Sierra and Justin

This photo shoot really shows what we are all about on an engagement session. We want to get you that one photo that you can show everybody and be proud of, we want to give you several images that you can post to Facebook, and we want to give you MANY images that you can remember how great of a time we had on the shoot and how great of a time the two of you had together. Sierra and Justin were awesome on their engagement session. We spent a lot of time downtown. I shot photos that they will be proud to print and I shot some photos, like #1 below, that you wouldn't print but really helped to tell the story of them. It gives them a great perspective on themselves and their relationship. I hope they had as much fun as I did....oh, and they are Hawkeye fans so...they are pretty awesome in my book.

Rachel and Eric

I photographed Rachel and Eric's engagement photos in Valley Junction and downtown Des Moines. You may notice that I talk about the weather a lot in my blog posts. The reason is that the weather effects how, where, and when we shoot more than anything else. The weather on this particular day was warm, but nice. We made sure to stay in some shady areas and keep moving to keep from staying in one place too long. Ashley and I are looking forward to working with these two as their wedding day draws closer. Check out a few of our favorites below.

Lisa and Andy

I shot these engagement photos for Lisa and Andy back in June. It was a questionable weather day, but in the end it was perfect. The overcast skies gave soft even lighting. The clouds were quite textured and gave a great background. We started near the capitol and headed downtown after that. The shoot went great and we turned out some awesome shots. The shoot ended right as it started to rain. There was one weird moment where we were bombarded and asked for cigarettes. All part of being downtown.

Natasha and Scott

I photographed Natasha and Scott's engagement photos a little while back. Luckily the weather has been fairly mild and we were able to get in a lot of shots downtown. These two were great and although Scott claimed to not be a very good "dipper", he did just fine. And the ones that were not so great, were pretty funny. The experience of having engagement photos taken is 90% of the fun. The great photos afterwards are just a bonus.

Behind the Photo

A photo is worth 1,000 words, but sometimes it takes 1,000+ to tell the whole story. There is a story behind every photo we take. Why did we choose to take this shot? What lead us to this location? What was the reasoning behind the pose? How long did I make them sit there like that? Who's idea was it? Etc. So today I am choosing one photo to give you that behind the photo look at.


This is an engagement photo from Angela and Adam's session last year in Omaha. This photo was taken near Gene Leahy Mall around the Old Market area. It was the first time that I'd been able to shoot in this area and there was certainly plenty for me to use in the shoot. It was a cold and rainy day and I had actually been a bit under the weather, but as is usually the case as soon as I started shooting everything else, including feeling crappy, faded away.


There are a couple of giants slides at the east end of the park. How could I not have them take a few on these giant slides. So they, Adam a little reluctantly, climbed to the top and proceeded to try and slide down. About half way down they got stuck. The slides are metal and not really, well slidey. Apparently using cardboard is the way to go since there was a bunch of discarded cardboard sitting around. So when they got stuck half way we all had a good laugh, Adam is even laughing in this particular photo, and I told them to kiss. Imagine that, me telling someone to kiss in front of the camera. Anybody who follows this blog knows the power of kissing photos and that we take a ton. After we finally stopped laughing they scooted off the slides and we continued on around the park. Great photo, great story.

Heather and Treye

From a new Hawkeye fan to established Cyclone fans. Good news for me is I am a fan of both, for 364 days of the year. We shot Heather and Treye's engagement photos around the ISU campus. It was cold. Like really cold, but we didn't let it slow us down. These two were great and it was easy to get some great shots. They had their own ideas and I put the Nuzum Photo touch on them. The results were fantastic. A cute dog, rosy red cheeks, and a snowball fight. Check out a few below.

Carolyn and Kamron

Last weekend I had some early Thanksgiving thankfulness. I was extremely thankful for nice weather. Unfortuneatly due to sickness in the Nuzum house, I had to cancel the originally scheduled engagement shoot for Carolyn and Kamron. It was a rainy miserable day, sickness to boot. So fortunetly for the reschedule it was a beautiful fall day. We shot mostly downtown and a few quickones in Water Works Park. Even downtown, if you hit the right locations, you can find a little fall color. These two will be married next year in Eastern Iowa and we can't wait. Below are a few of our favorites from the session.