Tag: Engagement

Des Moines, Iowa Engagement Proposal

A few weeks ago I was asked if I could be extra sneaky and photograph a proposal for some fellow BVU alums. Of-course I said yes, how cool is that! Congrats to Adam & Kelsey! Also note I totally got away with creeping them without her knowledge, apparently shooting weddings has given me some amazing creeper […]

Teddy + Katie | Des Moines Engagement Session

We are so incredibly excited to shoot Teddy & Katie’s wedding day next July at the Des Moines Scottish Rite Consistory. I have known Teddy for years as he went to BVU and Katie couldn’t be any more perfect for him, she is just the coolest! We started out the session at Greys Lake Park […]

Tanya + Mike | Des Moines Iowa Engagement Session Preview

We had a delightful late fall session today with one of our fab wedding couples for October of 2013 Tanya and Mike. Tanya is actually an amazing photographer herself based out of Iowa City, feel free to check out her work and show her some love too Tanya Schulte Photography. Lots more to come soon, […]

Happy Friday!

Happy Friday all! Just wanted to share a quick snapshot of our Dexter from last night, ha! He’s such an odd little bulldog with a personality that is truly beyond words.  (See photo for proof!) Stay tuned we have 3 weddings to post soon, a few commercial sessions and a senior! Plus several e-sessions and […]

Lucas + Megan Engaged | Des Moines Engagement Photographer

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 […]

ZTS Photo | The Photographers

This is our 4th season shooting weddings for Tanner and I and every time we head out for a shoot I think to myself really, this job is just so awesome! I can’t believe we have come this far and sometimes reflecting back I am just so proud of us for starting a business at […]

Hager Family Photos | Des Moines Family Portrait Photographers

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 […]

Meredith + Adam Engaged | Des Moines Engagement Photographers

Tanner and I meet up with Meredith and Adam for an awesome engagement session here in Des Moines last week. We just missed hitting these 100 degree days we have going on by one and thank goodness! You two were a blast to work with and hope you love your photos!

Buena Vista University HDR Athlete Composites | BVU Sports

Tanner put together these seriously awesome composites of Buena Vista University athletes over the last few weeks. His goal was to portray them larger than life and attract a feeling of pride, especially in BVU conveyed by the photos. The athletes pics were all taken with three alien bee strobes to create an image that […]

Des Moines Farmers Market | Saturday May 10th, 2012

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 […]

Sunde Family | Forest City, Iowa

This afternoon we had a great family portrait session with the Sunde family in Forest City, Iowa. Just wanted to share a quick one from the last shot of the night. May I add those hats on the little guys are just awesome!  

Nebraska Photography Meetup

Tanner and I went to a studio get together in Nebraska a few weeks ago. Among chatting with some of the local photographers, shooting some studio shots and sharing a few beers we had one of them snap a photo of us in the gorgeous basement studio. Kind of fun to be behind the camera for […]

Brett + Amanda | Engaged | Forest City, Iowa

Last weekend we meet up with and shot Brett & Amanda’s engagement session in Forest City. We had such a blast working with you two! Always fun to shoot fellow BVU alum.   We found some really awesome and fun locations for the session around Forest City. The wood pile is probably one of my […]

Brett + Amanda Engaged Sneak Peek | Forest City, Iowa

Just wanted to share a photo from our engagement session this past weekend in Forest City with Brett & Amanda. Oh my goodness do we have some sweet photos to share in the next few days from this session! Brett & Amanda you two can pose with the best of them. This is also one […]

Meet Dexter!

I suppose it has been awhile since we last posted on the blog which is extremely unlike us. Mainly out of the fact that things have slowed down a bit for us this time of year and partly because of our newest little addition. Say hello to Dexter! (Yes he already knows he is pretty cute, […]

The Jansen Family

Last week I had the pleasure of heading over to the Jansen household for some fun family photos. The second I stepped in the door of their gorgeous home my eye went directly to the delightful Christmas decorations and lovely tree. Christmas really is just around the corner, 2011 has just flown by so incredibly […]

Moon over the Iowa Capital

I took the 400mm f/4 and 1Ds mk III we had for the last two weeks out for some night test shots on Thursday around the loft in East Village. This is shot from the parking lot on East 5th Street. Holy cow definitely not used to so much reach! More to come soon from the last two BVU […]

Kris + Matt | Des Moines Iowa Engagement

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 […]

Jenn + Lucas | Des Moines Engagement

Tanner and I had the pleasure of working with Jenn and Lucas last Saturday afternoon here in Des Moines for a great engagement session. I grew up with Jenn in Indianola as we competed through the years with Joyce’s Gymnastics together. It is always fun catching up with people you haven’t seen since high school […]

Kris + Matt | Engaged

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!  

