Monthly Archives: September 2009

Cowboy meets Cowgirl – Katie and Josh Engagement Photos

Recently I had the chance to work on engagement photos with Katie and Josh. One of my favorites from the day was in the old barn. Being an animal love I of course love working their dogs into a few shots. of course once they caught the scent of something in the bushes they had...

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Wagon Trails – DFL Raises almost 90,000 for the animals

A few weekends back I volunteered my time to work a photo station for the Dumb Friends League Wagon Trails fund raising event to benefit their Castle Rock shelter, The Buddy Center.  Looks like they raised almost $90,000 for the day so it was definitely a great way to spend the day. They had three...

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Couch thief – Porthos

Nothing worse than having your spot on the couch stolen by a couch thief. and then when you try and regain your spot you’re given the guilt trip.    Takes “puppy dog eyes” to an all new level. Fine – I’ll have my morning coffee at the kitchen table. Until next time, Mark View my...

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Thursdays Tip – The Kiss

For the most part on your wedding day you don’t have to worry too much about the pictures, if you’ve hired a professional wedding photographer they they’ll do their job and you’ll have wonderful images.   But for one important picture there’s one simple thing you as a couple can do to help your photographer...

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A Few More – Joe and Audrey's wedding at Phipps Mansion

Getting ready to pull these off to the archive drive and while I’ll do a bigger post next week I wanted to share a few more special photos from Joe and Audrey’s recent wedding at the Phipps Mansion Tennis Pavilion. Of course one of the greatest things about my job is some of the wonderful...

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Mark's Misc Monday – Catherine's Commercial Test

So while my focus is on being the best wedding photographer I can be and capturing those amazing moments, I also do some commercial and model portfolio building work from time to time.   I was looking for a model in her late teens, early twenties for a young college aged look and most importantly...

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Something Cute and Colorful

Just wanted to post something cute and colorful for heading into the weekend.  A little side capture during the formal photos from Joe and Audrey’s recent wedding at Phipps Mansion.   The flower gardens on the grounds are just breathtaking there and made for a magnificent backdrop to the days formals. Here a young flower...

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Thursdays Tip – Formal Photos and seeing each other before the ceremony

When it comes to the formal photos this is an area that can suck time (and sometimes the life) out of your wedding day. The timing on these photos typically depends on if the couple is seeing each other before the service or not.   If seeing each other before the service then many of...

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The Little Things

Just wanted to share a couple of images from a few weekends ago that go a long way towards showing what I do.   Being more of a wedding photojournalist than a traditional wedding photographer I find myself always observing my surroundings, watching for bits and pieces of the days story to unfold.  Such little...

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Mark's Misc Monday – Lynzzi Anytime Session

A few weeks ago I had Lynzzi in the studio for an “Anytime Session”. Until next time, Mark View my wedding photography portfolio site | Contact Denver Wedding Photographer Mark Hayes for your upcoming wedding var linkwithin_site_id = 35889; (function () { var elem = document.createElement(‘script’); elem.type = ‘text/javascript’; elem.src = ‘http://www.linkwithin.com/widget.js?rand=’ + Math.random(); document.getElementsByTagName(‘head’)[0].appendChild(elem);...

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