Denver, Colorado Photographer-2024 Fall Sessions

Booking for fall mini sessions is now open! To book, please email me directly at kathleenbrackenphotography@gmail.com and put your family’s name in the subject line!

Please choose which session type you'd like, the session date, and if you have a preferred time! I'll try my best to reply to your emails ASAP!

  • 15 minute session, $325, 5 images

  • 30 minute session, $425, 10 images

As always, extended sessions and senior sessions (60 minutes) can be booked year-round for $725. You get to select the location that you’d like! I generally use locations in Highlands Ranch, Littleton, Golden, Denver, Evergreen, Castle Rock and Morrison.

Sunday, August 18 - Morrison, Colorado

5:30-booked

6:00-booked

6:30-booked

Saturday, August 24 - Highlands Ranch, Colorado

6:00-booked

6:15-booked

6:45-booked

Sunday, August 25 - Highlands Ranch, Colorado

6:15-booked

6:45-booked

Sunday, September 15 - Golden, Colorado

5:45-booked

6:00-booked

6:15-booked

Sunday, September 22 - Littleton, Colorado

5:15-booked

5:45-booked

6:15-booked

Sunday, September 29 - Highlands Ranch, Colorado

4:45-booked

5:00-booked

5:15-booked

5:45-booked

6:00-booked

Sunday, October 6 - Littleton, Colorado

3:15-booked

3:30-booked

4:00-booked

4:30-booked

5:00-booked

Sunday, October 20 - Golden, Colorado

3:30-booked

3:45-booked

4:00-booked

4:45-booked

5:15-booked

Sunday, October 27 - Wash Park Denver, Colorado

3:45-booked

4:00-booked

4:15-booked

4:45-booked

Sunday, November 10 - Morrison, Colorado

3:15-booked

3:30-booked

3:45-booked

4:00-booked

Denver, Colorado Photographer-2024 Summer Mini Sessions

Summer mini sessions are here! Please email me directly at kathleenbrackenphotography@gmail.com or click on the button below to send me a message!

Please choose which type of session you'd like, the session date, and about what time you'd prefer within the time frames listed below! 

  • 10 minute session, $300, 5 images

  • 25 minute session, $400, 10 images

  • 40 minute session, $550, 20 images

June 19: Highlands Ranch

June 30: Littleton

July 13: Morrison

I don’t have a photo for this spot but it’s at Mount Falcon East which has gorgeous mountain views!

July 14: Littleton

August 11: Highlands Ranch



Denver, Colorado Photographer-2024 Client Location Guide

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Hi clients!! I hope this blog post helps you narrow down your location that you’d like to use for your session! Keep in mind that the colors in the images depend on the season! Typically June and July are very green and starting in late August, the tones are more brown!

I have locations that I use throughout Denver metro area, but I included my most popular choices here! The locations range from Littleton, Highlands Ranch, Morrison, Indian Hills, Golden, Parker, and Castle Rock!

Please take a peek through the location choices and let me know which one you like the best! My sessions take place around 1 hour after sunrise or 2 hours before sunset. If you have a location already in mind, let me know at least 2 weeks in advance so that I can visit the location to be sure that the lighting will be perfect for your session.

Location 1: Littleton, Colorado

Location 2: Highlands Ranch, Colorado

Location 3: Indian Hills, Colorado

Location 4: Highlands Ranch, Colorado

Location 5: Castle Rock, Colorado

Location 6: Littleton, Colorado

Location 7: Morrison, Colorado

Location 8: Morrison, Colorado

Location 9: Littleton, Colorado

Location 10: Golden, Colorado

Location 11: Parker, Colorado

Denver, Colorado Photographer-2023 Fall Sessions

Booking for fall mini sessions AND studio sessions opens on August 4th!! Yes, I’m finally bringing back PJ mini sessions on November 19! Scroll to the bottom of this page to see the options!

To book, please email me directly at kathleenbrackenphotography@gmail.com and put your family’s name in the subject line!

Please choose which session type you'd like, the session date, and the your preferred time! I'll try my best to reply to your emails asap!

  • 10 minute session, $250, 5 images

  • 25 minute session, $350, 10 images

  • 40 minute session, $450, 20 images

As always, extended sessions (60 minutes) can be booked year-round for $600. You get to select the location that you’d like! I generally use locations in Highlands Ranch, Littleton, Golden, Denver, Evergreen, Castle Rock and Morrison.

