Unscripted. Unposed. Unforgettable.
These aren’t just photography packages—they’re an investment in the moments you never want to forget.
I'm Danica, a documentary family photographer and filmmaker in Colorado Springs. I join your family for a slice of real life, like a slow morning at home, a mountain creek walk, or your bedtime routine, and quietly document it as it unfolds. Sessions begin at $450 for a couple of hours, $690 for a half day, and $1,250 for a full day, from wake-up to tuck-in. Digital files, films, and physical products are an add on.
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Traditional family photos are beautiful, no doubt! We have lovely posed photos of our own family.
However, when we look back on them I often remember how much convincing it took to get my children to "behave" or look happy. My husband was cranky.
I remember feeling a bit of emotional exhaustion...like a lot of pressure was riding on the line to get pictures that I loved.
Things do not have to be this way!
Documentary sessions take the stress out of your photoshoots.
All you have to do is just be you and love on your family.
Documentary photoshoots with me feel effortless, natural, and completely you, so you can focus on making memories while I preserve them forever.
Colorado Springs documentary family packages
Half day photoshoot (~5 hrs)
Session Fee $690
Full day photoshoot, from morning to bedtime routine
Session Fee: $1250
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Add on video: $990
Documentary photoshoot (~1.5-2 hrs)
Session Fee: $450
Add on high resolution digital files: $990
These are the only days they will be this small.
This wild. This beautifully imperfect.
Tomorrow, they will already be a little older.
So don’t wait. Step into the story now—while their giggles are still infectious and their little hands still reach for yours.
Your love is too big, too bold, too precious to stay outside the frame.
Your child will want to remember how you held them, laughed with them, loved them so fiercely in the small moments.
When you caught them eating the dog food. When they were small enough to sit in the laundry basket. When you'd pull them to the park in the wagon.
Time won't wait for you. Let's preserve your love today.
Time passes too quickly
documentary is different.
whatever it is you love to do, I blend right into the fabric of your life. I notice the quirks you love about your kids, and those special moments that mean everything to you.
Your family's core memories are built around your fishing trips to Alaska and staying in the cabin that has been in your family for generations. You want photos and films that capture the charm as well as your deep love for this place.
Take me with you.
Summers are spent at your lake house and canoeing on the boundary waters of Minnesota, just you, your kids, and the open waters. Unplugged from society and deeply plugged into nature.
Take me with you.
The mountains of Colorado feel like home. Your annual multi-family camping trip is the event that you and your friends look forward to the most every year. Sleeping under the stars, hunting for animal bones and mushrooms in the woods, building epic forts out of sticks, paddleboarding on the lake, and cooking freshly caught fish over an open flame. The memories will live in your heart, but you'd love professional photo albums to relive the memories with your kids as they grow up.
Take me with you.
You're a homeschooling family and you've chosen this life for the adventure it allows. Your days consist of learning through experience, even traveling to those epic locations at times. The museums of Paris, the food of Italy, the culture of Greece. This life is too sweet to live only in your memories.
Take me with you.
Wherever you are living your one, magical life, take me with you, so that you can stay PRESENT in the moments that really count.
"Ever since our photo shoot with Danica, my kids have been extra huggy and sweet with me and my husband.
Danica does so much more than photograph and make videos of families… she is connecting people to their loved ones in a really special way. Thank you, Danica!!!"
-LAUREN
"Ever since our photo shoot with Danica, my kids have been extra huggy and sweet with me and my husband.
Danica does so much more than photograph and make videos of families… she is connecting people to their loved ones in a really special way. Thank you, Danica!!!"
-LAUREN
If you love the raw intimacy of birth, documentary sessions are your ideal next step: capturing the raw intimacy of your life.
Questions about Family Sessions:
How much does a family photographer cost in Colorado Springs?
My documentary family sessions start at $450 for 1.5–2 hours. A half-day session (about 5 hours) is $690, and a full day, from morning to bedtime, is $1,250. High-resolution digital files and family films are each available as a $990 add-on.My documentary family sessions start at $450 for 1.5–2 hours. A half-day session (about 5 hours) is $690, and a full day, from morning to bedtime, is $1,250. High-resolution digital files and family films are each available as a $990 add-on.
What is a documentary family photo session?
A documentary session captures your family's real life as it happens, with no posing or forced smiles. I blend into your day, whether that's breakfast, a creek walk, or bedtime stories, and photograph the connection, quirks, and small moments you'll want to remember.
Do my kids need to behave or pose?
No. There's zero pressure for kids to act perfectly, and you won't need to bribe anyone to smile. When kids are allowed to just be kids, their personalities come through, and those are the photos families treasure most.
Where do sessions take place?
Most sessions happen at your home or somewhere your family loves to spend time, like a favorite trail, lake, or park. I'm based in Colorado Springs, photograph families across Colorado's Front Range, and am happy to travel with families on trips.
Can I add a video of our session?
Most sessions happen at your home or somewhere your family loves to spend time, like a favorite trail, lake, or park. I'm based in Colorado Springs, photograph families across Colorado's Front Range, and am happy to travel with families on trips.
Will I be in the photos too?
Yes. Parents are usually the ones behind the camera, so they end up missing from their own family's story. In a documentary session, you're in the frame: holding your kids, laughing with them, and living your normal day.
Your family’s story is unfolding right now, in all its ordinary and extraordinary moments. If you’ve been wanting a way to hold onto these precious days, to truly freeze the beauty in them, I’d love to give you that gift.
If you’re wondering whether your unique family story is the right fit for me, let's chat about it and what matters most to you!
