Liesl Diesel Photo » destination portrait photographer

My Sister & Company!

Liesl — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 18:22:16 +0000

Although I live in Chicago, IL, I LOVE my trips to the beach!

Not only because it’s nice to take in some sunshine from time to time and shoot amazing destination weddings by the ocean or on various islands on the coast, but because my family lives there!

My visit to the beach this past fall was very short, but we squeezed in this quick shoot at Brookgreen Gardens right before I headed to the airport and I am so glad we did!

So what do you do when you have 5 subjects and ten minutes to shoot them?

Find a shady backlit spot and go to town!

This is my gorgeous sister and her family!

Her husband makes the most ridiculous silly faces . . .

I love these kids!!!

Levi is on the run!

Jeff finds a good place to keep Levi in tow . . .

All the ladies!

Smiley sisters!

silly sisters!

Look at this pretty girl! I can't believe we are related!

She looks more like me in this photo . . .

They let Levi down from his treehouse for a quick headshot =)

I love his toothy grin!

Surprise! it's Naomi's headshot time!

These cheeks are no joke!

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!

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

Linc!

Liesl — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 03:34:30 +0000

Meet my nephew Linc! I got some serious play time in with him last weekend during a weekend trip to visit my family in Minneapolis!

Linc likes to play pirates, tigers, skeleton world and laser guns.

But mostly he likes to play with his Aunt Liesl! He patiently tolerated a handful of clicks.

And then politely requested that I put the machine away and play with him. How could I refuse?

Remember to put your cameras down from time to time and truly enjoy the people around you! Love you, Linc, can’t wait to see you this summer!

Aunt Liesl