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iowa city family: zapf

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I quote, “I will let you know, every year we try to take our family Christmas picture at home and it takes at least 3 hours and hundreds upon hundreds of pictures and there is always crying and cursing.  It is a lovely tradition.”  This is only part of the reason why I love Kim! […]

city high senior: caleb

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Once again, the fog was rolling in low and it was misting outside which is, typically, my favorite weather!  However, when I’ve got a photo shoot set up, it makes me nervous when the weather is being a trickster.  But, once again, the rain held off until we were done–thanks, God.   Caleb was a gem […]

iowa city family: mason

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I was so excited to shoot this family because they are beautiful and energetic, plus, Mom informed me that her youngest was a “ham” in front of the camera.  That’s a photographer’s magic words.  Sprinkle that fairy dust, she really is a ham and I was loving every minute of it.  Never has a three-year-old […]

Carly & Dustin

A Riverside Iowa Fall Engagement Shoot

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Engaged

What a perfect afternoon for a photo shoot!  I am so excited to work with this lovely couple again at their wedding in December.  They were so easy to work with and so much fun (and isn’t she gorgeous, by the way?).  I loved the shots so much that I couldn’t wait to edit a […]

north liberty newborn: peyton

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I was privileged to take the family’s pictures a few months ago and today I was honored to visit them again to see their precious new addition.  Peyton is a beautiful little boy with a head full of dark, soft hair.  He wasn’t so keen on being without his clothing, but afterwards, he snuggled right into […]

iowa city children: mason

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I first met his mother, Amanda, several years ago when we became roommates.  His father, Brad, often frequented our apartment and they’ve both become good friends of mine.  (Randomly enough, Brad pierced my second set of earring holes one evening in our living room.  My first set was done by another roommate, Janelle, in Uzbekistan with a sewing […]

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