2009 Nuzum Photo at Work

Sometimes its fun to see what kinds of things are happening behind the scenes.  Ashley and I tend to snap a lot of photos of each other as we work...it's digital right...not wasteful.  So we just wanted to share some of those various photos from weddings and other misc. photo shoots this year.  We have many more posted on our Facebook page.  View them here.  Read on for some quick stories behind these photos.

 

This first one is from Heather and Dan's wedding.  At times we are not only photographers but also conductors, maestros of the glass, and in need of a blow horn.  This was a group we were shooting in the warehouse area south of MLK in downtown Des Moines.  Check out all the guys doing what they do up against the wall.  Now....everyone else please....

 

 

 

This photo was taken by Ashley as our son Cole and I discussed using my cell phone to take pictures.  This was Cole's first time on a photo shoot...hey, someone has to keep this going when we are done. He actually hung out through two shoots and this was in between them.  He took some great shots with cell phone.  And some that had half a head in them.

 

 

 

Little ones are always interested in the big cameras and seeing themselves after we have taken a picture.  Here you see Ashley having a mini-session with a young girl at a recent wedding.  Kids make for the best photos.  They are cheesy and posey and always willing to be in front of the camera. 

 

 

 

This shot is from Melissa's Trash the Dress session this year.  TTD sessions are fun, unique, and  creative.  We get the opportunity to put a bride in all those locations we wouldn't dare put them on their wedding day, but know that they will turn out great photos.  Here Ashley is shooting photos of Melissa in an alley in downtown Ames.

 

 

 

This photo was taken at a local hot spot for photographers.  Whenever we shoot there it is typically a line waiting to get some space to shoot.  It's a secret location (north of the Science Center and south of the Hessen Haus.) We were hanging out waiting for a shoot to start and just having fun.

 

 

 

 These last two photos come from Maddie and Kyle's wedding.  After a long day of standing and shooting and squatting and shooting and laying on a gravel driveway and shooting and ..... you get the point.  It is nice to take a minute and relax.  So I sat for a while.  Nothing to uncommon.  Sometimes it may be the best angle for lighting anyway.  Double win.  But as you can see, back up and at it right away.