Seniors 2011!

2011 seniors it is time to book your summer senior sessions! Call today 605-721-0805 or stop in our new studio location at 914 Main St. Rapid City, SD 57701 Next to the new Bully Blends!

Wedding Season has begun!

I know I am a little behind but I will try to get you all caught up!

Mike and Sheila Morgan's wedding kicked off the wedding season for us on May 1. We've know these too for quite some time now. We actually knew them both before they found each other. We've played softball with Mike for years now and we were members of the Spearfish Jaycees with Sheila. I am so glad that they have found each other and fallen in love!

Mike surprised Sheila in 2009 with a May day basket with a proposal ring inside and now a year later they are married. The day was cold but Mike and Sheila were determined to be married outside. I thought is was just perfect for pictures and they never complained once as the rain and wind got to us a few times. We had a great night with great people and we are so grateful that we were able to be a part of their wedding day.

New Studio, New Backdrops, New senior session

So many changes in our life have been taking place. I am getting so excited for it all but I need to remember to keep one foot in front of the other and stay on track. I get side tracked so easily with the new studio the new cabin the new city! I am anxious to get the studio open full time but we are doing everything we can day by day to get it where I want it before we open.

Today was an awesome day though. Taylor Reber a senior from earlier in the season brought in her gorgeous prom dress and we did a session on the new backgrounds and around town for a formal wear adventure. My awesome intern was with today too, Kelsey Hohn. She is so great, helping with lighting and backgrounds and being my second shooter outside. And it is a beautiful day and I am excited to go watch my husband play men's softball tonight in Spearfish!

And before I ramble anymore, her is the beautiful Taylor rocking out the hot pink in the new studio!

Braden

Last week I photographed newborn Braden Povandra! He is so adorable and was totally ready for his first photo session. Congratulations Brian and Ashley on your beautiful baby boy! And thank you for having me photograph this precious time in all your lives.

Zach Meyerink

I am so excited to start sharing portraits on the blog again! We are underway with a new studio on Main St. downtown Rapid City. Here are a few shots from yesterday's Senior session with Zach Meyerink. He was so much fun to work with. We got some awesome portraits at his boxing ring in Belle Fourch.

Out of Town!

Hi Everyone. I'm leaving this morning for WPPI in Las Vegas. I'm so excited to learn from other professionals and masters of photography! I'm traveling with some of the best photography/design friends. Please feel free to leave me emails or messages while I'm gone but I will not be able to return them for a week.

Thank You!

UPDATE!

A recent email to a good friend sums it up well:

Yes, in November we decided to be done with my first studio location. I just wasn't happy with the exposure and the size and I was ready for something new and bigger. So we knew Dec, Jan, Feb would be slow months and just bookings anyway and we got rid of the studio. Our plan was to sell our home and then get a bigger commercial space for the studio and a small apartment or find a commercial lot to build the studio of our DREAMS LOL!!!

On Dec 30th people were asking where we were moving and I wrote on my blog "Staying in Spearfish!"

The first week of Jan. my great aunt who is 89 was put in the hospital again and received a pacemaker during her stay.

Chris and I talked about our life and we were ready for a new adventure and ready to be with my family for a change.

So Chris asked to go back to full time with his company but at the Rapid City branch and I vowed to help my parents with my great aunt taking her to doctors appointments and helping her organize her 6 times a day meds! YUCK! It's hard enough for anyone to remember 6 times but an 89 year old!

We are going to be staying in an apartment that is on my great aunts property so that I can check up on her during the day and we can help with yard work. Chris is already fixing everything around the house. We were back and forth alot from Spearfish the last few weeks and a spell of high blood pressure put my great aunt back in the hospital for a week. She is back at home now and seems stronger willed then ever before to get better this time.

We moved alot of furniture this weekend and it is starting to feel like home in Rapid City.

The house borders forest service and Chris is in heaven with the idea of hiking and running in the hills. I love the peacefulness of the property and I am trying to find a balance between life, family and my business. Chris is loving working in the Rapid City branch of FourFront Design. The company is amazing and they are getting ready for a lot of great projects around the Downtown area of Rapid. It has been awesome to be closer to Ryan and Kateri and we were truly missing out on a lot of friends lives in Rapid. We are sad to be away from Deb and Gary in Spearfish but we see them at least once a week still at this point. And we are trying to make sure we make an effort for our Spearfish friends as well :)

We have had a great time living with my parents the last few weeks. Family dinners and scrabble games!

I am just focusing on the wedding photography right now and laying low for a few months. Preparing new campaigns for our next studio. I want to make a big impression when we get started here. I am hoping we will have something by May.

When the storm of things calms right now I will be able to update my clients & business sites again.

And because a post is always better with a picture ;) Here is a sneak of a recent new born session!

2010 Wedding Dates!

Saturday wedding dates for 2010 are filling. Make sure you inquire soon and put a deposit down to secure your date. Finding the right photographer for your wedding day is an important step in the early stages of your engagement and planning. Check our website calendar or call soon.

Sneak Peek Andi & Mike 01.02.10

Chris and I had a wonderful time at Andi & Mike's wedding celebration yesterday! Both families are absolutely amazing and the wedding party was really great too. I will share more about the details in a few days :) For now, here is a sneak peek. Thanks for letting us document your special day!