Shannon

Shannon is into life. You’ll never see her slowing down. Basketball, volleyball and track are her sports. We get tired just listening to her schedule. Here are Shannon’s favorites in a senior video slideshow from her Playtime Session with Makayla and her senior session with sister Chantel.

Alica

Alica starts school Monday in Berlin. Rutland SD is a long way to come for senior pictures. Alica was here for a summer visit with her friends in Madison where she was a exchange student at Madison High School. Alica tells us that senior pictures are not as popular in Germany as they are in the United States.

We had a great time wandering around Rutland on Wednesday morning with Alica and wish her all the best as she completes her last year of school in Germany before college. Maybe we will see her again soon.

Here are a few of Alica’s images in a senior video slideshow.

Avery at 3 months

It’s hard to believe that Avery is growing so fast.

Girl (photographers) just wanna have fun!

We had just finished up Derek’s senior session. He had gone through a huge water puddle down by the Rambler Stop. Derek was soaked. He asked ElizaBeth if she wanted a ride back to the studio. Without any hesitation she ran over and hopped on the back of the four-wheeler. Derek headed straight for the puddle. This is the result.

Kacey

We headed south last week to photograph Kacey’s senior session starting at Falls Park in Sioux Falls. We used off camera flash and long lenses to isolate Kasey in front of the falls. We explored some of the more rustic areas of the park that turned out to be some of Kacey’s favorites. We finished up the session at the studio. Here are a few of our favorites. Watch for Kacey’s senior video slideshow next week.

Jessica

Jessica hails from Brookings High School. She loved her cheerleading pictures. Here are a few of her favorites.

Kelsey – sneak peek

Here’s three from Kelsey’s favorites. Her senior video slideshow isn’t quite ready yet. Check back tomorrow to see all of her favorite images

Softball Banners

We photograph many sports teams during the year. Right now it’s softball season. The Trojans wanted a banner for their team. Here is what we came up with. It’s 3 ft by 8 ft. Coach Jerry Seitz loved it.

Tristan at one year

Tristan is one year old. He definitely doesn’t look like a baby any more.

Sara turns 2 years old

Sara is 2 years old. How cool is that! Mom brought Sara from Sioux Falls for her birthday pictures.

Our studio is perfect for the little ones. We have toys, very few rules, plenty of time and of course, the snack bucket. There is no line to stand in. You don’t feel you are being herded through like cattle. Pictures should be FUN!

We have this thing called the “Birthday Club”. You get a FREE session for your child’s birthday. The session doesn’t have to be on the birthday, just close: within a week or two.

We had so much fun with Sara that we put a few up on our slideshow site. Sara’s slideshow

DSU Class of 2010 – Allie

Dakota State’s graduation isn’t very far away. Allie came out earlier this week for a fun cap and gown session. Here are a few of her favorites.

Karstyn’s Birthday Cake Surprise!

How can you resist cake on your first birthday! We were in luck. Karstyn came in for her birthday session and ElizaBeth had an extra cake just waiting for her. Mmm, good frosting! Then, when Karstyn was done she just didn’t know which way to go, but, oops, into the cake. Those cute little gellie shoes worked perfectly for sticking to all that frosting. Luckily, Mom came to the rescue.

Don’t worry, Karstyn, every year we get a little older, we feel like stomping a few cakes, too.

Clarice

MHS State A Champs

The MHS Bulldogs were crowned State A BB Champions on Saturday night in the Sioux Falls Arena.

Elijah picking out pictures this morning

Mike and Amy from Pierre brought Elijah for his 9 month pictures this morning. Elijah was wonderful to work with. He’s just about ready to take off walking on his own.

Elijah was really into looking at himself on the screen. Every time Dad tried to sit down Elijah would throw a fit. Bring Elijah close to the screen and he would laugh and giggle.

Mom and Dad are going to be thrilled when they get their pictures.

A thank you from Ryan and Krista

We received this nice thank you from Krista and Ryan yesterday:

Mike & ElizaBeth -
We wanted to thank you guys for capturing all of the wonderful moments from our wedding. We are so happy with our pictures & we owe that all to you guys! We also received so many wonderful compliments with the slide show at the reception being the most talked about! So, thank you for all your work & for sharing & making our day so special!
— Krista & Ryan

Flandreau South Dakota Wedding Photography: Ryan and Krista – First Moments

On Friday afternoon, we went to Flandreau SD to photograph Ryan and Krista’s wedding at St Simon and Jude Catholic Church.

We always arrange the bride and groom to see each other for the first time in the sanctuary. Here are a few of Ryan and Krista’s first moments. These were taken from their reception slideshow.

Keep checking the blog for more of Ryan and Krista’s wedding pictures.

Senior Pictures: Not just for high school – The Postma twins graduate from SDSU today

We had some fun earlier this week when the Postma twins came in for some pictures in their caps and gowns prior to today’s graduation from South Dakota State University. Amber and the girls took a few together then we moved on to the rest of the session. We printed up a couple of 16×20’s for the party after graduation as a surprise.

Congratulations girls!

Marshall Minnesota Wedding Photography: Mathew & Kristi

Here’s a few images from Mathew and Kristi’s engagement session. We are still playing with what formats will work best for posting images in the new blog.

The studio in Fall color