Family

I am sure you'll recognize these kids from previous posts. I've taken their several times. I know that getting ready for family pictures is a job, trust me we just did ours a few weeks ago. Coordinating outfits, finding a decent pair of shoes that fit, doing hair, etc... It's time consuming and sometimes stressful to get kids out the door. So when UI asked this family to do it twice... I'm sure they were ready to kill me! Thanks for being good sports guys! You're the best!

Bowen & Eden!

These are all examples from my new "wow" session. And we stayed in Grimes for 2 different looks - urban & nature! Bowen and Eden quickly warmed up and were acting like themselves in no time. No force smiles here - all natural, playful photos!

Cory and fam!

It's Cory again! This time it's for family photos for the Grandparents. He's always so excited and smiley... and since I see him almost everyday I know this is just how he is! Happy!

Vintage photos!

I was playing around with different looks the other night - what do you think about the whole "vintage" look"?

Burlington Photos!

This is an old high school friend of mine. Not only were we good friends but we were also on the same cheerleading squad - which means we spent most of our living high school days together. She now lives in Omaha but for the past 2 years we've met in Burlington (our hometown) to do family photos. Last year we froze to death and had to stop several times to warm up but this year we had a GREAT day! Burlington is an awesome photo backdrop. There are so many good places for interesting photos. We headed to Snake Alley (the crookest street in the world...) and Cobblestone Alley. I LOVE LOVE LOVE the Cobblestone Alley! Lauren & Logan did an amazing job!

Tiffany & Brian's Engagement

We caught the fall colors just in time for their fall engagement session! Tiffany & Brian are getting married next October and I'll be looking forward to photographing their wedding also. They were a fun & RELAXED couple! Being relaxed always makes for great pictures!

It's a Family Affair!

Another one of my favorites families! I have to give them a HUGE thanks for all the referrals they give me! Owners of Grove & Platt Dental Associates (the best dental office around,) they give me tons of smiles to photograph. We went to Jester to get Christmas card ready with the whole family!

Christmas Card Photos!

It's official - Christmas card season has begun! I am neck deep in photos for Christmas cards. Check out the available pre-designed cards at the link in the post below!
This family is very close to our family. In fact she's a 2nd mom to my daughter. I trust them with everything.
For this shoot we had to resort to "PLAN B", we had intend on taking photos at a bridge in Polk City. But on the day we headed out it was really windy & really sunny. I remembered passing this cool old barn so we detoured that way. It ended being the best outcome!

Playtime!

Apparently people do read my blog posts AND take my advice! My friend and her family had their photos shoot scheduled at a different location until she read my post about capturing children being themselves. Think about what your child is into and what makes them happy. Her girls are comfortable at home playing dress up and occasionally playing with makeup... with a few smiles in between. A no stress photo shoot for sure!

Karl's Senior Session

I try to make the guy senior sessions as painless as possible. Most of the guys are just doing the photos to please their moms. Karl is a DC-G senior and totally went with the flow. We had an awesome day. I love the first shot on the car with the windmill in the background!

Griffin & Claire

It was an absolutely perfect fall day to get these two outdoors for photos! Claire is 3 months and loves to be talked to. She just smiled and smile as her mom talked to her. Griffin is all boy, running around climbing on rocks and keeping me on my toes! He made me work for that family pictures but we got it!