2009 Behind the Photos Part 1

So here they are...starting with the engagement photos.  These are 5 photos that I selected to tell the stories behind.  It was not easy to pick just five, but these are the ones for 2009 in no particular order...

This first photo is of Stephanie and Scott.  We shot some photos downtown at the new sculpture garden.  This photo only happened because I vandalized some stuff....on accident.  The giant Nomade sculpture to be exact.  This "Please Do Not Touch" sign was affixed to the concrete directly in front of the statue.  I accidentally kicked it and it flew across the ground.  We decided to have some fun with it and this photo is one that we took.  Technically the sign did say "please".....

 

 

 This next one comes from Micci and Devon's engagement shoot.  This is one of my favorites because it shows something that you wouldn't have seen normally from the shoot.  We shot most of their engagement photos in Downtown Ames on rather warm September 13.  The sun was shining and although we were hiding in the shadows and the alleys it was tough not to sweat a little.  So, kinda gross, but this is the sweat towel.  Something that tends to appear at a lot of engagement sessions and other photo shoots shot in the summer.  We do not have one that we carry around for everyone....uh, gross....but everyone tends to bring one when it's that hot.  It's a good idea.  With real close ups you would definitely see all the sweaty detail.  Not with these two.

 

 

 This photo was NOT taken by Nuzum Photo.  It deserves it's correct photo credits.  This photo is copyright Nikki.  Nikki was the self-proclaimed best self shooter.  Everyone these days is holding their camera out away from their face and snapping away.  A tripod isn't always available but you have to snap that shot with you and your friends.  In this case we put Nikki to the test.  Using our 15mm fisheye lens she snapped this shot....perfect....the 2010 Self Shooter Championships have a favorite.

 

 

 A photographer loves a new playground.  An Iowa farm is an excellent playground.  This photo comes from Kellie and Brian's engagement photos shot on Brian's family farm.  We wondered around across years of history and every location we could think of.  This one came late in the shoot as we were just about to wrap up.  They thought it would be pretty cool to get a shot with one of the old pick-up trucks on the property.  I thought it would be cool to take this one.  We took both. 

 

 

 

The final photo that I chose comes from Nicole and Josh's second engagement shoot.  We split their shoot into two so they could do some inside in the winter and then some outside once it got nicer out.  As you can tell it was a pretty nice day...they did end up in the water.  We shot this photo at Saylorville Lake.  We headed down to the Cherry Glen area and started shooting.  These two were up for pretty much anything.  Josh was really adventurous and suggest jumping in the water.  I won't force anyone to do anything on a shot, but this was awesome for me.  They had a great time and were having a ton of fun...as you can see.