Jacob Hartman Photography

Nolan is FIVE!

admin — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 01:34:44 +0000

My wife’s long time friend Jeane came to town and wanted to get some shots of Nolan to remember his 5 year mile marker! The weather was a little funky but we found some time to go out and crank out some good shots. Nolan was a good sport and very aware of the impending weather, ” I think we should go back now” came out of his mouth more than once!

Rayanna Senior Summer Session’sssssssssss

admin — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 02:57:55 +0000

Rayanna and her family were a lot of fun to shoot for, very easy to work with and willing to drive all over the map to find fun places to shoot! I had shot a large family session for them last Fall and Rayanna liked how those turned out and picked me to shoot her Senior Photos…. cool! We are planning on doing some Fall and Winter shots as well, so more to come. Thanks for looking!

Zach & Kristina = Hitched!

admin — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 07:06:27 +0000

I have neglected my blog lately but I am back with a vengeance with this HUGE post! Settle in to your chair, there are many pics to follow.

Zach & Kristina are a fun couple that endured the Kansas heat in late June for what was a beautiful wedding at Tanganyika Wildlife Park in Wichita, Kansas. Thank you Zach and Kristina for allowing us to photograph your day! Its not every day you get to shoot Lemur’s and Giraffes in wedding photography! Credit for some of these shots goes to my ever so talented wife Sarah who was my 2nd shooter and assistant at this wedding, thanks honey!

Zach + Kristina Engagement

admin — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 14:04:37 +0000

Yesterday was a beautiful day in Wichita, you wouldn’t even know we are in the thick of Tornado season!

Zach & Kristina are getting married in June and I am the lucky dog that gets to shoot their wedding, knowing these 2 and their friends an epic party will ensue! Thanks for the laughs guys, I had a great time yesterday and I have a feeling “dog in a drawer” will be the next big thing!!

Be sure to check out the slideshow at the bottom.

Zach + Kristina from Jake Hartman on Vimeo.

Easter & the twins……

admin — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 00:20:31 +0000

We had a great Easter Sunday with a lot of good food and company!
I cooked some potatoes that may make the blog, they were called “awful potatoes”….weird name, rad potatoes that you will like.

Easter afternoon our friend/neighbor Stefanie came by with her cute as a button twin girls Lydia and Claire, the darling Maddie and the two dudes Connor and Kaleb. To say her hands are full is an understatement! These kids are so much fun and full of life its a blast having them around and always an adventure when they visit or I pick them up for a ride around the hood on the golf cart. Sarah has forever wanted me to take pictures of the twin girls and Stefanie promised to bring them over on Easter to get in a quick session. To say it was like herding cats would make it sound too easy..HA! After all the kids settled in and started doing their own thing we got some great shots of not only the little girls but a few of Connor and Maddie as well.

All in all I think we captured their personalities pretty well! Thanks for bringing the “crew” by Stef, it was a ton of fun!

Claire meet world….world meet Claire

Lydia, welcome to the party….
Maddie being Maddie….. There is no better way to sum up Connor than this photo….

Aunt Mimi…..

admin — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 21:34:55 +0000

Sarah’s sister Tami was in town for spring break (teachers life!) & Easter last week and Evan was excited to have his Aunt Mimi here. I am not sure why he calls her Mimi but it has stuck? She wanted some pictures of her and Evan together before she left so we managed to snap off a few and of course I bribed her to let me take some of her as well, cant have too many photos right?!!
We shot these close to sunset with a little off camera lighting assistance from my partner in crime/wife…. (thanks honey)

Thanks for being a good sport Tami! Enjoy the photos, see ya soon!

Sweet light – Wichita Photography

admin — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 07:10:47 +0000

Tonight Sarah and I took Evan out to get a few shots and test out a new softbox I picked up along with some radio triggers for my flash. Evan as usual was not keen on standing still but I managed to crack off a few decent shots of him as the sun was starting to go down. Sarah chased him around with the softbox while I barked off orders on where to go, it was like herding cats. He may be the most photographed child in history, he just can’t say no like the other boys!

I will be sending out some messages via facebook soon looking for a few friends that would like to model for some evening shots with flash. It will be an easy gig, smile + be pretty = get rad photos from me!

See the dirt on his pants? This happened within 3 seconds of exiting the car…. yeah

This boy is full of I-T…….. I think he wanted to punch me here

Heather & Rito engaged

admin — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 02:32:56 +0000

Yesterday there was a break in the weather in Kansas and it was a beautiful day, sunshine and 65 degrees! As I type this it is 35 degrees and sleeting… welcome to Kansas.

I had the pleasure of shooting Heather and Rito’s engagement pictures for them yesterday. Heather is good friends with My wife and sister in law so I have known her for about 5 years, this was my first time meeting Rito. These two have great chemistry as you can see below, makes it so easy to shoot people that are in love and affectionate! These two lucky dawgs are getting married in Jamaica and coming back to celebrate with family and friends next month. Congratulations you guys, we cant wait for the party to start!!!

jack the D-O-G…………… wichita kansas photography

admin — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 02:01:24 +0000

No fancy pictures or gear discussions in this post, I thought I would post a few photos of Jack, my lab/mix rescue dog that I have had for almost 10 years!
Jack is a good old dog that is around 11 years old and getting gray and finicky. He puts up with the kids and the rest of the humans around here better than most, and never has an accident in the house…hard to find a good dog like that!!

If anyone in Wichita is ever looking to adopt a dog there is a great organization called P.A.L.S. Animal Rescue, this is where I found Jack. They are pretty rigorous about making sure they are placing the dogs in a safe home because they put a lot of work into caring for these dogs and assessing their personalities to see what kind of family they will fit best. Not much else to say today, it was a pretty day out and the dog was soaking up some sun in the front yard while Evan played with his tractors in the flower bed.
Spring is near!

Decent weather – Wichita Photographer

admin — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:25:43 +0000

The weather cooperated enough to get out for an hour this weekend and get some shots of Keenan, Kylan and Kenison (I probably just butchered the spelling of their names). I have taken a lot of photos of this crew and they are always a lot of fun to shoot. Kenison is a natural little model and is soooo easy to photograph, you have to catch the boys between the action! If anyone needs shots of the little ones this spring or summer give me a shout, I would be glad to work with you!