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!

Grand Entrances | Colorado Homes & Lifestyles

Excited to have one of the amazing homes I photographed for One Architects in Telluride, CO featured as the first story in a special section dedicated to grand entrances in this month's issue of Colorado Homes & Lifestyles.

See more photos of this incredible home on the One Architects' website.

Springtime in the City

Rushing water is the hallmark of springtime in the mountains.  Rivers burst at the seams and ponds emerge in the valleys as snow melts and rages on its annual springtime descent. 

After a dozen or so of these high alpine springs, I had completely forgotten how abundantly beautiful this season can be at a slightly lower elevation!

It is April and already neighborhoods in Denver are bursting with color and new life.  And I, of course, as my eyes are on overdrive, I can't help myself but try to capture the new season in its birth.

I photograph because I have to.  Just ask my son, it's a compulsion over which I have surprisingly little control.  Compositions present themselves constantly, frozen moments of time, light and expression frame up in my view, even when I am not actively pressing a shutter.

As such, my camera often feels like an extension of my self; it is the tool through which, when I use it well, I am able to communicate my vision of the art and beauty that I see in my surroundings with the rest of the world.  The creative process drives me to the art of capture; the ability to share my work and evoke emotion from others is the inspiration.