Tag: ZTS Photo

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Jansen Family

Just one quick one frame from a family session tonight with the Jansen family. It is always fun catching up with old classmates and seeing how their family has grown. Also may I add that their little guy is just absolutely adorable!

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 […]

Moon over the Iowa Capital

I took the 400mm f/4 and 1Ds mk III we had for the last two weeks out for some night test shots on Thursday around the loft in East Village. This is shot from the parking lot on East 5th Street. Holy cow definitely not used to so much reach! More to come soon from the last two BVU […]

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 […]

Jenn + Lucas | Des Moines Engagement

Tanner and I had the pleasure of working with Jenn and Lucas last Saturday afternoon here in Des Moines for a great engagement session. I grew up with Jenn in Indianola as we competed through the years with Joyce’s Gymnastics together. It is always fun catching up with people you haven’t seen since high school […]

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!?  

The Brady Family

Tonight I had a great session with Ashten her hubby Josh and their adorable little girl Ava. They have some exciting news lately in their lives that they are expecting baby #2 early next summer! Just wanted to share two edits from the session and more to comes soon. I really wish these fall colors […]

Miss Langsten

Tanner shot some photos of little miss Langsten today in Mason City. Isn’t she absolutely adorable!

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 Des Moines | ZTS Photo

MintL.A. has some absolutely fantiastic fall styles in the store! If you live in or around Des Moines stop by and check them out at 340 SW 5th Street #122 just south of downtown Des Moines. I had the pleasure of shooting for the boutique on Monday night with some very fun and talented models, one of whom […]

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” […]

Lee Family

Just a quick photo as I edit from the session tonight with the Lee family here in Des Moines. Isn’t Michael the cutest little dude!    

Jen + Nick | 09.25.11 | Clear Lake Iowa Wedding

It isn’t very often that you walk into a hair salon at the beginning of the wedding day and the bride you haven’t yet meet in person greets you with a smile and a giant hug! That is just Jen. She is such a fun loving and caring person that really shined through throughout the […]

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!

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 […]

Natalie + Brady | Sioux City, Iowa Engagement Session Sneak Peek

Saturday we had the pleasure of shooting an engagement sessions with a fellow BVU alum and her fiancé in Sioux City. It is always fun to shoot former classmates and see how much life has changed and grown in the last few years! This session was just awesome, so many great locations and photos to […]

Allerdings Wedding 09.10.11 | Alta, Iowa

Shelby and Paul were married at the Summit Church in Alta, Iowa on 9.10.11. The day couldn’t have been more perfect for a wedding! Tanner and I got to spend lots of time with the details which lead to some gorgeous dress shots, ring shots and other wedding details many of which Shelby ordered off […]

McGraw Family | Des Moines, Iowa

Tonight I had the pleasure of shooting Ashley and her adorable little guy Cody at the rose garden just a few miles from my home down Grand Ave. I’ve known Ashley for years going back to our high school days. Oh my is her little guy is getting so big! Cody is a complete tomboy […]

Shelby + Paul | 09.10.11 Alta, Iowa Wedding

Just one from Shelby & Paul’s big day yesterday in Alta. Seriously we really couldn’t have asked for a more perfect day weather wise for some awesome outdoor photos! These two rocked the formals and we found a groove of trees behind the church that was just perfect. More to come soon! Congrats you two, you […]