KIRSTEN BOYER PHOTOGRAPHY

Werd Berds T-shirts (boulder product photographer)

2012-02-02T12:25:00.000-08:00

Factory Made Creative Goods (Boulder Photographer)

2012-02-01T19:52:00.000-08:00

I had the pleasure of taking photos of people and products at Factory Made at Pearl and 21st in Boulder, CO. Here are some of my favorites.

Sugarbeet Restaurant (Longmont Food Photographer)

2012-01-20T19:45:00.000-08:00

Breaking out into song (Boulder Family Photographer)

2012-01-15T20:02:00.000-08:00

Head Shots (Boulder Portrait Photographer)

2012-01-08T19:46:00.000-08:00

A Birthday Celebration (Niwot Studio Photography)

2012-01-08T10:18:00.000-08:00

Macy and her family {Boulder County Family Photographer}

2011-12-10T19:29:00.000-08:00

Mo and her girl... {Boulder Family Photographer}

2011-12-10T19:27:00.000-08:00

And he rallied...{Boulder Family Photographer}

2011-12-10T19:25:00.000-08:00

The Center of the Universe... {Boulder Baby Photographer}

2011-12-10T10:28:00.000-08:00

Maurizio Negrini - What if...

2011-11-14T11:24:00.000-08:00

What if he came into your kitchen with his soft voice and methodical demeanor, and what if he brought with him three generations of bread making knowledge as well as scales, starters containing his preferred strains of wild yeast, and a bag of hardwood to start the fire in your Weber grill—all with the intention of teaching you to make the most delicious Italian flatbread and then serve it to you for lunch. Would you realize the beauty of all that was right there in front of you? Would you be able to take it all in?

Yesterday, as I photographed Master Bread Maker, Maurizio Negrini, at this Slow Food Boulder event, I had the luxury of being an observer. My mind wandered away from bread and rested on concepts such as finding the joy in narrowing one’s focus, following one’s passion and finding one’s gifts, and acknowledging the delight of human creativity.

Frog Belly Farm {Boulder Family Photographer}

2011-11-08T07:59:00.000-08:00

We began our connection to Frog Belly Farm when my son was two. I wanted him to have the best quality milk we could get. We are welcomed to pick up our two glass jars of creamy, raw, sweet, goat milk any time of day or evening. Sometimes I slip away and go by myself because I have been waiting all day for the perfect light, and I want to be able to walk quietly around the farm by myself with my camera. Other times of year, my children always join me because there are baby animals to be seen. But, perhaps my fondest memories of "going to get the milk" are of bundling up my little two year old just before bedtime, taking an empty bottle with us so that we could fill it with fresh goat milk and then listening to him suck it down and fall asleep as we drove slowly home.

It was a pleasure to photograph the family who had the vision to start up this wonderful farm!

Family of Five II

2011-11-06T20:06:00.000-08:00

{The Bright Side of the Road} Boulder Family Photographer

2011-11-05T22:09:00.001-07:00

Parenthood

2011-10-30T18:49:00.000-07:00

Just one for now... I'm not sure the kids could take it if I posted any more. :)

Holiday Session VI

2011-10-30T10:25:00.000-07:00

Holiday Session V

2011-10-30T10:22:00.001-07:00

Holiday Session IV

2011-10-30T10:21:00.001-07:00

Holiday Session III

2011-10-30T10:20:00.001-07:00

Holiday Sesson II

2011-10-30T10:18:00.000-07:00

Holiday Session I

2011-10-30T10:15:00.000-07:00

Fall and a Family in a Corn Field

2011-10-22T18:45:00.000-07:00

It was so much fun to photograph this family of five. The grandparents were in town visiting so we made sure to get some photos of them too. Good thing they all had dinner reservations or I would have kept that beautiful family out in that Boulder County corn field until every last ray of golden autumnal light was completely gone and we were finding our way back to our cars with flashlights.

Strength

2011-10-22T13:16:00.000-07:00

Yoga in Boulder

2011-10-18T07:43:00.000-07:00

This was such an enjoyable session. We had the whole place to ourselves. Actually, I did notice one fly fisherman just as we were leaving. The light was beautiful, the colors amazing, and really, I think mother nature was calling out for someone to come do some yoga at that moment.

