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Welcome to my Blog!

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!

Category Archives: extended family

kevin chuy photography

i don’t think i ever shared the link to these pics on my blog…
kevin is my brother-in-law and an amazing photographer.  he and his wife amanda (matt’s sister) did an awesome job with our photo shoot this summer – it was so much fun!  like our own personal glamour shots.   if you live...

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photo session :: outtakes and other cuteness

a few favorites from a session i did with my sister’s family and in-laws last week.  i hope they don’t mind me sharing a few of the more comical and “real” moments of the evening.    and as you can see, those moments tend to happen most with the youngest members… the ones who...

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photo session :: sarah, elyse, & brady

you’ve met my adorable nieces and nephew before.  this time we headed to the beach on a windy evening with a VERY active little boy… and we still managed to get some great photos!  it’s hard for pics of these guys to not be cute, though… i mean, just look at them!  i don’t even...

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photo session :: rowan

my littlest niece is three months old already!

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photo session :: trey

my nephew, trey, recently turned two! and we all know what that means… time for more pictures! i wanted to try out some of my location ideas on him, but i think my favorites are the football ones (many more than i can show here) because that just fits him so...

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