September 2, 2010

- Posted by Steve Nuzum
Ashley and I have known the Lisa and Matt for a long time. We've been taking photos for them for about a year or so. We headed out to Gray's lake last Friday for a family and kids shoot. Gray's lake has been plagued with flooding off and on all summer. Just recently did it open back up to the public. The beach actually wasn't in too bad of condition. We shot a few there then headed around the lake to the southeast corner where the bridge was located. Timing and location are everything. We hit that part of the lake at just the right time as the sun was spilling through the trees and creating long shadows along the bridge. We had a fun time. A few of our favorites are below.







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- Posted by Steve Nuzum
On Sunday I photographed engagement photos for Emily and Brent. We traveled around downtown from Court Ave., to a secret alley, to the sculpture garden, to Gray's Lake. It was hot and windy. Does that make for good photos? Depends on who you ask. I say...somedays. In this case the photos turned out great. These two were awesome in front of the camera. These two made the engagement session a breeze. Even though the weather was less than desirable, they made the best of it and we had a great time. Below are a few of our favorites...and as always, plenty of kissing photos. Love, love.















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- Posted by Steve Nuzum
On Tuesday night I photographed one year photos for Ethan. Ethan has an awesome little friend, that Ashley has photographed in the past, named Calen. I had a great time photographing both of them, Ethan alone, and Ethan's family. Ethan and Calen will be good friends for a long time to come. I see many years of backyard fights, tents and forts, and makeshift bicycle ramps in their future. We shot around the science center area including the old train depot. Below are a few of our favorites.













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- Posted by Steve Nuzum
This week I shot photos of Sarah, Austin, and their awesome dogs. We shot the photos over at the Rose Garden in Des Moines. Their awesome dogs, Thomas and Alabama, did a great job. Any time dogs get out in the open they love to run, play, and avoid having their photos taken. I had a fun time and the photos turned out great.







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August 30, 2010

- Posted by Steve Nuzum
Three month photos are the toughest of the newborn first year set. Babies aren't quite strong enough or active enough to get photos much different than a newborn, but they aren't as sleepy or pose-able as a newborn. Ashley still does a great job with them. The key to good three month photos is in the outfits. The more the better to give some variety because the posing and photo options are limited. Cute outfits, cute photos.









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- Posted by Steve Nuzum
Another baby photo shoot that I recently shot. We took little Jolie out to Valley Junction for some more interesting scenery outside of the studio...we pretty much always recommend heading outside over being in the studio. The day of the shoot was one of Jolie's non-smiling days. She was as serious as could be. We tried and tried but she did not want to smile. We got some great photos...but only caught a couple smiles.









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- Posted by Steve Nuzum
I shot Heather and Kevin's engagement photos on a Sunday afternoon. We had already rescheduled once due to extreme heat. No one wants to be real sweaty in their photos. Even calling it "glistening" doesn't help. We had a great time and covered a lot of downtown space. We also shot some photos on the new pedestrian bridge downtown. It was a great time and glad we waited out the heat.









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- Posted by Steve Nuzum
Recently I have been shooting most photo shoots including babies, which normally Ashley would shoot. It is a nice change of pace for me and I have had a ton of fun with it. I shot Hayden's one year photos at Ledges State Park shortly after the recent floods. The lower canyon road was closed and for good reason. Once we hiked down into the park we found the park to be a mess. The creek had flooded severely and caused damage to the roads and surrounding land. We found a small space and shot what we could down there before hiking back up and catching a few more along the way. Below are a few of our favorites.







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August 26, 2010

- Posted by Steve Nuzum
This past weekend Chad Doty, of Harpoon Photo, and I photographed Kellie and Brian's wedding in Ames, IA. Most people are aware of the recent flooding that took place in Ames. As we can all understand, it caused some stress for our bride and groom. The reception was held at the Iowa State Alumni Center which just one week ago was lake front property to Squaw Creek Lake. No damage or much interruption to the wedding at all. Although, I did manage to get stuck on the wrong side of the tracks...literally. We ended up on the wrong side of a construction dead end. We could see the church on the other side of the train tracks, but had to back track around the tracks to get to it.

Kellie and Brian did a great job of planning for photos and allowing us plenty of opportunities and time to get some great shots. I was able to ride along on the party bus, which lacked air conditioning , and get some fun photos. I did however forget my water along the way. It was hot. We made stops at Moore Memorial Park, Lagomarcino Hall, and Sips(which you will have to ask the bride and groom about). We also stole some time to get shots at the Alumni Center.

Kellie and Brian planned an amazing wedding and you can see some of our favorites below. Congratulations Kellie and Brian!



















































































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