Colorado Springs Photo Shoot

I first ran across Gary when he commented on a few of my photos on a web site. He and I had done separate photo shoots with the same model (Tanya), so since we had that in common, along with our photography, we struck up a virtual friendship. A few months later, he asked me if I'd be interested in participating in a shoot that he had set up that involved a few models in Palmer Park. Of course, I said Yes!

The shoot was on a beautiful Saturday in early February. Fortunately, the weather cooperated and was nice because it could have been miserable! We had quite a few models who didn't show up, but it actually worked out quite nicely because there were two photographers and 4 models. Any more models and some would have been left out.

Ross lives in Colorado Springs, so he didn't have far to drive. Zach and Sarah both drove down from Denver, just like me! Mandi drove the farthest, as she came down from Fort Collins. Everyone got to know each other a bit and then we started shooting. Zach and Sarah brought their dog along, so we got some "family" photos as well as some individuals. Ross was on his own for the first part, but later teamed up with Mandi for some "couple" shots.

Between the grass, the trees and the rocks, we had lots of location options to choose from. The variety really helped to make it a successful day, as we had quite a few different looking photos of each person or group by the end of the shoot. As the sun set, it started to get chilly, so we called it a day, but everyone was very happy and enthusiastic about the shoot, so we left feeling good.

Gary and I (and his assistant, Crystal) went to get some pho and get to know each other a little better after the shoot. It was amazing how much we had in common. What started out as a friendship because of a mutual acquaintance quickly turned into a friendship based on shared interests. We were already planning our next shoot before we were done with our soup. It's coming up at the end of March and should be amazing!

You can see more photos from the shoot here.