Tanner shot a great fall family session late last week. Holy gorgeous Des Moines weather lately!
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Lucas aka “Catfish” as he was nicknamed in college has been one of my very best guy friends since my college days at BVU. I was more than thrilled when he text me and told me he was going to pop the question to the lovely Megan that weekend with a photo of the ring attached! And even more...
Danielle & Sean meet at the University of Iowa their freshman year and have been in love ever since. (Go Hawks!) They had such a gorgeous and fun wedding day surrounded by great friends and family. You can truly tell you two love each other more than anything! Tanner and I had a blast shooting your wedding and...
Can’t believe our little man is 10 months old already! Ahh Dexter, he is just pure awesomeness.
Just a few from our wedding this past weekend here in downtown Des Moines with the super awesome Danielle and Sean!
Tonight I meet up with handsome little Mr. Miles for a fun photo-shoot and hokey pokey dance party. You are one happy little dude Miles!
Elizabeth and Nick have THE BEST story of how they meet and fell in love! I was in awe and absolutely loved it when I heard it too. Elizabeth was in Colorado dog sitting for a family friend and Nick was in town on vacation with his best friend. They at random meet at a...
Last Saturday we headed up to Garner, Iowa to shoot one of Tanner’s former college roomate Brett’s big day. Actually Brett and Amanda are both Buena Vista University alums, small world! They actually didn’t meet until after college but you can tell they are just absolutely perfect together. The day started at Styles in Motion...
Just wrapped up editing two weddings an engagement session and a family session. Expect lots on the blog in the next few days to come! Tony and Steph are one of our favorite 2011 wedding couples. We meet up with them and their awesome pups for some photos a few nights ago and so excited...
One of the fun perks of living in East Village here in Des Moines is the ability to walk to the Des Moines Farmers Market on Saturday mornings. I probably can not attend to too many this year due to shooting weddings on many Saturdays but last weekend was open and the market was just delightful! I...
Tanner and I had the privilege of working with Tony and Steph for their big day this past New Year’s Eve here in Des Moines. You can see the entire blog post from their amazing day here. Tanner wrapped up the final editing their fusion video awhile ago from their wedding day (video + stills)...
Just wrapped up editing this great session with Kris and Matt from a few weekends ago here in downtown Des Moines. We started off the afternoon at the walking bridge over the Des Moines River and then headed off to one of their favorite spots to grab a cup of coffe together Smokey Row. Finally...
Just one from the first stop on our engagement session this afternoon with Kris and Matt. Thanks for being such great sports! Also I can’t wait to edit and share some coffee themed photos from the Smokey Row Coffee Co. You two are awesome!
Saturday afternoon we had a great session around the downtown Des Moines area with Jenn and Lucas. Just wanted to share one from the last spot of the day. Another great session preview coming up soon!
These two were so much fun to work with! Not that you can’t tell that simply by looking at the gorgeous images from their fall engagement session below. I love that they are so full of laughter and love. The two of them were just down trying out every idea we threw at them as...
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...
MintL.A. has some absolutely fantiastic fall styles in the store! If you live in or around Des Moines stop by and check them out at 340 SW 5th Street #122 just south of downtown Des Moines. I had the pleasure of shooting for the boutique on Monday night with some very fun and talented models, one of whom...
Just wanted to share one of the first frames from a commercial shoot I had last night with a local boutique here in Des Moines, MintL.A. It had just finished raining which made for the perfect blend of gorgeous sky and perfect soft light. Also don’t forget to friend the MintL.A Boutique facebook page as well...
Finally the rest of the engagement session from last week with Megan and Bryan here in Des Moines. Such a fun afternoon!
Saturday we had the pleasure of shooting an engagement sessions with a fellow BVU alum and her fiancé in Sioux City. It is always fun to shoot former classmates and see how much life has changed and grown in the last few years! This session was just awesome, so many great locations and photos to...
Lauren and Bill’s big day on August 6th took place at the gorgeous downtown Des Moines venue The Scottish Rite Consistory. The couple meet at Simpson College just south of Des Moines in my hometown of Indianola. They kept busy at Simpson with sports as Bill played football for the Storm while Lauren ran track....
We meet up with Desiree and Randall of Carlisle last Friday at the local Blank Park Zoo here in Des Moines for an engagement session. We second shot the Brown Wedding reception there last July and were so excited to go back and shoot there again! Oh my has it completely changed in the last year, I...
Well what can I say about Tony and Steph other than they are just awesome! I meet Tony years ago when I took night classes at Simpson College for graphic design while still in high school at IHS. What a small world when years later we were contacted by him about shooting his wedding on...
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:
In an effort to fully blog all of or 2010 weddings here is yet another go on this fantastic couple! I grew up with the wonderful bride and attended high school with her in the small town of Indianola. I couldn’t have been happier when she contacted Tanner and I about being a part of...
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 shoot on over to our blog at https://ztsphoto.com The Alien Bee 1600 light is finally here! Along with a giant octabox, beauty dish and umbrella! We now have two engagement shoots with it under our belt this being the first with the new rockin’ light setup. Oh goodness the...
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