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 […]
Dexter The Olde English Bulldogge | 7 Months
I haven’t blogged about our little puppy Dexter lately but if you follow me on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook you probably see enough of the little guy! [C’mon we don’t have kids…you know you love him too!] Well OK, truly he isn’t so little anymore! Dex is almost 8 months old and just one happy 50+ […]
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 […]
Simpson Wedding Preview 05.05.12 | Des Moines Iowa Wedding
Saturday we spent with the wonderful Megan & Brandon here in Des Moines with their wedding at The Bridge in Johnston and reception at The Hilton Garden Inn West. Just wanted to share a few from their portrait session from the wedding, wow there are SO many fun photos to share from this I can’t […]
Sunde Family Portraits | Forest City Iowa
A few weekends ago Tanner and I had the pleasure of shooting with the Sunde family in Forest City, Iowa. We found some great locations and the day was just awesome for the first part of April. Below are just a few of our favorites from the session.
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!
The Leaning Tower of Pizza | Ankeny, Iowa | Des Moines Commercial Photographers
Last Friday I had the pleasure of photographing some commercial shots for The Leaning Tower of Pizza located at 512 SW 3rd Street in Ankeny, IA. WOW they have some delicious food! If you are looking for some great pizza, pasta and Italian food definately swing by and check this place out. As you can […]
NBA Development League: Iowa Energy v Reno
A few months ago Tanner and I had the pleasure of shooting the local NBA Development League team here in Des Moines, the Iowa Energy. We have shot plenty of high school and college basketball through the years but shooting for the NBA D League is a whole new game. Holy cow those boys move! […]
Hager New Year’s Eve Fusion Wedding Video | Des Moines Videography
Tanner and I had the privilege of working with Tony and Steph for their big day this past New Year’s Eve here in Des Moines. You can see the entire blog post from their amazing day here. Tanner wrapped up the final editing their fusion video awhile ago from their wedding day (video + stills) […]
Northern Iowa Blizzard
Winter really has been pretty non-existent here in Des Moines this year however where Tanner is in Storm Lake they have had a few snow storms. This was taken by Tanner a few weeks ago during the blizzard that occurred in mid-February. Of-course the best thing to do during a sweet snow storm is hop in your car and go […]
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 […]
2012 Iowa High School State 1A and 2A Wrestling Photos | ZTS Photo
Thursday night I had the pleasure of shooting some of the 2A and most of the 1A Iowa High School State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena a few blocks from my loft. Holy cow is it one super fast paced tournament! Super pleased with the results. Sports are such a different ballgame to […]
ZTS Winter Randoms
It is pretty hard to have a puppy and not take a crazy amount of photos of the little guy! Just some favorites recently of little Dexter. He’s getting so big! 4 months old this week. Where has the last two months gone?! Also a few snowscapes from this past weekends crazy weather. Finally getting […]
Hager New Year’s Eve Wedding | Tuscany Event Center | Des Moines, Iowa
Tony and Steph’s wedding was a fantastic end to our 2011 season as well as kickoff to our 2012! They couldn’t have received better weather for the 31st of December in Iowa. Mid 50’s and glorious. I meet Tony when I was in my senior year of High School in Indianola way back in the […]
ZTS PHOTO: Wedding Wire Brides Choice Award Winner 2012
We are pleased to announce we are the recipient of the 2012 Brides Choice award from WeddingWire again this year! This means we are in the top 5% of Wedding Pros nationwide! The WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Awards™ recognizes the top local wedding professionals from the WeddingWire Network that demonstrate excellence in quality, service, responsiveness and […]
Samantha 2012 Senior | Dallas Center-Grimes High School
Just one quick photo from our senior session earlier this afternoon with the gorgeous and extremely sweet Samantha. Samantha is a 2012 senior at Dallas Center-Grimes High School with plans post graduation of becoming a nurse. Also may I add that being January 8th in Iowa shooting a senior session outside without coats is AWESOME! […]
Hager New Year’s Eve Wedding | Sneek Peek
Tony and Steph wrapped up or 2011 season (and I suppose kicked off our 2012 as well!) with a fantastic wedding on New Year’s Eve here in Des Moines this past weekend. Above and below are just a few photos from their formal session outside the Methodist Church were they were married. You just can’t […]
East Village Sunset
View from my loft last night here in East Village. Fall in Iowa I must say has some gorgeous sunsets! Wish I would have been about 5 min earlier and caught the killer orange/yellow mix more that was going on last night over the downtown Des Moines skyline. Regardless how lovely is this! Taken with a 5D […]
Q Construction | ZTS Commercial
We had the privilege of shooting some recently finished projects for a Spencer Iowa construction company a few weekends ago.Props to Tanner for putting together some awesome HDRs!
