Monthly Specials

Be sure to check in on my special offers each month. I have a page in the right hand column that I update regularly.

Joe and Sarah

Joe and Sarah have been married for awhile and decided that it was time to have a portrait session again.

Winter is a difficult season to schedule time for photography. Snow is a beautiful addition to the scenery, but the temperature is quite low and the weather is unpredictable.

Last week The American Heart Association held its campaign to promote heart health among women. Friday, February 5, was Go Red For Women Day. Even the falls at Falls Park were illuminated red in the events honor. *PSA side note* Everyone should take care of their ticker. Your loved ones will thank you for it!

Falls Park is always a beautiful setting, but I thought it'd be fun to try to utilize the special coloration for Joe and Sarah's photos. We did experience some snowfall throughout the day, and it chilly. However, it wasn't as cold as it could have been. There is minimal access to the viewpoints around the park, but we found a few locations where we could take advantage of the special scenery. My husband was able to spot me so that I didn't fall into the river. :-) I didn't actually get that close.

Red light is no longer bathing the falls, but you should be sure to visit the park anyway. Bring a blanket and some hot cocoa.

View more photos of Joe and Sarah, plus other portraits here.

Free Engagement Session this month!

(This couple is not engaged, but are quite happy together. :D )

For the month of February, I'm honoring the following special:

Make a deposit on a wedding with Sieversma Photography and have a free engagement session! This includes up to a one hour session in the location of your choice. I will travel to Sioux Falls, Sioux City and the area between for no extra charge. Please discuss with me where you would like your session to be, mileage may be a factor to consider.

I offer two wedding packages, see my side panel for the difference between package 1 and 2.

If you book Wedding Package 1 for $850, the engagement session is free, I will include a 4x6 print of each pose and you may buy additional prints at a discounted rate.

Print prices: 4x6 for $6, 5x7 for $8, 8x10(12) for $15, Wallets 8 for $7.

If you book Wedding Package 2 for $1150, you get the same deal as the first package PLUS an 8x12 of your choice and one high resolution file (one image) on a disc for you to print as you wish.

For both options I will provide a digital frame available for you to show your engagement pictures at your wedding, perhaps on the guest book table or location of your choice.

With your photos there is an option to design a 'Save the Date' card and wedding invitation.

Rob, Rina and Lily

I generally get along really well with children. Though this is not to say that they're always easy to photograph. Even children that I know well and have interacted with before can be a challenge.

A friend of mine invited me to do their family Christmas photo. They had tried to have a session at a local portrait place, but Miss Lily wasn't feeling too inspired that day. We thought that having someone in her home, where she felt comfortable, might produce positive results.

Lily and I have a pretty good rapport established already. She doesn't seem to mind me too much. The night that I stopped by, she was fine with me being there. She did seem to mind being asked to sit in one place so that I could take her photo with mom and dad. She had things to do and wanted to dance to music on her show. She wasn't a disagreable baby, we just didn't all share the same vision.



So we worked with her. She was happy that Blue's Clues was on TV, that got a few smiles going. We also tried to give her props to play with.



Then Daddy got his guitar out to play, and mommy sang, "The itsy bitsy spider..."



Overall, we captured some really nice family moments. Here are my favorites.

So, if you're looking for a family photo to reflect your special connection - there are always possibilities. Sometimes a candid photo is better than a completely posed image. And sometimes, you just have to work to a subject's advantage.

Thank you Rob, Rina and Lily for asking me to hang out with you! I had a lot of fun.

I will continue to add photos to the portrait and baby photo albums.

Miss Sadie

I had the opportunity to visit a college roommate and meet her new baby girl. Sadie is only just over a week old now.

There are more photos available. You can view them by following this link to my baby photo album.

Gerrett and Sarah

Weekend Photos

Finally, the sun was out for a little while this past weekend. I met up with a family to do a photo session which included group pics and a few images of their senior.


There are more family photos in the 'On Location Portraits' album. Click Here.



You may also visit the Senior Photos album.

I was glad that the weather behaved favorably. Last week I took a couple quick photographs of two of my husband's cousins. It was rainy out at the family farm, so they toured the barn and chased cats. Hay bales were already stationed near the doors, so I asked them to pause for a moment there.