High School Senior Portraits | Custom Magazine Design, Denver

Ryan & Julianna

By jennifer koskinen in Merritt Design Photo Portraits

40 pages, published 12/10/2013

One of the advantages of hiring a photographer with a background in design is that we offer unique ways to showcase your session photos: this custom designed, 40 page magazine features a unique urban Senior Photo Session in downtown Denver Colorado. It was beyond amazing to get to work with these gorgeous and talented cousins! Enjoy!

On Interstellar Dance + a New Website | Architectural, Wedding, Portrait + Product Photography, Denver

Winding my way through the breathtaking back roads of Colorado a few years ago, I was lost in a favorite tape-set of mine called "Canticle to the Cosmos."  (wait, I just typed the word "tape-set" -- there's a possibility this may have been more than a few years ago) 

On this particular trip, following a spectacular autumn photo shoot at dawn, I was somewhere near Great Sand Dunes National Monument when struck anew by the words of cosmologist Brian Swimme.  He spoke passionately about exploding supernovas, black holes, violent asteroid collisions and entire galaxies hurdling through space toward each other on an inevitable course toward an interstellar dance of destruction. 

My attention was sparked deeper still as he paused to reflect on the poignance behind the chaos.  It turns out that each of us are comprised of certain elements which are produced ONLY in the most fiery explosions of giant supernovas.  We thus are, quite literally, made of stardust.  On top of this gift of elemental life birthed solely through the most destructive of universal events, Mr. Swimme suggests that there is a more poetic gift in all of this destruction as well: the gift of pressure.  A positive pressure... the pressure to LIVE, to love, to observe, to experience.  A pressure to appreciate what it is to be human at this moment in time.

So... why am I talking about this in a photography blog?  Partly it's an attempt to find perspective and hope amongst the backdrop of recent events in our more immediate universe.  Maybe I just wanted to use the phrase "interstellar dance" in a post announcing my NEW WEBSITE.  Either way, if you happen to find resonance in Swimme's perspective, I hope it inspires you as it has for me!

With a renewed vigor for grabbing each precious day and living it to its fullest, here's to each of us remembering -- today and every day -- to make it count! 

Carpe Diem.

a glimpse of my new homepage!  Come VISIT!

Architectural Photography | Telluride CO

I'll admit it, my heart was racing for most of this shoot: this recently completed One Architects house in Mountain Village, Colorado was filled with SO many incredible spaces, details, textures and juxtapositions I was constantly being seduced by new moments to appreciate.  Another stunning example of no-stone-unturned design philosophy in action.  Kudos to the incredibly talented team who brought this project to such beautiful completion!

Lauren Harper Collection | Jewelry Photography

Even knowing full well that I don't get to keep them, I can't helping feeling like a kid on Christmas morning every time I open a new package of jewelry when I prepare for a photo session of Lauren's work.  The quality of each hand chosen precious stone; the vibrance of the facets and colors; the strong and still beautifully feminine designs... it has been fascinating to watch her work evolve over the years, and quite an honor to capture the journey!

Please visit Lauren Harper Collection for more information!

Waterworks Showroom | Denver Architectural Photography

I still remember, back in my days as an architectural designer, the impression I left with after feeling my first samples of Waterworks glass tiles: LOVE.  So I was pretty darn excited to be contacted by the Denver showroom to photograph their new location in the Denver Design District.  Wonderful company, highest quality beautiful designs, great people.  Enjoy.

And the Grand Opening Event itself was a blast, too!  For more photos of the event, see gallery here.

Restaurant Interior Photography | Ambria, Denver

I was thrilled to be commissioned by Aspen and Denver based architecture firm, Rowland + Broughton Architecture and Urban Design to photograph their recently completed remodel of this beautiful new restaurant, Ambria, on the 16th Street Mall in Denver. Warm, smoke colored Roots Lotus lights and a long community table create a beautiful gathering area central to the space, while flowing fabrics help define more intimate areas within a mostly open floorplan.

And if you were curious, yes - the food is amazing!

 

Jewelry Photography | Lauren Harper Collection (new)

Photographing precious gemstones and couture jewelry presents a unique set of challenges.  This most recent shoot for the Lauren Harper Collection was highly satisfying; even more satisfying was hearing joy from an ecstatic client!

Green Cube | Denver Architectural Photography

Denver's Highlands neighborhood has a fantastically diverse fabric of architectural styles, including many new, contemporary and sustainably built homes, such as UrbanGreen's latest, the LEED approved Green Cube home.

The home has strong architectural forms, a beautiful glass stair, and a wonderful Living Wall feature which purifies the air quality while simultaneously growing herbs and lettuces right around the corner from the kitchen... what could be better?

I was fortunate enough to photograph the project during its brief time as a model home for one of the talented designers, Heidi Mendoza of Re.Dzine.

See more photos from this shoot on my FB fan page.

Cheers!