We have been telling our clients, family and friends for weeks now that we did something big in March we could not talk about due to a disclosure agreement we signed with the client. Well, the episode we participated in aired on Sunday so WE CAN TELL YOU! WE TOOK STILL PHOTO'S FOR HGTV'S DESIGN STAR!! Okay, yeah, this is blatant bragging and promotion but it was a unique experience to work with a production crew, and meet the talent, Jennifer Bertrand and her sister and her boys. (We did not meet Clive Pearse. Missed him by thaaaat much.) Eric and I are completely stoked to be a part of something so cool. The really cool thing is that her sister did not get to see the design before the reveal and that Jennifer really cares for her family.

Here are some of the photos we took for Scripps Network and Design Star. It is a showcase of Jennifer's talent as a designer. She is as nice of a person as she seems on the show, too!

This was the reveal.

Always attention to detail.

Jennifer bought many of her furniture items from Hom Furniture Store.

Some of the photos we took are on HGTV's website under Design Star! We will add more when we get some time! Check it out and be sure to vote for the winner on Sunday night!

My flowers grow wild with enthusiasm amid some not so friendly beetles but they still thrive. The beautiful blooms crumble and dry, re-seeding, continuing the cycle of life and death. I guess that just about says it all. In the ugliness of the cycle of life, there is a chance for new life, new starts, and fragrant beginnings. I took an image of this flower because the negative shapes appealed to me. Look at the angular lines, drawing your eye inward toward the wrapped up cocoon of the petals, while others of the fringe explode into blossoms. Its petals create a beautiful composition of line, color, texture and shape. As Professor Marty Warninski said, "Life is hard. Art helps." We will soon have a yearly calendar, made from some of our art, some beautiful, some fun, maybe something ugly but intriguing you can download for your computer back splash. It is our way of saying thanks. Watch for it!

Seniors are always fun and each one is unique! This young lady was laid back but she really liked this image alot! We always try to give unique attention to each senior, family, wedding couple or business who contacts us. It's important for us to give you something special. It's never just another job for us.

This gal was referred to us by a previous client. We did several members of their family. I just wanted to give a shout to those folks at the 185th Iowa Air National Guard and say thanks for passing on our info! I know who you are and appreciate it!

Here is a photo that I took last weekend of the world's fastest squirrel. He out ran a Outlaw Modified. Maybe this is why the track is sometimes greasy. Come on! you heard the term, "Greasy, Grimy, Gopher Guts". Hahahahah

Summer is here and going full force! We have really had fair weather, minus a few hot days and a little rain. Never mind that tornado in Stone State Park last week! It was close but close only counts in horse shoes and hand grenades, as the old saying goes.

We are lucky. We do what we like and we’re good at it! Our clients are the best in the world and we know it. Seniors come here, some anxious, some excited but all with the trepidation of how they are going to look in their portraits. They walk away feeling like they have never looked better and, really, they always have a great time. We are not typical photographers, for our goal is always about capturing the spirit, the essence of who that person is at that time. We freeze the moment and forever, you are eighteen. Twenty years from now, you look at that image and you will remember the feeling of the day and here, we strive to make it a fun, interesting, special setting.

Families, seniors, wedding and commercial work, including web site development are all types of work we do at iZZon photography. Eric has recently completed a web site for Golden Auto. Check it out!

Weddings are always a special event and we have done a few recently. Here is an image of a recent wedding. This is a traditional composition but I loved the framing of the tree with the church in the background. They were awesome to work with, too! Of course, before a wedding comes the engagement photos! We loved this young couple.

The flowers are in full bloom, especially the daylilies! We have an awesome outdoor studio and it is perfect for family portraiture. Family reunions, like this one at Bacon Creek Park are fun to do, too. This is a family we have known for years. As a matter of fact, it is because of this family, Eric and I met! Without them, there would be no us. Here is a photo of the Great Great Grandmother with the youngest member and the next image is almost the whole clan!

Another family came in with three generations. The grandparents took images with the grand children, the adult children and then their individual families. We do all that for a $45 setting fee. Enlargements are ordered ala Carte. Whatever you want, whenever you want. Cool, huh!

Eric and I volunteer a lot and I mean A LOT because we feel we live in this community, we give to this community. We help friends, family, give time and talent to charities, including the Sioux City Museum and Historical Association, Nebraska Heart Gallery, Now I Lay Me down to Sleep and The United Way. Whew! I always say I’ll sleep when I’m dead. Recently we were invited to help the United Way with some still photography for their new capital campaign. It was a tremendous fun and here is an image of some of the folks who work at the United Way. I have done executive portraits for Tim, the president, but never have I seen him play dodge ball with Heather and Molly! Shot at Full Effect Productions, we were able to shoot in tandem with their videography. They have a wonderfully large studio! The United Way Live United!TM Campaign kicks off August 14, 2008 at 7:30 at the new Unity School. Check it out and volunteer! We will see you there!

This weekend we volunteered at the Bill Diamond Antique and Classic Car Show at Sergeant Floyd River Museum and Welcome Center. We were selling brats and sodas, along with the other great volunteers from the Sioux City Museum and Historical Association. Here is a photo of Eric cooking. His dad took this photo as physical evidence that his son can and does actually work on occasion! Seriously, Eric likes to grill and does this event yearly. He loves the old cars, too!

And now on to family…Devyn, our granddaughter, is almost a year old so we had to take some images of her as she nears the momentous occasion. Here is a photo we used for her birthday announcement.

Sunday nights, Eric is shooting the races at Raceway Park and I'm in the shirt shack, unless there is a tornado going to Stone State Park. Monday is catchup day. Anyone want to volulnteer for Duke Poop Pick up? What a life! Gotta love it!