PHS Photography

Sara

2011-10-29T22:33:00.001-05:00

Just had to squeak in one more nice weekend for an outside photo shoot. And yes 57 degrees is a nice weekend for the end of October here in Siouxland. Thanks again Sara for taking the time to make this an amazing session.

Caitlin

2011-10-21T21:31:00.001-05:00

Another perfect afternoon for October to get out and do some shooting. Thank you Caitlin for making this session so much fun. Amazing images if I do say so myself.

Sarah & Cory’s Wedding

2011-08-30T11:15:00.001-05:00

Couldn’t have asked for a better day for a wedding. A little bit of rain in the morning to clean everything up and put a little more green in the foliage. Thank you guys for allowing me to share your special day with you.

Kids Rule

2011-04-30T13:08:00.001-05:00

This year kids are ruling the Spring !!! An amazing session this morning with a couple of fun loving very photogenic little ones.

Family Photo’s

2010-11-06T14:03:00.001-05:00

Getting to be that time of the year again for Family photos just in time for the holiday season. The weather was almost nice enough to head outside to shoot which is AMAZING for November in South Dakota, but Nate didn’t much better under the studio lights. Which I might add he thought was the coolest thing since candy.

Seniors Are Amazing

2010-09-07T11:37:00.001-05:00

Could you have asked for a better weekend to get out and shoot. Mid 70’s, slight breezy, just gorgeous. There are a few of the traditional senior images but for the most part she wanted to step out of the box and have some fun. Here are just a few of the amazing images we shot.

Model Work

2010-08-28T17:26:00.001-05:00

Another amazing day out about Sioux Falls working with an amazing model. You did an fantastic job Missy, keep it up girl…

Seniors - Steph

2010-07-19T19:49:00.001-05:00

You couldn’t have asked for a better weekend to get out and shoot some senior pictures, well it would have been perfect if it was 95 degrees by 11 with 102 heat index but it was still worth it.

Weddings – 2010

2010-07-12T12:44:00.001-05:00

A few images from a couple of the main weddings I've had the great pleasure of photographing. It’s always a great honor to be asked to capture such a special occasion for a couple starting their life together. Thank you….

Memories – 2010

2010-07-12T12:36:00.001-05:00

This summer has been so amazing with all the fantastic opportunities to get out an enjoy the weather we have been having and with all the rain the foliage is pretty bloom. Sadly though it has made it hard to keep up with the blog. I’ll be posting just a few images that highlight some of the amazing people I've had the chance to work with so far this summer.

Kelli – Senior Session

2009-09-26T20:46:00.001-05:00

Another busy weekend has come to and end and what a way to go out with a bang. Thank you so much Kelli for spending the afternoon with me and working on your senior pictures.

Go Warriors – Senior Session

2009-09-26T13:35:00.001-05:00

You could have asked for a better day to get out and shoot something. Lucky for PHS Photography we got to spend the morning with this Washington Warrior Senior.

Seniors – ROCK !!!

2009-09-23T19:56:00.001-05:00

Just a quick walk in the park and magic…

Steph - Modeling

2009-09-23T10:58:00.001-05:00

What a fantastic way to spend a gorgeous Saturday evening. Thank you so much for all the prep work you put into this shoot. You did an amazing job with all the props and it completely shows in the images.

Lora – Family Portraits

2009-09-12T13:30:00.001-05:00

I know I haven’t put posting here as much as I should, but what can I say I've been extremely busy with everything. What a great morning to be out shooting. A little wet from all the fog but perfect lighting with the over cast skies. Lora you have amazing boys, and it was a pleasure working with three of the most well mannered kids I can remember ever shooting.

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Michelle

2009-08-03T13:20:00.001-05:00

Another great weekend to be outside shooting. Another senior getting ready to make the big graduation plunge and head on out into the world. Thank you Michelle and Joan for spending a couple hours with me working on senior pictures.

The Red Door

2009-07-29T09:09:00.002-05:00

A little portfolio building with Brittney W.

Rachelle

2009-07-18T20:05:00.001-05:00

First of several photo shoots planned for this weekend and I must say we are off to an incredible start. Thank you Rachelle for taking the time out of your busy schedule and helping make this happen. Sorry the water was so incredibly cold. I placed a call to the city parks and asked them to warm it up for you but I'm guessing they didn’t get the message. A true trooper…anything for the picture…blue lips and all.

Ashley

2009-07-10T13:56:00.001-05:00

She’s BACK !!! I’ve worked with Ashley several times over the last few years and after taking a year or so off from modeling she has returned.

Keep and eye on this girl, she has the motivation and the drive to really go far in this business.

Kayla

2009-07-10T13:49:00.002-05:00

What an amazing day to get out and shot. This last week has been nothing but overcast and raining so I figured today would be a complete wash out. Boy was I wrong. Good luck with your competition and I look forward to working with you again soon.

Deidre – TFP

2009-07-02T09:51:00.001-05:00

As you may or may not know I have a regular job, besides photography that keeps me pretty busy doing the 9 to 5 thing. So when Deidre contacted me having withdrawals from not shooting in awhile I thought what better way to spend a lunch hour than shooting. Deidre and her amazing little boy joined me at the falls for a little bit of camera fun. I hope I was able to give her the fix she needed.

Alysse – TFP

2009-06-30T15:53:00.002-05:00

Just a quick little TFP session with one of my local girls that wanted to play around and shoot something with her boy friend. Great work from both of you.

