Dawn & Mark’s Rose Garden Engagement!
Congratulations to Dawn & Mark! Today I will be shooting their wedding at the Kingston Plantation in Myrtle Beach, SC! I photographed their engagement session back in June at The Little Theater Rose Garden in Raleigh, NC and designed a custom guest book from the images. Here are a few of my favorite images, as you can see this wedding is going →
Engagement Portraits at The Center at High Falls, Rochester, NY
Todd & Elisabeth might have one of the coolest proposal stories you have ever seen. You have to check out the video of how Todd popped the question! I shot their engagement session at The Center at High Falls, Rochester, NY See all my favorites on facebook, and their proof set on Pictage! So happy for both of you, can't wait to see you →
Jericho Road Ministries
Anna recently hired me to shoot a day in the life of her refugee drop in center in Buffalo, NY. I spent the day watching hard working people solve problems for refugees who were overwhelmed by issues of paperwork, transportation systems, immunization records, green cards, etc . . . that they simply could not deal with without the help of a →
Happy St. Valentine’s Day!
This past year has been a JAM PACKED year of non-stop love and I hope all of you are celebrating by expressing your love today! I want to thank all my clients from the past 12 months who hired me to record their love! St. Valentine was martyred for protesting a ban on marriage, and his stance on love and →
Fall in Love
A few of my favorite things? Fall Love Falling in Love LeRon & Gro Anita were visiting the US from Norway and asked me to photograph them while they were here. I split their session with part of the shoot near Market Commons, Myrtle Beach and the other part of the session was at Boone Hall Plantation in Mount Pleasant, SC. It was inspiring →
Baby Shower for Baby K!
Viral & Ripa recently hired me to photograph the shower for their first baby! They were referred to me by Dharna & Samir, two positively delightful people I got to photograph this past May! Baby K's first big party was held at the Elk Grove Belvedere Banquet Hall Ripa paid great attention to detail for this fun event! I loved the Ty Beanie →
Courtney & Chris’s Hilton Head Island Get Away Wedding!
Courtney & Chris planned their intimate island getaway wedding in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. For the venue they rented a gorgeous mansion on the beach that was a perfect backdrop for their ceremony. Flowers by A Floral Affair Cake by Signes Bakery Linens & Tableware by Savannah Classic Party Rentals Catered by Downtown Catering Company The whole family!
Miss Caroline & The Silver Bean
I recently had a fun adventure with little Miss Caroline at The Silver Bean in Millennium Park downtown Chicago! Less than a week after this session, I found out Amber is pregnant! Can't wait to photograph the new addition! Congratulations to all of you, hope to see you soon! <3 Liesl Diesel
Nance Family At Debordieu, SC
The Nance family was vacationing at DeBordieu, SC and wanted to have some candid and group photos taken while they were all together. Piper Warlick, a fun and talented photographer from Charlotte, NC, referred them to my work and I am so glad she did! I photographed for about 2 hours, one on the beach and one at the beach house. →
Shahzeen & Prem at Chicago Botanic Garden
Shahzeen & Prem chose The Chicago Botanic Garden for their engagement session location, the grounds were beautiful with a lot of variety! We had so much fun walking around and finding spots to shoot, and I quickly learned that not only are they both super sweet people, but they have a great sense of humor! I cannot wait to photograph their →
Peter & Karena’s Riverwalk Wedding Portraits!
Karena & Peter were the first couple to ever marry at the Moser Carillon Tower! After the ceremony, when the weather permitted, we went for a jaunt around The River Walk in the heart of Naperville for a fun variety of portraits! You can see all my favorites here! <3 Liesl Diesel
Hot Mama in Vegas, Baby!
Happy Mother's Day all you wonderful mommies out there! And to my mother, thank you so much for supporting me even when I do crazy things, I know you will always have my back! You are the best mom on the face of the planet and I love you like crazy! Ayla is magically delicious! I got to take these photos →
Samir & Dharna Chicago engagement photos!
Last week I was in Chicago and had the awesome opportunity to meet Dharna & Samir, whose wedding I will photograph in less than two months! I shot their engagement portraits by the Adler Planetarium to get a super view of the Chicago skyline and then we headed to Millennium Park to finish off. What a gorgeous evening! See all my →
Pieces of Portraits
It really doesn't take much to make me happy. In this instance, it only took a half of a face. I love taking creative portraits. It doesn't take a whole face to describe a person! I also love clients who have no idea what I am shooting but trust anyway. Thanks Sven! <3 Liesl
Adding Shadows to Compositions
Off camera lighting is a very useful way to define a subject more clearly as it adds shape. When creating a composition in this way, it is important to envision how the shadows will become a part of the composition and plan accordingly. Sven's company, Happy Viper Integrated Designs, was featured in Vanity Fair, so we thought we would pull a little →
More Viper Action!
A few more of my favorites from a recent portrait shoot with Sven from Happy Viper! Sven is clearly one slick designer! Check out his design portfolio! Thanks for being such an awesome poser! <3 Liesl Diesel
Happy Viper Portrait
Last weekend I had the super opportunity to photograph Sven, owner of Happy Viper Integrated Design in Manhattan, NY. I talked with him about shooting the portraits to go with the name of his company. I love the contrast in the name of his company, so we went for a similar contrast in his expressions. Viper. Happy! Happy Viper! So fun working with you Sven! →
Portraits with a View
I loved this orange lighthouse at the Rancho Sol Del Pacifico! Alexandra is a stunner! We caught the last bit of evening light as the day was running about 1.5 hours behind :) Running late is part of getting married and Glen and Alexandra rolled with it! And so did their rockin' posse! Seriously. Her cuteness factor is off the charts. And the sweet shot below →
Laguna Love!
Jaime & Jon hired me to shoot some candid family portraits for them in Laguna Beach, CA! So I've decided I kind of like California . . . sweet people and sweet scenes! Do you remember this feeling? When you were a kid? Complete abandon. We all should feel this free as often as possible! Jaime & Jon you and your family touched my →
