Finally Spring in Des Moines!
Spring has arrived in Des Moines! Finally an entire day with no ran and the thermometer reading over 60 degrees. For those of you who don’t live in Iowa right now it basically has been raining (or snowing depending on where you live) for a few weeks now daily and I believe we were all […]
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 […]
Mohr Family Photos | Des Moines Iowa Photographer
Lindsey and I have been friends since she moved to Indianola when we were in high school what seems like lifetimes ago. I remember many summer days of taking her little sisters to the pool and late night drives cruising around town in her Sunfire with the sunroof open chatting about everything in life. Lindsey […]
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 […]
The Temple for Performing Arts Wedding | K+T Married | Iowa Wedding Photographers
In an effort to fully blog all of or 2010 weddings here is yet another go on this fantastic couple! I grew up with the wonderful bride and attended high school with her in the small town of Indianola. I couldn’t have been happier when she contacted Tanner and I about being a part of […]
Amber + Scott | Iowa Wedding Photographer | Park Place Event Center Wedding, Cedar Falls Iowa
Finally decided it was time to post entire blogs from our crazy fun 2010 wedding season! Stay tuned for full posts from all the weddings we didn’t have time to post from 2010. Our first wedding of 2011 is coming up in a few weeks and we couldn’t be more excited! Our 2011 couples are […]
Photo Data Storage | Iowa Wedding Photographers
Storing and backing up photos is key to any photo business. You never know when a hard-drive might crash. We take no risks in having our data in several mediums and locations for peace of mind. This weekend we invested in yet another safe guard and system for our 2011 wedding season. We believe strongly […]
Unc’s Cheesecakes, Inc. | Des Moines Commercial Photographer
Last night I had the pleasure of traveling to Blue Moon Piano Bar here in Des Moines to visit the wonderful kitchen of Unc’s Cheesecakes, Inc. Unc’s Cheesecake is run by the fantastic and bubbly Jessica Goodale, originally from Osage, Iowa. Recently Unc’s was chosen to be featured on The Food Network Channel’s Outrageous Food […]
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 […]
Des Moines Saint Patrick’s Day Parade 2011 | Iowa Wedding Photographers
Every year the annual Saint Patrick’s Day Parade comes through downtown Des Moines. People literally flood downtown and East Village to celebrate and this year was no different. It was PACKED! Also it was the nicest day of the year weather wise to date so that could have had something to do with it too. […]
East Village Sunset | Des Moines Wedding Photographers
A little over two weeks ago I shipped my camera off to get cleaned and tuned up for our upcoming engagement, weddings and senior sessions. I must tell you living without my camera for just under two weeks was almost unbearable! We are a member of something called Canon Professional Services or CPS which for […]
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 […]
70 Degrees in Iowa…in February! | Iowa Wedding Photographers
If your viewing this on Facebook head on over to our blog at https://www.ztsblog.com Last Thursday one of my best friends and I ventured out to snap some photos just West of his house in Grimes, IA. It was a gorgeous 70 degree day in mid February. YES! I said 70 in Iowa in February! […]
2011 Iowa High School State Wrestling Tournament | Iowa Sports Photography
If you grew up here in Iowa chances are you went to the Iowa High School Wrestling Tournament through out your high school career to cheer on your school. It is BIG here, were talking entire towns shut down to come support their athletes every year. Something that is so awesome to watch and be […]
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 […]
Carroll Iowa Sunset | Iowa Wedding Photographers
Yesterday was the first day of 2011 here in Iowa with dazzling weather! It makes me think that summer is just around the corner. Well hopefully! Driving home last night I ended up just north of Carroll, Iowa on highway 71 when the sun was setting. I’ll take 45 degrees and a gorgeous sunset any […]
ZTS Photo New Business Cards
If your viewing this on Facebook head on over to our blog at https://www.ztsblog.com for more info! This may be a bit delayed as we designed and ordered these this past summer BUT nevertheless….hello to our new business cards! Glossy, double sided, bold colors, rounded corners, fun photos, unique and super thick!
Annual ZTS what is in our bag 2011 | Photography Equipment | Des Moines Wedding Photographers
If your viewing this on Facebook head on over to our blog at https://www.ztsblog.com What’s in our bag January 2011 We posted one of these last year but just for fun thought we should do it yearly in the spring since it seems to change so often! Normally we get questions on ‘Oh my! What […]
A sigh of relief! Taxes…Taxes…Taxes 2010!
