Snap Happy Photography by Kris

I Heart Faces ~ White

2011-08-30T18:37:00.001-07:00

This weeks IHF challenge is WHITE!!! I knew I had to do this photo of Maddie. Her baptism photo shoot is one of my favorite shoots ever! I loved the white dress, the clear sky and her bright eyes that helped this photo be a stand out!

Go on over to IHF and check out the amazing photos!!

I Heart Faces ~ Props

2011-07-19T15:46:00.001-07:00

This weeks IHF theme is Props! I LOVE props.. love doing infant/toddler photography with props BUT I like to keep it simple and just use a basket, bowl, chair etc. I dont like to clutter a photograph, I feel like the prop is to enhance the subject and not the other way around and all to often in photography I am more drawn to the props which is backwards to me!
This is one of my favorite props! I love this bowl and I love my subject! Miss Cara is so darn cute and I love her little face in this photo!
Please head over to IHF to see the amazing photos that have been submitted!

P52 Natures Finest

2011-07-08T10:39:00.000-07:00

This was taken at our friends cabin this week while we were visiting. It was incredible to be surrounded by such beauty and to wake up to that view every morning was amazing! I was excited to see MCP's theme this week and knew instantly I would submit this photo. I love the dark cabin and smooth lake and the distant bridge and tree scenery.. love!

A couples session!

2011-06-27T15:15:00.000-07:00

I think this is one of my all time favorite sessions ever! First of all it was just them just a couple session which I have been wanting to do forever! And it was with super fun people and the setting was so fun, it just made for a really great time! AND I love love these photos!

I Heart Faces ~ A Touch of Whimsical

2011-06-27T15:04:00.001-07:00

When I saw the word whimsical I knew exactly which session I had to go revisit! In a word when describing what this session was supposed to be was "whimsical" and there were so many pictures to choose from, but I love this one because they are truly having this (what seemed annoying at first) fun moment of ring around the rosies and I was so happy to have caught every ones body and at least a glimpse of every ones face in this photo! With the lake in the back ground and the soft light we had this was very whimsical to me.

Please go to IHF to see the gorgeous pics that have been entered!

Levi

2011-06-26T18:55:00.000-07:00

Levi here is one of Kadens buddies. He is a great kid, he is my favorite kid to have over because he is so polite and easy! I am always excited to have him around!
And he was equally easy and fun during our photo shoot, he was all smiles and is just such a cute kid!!

He blew me a kiss during our shoot... naaa we were being attacked and I mean attacked by mosquitos our whole shoot, it was nasty but made for quite a few funny photos!

"S" Family

2011-06-26T18:39:00.001-07:00

This first picture cracks me up! These 3 kiddos were is silly moods and had me and thier mommy working hard for them but they sure are cute! With a promise of the playground afterwards, which is where I ended up getting a couple of my favorite photos of the session, we got through it and I think they had fun!
Thanks Holley!

My favorite of the baby!

I Heart Faces ~ Lets Hear it for the Boys!

2011-06-20T14:50:00.000-07:00

I knew I had to use a pic from my session with precious little Ryder when I saw this weeks theme. My sweet little nephew was so good to me, I had so many pictures I love but this one with the lips and the sleepy blue eyes and awesome hat won me over!
Go over to IHF to check out the rest of the entries, they are always fun and inspiring!!

The Millers

2011-06-13T19:07:00.001-07:00

Oh how I love my Millers! Let me just tell you that this whole family is the most adorable fun amazing gorgeous family ever! I love love them to pieces and finally finding a time that met our schedules for these pictures was a long time coming!

I Heart Faces ~ Best Face May

2011-05-31T15:54:00.001-07:00

I dont think there is anything cuter than catching the pure joy between siblings because we all know as they get older these moments get far and few between!

Go check out IHF this week! The theme is Best Face from May. Get inspired! It is also a peoples choice so go vote! Im number 381

My favorite C & C Girls

2011-04-28T19:34:00.000-07:00

If you have been following for even the last 6 months you will recognize these 2 dolls! I just love love every session I get with these two sweet peas. I seriously love my time with them and their mom! I cant believe how much little C has grown in the last 6 months and her big sis is such a sweet heart and so well behaved, they both make it so easy!
This session took about 4 weeks of rescheduling every week because of sick kids and weather, so we were both so excited that we had healthy kids and a bright shiny day... even if now it was to shiny lol!
J, thanks so much for sharing your little beauties with me, I adore you and your girls! What a fun morning!!