Mutual adoration

2011-10-11T13:16:00.001-07:00

Making Cheese at the Lyons Farmette

2011-10-09T19:32:00.000-07:00

Two weeks ago, when I asked my nine year old if she would like to come on assignment with me to photograph a cheese-making class at the Lyons Farmette, you would think I had invited her to Disneyland. As we drove up today, I wondered if her interest would indeed hold through four hours worth of instruction on Ricotta and Mozzarella. Basically, she made 14 new friends, listened and absorbed not only the mysterious details of the cheese-making, but probably every side conversation as well, sampled freshly made cheeses on baguettes with home-made apple and peach butter, and in the end, I had to beg her to leave.

Thank you to Hilary Van Dusen for a wonderful class.

Signed, Sealed, Delivered...

2011-10-04T15:47:00.000-07:00

This client completed a book on Christian Meditation and needed some photos for the dust jacket. Such a fun assignment for me... and so much easier than writing a book :)

Saving Seeds at the Lyons Farmette

2011-10-03T20:08:00.000-07:00

The Lyons Farmette is like the perfect type of agrarian therapy. Your heart rate decreases as soon as you walk across the bridge spanning the willow-lined creek and make your way down the curving drive which is flanked on one side by goats, llamas and chickens living side by side, and on the other by an expansive "front lawn" kept in tip top shape by the Iowan living on the premises.

Betsy and Mike host farm dinners, weddings, community events and educational classes. In the past they have offered classes ranging from cheese making to seed saving to bee keeping and I am sure there will be another outstanding course catalog next season.

So, if you have the chance and you want to expand your mind and quiet your soul, I suggest checking out their offerings for next year.

Werd Berds

2011-10-01T20:04:00.000-07:00

Mother & Daughter in Autumn

2011-09-25T13:53:00.000-07:00

StarHouse Wedding & Colterra Reception Part II

2011-09-21T10:25:00.000-07:00

StarHouse Wedding & Colterra Reception

2011-09-06T20:25:00.000-07:00

From the moment I saw the colors in her dress and the sparkle in her eyes, I knew I needed to try to take the photos that would let the groom relive the anticipation and the mystery he must have felt as he awaited his bride. So here is a blogpost dedicated primarily to those moments that led up to the bride's walk through the mountain meadow and into StarHouse--the mountain temple dedicated to “spiritual and ceremonial practices, based on love of the Divine, honor for all beings, earth stewardship and community celebration.”

CU in the Background

2011-09-03T11:17:00.000-07:00

A Senior and her Bikes

2011-09-03T09:45:00.001-07:00

Joel Salatin surrounded by pollen at the Lyons Farmette

2011-08-30T17:09:00.000-07:00

As part of Boulder County's Eat Local! Week, farmer, author and speaker, Joel Salatin came to the Lyons Farmette and answered questions from members of our community.

He also shared in an amazing meal prepared by Chef Eric Skokan featuring local ingredients from Lyons Farmette and the Black Cat Farm.

I arrived to the Farmette early and enjoyed a self-directed tour of the free-ranging chickens, the plump hop cones hanging in thick clusters, and the aqua culture sharing greenhouse space with a variety of peppers and tomatoes. The sunflowers and amaranth were completely loaded with seed-- both heavy and bending with the weight of successful pollination.

Amaranth has been cultivated as a grain for over 8000 years. Its protein is of an unusually high quality. 1/4 cup supplies 60% of the RDA of iron. It is particularly high in lysine, an amino acid lacking in most grains and it is gluten-free. And...amaranth is wind pollinated.

I believe, beyond a doubt, that Boulder County stands at a major crossroads as it decides whether to allow GMO crops to be grown on our Public Open Space Lands or whether it will set an example seen by all who look to Boulder as a progressive center of organic food production and consumption, and protect its land, its farms, its livestock and its people, from the known and unknown permanently damaging effects of GMO plant cultivation, seed distribution and pollen dispersement (the latter over which we have no control)-- Does it look like that rotund sunflower head or that bursting amaranth seed stalk cares where it gets its pollen? I think not. But I know that we need to care.

M and M

2011-08-12T08:08:00.000-07:00

Mogley's Family

2011-08-07T21:38:00.000-07:00

...where giving and taking are the same...

