CAVE POINT COUNTY PARK IN DOOR COUNTY, WI

Cave Point County Park is one of the most iconic destinations in all of Wisconsin! As we've mentioned, Butch grew up in Door County and his parents still live just minutes from this picturesque landscape, so we're lucky that our visits to Cave Point are quite frequent! Typically, we visit on lovely spring-summer-fall days, but this particular time things were a bit different. With 20 mph winds, a –9 degree wind chill, and smiles frozen onto our faces, we braved the elements to photograph this surreal scene on film!! Luckily,we had just enjoyed a coffee date at one of our favorite Door County coffee shops, so our fingers were nice and toasty and able to capture the icy, Titanic-like view our eyes were soaking in! ;) If you get the chance to visit Door County in the wintertime and see Cave Point covered in ice, we absolutely recommend it as it truly does feel like you're on another planet!

Love,

Kelsy & Butch

Cave Point Door County WI captured on medium format film. Cameras: Contax 645 and Rolleiflex 3.5c. Film: Ektar 100.

WAUSAU MATERNITY PHOTOGRAPHY | AMANDA & TYLER!

We are ridiculously excited to share these images with you! Amanda & Tyler are a part of our family and we are very lucky to call these two gorgeous human beings "cousins." :) Their relationship is one that we've been able to see grow from the very beginning, and thinking about the fact that Tyler & Amanda are now starting a family of their own makes us smile SO big!! :) They are awaiting Baby Carson's arrival (in just over a month!!), and we cannot wait to meet him! 

A giant thank you to these two for taking time to play with us and our cameras to create these images together :) Love you guys!!

xoxo,

Kels & Butch

Wausau maternity photography captured on medium format film. Cameras: Contax 645 & Pentax 67. Film: Fuji Pro 400H, Ilford 3200, Delta HP5.

A NORTHWOODS ADVENTURE

Driving into the Northwoods brings us an immediate sense of ease, contentment, and happiness. As tall pines start to take over and line the roads, any worry or stress is forgotten. For us, Northern Wisconsin also means FAMILY. It's where we celebrate part of our Christmas and spend time with loved ones. 

On this particular weekend, a snowshoe adventure was on the agenda! After preparing delicious & savory bites and treats, we dove into our outdoor gear and strapped on our snowshoes. With a group seventeen-strong, we trekked through snow-covered private trails on a balmy 37 degree winter day. Despite a few minutes of excitement after a few of us broke through the ice covering a creek, we all survived! ;) With laughter filling the woods, we arrived at our final destination, the cabin, and couldn't wait to kick back for a night of games, cheersing, and fun!

Here are a few images from our woodsy outing in Peeksville, WI. As you can see, Parker quite enjoyed himself and led the pack! :) We're already looking forward to next year's snowshoe weekend!!

Love,

Kelsy & Butch

Images captured on Pentax 67 and Contax 645 with Ektar 100 film.

WAUSAU NEWBORN PHOTOGRAPHY | BABY EMMETT RYAN

When we arrived to Baby Emmett's house on his 18th day of life, a smile crept over our faces and it was stuck there for several hours after his session. :) Born three weeks early at 5 pounds 12 ounces, Emmett is an adorable little peanut with lots & lots of blonde hair! 

We are lucky to count his Mom & Dad, Nicole & Eric, as great friends of ours, and we were so excited to meet their little sweetheart!! In the months leading up to Emmett Ryan's arrival, the four of us chatted about all things life, nursery planning, pregnancy, parenthood, and BABY, so we couldn't wait to see them in their new role as parents for the first time!

With ease and grace, Nicole & Eric bathed baby Emmett as soon as we arrived, and then we dove into their session. From Emmett's darling nursery to Nicole & Eric's bedroom, light was pouring in around the three of them as they loved on one another. We absolutely adore the time we were able to spend with this sweet family and hope they will look back on and cherish these images for countless years to come!! 

Love,

Kelsy & Butch

Newborn photography in Wausau, Wisconsin captured on film. Cameras used: Contax 645, Pentax 67 & Rolleiflex 3.5c. Film used: Fuji Pro 400H & Ilford 3200.

WEDDING MOMENTS ON BLACK & WHITE FILM

In our eyes, black & white is as timeless as it gets. Photographing moments, details, and portraits on black and white film immediately brings back memories of flipping through our parents and grandparents' old photographs printed with classic white borders. These images have such an authentic storytelling quality about them that it makes us want to photograph an entire wedding day in black & white!! Of course, we also love the images we capture in color, but we thought it would be fun to share with you some of our favorite black & white film photos from our 2014 wedding season. We hope you enjoy! (and, if you'd like us to photograph your wedding day in all black and white... just let us know ;)

Love, Kelsy & Butch

All images captured on film. Cameras used: Contax 645, Pentax 67, Hasselblad 500cm, Rolleiflex 3.5c, Nikon F100 and Holga 120. Film used: Ilford 3200, HP5, PanF 50, and Tri-X 400.