Just dying over the cuteness of her chubs and the swim suit!

Little C is learning to walk and at the end of our session she was so excited and started showing off her mad skilz!

Fix It Friday IHF

2011-02-25T21:13:00.000-08:00

Over at I Heart Faces they always have a fix it Friday where you can download a pic and edit it however you want. There are tutorials and tips and it is so much fun and always so helpful! I decided to participate this week!
Here is the original.. again this is not my photo..
Here is what I did. I cropped in and used my fave B&W in LR then I headed over to PS and put a layer on top. I wanted a beached wood vintage look and I really love how it turned out. I didnt want her little face ruined though so I kept her face clear!
You can go check out the other entries on IHF!

Caleb's Senior Pictures

2011-02-19T13:06:00.001-08:00

This is Caleb, he is 6'2 and is thinking once he finds the right college he will go pre-med! What a great kid he was to work with! We got super lucky with the weather, it was a perfect gorgeous day and we just walked around town and found great brick buildings for our back drop!

Kylie

2010-11-27T14:16:00.003-08:00

I had the privilege of taking my niece out on a rogue photo shoot this week. She is absolutely gorgeous. All legs, beautiful blue eyes and just the cutest girl ever! We had an amazing time, I froze my model but she handled it like a trooper. She is interested in modeling and acting and I just wont be surprised if she ends up on the big screen one day!

Brrrr with the "S" Family Denver area Family Photogragher

2010-11-20T11:28:00.000-08:00

When I looked outside this morning I knew the lighting was going to be perfect.. the weather however was C.O.L.D!!
This little family was content to stay in their own backyard in hoping little "C" feel more comfortable and hopefully get some real smiles. It ended up being quite nice because we were able to go in the house to warm up a few times!!
I shot these kids about a month ago for a class picture and their parents decided they needed more than that so I was really happy to see them again! Little "M" is a natural poser, I didnt ever have to tell her to smile or look at the camera, she had it down! Even their dog decided to join in the fun for a few pics.

The Cooks

2010-11-14T19:56:00.001-08:00

I have a lot more pics to load but Blogger says Ive met my quota.. guess I will go figure that out!
In the mean time here is this adorable group I had a session with this weekend. They were lots of fun! We were bummed that the sun decided to ruin a lot of our shot spots and then of course the clouds rolled in right when we finished grr! But I was pleased with what we got!

I HEART FACES ORANGE

2010-11-09T12:04:00.000-08:00

This weeks theme at I Heart Faces is ORANGE!! Well that was an easy one for me since Malia LOVES her some Oranges!! She sure ends up a drippy sticky mess so I strip her down and let her go to town!! I was happy I caught this perfect grin in mid chew with the drip down her chin!!
Head over to I Heart Faces to get your orange on!!

The Adorable Little Ala.. and Parents! Denver Area Photogragher

2010-11-06T20:41:00.000-07:00

What a cute family I got to meet today! Their sweet little Ala with her big brown eyes were a joy to have in session today! Little A just turned 1 about a week ago and wasnt wanting to have to sit for pictures so we tried to let her roam free which was so fun! What a little sweetie she is!
I cant believe how lucky Ive been getting with this weather, not one cancelled shoot because of weather yet (knock on wood) I actually have been complaining about it being to sunny and to nice!
I hope you guys enjoy these pics!!

The "L" Family Denver Area Photogragher

2010-10-27T19:52:00.001-07:00

It was quite chilly this morning so I was worried about this little one who turns 1 tomorrow!! But she did great!! What a couple of troopers these 2 little ones were during our cold shoot!!

And this meant we were DONE!!

"W" Family in the Fall Denver Area Family Photogragher

2010-10-24T18:41:00.000-07:00

Well we started out the morning thinking our shoot would get rained out but it ended up being perfect weather in the perfect spot!! I couldnt believe how much everyone had grown from our last session together, I see Tasha a lot but not her darling kiddos and my goodness they just get cuter every time I see them!
I really had a fun time with them! Thanks for the fun shoot!!

We caught Ben checking himself out on our way to the next spot hehehe!!

