Blog - Keepsake Photography

Saturday, January 21, 2023

How to view and order Graduation Announcements! Watch the tutorial by clicking on VIEW NOW

Wednesday, July 08, 2020

Following safety guidelines and talking with your clients before they bring in their newborn to your studio relieves any concerns about the process ...

Digital Files Do Not Last Forever

Saturday, May 02, 2020

How do you back up your digitals files and why do you need to back them up? Digital files are not archival. Sometimes people try to open ...

New Baby Session Options

Saturday, February 15, 2020

Keepsake Photography has been photographing babies for over a decade. Jen Henningsen, CPP is a mother of three and worked as a registered ...

Senior Magazine 2020

Thursday, January 30, 2020

Class of 2020 is thinking about graduation and how fast time flew by in high school. But, the class of 2021 is getting excited for their best ...

What does our imagery portray?

Tuesday, January 21, 2020

REFLECTION:I just had a major surgery on my colon that has made me slow down and be still. When I am not running around, I have more time to read and ...

How to get dramatic shots at noon with ...

Monday, July 29, 2019

I would love to travel all day doing different locations for a senior session but it's not practical. My seniors often want to bring something to the ...

Comparing Light Modifiers with ...

Monday, July 01, 2019

Over the course of 17 years doing portraits, I have collected numerous light modifiers or 'soft boxes'. I never tried them all on at once comparing ...

Following Your Passion

Saturday, June 22, 2019

As I get older, I think a lot about people that have make an impact in my life. Often times these people are met by chance and then there is just a ...

Concept Images

Thursday, June 06, 2019

This year I wanted to have courage and enter the Master Artist category for Print Competition through the Professional Photographers of America. ...

Camera Clinic for PPC

Thursday, May 23, 2019

Hosting my first camera clinic:I am on the board for the Professional Photographers of Colorado (PPC). When I first decided I wanted to become ...

Keepsake and Baby Blessings Baby Plan

Wednesday, May 15, 2019

I love doing Baby Plans with families. I know those families are so excited to capture their love story of their much anticipated baby and do it in a ...

Outdoor Session- any age

Monday, March 25, 2019

A Creative Gender Reveal

Monday, February 25, 2019

Gender reveals started showing up on the internet in 2011 however reveals have increased by 60% in 2018. It's simply a way to share a special ...

Comparing different sources for off ...

Tuesday, February 19, 2019

Today I had the pleasure of mentoring another photographer. I demonstrated my off camera flash techniques that I use with my out door portraits. ...

Back from Imaging USA in Atlanta 2019

Monday, February 04, 2019

This year Imaging USA was in Atlanta. Ten thousand photographers from all over the country come to network, get inspired, listen to the leaders in ...

Yearbook senior photo explained for ...

Friday, February 01, 2019

Okay Parents! Your child is a junior and going to be a senior!! Say it isn't so! I know, I have thought that twice and it was back to ...

Newborn Photography- baby boy!

Wednesday, October 24, 2018

I showed you a series of photos from a baby girl newborn session last week. Here is a baby boy session. I have been photographing Amy for about ...

Newborn Photography

Friday, October 19, 2018

I am loving the art of Newborn Photography. I have worked hard at fine tuning my craft by continuing my education and assisting others to learn ...

Maternity Make over

Wednesday, September 26, 2018

Amy has been a client of mine for the past 10 years. I love catching up with her every time I see her and watching her beautiful family ...

Family Portraits Sessions

Thursday, August 23, 2018

Here is a preview to see what a family session looks like. I can do sessions at Hudson Gardens after hours because I have a professional ...

Senior Girls Photo Session

Wednesday, August 01, 2018

Investing In Continued Education

Tuesday, May 01, 2018

Every year I travel to Texas School of Photography to spend a week long investing in my education. I get inspired by talking with other working, ...

Sports lighting and finished images

Monday, March 05, 2018

Shooting portraits outside at 11 am in full sun with no cover makes for harsh lighting. People squint, sun makes hot spots on their face and ...

Seeing the light.

Thursday, February 22, 2018

Behind the scenes at the studio with ...

Saturday, February 03, 2018

macro shots with the MOVO 25mm C-AF

Tuesday, January 23, 2018

Macro shots open one's mind to the details in the ordinary. They are a great addition to any album of images.I heard some great reviews on this ...

New products for Baby Plan

Saturday, January 20, 2018

I am adding these two new products to offer my families of newborns. The Fill In album which has 20 pages- hard padded cover with photo and ...

Sports Photography Banquet ideas and ...

