Colorado Portrait Photography for Families Who Love Adventure and Connection

Whether you're dreaming of golden-hour portraits with sweeping mountain views or joyful, connection-filled moments with your family, my approach brings out the heart of your story. Based in Denver and traveling across Colorado, I create vibrant images that feel like you—authentic, playful, and set against the breathtaking backdrops this state is known for.

Meet Kim, Your Colorado Photographer

With over a decade of experience, Kim Graves blends artistic expertise and a love for storytelling to create vibrant, joy-filled portraits. Based in Boulder, she’s dedicated to capturing families, seniors, and mamas with warmth and creativity. When she’s not behind the camera, you’ll find her baking with her kids, walking her fur babies, or playing music.

Kim’s journey started in school photography, where she honed her skills as an editor before pursuing advanced studies at the Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design. As a lifelong learner, she’s an alum of the Elena S. Blair Mastermind and an active member of Click'n Moms and Hello Story Teller. Her work has been featured in Minted.com and Exeleon Women Magazine, showcasing her dedication to both craft and community

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Photo Options For Every Chapter of Your Story

Explore the Stories I’ve Captured for Families, Seniors, and Mamas

Families - Seniors - Newborns & Maternity

Senior in high school wearing flowing pink dress and spinning in a green field with Chautauqua mountains of Boulder, Colorado behind her at sunset.

Picture of mom kidding her baby with sun trees and golden grass behind her.

Family of four with black Labrador Retriever in family photograph with the flatirons mountains of Boulder, Colorado in background.

High School senior boy sitting on rock with rocks, trees and mountains.

Family of four with two little boys, one boy is an infant and one boy is a toddler sitting in a green field in Broomfield Colorado. Mom and Dad are looking at their toddler and he is smiling. Boulder Colorado flatirons are in the background.

Portrait of father cradling newborn son and kissing top of newborn sons head in Louisville, Colorado.

Picture of senior high school girl in black dress with floral pattern spinning in a field with Chautauqua flatirons in the background at sunset.

Family of three with one year old baby standing in the snow with the Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs behind them at sunset.

High School Senior Portraits of girl leaning against railing of bridge, creek in background. She is wearing a eyelet white dress and looking up at the camera.

Family Portrait of mom and daughter in Boulder, Colorado South Mesa Trailhead.

Black and white family Picture of mom, dad and infant daughter. Dad is wearing black cowboy and mom a fur shrug.

Picture of couple with three dogs sitting in City Park with Denver sky line behind them at sunset.

Black and white portrait of newborn silhouetted by window light.

Estes Park Couples Portrait. Man dipping his wife back and touching noses with her. Black lit with golden sunset light and the trees, golden grass and mountains of Estes Park, Colorado behind them.

Picture of high school senior girl laying in the grass in white flowing dress looking at the camera and smiling.

Portrait of a man with his arms around his wife, his wife is cradling their newborn. Both the husband and his wife are looking down at their newborn son with their bedroom in the background.

Portrait of a high school teenager in white eyelet dress standing in green field with flatiron mountains in the background and pink Colorado sunset.

Family of three walking through golden field with yellow aspen trees and the flatirons in the background.

Photograph of family of three sitting in Boulder, Colorado field at sunset with flatirons. Mom is holding infant sun up above her and mom and dad are looking at their son.

Black and white portrait of newborn in moms arms.

Family of four wearing blue shirts sitting close backlit by sun flare all looking at the infant son and smiling.

Mom holding her newborn son in front of her smiling down at him. She is indoors and is wearing a light nightgown.

Family of three walking through tall golden grass. Mom has her arms around her son and they are looking off towards the sunset. Teenage daughter is holding moms and hand and looking back at the photographer in Louisville, Colorado.

Photograph of a newborn swaddled in white blanket, on white comforter yawning. Newborn portrait in Boulder, Colorado.

Family of three on dirt road, surrounded by tall trees, with a virant blue sky that has white clouds and double rainbow. There are mountains behind them. Mom is holding her 4 year old son and her son is smelling a yellow flower.

Black and white couples portrait. Man is holding his partner from behind and leaning into her neck.

Family of four with with infant daughter and toddler son in green fields of Colorado. Toddler son is hugging infant daughter.

Newborn girl with big pink bow wrapped around her head, swaddled in blue blanket sleeping on her mom and dad's bed in Thornton, Colorado.

Family of three. Mom and Dad are cradling their one year old son between them. They are outdoor surrounded by beautiful green trees and grass.

A man proposing to his pregnant girlfriend in a field with a historic brick building and mountains in the background at sunset.

High school teenage boy sitting on rock staring off into the mountains of Estes Park Colorado.

Black and white portrait of high school senior on a bridge in Boulder, Colorado.

Family of three, husband leaning in and kidding his wife, his wife has one arm around her husbands neck and one holding their one year old daughter with Colorado Springs mountains behind them.

Family of three. Mom is pregnant and holding her one year old daughter her husband is cuddling into her.

Mom and dad sitting on a grass lawn with their three kids sitting around them. Mom and Dad are kissing and kiddos are looking at their mom and dad.

Portrait of three kids in a green and yellow field of tall grass.

Mom holding her five year old daughter up and kissing her check.

Kim Graves Portrait Photography on Instagram

If I could have given Kim more than 5 stars I would! She was very responsive, professional and so easy to work with. We had to change up details of place and time and she was very willing to work with us and punctual. She has a great personality as well so she makes everyone feel comfortable. She made sure that she made it special for my daughter to get just the special shots my daughter wanted. She went beyond what was even expected of her. I would definitely hire her again and would highly recommend her to anyone else.

Terri - TX
Kim was amazing to work with! The most important first: these photos are all I dreamed. I love them so much and plan to work with Kim on future projects. She was responsive, punctual, and very professional. She made us feel relaxed and that came through in the photos. Thanks for the amazing experience and family memory, Kim!.

Sara - CO
Kim did an amazing job with our family photos! She did an excellent job and got the right playful shots with our two year old. Also, she was extremely patient with us while trying to get excellent shots with our 3-month-old. We will definitely use her next year for our family photos!

Nicole - CO
We had such a pleasant experience working with Kim for our photoshoot. We took pictures with our family pet who we were going to have to put down soon. Kim was so thoughtful, understanding and patient with the sensitivity of the shoot and the pictures turned out beautifully. I would absolutely recommend her and will be hiring her again for future pictures. Thank you again Kim for giving us a special memory to hold onto.

Avery - CO
My husband and I eloped and then hosted a separate reception party for our friends and family. Kim took our reception photos and did a lovely job! We had very limited windows of time to get posed photos and Kim did such a great job wrangling everyone. She captured all the special moments throughout the night without missing a beat.

Sarah - CO

Colorado Portrait Photography for Families Who Love Adventure and Connection