Yearly Archives: 2009

Toddler sitting at Gray's Lake with Des Moines Skyline in background
A month or so ago we got together for lunch with Kevin, a pastor at our church, and Clint the graphic designer for the church.  They were talking about how our church was going to be starting a new series called Love U Des Moines in September and they asked us to create the images […]

Love U Des Moines!

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I have played with “painting with light” in the past, but this really takes it to a new level – I saw these images posted on a blog the other day and thought I would share. See the original post here. Light paintings, also known as light drawing or light graffiti, is a photography technique […]

Amazing Light Paintings

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Wedding Rings on top of golf balls at the Tournament Club of Iowa, Polk City, IA. Copyright Barber Photography, Des Moines, IA
Jessie and Scott had their wedding reception at the Tournament Club of Iowa in Polk City.  We were very impressed with the staff there.  Barb, the events coordinator, took good care of us throughout our time there.  She was organized and friendly.  She brought some golf carts around so we could take some photos of […]

The Tournament Club of Iowa

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Bride and groom kissing on beautiful golf course with green grass and cloudy sky
This is the last blog posting from Jessie and Scott’s Wedding.   Congratulations Jessie and Scott.  You are an amazing couple and have been a joy to work with.  Thanks for asking us to be a part of your special day.  I’m sure you’ll have many more adventures in your life ahead.

Jessie and Scott’s Wedding Post 4

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We had fun photographing Jessie and Scott’s wedding.  The weather that day was on our side.  We photographed all the formal portraits outside before the wedding but it rained hard during the wedding and then the rain broke as everyone left the church and we were able to get a few portraits at the golf […]

Jessie and Scott’s Wedding Post 1

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About a month ago, we photographed this family session.  The family was wanting their portraits captured on the grounds of Des Moines Christian School since all 3 children attend there.  We loved the variety of backgrounds this location provided.  Great idea, Clint and Joni! We all loved this tree we found behind the school.  The […]

Clint, Joni, Jacob, Rachel and Rebekah

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A lot of you probably remember Ashlyn’s Senior portraits we photographed last Fall.  Soon after she received her Senior portraits she learned that she had leukemia.  Ashlyn’s sister, Haylee, was able to donate her bone marrow to her this past Spring and Ashlyn will be attending Iowa State University in the Fall.  She has been […]

Emily, Jane, Hannah, Sara, Tessa and Alli

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