Thursday, February 16, 2012 at 3:34pm
Sweet baby TJ came to us at 5 days old. He was so sleepy and relaxed and we enjoyed every minute of our snuggle time with him. He joins big brother Dylan and big sister Betty. I had the honor of being there during Betty’s birth and meeting her within her first hour of life and also got to watch her “grow up” in front of our lens. It is super exciting that we will get an opportunity to watch this little guy grow as well. But let’s not rush that. Let’s just enjoy the sweet little miracle as he is right now.
Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at 12:32pm
Brent and I were honored to be a part of the community of photographers from the surrounding area who participated in the Capturing Hopes Dance Marathon at the beginning of this month. Capturing Hopes is a non-profit organization with a passion for helping children battling cancer or other life-threatening illnesses. Each year they have a 21 hour Dance Marathon to honor those who have looked cancer in the face and survived, those who are in the fight for their lives and those who were taken from this world much too soon. To be a part of such a powerful event was just amazing! During our time there we met 12 different families and spent about 10-15 minutes with each of them capturing just a little piece of their strength and spirits! We heard some wonderful and miraculous stories and also some that brought tears to our eyes. But whether we meet these individuals in person or got to take a picture walk through their lives, we were in awe of the courage and character of everyone we met. We were even inspired to become part bone marrow registry that evening. To find out more about Capturing Hopes, please visit their website here. And if you would like to find out how you can become part of the bone marrow registry to hopefully save a life one day, please visit Be The Match.
Here is our little tribute to the families that touched our lives.
Friday, January 20, 2012 at 11:34am
SNOW! Finally! We have been anxiously been awaiting this session for almost 1 year. After their fall family photos in 2010, mom was eager to get on our calendar for 2011 for a fun snow session thinking that snow is bound to appear around November/December. After all, we do live in Iowa. November came and went…no snow. December came and went…no snow. We were beginning to wonder if Mother Nature was going to take us directly from fall into spring. But finally, 11 months and 1 week from scheduling the session, we got snow. And we had the most beautiful day to shoot in! OK, well sure it was a bit chilly and the wind was a little breezy, but the light was golden and beautiful and warm. And the family was full of great attitudes and adventure which made for the perfect combination for an excellent session. We couldn’t be more pleased with how these turned out. Now go get your own cup of cocoa to sip while you enjoy these images!
Saturday, January 7, 2012 at 6:49pm
2011 was a year filled with beautiful people, both inside and out. We enjoyed getting to know each one of you and helping you create some treasured memories in your life. Thank you so much for your trust and support. You are the reason we do what we do. Please enjoy this collage with select images from our sessions throughout the year! Looking forward to seeing you again in 2012!
Monday, November 7, 2011 at 10:19am
When I found out my friend was pregnant with twins, I think one of the first things that I told her is that we are definitely doing her newborn images! :) And we are so happy that she agreed because they are just the most beautiful and perfect little babies you could ever imagine. It really took us back to those early days with our dynamic duo – two car seat to lug around, double diaper changes, struggling when trying to trade off one baby for the other, swaying back and forth with a baby in each arm, delirious sleep deprived nights, but best of all double the noses to nuzzle and twice the love in your heart.
After many anxious month of waiting for these little guys to arrive safely into this world, they are finally here! Meet Blake and Beckham. (So in love with their names!) And I think that after studying the one image where I know for sure who was who, I can now tell who is who in the others. Because let’s face it, when trying to photograph identical twins even we forgot who had the painted toes and which baby was fed last or who we had just got done taking individual pictures. We even had a full nights sleep. 
Tanya, congratulations to your entire family! You have such a handsome crew!
Mr. Beckham
And Mr. Blake
Sweet, sweet brothers. They fit together so nicely. They even pretty much did this with their hands on their own once I nuzzled them together. *Melt* (Oh, and I have no idea who is who here. LOL!)
I just HAD to add this one! I was in the middle of posing the babies when Beckham broke into this huge grin. I quickly pulled my hands away so that Brent could capture it!
