Say hello to Franklin and Lauren. Franklin happens to be my nephew and he is also a soon-to-be pilot in the United States Air Force. Lauren is also in United States Air Force, training to be in the "intelligence sector." (That's all I can say about that). I had the opportunity to hang out with them in Kansas City this past weekend for their engagement photos. Here's a few of my favorites. Enjoy! 

In the middle of the intense summer heat, hanging out with Collin and Brett for their engagement photos was a breath of fresh air. Our drive time was filled with conversations about life, music and conspiracy theories. And we managed to find some super interesting locations explore and photograph with. Here's a few of my favorite images from our evening together. Enjoy!

Say hello to Jeffery and Shelby. We hung out yesterday for their engagement photos and as you can see from the above picture...

Today on the blog, a few of my favorite images from my afternoon with Dakota and Katherine. This was our second attempt at scheduling around inclement weather and luckily, we hit a nice window of sunshine. If only everything in life worked out like that :) Enjoy. 

Happy Thursday everyone. Today on the blog, a few of my favorite engagement photos from my time with John and Kelsey. Enjoy! 

Today on the blog, say hello to Seth and Hailey. I had the opportunity to hang out with them this past weekend. The weather was...."dreadful"....but we managed :) Here's a few of my favorites from the day enjoy!

Say hello to Alex and Lauren. They've recently relocated from Chicago to Northwest Arkansas and although their September wedding will be back in Chicago (excited to be photographing that too!), they wanted their engagement photos to be in Arkansas. So last weekend, we hit the road to explore a little bit of the surrounding area . Here's a few photos from our adventure. Enjoy. 

It's easy to see why Saturday afternoon with Brad and Bonnie was the complete opposite of boring. These two are adventurous, kind hearted and passionate about loving each other and the world around them. We finally hit the road for their engagement photos on Saturday afternoon after rescheduling twice due to rain and today, I'm sharing a few of my favorites. Happy Monday!

Say hello to Cody and Abigail. They're getting married this year and this past Saturday, we hit the road for their engagement photos. "I don't want a lot of pictures where we're really close and breathing on each other", is what Cody told me when we met. This comment was of course, followed by much laughter as Abigail protested that she wanted some "romantic" photographs. We also managed to get sort of lost on a back country road but Abigail and her Verizon phone navigated us back to the highway fairly quickly. Here's a few of my favorite images from the afternoon. Enjoy!

Say hello to Sean and Lindsey. Last Friday, they ducked out of work early to have their engagement photos made. The weather has been pretty iffy lately and I've had to reschedule multiple times for some people. But Sean and Lindsey picked a gorgeous day to be out and about. Here's a few of my favorite images from the afternoon. Enjoy. 

I recently had the opportunity to hang out with Roman and Kailey, who were in town for the holidays. Aside from a stop for coffee at Puritan Brew Company, we braved the cold weather together and adventured around Fayetteville for their engagement photos. We were joined by our trusty wedding planner, Melissa from Sweet Tea Designs and much laughter and fun was had by all. Here's a few of my favorite images from the day. Enjoy. 

Welcome to the last week of 2015. This week, I'll be sharing some recap images of the adventures, the people and the projects from the year.

Say hello to Vincent & Rachel. I had the privilege of meeting them the day before Thanksgiving to discuss their wedding and also, to take them on an engagement photo adventure. We spent the afternoon adventuring around Fayetteville and the nearby countryside laughing, dodging the blustery winds and soaking up the last bit of Arkansas Fall. Here are a few of my favorite images from the afternoon. Enjoy. 

Say hello to TJ and Angela. Last Saturday, they debated long and hard about the weather and if they should proceed with their engagement photos or not. In the end, we decided to hit the road and sure enough, the weather turned out beautiful. Cold, but beautiful. Here are a few of my favorite images from our time together. Special thanks to Melissa Holmes of Sweet Tea Designs for coming along and for figuring out how we could park the Novomobile out of site so that we could explore Dinosaur World. Enjoy!

Today I'd like to introduce you to Ethan and Micah. These two grew up together, spent some time studying abroad, reconnected, fell in love and now, they have decided to get married and grow old together. I think they made a great decision because growing old together for them will most certainly mean years and years of joyous laughs, goofy faces and crazy adventures. Here are a few of my favorite images of them. Enjoy. 

Say hello to Jordan and Bailie. You'll also notice in a couple of their engagement photos, that their dog Abe was present with them. Abe's presence proved to be an important factor not only for the sentimental value of their engagement photos, but also for the fact that...

Say hello to Bob and Kenzie. They picked a beautiful day for engagement pictures last weekend and today, I'm sharing a few of my favorites. Enjoy!

Say hello to Brian, Caroline and their dog Louie. Caroline is one of my favorite people on earth because she's my niece. And Brian? Well, he's pretty cool too :) And as most of you know, Kansas City is one of my favorite places on earth to visit. So it worked out perfectly for us to meet up this past weekend for their engagement photos. Here's a few of my favorites. Enjoy.  

Many photographers (myself included) have jumped on the Sam Hurd bandwagon by waving glass prisms in front of their lenses while creating images. And why not? It's unique, unexpected and given the right light, can produce some beautiful results. But on a recent video shoot, I discovered that you could create a similar effect by using a Nalgene Water Bottle.

Here are the details. 

A few weeks back, I had the opportunity to hang out with Matt & Brittany and create some engagement photos for them. Here's a few of my favorites. Enjoy!