Fort Madison Iowa, Nauvoo Illinois Photographer: Devan Whitson Photography » Fort Madison Iowa Photographer

Bid and Win!

Devan — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 05:05:19 +0000

There are 2 upcoming opportunities to win a gift certificate to Devan Whitson Photography.

Saturday morning is the annual KKMI-KBUR Radio Auction. They are auctioning off a $750 gift certificate good for any senior session. That is HUGE!

Ready…listen…BID!! The KKMI-KBUR Radio Auction returns on Saturday, March 27th, beginning at 8:00am.

Join us for the KKMI-KBUR Radio Auction, Saturday morning, March 27th on 93.5 KKMI-FM and 1490 KBUR-AM.

Listen as Scott Michael from KKMI and Steve Hexom from KBUR describe a wide variety of items up for bid. Place your bid by calling our operators at 319-752-5402. Then, keep listening as the bids are updated. If necessary, call again to increase your bid. The last bid announced on the air will not necessarily be the winning bid, since bidding calls that are in progress at the sound of the bell to end the round will be entered for the item.

See all the details and all of the items that will be up for auction here.

I have also donated a gift certificate for the silent auction at Diane McVey’s benefit in Ft. Madison on April 18th. Diane’s daughters were both classmates of mine and she is battling stage 4 breast cancer. I encourage everyone to get out there and support her and her family.

Sunday April 18th

1:00-4:00

Moose Lodge

624 Ave. G

Fort Madison, Iowa

Click here for more information or to donate to this event.

Fort Madison Iowa Photographer: I’m still kickin!

Devan — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 05:33:49 +0000

Oh blog, how I neglect you. Sorry, but I have e-mails to answer phone calls to make, errands to run and pictures to edit. I promise I am coming back to you very soon.

So, where the heck have I been? Shooting tons! Here are just a few-I have TONS of seniors to blog and it’s goin’ down this week! Yaaay! And you know what else is coming up? RODEO!!! YEEEHAW. Fort Madison isn’t a very big town, but we have a huge pro rodeo every year that brings in tons of people and it is always a blast. I have been working with The Funky Cowgirl to create some awesome stuff for print ads and booth display and it is going to be awesome. I will be there on the 9th to see Jamey Johnson (hubby doesn’t know this yet, but he loves Jamey, so we’re going!) I will definitely be sharing some photos of the booth in all of it’s funky goodness.

Just wanted to say a big thank you to readers of The Burlington Hawkeye for voting me #1 Reader’s Choice for photographer in Ft. Madison, Iowa. Very exciting! I didn’t even know the contest was going on and I got a text today from my mom congratulating me. I love capturing all of your memories, so It really means a lot to me.

Sorry for the overexcited blog post. I have been sick for way too long and I’m pretty sure I’m on waaaaaaaaaay too many meds. LOL. Off to bed. I can’t have a blog post without a photo, so I leave you with this. Yep, I looooove my job! Have a great week everyone!

Fort Madison Iowa Photographer: Jerrad, 2010 Senior

Devan — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 23:59:07 +0000

Senior season is now in full swing! Seniors are my absolute favorite thing to shoot, so I am very happy to be shooting them almost everyday! If you are looking to book your 2010 senior session before school starts, I only have 4 dates left before you’re back in the classroom, so call TODAY to make sure that you get the spot you want. Don’t forget that all sessions that are booked before the end of July receive 50% of their session fee back in print credit. Just a few more days left!

Jerrad and I met up downtown in Ft. Madison and wandered all around for his senior session. We had so much fun finding random locations and exploring the the lesser traveled areas in town, LOL. Jerrad is really a great kid and a great model too. He could go from smiling to serious in no time and we had a few laughs over it. I also had to let him know that I was at his baby shower (our grandpas are brothers!) Ok, I’ll stop now, haha.

Today just so happens to be Jerrad’s birthday as well, so I thought it would be a perfect time to put up his blog post and wish him a happy birthday and a great senior year!

Adrianna Rocks it Out: Fort Madison Child Photographer

Devan — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 05:52:56 +0000

Last Sunday Miss Adrianna visited me for a session in her dance costumes. We had sooo much fun. She showed off all of her moves and was a huge ham for the camera. We shot her entire session outside and just had fun with it. This is a great way to capture the memories of dance class beyond that standard full body studio shot. I loved just letting her dance and twirl and be herself and I think she liked it too!

Oooh Baby Baby…

Devan — Mon, 25 May 2009 04:00:00 +0000

Well, I’m making a little bit of leeway on my website. I am very excited to announce that the new wedding site is posted! Head over to check it out at www.devanwhitsonphotography.com/weddings.

Just have a few tweaks and a total image changeout (not a word, but I made it one) to do on the main site, then 2010 seniors, your site is next. I will be posting senior specials sometime in the next week, so keep your eye on the blog and the website.

I don’t think I can get away with another blog post without posting images-this is a photo blog, right?

We did Gavin’s newborn session in the comfort of his living room. He was so awesome, well behaved and wide-eyed. Can you believe he is only a week and a half old in these images?!

Kaitlyn and Mallory visted me this week for 3 month photos. They are just so round and adorable. Twins are so fun!

I can’t believe how fast kids grown. Check out much these two have grown since my last session with them!

Newborn Jonathon and proud brother Bryan back in the fall.

…and in May…crazy!

Hope everyone has a great holiday weekend!

Baby Contest Voting Starts Today!

Devan — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 17:17:13 +0000

I know you’ve all been waiting, so here they are! Please vote for 1 little one in each category. The winner from each category receives a free session and $25 gift certificate to Devan Whitson Photography (An $85 value!)

1. Conner

2. Jaiden

1. Alexa

2. Cruz

3. Izabelle

4. Neveah

1. Aiden

2. Ava

3. Garrett

4. Jack

5. Nadiya

6. Reid

7. Weston

It’s here!

Devan — Tue, 27 May 2008 23:19:16 +0000

Finally, the new blog is up and running. I am so excited about being able to show off big beautiful pictures from all of my sessions and will posting much more often! Make sure to change any bookmarks to the new blog. The old one will still be available to go back and view older posts. The link is up top under Blogroll. I will be posting sneak peeks from all of my sessions right here on the blog, so keep an eye on it for new stuff! You are more than welcome to use the pictures that I post from your session on your Myspace or Facebook or to share with family via e-mail. All I ask is that you leave my watermark on the image. Here is just a little bit of what I’ve been up to lately.

This little guy just cracks me up! More of him later.

My gorgeous hairdresser!

This maternity session was an absolute blast. We will be doing another one with a bigger belly here shortly and you’ll get to see the little guy when he comes as well!

My first 2009 senior. She is so pretty!

More beautiful girls!

I guess I’ll throw a guy in there to switch it up!

Some babies, of course! My favorite thing to shoot!

I LOVE this storyboard!

My new senior site will be coming very very soon. Ok, off to finish some editing!! Hope you all love the new blog as much as I do!