Blog
Here at the Blog, is where life becomes reality. This is where I like to keep things real and show you some of the ways that Candace Miller Photography really works! I’ll take you behind the scenes on some of my sessions. I’ll show you my home office. I’ll show you my real life and hopefully give you some fun and entertaining things to peek into. Being a lifestyle family photographer is definitely the most fun job in my book! Let me show you what it’s all about! Life doesn’t get much more fun than this…
Unpopular Opinion: Mini Sessions Are NOT Worth It!
by Candace Miller Photography, Montrose CO That's right friends, I said it. It's out there in the universe for everyone to see. I hate mini sessions and I'll tell you why, but first let me give you some background on the subject. A Mini Session is usually a photo...
The Changing of a Mascot – Montrose Indians to Montrose Redhawks
by Candace Miller Photography, Montrose CO Over the last year, Montrose High School and several other schools Nation wide have had to go through a mascot change. The changing of a mascot is never easy. There were committees formed and votes made. Several after hours...
Montrose Redhawks Senior
by Candace Miller Photography, Montrose CO August has been a whirl wind of Senior sessions and starting school and end of summer activities. It's been a lot of fun! Seniors sessions are some of my favorite sessions because we get to do some really fun things. I get to...
Take Better Photos Of Your Kids’ Sports
by Candace Miller Photography, Montrose CO It's almost Fall, school has started, and we are getting back into our comfy and cozy routine. For a lot of us, that means that youth and high school sports are starting! My kiddos play soccer in the Fall and Lacrosse in the...
Senior Guys! How To Prep For Your Session
by Candace Miller Photography, Montrose CO There is tons of information out there for senior girls. Every where I look I find tips for senior girls and what they should wear, and how to do their hair and how to prepare for the Senior Photo Session. Well this post is...
10 Ways To Use Your Professional Photos
by Candace Miller Photography, Montrose CO So you've finished your portrait session, and you are SO excited because you LOVE all of your photos!! Now, what are you going to do with all of them!? Normally, at my viewing sessions, you will have 30ish images to choose...
Dorm Room Essentials
It's likely that a lot of you have already headed off to college and packing up for college has been happening for most of the summer. But I wanted to make this list for those last minute procrastinators like myself that really just want to grab the essentials before...
Best Apps for Back To School
School is just around the corner and finding ways to keep our sanity, things and brains organized is a very high priority! That first week of school is always a little rough, but hopefully implementing some of these apps as useful tools will help take off some of the...
Titus-Fort Collins Senior
by Candace Miller Photography, Montrose CO Meet Titus. This young man is like family...FRAMILY. I've known him since he was 10 years old and his parents since I was just out of high school (and that was a REALLY long time ago but I'm not going to mention the years)....
6 Tips for Great Photos of Your Kids
by Candace Miller Photography, Montrose CO Have you ever wondered how we children’s photographers get all those kids to look so happy in our photos!? Well, it takes lots of practice but I’m going to let you in on some of my secrets! It’s not as hard as you think!! It...
Know That Your Posing Is On Point
by Candace Miller Photography, Montrose CO A lot of people have anxiety about getting their photos taken...that's no surprise to me. Most of the time it's because they have had a bad experience in the past or they really have a self image issue that they are dealing...
Norah’s Colorado Senior Session
by Candace Miller Photography, Montrose CO Meeting new people is always the fun part of being a photographer. New people, new ideas, new experiences. You never do the same thing twice. Even if you are in a specific niche, every photography session is going to be a...
Want To Look Like You Have All Your Ducks In A Row…Here’s How
by Candace Miller Photography, Montrose, CO What to wear for your family photos...yep! We've all been there. In fact, my family just had our family photos taken last week so I know exactly what you are feeling ( i really did anyway, but still). So here's the...
6 Ways To Prep For Your Session
by Candace Miller Photography, Montrose CO Yep, I get it. Photoshoots can be stressful. It doesn't matter what type of session you are getting ready for, there are lots of things on your "to-do" list. But, I can make sure that you have everything you need on the day...
Things To Know About Kayaking
by Candace Miller Photography, Montrose CO It's the day after the summer solstice and that has me thinking a lot about kayaking. I don't know about you, but we love kayaking. When our kids were little they sat in our boats with us while we paddled around, and now they...
3 Things I Wish All Senior Grads Knew
by Candace Miller Photography, Montrose CO My number one objective is to make you look and feel your absolute best. There is no need to be nervous in front of me and my camera. Your only job is to have fun doing it. Sometimes I photograph seniors that get really...
Why Senior Photos Are Important
by Candace Miller Photography, Montrose CO Students today have lived with technology more than any other generation before them and from the looks of their Instagram feed and their selfies, you can see they are taking full advantage! Their selfies are beautifully...
Spring Break On The Western Slope
by Candace Miller Photography, Montrose CO Today is the last day of school for our kiddos, for a whole week (!!) so I wanted to make a post about things to do in Montrose and surrounding areas! If you are going on vacations, stay safe and have a blast! For those of us...