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Korenik Wedding June 18th, 2011 | Storm Lake, Iowa

Matt and Jessi were married on June 18th in Storm Lake, Iowa. We’ve known them for years attending Buena Vista University with them as fellow Beaver alumni and I went on spring break with them in the spring of 2008. (Man I am getting old!) 🙂 This was our first official western themed wedding complete […]

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 […]

Rotert Wedding June 11, 2011 | Adventureland Inn in Altoona, Iowa

Nick and Sarah came over to meet with us a year and a few months out from their wedding date about us being their photographers. They were newly engaged and so incredibly excited about planning their wedding as well as creating their life together.  Since then they have become some of our favorite clients! They are […]

Fredrick’s Wedding June 4, 2011 | Forest City Iowa & Diamond Joe Casino

Chelsea and Zach kicked off our crazy fun June of 2011 wedding madness on June 4th in Forest City, Iowa. Chelsea is Tanner’s first cousin so it is always enjoyable to shoot weddings where we know a majority of the people as well as be there to share in their wedding day with them. They […]

Korenik Wedding Sneak Peak 06.18.11 | Storm Lake Iowa

Matt and Jessi’s wedding in Storm Lake was fantastic! Just wanted to post a few quickly while in the midst of wedding editing madness. Below are a few favorites from their big day. Isn’t Jessi just gorgeous?! (Matt you aren’t too bad on the eyes either!) 🙂

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 […]

Chelsea + Zach First Dances | Diamond Jo Casino Wedding Reception

First off I just love first dances! We are almost done editing our first June 2011 wedding and came across these last night and just had to share them. Chelsea and Zach had their wedding reception at the gorgeous Diamond Joe Casino in Northwood, Iowa just north of Forest City. It was by far the […]

ATTENTION 2012 IOWA SENIORS! Senior Sessions $150!

2012 Seniors! We are currently booking for senior sessions for July and August dates in Des Moines, Garner, Carlisle, Johnston, Urbandale, Grimes, Waukee, Indianola, Forest City and beyond. Session fee only $150! Contact us to schedule a time at 515-480-9382 or ztsphoto@gmail.com. Just a few of our favorites from last years awesome seniors we had […]

Something Blue | Iowa Wedding Photographers

Ring shots are my favorite. I get so excited for them! Something blue at a wedding recently was a ring given to the bride by her grandmother. I love this so much I just had to share!

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 […]

Rotert Wedding Sneak Peak 06.11.11 | Altoona Iowa

This weekend we had the pleasure of shooting Sarah and Nick’s fantastic wedding in Altoona, Iowa just a few short minuets east of Des Moines. The two of them couldn’t have been more fun or better cleints to work with! Sarah was organized to a tea and couldn’t stop smiling and Nick was so fun […]

Apple Tree Inn in Indianola, Iowa | Iowa Commercial Photography

We had the pleasure of shooting some commercial photography for the Apple Tree Inn in Indianola for their website and promotional materials a few weeks ago. Commercial photography is so much fun and different than the normal weddings and engagement sessions. Through out the past year we have been blessed to shoot several commercial shoots […]

Tilt-Shift Des Moines

I have ALWAYS wanted a tilt-shift. Well for a few weeks we just so happen to have one! I ventured out tonight around the loft in downtown Des Moines and East Village and tried out the 24mm tilt-shift on the city. Below are just a few of my favorites:

Kayli + Ryan Engaged Sneak Peek | Clear Lake Iowa

Last night couldn’t have been more perfect for an engagement session in Clear Lake. No seriously! No wind mixed with an epic sunset, great fluffy clouds and a fantastic couple that laughed the entire time. Ryan and Kayli are so great to work with! They are one of our October 2011 wedding couples this year. […]

Frederick Wedding Sneak Peek | June 4, 2011 | Forest City Iowa Wedding

Just wanted to post a quick shot from our wedding this past Saturday in Forest City, Iowa with Zach and Chelsea. We found this awesome spot on a farm just out of town that mixed with the 85L lens for portraits just came out fantastic! Congratulatiosn to Zach and Chelsea, we wish you the best […]

Iowa Cubs Baseball vs Tuscon Padres

On Sunday we hit up the local Iowa Cubs minor league baseball game vs  Tucson Padres at Principal Park just down the road from my loft. The day was gorgeous and it is so nice to get out and enjoy the sun and watch some ball. Just a few faves from the baseball game Sunday […]

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 […]

Storm Lake Family Portrait Session | ZTS Photo

Last night Tanner and I shot a family session followed by an engagement session that started at Chautauqua Park in Storm Lake. Just wanted to post a quick pic from the beginning of the session. Light this time of year is just starting to get awesome and so excited for a few other upcoming e-sessions […]

M & S Wedding Teaser | Des Moines Iowa Wedding Photographers

Details detail details. I LOVE THEM! These two had some of the best DIY wedding details ever (yes I am bias!) as well as planned a wedding that matched their personalities and love for each other to down to a tea. Below is an awesome video Tanner took of the brides shoes and a gorgeous […]

Kicking off 2011 Wedding Season!

