2016 Ankeny High School Senior Kate….Johnston Waukee Des Moines Ankeny Urbandale Grimes Iowa Photographer

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This is 2016 Ankeny High School senior Kate, who may have had the hottest night of the summer for her senior session. The session started out with a heat index of 106 but you would never know by her pictures it was that hot out, she was amazing and  kept a positive addditude the whole time…now if you would of seen a picture of me after this session you would know it was hot out, dripping in sweat is not a good look for any photographer. Kate is going to Creighton University to play soccer after high school so we wanted to do something different representing that with a mix of urban and soccer. Thank you Kate for being so good about the heat. You have such an amazing future ahead of you! Kate_8_of_20_ Kate_12_of_20_ Kate_18_of_20_ Kate_4_of_20_ Kate_10_of_20_ Kate_15_of_20_ Kate_19_of_20_ Kate_16_of_20_ Kate_7_of_20_ Kate_13_of_20_ Kate_20_of_20_ Kate_17_of_20_ Kate_3_of_20_ Kate_5_of_20_ Kate_14_of_20_

2016 Ankeny High School Senior Jenny….Johnston Waukee Des Moines Ankeny Urbandale Grimes Iowa Photographer

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Here is my first 2016 high school senior session of the year and it was an amazing shoot! This is Jenny who will be a senior at Ankeny Centennial High School, this girl is an incredible dancer which is like candy for a photographer. I loved her grace, power, and strength that she showed in every image that I took of her. Thank you Jenny for going with all of my crazy ideas, I know your future is bright and I can not wait to see what is in store for you.

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The Troll Family…Johnston Waukee Des Moines Ankeny Urbandale Grimes Photographer Iowa

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Another one of my favorite families! This is the Troll family who I have photographed at least five times, and ever time it is an adventure (or at least the parents think so…the kids and I have a blast together). We got in on the tale end of the fall foliage in November before it was all gone and before the snow decided to fall. We also squeezed in Miss Nora’s one year cake smash in my studio. Thank you as always Troll family for being so entertaining and one of my favorites!

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The Miller Family…Johnston Waukee Des Moines Ankeny Urbandale Grimes Photographer Iowa

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Here is another wonderful family, the Miller’s, who are so funny and riot to work with. This was another family fall session but we also did Miss Eve’s one year cake smash…now there may or may not have been wipes to clean her up with after the fact and she might have had to ride home all the way to Grinnell in just a diaper and lots of cake smashed everywhere..but I am sure she had a great time doing it. Thank you Miller family for the laughs and amazing pictures!

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The Sullivan Family…Johnston Waukee Des Moines Ankeny Urbandale Grimes Photographer Iowa

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Let me introduce you to this sweet family the Sullivan’s. I meet the family on a early October day down at Vally Junction which is full of amazing character from brick walls, fire escapes, painted doorways, even a metal wall. Thank you Sullivan family for being such  great family to capture.

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The Beach Family…Johnston Waukee Des Moines Ankeny Urbandale Grimes Photographer Iowa

Beach_11_of_19_Here is the Beach family that meet me on a freezing cold Saturday morning in early October up at Big Creek Lake, and when I say freezing it was 34 degrees. We could see our breath and the kids shivered through the session but we still ended up with some amazing images for this family.

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Boatwright Family…Johnston Waukee Des Moines Ankeny Urbandale Grimes Photographer Iowa

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Meet the Boatwright family…such a sweet family and amazing to work with. We meet at a lake area that had wild flowers, wooded area, and a dock that was perfect beautiful summer images. Thank you Boatwright family for such successful photo session!

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Sorensen Family Session…Johnston, Waukee, Des Moines, Ankeny, Urbandale, Grimes Photographer

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Sneak peek from the Sorensen family session. This was such a gorgeous location on their family farm with a big red barn and wild flower field out there front door. We and amazing lighting right before sunset and some very cute kiddos to work with. Thank you Sorensen family and I hope you enjoy your images.

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2015 High School Senior Taylor…Johnston, Waukee, Urbandale, Des Moines, Ankeny, Photographer

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Here is the gorgeous Miss Taylor who is a 2015 Harlan high school graduate and was simply a joy to work with. She is talented in so many sports but her one true love is basketball, which of course is why I wanted to feature her doing this. Thank you so much Taylor for going along with all of my crazy ideas and making some amazing images.

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Newborn Baby Girl Lyra..Johnston, Des Moines, Waukee, Urbandale, Ankeny, Photographer

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Here is sweet baby girl Lyra who was born 5 weeks early and was oh so tiny…but oh my goodness she was content and sleep through the whole session. Lovely baby makes for a amazing pictures.

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