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    We love. We dream. We photograph. If you like Coffee Bean, spinning around in parking lots, quote Schmidt isms and want your photos taken then we should definitely be friends. We share our photography work as well as our personal adventures on this blog. We hope you stay awhile and come back often, we sure do love the company!

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May 20, 2013

Us, Lately

+ Personal

+ Yesterday we found a table outside, sipped on coffee, looked through the Sunday ads, checked the weather in the newspaper, did some work and snuggled.

+ On Friday night we went to a double movie feature and fully enjoyed getting lost in the movie plots and forgetting real life. If only for just four hours.

+ In between the movies we walked down the theater hall and received an email from a couple we met with last weekend that told us they wanted to hire us for their wedding. Surrounded by wall to wall red underneath the dim lights, we jumped up and down, gave high fives and ran down the hall holding on to each other. It’s those simple, silly moments.

+ After making a salad and mixing it in a big bowl, we were deciding between using a plate or a bowl to eat the salad in — we went with option C, eating from the big bowl. Together, with our own forks.

+ Learning new things about each other, even after twelve years: You like green?! … Uh yeah, it’s one of my favorite colors.

+ Getting through hard times together.

We apologize for being so quiet last week. It was a rough one personally that was very emotional. The days seemed long and getting things done was a real task.

So hello again. This is us, lately. In a nutshell.

Erin Mischak -

Hope everything is okay with you both after your rough week. I’m sending another couple your way — you should be hearing from them soon! <3

Sabrina Streavel Fox -

Yes, lovebirds! You two are lovebirds <3.

Carizza Kors -

You guys are too much for my heart to handle. Stop it. Ok, don’t stop it. J+K, I love you from the depths of me. Forever friends, please.

May 8, 2013

It’s Not About Photoshop

+ Engagement , Photography

We were recently at a gathering where we were asked what we did and when we said we were photographers (in case you didn’t know) they responded, “Oh so you guys must be really good at Photoshop!” This was the moment we sat there looking like deer, wearing coordinating outfits, caught in headlights.

If being a photographer equals professionals on Photoshop, we are the worst kind of photographers ever!

When photography found us and we started this wild affair, we knew from the beginning what we wanted our photographs to do — and that was to tell stories. That’s just what photographs do, they hold a moment in time and that moment is shared and told. We wanted to share those stories, to go out in the world to places we only dreamed of and connect with the most unlikely people and share their unique stories. It was never about being in front of the computer hours on end, manipulating images and making it look completely different from the actual moment we captured. We weren’t photographing perfectly un-proportional plastic dolls with shiny stiff hair, we were photographing real people with a story.

In all honesty we don’t really ever use Photoshop — not because we don’t have experience with it or know how to use it but because we choose not to. And if that makes us wrong as photographers, then we don’t want to be right. Couples don’t hire us on our Photoshop skills, they hire us for the stories we’ve told and hire us to share theirs.

These images are from our most recent engagement session with Bill+Amy … no Photoshop used nor required in our opinion.

May 6, 2013

Lifestyle: Gypsy Tent Sisters Part II

+ Fashion , Lifestyle

This session was one of those that we were so excited about the photos that we almost didn’t want to share them. Because we loved them so much we were afraid that once it was out there it might get tainted with negative thoughts. We are our own worst critics.

But then we couldn’t hold onto it much longer and so we shared a few. And then a lot more. And today we’re sharing more again.

For the record, we still love them a whole lot. And then some.

If you didn’t get to see PART I of our Gypsy Tent Sisters sessions make sure to check that out HERE.

Sabrina, one half of GTS, joined in with Alyssa and Andrea later because one of the dresses was perfectly her size. She was right in her element.

As the day had gone on we got a little wind. We were excited and asked for a bit more. We got more, a little bit too much more but boy did it make for some pretty moments.

One of our favorite vintage piece and favorite photo.

This bag was such a neat find — a vintage postal service bag. Imagine all the history, oh if bags could talk…

And then one of our favorite moments. With bed sheets and an abandoned car, we had a vision and went with it…

These sweet nightgowns are just perfect. Stacy and Sabrina are so good at finding these vintage pieces!

After about 8 hours spent with Alyssa and Andrea we fell in love with them. Thank you both again for being so amazing to us! For saying yes to all of our strange requests, for smiling through all the windblown hair and for laughing with us. You two are our favorites.

We did not want this day to end.

We hope you enjoyed these photos and maybe even loved them just a little bit. If you haven’t already make sure to see more photos from PART I.

And make sure to keep up with Gypsy Tent Sisters on their Facebook HERE, blog HERE and shop HERE … they’ve got exciting things coming up!

Megan Welker -

That wind. SO perfect! What a fun shoot!

Stacy Streavel -

Already said it but I’ll say it again. AMAZING and THANK YOU!

Joe+Kathrina -

We couldn’t have done it without you guys (obviously). We are so excited for you guys! We can’t wait for the next time ;)

Joe+Kathrina -

AHH! Thanks Megan! The wind was crazy, looks a lot tamer in the photos but hey it looked good on camera!

Sabrina Streavel Fox -

AMAZING! Amazing, amazing! You guys, I am so in love with these pictures! Alyssa and Andrea were great together and you two captured every moment! Love your work!

Liz Etters -

So much looking at all the photos! Great job ladies!

Tracie Graham -

Wow! Awesome!

Emilee Hegg -

LOVE everything about this!

Joe+Kathrina -

Thank you so much Tracie!

Joe+Kathrina -

Thanks Liz, we had such a great time with this!

Joe+Kathrina -

YES!! Thanks Emilee. This was so much fun!

Joe+Kathrina -

You.are.the.best! Cannot wait to see Gypsy Tent Sisters continue to become a reality for you guys!

May 2, 2013

Lifestyle: Jimmy

+ Lifestyle

It wasn’t until after hours later of hanging around the house, jumping in the pool, watching tv in the living room and raiding the pantry that we ever knew that Jimmy was home. Jimmy’s here?! We always asked what he was doing but we already knew, he was in the next room quietly playing video games.

The youngest of three with two older sisters Jimmy was often the quieter one growing up. Until one day a deep voice came booming down the hallways and now we’re not sure how to get Quiet Jimmy back.

Jimmy’s family has been near and dear to us for years, with his sister and brother in law one of our dearest friends (we’ve photographed them a few times, the latest one HERE) — hence us knowing Jimmy before he was even a teenager. So when his mom mentioned that he was graduating from college this May and wanted photos of him we wondered when we got so old…

This is actually just the beginning of a new chapter for Jimmy since after he graduates with his bachelor degree he’ll be going onto graduate school. We have a wild sense of pride for him and all that he’s done and going to do.

If you know anything about Jimmy and his family they have a different sense of humor. Naturally we get along. Since he’ll be graduating from Kinesiology and going onto Physical Therapy they thought it be appropriate to take some photos with a skeleton. Naturally.

Cherie Coleman -

The Caldwell family rocks! Great pictures of Jimmy here and also of Jenny and her sweet family.

Joe+Kathrina -

Thanks Cherie! The Caldwells are pretty awesome!

Terri Caldwell -

Awww you two always make me CRY! The pictures are sooooo great – got them in the mail Thursday. Thank you again for taking the time to come down and take pictures for us – you are a true BLESSING in our lives!