Hi I am Courtney Townsend, a sophomore at Grand View University majoring in Mass Communications with an emphasis in Photography. Recently I have been interning with Barber Photography as a photo assistant. Before coming to Barber Photography I did not really have any expectations of what it would be like to work as a photo […]
Just For Fun

Kevin and I will be welcoming a “photographer-in-training” to our studio in September. Jackie, Kevin’s mom, has told us that she thinks we’ll probably document every moment of our baby’s life. I think she might be right!
Some news. . .

Yesterday we went over to Legal Technology Services and hung a couple of our fine art prints in their office. We love how this one looked on their wall. We’re excited to be decorating their office more in the upcoming months.
Office Display

A lot of you probably remember us talking about Charlotte. She is almost 2 years old and is in our Grins and Giggles Club and we’ve really enjoyed getting to know her over that time. Charlotte’s mom, Sarah, is a very talented graphic designer. She is a professor at Drake University and she also makes […]
Sarah’s Trunk Show

Last week, Courtney, our photographic assistant, and I headed to the Botanical Center so she could learn more about our cameras and posing. Kevin had bought me a Shootsac for Christmas and I had been wanting to get some photos with it for a while. Shootsac is a type of camera bag that is fashionable […]
Photo Session with Courtney

Kevin and I went to an art festival put on by Stookey Companies out at Valley West Mall this weekend. Kevin and I like to attend this show every year. We love talking to the artists every year and hearing about how they create their art. This year I ended up finding a beautiful bracelet that […]
New Wall Art for Our Home

This Saturday, I went to Kristen’s baby shower. Kristen is one of my best friends and we’ve actually been friends longer than Kevin and I have known each other. Her shower was a lot of fun and it was such a special day to celebrate with my good friend. Kristen and her mom loved this […]
Kristen's baby shower
Congratulations to our new photography assistant, Courtney T., for her photo being on the National Geographic Website! Check out this great moment she captured of two hippos fighting at: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/myshot/categories/gallery (It’s the second photo on the third page of thumbnails) Courtney is an up and coming photography super star who we’ve enjoyed working with the […]
Congrats Courtney!

Had to sneak one more photo from this session on. I love this sweet moment.
Mother and Daughter

On Saturday, we spent Christmas in Omaha. Chris and Christy, my brother and sister-in-law, had been snowed in during Christmas at Sioux City so it wasn’t until this time that we all got a chance to get together. Christmas with Kevin’s family is always fun and relaxing. Chris and Christy had just bought a Wii […]
