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Welcome to our blog!

Hello there!  Nice to meet you!  We are Jessi, Dave, Thomas, and Adrienne, also known as The Smiley Face Collective.

We are four individuals with a common goal of capturing who you really are with a camera. Not cheesy.  Not staged.  Just Radical.

We love what we do and hope you do as well. 

This is our blog - where we show you some of our favorite things we've done lately.  Snoop around, get comfortable, and let us know what you think.  :)


thanks for coming!

hazel and daddy :)

11.26.11 at 4:27pm


since my husband tends to use this blog to brag on me at times… it’s my turn. while i’ve been recovering from my marathon labor, dave has been my knight in shining armor. he’s cooked, brought me food, cleaned the house, kept my water jug full, done the laundry (even though we have some pink towels now…), changed hazel in the middle of the night, gotten peed on, encouraged me, loved me, and pretty much been the most amazing man on the face of the planet. last night as i was getting into bed after a long day of snuggling, feeding, changing, soothing, etc, i couldn’t help but grab the camera and capture what i saw- a daddy, totally in love with his little girl, cuddling up before saying good night.
dave is pretty much super dad. and hazel has him right around her tiny, chubby fingers.

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ash - I freaking L O V E this!!!!!November 28, 2011 - 7:31 pm

sharon - those are the most beautiful moments - so hard to capture but u did - happy for your familyDecember 7, 2011 - 12:12 am

Hazel Katherine

11.17.11 at 10:11pm


Jessi is the strongest woman I have ever met, and words will fail me in trying to type about what happened today. Just know that Jessi went into labor at 41 weeks on Sunday night; Hazel was born on Thursday morning after 7 hours of pushing.
This is what I’ve learned:
Jessi is amazing.
God forces you through hell to access his greatest creations.
Hazel is a 7 pound 12 ounce, 22 inch, perfect little bugger… and she’s ours.

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bethany - Good Lord, Jessi. You deserve a vacation. Or a very long nap. Hazel is so beautiful. Congratulations to you!November 17, 2011 - 10:28 pm

josh - Beautiful and congrats. Love to you all!November 17, 2011 - 10:29 pm

tammi hartley - absolutely beautiful! congratulations and much love to you and your family!November 17, 2011 - 10:32 pm

Anna - Ahhhhh!!!!! Dave and Jessi, Hazel is AMAZING!!!!! She's the perfect blend of you both. So perfect. I'm so excited for you!!!!!! Congratulations and welcome to parenthood!November 17, 2011 - 10:33 pm

beth - wow. just wow. these are such a lovely representation of an amazing feat. welcome, hazel. you've got a great name & great parents and the world is smiling on you today. sleep well, friend.November 17, 2011 - 10:36 pm

Emily - Soooo sweet. Congratulations you guys!November 17, 2011 - 10:40 pm

ericamay - congratulations, jessi and dave! hazel is so perfect! her sweet little face is just too adorable. i can't even imagine what the last several days must have been like, but i'm sure you're feeling so overjoyed to finally have your sweet little girl here with you! she's beautiful!November 17, 2011 - 11:01 pm

Reagan - Congratulations to both of you. Hazel is beautiful. On my wedding day, my grandma, Hazel, couldn't be there. She is 90. I like knowing there was still a Hazel there that day.November 17, 2011 - 11:54 pm

Brooke - Congrats you three-so excited for your family. She is just beautiful!November 18, 2011 - 6:41 am

Maria - Love!! She's gorgeous & you both are very amazingNovember 18, 2011 - 6:45 am

Amanda - Those little lips! SO SWEET! Congrats Jessi, you look so beautiful!November 18, 2011 - 8:09 am

tim tab - Wow, amazing! Can't wait to meet her! I love her little hands!November 18, 2011 - 9:27 am

Becky - Jessi - She's beautiful! Just like her amazing momma! So happy for you all - she gorgeous!November 18, 2011 - 10:34 am

Vicki & Mike Coy - Congratulations to the three of you! Hazel is absolutely beautiful and perfect in every way! Love her name! God is good!November 18, 2011 - 5:01 pm

Kimberly - Soooo adorable. Congratulations (:November 19, 2011 - 7:30 pm

Charlie - Congratulations! Beautiful pictures!November 21, 2011 - 11:26 am

Kara - Aww!! So beautiful. It's all worth it! Hope to see you soon.November 21, 2011 - 1:00 pm

Theresa Wilcox - Ahhh! She is so sweet! Congrats to both of you! Theresa & SamNovember 22, 2011 - 7:37 pm

ash - It was an amazing honor to welcome her into the world with you both. I love you guys and I'm already in love with hazel. :)November 28, 2011 - 7:28 pm

Kelly - such gorgeous girls you have Dave! so happy for you both. welcome to the wild world of parenting. you are in for a ride!January 20, 2012 - 11:22 am

Michelle :) Graduating

11.15.11 at 6:32am


I met Michelle and her family five years ago in Louisiana. We were all hammering nails into the flooded homes after Hurricane Katrina. As I recall that trip, and recall taking her pictures last week, there is only one word I can think to describe her: confidence. She carries a self-awareness older than her age, a sure head on sure shoulders. You can see in the images, as people who are comfortable with themselves are easy to photograph.
Here she is, sure footed and graduating.

