Salida, Colorado, Chaffee
Phreckles Photography offers experience, quality, professionalism and fun! Owner Cailey McDermott has been a professional photographer since 2009. Her background is in photojournalism, she currently writes for a music and culture magazine. Cailey prefers to capture moments as they happen organically - rather than to force a scene. She always has a few jokes up her sleeve and dance moves for days.
29 customer reviews
Angela Smirkman
Cailey did a fun photo shoot in my studio Paseo Pottery in Santa Fe and the shots came out great! Highly recommend!
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Annie Levine
Cailey was so amazing to work with! She is reasonably priced, quick to respond, and professonal yet friendly. She was able to capture our personalities perfectly in our pictures and gave us many shots that will be treasured! I would highly suggest working with her! More...
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Katie Manning
Cailey was great to work with. We were a larger group (including 6 kids) and she was incredibly patient with us and got some beautiful pictures. We were thrilled with how they turned out and with how many she took - she really went above and beyond. Highly recommend! More...
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Cassandra Chadwick
Cailey just did new headshots for our business, she was prompt, professional, and delivered an amazing product. Natural but polished, she’s a class act photographer!
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Lauren McDonald
Phreckles did an exceptional job for my friends and I's grad party! Highly recommend!
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Michelle Rollings McAsey
Cailey did such a great job! Really made everyone feel comfortable and captured some really special moments! Highly recommend using here.
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Ellen Geoffrion
Cailey was not only so professional but became a friend throughout our wedding process. Her images are clear and profound, and she knows how to tell a story. Thank you Cailey for making out wedding retreat even more memorable!!! More...
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Megan Maxham
My family had an amazing with Cailey!!! She captured some priceless moments with our son!!! We will absolutely ask her to do more photos for us!!!! Thank you so much Cailey
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Elizabeth Guthrie
We have been using Phreckles Photography for the past 2 years and just love Cailey:) She captures the perfect moments in her photographs. We have beautiful memories of our growing family to look back on for a lifetime. More...
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Michelle Jacobs
Cailey at Phreckles Photography is awesome! We vacationed to Colorado this summer and wanted to capture memories with family photos. We had a fun and relaxed photo shoot. The finished pics came quickly and turned out great! I since created a collage wall of varying sizes of canvas. The company printing the canvases told me the photos were obviously professional quality. They were right, and our photo wall turned out amazing. Thanks Phreckles!! More...
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Jenny Erchul
Cailey did pictures for our daughter turning one year old, and incorporated big brother into a few shots as well. She took her time, took a lot of pictures and was very patient with the kiddos! We were very pleased with the outcome, she captured some priceless moments! More...
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Marcus Lyons
Professional, creative, inventive, and a wonderfully human endeavor. Phreckles and Cailey are THE go-to photography company in Chaffee County and beyond.
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Sarah Gartzman
Cailey is an amazing photographer! I would highly recommend her to anyone I know looking to have professional photos taken at a reasonable price. Cailey not only takes stunning photos and really does a wonderful job capturing some special moments, but it's her glowing, friendly personality that is incredibly inviting, warm and makes you feel totally comfortable so the photos she takes come out really natural and unstaged (even if you hate having your photo taken and can be really nervous in front of the camera). I had maternity photos and newborn photos taken by Cailey and we will treasure them forever. Phreckles photography is awesome! More...
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Kelly Winther Sweeney
Love Cailey! She captured pictures of our son in maine and we are so thankful that she did. She was able to capture that most amazing shots of him running through the water and through the sunset. THANK YOU!!!!
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Ellen M
Cailey did our wedding shoot and we enjoyed ourselves tremendiously. She was so relaxing to work with and just let us be ourselves! We can't wait to see the final pictures and know they will be amazing based on the sneak peak! More...
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Cheri Coleman
Cailey photographed our daughters wedding in August, we've known Cailey for years and knew we wouldn't be disappointed, and we weren't! She's fun and did an amazing job, goes above and beyond, all around incredible! More...
