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Geelan Wedding 07.21.12 | Garner, Iowa | Des Moines Iowa Wedding Photographer

Last Saturday we headed up to Garner, Iowa to shoot one of Tanner’s former college roomate Brett’s big day. Actually Brett and Amanda are both Buena Vista University alums, small world! They actually didn’t meet until after college but you can tell they are just absolutely perfect together. The day started at Styles in Motion […]

Hughes Wedding | Marina Inn Conference Center Wedding | Sioux City, Iowa

Natalie and Brady were just so much fun to work with! Tanner and I went to BVU with Natalie, which is always fun meeting up with old college classmates and sharing in their big day years later. They meet when Natalie’s oldest brother Jeff was college roommates with Brady years ago at UNI and have […]

Geelan Wedding Preview | 072112

The morning rain let up yesterday just in time for some outdoor formals for Brett & Amanda. We had such a great day celebrating with you two!

Vacation 2012 | Hazelhurst Wisconsin

Just wanted to share a few photos from vacation this past week on the lake in Hazelhurst, Wisconsin. Seriously SO incredibly gorgeous up there!   Knew it was meant to be when we got there and they had Hawkeye stuff hanging from the trees! Our dock for the week!The cabin, complete with creepy “murder doors” […]

Urich Family Preview

While on vacation this past week in Northern Wisconsin we took some awesome family photos of Tanner’s family. This is of his brother and his wife and their son, who may I add is the cutest little dude in the world. These tree s were just so awesome too! I wish we had trees like this in Des […]

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!

Hager Family | Des Moines Photographers

We met up with the lovely Hager family and their pups tonight for some gorgeous family photos. Just wanted to share one of my faves from the very end of their session.

Pete | Des Moines 2012 Senior Photos

Earlier this week we had the pleasure of heading down to Indianola for a double senior session on Pete & Kim’s family farm. Just wanted to share a few favorites from Pete’s senior session.

Kim + Pete | 2012 Sibling Seniors Session

Last night we traveled down to Indianola for a double senior session on Kim & Petes family farm. Just wanted to share one of the last frames of the session, can’t wait to edit these!

Hughes Wedding Preview | 060212 | Marina Inn Conference Center Sioux City

We had the pleasure of shooting Natalie and Brady’s wedding this past weekend in Sioux City at the Marina Inn Hotel & Conference Center. Natalie you made such a gorgeous bride and your first dance hands down tops anything I’ve ever seen at a wedding! You two are awesome. More to come soon!

Simpson Wedding | The Bridge Church | Hilton Garden Inn

Brandon and Megan were married on May 5th at The Bridge church in Johnston, Iowa. Megan has to be one of our most fun brides. She was completely full of laughter and smiles the entire day. The photos below are proof of that! I went to Buena Vista University with Megan and she simply hasn’t […]

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+ […]

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 […]

Tacker Wedding | Indianola Iowa

Jenn contacted us last June that her and her fiancé Lucas were in search of wedding photographers for their big day the following spring. I grew up with Jenn and attended elementary-high school with her in Indianola as well as tumbled through the years together at Joyce Gymnastics. I couldn’t have been more thrilled when […]

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.

Tacker Wedding 03.31.12 | Indianola, Iowa

Saturday we had the pleasure of heading down to Indianola, Iowa for Lucas and Jenn’s wedding. The day completely copperated weather wise, despite the fact that during their engagement session this past fall we had chatted about the possibility of snow! Just wanted to share a quick shot of the two of them just before […]

Lyndon Headshots | Des Moines Portrait Photographer

Tonight I had the pleasure of meeting up with Lyndon, a local entrepreneur here in the Des Moines area. You may know him as the owner of the Des Moines Wedding Savvy , a local site to help brides plan their wedding in the Des Moines area. Or you could have heard of his awesome services as the […]

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 […]

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 […]

Sam 2012 Senior | Star 102.5 2011 Christmas Wish

A fellow Buena Vista University alum and friend of ours Rob contacted us about fulfilling a 2011 Christmas wish for the local radio station Star 102.5. If a photo related wish was chosen this year we would be the photographer to persue fulfilling that wish, of-course we said yes! A few days later we were sent a touching story of a local Des […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

Happy Holidays!

Last night we put up and decorated a little tree in the loft. Decided that it was the perfect opportunity to bring out the camera and snap a few holiday photos, I just love this time of year! Below shot with the 50L f/1.2, 100L macro f/2.8 and 15mm f/2.8 fisheye Happy holidays all!

Buena Vista University vs Loras College | Football 2011

The November 16th football game was the last BVU game of the 2011 year as well as senior day. The team posted a win with a final score of 28-0 over Loras College. Pretty decent way to wrap up the 2011 season Beavers! The weather was pretty delightful for the middle of November. The photos below […]

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 […]

Buena Vista University vs Simpson College Football 2011

Tanner and I headed down to Simpson College a few weeks ago to shoot the Buena Vista University vs Sipmson College football game. We haven’t made it to many BVU football games this year since we had so many weddings and engagement shoots scheduled on Saturdays the last few months. Although BVU didn’t post up […]