Hansen-Penman Photography: Blog

Iowa State Fair Entries

Tue, 29 Oct 2013 22:41:44 GMT

Entered four photos in the Iowa State Fair Photography Salon this summer and three were selected for display. I also got my first award, a blue ribbon for first place in the Downtown Places and Faces category with Japanese Garden IR (pictured below), an infrared shot of a garden near the Des Moines Botanical Center downtown. So incredibly happy about this!!!! Japanese Garden IR converted

Publication!

Tue, 29 Oct 2013 22:36:38 GMT

Danger(c)Wendy M. Hansen Shot at another fire department training burn recently! Very exciting and awesome shots! Will upload some soon. In the meantime, four of my photos from the first training burn made it in a publication! Iowa Firefighter Nov 2013 issue, vol 13, no 5, the official publication for the Iowa Firefighter's Association. This shot made the cover!!! So exciting!!! This photo was also selected for display at the Iowa State Fair Photography Salon this year and made a brief appearance on a PBS documentary on the judging of this event.

First Senior Shoot

Fri, 11 Oct 2013 08:37:54 GMT

I did my first professional paid senior portrait shoot this August. The photos turned out great! Here's one of the shots. Had a great subject! Courtney 21(c)Wendy M. Hansen

Gwen Sebastian Concert

Sun, 23 Jun 2013 15:08:23 GMT

Got the chance to shoot another concert! So excited!! Another up-and-coming country music singer by the name of Gwen Sebastian. She was on American Idol. She is amazing in concert! So much energy and a blast to shoot!

Gwen 2 wm

Gas Station Shoot Up!

Sun, 23 Jun 2013 14:45:24 GMT

Finally had enough data to upload all the shots from the Gas Station Shoot I did with Sydney Lett! Check 'em out! We had a great time and they turned out really good! Here's another preview.

Syd, Waiting at the Station wm

Gas Station Shoot

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 01:54:43 GMT

I finally got to do this shoot I have been wanting to do for months. We did some character portraits of Sydney in front of this tiny old gas station that is down the street. Don't have the data left to upload all the photos. Next month! But here's a sneakpeek!

Syd, The Vixin wm

Headshots for Berenice

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 17:49:06 GMT

Also did only the second headshot photoshoot I have done on Sunday with a friend of mine, Berenice. Here's my fave!

Another Concert!

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 17:43:32 GMT

So, I had the opportunity to shoot the great and beautiful Sydney Lett in concert again last night. She played at an interesting venue in Waukee at Tuesdays on the Triangle. It was an old church. Hope to post some photos soon!

Photos from latest shoot in Valley Junction

Wed, 29 May 2013 16:10:35 GMT

Well, I was so excited to post that I forgot about some photos!

Sydney Lett on Vocals 4 wm Sydney and Joe 2 wm The Band on Stage wm Syd with Attitude wm

The Birth of Hansen-Penman Photography

Wed, 29 May 2013 16:04:37 GMT

My site has been up for a few months, but I haven't done too much in the way of marketing yet. This is only the beginning of my new endeavor! I am just beginning my business in photography. I am going to attempt to blog at least weekly on my latest shoots. Please check back frequently for updates.

My most recent shoot was an outdoor concert at Smokin' in the Junction in Valley Junction over Memorial Day weekend. You can see several shoots on my site with this lovely country music singer by the name of Sydney Lett, including several concerts and some head shots. She is a doll! Her and her band are a blast to shoot! She's very talented, too. So check out her Facebook page and Reverbnation page to hear some of her music.