I worked with the Bartsch Family last year and was so excited to take their photos again! Saying I absolutely adore this family is an understatement.


The Bartsch boys are living every cowboy's dream growing up on a ranch. Their dad was a bull rider, and both boys are completely fascinated by it and want to be bull riders one day, too. Our whole session, I had that song, "Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys, "stuck in my head, but I actually pray they DO want to be cowboys because it's clearly in their blood!


We had so much fun wandering around their property and capturing family photos with their two dogs, ponies, horses, and cows. I love seeing families in their element, and for the Bartschs, that is definitely on their ranch. I can't wait to work with them again in the future!

Family sitting together on grassy hillside with their German Shepherd dogs during golden hour.
Child in cowboy hat and black shirt stands in sunlit farm field.
Young cowboy in hat and jeans stands confidently on spotted cowhide in rural setting.
Young ranch hand in cowboy hat and plaid shirt poses against rustic farm background.
Family portrait with German Shepherd dogs sitting together on grassy hill during sunset.
Country family standing with their German Shepherd dogs in fenced pasture at sunset.
Family of four poses with German Shepherd dog in front of large tree during golden hour.
A rustic family portrait with German Shepherd dogs standing in a grassy field with trees in the background.
Two children in cowboy attire walking towards brown cattle grazing in a sunny pasture.
Two children walking beside horses in a golden sunlit pasture with cattle in the background.
Family and pets pose together with horses outside a wooden barn at sunset.
White horses and family members gather near a wooden barn at sunset.
A rustic family photo with horses, dogs and cattle on a sunny ranch.
Black and white photo of a child on horseback with adults in a rural setting.
Children riding on a white horse during golden hour on a ranch.
A family tends to cattle and pets on their ranch during sunset.
A family walks together on their ranch with cattle grazing in the background.
Two young cowboys run joyfully across a ranch field at sunset.
Two children in cowboy hats sitting playfully on metal fence rails at sunset.
Two young cowboys in straw hats sit together on metal fence rails at a farm.
Young cowboy in plaid shirt and straw hat balancing on metal fence rail at ranch.
Black and white portrait of child in western wear sitting on wooden fence post.
Child in western wear climbs metal fence rails at ranch during sunset.
Child in plaid shirt climbing rustic metal fence near barn building.
Young cowboy in black shirt sits on metal fence rail against barn backdrop.
Children in western wear stand near horses grazing in pasture at sunset.
Small child in western wear stands on large round hay bale in field.
Child running playfully on large hay bales in a rural farm field at sunset.
Two kids playing and jumping on rolled hay bales in a golden farm field.
Children jumping between round hay bales in a field during sunset.