Monday, December 04, 2017

Five years ago I was in a class under the instructor, Richard Sturdevant. If you haven't seen his work, you should look it up. I was inspired ...

iPhone vs professional

Saturday, September 16, 2017

iPhones are so great to have to document a great time you are having: fun night out at a concert, friends celebrating a time together, a nice hiking ...

Senior orders in time for Graduation

Wednesday, May 17, 2017

I have had several seniors that didn't call to schedule their senior photos until this spring. I did several rush projects to get these back in time ...

Senior Portraits for Rock Canyon and ...

Friday, March 03, 2017

It's Senior Yearbook Portrait time, or time to start thinking about it anyway! I have helped parents enjoy this process for about 10 years now. ...

Professional head shots on location or ...

Friday, February 24, 2017

Having a professional and updated headshot is a need not a want. If you have a snapshot from a selfie or your cropped yourself off a group ...

It's never to late!

Tuesday, February 21, 2017

It was so important for Alysha to capture Calebs first big milestone of sitting. This was his first portrait session and he was just perfectly ...

It's a new year and a new look for ...

Monday, January 23, 2017

I went to a yoga class before New Years and the instructor talked about recapitulation. It's not about a resolution, it's about re-evaluating ...

A Grateful Heart

Sunday, January 01, 2017

Before photography, there was always crafts in my life. I have always needed to "create" something. I know that crafts can stress people and ...

Jaimie's Batmitzvah

Thursday, December 15, 2016

Keepsake Photography has added Batmitzvahs to their special events. The day of the rehearsal is the day that a camera can enter the temple for ...

Family Session at Seventeen Mile Farm

Monday, October 24, 2016

Sometimes a location is not available when you need it so it pushes me to look somewhere else. This is the first time I went ...

The Bat Mitzvah

Monday, October 24, 2016

Jaimie's Bat Mitzvah was the party of the decade for these friends and families! It was such an honor to be able to capture all the traditions ...

Baby's First Year Custom Album

Saturday, October 01, 2016

Click here to view the First Year Baby Album This album also includes a home session where the family wanted to photograph and ...

Family Mini-Session at Chatfield ...

Thursday, September 29, 2016

On October 9th in the afternoon, I am doing Family Mini-Sessions at chatfield botanical gardens. Here are some examples of the different back ...

Custom collage gallery wrap

Sunday, August 07, 2016

I have had so many requests to have several of the images I took on one canvas that I have added this to my catalog. It is 16x16 on 1 1/4 inch canvas ...

High school senior portrait session

Wednesday, June 01, 2016

Hudson Gardens is a great venue for your senior portrait session. This is Candace. She came to my home studio for a free consultation. She was ...

Stella the little bulldog

Monday, March 21, 2016

I asked if Stella, the little bulldog, would like to come in for a "model session". When I ask friends or clients to come in for a special model ...

Sports art

Tuesday, March 08, 2016

Every year I attend the Texas School of Photography and spend a week with a famous photographer and learn their specialty. Last year, I studied ...

Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep

Thursday, March 03, 2016

Wow, we loved every pic that you took for us. I couldn't be more pleased or more thankful. Today we printed off many of them and they ...

10 month old twins

Tuesday, February 09, 2016

Milestone captured... sitting!! However, even though I want to capture the babies when they are stong enough to sit without wobbling, sometimes ...

Imaging USA Tradeshow newborn knits

Wednesday, February 03, 2016

Every January, I look forward to Imaging USA. About 10,000 photographers come from all over the country and even the world to be at the biggest ...

Working towards my Masters in ...

Sunday, January 31, 2016

Working towards my masters means entering print competition. I may be asking you to be a model for a creative concept. I asked my friend Halle to ...

Studio background options

Wednesday, January 27, 2016

I came back from Imaging USA in Atlanta full of ideas after seeing new products at the Tradeshow and being inspired by so many wonderful images at ...

Large Family Groups

Friday, January 08, 2016

Molly's parents have been married 62 years and all their children and grandchildren were together for Christmas. Molly coordinated all this for a ...

Baby Blessings

Tuesday, September 15, 2015

Behind the scenes, senior photoshoot

Thursday, July 16, 2015

Here is a clip of behind the scenes on a high school senior photoshoot.

Family Shoot at Daniels Park

Monday, June 22, 2015

Ten minutes from my house offers these wonderful views. We do have to do a bit of climbing so it is not ideal for elderly or small children. ...

Senior Trendsetter Session

Thursday, June 18, 2015

Here is the variety you can expect with a Senior Session! Randi did an awesome job of picking outfits that go with the scenes she wanted ...

