You deserve to remember your life and your life deserves to be remembered.
I see beauty in the world around us, in every moment. My photography encompasses all the goodness, quirkiness, and individuality that is you. I aspire to live in a way that I can let the light of Christ shine through me.
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The photos we make together will become your favorites. It will be the easiest session ever because you’ll be creating real moments that you get to keep forever.
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I can't believe the wildfires this year. Do you guys know anyone affected by them? My heart goes out to them. I know there are and will be even more opportunities to help those affected by them. If you know of ways to help drop it in the comments.
I have a friend that's well connected in Vegas arwa and she said there will be many chances to help soon.
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I'm a firm believer in questions. Not just any questions but asking the right questions. I have a knack for Helping people figure out what they want.
This traight comes in handy when helping my amazing people figure out what matters most to them for their sessions and getting rid of anything that doesn't.
Who else loves questions? Refinement doesn't happen without them.
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Follow that hat! The grooms hat got taken and they all took a turn!
Family photos don't have to be dry EVEN at a wedding! Fun people have fun!
Let me be your guide to FUN town! But only get on board if you're fun too!
Feeling a little kooky, maybe it's all the fresh air I've gotten lately playing in the dirt. Spring time is happy time. I love planting and tending my garden & yard.
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He's started music lessons at the @thevillageguitarist in Cedar Crest. The owners are genuinely good honest hardworking people! Russels teacher Adam is amazing at helping to instill confidence. Highly recommend!
I really enjoyed doing music portraits for students there. It's so fun to see kids and teens light up with their instruments.
Ps they sell music equipment too if you're in the market.
Do you play any instruments? I can play piano and cello ok. Are your kids in lessons?
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Zaya was my second shooter! It was so fun to do this wedding together. I didn't plan for it to be that way, but I'm so glad it worked out that way. Minus the first one these are all photos she took.
I thought if she had a camera in hand then she'd have more fun. When she comes with me I need very little assistance and she feels awkward hanging out but this time was different.
She surprised herself with how well she did. Kids artistic, she just doesn't see it. I think sometimes we have very ridged ideas of what qualifies as artistic and if it doesn't fit in tidy little box we deem ourselves unartistic.
What would you add to this sentiment?
She is so good with people at her age, it blows my mind. I love this kid. Her favorite color is yellow and I think that means she's meant to be a photographer. She is full of happy yellow light.
How have your kids surprised you? It's almost Mothers day, so share share share! I want to hear.
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I've been in a bit of a funk the past 2 days. They are always annoying right?! Ugh. What I realized again last night is that it really is the small and simple things, that if you keep doing get you through. What small things get you through?
Today, I knew my water intake hasn't been awesome the last week or so for some reason so I'm doing that small thing today. Small things will get me back on track.
Always, scripture and prayer in the morning.
Now, I'm going to go plant some plants before they blow into Colorado.
Later, editing, and more shooting.
My website is officially revamped!!! I'd super duper love for you to check it out. I know I'm more excited about it than anyone but I'd love to have you share in my excitement. 💜 What do you like most about it? Or how would you describe its vibe?
Thanks Jamie for being so patient with me. I know what I want and you said you liked that and I hope you still do haha! You are AMAZING 👏
If you need a website and so much more see @emviovirtualsolutions
Things don't go as planned. Life is beautiful and crazy and I wanted to talk about my new website that I am sooo EXCITED about but I don't have time now because I need to pack up for a shoot and so I will just leave it at this perfect moment. THIS. This moment that was a brief moment but is now a lasting memory. This cutie will not stay like this very long at all.
One of my fave couples and now dear friends. They hired me for their wedding photos and now I've photographed their baby announcement, maternity, family and new born photos. These friendships mean the world to me. Being trusted to capture your lives, is everything!
Super excited to do more photos of this amazing soccer player! Her mom posted a video of her playing, girls got game!
I have been doing photography for a loooong time! I still get butterflies in my stomach from it because I love it so. I have a lot of experience and a whole lotta love for it. You matter to me. Your story. Your love. Your expression. I can help you have photos that you love.
How did this shot come about?
I have been taking my older two with me to weddings and shoots since Zaya was 8 or 9, she's 15 now.
