There is something that draws me to railroad tracks and trains!  Maybe because my son has adored them since he was an infant?  Not sure, but whenever I drive by a train track, many visions go dancing through my head. (This happens a lot!)  I was visiting my sister and her family in Minneapolis last year and planned on doing a shoot with my beautiful niece.  They just so happen to live across the street from some railroad tracks. (Happy girl!)  The day of our shoot, I told her I wanted to start across the street on the tracks.  Here are a couple of images from that day! I'm a very proud Auntie!

I made another trip from Denver to Minneapolis in October of 2011 for a few more shoots.  I HAD to go back to the tracks across from my niece's house. Everything about the location was perfect, especially for that time of year in MN!  What beautiful people I was lucky to capture. The lighting was ideal and the viverant colors of Fall were in full swing - A photographer's dream!

Late Winter 2012, I had a session with a 2 year old who didn't know me from adam.  It was a breezy Winter morning at the railroad tracks in Golden, CO.  Mom thought we needed to postpone, as AJ didn't seem to take a liking to me. However, I was very determined to make this shoot happen.  Here are a couple of images that I captured during this challenging session with a darling little boy who eventually grew to like me!  (Thank goodness I had some extra bubbles in my car!)  :)

...and this is why I love railroad tracks!  A rustic setting makes for amazing B&W or vintage like images with so much character!  My mission is to recognize beauty and see the world differently...to capture a moment in time.  (Sigh!)