Tomorrow is our first wedding of the year and I must say I am more than excited to get back into sunny Saturdays full of wedding goodness. Personally I just can’t wait to see all the awesome details that the bride has planned for their Fort Des Moines Museum wedding here in Des Moines! Stay […]

Amy + JM Married | Carroll Iowa Wedding Photographers

Amy and JM’s wedding took place in Carroll Iowa towards the end of August. The sky was a vivid blue and the dance they had afterward was full of pure awesomeness. we started our day with them at the church where JM sent Amy some gorgeous roses with a romantic little note. After the ceremony […]

Sarah + Eric Married | Forest City Iowa Wedding Photographers

Tanner and Eric grew up together with their families being friends through the years. When he and Sarah contacted him about us shooting their wedding we were thrilled. Their big day took place with the wedding ceremony at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Forest City, Iowa. The wedding reception following the ceremony was at a […]

Rupe Wedding | Mason City Iowa Wedding | ZTS Photo

When Amanda and Patrick contacted us about shooting their wedding we were so elated and excited as it was taking place around Tanner’s hometown in Mason City, Iowa. The day was sure hot but turned out wonderfully! The wedding ceremony took place at The Holy Family Catholic Church in Mason City. Amanda had a bouquet […]

Christensen Wedding | Des Moines Iowa Wedding Photographers | ZTS Photo

Kelsi and Todd were married on a crisp and perfect Iowa fall day. The leaves were turning vivid colors and they lucked out on some fantastic weather! We went to college at Buena Vista University with these two where Todd played football for the Beavers and Kelsi played volleyball and was a cheerleader. The day […]

Jen + James Engagement Photos | Des Moines Engagement Photographer

What I love most about Jen and James is that they can laugh at anything and everything together! We had the pleasure of shooting some engagement photos for them with a group of other Des Moines area photographers. The day was rather dreary but I think that the natural settings and the wide open field […]

Featured Engagement Session Des Moines Wedding Savvy Blog Today!

A few days ago we received an awesome comment on our ZTS Photo Facebook fan page from a local wedding blogger inquiring  if she could share our engagement session we shot last weekend on her blog.  Of course we said yes! Today some of our images from Elissa and Matt’s session were featured on her […]

Elissa + Matt Engaged Sneak Peek | Storm Lake Iowa Engagement

Elissa and I have been friends since my Junior year of college at Buena Vista University. She is just an incredibly happy person and always has a huge smile on her face and a positive attitude about life. Her contagious laugh can make you instantly happy and smile in any situation! When she contacted us […]

Matt + Jessi Engaged | Iowa Engagement Photographer | Storm Lake

Matthew and Jessi picked the perfect day for their engagement photos. The weather was just right and the sky was amazing! These are all taken in or around Storm Lake, Iowa. Matt and I have been friends since our freshmen year at Buena Vista University in 2005 when we were both stuck in the same […]

Wilkin Wedding | Cedar Rapids Iowa Wedding | Iowa Wedding Photographer

Keeping up with the full wedding posts from our weddings next up in the line up are the fantastic Katelyn and Taylor!  After our frigid engagement session in January it was a drastic turn to wedding photos on an 80 degree day.  Thy sky was just awesome and the weather cooperated perfectly. Not sure we […]

PapaJohn Sculpture Park | Des Moines Iowa Wedding Photographers

First things first we have two new lights along with light-stands and soft-boxes on the way! We ordered two more Alien Bee 800’s to join our 1600 that are set to arrive in a week or so. No they won’t be hot pink unfortunately. I seriously pushed hard for some hot pink lights! Tanner has […]

2011 Iowa High School State Wrestling Tournament 2011

Finally finished editing the massive amount of photos I took at the class 2A opener at the 2011 Iowa High School State Wrestling Tournament yesterday! Seriously had such an incredibly tough time picking out my favorites for the blog. The sensation that comes along with state wrestling is just crazy. From weeping on one side and […]

Before/After | Editing

Winter is a great time to reflect on our past year and dive in to learn new and try new things. Normally we use Lightroom for about 99% of our images but decided to dive a bit more into Photoshop tonight. Just a quick before and after edits of one of our gorgeous seniors from […]

Team Tremper Wedding | Pella Iowa Wedding

If your viewing this on Facebook head on over to our blog at https://www.ztsblog.com We decided to make a “Best of 2010” album, re-do the images on our website and overall just finish blogging all our weddings from 2010 in entirety. Man it is a bit more work that originally thought! Team Tremper aka  Kristin […]