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Hilary + Alan :)

11.14.11 at 6:11am


Hilary reminds me of a little girl with an oversized lollypop, one of that is coiled red, blue, and green. She is colorful and sweet and her eyes are delighted by the simplest things. She and Alan seem to wake up with a daily reminder to experience life as if for the first time. They are charming and delightful and have genuine awe in their laughter. Here is a Saturday afternoon that we experienced with them.



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Hilary Hope - You guys are so amazing! And so super duper sweet! The photos look so fantastic that I cried a little!! <3 THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!!!November 14, 2011 - 8:47 am

Alan - Haha, did you guys know that we had oversized lolly-pops exactly as you described for our wedding photos? You guys are awesome, would love to do it again.November 15, 2011 - 10:01 am

Brendazzle* - I LOVE how she's smiling/laughing in every photo. It's infectious.November 17, 2011 - 8:02 am

Shannon + Nate :) Engaged

11.10.11 at 11:43pm


Shannon and I went to middle school together, and if my memory is accurate I believe we were both bats in eighth grade. And Nate too, we all went to high school together. Though we never crossed paths then, it’s no surprise that we do now, this world is a bizarre place. We have all since moved away to seek out hiking trails and canoes and bonfires. We all have read and studied and explored. I moved back and met Jessi at a wedding, they moved back shortly after and reconnected in some crappy bar.
The world’s cycles fascinate me, sometimes it seems to move in such haphazard fashion, but other times trails cross at the most opportune time. This is one such story: Shannon and Nate, marrying next year.







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Jessi :) 40.5 weeks pregnant

11.10.11 at 10:11pm


Current news: our baby is due any day… any hour, really.
Here is Jessi at our park today, beautiful as always.

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jamie - Of coarse she is beautiful.....and very happy. A whol;e new world a waits her and her wonderful and caring husband.November 11, 2011 - 5:31 pm

bethany - looking so good, Jessi! you carry it well.November 16, 2011 - 3:44 pm

Shannon + Nate :) Engaged » The Smiley Face Collective Blog - [...] trails and canoes and bonfires. We all have read and studied and explored. I moved back and met Jessi at a wedding, they moved back shortly after and reconnected in some crappy bar. The world’s [...]November 10, 2011 - 11:43 pm

Courtney+John :) Engaged

10.30.11 at 1:56pm


Filip and I got the grand opportunity of shooting Courtney+John before their upcoming New Year’s Eve wedding, and boy was it magical! These two exude romance, and I think that will be evident to you too when you look at these epic pictures. Enjoy!!!

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Jewel - they are sweet, aren't they. . . the best is certainly the last. the warmth is beautiful and the romance is genuine, you can tell. oh man, i want a photograph like that of my husband and I.November 1, 2011 - 12:09 pm

Jennifer+Daniel :) Married

10.25.11 at 8:00am


Meet Jennifer and Daniel. They are very much in love and ridiculously good looking! Their wedding took place at the Circle S Ranch in Lawrence, Ks… They looked great, their venue was dreamy, and they are serious about loving each other. So sit back, grab a cup of joe, and have a ranch-tastic time!

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Jennifer - SPECTACULAR job Adrienne & Filip!!! You managed to capture the entire range of emotions that day, including my serious "Push It" moves and my hubby's shaving hotness! Beautiful photos! I LOVE them! :)October 25, 2011 - 12:39 pm

Anastasia - Adrienne, these pictures are incredible as always. These people look like they know how to dance, haha. Miss you!November 5, 2011 - 10:48 am

sam :) graduating!

10.24.11 at 5:30pm


this is sam. he’s graduating in may. don’t let the tough look fool you. sam may be able to break you in half, but he also has a very quite, gentle spirit. we loved spending the afternoon with him and hearing about his plans for the future and his love for math since he had such an awesome math teacher his sophomore year… yeah, it was me! (he he he!)
congrats, sam- thanks for letting us photograph you!

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Salsa! :)

10.24.11 at 1:57pm


When we pulled our plants this year we ended with 8 gallons of mixed peppers and green tomatoes. I was making a grilled salsa today and couldn’t help but take out my camera. Vegetables are gorgeous.

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Lee - Mmmm! Feel free to bring some over with you on Friday night. I'll supply the chips.October 25, 2011 - 10:24 am

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