Sunday, August 20 in Parker, Colorado - the ONLY morning mini sessions this year!

You can book a 10, 25, or 40 minute session!

8:30am-booked

9:00am-booked

9:30am-booked

Sunday, August 27 in Morrison, Colorado

You can book a 10, 25, or 40 minute session!

4:30-booked

4:45-booked

5:15-booked

5:45-booked

Sunday, September 10 in Littleton, Colorado

4:30-booked

5:00-booked

5:30-booked

5:45-booked

6:00-booked

Sunday, September 17 in Highlands Ranch, Colorado

You can book a 10, 25, or 40 minute session!

5:15-booked

5:30-booked

6:00-booked

6:30-booked

Sunday, September 24 in Golden, Colorado

You can book a 10, 25, or 40 minute session!

4:00-booked

4:30-booked

5:00-booked

5:30-booked

Sunday, October 1 in Highlands Ranch, Colorado

You can book a 10, 25, or 40 minute session!

4:30-booked

5:00-booked

5:30-booked

6:45-booked

Wednesday, October 4 in Morrison, Colorado

You can book a 10, 25, or 40 minute session!

5:00-booked

5:30-booked

6:00-booked

Sunday, October 8 in Littleton, Colorado

You can book a 10, 25, or 40 minute session!

3:30-booked

4:00-booked

4:30-booked

5:00-booked

5:30-booked

Sunday, October 22 in Littleton, Colorado

You can book a 10, 25, or 40 minute session!

3:30-booked

4:00-booked

4:30-booked

5:00-booked

Sunday, November 5 in Parker, Colorado

You can book a 10, 25, or 40 minute session!

2:00-booked

2:30-booked

2:45-booked

3:15-booked

3:30-booked

Sunday, November 12 in Highlands Ranch, Colorado

1:30-booked

1:45-booked

2:00-booked

2:15-booked

2:30-booked

2:45-booked

Sunday, November 19 in Centennial, Colorado-STUDIO SESSIONS!

I’ll have the bed set up for pajama minis as well as the velvet green couch for more formal holiday photos! You can also book a slot for a personality session for your children! I’ll bring a few tasteful holiday decorations, too!

11:15-booked

11:30-booked

11:45-booked

12:00-

12:15-

12:30-

12:45-

1:00-

Denver, Colorado Photographer-2023 Mom and Me Sessions AND Personality Sessions!

Booking for motherhood sessions AND personality sessions are now open for booking! Please email me directly at kathleenbrackenphotography@gmail.com to book or click on the button below to send me a message! Dads, grandparents, and dogs are welcome to join!

Sessions offered:

-10 minute session, $225, 5 images

-25 minute session, $325, 10 images

Sunday, April 30

4:00-booked

4:15-booked

4:30-booked

4:45-

5:00-booked

Saturday, May 20

3:00-booked

3:15-

3:30-booked

3:45-booked

4:00-booked

Denver, Colorado Photographer-2022 Fall Sessions

Booking for fall mini sessions opens on August 2!! I’m excited to see all of my regular clients and meet new ones!! I’m always so honored by referrals! Please email me directly at kathleenbrackenphotography@gmail.com or click on the button below to send me a message!

This year, I've created a few different types of sessions to hopefully meet the needs of all of my families, see below!  Please choose which type you'd like, the session date, and about what time you'd prefer within the time frames listed below!  I'll try my best to reply to your emails within 24 hours!

  • 10 minute session, $225, 5 images

  • 25 minute session, $325, 10 images

  • 40 minute session, $425, 20 images

As always, extended sessions (60 minutes) can be booked year-round for $550. You get to select the location that you’d like! I generally use locations in Highlands Ranch, Littleton, Golden, Denver, Evergreen, Castle Rock and Morrison, but if you have a location that I haven’t used, I’m happy to try it out! The locations I chose to use this year for minis are my new FAVORITES!

