Cotton-Eyed Joe | Janssen Wedding Forest City, Iowa | 07.10.10

We are by no means video experts but having the ability to record video on our Canon 5D Mark II cameras and boy it is just oh so tempting to shoot a few seconds through out the wedding day. Be it not so great hand held or in a pitch black reception hall but that […]

Janssen Wedding Preview | 07.10.10 | Forest City Iowa Wedding

If your viewing this on Facebook head on over to our blog at https://www.ztsblog.com Sarah and Eric tied the knot in Forest City, Iowa this past weekend. Here is a snapshot of the bridal party after the ceremony at the football field where Eric played football for the last four years at Waldorf College in […]

Jaz + Bailey | Forest City, Iowa | Senior Photographer 2011

If your viewing this on Facebook head on over to our blog at https://www.ztsblog.com Pushing our limits and growing as photographers is something Tanner and I really strive to do often. We try to be unique and different from every other photographer out there by trying out new ideas, using lenses that most don’t, and […]

Jenna Garner-Hayfield 2011 Senior | Iowa Senior Photographer

If your viewing this on Facebook head on over to our blog at https://www.ztsblog.com Sunday evining we meet up with Jenna for some pictures. She is a to-be senior at Garner-Hayfield High School in northern Iowa and has aspirations to become a nurse after high school. Tanner edited all of these and I don’t know […]

Finzen Wedding | Ventura Iowa Wedding 01.31.10

If your viewing this on Facebook head on over to our blog at https://www.ztsblog.com In an attempt to post blog posts from pre ZTS blog era here is a wedding we captured last January in Ventura for Arthur and Anna who have now been happily married for almost 6 months! I started off the day […]

Rupe Wedding Preview | Mason City Wedding Photographer

If your viewing this on Facebook head on over to our blog at https://www.ztsblog.com Just a quick snapshot from the Mujucia/Rupe wedding we shot on Saturday in Mason City, IA. The day was steaming HOT reaching the mid 90’s. Phew! We got some AWESOME images so stay tuned for a full blog post soon!

Long Exposure + Sparklers + Car…

If your viewing this on Facebook head on over to our blog at https://www.ztsblog.com This is what happens when Tanner and I get bored…we outline a car with sparklers! Last summer we were experimenting with light and long exposures and what better to do that play with sparklers! We headed off to a remote gravel […]

Adam O | Business Headshots | Des Moines Iowa Commercial Photographers

If your viewing this on Facebook head on over to our blog at https://www.ztsblog.com Last Thursday Tanner and I had the pleasure of shooting some professional business head-shots for my cousin who is staring this own financial investment firm here in the Des Moines area in July. We started off in his backyard with some […]

Kami Garner Senior 2011 | Iowa Senior Photographer

If your viewing this on facebook head on over to our blog at: https://www.ztsblog.com Kami was just so much fun to shoot with! She is going to be a senior this fall at Garner-Hayfield High School in Garner, IA. She is a lifeguard in town at the local pool and her father is a fire […]

Forest City High School Girls Softball | ZTS Photo

If your viewing this on facebook head on over to our blog at: https://www.ztsblog.com Tanner went to watch his cousin’s softball game last week and snapped some great action pics with the 70-200mm f/2.8. She is a to-be junior at Forest City High School in northern Iowa. Sports pics are always fun! We have been […]

Steak Addiction

If your viewing this on facebook head on over to our blog at https://www.ztsblog.com I’ll admit it. We have an addiction problem. If you live within driving distance of a Costco please go join. Not only do they have memory cards (8gb sandisk) for $35 (were talking the same ones at bbuy that are $80) […]

ZTS Update: June 2010

If your viewing this on Facebook head on over to our blog at: HTTP://WWW.ZTSBLOG.COM We are swamped. Weddings + seniors + families + engagements + events + commercial shoots + a magazine deal with the Iowan + inquiries like no other! The full on summer swing of things has officially started and we couldn’t be more excited! […]

Amy + Jon-Michael | Ledges State Park Engagement Photos

On Saturday Tanner and I made the short trek up to Ledges State Park just out of Boone to snap some fun engagement pictures of Amy and Jon-Michael. We have the pleasure of shooting their wedding at the end of  August in Carroll, IA. At first when Amy approached me about doing an all-nature engagement […]

Weeds Iowa!

If your viewing this on Facebook click here to head on over to our blog: https://www.ztsblog.com The light was just PERFECT the other night on my way back from a run so I bolted upstairs to my condo and grabbed the 5D MK II and our new 100mm f/2.8 macro lens that I have been […]

It’s Almost Summer!

I took these shot years ago…were talking summer of 2006 old school with a Rebel XTi and a lens kit! I still to this day just absolutely just love them! They are un-edited straight out of the camera JPEGS. I was cleaning up my Flickr’ account last night and found these images from the days […]

Rainbow & a Killer Sunset!

If your viewing this on Facebook shoot on over to our blog at: https://www.ztsblog.com to view this post! Last night I emerged from grabbing up some groceries for dinner after my workout at Dahl’s grocery store on 86th in Johnston to find a killer rainbow in the sky! Not just a ‘one-tailed’ rainbow or a […]

Jenn + Chad Engaged | Storm Lake Iowa Engagement Photographers

If your viewing this on facebook head on over to our blog @ https://www.ztsblog.com Last Saturday we headed out in Storm Lake, IA to shoot some engagement pics for an upcoming wedding this July for Jenn and Chad! Jen went to college with us at Buena Vista University and was really involved in basketball and […]

BVU Baseball & BVU Softball | Storm Lake, IA

To best view this post (if your viewing this on facebook ) visit our blog at https://www.ztsblog.com Tanner went down to shoot some sports pics with our new 70-200 f/2.8 lens and got some sweet shots at the Buena Vista University softball & baseball games on Tuesday at BVU. Baseball was vs. Central College and […]

Kristin + Jason Engaged | Pella Iowa Engagement Photographers

These two are just so much fun! Last Saturday Tanner and I headed off to Pella, IA to snap a few fun engagement pictures for Kristin and Jason whom we are shooting their wedding for at the end of May this year. Pella is just full of awesome places to shoot and a crazy amount […]

Iowa Spring!

If your viewing this on facebook head on over to the blog at https://www.ztsblog.com Spring is finally here in Iowa! The grass is green and the tulips (here in East Village where I work) are blooming. After one of the worst winters that I can remember having an 80 degree day in the middle of […]

Amber + Scott Engaged | Des Moines Iowa Engagement Photographers

If your viewing this on facebook to view images & this post better visit our blog at:  https://www.ztsblog.com Last weekend Tanner and I had the pleasure of shooting engagement photos for an extremely fun couple! I think they laughed the entire shoot and we got some awesome pictures! They meet when they both worked at […]