The "S" Family Denver area Family Photogragher

2010-10-16T23:02:00.001-07:00

Well being the lucky girl that I am I got to do my 3rd session with this amazing family! I just love this family, they are adorable, sweet and so well dressed! They make my job very easy, and then you add in little Ella who is so so sweet and you have one amazing session!!
This time they added Lauras Mom and Dad and her Brother which I thought was so fun, but even though there were a lot of family shots Ella of course was the star of this show!
There are so many photos of everyone looking at her and her Grandpa clearly was a fan of his little Granddaughter.. I had more pics of him looking at her than looking into the camera! So sweet!! What a neat family to get to hang out with for an evening.. and to top it off we got locked in the area and had to go off roading to escape!!
Can you tell how wrapped up everyone is for this sweet girl!

Ahhh these eyes!

One of my faves!! She is not a pouty girl but I was so happy when I caught this face!

Marissa's Senior Pics!! Denver Area Photogragher

2010-10-16T13:35:00.000-07:00

I spent a chilly morning up in the Canyon with Marissa but we had so much fun!! She is a senior this year and will graduate cosmetology school at about the time!! Which explains her super cute hair!! She did such a great job and I loved our setting!!

The Blue Eye'd "D" Family Denver Area Family Photogragher

2010-10-10T19:13:00.001-07:00

Can I just say these 2 girls are my most favorite to photograph!! They make my job so easy with their big blue eyes and their sweet dimenor! I could just take them home with me!

Little Cara was a very sick girl all of last week so we had to cancel our home studio session and decided to just stick with our family session and Im so glad we did! I knew these girls eyes would light up outside and man oh man little Cara and Chloes eyes just melt me when Im editing!

Mom and Dad did great too.. but the girls stole the show!! Seriously Cara's ice are just ice blue and mesmerizing!!
Thanks for letting me take part of your life again J!!

Class photo Denver Area Photogragher

2010-10-04T19:02:00.001-07:00

I had the opportunity to go to a home today where a friend has a daycare. She asked if I would come and take pics of all of the kids like a class picture and then individuals and siblings together. I hadnt ever done anything like this so I was a little nervous about how it would work out but it ended up running so smooth and was lots of fun! And the kids were all so good looking and well behaved!!

Loving El Denver Area Family Photogragher

2010-10-02T20:13:00.001-07:00

Could you just die over her eyes! I met this cute little family today and spent the evening with them. As soon as I saw little El I knew I was going to love shooting her eyes! They are amazing!

She was so very serious for the first part of our session, but when we put her in the basket she came alive and just loved it! So cute!!

The Lindy's Denver Area Family Photogragher

2010-09-27T12:56:00.000-07:00

I spent a great evening with the Lindy's! You might remember them as my very first family session!! They had this great spot in Lyons picked out and it ended up being such a fun place! We got a later start than we wanted but thanks to their bright white hair we had our very own built in flash!
Haley always says their family is horrible with pictures but they did really good!! Thanks for letting me do these again ya'll!!

Joey's senior portraits Denver area photogragher

2010-09-27T11:57:00.000-07:00

This is Joey, he had to wake up super early on a Saturday as a senior in HS and he killed it! He was so fun to work with. Out going and fun! I really had such a great time with him.
I had never met him or his mom so when he got out of the car with CRUTCHES I was shocked! I made this poor boy walk all over with his poor busted up leg and he was such a trooper!!
He also brought his little GF and we snuck her in a few shots.
So fun!!

Matt's a Senior! Denver area photogragher

2010-09-16T17:10:00.000-07:00

I had a great session with Matt yesterday! He was so much fun! Ive known his family for a few years and Ive been so excited to do his Senior pics! He is a pretty shy boy.. I thought! I was really nervous that it would take some work to get good smiles from him but he surprised me with lots of laughs and smiles!!
We had had to reschedule a few times and got some horrible harsh lighting in most of the areas we shot but I ended up being really happy with a lot of the shots we got!!

Eva part 2 Denver area Child Photogragher

2010-09-03T19:12:00.000-07:00

So we attempted again to get little Eva to smile.. she again wasnt to into it but seriously with those big chocolate eyes I love the pics we got even if she didnt want to smile!!

