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Un-blogged photo gems

I spent some time this week digging through photos from Angie Wilson Photography sessions 2008...and came across a couple of gems that never got blogged. Thought I'd share, since it's been a little while since my last post.

These first two are from Arica's senior portrait session:





Stella, from her family photo session in September:



Payton, from one of the best-ever children's photography sessions:



And this one was from Becca's senior portrait session:



It's been a great year, and I'm excited for the many photo adventures ahead in 2009! Happy new year everyone!!

December Senior Portraits: Jeremy

Brrrr! We've had some cold weather this week. Thankfully, last week when I shot Jeremy's senior photos, it wasn't QUITE as cold as it is now (though it WAS pretty close). High-five, Jeremy, for making it through without catching frostbite!
Here are a couple of my favorites:

My Favorite Soup. In the World.

A few days after I had Colin, my friend Karna (who happens to be one of the most awesome cooks ever), brought dinner to my family. Along with pumpkin cookies and cornbread (yes, I still remember...it was THAT good), she brought what has become my absolute favorite soup. Man oh man! I made a batch the other day, and thought I'd share the recipe.



(I believe this originally came from an issue of Cooking Light)

Butternut-White Bean Soup

Ingredients

3 bacon slices (if I'm in a good mood I up this a touch) :)
1 cup chopped onion
2/3 cup chopped celery
3 garlic cloves, minced
4 cups (3/4-inch) cubed peeled butternut squash (about 1 1/2 pounds)
1/4 cup dry white wine
4 cups fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper
1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 cup whipping cream
1 tablespoon chopped fresh oregano (1/2 T if dried)
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
2 (15-ounce) cans Great Northern beans, rinsed and drained

Cook bacon in a Dutch oven over medium heat until crisp. Remove the bacon from pan, reserving 2 teaspoons of drippings in pan; crumble the bacon, and set aside.

Add onion, celery, and garlic to pan; cook 3 minutes or until tender, stirring occasionally. Add squash; cook 3 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add wine; cook until liquid almost evaporates. Stir in broth, cumin, red pepper, cinnamon, and cloves; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer 5 minutes or until squash is tender. Stir in cream, oregano, salt, black pepper, and beans; bring to a boil. Remove from heat.
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Mmmm. Mmmm. You're going to love it.

...and of course, back to normally scheduled "photography" blogging soon. Jeremy's senior portrait session up next.

Children's Session: Zoe at the Primary Children's Hospital, Aurora

When Dani first contacted me about photographing her daughter Zoe, we discussed a few possible options for photo session locations. Midway through our conversation, Dani told me a few of the tremendous events that have already happened in Zoe's life...the biggest being open-heart surgery at four months of age. In every photo session I make it my goal to capture the personalities of my subjects, so we decided to shoot the session where Zoe has spent a portion of the first year of her life--the Primary Children's Hospital in Aurora, Colorado. Our goal there was to capture Zoe's courageous spirit and cheerful personality.

This one, to me, screams of Zoe's courageous spirit. So beautiful, so brave, with the scar to prove it.





...and these ones, of Zoe's cheerful personality.







I think Zoe's parents are equally courageous and amazing.







This one was probably the analytical Art Historian in me coming through...
Looking ahead toward a bright and beautiful future.

Angie Wilson Photography Free Session . . . And the Winner WAS:

Remember back in September...the drawing I held for a free photo session??? The winner was Erika, who gave me the privilege, last week, of photographing her awesome family:





Doesn't it seem as though it is statistically impossible for 95% of my recent clients' print orders to all come in within a few days of each other??? Yeah...I thought so too....but here I am with a fat stack of print orders that need to be worked on...

Sorry blog. :)

My Friend Stacey

One week before my very first year of college, I moved into the dorms at BYU. At freshman orientation I met Stacey, and learned that she lived in the dorm room next to mine. At the time I had no idea, of course, of all of the adventures, and laughs that we would share throughout our undergraduate lives at BYU.

This Thanksgiving Stacey came to Colorado to spend the holiday with my family and me. We went into the "forest" of my parents' backyard for a mini photo shoot.



My sophomore year of college I took an Intro to Photography class. Stacey was my roommate, and thus, my designated model victim when the assignment was portraiture. :)





And NOW....a Blast From the Past.

I decided to dig through a box of old photos...ones from my college years, filled with lots of Stacey. I found a stack of photos from the summer after our freshman year, when my family was living in Windsor, England. Stacey came out to visit and we backpacked through Europe.



Biking through Amsterdam and in the mountains of Switzerland...and even though we're acting tough like we totally conquered that mountain....I'm pretty sure we had just gotten off the tram to the top. :)

Session Gift Certificates :: 30% off

As promised, here's your link to the Angie Wilson Photography Black Friday sale (only better, because this one lasts through Saturday).

