It was a hot day in August, but the clouds rolled in to give us some relief from the humidity. Zoe can be more quiet than some, but we still great giggles together while exploring Valley Junction and West Des Moines for her senior photo experience!!
Fall engagement photos are always the most sought after, and last year was no exception. Thankfully, Joy & Austin were able to make an early November date work to sneak in photos before winter hit, and I got to spend golden hour at one of my favorite “secret” parks in DSM! Still had some great color (just a little bitter wind, too!). These two are so goofy together, and I can’t wait for their wedding this fall!
I wish these two lived closer to me so we could hang out again- it was so wonderful to get to capture their love in the city where it all began, Ames! These two met at ISU, and it was perfect to celebrate their wedding in Mackenzie’s hometown (with a few photos in Kildee Hall, and London Underground, of course!)
It’s almost graduation season for all my incredible seniors of 2023… and that means I’m starting to book seniors for this summer! Class of 2024, are you ready!? I’ve loved honing my skills as a professional senior photographer for the past 10 years. Each year, the seniors get cooler and the photo sessions become less work and more play. ;) Enjoy Katie’s senior session!
Oops! We’re already into the month of March, and I never blogged highlights from my first ever Valentine’s Minis! Here are a few favorites from my sessions… hope you enjoy them. :) Leave a comment if you think I should do more holiday/themed minis in the coming year!
I’m a huge fan of headshot photography! I think that it’s important to update your online profiles ever few years, and so I loved that Puma reached out to me when she needed some new photos. We snagged a studio space downtown Des Moines, and had a wonderful time chatting, laughing and making some camera magic happen!
Snowstorms are fun… but also hard to take photos in! So it was a treat to get to photograph Katie & Eric inside one of my favorite local greenhouses. Bonus: I had to purchase a plant to bring home to thank the shop. ;)
Baby Jordan and I share a birthday, which made meeting him all the more special! He was so alert (and quiet!) for most of our session, until he finally decided to nap at the end. ;)
In need of studio headshots for branding, acting headshots, your website, or something else? I’d love to work with you on this! Check out some recent studio photos we took for Megan, ready to hit the audition circuit!
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I thought this would be a fun voyage into a random week- which ended up busier than anticipated, especially for “slow” season! Wedding season in Iowa is May-Oct, so the rest of the year can be a gamble on what kind of work rolls in. Take a look at a week in my life, and tell me in the comments if it’s what you expected!
Every couple planning a wedding knows that picking vendors is a big part of the process. I’m here to help you out with some of the questions I think are valuable to ask wedding photographers during the interview process!
Valentine Mini’s for 2023 are a GO!! Pop into the full blog post for details!!
Enjoy some of the best views of DSM with Rachel & Nate’s engagement photos!!
Downtown Des Moines is always a fun place to take senior photos, even if you live in Waukee or Ankeny. There’s just so much more to explore, and we took some of Abi’s pictures around some of my favorite corners in the heart of DSM. Click through to see more photos!
This wedding was just a wonderful way to start off my 2022 wedding season- I’d never heard of this venue until Rachel mentioned it in her email to me… and I’m obsessed. More weddings here please!!
Such a fun December newborn session at home with baby Theo and his family!
Ashley's fall maternity session was absolute dreaminess and I could gush about it still.. I’m so thankful to have met this cool couple, and that we got to hang out for photos not just in the fall, but this winter with the arrival of their newborn son! Enjoy this downtown Des Moines maternity photo session.
This sweet family transplanted to Iowa, and it was so fun to connect with them to update their family photos. Kids grow up so fast… so make sure you remember to capture the moments while they’re happening!
Some of my favorite family photos, headshots, branding photo sessions, and more from 2022!