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.

Hattie

Ashley photographed Hattie at Water Works Park in July. It looks like she had a good time. We use very little flash. Every once and a while we will drag our Alienbees out to do a photo shoot, but it is rare. Natural light is so much better for photos. I can spot a photo using flash from a mile away and they never look real good. Let the sun shine and we will work right through it. Using it to our advantage.

Evalyn

Ashley photographed Evalyn at Water Works Park last month. Evalyn really liked her bubbles. This is an age where as a photographer you have to let them be themselves and just chase and shoot. It sounds crazy. But it's a lot more fun then you'd think. Two year olds are probably my favorite age to shoot just because of the challenge they present. You have to work with them and within their rules. If you are patient they will warm up and give you the exact shots you are looking for. For us that means we get shots of them acting like themselves in whatever environment we are in. Ashley and I are very lucky to get to work with all of you.

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Jenni and Micah

Jenni and Micah had the hottest wedding of the year by a wide margin. It was a swealtering July day. It was 'carry a hand towel with you' hot. It was 'cook an egg on the side walk' and' bake cookies in your car window' hot. It was 'catch ants on fire with a magnifying glass' hot. The most amazing part was that this wedding party was taking it all in stride. Like it was 65 and breezy, but with a bunch of sweat.


We shot Jenni and Micah's first sight downtown at the sculpture garden and followed that up with photos in the area around there as well as the Meredith building area. We really like shooting in that area now. It is easy to get some great photos in a quick amount of time. On a wedding day time is extremely important because everything is so planned out. We also had a little drive down to St. Charles, IA to Two Saints Winery for the ceremony and reception. (Where I had an encounter with some very cooperative rings and a cork.)


The ceremony was outside and it was hot. The sun was as high in the sky as it gets and beating down with a ferociousness I can't explain. The beauty of the whole scene was that everyone was taking it all very well. The ceremony went off beautifully and everyone headed into the air conditioned winery for the reception. We had a great time with Jenni and Micah as well as their families and bridal party. Congratulations!