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Nance Family At Debordieu, SC

Liesl — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 20:56:37 +0000

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. You can see all my favorites on their facebook album!

Thanks for having me out and I hope I get to work with your family again!

Liesl Diesel

: The whole crew!

: Jim & Alice! The two who started it all!

: Trista & Nick with their growing family!

: Trista & Nicks kids race to me!

: Alice strolls with all the grandkids who can walk!

: I love curious faces :)

: Cousins and shadows!

: Ashton holds her son, they totally adore each other. It’s so cute.

: Pay attention to what picture is REALLY happening, and not just the pictures that is SUPPOSED to happen. And that is how we get fun stuff like this!

: This tree behind their beach house was perfect for some posed images

: And some fun pics of the kids!

: Jim and Alice were so kind, what a wonderful family they have started!

: Ashton’s son started laughing when she laid next to him, it was contagious!

: Thank you to all of you for letting me in close for a few hours, it was so delightful!

Shahzeen & Prem at Chicago Botanic Garden

Liesl — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:04:07 +0000

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 ceremony in September!

You can see more of my favorites on their facebook album!

See you both very soon!

Liesl Diesel

Once we were oriented on where the Japanese gardens were we headed along the manicured paths.

Shahzeen has such a sweet and gentle disposition.

Have I mentioned that I seem to get the most beautiful clients?

I love Prem’s expression in this image, they were both so peaceful and kind and I feel it really shows in this photo.

So it’s not a big secret that my favorite color is green. Well, orange is a close second, so when I saw this beautiful grass and Shahzeen’s head scarf I insisted that she sit down for me so that I could make some orange and green images! Yeah, I’m selfish like that.

How cute is she!

Peter & Karena’s Riverwalk Wedding Portraits!

Liesl — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 21:59:53 +0000

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!

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One of my favorite portraits from the day!

Lovely bridge at the River Walk in Naperville, IL

This sculpture was perfect for their wedding colors!

I was SO glad the rain stopped so we could run over to this spot for portraits!

I loved the warm colors they chose

red shoes!

First wedding EVER at Moser Tower in Naperville!

Hot Mama in Vegas, Baby!

Liesl — Sat, 08 May 2010 22:18:30 +0000

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 of my good friends during a recent trip to Las Vegas, Red Rocks!

: I love the connection in this image, Tina & Aaron love her so much.

Tina & Aaron are sweet friends and also happen to be professional photographers, also! View their amazing work at Vrai Photo!

So sweet.

Ayla smiles even when drool is oozing out her mouth, she has the best disposition!

: If ever a spot was picture perfect, this is it. Yes, that is a real mountain behind them and not a painted backdrop.

: Babies make lovely sandwiches, so I have heard . . .

: Anyone who has ever spent more than 2.7 seconds around Ayla discovers that she is so easy to love. Her loving family has helped her to grow a free open spirit which is so attractive!

: The model rock family!

Love you guys, see you soon!

Liesl Diesel

Samir & Dharna Chicago engagement photos!

Liesl — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 11:48:39 +0000

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 favorites on their facebook gallery. Thanks for choosing me Dharna & Samir, I am so excited for your wedding!

Liesl

Pieces of Portraits

Liesl — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:52:23 +0000

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

Liesl — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 20:32:33 +0000

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 cover action into the shoot :)

Yes, he really does read The Batman Handbook. And yes, it really does teach you how to fight crime.

I told him to act bored. Because he wasn’t. Really, he wasn’t. Photo shoots with Liesl Diesel are never boring.

Play with the shadows!

I think these images would be dull without the Peter Pan Shadow Action™ (yeah, that’s my technical name for it).

More Viper Action!

Liesl — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 01:07:56 +0000

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!

Liesl Diesel

Happy Viper Portrait

Liesl — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 02:03:07 +0000

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! I will put up some more favorites soon!

Liesl Diesel

Portraits with a View

Liesl — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 13:01:30 +0000

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 was taken by Eric Parsons, my rock star bro-friend from Ventura! Check out his work!

Alright you two beautiful people, I’ll get some party shots up soon!

Liesl