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Faryal’s Cooking :: Food Photography :: Iowa Photographers

Faryal has made several appearances on the blog. This time I’m showing off her mad cooking skills. This lady knows how to feed people. She’s interested in getting into a catering business and wanted me to come out and photograph some food she had prepared for a small gathering at her house. She allowed me […]

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historic preservation :: maplenol dairy barn

Yesterday, I found out that Valley High School and the omniscient school board has decided to tear down this beautiful landmark to make room for a discus course and additional “green space”. So I headed down there today to photograph it. To raise awareness, please visit the preservation Facebook page for additional information on what […]

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Inspiration :: Iowa Photographer

I’ve been hit with quite a few powerful messages lately. Two that I’d like to share. The first is a poem: “I bargained with Life for a penny, And Life would pay no more, However I begged at evening When I counted my scanty store. For Life is a just employer, He gives you what […]

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True Beauty

A couple of friends of mine had an idea. They wanted to get a few people in for some portraits. The stipulation was for zero makeup to be worn. The perception of what is beautiful will always be in the eye of the beholder. I believe it isn’t found in layers of makeup or a […]

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