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Seniors · Headshots & Branding · Families, Maternity & NICU · Skate · Animals

Studio and on-location portrait photography across South Dakota, curated frame by frame by Lloyd Duimstra, photographer and creative director at Dime LA Media in Sioux Falls.

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Studio portrait with colored gel light and lens flare, Sioux Falls SD

// In studio

Every session gets the editorial treatment. Scouted locations, real direction, frames that belong on a cover.

Every shoot is planned around the person in front of the lens: your spots, your style, your pace. Senior portraits, families, headshots, and branding all run year round.

Also Featured: Syd Patzwald.

A year of shoots · Never quite the same twice

A sneak peek at how far one gallery can wander.

Syd Patzwald has modeled for Dime LA Media across a range of Sioux Falls portrait and creative sessions, from golden-hour blossoms downtown to a full studio portrait sitting with colored gel light and black-and-white frames. It's the same range of style, light, and location we build into every senior and portrait session.

Syd Patzwald in a denim jacket leaning against a cinderblock wall, studio portrait

The Range

Downtown streets and crabapple blossoms one season, a bare wall and studio light the next. Same person, a dozen different worlds.

Syd Patzwald glancing over her shoulder in an olive sweater, studio portrait

The Mood

Some frames sit quiet in golden hour. Others go graphic: hard color, black and white, hands breaking straight into the lens.

Black and white studio portrait of Syd Patzwald reaching toward the camera

The Throughline

Every setting changes. What stays constant is starting from her instinct for a look, then building the session around it.

Syd Patzwald reaching toward the camera under red studio light

Syd Patzwald in natural window light beside a concrete column, Sioux Falls studio portrait

Syd Patzwald resting her chin on her hand at a studio staircase railing

More of Syd runs all through the gallery Book Now

Soft-focus crabapple blossoms framing Syd Patzwald in a white dress, Sioux Falls senior portrait

Full length studio portrait of Syd Patzwald leaning against a wall near a staircase

Syd Patzwald backlit senior portrait in spring blossoms, Sioux Falls SD

Syd Patzwald in a denim jacket leaning against a wall beside a window, studio portrait

Syd Patzwald senior portrait against a paneled limestone wall, downtown Sioux Falls

Syd Patzwald stretching with her arms overhead in a sunlit studio

Syd Patzwald wrapped in a cardigan under pink spring blossoms, Sioux Falls SD

Syd Patzwald mid-motion studio portrait with her arms raised overhead

Syd Patzwald black and white senior portrait at a courthouse facade, downtown Sioux Falls

Wide environmental shot of Syd Patzwald leaning on a staircase railing in the studio

Syd Patzwald senior portrait through a cafe window, downtown Sioux Falls

Candid portrait of Syd Patzwald reaching toward the camera in a black t-shirt, studio session

Syd Patzwald glancing over her shoulder in a sweater, studio portrait variation

Syd Patzwald with arms crossed leaning on a studio staircase railing

Syd Patzwald resting her chin on her hand, studio staircase portrait

Spotlight: Scout.

Session one · Old and filmy, her words

She wanted it old and filmy.

Black and white senior portrait of Scout against a stone wall on a downtown Sioux Falls street

Scout backlit against a stone column at golden hour, Sioux Falls senior session

The Brief

Old and filmy. That was the brief in Scout’s own words, and the session got built around it instead of shooting first and deciding later.

Black and white senior portrait of Scout with her hair caught in the wind against dark ivy

The Light

Late day downtown. Backlit stone, sun flaring straight into the lens, brick going warm behind her. Soft on purpose.

Scout looking to camera against a warm brick wall, film-toned senior portrait

In Black & White

Five of these frames never had color. Ivy, brick, wind. When the light is already doing the work, color is one more thing in the way.

Full length senior portrait of Scout on a downtown Sioux Falls sidewalk

Scout leaning on a teal steel staircase railing with a brick warehouse behind her

Black and white candid of Scout laughing, hair blowing across the frame

Session One

This was her first sitting. Some seniors book one and are done; others spread them across the year so the gallery picks up new light and new seasons.

