. This was my second photography session with the Walker family. We began the day by spending some time getting some creative shots in the back yard, as well as a group family portrait with the dogs included. After that, we changed up the outfits and headed out to a field for some scenic images in a nature setting with the mountains in the background. It’s pretty cool to see how much the young ones mature in just a year; I’m already looking forward to next year when I will be taking their high school senior portraits.