Making of an Athlete's Montage

Monday, June 01, 2015

Have you seen these montages? Not everyone can do them becuase it takes advanced Photoshop and photographic skills. I know. I have tried to ...

Photography as a gift

Monday, May 04, 2015

Sometimes I share my services because I get back to my roots of why I loved photography before it became a profitable business. I love to ...

Newborn package fulfilled!

Thursday, April 23, 2015

I've been getting a lot of calls for Newborn Photography! I LOVE photographing one of the most precious moments in people's lives. There is ...

Get Ready Class of 2016!

Tuesday, April 07, 2015

High school so-to-be seniors are thinking of their summer plans and getting their senior portraits done. If you are considering Keepsake Photography, ...

Making New Big Sister Feel Special

Monday, March 30, 2015

If you have older children when you have a newborn, we make sure to capture them togehter, making that older sibling feel just as special as their ...

The Glamour in Maternity

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Maternity is form of art in posing and composition, textures, light and expression that can draw you into the miracle that it is. Every woman ...

Being Creatively Inspired

Friday, February 20, 2015

What things did you love to do as a child and have stopped doing them? When I was a child I drew all the time. I loved to make things: first it ...

Maternity Gowns Galore and More!

Monday, February 09, 2015

I just came back from Nashville, TN where Imaging USA had 3 days of seminars from famous photographers. The trade show was packed-full of hundreds of ...

2015 Internships are filled

Wednesday, January 07, 2015

Every year I have an intern for the summer. I offer this because when I was in high school, I loved photography but didn't know how to make it a ...

Update your head shot

Tuesday, September 23, 2014

I just had a great shoot with Kristen and in 20 minutes we got some great shots. She picked them out right there because my 5DMark III ...

A Great High School Senior Session

Tuesday, August 12, 2014

Magana really brought a great variety and looks for her senior session. I helped her with moving her positioning to be the most complimentary and her ...

A Love Story- The Engagement Shoot

Saturday, July 19, 2014

Julie and Grant wanted their engagement shoot to be in a place that has a lot of meaning to them. They met in Colorado Springs but expect that life ...

Little Milo

Friday, July 18, 2014

When I do a newborn shoot, I will send you information on things to do to make the shoot go smoothly. It may look easy to get many poses of a ...

You never know when you inspire ...

Sunday, April 27, 2014

I was so impressed with little Sydney! She came with her Momma to our Party for Pink Breast Cancer benefit. Here is Sydney in the front ...

Getting ready for a family photo shoot. ...

Wednesday, April 16, 2014

In order to give my clients good advice on getting ready for a family photo shoot, I have always felt that I need to go through the same process to ...

Head Shots

Tuesday, March 04, 2014

If you are thinking you need a new head shot, you probalby haven't ever done one or haven't updated it in a few years. I know it can be ...

Fall and Family Portraits

Monday, November 11, 2013

Halloween is over, everyone is thinking of their Thanksgiving plans and the malls are already set up for Christmas! This time of year is ...

Team Sports Photography

Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Every Fall I am slammed with calls to do team sports. I love getting called back year after year. I have introduced a product that is very hot. ...

Portrait Photography Internship For The ...

Monday, August 19, 2013

Are you in high school and love photography? If you want to learn about portrait photography, you can inquire about doing an internship with ...

Using Professional Images For Your ...

Monday, July 22, 2013

We all know a good image when we see it. We are drawn to light, composition and detail. I usually photograph people but occassionaly somone ...

How To Get Better Action Shots Of Your ...

Monday, July 15, 2013

The purpose of this post to help moms and dads take better photographs of their kids playing sports. Here is the deal- you are ...

How To Get Better Action Shots Of Your ...

Monday, July 15, 2013

The purpose of this post to help moms and dads take better photographs of their kids playing sports. Here is the deal- you are ...

How To Make Your Group Photos Better- ...

Monday, July 08, 2013

I was recently asked to do a large group portrait session to celebrate the 70th year birthday of a beloved grandfather. There would be 13 ...

High School Senior Portrait Sessions

Monday, July 01, 2013

High School Senior Portrait Sessions are one of my favorite type of shoots. Who didn't love their senior year? The excitement of starting ...

About My Blog

Thursday, June 27, 2013

Welcome to Keepsake Photography's Blog. I have been wanting to make a blog for a long time and I am so happy that I am finally accomplishing ...

Texas School with Mike Fulton and Cody ...

Thursday, June 27, 2013

In Texas School, I studied for a week under Mike Fulton and Cody Clinton of TriCoast Photography. They have become the gurus in off- camera flash. ...