Certainly, it’s hard to miss when you have such handsome clients as Amy + Erik. However, these two threw me a curve from the outset of our session in downtown (yes, we have one) Des Moines. My usual portrait strategy is to distract the subjects from their camera-shyness by telling them to focus on each…
A bigger-time-than-me photographer, Storey Wilkins, says part of the honor of photographing a wedding is that each one marks the birth of a new family. I suppose that privilege is multiplied when one gets the chance to photograph the first child of former wedding clients. Such was the case when I got a call from…
We kicked off the 2009 wedding season in Okoboji with young chiropractors in love, Leah + Lee. To add some (more) meat to my already excessive and extremely thorough wedding coverage, I decided to try a pseudo-photobooth on the sidelines of the reception. The bride was obliging when I asked if I could experiment on…
My great friend and talented colleague Mindy Myers appealed to my better self and got me to take part in a fundraiser for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. For a $150 dollar donation, we’ll do a fun photo session of your kids and/or the family. Included will be a sweet Mindy-designed photo collage like the…
