At Dosko Photos, I specialize in making businesses look good, and that's exactly what we did with the team at S.M.A.R.T. Property Management. I met the owners, Bob and Debbie, through the Golden Chamber of Commerce, so when they needed headshots and group photos for their new website, they called me in.
I picked out a spot in a nearby park in Golden and had everything set up before they arrived. The five of them were backlit, so [assistant's name] and I brought in a strobe for light and a white reflector for bounce to keep them out of shadow — I even played hairstylist a couple of times when the wind had other ideas. The shoot ran about 4 hours.
Bob put it better than I could in his review: "He took great care of the lighting, shadows and even primping our hair if something was out of place. The photos came out great and he made our team look good."
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Exploring new avenues in photography has always been a thrilling journey for me. While I never initially marketed myself as a wedding photographer and even turned down opportunities in the past, something shifted over the last few years. I found myself increasingly drawn to capturing the magic of weddings—and unexpectedly, I’ve come to love it.
The hustle and diversity in documenting a wedding day are nothing short of exhilarating. It’s a blend of artistry and technique, from capturing fashion-inspired individual portraits to intimate couples’ moments, lively group shots, and intricate details like rings and venue architecture. Each wedding presents a canvas that exercises every facet of a photographer’s creativity.
Recently, my experience in this realm has been incredibly fulfilling. The challenge of capturing fleeting emotions and spontaneous moments fuels my passion for photography like never before. Each wedding is a unique story waiting to be told through my lens, and I eagerly anticipate the excitement of the next opportunity.
Join me on this journey as I explore and evolve as a wedding photographer. Check out my current wedding portfolio below and let me know what you think.
If you know me, you know my passion is water. Being in, on, and around it excites my curiosity and refreshes me to the core. There’s something magical about how water dances in and around rocks. The way it pushes and pulls sometimes in a violent manner and yet can also be so calm and tranquil. Its sounds; from a gentle trickle to a powerful roar. I also can’t stop thinking about the biodiversity that thrives in it to create these vast echo systems. Water just fascinates me.
That’s why I’m excited to share with you some of my favorite photographs of people playing with some untamable water.
Fishing for Ghosts: Chasing Artic Grayling in the Heart of Colorado’s Wild
I first heard of this crazy fish in Colorado maybe five years ago with a giant, flamboyant dorsal fin like a beta fish called the Arctic Grayling. Due to their need for clear, cold water, graylings are only stocked in a handful of bodies of water across Colorado. When I found out they were in Peal Lake near Steamboat while on a shoot for CPW, I knew I had to come back for them. I kept it in the back of my mind for a few years before moving it to the top of the priority list in 2023.
With adventure in the air, I reached out to the Colorado Kayak Fishing Club for a kindred spirit on this piscine pursuit. Justin Collins, a father, social worker, and emerging master of the kayak angling domain reached out with enthusiasm. The stage was set for an introduction to the illusive Grayling.
Justin Collins is only a few years into kayak fishing but proves to be no novice. With two master angler catches and the 2023 Colorado Kayak Fishing Club’s Angler of the Year title under his belt, he was the ideal ally for this pursuit.
It was fall, and when I say fall, I mean right smack dab in the middle of peak leaf-peeping season in the area. From the time that I jumped off I-70 in Silverthorne, it brightened up and painted a canvas of that amazing yellow glow that all Coloradans and tourists from far and wide seek to find. It wasn’t just the aspens in full fall color, but the Cottonwoods and birch were holding strong in bright yellow. I even saw a full hillside of red unknown brush at one point. It demanded several stops to grab a couple of shots during the two-and-a-half-hour drive from Silverthorne to Pearl Lake.
I made a stopped in beautiful Steamboat Springs to grab what might be the best pizza in all of Colorado from Beau Jo’s (try the Cajun). Leftover pizza is one of my go-to snacks for camp or on the water. Then I headed over to Steamboat Flyfisher to grab a few flies and a quick stop at F.M. Light & Sons to check out the boot selection before meeting up with Justin at the campsite
Pearl Lake is a hidden gem (pearl) of a lake. Located 28 miles north of Steamboat Springs and five miles east of Steamboat Lake State Park. This 167-acre, 75-foot-deep body of quiet, wakeless, Gold Medal water is adorned with Cutthroat, rainbows, brook, and brown trout. Pearl is perfect for any kayak angler to get his or her fix of tranquility amid nature’s splendors. You’ll want to book your campsite or yurt early because the 38 campsites and four yurts book up quickly during peak season.
Our camp was perched on a hill overlooking a spectacular view of the lake surrounded by rolling hills patched with the glowing yellow of fall. After a brief introduction, we launched into the still waters in search of the elusive Grayling. We quickly got into a few small stocker trout while trolling up and down the east side of the lake when all of sudden Justin had something hit his Tasmanian Devil while dangling it just in the water. Slam! It was a grayling. Not only was it a grayling, but it was nearly fifteen and a half inches long, making it half an inch above the mark for Colorado Master Angler qualifications. This was going to be easy. So, we thought…
The Arctic Grayling is in the salmonid family which means they are relatives of the salmon, trout, and even whitefish. They can be recognized by their distinct, large, and colorful, sail-like dorsal fin. This beautiful species calls North America, Europe, northern Asia, Siberia, and North Korea home. Throughout mainland Alaska, you can find them in freshwaters that have the right amount of dissolved oxygen and a water temperature between 50- and 60 degrees Fahrenheit. Here in Colorado, they are small. A large one reaching 16 inches and the Colorado State record being 17 and ¼ inches. That’s pint-sized in comparison to the nearly 6-pound recorded through the IGFA and with tales of 40” grayling being caught up in the deep mountain lakes of the Altai Mountains of Mongolia.
Continuing to troll the lake, the rest of the evening provided us with a few more stocker trout but not another grayling for the day so, we packed up and headed back to camp to strategize for the next morning.
We hit the peaceful water early, starting on the south end where Justin picked up a beastly, beautiful trout. From there we cruised the east side of the lake again and over to the dam, then around to the boat ramp nearly covering the entire lake without another grayling being pulled out of the water.
Around noon, the wind picked up and stirred the lake’s surface into frothiness. We conceded and headed back to camp to pack up. Even though the Grayling proved elusive in quantity, examining one up close marked our adventure as a victory -an embrace with nature on one of Colorado’s hidden gems, chasing legends that swim beneath the surface.