Sunday, September 11 in Littleton, Colorado

4:00-booked

4:15-booked

4:45-booked

5:15-booked

5:45-booked

6:30-booked

Sunday, September 18 in Littleton, Colorado

4:00-booked

4:15-booked

4:45-booked

5:15-booked

5:45-booked

6:15-booked

Saturday, October 1 in Castle Rock, Colorado

3:30-booked

4:00-booked

4:30-booked

5:00-booked

5:30-booked

Sunday, October 16 in Castle Rock, Colorado

3:15-booked

3:45-booked

4:15-booked

5:00-booked

5:15-booked

5:30-booked

Sunday, October 23 in Morrison, Colorado

3:45-booked

4:00-booked

4:30-booked

5:00-booked

5:15-booked

Sunday, November 6 in Morrison, Colorado

2:30-booked

2:45-booked

3:00-booked

3:15-booked

3:30-booked

Sunday, November 13 in Morrison, Colorado

1:30-booked

2:00-booked

2:15-booked

2:45-booked

3:15-booked

Saturday, October 22 in Parker, Colorado

2:30-booked

3:00-booked

3:30-booked

4:15-booked

Denver, Colorado Photographer-2022 Summer mini sessions

Summer mini sessions are here! Please email me directly at kathleenbrackenphotography@gmail.com or click on the button below to send me a message!

This year, I've created a few different types of sessions to hopefully meet the needs of all of my families, see below!  Please choose which type you'd like, the session date, and about what time you'd prefer within the time frames listed below!  I'll try my best to reply to your emails with 1-2 hours since I know everyone likes to mark their calendars!  

  • 10 minute session, $225, 5 images

  • 25 minute session, $325, 10 images

  • 40 minute session, $425, 20 images

Location 1:

Wednesday, July 6 - Chatfield State Park (entrance fee required) 5:00-7:30
AND
Thursday, July 21 - Chatfield State Park (entrance fee required) 5:00-7:30

Location 2:

Sunday, July 17 - Highlands Ranch 4:30-7:00pm

Denver, Colorado Photographer-2022 Client Location Guide

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Hi clients!! I hope this blog post helps you narrow down your location that you’d like to use for your session! I have locations that I use throughout Denver metro area, but I included my most popular choices here! The locations range from Littleton, Morrison, Indian Hills, Golden, Parker, and Castle Rock!

Please take a peek through the location choices and let me know which one you like the best! My sessions take place around 1 hour after sunrise or 2 hours before sunset. If you have a location already in mind, let me know at least 2 weeks in advance so that I can visit the location to be sure that the lighting will be perfect for your session.

Location 1: Castle Rock, Colorado

Location 2: Indian Hills, Colorado

Location 3: Morrison, Colorado

Location 4: Littleton, Colorado

Location 5: Littleton, Colorado

Location 6: Golden, Colorado

Location 7: Morrison, Colorado

Location 8: Parker, Colorado

Denver, Colorado Photographer - 2021 Fall Sessions

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Booking fall sessions in Denver, Colorado opens on August 8, 2021! If you want to book a full session and pick your location, please email me directly at kathleenbrackenphotography@gmail.com or click on the button below to send me a message!

Mini sessions are $295, 25 minutes, and 10 digital images are included for you to download and print as you wish! I also have fall micro mini sessions that I do for family’s who just need a few photos for a holiday card or a small gallery wall in their home! Those sessions are $195, 10 minutes, and 5 digital images. Both of these types of sessions include an online gallery with all of the edited images from the session so that you can choose your favorites! There is an option to purchase more, if you would like!

As always, full sessions can be booked year-round for $550. One of the main benefits of a full session is that there’s no strict time limit. We are done when we feel like we’ve gotten everything we had hoped for! That typically is about an hour, sometimes a bit longer! You also get to select the location that you’d like! I generally use locations in Highlands Ranch, Littleton, Golden, Denver, Evergreen, Castle Rock, Parker, Englewood, and Morrison, but if you have a location that I haven’t used, I’m happy to try it out! Before your session, I send you my Client Welcome Packet via email and you can look at all of the examples of locations that I use regularly!

Location A: Mount Falcon, Indian Hills

Sunday, September 12

4:00-booked

4:30-booked

5:00-booked

5:15-booked

5:45-booked

Sunday, September 19

4:00-booked

4:30-booked

5:00-booked

5:30-booked

Saturday, October 23

3:15-booked

3:30-booked

4:00-booked

4:30-booked

Location B: Castle Rock

Saturday, September 25

4:00-booked

4:30-booked

5:00-booked

5:30-booked

Friday, October 1

4:30-booked

5:00-booked

5:30-booked

5:45-booked

Saturday, October 16

3:30-booked

4:00-booked

4:30-booked

5:00-booked

Location C: Littleton

Sunday, October 10

3:30-booked

4:00-booked

4:15-booked

4:30-booked

Location D: Littleton

Sunday, November 7

2:30-booked

2:45-booked

3:00-booked

3:30-booked

Saturday, November 13

2:00pm-booked

2:30-booked

3:00-booked

3:30-booked

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Denver, Colorado Photographer - 2021 Summer Mini Sessions

