Mason

Ashley shot these photos of Mason at Grey's Lake in Des Moines. The southeast corner of the lake has become one of my favorite spots. The lighting early in the evening rivals most locations in Des Moines. This area along with the west side of the Rose Garden and across the Raccoon River Bridge in Water Works Park are a couple of our favorite spots for golden hour shots. For those who do not know, Golden Hour is the half hour before sunset and the half hour after sunset. This is when the best lighting is for photos. The sun provides an even cast of light across the sky and lighting is both smooth and even. Cloudy days, not so much. Unless you are lucky enough to catch a day when the sun is sneaking under the clouds on the horizon using the clouds as the world's largest reflector.

Ethan and Audrey

We've photographed Ethan and Audrey several times. I've even photographed them since these photos were shot. They are both fun to work with and have a great time on the photo shoots. These were shot in the Rose Garden behind the Art Center in Des Moines. We've shot there quit a bit lately. Check out a few of our favorites below.

Hudson

Hudson's photos were taken at Water Works Park in Des Moines. Judging by his expression in the photos he may or may not have been up for the photo shoot. With little ones, especially in the 3-6 month range, you just never know what you are going to get. Boys are far worse than girls when it comes to wanting photos taken and it gets even worse as they get older. Girls like to dress up and have photos taken, boys want to play with frogs, toads, and snakes.

Jack

Ashley shot these photos back in June at the Rose Garden. We've been shooting at both the Rose Garden and Water Works Park a lot lately. We are definitely comfortable with both and are learning more and more about what time's of days and locations we like the most. With these hot summer days the more we have planned out ahead of time the better. Keep the shoots short and sweet by planning ahead and working quickly. Check out some of Jack's photos below.

Lumadue

We have been taking photos of the Lumadue's for several years now. We shot Brittany and Eric's engagement photos, Andy and Diana's wedding, family photos, and baby photos of Makenzie. We shot these photos in June at Gray's Lake. The southeast corner of Gray's Lake has become one of my favorite spots. The trees line up perfectly for late afternoon photos with the sun shining from behind the trees.

Caleb

These shots are from back in May in Valley Junction. It just happened to be on a day where they were having an antique show in Valley Junction so we stuck to mainly alleyways, which isn't uncommon anyway. I used to work with Caleb's mom and in a true showing of "it's a small world", she actually already knew some Nuzum's. My cousin and his wife. Caleb was fun to work with and we had a great time. I chased him around for a while and we turned out some great shots. I have a lot of fun taking photos of 2-3 year olds. Check out a few of our favorites below.