Last night we put up and decorated a little tree in the loft. Decided that it was the perfect opportunity to bring out the camera and snap a few holiday photos, I just love this time of year! Below shot with the 50L f/1.2, 100L macro f/2.8 and 15mm f/2.8 fisheye Happy holidays all!
View from my loft last night here in East Village. Fall in Iowa I must say has some gorgeous sunsets! Wish I would have been about 5 min earlier and caught the killer orange/yellow mix more that was going on last night over the downtown Des Moines skyline. Regardless how lovely is this! Taken with a 5D...
I took the 400mm f/4 and 1Ds mk III we had for the last two weeks out for some night test shots on Thursday around the loft in East Village. This is shot from the parking lot on East 5th Street. Holy cow definitely not used to so much reach! More to come soon from the last two BVU...
Tonight on my way home from a few mile run at the gym I pulled into the loft in East Village overlooking this sweet sunset. I quickly sprinted inside and grabbed the 5D MK II and 16-35L II lens and walked briskly to two block walk to the bridge to snap some photos before the...
We had a commercial shoot for a construction company up in North-Western Iowa on Saturday and on my drive home to Des Moines I had to take a few pit stops for pics. This photo along the side of the road just outside of Carroll , Iowa. Fall in Iowa just makes me happy! Also...
Hello Beaver Football 2011! Just a few pics from todays homecoming game. There are more photos up on our print site at http://ztsphoto.smugmug.com/Sports/BVU-FOOTBALL/BVU-Homecoming-2011 Final score: BVU 44 Cornell 10
Living in East Village (downtown Des Moines East of the River for those of you non-Des Moines residents) is seriously is amazing! So great to be able to just step out the front door of my loft and snap photos of the Iowa Capital and skyline of Des Moines any night I please. Just a few shots...
Tanners older brother coaches football at Denison High School so on the 16th we went to his game vs Storm Lake. Just a few snaps from the game below. You can see the entire group of shots on our print site at http://www.ztsphoto.smugmug.com
Summer in Iowa is simply gorgeous! Just wanted to share a long exposure we took from last weekend from toasting marshmallows under the stars in Tanner’s backyard. Taken with a 5D MK II with a 15mm f/2.8 fish-eye lens. Exposed for 30 seconds at f/2.8, ISO 640.
One of my absolute favorite things to do in on my birthday in August is hit up the ever so classy Iowa State Fair. If you are from the Des Moines area you completely know what I am talking about here! Today happened to be my third trip there in the last four days (I know...
There is a new wedding blog here in Des Moines that we were asked to be a featured in today run by Lakin entitled LAE Wedding You may remember one of our spring engagement session from a few months ago with Matt & Elissa in Storm Lake that is featured in the writeup as well...
Tomorrow marks our 3rd wedding for June of 2011. The couple you ask? You may remember the western themed engagement shoot for Matt & Jessi from last fall in Storm Lake, Iowa. If the photo below of the groom to be we snapped at the e-session is any indication of what is to come this...
I have ALWAYS wanted a tilt-shift. Well for a few weeks we just so happen to have one! I ventured out tonight around the loft in downtown Des Moines and East Village and tried out the 24mm tilt-shift on the city. Below are just a few of my favorites:
On Sunday we hit up the local Iowa Cubs minor league baseball game vs Tucson Padres at Principal Park just down the road from my loft. The day was gorgeous and it is so nice to get out and enjoy the sun and watch some ball. Just a few faves from the baseball game Sunday...
The one of the best part of living in The East Village is the short walk to things like the Farmers Market on Saturday mornings here in Des Moines. They have everything from flowers picked that morning and freshly baked goods to handmade art from all over the state of Iowa. Add in lots of...
Once a month the Des Moines Area Monthly Photographer Meet-Up takes place. It was started and still organized by the fantastic Sarah & Chris Davis of Lucky Soda Photography here in Des Moines. It is great to meet other individuals in the area who shoot everything from commercial architecture to weddings. Also it is a...
Working and living in the East Village here in downtown Des Moines can be so much fun! It is full of great little shops and food joints as well as locations to shoot for photo sessions. Last night it was pouring down rain and decided to snap a photo of the inside of my doorway...
First things first we have two new lights along with light-stands and soft-boxes on the way! We ordered two more Alien Bee 800’s to join our 1600 that are set to arrive in a week or so. No they won’t be hot pink unfortunately. I seriously pushed hard for some hot pink lights! Tanner has...
Every year the annual Saint Patrick’s Day Parade comes through downtown Des Moines. People literally flood downtown and East Village to celebrate and this year was no different. It was PACKED! Also it was the nicest day of the year weather wise to date so that could have had something to do with it too....
A little over two weeks ago I shipped my camera off to get cleaned and tuned up for our upcoming engagement, weddings and senior sessions. I must tell you living without my camera for just under two weeks was almost unbearable! We are a member of something called Canon Professional Services or CPS which for...
If your viewing this on Facebook head on over to our blog at https://ztsphoto.com Last Thursday one of my best friends and I ventured out to snap some photos just West of his house in Grimes, IA. It was a gorgeous 70 degree day in mid February. YES! I said 70 in Iowa in February!...