The stunning Evita! Denver area Child Photogragher

2010-08-30T13:29:00.000-07:00

You may recognize little Miss Eva, Ive done I think 3 sessions with her now and enjoy every one! We had great plans to go to this farm with huge sunflowers but as we pulled up we realized most of them had already seen their golden days and were starting to look icky. We ended up finding a nice patch but little miss wasnt so sure of her surroundings lol! I think she was a little spooked.. cant blame her.. dirt, bugs.. yuck!
But I love what we got, she has amazing dark eyes and I so badly wanted to get more of them! We moved over to a near by park and took so more on a bridge, she wasnt really into smiling but I always love serious faces in a photo anyways!
Hope you love these Claudia I think there are so many darling ones!!
Like this one.. cracks me up!

LOVE

Love this!

Alyssa's Senior photos! Denver area Senior Photogragher

2010-08-20T16:10:00.000-07:00

If you were wondering, YES I love my little side job!! Meet Alyssa.. all 6'2" of her! She is an absolute beauty and Ive been so excited for this session! I knew we would have fun and I knew it would be easy and it was!
When asking what kind of setting she wanted, her mom told me something with graffiti! So I went on the search and finally found a great wall! I realized it would be a fun urban shoot so I went hunting and found a couple close places to add to the fun setting! The weather was crap, it rained my whole way to meeting them and right before I got there it stopped and a little sun poked through! It was still a little darker than I like but I was so happy with the result when I got home!
I had taken over 2000 photos so editing down was hard, there were just to many I loved! Thanks Ang and Alyssa I had the best time!
Alyssa I hope you have the best Senior year ever GO 2011!!

The "L" crew Denver area Family Photogragher

2010-07-22T12:23:00.000-07:00

I worked with the L family today, and I gotta say Ive never laughed so hard during a shoot! They had me laughing so hard! There was a lot of green in this park and it was so much fun! It got pretty hot near the end but the boys hung in there and did a great job!!

These two were very cute and flirty the whole time!

Shes gonna kill me but I had to include this one!!

The "A" Team Denver area photogragher

2010-06-05T16:28:00.000-07:00

Today I got to spend the morning with my friend Claudia and her family, including her hubby and kids and her sister and boyfriend, her brother and her parents! You might remember my maternity photo shoot with "C" and then the following infant shoot with her big brothers. Ill be honest little miss Ava stole the show and once we focused on her there was no turning back, she is such a doll!! I loved so so many photos out of the 700+ that I got of her it was so hard narrowing that down to a manageable number!
The boys of course are not so into photos and sitting still but they are so cute and fun! What a gorgeous family!

Changes

2010-05-28T12:14:00.000-07:00

I have been having an amazing time taking pictures of friends, family and new friends for the last year! I have some really exciting sessions coming up this summer and fall and I am so excited!! I am always looking few new places, new editing skills and new toys for my photography.
I have pushed my picture taking and editing skills past anything I thought I would be able to do! And now with more knowledge comes more time.
So my price is going up.. just a tad! 1 hour sessions will now be $150 starting June 5th. So book your session now before the cost goes up!!

A Finish with the "S" Family Denver area photogragher

2010-04-18T12:05:00.000-07:00

I started working with this sweet family earlier this year but we ended our session after about 15 minutes because it was just to dang cold. So we finished today after cancelling yesterday because of rain and YEAH we got it done! They are such a cute family to work with and little E is such a doll!
She is at such a fun age we just kept following her around and getting some fun shots of her exploring! It was so much fun!
They had family in town so they got in on the fun to. Such a fast and easy session I just really enjoy this family!!! Thanks Laura!!

A few of the "M's" Denver area photogragher

2010-03-30T21:57:00.000-07:00

Awww couldnt you eat him up! I LOVE this family! I cant believe how big all the kids are getting and all of them are taller than be except the newly 4 year old and Maddies friend Lily who is 6... but they are gaining on me! Seriously the tallest most gorgeous family!
I had so so much fun, we have been planning this shoot forever but have had to cancel it a few times because of the weather.
Today was gorgeous... almost to gorgeous with bright light and lots of wind but I love what we got! Mr. Brock was a super star.. he even started posing all by himself and seriously rocked it!
Lily is such a little doll.. she was pretty shy today, isnt she so stinking cute!

Decided to get this gorgeous group together for a quick shot! You cant even tell who the mom is because shes so dang hot!

Oh Miss Brynne is a doll, she babysits for us and my kids just LOVE her! She is full of personality and just a gorgeous girl!

