Tanner and I had possibly one of the best engagement shoots ever a few weeks ago. I couldn’t even begin to narrow down pick images after, I just loved them all and can’t wait to blog them! One of our awesome 2015 grooms is a professional musician, feel free to go check out his Facebook page here:...
I love shooting exciting things, and not much is more exciting than a surprise engagement proposal! Congrats to G+A this weekend on popping the question at the Iowa Capital, what a great view of the city! Note: two photographers = better than one FTW also. Always great to have that 2nd angle or viewpoint of...
This weekend I had a great wintery maternity session with C+B here in Des Moines. We’ve shot a few maternity sessions over the years and they are just so much fun and a little different from the normal wedding or engagement. Plus so fun to celebrate with some photos that time of life just before the...
Being a photographer you find yourself taking thousands of photos, and never editing the ‘fun ones’ or ‘not paid shoots’ aka years later you find all these awesome RAW files and editing them like “OH MAN HOW DID I NEVER FIND THE TIME FOR THIS!” Well, January years later is the perfect time! While searching to put together...
Occasionally for fun we venture out and take a few landscapes after shoots or on a weekend we aren’t busy. Over the years I’ve been asked alot where people can buy our fun photos of Des Moines, well wait no longer! The gallery is located here: http://ztsphoto.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Landscapes-by-ZTS-Photo/ Great for your office, home or a gift! Why...
One of our favorite families on the blog tonight from this past fall. Man am I ready for some Spring weather soon! Check out those adorable little smiles!
I had a blast on the other side of the camera a few weeks ago for the Des Moines Juice Magazine Wedding Guide 2015 by The Des Moines Register modeling 5 unique and non-traditional bridal styles. Check out the article here: 5 Unique and Non-Traditional Bridal Styles. On newsstands as of last night in the Des Moines...
Something that’s fun and we’ve been doing since 2009 (our first year in business) is looking back on the behind the scenes pics from all our weddings, senior, family, commercial, etc shoots from the year. ZTS started out in 2009 with Tanner and I (then dating) and kind of fun that we are now married...
Trisha and Brendan are another one of our awesome 2015 couples, I had blast photographing their engagement session this past fall! We started out at the park for a few outfits then headed down to East Village to wrap up the session. The fall sun though, just amazing! Can’t wait for your wedding this August...
I’ve known Laura May for several years now, she’s incredibly smart and so sweet. She also has the biggest heart for fur children (or dogs as normal people would probably say, ha!). I couldn’t be more excited for her and Chase to have meet and fallen in love the past few years! We ended...
We traveled to the Adair/Guthrie Center area for another one of our great 2015 couple’s Jamie and Trevor’s engagement photos this past fall. I love shooting new places! We started off the session at Trevor’s family farm in Adair and then headed to a nearby (super awesome) nature preserve. The light to end the night in the woods couldn’t...
Continuing with our awesome fall of engagement sessions with Kelsey and David, another one of our great 2015 couples! The day was a bit overcast but they sure made it work! I love when couples come up with ideas such as they meet playing soccer so we returned to the soccer fields in Adel...
I do suppose the insanely cold January in Iowa weather is the perfect time for blogging! With us getting married this past fall I failed to blog SO MANY awesome engagement/family/commercial sessions so here we go with the delightful Ashlee and Kale AND my 2nd favorite adorable bulldog pal Bruce! (Only because we have a...
Micah and Ryan ended our 2014 year of amazing couples with a bang! They both have a passion for the game of golf and decided to have their wedding at the wonderful Tournament Club of Iowa golf course in Polk City just a few minuets North of Des Moines. I must say Tanner and I...
Micah and Ryan were beyond AWESOME to work with. They both have a passion for the game of golf and decided to have their wedding at the Tournament Club of Iowa golf course in Polk City. I must say Tanner and I apparently have the best luck ever shooting December weddings, every year we seem...
I had such a great newborn session with little miss A and her cousin that was visiting from Colorado last week. Always so fun to see and capture past bride and grooms families grow. She’s just too perfect! And those lips. Just adorable. Nothing as cute as a brand new baby!
Apparently getting married and being wedding photographers = I have literally 20ish sessions from this fall of 2014 to blog! So here we go! Phil and Maleah had the killer idea to end their engagement photos at the gym. After-all they love working out together, how cool is that! Of-course I was all on board,...
We haven’t offered wedding videography since our 2011 couples, but here we are back at it again for 2014! Tanner shot video all day for Aria & Tyler’s gorgeous Surf Ballroom wedding & reception a few weeks ago while I did all the photography. He did such a great job! Congrats again Aria & Tyler,...
Aria and Tyler had the most gorgeous wedding at The Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake two weekends ago. I was SO excited too for snow portraits, thanks so much for being troopers even in the fog and cold weather for trekking into the woods with us! The day started out at Aria’s childhood home for...
