We didn't end up getting a real Christmas tree last year since we were living with Cecilia, so we were real excited to finally cut our own this year. We went to a tree farm that had rows and rows of pretty trees, but unfortunately, we left with no tree since we c[...]
One of our yearly fall traditions is going to the pumpkin patch and the kids picking out their own pumpkins. We always go to Howell's Pumpkin Patch! I'm so glad that we don't live too far from here because right when we got there, I tried turning on my camera,[...]
I love looking back at pictures...especially when I can compare one year to the next. This was at the pumpkin patch that we've gone to since we moved to Des Moines. The top picture was from last year, and the bottom picture is from this year. Sebastian is a g[...]
It was such a nice surprise when Tiny Prints contacted us earlier this year to feature some of our personal pictures for their holiday collection! They selected pictures from my snow session when we lived in Dubuque. You can see those here. They also asked fo[...]
When you first decide you want to become a photographer, you have to decide what your photography style is. Don't worry, it might take you awhile to figure out! When we first started, we had the bright colors / contrasty style. Eventually it evolved to soft[...]
We spent the weekend at the cabin in Wisconsin during the 4th of July weekend. Unfortunately, we had to leave on the 4th due to Nick's work meeting the following day, so the holiday was spent mostly in the car :-( We didn't get to our hotel until 7:45pm, so I w[...]
Another behind the scenes. This time with a 9 month old. This was back in 2011. She was such a doll especially with that little top hat on! puffs always makes things better... outfit changes are the worst though... Why am I in a crate, and why[...]
We've been talking, and after I posted the daddy behind the scenes of Nick, we thought it would be fun to go back to old photo shoots and show you behind the scene shots of your sessions! We used to give clients only 25 images. We would pick the best ones from[...]
Tulip Time Festival is just around the corner! Oh wait, you don't know what Tulip Time is? You really need to get out more. ;-) As most of you know, we grew up in the small town of Pella, Iowa. We moved to the United States from the Philippines when we wer[...]
For us, it's always fun to see an image evolve from what it looked like before especially if we're editing our own pictures. When we post a personal picture on facebook, 100% of the time it's edited. It could be edited all the way like how we edit clients' pict[...]