Tracy Bookman Photography

Tracy teaching one of our annual Wild Things You Can Eat field trips

You know how sometimes people ask you what your hobbies are? Most people assume my hobby has something to do with photography. Actually my hobby is wild edible plants. I like to find out what kind of plants are out there that I can safely eat!

In fact, this has become such an interest for me that I lead field trips every year at Rock Ledge Ranch and teach kids and adults about wild edible plants too.

There are a couple of books that I regularly use as field references. These books have been great helps to me. You can find links to these books on Amazon on the sidebar to the left.

First there’s The Best Tasting Wild Plants of Colorado and the Rockies.

Then there’s Edible and Medicinal Plants of the West.

Those two are the books we’ll use as references in our field trips.

Finally, of course, there is Euell Gibbons’ seminal work, Stalking The Wild Asparagus.

If anyone is at all interested in joining us on one of our field trips, you can get information at the Wild Things You Can Eat weblog.

Thanks for reading.

-Tracy
The wild-plant-grazing photographer in Colorado Springs

Isabel, our first Dog Model in our Dog Model Search in Colorado Springs

Tracy Bookman Photography is now breaking into Pet Photography and so we’re announcing our first ever “Dog Model” search in Colorado Springs.

If your dog is chosen to be one of our models, you will get a complimentary portrait session as well as a $100 studio print credit with which you can order reprints or enlargements from the session.

In turn, we will use your pet as our “spokesdog” in our advertising, on our website, and in our display at Chapel Hills Mall.

Our first Dog Model, pictured here, is Isabel, a teacup chihuahua, owned by Johnny and Amber, one of our past wedding clients.

To apply for your pet to be one of our Dog Models, simply contact us at 749-0043, or visit our Contact Page on our website.

-Tracy
The Colorado Springs Pet Photographer

Do you know America's Cutest Kid?

Tracy Bookman Photography is participating in the National Charity Model Search to select “America’s Cutest Kid” and to raise funds for charity.

We’re looking for cute children ages 18 months to 14 years old to model for a portrait to be entered into the contest.

Models Search Special:
$20 entrance fee, which includes a 30 - 45 minute model session and one image submitted to the national gallery.

Finalists will be determined by online votes. Anyone may vote. Each vote is $1, and all proceeds from votes benefit the non-profit Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep. (NILMDTS.org)
Grand prize national winner will be determined from the 50 city finalists. Winners selected by photography and modeling industry experts.

If your child is selected the national winner, you’ll receive many prizes, including a $5,000 US Savings Bond and a Canon PowerShot G10 digital camera.

If you’re interested in entering your child(ren), please call the studio at 719-749-0043. For more information about the contest, go online to www.sandypucmodels.com.

Thanks for reading.

-Tracy
Colorado Springs’ Baby Photographer