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 […]
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!
Brady Family | Des Moines Fall Family Session
Fall has to be my favorite time of year to take photos. Between the glorious colors and falling leaves there is just something so magical and different about shooting in late October in Iowa. Tonight I finished up the rest of the family session with the Brady family and just wanted to post a few […]
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 […]
Sagar + Dhruva | Engagement & Ring Ceremony
On Saturday night Tanner and I headed down to my hometown of Indianola to shoot an engagement and ring ceremony for Sagar and Dhruva. As we have a ton of engagement sessions, commercial shoots and family sessions in the pipeline to edit just wanted to share a few. Isn’t her dress just fantastic!?
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! 🙂
East Village Fall Sunset & This Past Weekend
Tonight on my way home from a few mile run at the gym I pulled into the loft in East Village overlooking this sweet sunset. I quickly sprinted inside and grabbed the 5D MK II and 16-35L II lens and walked briskly to two block walk to the bridge to snap some photos before the […]
Elissa + Matt 10.08.11 Wedding | Storm Lake, Iowa
I meet Elissa about 5 years ago at BVU. She was in my suite in visiting one of my roommates and was laughing so incredibly loud at something I just had to go see what was so funny. As always you can count on her to this day to be smiling from ear to ear and constantly […]
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 […]
Iowa in the Fall
We had a commercial shoot for a construction company up in North-Western Iowa on Saturday and on my drive home to Des Moines I had to take a few pit stops for pics. This photo along the side of the road just outside of Carroll , Iowa. Fall in Iowa just makes me happy! Also […]
MintL.A. Boutique
Just wanted to share one of the first frames from a commercial shoot I had last night with a local boutique here in Des Moines, MintL.A. It had just finished raining which made for the perfect blend of gorgeous sky and perfect soft light. Also don’t forget to friend the MintL.A Boutique facebook page as well […]
Doebel Wedding Sneak Peek
Matt and Elissa were married this past Saturday at the Schaller Chapel on the Buena Vista University campus in Storm Lake where they both attended college. Pretty sure Elissa didn’t stop smiling or laughing the entire day! Also isn’t her dress just amazing?!
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!
Hello Friday!
Monday night I had a fantastic family session with the Lee family here in Des Moines and this week I almost finished editing with Ryan and Kayli’s big day from last Saturday. Just wanted to share a few more before I can get a full blog post up soon. Check out her cool “I do” […]
Kayli + Ryan 10.06.11 | Garner Iowa Wedding
Just a quick photo from our awesome wedding yesterday in Garner and Clear Lake. Kayli and Ryan you two were a blast to work with! More 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!
Buena Vista University Homecoming 2011
Hello Beaver Football 2011! Just a few pics from todays homecoming game. There are more photos up on our print site at http://ztsphoto.smugmug.com/Sports/BVU-FOOTBALL/BVU-Homecoming-2011 Final score: BVU 44 Cornell 10
Denison vs Storm Lake Football 09-16-11
Tanners older brother coaches football at Denison High School so on the 16th we went to his game vs Storm Lake. Just a few snaps from the game below. You can see the entire group of shots on our print site at http://www.ztsphoto.smugmug.com
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 […]