She's never had her own camera before and this time I gave her my old camera and put it in shutter priority and away she went. We had so much fun together!
This shot came about because she wanted to see the twirl factor of the dress and I knew it'd be better if the bride lifted up the dress on one side while she twirled so you could see her cool boots and all the layers. It was a collaborative effort.
We went through her photos together and I gave her tips and pointers and she came out with some top quality shots I'm proud to give the couple. I'd love for my kids to enjoy photography too and I think she has a future in it if she wants it. I love you @payne.zaya
Tomorrow is is their wedding day! I'm sooo pumped!
Send me all the Lauren's! I have photographed more Lauren's then any other name, it just keeps coming up! I photographed a Lauren's wedding a few years ago and we hung out this morning! It's a thing! We be mates!
Do you have any recurring things like this? Surely it can't just be me!
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This has been the season of senior boys. It's been so fun! Here are some other things going on...
I haven't been around Insta much lately for several reasons, but one of them is that I have been working hard on my website revamp and I am SOOO excited! Working with a website designer for the first time and it's amazing!
Now that Zaya is driving it's a whole new world! She took her sibs with her to voice lessons and then over to families house where we'll have Easter dinner tonight. While I get to stay home and work on getting some stuff ready for an upcoming event.
You wanted to know all that right?! 😂 Now you gotta tell me something that's going on in your life!
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It's been a week haha! Full of dichotomies. I'll leave it there. I'm still processing.
Jake and Zaya left for Denver at 3:30am and will get back at midnight. This is to get a scan to see what the radioactive iodine accomplished. Praying for miracles. We found out once you get cancer in your lungs you can't get rid of it 100% so prayers that the radioactive iodine got as much as possible. I know our prayers are heard. Thank you for praying for my girl.
Grateful for Jake, he knows I don't care for flying and I don't care for hospitals. I can't imagine doing this without him.
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Headed to back to Denver tomorrow so my sweet girl can get hopefully what will be her final cancer treatment. Would be SOOO grateful for your continued prayers. They mean more than I can express. They are heard.
There have been surprises, but there have also been miracles. When we seek Him out He is there. He has never just been like...cool, I'm busy, good luck! Catch you on the flipside! He is there, feeling something is powerful and I have felt His love so much in my life. Our eyes are once sense, but our feelings are another so what if God chooses to do His work through our hearts and not our eyes. It's more powerful than what I see with my eyes anyway. My eyes can be deceived the feelings I get when I feel the spirit can't be. I've only felt the feelings I feel with the spirit nothing else has ever come close. There's no deep faking the feelings of the spirit. Haha, well I wasn't planning on saying all that, but there it is.
Ya'll mean more to me than you know.
With the money made from the calendars we'll be breathing a little easier not worrying about paying for the trip. THANK YOU!
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He wanted his Camaro at his senior session but it couldn't be for various reasons. So I made sure to get some with this very well known Thunderbird in Madrid.
I have had so many senior sessions with dude's lately it's been fun! I photographed him and his best friend at the same time.
All seniors should do shoots with their best buds.
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Hey hey! It's me in my babushka jacket haha!
No Segway here just jumpin' in...
Who get's to define what success looks like in your life?
YOU DO!!!
Not defining this for ourselves creates all kinds of drama in our lives. Mostly in our own brains lol!
When we live out of whack of our priorities we feel it. We feel off, we feel blah, we feel stuck, we feel frustrated. Ask me how I know this! 😂
I LOVE the words intention and purpose. I want to live my life, every faucet of it filled with them. BUT I love them more because I know how it feels to live without them. How do you stay living in this space?
This past year has been a year of growth and discovery and I've explored some deep things. I'm grateful to Heavenly Father for being so patient with me and leading me along. For Jake and his beautiful brain that helps my brain cut through to the heart of issues.
Grateful for photo buddies, my very first and bestest @shannonsteinacker for going out and shooting just for fun and this photo.
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What is the one word you think most of your friends & family would use to describe your family?
You can easily overthink it. But just tell me the word that pops into your head first.
It's hard to know what other people would say but the words that come to me are, fun, relaxed, faithful. Those are the words I hope for anyway lol!
Maybe the question should be what one word do you want your family to be known for.
The Dodge family is super easy going, but the one word I would use to describe their family is LOVE.
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