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Kim Gorie Muhich
We gave my parents a photo session as a Christmas gift and can I just say it was the biggest hit! Absolutely beautiful photos. We are so grateful!! It's no easy task to get great photos of families with little ones, and you nailed it. Thank you thank you! Highly recommend. More...
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Heather King Prentice
Cailey is so pleasant and beautiful inside and out! Pictures are always dreadful with little ones but she made it so fun! It didn’t feel like work at all !!! We can’t wait to see the final touches! More...
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Elizabeth Rossano
Gorgeous photos of Laura and Neal's wedding! Treasures!
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Shannon Lea
Love working with Cailey! She is a wedding warrior! She is professional, so very sweet, and amazingly talented :)
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Anita Mumm
Cailey did the photography for my new website and I couldn't be happier. She had a tough subject since I'm pretty camera shy, but she put me at ease with her corny jokes (har har) and just-chill demeanor. She knows how to put the heart and soul into a photograph. The final results were totally me...only better! Thanks, Cailey! More...
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Melissa Christianson
My daughters senior pictures are fabulous. I received approx. 75 photos and can't pick a favorite as they are all so beautiful. Very reasonably priced for the quality photos you receive...highly recommend! More...
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kelly Sweeney
Cailey did a wonderful job capturing such a magical moment on the beach with our 2 year old son. He was running around, having a blast and she jumped into action capturing his smile, running, and pure joy on his face. I am so thankful that she captured that true beauty of the moment with our family and I am forever grateful. Thank you Cailey, we will never forget Finn running around on the beach of Maine thanks to you and your amazing skills! More...
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Ark Magazine
We like Cailey and Phreckles Photography so much, we hired them to our staff! With photo assignments, Cailey always returns with creative, crisp, documentary-style images. We can't wait to see her work in print! More...
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Taylor at Heart of the Rockies
Cailey has been the president of our association for 4 years. Her dedication to our organization is truly impressive. We love Phreckles!
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Justine Morse
Cailey did a maternity shoot for me and as any pregnant mama can imagine, it's a special and nerve racking time but she was able to put me at ease immediately. Not only is she extremely friendly, she is welcoming and funny and I feel like we quickly became friends. On top of that, she is really good at her job! The photos came out beautifully and the way she was able to tweak them to truly bring out the beauty and rawness of everything was fantastic. I would recommend Phreckles Photography to anyone that wants a professional, friendly, warm and talented photographer to document their special day (whatever that may be!) More...
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Betsy Kolomitz
Caliey with Phreckles Photography is energetic and so fun to work with!We have hired her for several times to take product images for our website. They are consistent in style and angles from year to year. We always receive the edited images quickly, and constantly hear positive comments from our clients on how great the images are.Betsy Settings Event Rental More...
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H Rockie
Cailey has been the president of our association for 4 years. Her dedication to our organization is truly impressive. We love Phreckles!
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Liza Jo Ross
Gorgeous photos of Laura and Neal's wedding! Treasures!
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What’s the secret to taking a great photograph?
I believe great photographs come from capturing real moments. My favorite photos are always the least planned. It's harder than posing, but the reward is massive.
What questions might you ask a client when starting a new project?
Do you like being photographed? Usually the answer is no. My job is to make it as pain-free as possible.
What do you love most about your job?
I love working for myself, setting my own hours. I also love meeting new people, sharing in their big moments and telling their stories. I'm a writer and a photographer, I love a good story. Especially a good love story.
What inspired you to start your own business?
I worked as a reporter/photojournalist for the local newspaper here for three years. I loved it but I was tired of the long hours and crummy pay. Having my own photography business had been a dream of mine since childhood. Every year I enjoy it more.
Why should our clients choose you?
I'm fun, friendly, professional and generous. You receive EVERY good photo I take. I hold nothing back. It means a lot of editing, but I would rather my clients have the images than for them to die on the cutting room floor - unseen.