Colton C. Sturgeon
Every story I've told is an authentic perspective. I share every photo as if I were publishing a new chapter in a book hoping to communicate the visuals and emotions felt in actual moments. The greatest thing about photography is the ability to travel through time and view what was from a completely different time and place.
Photography is like music to me. A great photo can take someone out of their reality and let them experience something truly special. Feel something. It can bring someone back to the day they were married and the emotions they felt. Taken to the peaks of the Rockies as if they were breathing in the crisp air.
My goal; share my perception, create a time capsule, and hope to inspire creation.
Leadeville, Colorado
From Kansas-roots
beginnings.
Born in Fort Collins, Colorado. I moved to Kansas when I was only 5 growing up closer to family. Seventeen years I would call Kansas home, growing up in Topeka and creating life long relationships with incredible people.
Discovering photography in high school through a yearbook course, I could not have ever expected what that first shutter click would lead to. Everything I've done and experienced since would have been a fever dream back then.
St. Mary's Kansas
Creating powerful imagery
& bold stories.
The creation of a powerful photograph is no simple task. For a photograph to leave an impact it must reach inside and grip the heart and mind of an individual while telling a clear and vibrant story. Every photo I take aims to tell one of these stories and each story improves upon the last.
This is how I work with my clients and my camera to tell a bold new story.
The Process
01. Connect
Connecting with my clients through a conversation over lunch or coffee helps to gage not only their personalities but also how they think and feel about their moment we are about to capture!
Listen and learn over a coffee
02. Conceptualize
Take in everything your client taught you about them selves and their vision. Think on that, visualize your creativity along side their vision and the location. Conceptualize a story based off everything you have and let your ideas guide you to a vision.
Develop Your Vision
03. Create
Create. Create. Create! Zero in on every single detail. Show the emotions, skills, and history. Each photo adding to the final story line taking the viewer on a visual journey.
Bring it to life
