PhotoSynthesis

06/20/2026

As I get older, my staff looks younger and younger to me. 😆

Say hello 👋 to Oliver and Ema! Thanks for the help today 🤩🙌. Mazy loved the extra attention as well. 🐶

06/11/2026

Say hi to Mazy the next time you’re in! She’s doing well on her journey to be the official PhotoSynthesis Shop Dog. 👏🤩🫶

She wants you to know she loves treats. 🤷‍♀️ And love. 🫶

06/07/2026

When I was gifted a piece of my grandmother‘s jewelry (a Sølje brooch) and realized I had a photo of her wearing it that included me🤯 I was inspired to design, print, and create this heirloom shadowbox featuring images of jewelry she wore, and a copy of a map she used when she went back to Norway in the 70’s.

06/07/2026

I talked to a few PhotoSynthesis customers today at Scandinavian days in Story City, where I had the chance to demo making krumkake & lefse, as well as show and sell the various products I designed that celebrate my grandmother’s Norwegian heritage. 🤩
It’s funny seeing customers ‘out in the wild’. We both do second takes trying to figure out where we’ve seen each other. 😆

I thought it might be fun to show you all how to make lefse and krumkake here in the shop sometime!?
Would there be any interest in that?
(I could give you a few photo organizing tips to make it fit a little better with my shop, and not Cooks Emporium next door.) 🤪

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06/04/2026

It was a moody moon this weekend! What has caught your attention to photograph this week?
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06/01/2026

You’ve got 2 weeks left to finalize your Iowa State Fair 🎪 photo choices and get them printed and mounted! 📷 🤩

We print and mount hundreds of your best photos every year for the fair and we love to see your work featured at the fairgrounds! 🤩🏆 When you print and mount your photos here, you can be assured your entries will be the best they can be!

This year’s Theme is ‘America 250’ in honor of the United States semiquincentennial. The theme asks photographers to document the identity, heritage, and spirit of America today. It features special classes to capture the American spirit, ranging from patriotic traditions to diverse daily life and communities.

If you’d like us to send the entry form and info to you, comment below!

Deadline for in-person entries: Sunday, June 14.

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05/25/2026

05/24/2026

I can’t wait to watch this video reel! I found a few untitled reels in a dark basement a few weeks ago. Hoping it was family memories, I held up the film to the shop door with a jewelers loop and lo and behold, I could make make out my 5 year old self, standing next to my mom, who is feeding my baby brother at our kitchen table in DeKalb, Illinois. 😍

I don’t recall ever seeing this movie! If it was transferred previously it would have been to VHS, and those deteriorate after time so best to go from the original reels anyway since they exist. I am so excited!

The film will be cleaned and digitized frame by frame to ensure the best quality scan, ensuring the best possible movie clarity. Once digital, it is easily shared!

I’ll be setting up the digitized movie on a couple screens in the shop, so you can see the difference in your scanning options when you bring your reels in for digitization.

Hope to see you in the shop soon! And thank you for allowing me to help you save your most special family memories too. 🤩

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05/23/2026

It’s a gorgeous day downtown! Hope to see you at the market until 12:30 or the shop until 4!

Ames Main Street Farmers' Market

05/15/2026

📣 And just like that…. It’s 5/15! And that means it’s time to celebrate 515 day, an homage to our Iowa home here in the 515 area code.

Hope to see you downtown tonite for our city celebration! Kid friendly, but also fun for adults too. Lots of food trucks, inflatables, 🍺 from Torrent Brewing Company, 🎵 from foxpinband and many shops open late! 🥳🤩 Link to event in comments!

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See you tonite 4-8!