Jenn + Lucas | Engaged

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!

Danielle + Sean | Des Moines Engagement Session

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 […]

Danielle + Sean Engaged | Des Moines, IA

Can’t resist sharing just one as I edit from Danielle and Sean’s engagement session this past Sunday evening. They were decked out in some spectacular  Iowa Hawkeye gear for the last spot on their engagement session overlooking the Des Moines skyline. Also…GO HAWKS! 🙂

Megan + Brandon | Engaged

We meet up with Megan and Brandon (and their adorable little pups!) for their engagement session in Storm Lake two Sundays ago. I’ve been wanting to shoot at this great fence walkway at one of the local parks forever and luckily there were even some gorgeous fall colored vines growing on it! The session started […]

Megan & Brandon Engaged

Yesterday afternoon we had a great engagement session with Brandon, Megan & their adorable pupps in Storm Lake. Just wanted to share a shot from the very first location of the shoot. More to come soon!

Megan + Bryan Engaged

Finally the rest of the engagement session from last week with Megan and Bryan here in Des Moines. Such a fun afternoon!

Megan + Bryan | Des Moines, Iowa Engagement Session Sneak Peek

Tonight I had a great engagement session here in Des Moines with Megan and Bryan. Oh my what to say about these two!  You  both just make me laugh and smile so much!  I went to college with Megan at Buena Vista and shortly after she moved to Des Moines a few years ago she […]

Natalie + Brady | Sioux City Iowa Engagement Session

I absolutely love shooting in Sioux City! There are so many unique spots around the downtown area and parks nearby. Sioux City…man you have some sweet places! Natalie and Brady were incredibly fantastic to work with. Tanner and I went to BVU with Natalie and we were so thrilled when she sent us a Facebook […]

Natalie + Brady | Sioux City, Iowa Engagement Session Sneak Peek

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 […]

Desiree + Randall | Blank Park Zoo Engagement Session

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 […]

Tony + Steph Engaged – Sneak Peek | Des Moines Engagement Photographers

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 […]

ZTS Photo Featured in LAE Wedding Blog!

There is a new wedding blog here in Des Moines that we were asked to be a featured in today run by Lakin entitled LAE Wedding You may remember one of our spring engagement session from a few months ago with Matt & Elissa in Storm Lake that is featured in the writeup as well […]

ZTS June 2011 Update: Wedding Madness!

Tomorrow marks our 3rd wedding for June of 2011. The couple you ask? You may remember the western themed engagement shoot for Matt & Jessi from last fall in Storm Lake, Iowa. If the photo below of the groom to be we snapped at the e-session is any indication of what is to come this […]

Kayli + Ryan Engaged | Clear Lake, Iowa

Kayli and Ryan are one of our awesome 2011 wedding couples this year. Their wedding is set for October 1st in gorgeous Clear Lake, Iowa. Yay for fall weddings! We started out at a state park in Clear Lake with lots of awesome shady trees and then headed to an open field and finally down […]

Shelby + Paul Engaged | Storm Lake, Iowa

Happy Friday all! Here is the final post of our favorite images from Shelby and Paul’s engagement session in Storm Lake. We started the session at the Storm Lake baseball field with the Twins jerseys as they are both HUGE Twins fans. From there ventured off to this awesome field we found just out of […]

Shelby + Paul Engagement Session Preview | Storm Lake Iowa | ZTS Photo

Last Sunday we had an engagement and family session with Shelby and Paul in Storm Lake. As we have been wrapping up some other shoots it took a few days to get this posted here for a preview, but this is one of my favorites from the session with them. The natural light in combination […]

New Glass Goodness 16-35L II

Excited to welcome a new member to our glass lineup with the Canon 16-35mm f/2.8 L II! Pretty stoked to have a fast wide zoom that is sharp as a tack. At first when Tanner brought up the idea I was against it saying we should upgrade our Sigma 14mm f/2.8 or purchase a 45mm […]