Summer has finally arrived in full 90 degree force here in Colorado! I’m going to be offering 3 summer mini session dates this year, so email me if you’d like to book a session! kathleenbrackenphotography@gmail.com

Summer mini session prices are all listed on my website and linked at the bottom of this blog.  Mini sessions are $295, 25 minutes, and 10 digital images are included! I am also booking micro mini sessions that I do for families who just need a few photos! Those sessions are $175, 10 minutes, and 5 digital images. Both of these types of sessions include an online gallery with all of the edited images from the session so that you can choose your favorites! There is an option to purchase more, if you would like!

As always, full sessions can be booked year-round for $550! Two of the benefits of a full session is that you can pick the location and there’s no strict time limit. We are done when we feel like we’ve gotten everything you had hoped for! That typically is about 60 minutes but they can definitely run a bit longer. You also get to select the location that you’d like! I generally use locations in Highlands Ranch, Castle Rock, Littleton, Golden, Denver, Evergreen, Parker and Morrison.

Here are the summer mini session dates along with photos from each location. Mini sessions are booked every 30 minutes and micro mini sessions can be booked every 15 minutes:

Sunday, July 11-

Castle Rock, Colorado

5:15pm-booked

5:45pm-booked

6:30pm-booked

Saturday, July 24-

Littleton, Colorado

5:30pm-

6:00pm-booked

6:30pm-

Saturday, August 7-

Evergreen, CO

5:30pm-booked

6:00pm-booked

6:30pm-booked

Best buddies 🐶❤️
Gorgeous mountain session 🌲☀️🏔
Such a sweetie pie!
Happy girl 😍
Family ❤️
Family ❤️
Such a little man in his cute sweater and big boy shoes! 😍
Mom hugs and (swipe left) dad hugs!! 😍
I loved meeting this sweet family and their little guy!
I mean 🥰
Love that smile ❤️
Sweet little pumpkin ❤️

Denver, Colorado Photographer - 2020 Summer Mini Sessions

**Update: My summer mini session schedule is full through the first week of August! If you’d like to book a mini or full session August-December, just email me at kathleenbrackenphotography@gmail.com and I will find a date for both of us! Otherwise, look out for a fall schedule coming out soon!

I hope you are all doing well during this unprecedented time.  Since the future of COVID-19 is uncertain, I would like to encourage my clients who typically book fall sessions to consider a summer mini session this year… or, of course, a full session!  As much as I hope that virus cases do not spike again in Colorado, I am trying to mentally prepare for the fact that we could be back in this similar position in fall. I will be wearing a mask during every photo session and we will keep at least 6 feet apart. 

Good news, my package prices from 2019 will remain the same for all types of sessions in 2020!  You can find them listed on my website and linked at the bottom of this blog.  Summer mini sessions are $275, 25 minutes, and 10 digital images are included! I am also booking micro mini sessions that I do for families who just need a few photos! Those sessions are $150, 10 minutes, and 5 digital images. Both of these types of sessions include an online gallery with all of the edited images from the session so that you can choose your favorites! There is an option to purchase more, if you would like!

As always, full sessions can be booked year-round for $550 and I offer a 10% discount to my loyal clients (cannot be combined with another offer/discount). One of the main benefits of a full session is that there’s no strict time limit. We are done when we feel like we’ve gotten everything we had hoped for! That typically is about 60-90 minutes. You also get to select the location that you’d like! I generally use locations in Highlands Ranch, Castle Rock, Littleton, Golden, Denver, Evergreen, and Morrison.

Here are the summer mini session dates along with photos from each location:

Location A: Castle Rock

Mini sessions are booked every 30 minutes and micro mini sessions can be booked every 15 minutes.

  • Sunday, June 28-

    5:15pm-booked

    5:30pm-booked

    6:00pm-booked

    6:30pm-booked

  • Sunday, July 12-

    5:00pm-booked

    5:30pm-booked

    6:00pm-booked

    6:30pm-booked

Location B: Evergreen

Mini sessions are booked every 30 minutes and micro mini sessions can be booked every 15 minutes.

  • Monday, June 29-

    5:30pm-booked

    6:00pm-booked

Location C: Littleton

Mini sessions are booked every 30 minutes and micro mini sessions can be booked every 15 minutes.

