What a storm!

This storm was massive. It hovered over Denver for about 36 hours dropping heavy wet snow at a rate that doesn’t happen that often. I got out my measuring tape and measured 18in on the top of my truck, and that was about half way through the storm!

I had a lot going on and almost didn’t get out to get any shots. I wasn’t planning on getting outside much at all with everything I had to get done for work. But as I sat there from my work chair I kept glancing out the window and knew my kids were out there forming core memories that I was missing. So, grabbed my camera and a cloth (to protect it from getting doused with wet snow) and trudged my way through knee deep snow to the backyard where they were. This is that shot. Really, there are two “keepers”. One wide and one zoomed in, but both shot on my Canon 70-200 2.8. When I shoot for clients I often deliver shots that are similar but at different levels of zoom. Tighter feels more intimate, it’s about the people and their expressions, their life, their feelings etc. Wider tells a broader story about what was going on. One isn’t better that the other, but together my clients get the best of both worlds… seeing up close the ones they love, coupled with a broader context for the overall experience and memory. In this case, the broader context (wider shot) shows the winter wonderland that our backyard became. The closer shot shows rosy-cheeked sisters bonding over the same experience. Both are “posed” shots, which is great. But I did snap several of them just doing what they do in their element. I always aim to deliver both posed as well as candid shots for my clients.

All in all, I was glad to get out in the storm if only for a few minutes to capture this moment that I know my girls will one day love to look back at and remember the impact this storm had.