Wilson / Treveen Wedding

2009-06-30T09:50:00.002-05:00

What an amazing weekend! I was blessed to have spent most of the day Saturday with an amazing couple on their wedding day. I can’t say enough about how incredibly kind and lovely their entire family is and wish them the very best.

Brittney Playing Around

2009-06-23T19:57:00.002-05:00

Well this evening my most favorite model of all (my daughter) surprised me by asking to go shoot some new pictures. Most of the time I lose out to cell phone and computer. So we hit Tut Hill Park and this is what we shot. She LOVED the mud. Go figure.

Matt & Megan – Senior Pictures

2009-06-21T21:21:00.001-05:00

Well it’s that time of the year again when the graduating class starts getting things in order to graduate. Matt and Megan, brother and sister (Twins), took advantage of the only two good days this last week to have me shoot their senior pictures. Fantastic job guys.

Photoshop Magic

2009-06-17T10:49:00.001-05:00

A client sent me over a sample image of something they would like to put on their commercial website come new years eve. These are the fun projects that make all the long hours of shooting and editing so rewarding. It took a little photoshop magic to pull it off along with some other tricks I have up my sleeves but here are some samples of the first few attempts. A special thanks to all the models that made this project possible.

Now onto the next special project…..

Murry – Wedding

2009-06-16T09:08:00.002-05:00

As you can see this weekend was crazy, fun and busy but crazy. Saturday was the perfect day for a Wedding in the Gardens.

Annual Shoot Out 09 – Palisades Park

2009-06-16T09:02:00.003-05:00

This years Shoot Out took place in Palisades Park (state park located about 8 miles North of Brandon SD). I wasn’t able to stick around all day but it was so much fun for the short time I was there to catch up with friends and fellow photographers/models.

(Behind the scenes)

Great Plain Balloon Race

2009-06-13T08:12:00.003-05:00

Got the kids up early this morning and hit the balloon race at Kenny Anderson Park. It was a first for me and turned out to be a lot of fun. Early, but fun.

Cadence

2009-06-13T08:07:00.003-05:00

Such a sweet and lovable little girl. Cadence stopped by the other day for her 6 month pictures. One of the most enjoyable photo sessions i’ve had in some time.

Heather’s Wedding Dress

2009-06-01T12:08:00.002-05:00

I had the amazing opportunity to work with a fantastic bride this last weekend on wedding dress images.

Photoshop’d

2009-03-06T09:39:00.003-06:00

I thought I would play around with one of the images of Mackenzie from my last BIG photo shoot in Photoshop and see what I could come up with.

(Original Image)

After a little bit of Photoshop magic this is what I came up with.

(Personally, I like the one on the right)

Behind The Scenes

2009-02-27T07:19:00.005-06:00

I just happened to have my video camera at the last shoot and the girls managed to find it. They didn't do to bad at capturing some fantastic footage.

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Nancy – Downtown Sioux Falls 08

2009-02-26T14:34:00.002-06:00

These images are from a session with Nancy from summer 08. I know, long time to post images but i’ve been incredibly busy this winter and it just kept slipping my mind.

022109 – Commercial Shoot

2009-02-26T11:42:00.002-06:00

Another amazing weekend of working with some fantastic models. This time we took it up yet another notch and booked the Presidential Suite at the Club House in Sioux Falls. For those of you that haven't seen these rooms, well worth your time to stop in and check them out.

Alicia’s Wedding

2009-02-17T11:36:00.003-06:00

It was my pleasure to snap a few pictures for Alicia this last weekend on her Valentine's Day wedding.

Best wishes to both of you on this special day

020209 – Courtney

2009-02-17T11:12:00.001-06:00

It was nice to see an old friend this evening. You have to just love those out of the blue phone calls from one of the models that i’ve had the chance to work with for years. It always nice to end a busy Monday working with such an amazing girl.

121308 – Commercial Shoot

2009-02-17T11:06:00.001-06:00

Sorry it has taken me so long to get this updates in. Just one of those things that seems to happen over the holiday seasons. Once again a very busy weekend, but I can’t image anything I would rather be doing. All of these images where shoot in the Presidential Suite at the new Springhill Suites. Simply an amazing room to work in as you can see. This “SUPER” weekend started off around 4pm on Friday evening and concluded late morning Sunday. Yes, a very long weekend with 16 models and 10,000+ images. But worth every minute.

“Thanks ladies for making this weekend such a total success”

Modeling Session

2009-02-17T10:57:00.001-06:00

I’ve had the incredible pleasure of working with some of the most talented models in the upper midwest and this last session was no different. One of my regular models, Ashley contacted me about shooting some portfolio images for her little sister. I won’t say little sister as she happens to be a good 4 inches taller than Ashley. Another fantastic session thanks to Ashley and her “younger” sister.

Omaha Road Trip

2009-02-17T10:44:00.001-06:00

Another amazingly busy weekend behind the lens. After some thought we came to the idea that we needed a road trip and Omaha sounded good. I was able to get in touch with one of the girls that I’ve worked with in the past and she was more than willing to ask around and lined up 4 girls that where interested in taking some pictures. It wasn’t long until 4 grew to 5 and what started out as fun day in the sun turned into a full blown advertising photo session. After 6.5 hours of straight shooting and some 3000 images later we rapped things up. I must say thank you Chantelle for a fantastic job on putting this whole thing together for us and all the help during and after the shoot. All in all a very enjoyable day just a little long, but I would do it again at the drop of a hat.