Be Who You Are.

My (Nicole's) kiddos like to flash the cheesiest smiles for the camera.  Yeah.  I love that.  But in all honesty, I LOVE this photo and loved my silly boy's toothy grin.  *notice the grass all over his shirt....impromptu photoshoots apparently require lots of rolling in the grass and cheesy smiling....*

Share and WIN* | Facebook Share Contest

Urban Wings is excited to SHARE a fun and EASY contest with you!!!  We want ONE OF YOU to receive a FREE PHOTO SESSION* ($150 value)!  What do you need to do?


1.  LIKE US ON FACEBOOK....if you haven't already!
2.  SHARE OUR FACEBOOK PAGE or ANY of our POSTS on your timeline (THE MORE TIMES YOU SHARE, the MORE TIMES YOU ARE ENTERED TO WIN!)
3.  POST A COMMENT ON OUR URBAN WINGS FACEBOOK PAGE TO LET US KNOW YOU SHARED OUR PAGE!!!!

It's as easy as that.  Sharing = One chance to win!!!!
Share our page by clicking on the "star/gear symbol" in the upper right corner under the banner.  There should be an option on there that says SHARE...

Contest will run from now until February 28th, 2013 at midnight!  We will announce the winner on our blog and facebook page the first week of March!!!!

*the fine print---FREE photo session must be scheduled during the 2013 calendar year.  The photo session is limited to 6 people and one location.  The photo session must take place in Des Moines or the surrounding area.  We are able to accommodate more people or some other locations for a minimal fee. 

Baby J | Des Moines Newborn Photography

This sweet little miss made her big debut only a few short days ago!  She is just PERFECT!  Seriously, she was relaxed and SUCH an easy little peanut to work with!  And LITTLE is for sure.  She is the most delicate and petite little girl!  Congrats J Family to a BEAUTIFUL addition to your family!  More pics from this session coming soon!!!!

SOOOO over this!

Seriously, this kid is sooooo stinkin' adorable!  And 99.9% of the photoshoot he was plastered with the biggest, happiest grin ever!  But we caught this shot...and I just love his bored little expression....as if saying...."I am SOOOOO over this!"

Doesn't he look like he needs a good ole hug???

Sports photography | Seniors, teams

We LOVE our athletes that we have had as clients lately!  Volleyball, soccer, swimming...you name it!  We have tons of ideas to really make your sports shots stand out!!!  Check out a recent soccer shot we did for Emily!!!

Emily | Class of 2013

Two years ago on the hottest day of the summer (or close to it!) We shot Senior pics of a very cooperative young man who managed to barely break a sweat the WHOLE SESSION!  We were drenched.  Mascara running.  Hair dripping.  SCARY. 

And then 2 years later, we had a VERY WARM night and his little sister came for her Senior session.  She didn't break a sweat either.  It's kind of amazing.  It must be a family trait.  Cuz yet again the UWA girls were pretty drippy by the end of this session!  LOVELY!

Emily was such a doll!  She is an awesome soccer player, so we started her session out on the soccer field.  And ended with some more natural shots.  She was a MODEL in front of the camera!  She looked just stunning! 

We loved the golden glow of the sun and as it went down for the evening it gave us a delicious light to shoot in!

Thanks for trusting us Emily with capturing this milestone!  Congrats and good luck next fall!!!

Alex | Class of 2013

We have been so blessed this fall with some AMAZING Seniors!  This young man just exuded respect and a love for the LORD!   We had such a great time taking photos with him!   We were able to do the photos in his own "backyard" which happens to be a huge Christian Camp!  They had amazing architecture and wonderful places to sneak into to take some shots (even a paintball field!)

Thank you Alex and family for allowing us to capture this wonderful milestone for you!!!