2011-08-01T08:59:00.000-07:00

"But you may have a long journey to travel to meet somebody in the innermost inwardness and sweetness of that room. You can't get there just by wanting to, or just because the night falls. The meeting is prepared in the long day, in the work of years, in the keeping of faith, in kindness.
The room of love is another world. You go there wearing no watch, watching no clock. It is the world without end, so small that two people can hold it in their arms, and yet it is bigger than worlds on worlds, for it contains the longing of all things to be together, and to be at rest together. You come together to the day's end, weary and sore, troubled and afraid. You take it all into your arms, it goes away and there you are where giving and taking are the same, and you live a little while entirely in a gift. The words have all been said, all permissions given, and you are free in the place that is the two of you together. What could be more heavenly than to have desire and satisfaction in the same room?"

--Wendell Berry

Having fun with Senior Photos

2011-07-25T21:04:00.000-07:00

Boulder County Farmers' Market has Food for the Soul

2011-07-20T22:26:00.000-07:00

Before I sold at the Boulder County Farmers' Market for 12 years, I opened my own flower stand in Old Town Niwot. A couple days a week I would walk two blocks to work and sell antiques at Lockwood House which was at the corner of 2nd and Franklin. The owner let me set up buckets of flowers in front of his store and I enjoyed making and selling bouquets as well as advising customers on their purchases of antiques. After my first visit to the Boulder County Farmers' Market I knew I was going to figure out how to shift from driving to Denver to buy cut flowers to being able to grow them myself and sell them at the Market. That was the beginning of many years of falling in love with (ok, it was an obsession) new variety after new variety and figuring out when to plant, when to harvest, how to treat the flowers after they were cut and best of all the fun of mixing the colors and textures into new bouquets each Saturday.

Tonight I went down to the Market and photographed what Chet Anderson of the Fresh Herb Company calls, "Food for the Soul"...

Below you will see:

Crocosmia from Pastures of Plenty

Early Highlight Gladiolas from The Glad Factory

Sweet Peas from Cure Organic Farm

Mixed Bouquet from The Fresh Herb Company

Scabiosa from Pastures of Plenty

Dainty Bess Rose from Harlequin's Garden

Larkspur from The Fresh Herb Company

Madison Farmers' Market

2011-07-20T11:10:00.000-07:00

"This earth needs to be darker. It needs to be black." These were my grandmother's words as we worked to transform the sandy Southern California soil in the 8'by 3'garden space behind her duplex in the heart of Corona del Mar. We would drive to the Orange County Fairgrounds in her Chevy Nova and bring home horse manure to add to the little plot. We planted tomatoes and strawberries, and I can remember trying to grow peanuts one year. When we ran out of space in the only area that wasn't taken up by Bermuda grass and azaleas, we would fill pots and line them up along the narrow brick walkway between her house and the neighbors.

It wasn't until my trip to Madison this past month with my family that I discovered my grandmother actually spent most of her life living near a town in Wisconsin called "Black Earth". When I saw it on the map, I realized we were trying to recreate the same soil that gives rise to the abundance shown in the photos below.

Spending time with my grandmother and her emphasis on the importance of the health of the soil set in place my lifetime perspective on gardening. I have never spent time learning about plant diseases or pests or how to "control" them. I have spent a lot of time trying to understand how to "improve" the soil-- its nutrients, its structure, its microbes.

Spending time in Madison, a town where the Farmers' Market is given the entire square surrounding the Capitol building, and the Governor's Mansion has examples of Square Foot Gardening and different ways to trellis tomatoes and cucumbers was a visual and cultural treat for me.

Rainbows and Tunnels and Square Dancing

2011-07-05T21:11:00.001-07:00

Wild and Divine

2011-07-04T16:49:00.000-07:00

Just like the sign said, there were moments of this wedding that were Wild and other moments that were purely Divine.

All Seven Possibilities are Beautiful

2011-07-01T21:14:00.000-07:00

Blowing kisses

2011-06-29T18:50:00.001-07:00

Rock Haven Wedding- Continued

2011-06-29T17:02:00.001-07:00

This interfaith ceremony was filled with ritual, readings, blessings, and sacred dance and all of it was meaningful and beautiful.

