Barber Photography

We took this family session around dusk. The combination of the hue of the sky, the silhouettes of the family, and the lens flare are wonderful and part of the reason why this is Kevin and mine's favorite time of day to photograph.


So cute! This beach was so rocky so I like how this shows how Drew had to depend on his parents for his steps.

Labels: Camano Island, children, families, on-location, portrait

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I love this one of Christy and Drew. Drew is only 2 years old but his expression is priceless. It's like he's saying "But Mom, someone might see!".



Then he gives into mom's kisses. So cute!


I love this one of Chris and Drew. Drew is so active and fun loving so being on Dad's shoulders didn't scare him a bit. This portrait shows something about Drew's character. He is always laughing and talking and having fun; it is impossible not to laugh just being around him. His fun loving attitude is contagious.

Labels: Camano Island, children, families, on-location, portrait

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A couple of months ago, we went to the Omaha zoo with this family to photograph their family session. We had so much with them! We loved how it felt like they were spending the day as a family and we were just there to follow along. It was fun to see all the different sides of the kids' personalities. Josie, who's 2, is adorable and I'm sure will be breaking a lot of hearts someday. Luke and Leighton kept us laughing. And the oldest, Brooklyn, is such a great big sister. Kevin and I were worn out by the end of the session (as you can imagine, when you're trying to photograph 4 children) but we were happy with how we were able to capture this family.
This is one of my favorites of the day. I love how it shows the precious love of a mother and daughter.




This one of Josie is so adorable!


Leighton's child-like amazement of the carousel is so sweet.


We entered this one of Josie in a photography contest a couple of months ago. We called it "It's for you!"

The kids found this old train car to play in. The rust made for a great background.



We had to get a nice one of Lynn and Janelle too. The Henry Dooley Zoo has a couple of waterfalls so we had some nice backgrounds that looked very un-Midwestern for our portraits.

Thanks Lynn and Janelle for being so great to work with. We're looking forward to you seeing your wall portrait and album within the next couple of weeks!

Labels: children, families, Henry Doorly Zoo, on-location, Portraits

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I know this is long overdue but here it is, our favorites of 2007. It was difficult to narrow down to just a handful, but we managed.

2007 was a great year for us and our wonderful, fun and creative clients made it enjoyable. We love it when our clients' ideas combine with our ideas and together we are able to create artistic portraits that truly reflect their personalities.

We'd like to thank all of our clients for being so incredible and we appreciate all of you so much. Kevin and I are also looking forward to the future clients we'll have this year and how we'll be able to create custom art for their homes.

We are also very excited about 2008 - we will be introducing several new products that we think our clients will enjoy (more on that to come).

We would love to hear from all of you; which of these portraits are your favorites? Please leave us a comment - we love your feedback!

Labels: Des Moines, Engagement, families, Portraits, Seniors, weddings

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About a week ago, we captured some portraits for the Dexter family. They suggested we take the portraits at their home, which is always our favorite location for family portraits. Their house was beautiful and had so many great locations for portraits. I cannot describe how wonderful this family is, you can feel the love they have for each other when you enter their home. They were very welcoming and accomodating. Their 3 children, Lauren, Brayden and Alyson, all looked so cute and were very well behaved. We even managed to get a few portraits with their 5 month old puppy, Benny. Thank you Royce and Carol for allowing us to take your family portraits and get to know your family better. We're looking forward to seeing your children grow up through the years.

Labels: children, families, portrait, Urbandale

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Here's a preview of the photos we captured of Boston today. It was difficult to choose just one portrait to show.

Boston is a huge fan of trains so we went to the State Fairgrounds where we had previously staked out a great little playground that looked like a train. It was fun to hear his train whistle noise ("woo woo") and see how excited he got when he heard a real nearby train whistle.

More to come in a few weeks after the viewing session.

Labels: children, families, Iowa State Fairgrounds

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