Mark & Janeen {Engaged}

In early October, I headed up to Sutliff to photograph Mark and Janeen's engagement session.  We began our session at Janeen's parents farm.  Mark brought his old pick up out to the field for the session.  It has been a project of his for a while and he was able to get it up and running in time for the session.  I love the image of them through the rear window.

Elle-Mirai Fairy Tea

In August, I headed to Gazebo on the Green in Iowa City to capture some adorable little girls wearing beautiful clips from Elle-Mirai during their fairy tea party.  Seriously, how fun!  Gazebo on the Green offers a wonderful experience for little girls (or boys) during these fairy teas.  They get to go on a walk through the gardens to find fairies and at the end of their treasure hunt, they earn their fairy wings.  My girls were so happy to have the opportunity to be a part of this wonderful experience.

Ava {Two Years Old}

Ava is two!  She came into the studio at the beginning of October for her portrait session and was quite the ball of energy.  Ava wasn't too keen on sitting for her session, but I think we got some fantastic shots of her despite how wiggly she was.  I adore the photos of her on our new gray vintage chair.  You can tell she is full of personality!

Carter & Adria

 

 Carter and Adria came out to our Autumn Mini-Sessions earlier in October.  Despite the slight drizzly weather, they did great.  I love Adria's crocheted top her mom, of the amazing Etsy shop Cassidy's Crochet Creations, made for her.  Seriously adorable!  I love Carter's outfit as well, the blues in his plaid shirt really made his eyes pop.

Ellen {Professional}

 

During mini-sessions, I had the pleasure of photographing Ellen.  She was in search of some great professional head shots for her career.  I think her portraits captured her personality and beautiful smile. 

Blaire & Marin {6 Months}

Blaire and Marin recently came into the studio for their mini-session.  Seriously, how adorable are these two?  These sweet little six months old twins have very different personalities.  Marin is all smiles and not shy at all.  Whereas, Blaire has a bit of stranger danger and is a little unsure of new places.  We did manage to get some sweet smiles from Blaire in between a few moments of fussing.

Kenny & Erin {Engaged}

Last weekend, I headed up to Clear Lake to capture Kenny and Erin's engagement portraits.  I haven't been to Clear Lake for a couple years, so I was excited to head back up that way.  I love the opportunity to photograph somewhere new.  We began our session at the Central Gardens of North Iowa.  It is a beautiful location and the evening light created a wonderful glow.  It was a perfect location for their portraits.

A Crazy, Wonderful Week

The past week has been non-stop for me between studio and on location sessions.  Our autumn mini-sessions were a hit, I had some wonderful engagement and portrait sessions, and I spent my day with some of the amazing women at the Delta Zeta house yesterday capturing professional head shot mini-sessions.  I have a mountain of editing to work on now, but I'm not complaining.  I love my job and I cannot wait to share the portraits I have captured this past week with you!  Be sure to check back soon!

Liz {Professional}

In September, I head to the University of Iowa's Delta Zeta house for Liz's professional head shot session.  I had the absolute pleasure of photography Liz's wedding last year and was thrilled when she contacted me again for her professional portraits as she begins her new career.  Liz is a recent Iowa graduate with a degree in law and is launching her own mediation firm.   The Delta Zeta house was a beautiful setting for her session.  It was a warm and inviting atmosphere with wonderful natural light.  I love photographing in natural light.  It

The Harmsen Family

Meet the Harmsens.  I had the pleasure of spending an evening session with this gorgeous family at their home just outside of Wellman in mid-September.  They have a beautiful property and I enjoyed finding some great spots for portraits there.  Their family was great to work with.