Christina Kjar Photography

Tristan & Michelle's Engagement Portraits

Tristan and Michelle were in a couple weeks ago for their engagement portraits, which happened to be just 2 days before their wedding day!  They were having a small ceremony on the lake in Storm Lake, but wanted some images before their wedding day to celebrate their engagement.  I happily worked them into my schedule!  The couple lives in Storm Lake, and had their ceremony on the lake near King's Pointe Resort, where Michelle works.  We had a great time, not to mention perfect weather!  Here are a few of my favorites.  For more images from their session, visit my Facebook page!

Tish and Cory's Engagement Portraits

Last week inbetween rain storms, I went out with my good friends Tish and Cory (aka Woody) and photographed their engagement portraits!  It ended up to be a beautiful evening.  We started at their home, and then went up towards Quimby to the river access where we did some incredible shots on an old bridge.  I can't wait to photograph their wedding in a couple weeks!  Here are a few of my favorites from their session...

 

Alex & Laura's Engagements Portraits : Round 2

A few weeks ago I went up to Storm Lake to meet with Alex and Laura to do their spring engagements!  We ended up having the most beautiful weather!  We photographed with their dog at Alex's house, then went over to the lake to do a few.  They have such a great variety to choose from with their winter session!  Here are a few favorites from this one.  

To view more images from this session or images from other sessions, visit my Facebook Page.

 

Brice & Amanda's Engagement Portraits

Brice and Amanda were in just a couple of weeks ago for their engagements and we had a great time!  Once again, it was a little windy, which seems to be typical for every engagement session I photograph lately!  But we were able to find some great spots out of the wind.  We started in studio, then went outside, and then ended down in Moorehead Park in Ida Grove.  Brice and Amanda are getting married this summer in Algona - here are a few of my favorites.....

To view more images from their session, visit my facebook page!

Ben and Mandi's Engagements

Ben and Mandi were in a couple of months ago for their engagement portraits.  They are getting married this summer in Marcus, which I am very excited to be a part of!  Those Marcus weddings are always fun!  The day they were here, it was a little windy out - but we managed to find a few places that weren't so blustery!  Here are some images from their session......

Josh, Courtney, & Sydney

Josh & Courtney, along with their daughter Sydney, came to the studio the first part of April for some family and engagement photos.  We started inside, and were fortunate to have great weather that day, so we drove down to Moorehead Park in Ida Grove to do some outdoor photos.  They turned out great!  Here are some of my favorites from both settings...

Alex & Laura's Engagements : Round One

Alex and Laura came to the studio back in January (yes I am a little behind!) for their first set of engagements.  It had just snowed, which was perfect for the outdoor images in their vintage outfits we hoped to capture!  We started indoors with some formals, then went outside of my building - it was a little cold but we had a great time!  Here are a few of my favorites.....stay tuned for part 2 of their engagements in the spring!

 

Austin & Katie

Austin and Katie are getting married next summer in West Liberty, Iowa, and came all the way to Holstein for their engagement session about a month ago!  It was a beautiful day - looking at these makes me wish the weather was still like this!  We photographed both in Holstein and in Moorehead Park outside of Ida Grove.  Here are a variety of images from their session...

 

Image Panel Awards

Each October the Professional Photographers of Iowa hold the annual Image Panel Competition at the fall convention in Des Moines.  This year I entered 4 folios, and was lucky enough to receive recognition on all 4!!!  It is such a rewarding experience and amazing to see what my fellow photographers enter.

 

Honorable Mention - Individual Woman

 

3rd Place - Children

 

3rd Place - Weddings

 

2nd Place - Groups

 

 

Nick + Rebecca

Nick and Rebecca are getting married next year and we recently photographed their engagement session in Sioux City on downtown 4th Street.  I always love to shoot up there, so I was excited that that was where they chose to do their portraits. We basically just wandered and found areas to shoot - and there were endless places!  Here are some of my favorites from their session...