Hi! My name is Valerie Dietsche. I am a wife of ten years and a homeschooling mom of three beautiful children. After a couple of stints overseas, we've now been settled for several years in our little fixer-upper in small-town America. Photography has been an interest of mine for a while, but just recently have I begun pursuing it as more than just a hobby. I love nature and being outdoors, as you can probably tell by many of my photos. I am now branching out into photographing people, as well. Other interests of mine include reading, (both personally and with my kids), good music, good coffee, and good company! You'll learn a lot more about me as you follow along with my random assortment of blog posts, and hopefully you'll also enjoy the photos along the way.
Thanks for stopping by, and please say hello!
p.s.--Please do not use or reproduce my photos without permission. Thanks!
i love photographing children because they feel so little pressure to have to pose for the camera, and that allows me to capture more of their true personality coming through. it wasn’t hard for me to pick up on the fact that matthew is a very bright little boy who loves his cars, his puzzles, his sisters, and his parents very much. and the twins… i couldn’t believe how calm and good-natured they were, even in being shuffled around for pictures.
after five years, our landscaping is finally starting to fill in, and matt also recently re-did our front stoop which adds alot. this is the point in the year when things are at their peak (before the japanese beetle assault begins…) that reminds me, i am going to take a look in my home remedies book today and see about making up something to try to ward off the bugs a bit more this year. i’ll also try to get some more pictures today of more of our flowers and plants…. for now, here’s our carrots, beans, window boxes, lettuce, onions, and matt’s handiwork. 
i had the pleasure of photographing an old friend’s extended family at the beach earlier this week. tracey has 2 sisters and 1 brother, and between them they have added 8 little boys to the family in the past 5 years!
June 24, 2009 - 2:43 pm - Wow! What a crew! The pics look great!
June 24, 2009 - 5:17 pm - love the pictures, thank you so much. they look better than i thought they would. get back to me on how to pay. i am so glad you were able to make it out. thanks again.
June 24, 2009 - 10:45 pm - Val, you did an fantastic job with this family. Your a natural! Helps that the family is all so good looking, they're such nice people. I will be calling you toward the end of summer, when Matt can actually get away for a couple hours. Kristen
June 25, 2009 - 3:48 am - Great pics of the whole Rynsburger clan! Adorable!
June 29, 2009 - 9:07 am - These were so fun to look at. You did an awesome job! Can't wait for you to do our family!
June 29, 2009 - 4:26 pm - GREAT JOB!! And why didn't you take our pictures when we were up there??? Duh!
June 8, 2009 - 2:01 pm - these photos are so beautiful...thank you! oh, and my skin in that "kissing" picture looks awesome! like a rock star, right??? :) :)
June 8, 2009 - 8:31 pm - Hey Val!!! This is Ruthanne! I love what you are doing with your talent!!! WOW! You are doing such beautiful work! I would love to have you play around with my Addy!! Maybe sometime this month while she is 9 months?? What do you have open or available and what is your cost??? I would love to have you take some of Addisyn!! Let me know!
here’s my debut photographing an infant – three weeks old to be exact. quite a different experience from chasing around the busy little ones i am usually photographing! hmm… how many angles can one get on a sleeping baby??
June 3, 2009 - 7:40 pm - These pictures really turned out great!!! I would tell you my favorite one, but I love them all. Great job Val. You do awesome work.
June 4, 2009 - 3:34 pm - Good Grief! Our baby is beautiful!!! Thank you so much!
June 5, 2009 - 12:02 pm - hi you don't know me but you know my sister in law tracey crane previously rynsburger. we have been talking about getting the whole families picture, i'm sure you know. but i was wondering what is included in your prices? i was wanting to get a picture of chris and i and a picture of our family as well. love your pictures soo much and would definitely have you, if you would, take our pictures in the future. could you please send me an e-mail to let me know about your exact prices? thank you soo much. hope to hear from you soon.
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