I ♥ Faces - Dramatic B&W

2010-03-30T12:38:00.000-07:00

I think I am addicted to B&W's. When I find a picture while editing that is perfect for b&w I internally squeal with delite!! I find more truth to a b&w for some reason, I connect to it. I. HEART. B&W!! So yesterday Madison pulled my umbrella out of the car to sit under while she was playing outside and I grabbed some pictures, while editing I remember this weeks theme and was excited to enter it. It always depends on what the judge thinks of as dramatic but I love this shot. I love her eyes her smile her hair and of course the zebra umbrella!
Go find more amazing B&W photos at I heart faces!

Chloe and Cara Denver area photogragher

2010-03-25T18:47:00.000-07:00

I had the most fun today with Miss Chloe and baby sister Cara!!
You might recognize these little sweeties from a shoot I did a few months ago. I have to say that getting to see these sweet girls grow up through my lens is so neat! Cara of course has changed the most and is now 6 months old and OMG doesnt she make you baby crazy!! She is just so squishably cute! I absolutely darling and there are so so many of her photos that I want to put on MY wall! Her eyes kill me. While I was editing I was just smiling and dying to get to the next one just loving every second!

There are a few of these and I just adore them.. Jaime you say your arent photogenic but you are gorgeous I love these sweet shots of you and Cara!
We tried to get the girls together.. little C just wasnt having it but I love this picture!

And Chloe is such a doll.. she is so sweet and so polite I could just hang out with her all day! And her style is spot on! She hasnt changed to much in the last few months but man oh man her eyes are gorgeous just like baby sisters!

Love the sas in this pic!

Did some fun editing on a few of Chloe's!!

Arent they so stinkin cute!

One of my Faves of Miss Chloe

Shes so cute she wanted to eat herself too!! Cant blame her I about took a nibble myself!

Thanks Jaime, Chloe and Cara.. you are the funnest bunch of gals!!

I ♥ Faces - Angles

2010-03-22T13:32:00.000-07:00

My session with Megan was one of my all time favorite session. I think it was the best session I even did technically and I love so many of the photos! I love every serene part of this photo.. even the glare which I don't normally like in a photo! Be sure to click on the photo to really get the full effect of this photo!

Go check out more amazing photos at I Heart Faces!

The "L" Family Denver area photogragher

2010-03-13T11:52:00.000-08:00

I spent the morning with a darling little family that it turns out just lives down the street from me!! They have a darling little daughter "H" who was a total ham and was loving the flower props!
Then there was Mr. F who was such a cute little chub! Gotta love a chubby baby!!
I think that first shot is my favorite, her eyes and her sweet little face with the B&W is yummy!
I hope you all had as much fun as I did!!

Little Sydney is 3! Denver area photogragher

2010-02-15T16:07:00.001-08:00

K yummy right! She is so stinking cute I can hardly stand it! And her huge eyes had me up her nose pretty much the whole session.. I just couldn't get enough!
Little S is turning 3 and she is so adorable, this is my second session with her and her sister (below) so I knew this would not only be pretty easy but super fun! And while we were shooting away I just kept thinking I cant wait to edit!! I was soooo happy to open these files!
Thanks M for letting me spend time with you and your girls!!

Gotta love that lip to!

One of my faves.. her pants her eyes her skin and hair and on top of the chest.. Oh melts my heart!

This and the top are definitely my faves OMG love everything about them!

OO wait this one to!

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Miss Macie is 8! Denver area photogragher

2010-02-15T15:45:00.000-08:00

I spent a fabulous morning with Miss Macie and her sister this morning! Macie is one of the sweetest most polite girls Ive ever met and she is one of those girls where you just want to do more and more with because shes so dang cute! Her eyes are amazing, I didnt mess with her eyes at all!
She is turning 8 next month and will be baptized, so we took pictures of her in her beautiful dress that her grandmother bought for her. I really loved this session!
I love the softness of these.

This is one of those pictures I dreamed about and had to wake up and put in my phone so I wouldn't forget to do it! I LOVE how it turned out! This is her CTR ring it means Choose the Right.

Twirling!

This is Macie her mommy and sis! Aren't they a super cute bunch!

Mom looks hot!!

I think she looks adorable here! And all grown up!

Sweet sisters!

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