Model portrait session in Des Moines, IA

Clemen is a model in Des Moines, IA and Minneapolis MN that also runs her own business, Everything-Spanish. She has been in several print ads as well as television commercials.
Clemen needed a new portfolio for both her modeling and business careers. We were able to do a photo session at the Botanical Gardens in Des Moines and also did a set up for a portable studio shoot.
Everything-Spanish is a company dedicated to help mainstream companies attract Hispanic clients to use and purchase their services through marketing research, and targeted marketing campaigns.To find out more about Clemen's business, Everything-Spanish, you can go to http://everything-spanish.com/.
These are a few of my favorite photos.

Cottage Grove Photographer / Fall Portraits

Fall colors are pretty, but you never know what the weather will be like.  Right after we started the photo shoot, it started raining.  We hurried along to different locations and got through it without getting too wet.

When it started to rain a little harder, we had to take cover.

St. Paul Photographer / The Potter

These are some recent photos I took of Steve Rolf at work in his pottery studio. I've known Steve since grade school, long before he started pottery, and I've seen his work grow and he has since become a known potter.  It was very interesting to watch him work and how he could take a lump of clay and form it into a beautiful work of functional art.  As I was photographing him, I noticed he did everything with such ease.  He knew exactly how to shape his fingers and move his hand to form each item he was making.  His work is all fully functional so you can use it for every day use and not just put it on a shelf and collect dust.  I have never tried to put a hunk of clay on a wheel and see what would come out, but I'm sure it wouldn't look anything like a bowl or a plate.  If you are interested in his work or would like to find out when he is showing his pottery, see him at http://www.scrolfpotter.com/.

Cottage Grove Photographer/ Capture Minnesota II Book Release

This past Saturday was the release party for the Capture Minnesota II book.  They kept us is suspense on which photo(s) they chose for the book until the release party.  When we received our book, everyone quickly paged through their book to find their photo(s).  The picture they chose of mine is "Fresh Raspberries"(pg 54).  Congratulations to everyone that had their photo(s) chosen for the book.  Capture Minnesota II should be available on April 26.  You can purchase a copy of Capture Minnesota II at Barnes and Noble or visit http://www.captureminnesota.com/.

Cottage Grove Photographer / Maternity Photos

I recently did a maternity photo shoot with someone I worked with years ago.  We haven't seen each other for years and all of a sudden I'm taking photos of her belly.  We thought that it would be kind of weird, but as it turned out, it didn't seem like years, only days since we last saw each other.
To see more, visit http://russstoeckelphotography.com/