Rock Haven Wedding

2011-06-28T11:37:00.000-07:00

At weddings I see the beauty of the bride and groom. I enjoy the beauty of the location and details. I watch for the beauty of the interactions between guests and friends. But this post is celebrating the beauty of the gestures I saw through my camera on Sunday afternoon under a Chuppah along the banks of the St.Vrain River.

More to come...

Escoffier School of Culinary Arts

2011-06-22T11:07:00.000-07:00

I really enjoyed working with this group of Chefs and future Chefs at the Escoffier School of Culinary Arts.

Beautiful Reception at Greenbriar Inn

2011-06-19T13:14:00.000-07:00

And the braces are off!!!

2011-06-17T18:45:00.000-07:00

a two-session day...

2011-06-14T21:52:00.000-07:00

Today was a two-session day. Both sessions were very different, but they both involved action shots.

Putting a Face on the Generous Support of the School Food Project in the BVSD

2011-06-09T08:41:00.000-07:00

The People, the Place, the Food and.... the Reason. (and thank you to our sponsors!)

Just the "grown ups"

2011-06-07T18:33:00.000-07:00

Outside of engagement sessions, it isn't often that I have the opportunity to photograph a couple-- just two grown ups-- and no children. Wow, is it easy.

Ben and Betsy

2011-06-05T20:32:00.000-07:00

Colorado Best Beef

2011-06-03T22:18:00.001-07:00

Meadowlarks, crickets, and orioles nesting in the Cottonwoods along the irrigation ditch. This was the back drop for my photo session with Colorado Best Beef.

A setting as quiet and peaceful as this, just begs for two galloping horses... and my wish was granted...

An afternoon of hiking, tennis, soccer, wrestling....

2011-06-02T00:09:00.000-07:00

For this family session, the dad had things very well planned out-- from the location, to the change of wardrobes, to the sports equipment. We packed a lot into the session and it was time well spent!!

Father to three teenagers

2011-05-31T13:05:00.001-07:00

What does it take to be a father to three teenagers? Well, you have to be able to be the base of a pyramid along with much, much more I am sure.

The Kitchen Next Door and Cure Organic Farm

2011-05-31T11:29:00.000-07:00

On a this last day of May, with no rain and no wind, I enjoyed photographing a training for the 100 new employees of The Kitchen Next Door. The training took place at Cure Organic Farm which will have a strong connection with this extension of The Kitchen and The Kitchen Upstairs. With a June 9th opening date, Hugo Matheson, and Kimball and Jen Musk spoke of their backgrounds, their connections and their plans for their new restaurant. They also mentioned one of their goals to help put more gardens in more local schools.

Colterra Restaurant and Gardens in Old Town Niwot

2011-05-30T20:47:00.000-07:00

It is always fun for me to photograph people who can laugh at themselves because this laughter is some of the most authentic laughter there is. Luckily for me, Chef Bradford Heap turned out to be one of these people. It was a pleasure to take photos for Colterra in the kitchen gardens they have planted to surround their restaurant.

Aspen Wedding for Viveca and Gregg

2011-05-29T21:49:00.000-07:00

Just got home... still downloading cards... but I wanted to at least post one image from this beautiful wedding. Much more to come!!!

Stevens and Son Florists, Arvada, CO

2011-05-26T10:49:00.002-07:00

This past Tuesday I went on a field trip with Kendall Ruth who was very patient as I repeatedly used my smart phone to mislead us on our journey. Our assignment was to interview and photograph a number of florists/greenhouses in the area. Our first stop was here:

Fantasy Orchids, Louisville, CO

2011-05-26T10:47:00.000-07:00

As the rain continued, our next stop was here:

Fresh Herb Company, Longmont, CO

2011-05-26T10:43:00.000-07:00

And by the time we reached our last stop, I truly felt we were touring the wet, cold Irish countryside rather than the sunny, dry greater Boulder area I am used to.

Mother's Day Surprise

2011-05-23T11:13:00.000-07:00

Sisters

2011-05-23T09:44:00.000-07:00

Stonebridge Farm- Slow Food Event

2011-05-23T09:38:00.000-07:00

From the delicacy and the potential of the buds on their grape vines to the breath-taking views of Long's Peak, to the table spread with a shared meal, this Slow Food Event at Stonebridge Farm was not to be missed!!!

