The Makerie, A Creative Retreat | Boulder, Colorado

Who doesn’t want to get their hands dirty with paint, learn how to letter press, or take more compelling photos of their life?  Carving out creative time and space, can be difficult between loads of laundry, cooking dinner, and picking up toys. I can’t usually even find my fabric scissors, let along find 3 hours to sew.  Escaping to Chautauqua for a dedicated creative retreat where your right brain can be the boss, is the best therapy.  My recommendation, grab your mom or your best friend and sign up for the 2012 weekend.

Last year I documented The Makerie and my photos recently appeared in two magazines: Mollie Makes and Uppercase.  Seeing your work published never seems to get old.

 

The makerie, julia vandenoever

 

The makerie, julia vandenoever

Emily + Scott | Denver Engagement Session, Wash Park

Winter has rolled into Colorado again this afternoon.  Luckily, I met up with Emily and Scott at Wash Park last Sunday for their engagement session and Colorado sunshine was bright and warm.  Our furry companions, Bear and Cooper, were fun additions to the session.

Emily and Scott are planning a beautiful summer New Hampshire wedding in June.  Her mom has been buying antiques to decorate the wedding and an old wooden boat will be driving Emily to the island for the ceremony.  Doesn’t it sound like a fairytale?  I just can’t wait.

 

Denver engagement session, Wash Park, Julia Vandenoever

 

Denver engagement session, Wash Park, Julia Vandenoever

 

Denver engagement session, Wash Park, Julia Vandenoever

 

Denver engagement session, Wash Park, Julia Vandenoever

The Mackintosh Family | Boulder portrait photographer

Thinking ahead to the next holiday, Valenetine’s Day, the Mackintosh family requested a Boulder urban shoot.  As design creatives who own  indiegraphic, a web/print/logo/icon/ui/development business, their visual style is fresh and unique both professionally and personally.

With a vision in mind, we created family photos with room for text for their Valentine’s Day cards.  Dimples, an elf hood, innocent brown eyes, big toothy grins, and messy sibling hugs flooded my camera on Saturday.

Thanks for having me be apart of your Valentine’s Day surprise! I loved creating these photos with you.

boulder family photography, julia vandenoever

 

boulder family photography, julia vandenoever

 

boulder family photography, julia vandenoever

 

boulder family photography, julia vandenoever

 

 

Alice + Chloe | Boulder twin photographer

My love of photography began with Henri Cartier-Bresson, Walker Evans, Helen Levitt and Margaret Burke-White to name a few.  They inspired me capture real life as it happens to find the decisive moment.  In the middle of Alice and Chloe’s portrait session,  Isabelle strolled into the frame. Life happened and I love what happened.

boulder twin photographer, julia vandenoever

 

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boulder, colorado twin photographer, julia vandenoever

 

And here are some more super cute shots of Miss Chloe and Alice.

boulder twin photographer, julia vandenoever

 

boulder twin photographer, julia vandenoever

 

boulder twin photographer, julia vandenoever

boulder twin photographer, julia vandenoever

 

boulder twin photographer, julia vandenoever

 

boulder twin photographer, julia vandenoever

 

TDA for 5280 | Boulder, Colorado Photographer

TDA’s new home created by Surround Architecture and Treeline Home is a photographer’s dream shoot.  Tons of natural light, hip people to use as models, and unique details reclaimed materials like the wing of a plane and salvaged glass from a Frank Lloyd Wright synagogue.

Colorado portrait and lifesyle photograher, Julia Vandenoever

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