Otis & James Photography

Gabe & Nina!

This past Wednesday morning (I know…it’s been a few days since we’ve last conversed) we had the great pleasure of meeting up with old friends of Otis & James, none other than Gabe & Nina! Their caravan of good times was rolling through the minot area, and we were lucky enough to be one of the stops they chose to make!

They jumped off the caravan (the metaphorical caravan, I really don’t think they were driving a Dodge Caravan, but I guess that I really don’t know, but they don’t seem like a couple that is at the minivan stage of their relationship – come to think of it, is anybody ever really ready for the minivan stage of a relationship?) and jumped right into the studio, a rip-roarin’ and a ready to go!

They were awesome – totally and completely comfortable in front of the camera (me thinks that Gabe might have had a certain Miss Kitty from Moorhead to thank for that), and it showed in their shots. You know, I’m just going to stop talking about these shots and move on to the goods – Enjoy!

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All I Want For New Years…

Is two front teeth. Not for the same person, but for two different people. I don’t know if you’re out there, tooth fairy (is it still OK to call it – and no offense by it, it’s just that I’m not sure on the whole him/her thing – that?), but if so, we’re at Six North Main. There’s a sign on the building, pretty easy to find.

The boys that you’re looking for go by the last name ‘Bechtold’.

Gods Speed, You Old Fairy.

Jamie & Brittany (am I being forced out – I mean, my name comes first??) had the great pleasure of working with the Children of Bechtold this past morning, and judging by the final product I would say that fun was had by all!

We thank these young men for taking time out from their day for us, and wish them many more teeth in the years to come – Enjoy!

Nate & Tara

This past Saturday, New Years Eve, we Otis & James had the great honor of being the wedding photographers for our good friends, Nate & Tara! We have been looking forward to this day for a long time, and could hardly wait for the big day.

We started off the festivities in our studio, where we were joined by a multitude of people – the studio was where it was going on. It was the hottest ticket in town, and this group of people that we worked with were ready to rock, and rock they did!

We had a great time, from the studio to the church, the party bus to the reception, it was an absolutely beautiful day – and of course it would be, because of this beautiful couple!

We want to thank Nate & Tara, and their families for being so great to work with, and we wish this couple a heartfelt congratulations – Enjoy!

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Scott & Kristin

This past Friday afternoon we welcomed Scott & Kristin (and special guest puppy) to the Otis & James Compound of Good Times – and good times were indeed to be had!

We had a great time working with this great couple (I’m going heavy on the greats, I know), and we thank them for taking the time to be with us on this pleasant afternoon. Well, enough of the of these letters that make words, let’s move to the pixels that make pics – Enjoy!

Nathaniel!

Up next for the day was a visit from none other than little man from Sunny San Diego! Even though he could have made the journey solo style, he also took along Ma & Pa for company, and to drive the car. This young man was a total and complete rockstar – he was pulling out poses like Zoolander!

I may not be totally impartial, as this young man is also the nephew of Otis (that sounds like the begats – I was going to link this too but I don’t know how far out there we should go), so my point of view may be somewhat tainted. But I think the photographs speak for themselves, and I think this boy is gonna hit it big!

We want to thank everyone for coming down to the studio and helping make this a great time – Ma, Pa & Grandma were all awesome!

Enough of all this jibber-jabber, and let’s move on to the pics – Enjoy!

Makenna!

This morning we had some baby madness going down at the Otis & James Fun Zone (I think that’s what we should call the studio, but it seems really Planet Pizza-ish, without the pizza or anything else for that matter…)!

Up first was the absolutely lovely Makenna!Â We had a great time working with this awesome young lady, as well as with her assistants (Mom, Dad, & Grandma)!Â We thank them all for taking time to visit us, and would now like to see some of the fun – Enjoy!

Cassie!

For the first time in a long time, O&J Central was honored to have an actual Senior – this one going by the name of Cassie – come through the glass doors of the Super Studio! It seems like just yesterday that we would spend every day trudging through all sorts of inclement conditions to deliver the goods (that sounds strange, but rest assured it is all good.)

Well, today we did it all over again – and miracle of miracles the weather today was totally and completely rockin’! I swear, it was like 80Âº and sunny…or it felt like it – but it was indeed Sunny! This, however, was not the only thing shining – our new friend Cassie was shining bright as well!

She had a ton of great ideas, and she truly kicked it up about seventeen notches here in the Fun Zone in order to make her portraits awesome. Well, seeing as how even I don’t know what it is that I am writing anymore, me thinks we need to just move on to some sample snaps from the day – Enjoy!

Kelly & Nikki!

Today we had the good fortune of meeting some new Otis & James friends, Kelly & Nikki! They came from a place far away to be with us (I speak as if we live in a time in which travel across a state is a far fetched idea). This super-rockin’ duo was a blast to work with, and we look forward to their wedding day!

For now, we will have to tide ourselves over with some of their fantastic engagement photographs – Enjoy!

The Children of Weyrauch!

After a nice break in which we were filled to the brim many times over with Christmas Cheer (and prime rib), we were back at it again today – and this time we had the great pleasure of working with the Children of Weyrauch!

We had a great time working with this totally awesome (does that sound too 80’s??), and our time together was filled with many sweet snaps! We thank them for making the trek to O&J land this morning, and would now like to offer up a couple of snappy-snaps from our time together – Enjoy!