The Wallaces {Family}
Families , Kids, Posted on: Nov, 29
Meet the Wallace family. With two beautiful girls who are full of energy, we had such a fun time on their shoot. One of the coolest things about my job is meeting and talking with other moms about our kids. Michelle’s youngest daughter is really close in age to my son, so it was neat to see the differences between boys and girls at this stage! Our shoot was a little chilly but aside from the red noses, I don’t think the kiddos noticed. Maybe the pumpkin marshmallows helped. Did you know they make pumpkin shaped and flavored marshmallows? They’re so good. 
Enjoy the faves!
Christmas Card Deadline
Babies , Bellies , Engagements , Families , GDP News , Kids , Misc , Seniors , Weddings, Posted on: Nov, 28
I hope everyone had a fantastic Thanksgiving! Crazily, it’s now time to think ahead to Christmas, and more specifically Christmas cards. The deadline to order your Christmas cards is December 5th. We will design and finalize them in the week or so after that, and get them to you in time to send them out for Christmas! Custom Christmas cards are hot hot hot at GDP, and you should totally get some!
And because every post is more fun with a photo, here’s one I took while we were camping over Thanksgiving out in the country.
The Josts {Family}
Families , Kids, Posted on: Nov, 28
I was so excited for this shoot, and despite the crazy weather, I wasn’t disappointed! Hillary wanted to do something different for their family photos, and they spend a lot of time out at Stearman Airfield. Her daughter is obsessed with airplanes, so Hillary pulled some strings and got them to let us take photos with one of the amazing planes! Our session was last Monday, just before the rain started, and during our shoot, the skies kept getting progressively darker. It began sprinkling just as we finished! I love it when my clients have awesome new ideas!
The Klassens {Family}
Babies , Families , Kids, Posted on: Nov, 27
I love shooting in new locations, it makes me think on my toes. So I was really excited when Beth asked me to come out to their home for a family session. I shot Beth’s daughter’s wedding a few years ago, so it was fun to catch up with them and see their little boy as well. Little Baby L was such a trooper during our cold (it was in the 30s that day) shoot, not once did he protest being outside! We got some great shots of the family and their Airdale Bailey even joined us for a few. Here are the faves…
The Studio
Babies , Bellies , Engagements , Families , GDP News , Kids , Misc , Personal , Seniors , Weddings, Posted on: Nov, 22
Many of you know, I recently moved my business back to my home after working at a downtown location for the past few years. I’m loving being back at home, and being able to spend more time with my family! We decided to make a really awesome space for me to work in, meet clients in, and even take indoor photos in. We were lucky enough to already have a separate building in our backyard that my husband had used as a shop since we moved here in 2008. I’m also lucky enough to have an amazing father-in-law, Ed, who knows how to make pretty much anything I could dream up.
We started with an unfinished space with concrete floors and nasty windows, and Ed was able to see my vision and transform it into the awesomeness that it is today! I’m so excited to finally share some photos with you of our finished studio! You have to make an appointment to come by and see it in person. I also hope to have an open house in the spring, so stay tuned!
The Browns {Family}
Engagements , Families, Posted on: Nov, 20
Jen and I have known each other since back in 6th grade when she was Jenny. We wrote lots of notes in math class in neon colored pens. I think pig latin may have been involved. We went to different schools after that and lost touch, but I was so excited when she contacted me a few years ago to tell me she was engaged and that she wanted me to photograph her wedding. The wedding was wonderful and since then, I’ve gotten to know Ruse, and he’s such a great guy! We all go to the same church now, and I love being able to catch up with these two every now and then. We had a fabulous time at their shoot that we’ve been trying to schedule for 2 years but have had to keep rescheduling for various reasons. Finally Jen! We have some pretty pictures of you!
The Regans {Family}
Families, Posted on: Nov, 16
Last year, I had the privilege of meeting Jen and her brother Bret for a few photos of the two of them to surprise their parents with for Christmas. This year, I got to meet the whole family (including Uncle Dave!) to do photos since they hadn’t had them done in 20 years! It was such a great afternoon with this bunch, and even though Jen was nervous about her crazy family being too much for me, I think I held my own and we had some laughs. Here are my favorites from their shoot!
The Sander Family
Babies , Families , Kids, Posted on: Nov, 14
Meet the Sanders. Such a cute family, with a little one-year-old who reminded me so much of Sutton! He was such a perfect little model and looked right at my camera for most of our shoot. Probably the most well behaved little man ever…you know, aside from hating his shoes. And what a cutie-patootie of a sister to love on him! Here are my faves from our shoot!
The Aliceas {Family}
Families, Posted on: Nov, 08
How do I even start about these two? Val is one of my very closest friends, and Luis is one of my husband’s closest friends. Really…these amazing people are like a second family to us. We’ve lived a lot of life together and I can’t imagine not knowing them. Val is the easiest person to talk to, and we’re a lot alike. Luis fixes my life (aka my computer) just about every other month, so for that alone I’m forever in their debt, haha. Can you believe how pretty Val is? Super photogenic. So glad I was able to take photos of them for the holidays!
The Skillens {Family}
Babies , Families , Kids, Posted on: Nov, 08
Lucky you! You get to see MORE photos of baby Ezra! This time, he’s accompanied by his awesome family, and his grandparents even make an appearance. The day we scheduled for their shoot was pretty gloomy, so we ended up doing an abbreviated version in the studio. Can’t believe how different Ezra looks since his last shoot that was only a couple weeks ago. And….big sister Avery loves my dog Diesel. She talks about him all the time. So she wanted him at the photo shoot. That was a first for me…doing photos while my dog kept creeping in the backgrounds. I put one photo at the end where you can see his cute face. I also had to throw a “baby spaz” photo in there at the end. You’ll know it when you see it.