Just another blissful morning on the Front Range...

2011-05-23T09:36:00.000-07:00

They introduced me to The Dramatic Prairie Dog

2011-05-17T21:12:00.000-07:00

So midway through this engagement session this couple started jumping into mid air, spinning around, and giving me a wide-eyed excited expression. I merely thought, 'great, this couple is feeling relaxed and their real personalities are coming through'. Little did I know they were acting out one of their favorite YouTube videos...

Bat Mitzvah

2011-05-15T19:49:00.000-07:00

Taking her place in a community that loves her and supports her...

Nine Years Old

2011-05-15T13:19:00.000-07:00

I have photographed this beautiful girl's birthday for many of the past years, and I have watched her parents create and maintain celebratory traditions for her, and I have watched them push themselves to be flexible and make space for changes. But constant is the love that I see from my side of the camera.

Friday Night

2011-05-07T23:45:00.000-07:00

Emma's Bat Mitzvah

2011-05-07T23:44:00.000-07:00

Zoe's Bat Mitzvah

2011-05-07T23:43:00.000-07:00

Adoration

2011-05-05T16:36:00.000-07:00

A Spring Morning with "Kitty Green Arms"

2011-05-01T08:48:00.000-07:00

This sweet little girl has a mama who makes her clothes and makes her stuffed animals. All of the above are adorable. One favorite is a little kitty with green arms-- she joined us on the photo session.

A Wonderful Family and their "Chair Tree"

2011-04-23T21:27:00.000-07:00

Springtime at the Retzloff Homestead

2011-04-02T21:51:00.000-07:00

You can tell he has had many years of practice at planting the peas in their spring garden. You know this because he is able to cradle the bulk of the seeds in the palm of his hand and let only one or two fall from between his thumb and forefinger. You see that he uses the side of his hand in a rhythmic motion to pull the loose dirt back over the seeds. And finally you feel satisfied as he moves from one end of the row to the other firmly tamping down the soil with the palm of his hand. The peas have been planted. They are in complete contact with the earth. And now he heads for the watering can.

He woke up happy!

2011-03-31T20:51:00.000-07:00

This handsome little guy was sound asleep when I met him, but he woke up happy, full of smiles and energy.

From Argentina with Love

2011-03-31T20:27:00.000-07:00

These head shots were taken for food and travel writer and blogger, Rebecca Caro.

To be married in a meadow...

2011-03-27T20:58:00.000-07:00

Frog Star Farm

2011-03-22T10:24:00.000-07:00

Last spring I was able to photograph the beauty of Frog Star Farm at their 1/4 acre homestead farm in Longmont. This past week I went out to their new 5 acre site on land leased from the county. Frog Star Farm is the combined efforts of two amazing families. As I listened to the adults talk about how to avoid hardpan and salt build-up in the soil and ways to manage the perils of kochia and canada thistle, my gaze fell on the two children who were yet unburdened by these troublesome aspects of farming. Their focus was on what they felt to be one of the most important aspects of farming (see below).

Almost hitched...

2011-03-17T20:34:00.000-07:00

The wind is blowing through her hair, the ring is on her finger, he is giving her piggy-back rides and love is in the air...

Sara Martinelli at Dushanbe Teahouse

2011-03-16T22:01:00.000-07:00

Rarely do my clients make me feel so at ease that I find myself talking and sipping tea and forgetting to take photos, but this is exactly what happened when Sara Martinelli, owner of Dushanbe Tea House brewed me multiple cups of tea using fresh herbs from her garden. When we got to the hot peppermint tea, my camera was left dangling around my neck as I savored every last drop of minty goodness. Luckily, I eventually came out of my trance and resumed my job.

Susan Connelly, Executive Director, Chautauqua

2011-03-14T12:56:00.000-07:00

It was wonderful to walk around the grounds of Chautauqua and take photos of Susan in her element.

