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  • Welcome to my blogsite!

    My name is Tara Behmer and I'm a photographer in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. My studio is located in the comfort of my home and I also love going on location. I focus on lifestyle photography and capturing the tiny details and special moments that come and go so quickly! When you don't find me in the studio or out taking pictures, I'm spending time with my three boys....Oliver is my 3 year old son, Finn is my 5 month old son and Matt is my husband. They all mean the world to me and have truly inspired me to do what I love.

    Feel free to browse through my blogsite and also check out my facebook page for more samples of my work. I appreciate all my wonderful clients and their kind of word of mouth!! Please keep referring my name! I have met so many great people since I've started this business and it's awesome to capture memories for you all and see your families grow!

    ~Tara

Finn – 6 Months

Wow, how did half a year already fly by after having my baby??  It’s hard to even think about what life was like without this amazing little guy!  He just lights up my world and can instantly bring a smile to my face, I just love him to pieces!  Right now he has mastered his jumperoo and is sitting up like a champ!  He loves his veggies, but is not so fond of his fruits…we’ll have to work on those, but not too worried, because I know he’s not needing any extra calories!  My big boy is at a whopping 21 pounds and in the 90th percentile for it all!  Watch out Oliver, Finn will be catching up to you soon!  Love my boys and seeing the interaction between them, so I had to capture some shots of Oliver and Finn together as well as my handsome 4 year old by himself!  =)

Reese – 4 Days New

I’m so excited to show off these adorable pictures of Reese!  She definitely made us work for these, but after much patience we finally got her off to a peaceful slumber!  Big brother Max came for a few photos as well.  He was one of the very first newborns I ever took photos of…crazy to think that was nearly three and half years ago!!  Congrats Drinkalls, Reese is beautiful!

Caden – 5 Days New

I’m behind at posting photos from Caden’s newborn session, but I had so many wonderful shots that I just had to share some!  Caden came to me at just 5 days new and was so tiny and sweet!  He made my job easy and was very sleepy and easy to mold into positions!!  This is why it’s so important to get babies into the studio for pics as early as possible!! =)  I love them when they’re this tiny and new!!  I’m also very excited to see this little guy back in 3 months since Mom and Dad purchased they baby package!!  It’s so amazing to see these babies change over their first year!

Cooper – 6 Days New

How adorably sweet is Cooper!  He came to me at just 6 days new and was just as tiny as ever!  I had a baby almost 5 months ago and I feel like I’ve already forgotten how small they are when they’re first born!!  I had a lot of fun photographing this little guy and his big brother, Harrison, who was so so good with him!  We also had some laughs…never have I ever had a newborn pee into his mom’s mouth while trying to help soothe him. =)  Thanks Molly for all your patience and help!  And congrats to you and Zach on your 2 beautiful boys!!

Dechant In-Home Session

I’m so excited to post this session of the Dechant Family’s In-Home session!  This was such a laid-back and fun session that brought out so many cute smiles of Avery and Chloe!  They are soon to be big sisters of their baby brother who is to arrive any day now!  And how adorable are all the kiddos rooms!  Good work Mom and Dad!!  Thanks for letting me into your home, I think we captured some great shots of your family!