If your viewing this on Facebook head on over to our blog at https://www.ztsblog.com Running a photography business is a TON of work. Seriously, OH my! When Tanner and I jumped the gun and filed for our EIN number in 2009 truthfully had no idea what we were in for. It has sure been an […]
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 […]
M + R Engaged | Des Moines Engagement Photographers
If your viewing this on Facebook head on over to our blog at https://www.ztsblog.com for the full post! Sunday we headed down to the Fitch Building for our first e-session of the year! The Catchlight Studio we shot in is primarily used for commercial photography work here in Des Moines and beyond. They have a […]
Check it out! 365 A Portrait a Day Project
If your viewing this on Facebook head on over to our blog at https://www.ztsblog.com A fellow Des Moines photographer Tom Woolery who runs IKONIX Studio is doing a pretty sweet 365 portrait a day project that Tanner and I have both been a part of in the last few weeks. Such a sweet idea Tom! […]
M + S Engaged | Engagement Details
If your viewing this on Facebook click to head over to our blog at https://www.ztsblog.com Sunday afternoon Tanner and I headed out to shoot an awesome engagement session at Catchlight Studio located in the Fitch Building in downtown Des Moines. These two were just so much fun! We are in the midst of editing the […]
100mm f/2.8L Macro | ZTS Photo Des Moines Wedding Photographers
If your viewing this on Facebook head on over to our blog at https://www.ztsblog.com Cheers to the newest member of the ZTS Photo gear lineup! A 100mm f/2.8L IS macro! We have an engagement session this weekend and can’t wait to try this little booger out. The IS will be awesome for low lit wedding […]
Ring Bling | ZTS Photo Des Moines Wedding Photographers
If your viewing this on Facebook shoot on over to our blog at https://www.ztsblog.com Wedding ring and engagement ring shots are probably one of our favorite details to snap photos of. Just sparkly diamonds…c’mon! What is better than that? Lately we’ve been pushing ourselves to be a bit more creative and have fun with them […]
Downtown Des Moines January 10 Snowfall | Des Moines Wedding Photographers
If your viewing this on Facebook head on over to our blog at https://www.ztsblog.com WOW we have had some serious white stuff falling tonight! Ventured out in the bitterness to take some pictures of the beautiful fluffy stuff falling around downtown Des Moines and East Village. There is just something so beautiful about a new […]
Des Moines Commercial Photographer Corporate Headshots | ZTS Photo
If your viewing this on Facebook shoot on over to our blog at https://www.ztsblog.com Recently we had the opportunity to shoot head-shots for VSi here in East Village. Just wanted to share the final results live from the web! A close up of some of a few head-shot images: Lastly fun behind the scenes shot […]
East Village Des Moines Winter Sunset | ZTS Photo | Des Moines Photographers
If your viewing this on Facebook head on over to our blog at https://www.ztsblog.com for the full post & much more! I must admit I enjoy living and working in East Village. Living downtown in Des Moines is just fun, fast paced and there is always something to do! Especially love it when it comes […]
Brown Wedding | Second Shooting with Jill Fleming Photography | Pappajohn Sculpture Park and Blank Park Zoo Wedding
If your viewing this on Facebook head on over to our blog at https://www.ztsblog.com Finally got around to editing a wonderful wedding that Tanner and I had the pleasure of second shooting this summer with the fantastic local Des Moines photographer Jill Fleming of Jill Fleming Photography. You can also become a fan of her Facebook […]
Canon prime lenses for sale! 28mm f/1.8 and 100mm f/2.8 macro
If your viewing this on Facebook shoot on over to the blog at https://www.ztsblog.com for the full post. Having a wee bit of a sell-a-thon to end up 2010! We recently got a 100mm f/2.8 L IS USM macro and thus the handy dandy 100mm f/2.8 macro is up for sale! Also the 28mm f/1.8 lens […]
MERRY CHRISTMAS (and Happy New Year!) | ZTS Photo | Iowa Wedding Photographers
If your viewing this on Facebook head on over to our blog at https://www.ztsblog.com for the full post! 2011 has been an extraordinarily HUGE year for us. Tanner and I have learned so much this year. We have learned a large amount about not only photography and how to efficiently run a legal business but […]
Jasper Winery Wedding | Featured in: Des Moines Wedding Savvy Blog
If your viewing this on Facebook head on over to the ZTS Blog at https://www.ztsblog.com This past week we were asked by a fantastic local wedding blogger Rachel Sweerin of Des Moines Wedding Savvy for images from weddings we had photographed at the local winery here in Des Moines Jasper Winery. Of course we said […]
W Family Photos | Forest City Iowa
If your viewing this on Facebook head on over to our blog at https://www.ztsblog.com for the full post! Saturday it was ten degrees. TEN! Brr! Colton and Jordan braved the cold for some brotherly love photos as a Christmas present for their mom. The sky was just amazing and despite the cold we really got […]