Friday, October 21, 2011 at 10:03am
Well we weren’t really friends of the bride or groom type guests at this wedding, we were more guest photographers at the wedding. Since Brent and I are hitting the wedding scene again next April, we wanted to make sure we did all of our homework in order to make sure that we understand all the ins and the outs of wedding photography. Events are quite different than our normal portrait work so it was such a wonderful experience to be able to 2nd shoot the wedding of Erin and Jeff. It was really a lot of fun being a part of the excitement of the day and sharing in the relationships of everyone in attendance. Here are some of the resulting images from the day.
Erin and Jeff did not see each other before the wedding. This was taken right as the door was opening and Erin was seeing her groom for the first time. Love the emotion in her face.
I love the attention to every last detail with weddings. Erin’s mom made the cake and I heard that Erin even helped a bit. Isn’t it just gorgeous?
Friday, October 14, 2011 at 6:39pm
In April of next year, Brent and I are venturing into the wedding scene again. (I guess that is what happens when people talk nice to us. We say yes to something that we don’t typically do!) But we are so glad that we agreed to shoot the wedding of Rachel and Jamie. We met last night for their engagement session and had a ton of fun. Over the course of the last several months, I have had many email exchanges with Rachel. In every single one of those exchanges, I got an instant feel for what a warm and beautiful person she is. I could also tell just how much she adores Jamie! In fact when I wrote her some questions just so I could get to them and their relationship a little better, I could just hear the giddiness in her voice through her writing. Seriously. She is just head over heels in love with this guy. And why shouldn’t she be? He is pretty amazing and quite easy on the eyes. Just by watching them together we can see the pedestal that he holds her on. It is so incredibly sweet and romantic.
Their session was so much fun. We laughed. A lot. Rachel’s laughter and beaming smile and Jamie’s easy-going nature are qualities that just make you feel good being around these two people. And we have no doubt that the people they surround themselves with will be just as warm and uplifting. We cannot wait to meet their friends and family and share in the joy of their special day! But until then, enjoy these images of soon to be Mr. and Mrs.
Look at the way they look at each other…so in love!
Special request by Rachel and Jamie. Some good ‘ole leaf fighting fun!
Save the date…
Monday, October 10, 2011 at 8:39pm
The minute we laid eyes on this little girl, we were hooked. She had the biggest smile and knew exactly how to charm her way into our hearts. The session with her was a piece of cake. Sometimes we have to work at getting our clients to smile, but not with little Miss Stella. She was a pro! She had US grinning from ear to ear with her expressions and sweet nature. And you could tell that she is the center of her Mommy and Daddy’s world. She lit them up from the inside out and you can see that in ever single image. It was truly our pleasure to be able to meet this family and capture their togetherness. I hope you guys enjoy your sneak peek. I can’t wait to share your full gallery with you. I have a hunch that your decision is not going to be easy
Oh my goodness, Stella cracks me up in this one!
Wednesday, October 5, 2011 at 11:17am
One thing that we have learned over the years of photographing children is that you can just never predict what is going to happen! But if you can be lucky enough to keep them contained in one general area (with maybe a cute prop or two ) and give them a little bit of guidance, they will do the rest. And the results that you will get will be REAL. Real emotions, real “posing” and real moments. And it is the real stuff that I think I like the best.
These images are from the Grandkid shoot that I had been promising my mom. Here are our three little dudes along with their twin cousins who are just 6 months older than our twins! That’s right, four 5-year-olds and a 3-year-old in the same picture! I love the range of emotions all in this one image – happiness, distress, boredom! Hehe! It doesn’t get anymore real than that!
And some more from of my favorites from the session.
Friday, September 23, 2011 at 1:55pm
One of the two greatest compliments that we, as photographers, can receive is if previous clients refer out our work to others and/or when the return to us for photography needs in the future. This session was one such compliment. Last year around this same time, we worked with this beautiful senior’s sister doing her senior portraits. And this year, we got to meet Kenna! Kenna stepped out of the car wearing this AWESOME combination of a soft yellow dress with some super stylish boots and I knew exactly where we needed to go to take her first images. And I will have to say that these are probably my favorites from the session. (Thus her appearance in the new blog header!!!!!)
We did get some other great shots too!
There will be more to come of the lovely Miss Kenna. Since softball is her passion (and she is quite the player, I hear) she wanted some images taken on the field. We ran out of light during her scheduled session so we plan to meet up another evening for a quick little session. Until then, enjoy this peek!
by Brent & Jen
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