If you grew up here in Iowa chances are you went to the Iowa High School Wrestling Tournament through out your high school career to cheer on your school. It is BIG here, were talking entire towns shut down to come support their athletes every year. Something that is so awesome to watch and be...
Winter is a great time to reflect on our past year and dive in to learn new and try new things. Normally we use Lightroom for about 99% of our images but decided to dive a bit more into Photoshop tonight. Just a quick before and after edits of one of our gorgeous seniors from...
Yesterday was the first day of 2011 here in Iowa with dazzling weather! It makes me think that summer is just around the corner. Well hopefully! Driving home last night I ended up just north of Carroll, Iowa on highway 71 when the sun was setting. I’ll take 45 degrees and a gorgeous sunset any...
If your viewing this on Facebook head on over to our blog at https://ztsphoto.com We get Facebook messages and comments pretty regularly from other photographers from topics about: contracts, how to register for sales tax, what equipment to purchase next, insurance and the list goes on and on! There are SO many things to consider...
If your viewing this on Facebook head on over to our blog at https://ztsphoto.com What’s in our bag January 2011 We posted one of these last year but just for fun thought we should do it yearly in the spring since it seems to change so often! Normally we get questions on ‘Oh my! What...
If your viewing this on Facebook head on over to our blog at https://ztsphoto.com for the full post! Today we woke-up to a pretty cool e-mail from one of our wedding vendor companies WeddingWire. The e-mail (photo below) informed us that we had been selected to receive the prestigious annual WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2011...
If your viewing this on Facebook head on over to our blog at https://ztsphoto.com Running a photography business is a TON of work. Seriously, OH my! When Tanner and I jumped the gun and filed for our EIN number in 2009 truthfully had no idea what we were in for. It has sure been an...
If your viewing this on Facebook head on over to our blog at https://ztsphoto.com We are in the process of making a giant “BEST OF 2010” album to show clients when we meet for wedding consultations. This sucker is going to be HUGE and hopefully encompass a bit of every shoot we’ve done this year....
If your viewing this on Facebook head on over to our blog at https://ztsphoto.com A fellow Des Moines photographer Tom Woolery who runs IKONIX Studio is doing a pretty sweet 365 portrait a day project that Tanner and I have both been a part of in the last few weeks. Such a sweet idea Tom!...
If your viewing this on Facebook head on over to our blog at https://ztsphoto.com Last night we were sitting on the couch after dinner watching one of the many shows we are utterly addicted to (Lie to Me) while Tanner was checking out something on the iPad. I glance over and got all excited with...
If your viewing this on Facebook head on over to our blog at https://ztsphoto.com Cheers to the newest member of the ZTS Photo gear lineup! A 100mm f/2.8L IS macro! We have an engagement session this weekend and can’t wait to try this little booger out. The IS will be awesome for low lit wedding...
If your viewing this on Facebook shoot on over to our blog at https://ztsphoto.com Wedding ring and engagement ring shots are probably one of our favorite details to snap photos of. Just sparkly diamonds…c’mon! What is better than that? Lately we’ve been pushing ourselves to be a bit more creative and have fun with them...
If your viewing this on Facebook head on over to our blog at https://ztsphoto.com WOW we have had some serious white stuff falling tonight! Ventured out in the bitterness to take some pictures of the beautiful fluffy stuff falling around downtown Des Moines and East Village. There is just something so beautiful about a new...
If your viewing this on Facebook head on over to our blog at https://ztsphoto.com for the full post & much more! I must admit I enjoy living and working in East Village. Living downtown in Des Moines is just fun, fast paced and there is always something to do! Especially love it when it comes...
If your viewing this on Facebook shoot on over to the blog at https://ztsphoto.com for the full post. Having a wee bit of a sell-a-thon to end up 2010! We recently got a 100mm f/2.8 L IS USM macro and thus the handy dandy 100mm f/2.8 macro is up for sale! Also the 28mm f/1.8 lens...
If your viewing this on Facebook head on over to our blog at https://ztsphoto.com for the full post! 2011 has been an extraordinarily HUGE year for us. Tanner and I have learned so much this year. We have learned a large amount about not only photography and how to efficiently run a legal business but...
If your viewing this on Facebook head on over to the ZTS Blog at https://ztsphoto.com This past week we were asked by a fantastic local wedding blogger Rachel Sweerin of Des Moines Wedding Savvy for images from weddings we had photographed at the local winery here in Des Moines Jasper Winery. Of course we said...
If your viewing this on Facebook head on over to our blog at https://ztsphoto.com I moved to a loft in East Village a few months ago and I love LOVE it! I work here too at my full time job so it is super nice to simply walk across the street to work in the...
If your viewing this on Facebook head on over to the blog at https://ztsphoto.com Tonight I ventured out to the new Trader Joe’s in Des Moines. Tanner and I tried the weekend it opened and we barely made it through the door it was so incredibly packed. Tonight thankfully it was a bit calmer. I...
If your viewing this on Facebook shoot on over to our blog at https://ztsphoto.com While holiday shopping this weekend we snatched this little snazzy guy up at Vintage Wine & Spirit. Sadly I was pretty disappointed with the Strawberry flavor so hoping this one will be a bit better! I often get yelled at for...