We had a great senior session with the homecoming king of Iowa Valley High School Ian a few weeks ago. It’s been a pleasure seeing Ian grow the last few years and love how these turned out! Enjoy your senior year Ian, it sure goes by fast!
Last Saturday was a picture perfect Fall Iowa day. We visited the Center Grover Orchard a few miles north of Des Moines in Cambridge with some great friends. We’ve been there before but I must say it is THE COOLEST orchard/pumpkin patch I’ve ever been to! It is not only huge but incredibly well maintained....
I was so excited when Kylie contacted us to photographer her and Grant’s wedding a few months ago. I grew up tumbling with Kylie and looking back I remember her as always being the sweetest person inside and out. Grant you are one lucky man! The day started out at the wonderful Salon W in...
I realized the other day it has been SO long since we posted a personal post so here you go! Really that and the fact that I have hundreds of photos from this spring and summer to edit still. Ha! Gosh we’ve just been too busy with life, work, photography jobs and our own wedding...
Missy & Zach were married on a gorgeous June day at Happy Apple Orchard in Norwalk. Missy has been one of my best friends and college roomate over the years. We couldn’t have been happier when Zach proposed to her! You guys are so great together! As I was a bridesmaid Tanner photographed this (mostly)...
Awhile ago I had a blast photographing some spring & summer looks for the local Mint LA Boutique. Couldn’t love working with the owner and these fantastic models more, we always have such a great time! Feel free to LIKE the MintL.A. page on Facebook and visit them in West Glen and Ankeny for fab...
I’ve known JB for years, we went on many missions trips over several summers (5 or 6, gosh where did the time go!) all over the US. I was so thrilled when he and Steph hired Tanner and I to photograph their big day! They are just awesome together. Steph and JB have been together...
Aria and Tyler are one of our 2014 wedding couples, they are getting married this November in Clear Lake (at the Surf Ballroom, how fun is that!). They traveled down to Des Moines for their engagement photos and I seriously can’t wait for their big day. These two are just so much fun! Thanks for...
I had a great time photographing some corporate photos for AO Wealth Advisory in Urbandale recently. AO Wealth Advisory provides financial planning and investment management services. If you are in need of some fun and friendly social media photos or just to update your website photos in the Des Moines area let us know, we would love...
Tanner and I headed to Kansas City for an awesome Spring engagement shoot a few weeks ago. J + C were awesome hosts (Dexter our bulldog even came along for the weekend!) showing us a great time on the town. We even managed to squeeze in some great engagement photos! 😉 We started off at...
I had a blast photographing the 2014 Drake Relays for an afternoon. Such a great annual event in the Des Moines area. If you haven’t been, be sure to check it out in 2015! I must say the long jump is probably my new favorite thing to photograph, loved all the flying sand!
It is finally Spring in Iowa! Last weekend we photographed one of our awesome August couples for a springtime engagement shoot here in Des Moines. Complete with a picnic and some beautiful flowering trees!
A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of photographing Phillip and Maleah’s nighttime engagement proposal here in Des Moines. I didn’t cry and I went undetected, so what an for all! Congrats you two, and as difficult as photographing in the pitch black (on a windy bridge) is, you two rocked it. An love...
Always so cool to see our photos used in great ways! Especially when they make the COVER story of the Des Moines Business Record for our Leaning Tower of Pizza shoot. Don’t forget to head on over and check out the whole article featuring our photos and a great article about Visionary in Des Moines. VIEW...
What fab timing, our Sakari Sushi photos from last week were featured in the 2014 Best Of Cityview Magazine full page thank you ad! Always awesome to see our work in print. Our bulldog Dexter was all about modeling this, after-all he loves food more than us! 😉 Don’t forget to check out the new...
Being an adult the best kind of mail you can get is fun mail! I was so excited to get an awesome thank you recently from one of our fab fall 2013 couples, it is always nice to get that ‘fun’ mail! Also Tanya and Mike, don’t they just look great?! A big thanks to...
We had the pleasure of photographing our dream last week, the ENTIRE sushi menu at the local Sakari Sushi Lounge…and then eating it with 15 of our closest friends! Sakari is my favorite sushi place hands down. They just won 2014 Cityview Best local sushi place of Des Moines as well as expanded and remodeled to...
In need of some new employee or company wide office photos?! Let us know! We would love to get you some new photos for your LinkedIn or professional networking needs in Des Moines!
This little dude is the most adorable 9 month old guy isn’t he! I can’t get over his eyes, just such a handsome little guy!
Des Moines, Iowa is such a gorgeous place! We have been receiving national attention for the last few years on just how fantastic it is to live here. Even the Today Show did a great piece on our city! I ventured out and braved the cold the other weekend to capture some landscapes of our...
Can I just say I love shooting weddings at the Tournament Club of Iowa. What a great place for a wedding in the Des Moines area! I can’t ever be opposed to getting to drive around golf carts on a course for photos! The day started with Jamie and her bridesmaids getting hair and makeup...
What a great session! All the images are absolutely stunning and the couple is gorgeous! Congrats to them!