Chelsea Ellingson Photography
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Chelsea Ellingson Photography
As a young teenager I spent a lot of my summers in a small mountain town in Southern Colorado hanging out with my dad and my uncle in a photography studio they ran together. My dad's images had a flare for the old and bizarre, and my uncle's travel and art photography prints covered most of the shop.

While listening to the Buena Vista Social Club and hiding under the ancient swamp cooler in the back to escape the summer heat, I would pour over the work in the shop, soaking in the light and the colors and the angles. As a portrait photographer, the light and the colors and the angles haven't left my mind.
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The struggle is real, folks. As a business owner or entrepreneur, it's hard to keep your head above water. You are booking, selling, sending emails, paying bills, keeping track of payroll, hiring, creating, serving, all this on top of taking care of your family and yourself emotionally and physically: you are hustling.
I have recently changed my session fees in order to make my sessions more digital-file friendly. My session fee is now $450 upfront, however this includes fifteen professionally edited photos of your choice (as opposed to the previous print credit).

Those fifteen digital files are included in your fee, and we will schedule a time to get together two to three weeks after the shoot for you to see and chose which ones you fall in love with and want to keep, as well as give you an opportunity to order any additional prints, albums, or wall-displays.This will be a temporary change from now until the end of 2018.
Reviews (8)
Foco Friend
Foco Friend
Jan 06, 2020
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Chelsea is a wonderful person and takes beautiful pictures. However, I found my experience with her very frustrating and drawn out. From the time I took my photos with her, until I actually received the final gallery was about 6 months.
Our interactions usually went as following:
- She would commit to having something done by a certain date
- Several weeks would go past that date
- I would prompt her to get it done
- She wouldn’t reply until I contacted her again
- She would finally complete the original task
This consistently happened over the course of doing business with her. As much
Jaime Schwartz
Jaime Schwartz
Sep 25, 2018
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Chelsea is so creative and has a different vision for each person or family she works with. Everyone’s pictures turn out amazing and unique! It blows my mind how she can pull out someone’s personality in a picture! By far the best pictures I’ve ever had done!!! Not only is she a great photographer, but she’s such a positive person and can keep a level head even will the most stubborn of subjects. Use her! You will not regret it!
Nathan Howe
Nathan Howe
Jul 21, 2018
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Chelsea is amazing. She has a gift for finding the right location, the right light, and the right angle to create stunning images.
Bethany Hale
Bethany Hale
Jan 01, 2018
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Chelsea is hands down the best photographer I've ever worked with. She makes the session fun because she's just so cool and the results are amazing. After working with her you'll only ever want her to do your pictures. This woman seriously delivers.
Kadi LaMarr
Kadi LaMarr
Oct 31, 2017
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Chelsea took pictures of me and my kiddos and I love them! My kiddos were wild but Chelsea was so patient and was able to get some awesome shots despite the chaos! She does amazing work!
Kadi LaMarr
Kadi LaMarr
Oct 16, 2017
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We recently had our family pictures done by Chelsea and they turned out absolutely amazing. She is so comfortable behind her camera and makes experience of family photos one that is more relaxed and completely family friendly. As a family of 5 with three kids under 7 I know how hard it can be to get even one good picture with everyone and she got several! She captured my children’s true smiles as well as the love my husband and I share as a couple. I highly recommend her. If you book with her you will not be disappointed!
McKenzie Johnson
McKenzie Johnson
Jul 24, 2017
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Chelsea Ellingson took amazing pictures of my 8 year old daughter. She really captured her personality and cute smile. These pictures will be cherished for years to come!
Angie S.
Angie S.
Jun 23, 2017
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Super easy to work with. Chelsea does stunning work. She uses light brilliantly, and captures the "kid" moments perfectly. I have, and continue to recommend her to friends.