Just in case you missed the details in the previous post, here are the details on an AWP session gift certificate:

$250 ($175 if purchased Friday Nov. 28 or Saturday Nov. 29)

*good for one photography session (children, baby, maternity, senior, family, boudoir, engagement)

*can be redeemed for a session taking place between January 5, 2009 and June 4, 2009, within 30 miles of Longmont, CO (or additional travel fees apply).

*includes the normal $50 session print credit, to put towards your purchase of prints, files, canvases or albums

To purchase, click the BUY NOW button below. Happy Black Friday!!

**NOTE**
The Black Friday sale has ended.
To purchase a regularly priced gift certificate, click the button below.
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November Family Session & Warm Weather. Really.

Lots going on this week...print orders, graphic design projects, and friends and family in town for THANKSGIVING (whoop whoop!), but I thought I'd share just a couple of photos from the family I photographed last week.

It's November and the weather was amazing. We had planned on scarves and mittens, but it was sunny and warm. Sometimes Colorado surprises me like that!



Trust me...no one did what you might be thinking. She likes to talk holding her nose though...it sounds funny.





They remind me of myself when I was that age. I LOVED stickers!!

Session Gift Certificates and Black Friday Sale

HOOOORAY! It's holiday season....christmas music! sledding! hot chocolate! shopping! endless nights of laughing your brains out watching Will Ferrel in Elf!!.....and of COURSE time to start making your Christmas list!!

Angie Wilson Photography session gift certificates are now available. Here are the details:

*$250

*good for one photography session (children, baby, maternity, senior, family, boudoir, engagement)

*can be redeemed for a session taking place between January 5, 2009 and June 4, 2009, within 30 miles of Longmont CO (or additional travel fees apply).

*includes the normal $50 session print credit, to put towards your purchase of prints, files, canvases or albums


If you've been dying for an Angie Wilson Photography session, but just haven't had a chance, be sure to send your spouse/mom/grandma to this blog post. Tell them to click the link below and you'll get your best-ever Christmas gift.

The other day I was daydreaming about Black Friday, which is perhaps my 24th favorite day of the year. After a giant Thanksgiving feast, I LOOOOVE to fat-dog it on the couch and browse through a huge stack of all the advertisements for the upcoming sales (WHAT?! $5 crock pot at Target?!?! I've already got three, but LET'S GOOOO!!!).

And then I started thinking....I want to have my OWN after-Thanksgiving sale.

SO. For two days only (Friday, Nov. 28 and Saturday Nov. 29), session gift certificates can be purchased for 30% off the normal price (that's $175). Mark your calendars, and be sure to check back Friday morning for the link to purchase the discounted gift certificates.

My adorable nephew...

I actually have quite a few adorable nephews...this just happens to be the one that was in town a couple of weekends ago. It was the first time I'd met him, and the moment I saw his EYES and CHEEKS I decided he was going to be the next victim of an Angie Wilson Photography photo shoot. :)

Every time I look at him I just want to gobble him up. *LOOK* *at* *his* *CHEEKS* !!





Mmmm....Angie....your camera looks....YUMMY...!

JM Designs: Product Photography

Although I generally consider myself a "people" photographer, I was thrilled to death when Janet of JM Designs in Wheat Ridge, contacted me about photographing some of the garments she designed and put together. Janet is so passionate about what she does, and the work she does is amazingly designed and executed. She offers not only sewing classes and custom-made wedding dresses and gowns, but clothing for ice-skating costumes, ballroom dance, and modern dance. She is a creative and talented semstress, and just like me, loves to try new things and break out of the box.

Here are a few shots of the garments that were photographed, soon to be submitted as slides for admission to the Cherry Creek Arts Festival. Good luck Janet!!

*and, of course, a special thanks goes to Kim, who did a fantastic job modeling the clothing.



This shot was actually a test shot...making sure my lighting and exposure were right....and it turned to be one of my favorites.

Senior Portraits: Ramiro

Ramiro's senior portrait session was a bit shorter than most, due to the time change with daylight savings time (CURSES!!), but we still managed to get a qua-trillion billion great shots. Here are some of my favorites:

Senior Portraits: Becca

When I was a senior in high school I worked at the elementary school as the assistant of an after-school children's program. Becca was one of the kids in that program, which I didn't realize until we met for her senior portrait session....CRAAA-ZY!





This hat rocks. We got close to 15 billion good shots of her wearing it.


Becca is a musician...she plays the piano AND the guitar. And now that I think about it...I remember the 4th grade Becca listening to music and singing quite a bit.

HELLO fantastic sun glare!!


This pose is one part "hey it looks cool" and two parts "IT'S FREEZING OUT HERE!!"