  • Sunday, July 19-

    6:00pm-booked

    6:30pm-booked

    7:00pm-booked

Location C: Red Rocks



Sunday, August 2-

5:45pm-booked

6:15pm-booked

Email me directly to book a session (click on the button below)! If you have another date in mind, I’m also happy to add more options to my schedule! Can’t wait to seeing your growing families!

xoxo,

Kathleen

Newborn Photography Session - Kathleen Bracken Photography

Let me just start by saying, I loooooooove in home newborn photography sessions, commonly know as newborn lifestyle sessions. My Denver clients are seemingly being swayed a bit too, as I am booking lifestyle sessions much more frequently in the past year than studio sessions! The feedback that I get from my clients is that the sessions they love that more than a image was captured… but it’s the emotional feelings that the images bring up as you look back at the session. I couldn’t agree more because that’s 100% my goal in every newborn session… I want captures the connections between the parents, possibly grandparents, and siblings. Anyone can snap a few photos of you and your baby looking at the camera and smiling… let me help you capture the little details that you will want to hold on to forever.


Now, besides the emotional aspects of a newborn lifestyle sessions, there are as a ton of logistical benefits, too! Since they aren’t quite as important, I’ll list those at the end!!

Facts about newborn lifestyle sessions that just make them easy and stress-free!

  • Families and especially kids, are always more comfortable in their own space! When we have toddlers in a session, we all know that they are unpredictable. Being in your own home where you have their lovies, favorite snacks, and toys, just simply makes it easier for them to get comfortable with me photographing them!

  • Moms and dads don’t have to worry about packing up everything for their new baby, in order to come to my studio. Maybe it was just me being my type A self after birth, but it was really stressful for me to leave my house right after bringing home each of my babies. I feel like packing up the diaper bag, the baby, myself, and my toddlers would take at least an hour!

  • Moms don’t have to worry about a strict start time to be completely dressed and ready to go. When I arrive at your home for your newborn photography session, I am happy to start with photos of the baby with whomever is ready: just baby, baby + daddy, baby + grandma, baby + mommy, etc!

So if you are thinking a newborn lifestyle session in Denver is something you’re interested in, just send me a message and I’ll get you set up! It’s never too early or too late to schedule your session!

xoxo,

Kathleen

Denver Newborn Photographer - How to prepare for a newborn lifestyle session

Kathleen Bracken is a newborn and family photographer serving Denver, Colorado. She photographs babies just born in the hospital called Fresh 48 sessions, she photographs babies posed in her newborn photography studio, and she can come into your home for a lifestyle newborn photography session.

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Posed Newborn Sessions - Denver Photographer

Clients ask me all of the time whether they should book a fresh 48 session, a lifestyle newborn session in their home, or a posed newborn session in my studio, located just south of Denver in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. My favorite sessions are in-home lifestyle sessions and fresh 48’s… but I definitely love the variety of posing newborns, too!! Since you have to have the newborn very sleepy to get them into the exact poses you are trying to achieve, I’ve learned a couple of tips and tricks along the way.

5 tips to a great newborn session:

  1. Definitely make sure baby is warm enough… if they are wrapped up in several layers, they’ll be fine. But if you are switching out blankets frequently and they get chilly, they’ll definitely wake up! I use a space heater in my studio to keep it extra warm!

  2. MAXIMIZE each pose!! Here’s an example…. I posed baby in tushy up, but I was able to get several completely different looks by changing my angle and the blanket I was using!

3. Prepare for your flow through poses, but also be prepared to switch things up if baby is wide awake! I start with a womb pose, then side lying, and end with tushy up on my bean bag. After the bean bag, I wrap the baby up and move on to props! BUT, a huge BUUUUUT… if baby arrives at my studio wide awake AND mama feeds baby and is still awake, then I do the wrapped poses first and end with the bean bag.

4. I keep a white noise machine going the entire session! Babies are used to their mom’s womb being very loud, so the quietness out in the real world is a huge change! Plus, it drowns out little noises in the room or just simply my conversation with the parents!

5. When you do wrapped poses in props… pick a neutral wrap to start! Then, layer the wrap that you want to see on top of it! That way it’s super easy to move between props quickly because you never fully unwrap baby in between props. Under all 3 of these wrapped poses is a white stretchy wrap that helped keep this sweet baby girl asleep the whole time!