Beautiful Family of Four

2011-03-13T19:35:00.000-07:00

The Off Season

2011-03-05T11:14:00.000-08:00

Here in Boulder County, fridays can be very busy days for anyone who takes part in the Boulder County Farmers' Market. It usually means harvesting, washing, packaging, refridgerating, and loading, in preparation for a day at the Market on Saturday. Since this couple still has a few free fridays before the market starts this year on April 2nd, they decided to use their off season time to get married. Be sure to visit them at The Red Wagon Farm stand on saturday mornings and pass along your congratulations.

Whose Hands?

2011-02-17T10:34:00.000-08:00

Although I was there to take photos, I spent a lot of time listening to this man recount a lifetime of stories and this man tells his stories using his hands.

He spoke of sailing, traveling, fishing, working in Haiti, working in prison, raising his children, loving his wife, learning from his parents, picking up after the horse-drawn carts and bringing the manure back to his mother’s garden, burying fig trees over winter so that they might survive the Brooklyn cold, washing dishes while listening to the paid dishwasher play the guitar, creating new recipes while honoring his heritage and giving credit to each ingredient and its origin, and mentoring the next generation --claiming that this was how his legacy was to live on.

But when 70 years are condensed into four hours there will be some messages that come through stronger than others. Over and over I heard him speak of the necessity for a strong, healthy ego but warn of the perils of a “false” ego bringing in examples from history, politics, finances, government…

If you can’t yet guess who this vibrant, youthful, ambitious, creative, intelligent, multi-talented and multi-lingual member of our community is, I will give you one more hint… the pizzas that come out of his wood-burning ovens are as rich in flavor as they are in history.

Edible Front Range Winter 2011 issue

2011-02-03T15:13:00.000-08:00

I was delighted to have these images of mine used in the Winter 2011 issue of Edible Front Range Magazine.

Edible Front Range Summer 2010 issue

2011-02-03T15:07:00.000-08:00

I was thrilled to have these images used in the Summer 2010 issue of Edible Front Range Magazine.

Shamane's Bake Shoppe: Boulder, CO

2011-01-30T11:05:00.000-08:00

Posting the photos is the easy part. Finding the words to properly describe what it is like to photograph Shamane, is the tricky part.

I am staying up too late trying to figure out what it is exactly that I find so intriguing about her.
Is it her intense and sustained concentration? Is it her creativity? Is it her physical strength and stamina? I do enjoy taking note of all these things, but truly, what amazes me most is her ability to multi-task as she creates perfection.

For four hours I watched as she rolled out biscotti, filled wild mushroom tarts, frosted cupcakes, moved cakes and pies in and out of the oven, stopped everything to build gourmet sandwiches and walk them out to customers at the front counter, and then pick up right where she left off.

She never broke stride, she never lost focus, and at the end of the day, everything she had made was complex, beautiful, unique, and delicious.

The Black Cat Farm

2011-01-13T19:41:00.001-08:00

I am always thrilled when Jill and Eric Skokan, owners of The Black Cat Restaurant in Boulder, Colorado, call me and want me to come out to the farm or restaurant to take photos.

I love their energy and their drive. I love being able to hear about their most recent expansion of their farm that will provide something new for their restaurant.

But most of all, I love that nothing they do is ordinary -- the vegetables they grow and the animals they raise are as unique as the dishes Eric creates in their restaurant.

The Athletic Edge

2011-01-13T16:37:00.000-08:00

Here are some images from a session I did with Allison Westfahl Wagner who is an excellent local personal trainer. She said she was glad she hadn't yet worked out prior to our session. Don't worry, not everyone has to jump this high or stretch this far or do back bends or stand on their heads during a regular photo session-- unless they want to:)

Swingset/Play structure for Sale

2011-01-01T21:16:00.000-08:00

The swingset is in good condition. It has swings, climbing wall, rope ladder, slide, tire swing, trapeze bar and covered fort area.

The canvas should be replaced.

$600.00: you come and disassemble, load up and transport.

Left Hand Brewery ( 11 months)

2010-11-27T13:33:00.000-08:00

Seattle + Austin + Pennsylvania = Boulder

2010-11-27T12:43:00.000-08:00

Boulder Creek Winery

2010-11-20T19:16:00.001-08:00

There are all sorts of reasons people choose to live in Boulder, Colorado.
Being able to buy Colorado wine from outstanding local Wineries is a great reason!
Here is a visual introduction to the Boulder Creek Winery.