Class of 2027 and 2028, this could be yours Check Your Date

Scout resting her chin on her hand at a downtown railing, warm film-toned senior portrait

Scout smiling with a hand in her hair in front of evergreens, Sioux Falls senior session

Scout looking off camera at a teal staircase railing, Sioux Falls Steel District

Soft, quiet senior portrait of Scout leaning on a downtown railing

High key black and white portrait of Scout laughing on a downtown street

Scout smiling at a downtown railing with the city blurred behind her

Full length senior portrait of Scout in front of a wall of ivy, Sioux Falls SD

Candid laugh from Scout at a downtown Sioux Falls railing, late summer light

Portraits.

Ch. 01 · Solo, branding & editorial

Senior portraits, solo and personal branding sessions, and editorial work photographed by Lloyd Duimstra in Sioux Falls and on location. The chapter runs in order: branding and studio light, then summer and street style, then a year of senior sessions downtown and in spring bloom, closing on the night and stage work. Every session is planned around the person in front of the lens.

Personal branding portrait of a photographer seated with her camera in the studio, Sioux Falls SD

Photographer raising her camera during a personal branding session

Photographer with camera in hand by a white railing

Bright window-lit branding portrait of a photographer, Sioux Falls SD

Black and white portrait of a photographer holding his film camera

Personal branding portrait of a photographer in window light, Sioux Falls SD

Personal branding session for a photographer with her dog

Relaxed branding portrait on a white modular couch

Creative portrait of a woman seated with a skateboard on a white couch

Branding portrait of a creative on a white couch with her skateboard

Photographer pausing between frames during a branding session

Beach portrait of a woman in a sun hat with her dog, golden light

Woman playing with her dog in the sand at the beach

Portrait of a woman against open sky on a concrete pier

Portrait on concrete amphitheater steps, Sioux Falls SD

Resort portrait of a woman on a boat in the sun

Poolside editorial portrait, resort style

Summer portrait of a woman laughing on a boat

Windblown close-up portrait in sunglasses out on the water

Candid portrait with warm neon bokeh, Sioux Falls SD

Black and white flash portrait, direct and candid

Portrait framed by curtains of string lights

Editorial portrait under a glass light installation at night

Portrait of a woman in a band tee inside a sunlit warehouse

Portrait with window reflections in a downtown Sioux Falls skywalk

Black and white portrait along a glass corridor downtown

Black and white editorial portrait with window reflections

Black and white street style portrait of a man in a bucket hat

Urban editorial portrait, downtown Sioux Falls

Street style portrait of a man seated on downtown steps, Sioux Falls SD

Outdoor portrait of a smiling man in a cap, South Dakota

Editorial musician portrait on stone steps, Sioux Falls SD

Black and white editorial portrait over a railing

Editorial portrait of a musician leaning on a balcony rail

Syd Patzwald editorial senior portrait on stone steps, downtown Sioux Falls

Syd Patzwald editorial senior portrait against a limestone wall, downtown Sioux Falls

Syd Patzwald minimalist senior portrait against a stone wall

Syd Patzwald senior portrait by stone columns, downtown Sioux Falls

Syd Patzwald fashion senior portrait in a stairwell

Syd Patzwald senior portrait on an indoor staircase, Sioux Falls SD

Black and white portrait of Syd Patzwald on a staircase landing

Syd Patzwald senior portrait leaning over a staircase railing

Syd Patzwald relaxed senior portrait on a modern staircase

Syd Patzwald in a white dress reclining on a stone ledge

Syd Patzwald perched on a stone sphere in downtown Sioux Falls

Syd Patzwald sitting on stone landscaping in downtown Sioux Falls

Syd Patzwald seated on a stone bench in downtown Sioux Falls

Syd Patzwald senior portrait on a downtown bench, Sioux Falls SD

Syd Patzwald winter senior portrait on a tree-lined street

Syd Patzwald in golden window light at a downtown Sioux Falls cafe

Syd Patzwald senior portrait in a Sioux Falls record store

Syd Patzwald in a rust cardigan at a Sioux Falls record shop

Syd Patzwald leaning in a doorway on a downtown Sioux Falls street

Syd Patzwald senior portrait on a vintage blue velvet couch

Syd Patzwald senior portrait in a historic hotel lobby

Syd Patzwald senior portrait leaning forward in a historic hotel lobby

Black and white photo of Syd Patzwald on a modern staircase

Syd Patzwald sitting on her skateboard at the skatepark as a skater blurs past

Studio portrait of Syd Patzwald in an oxblood hoodie

Syd Patzwald and a friend laughing through a piggyback in the studio, Dime LA Media Sioux Falls

Piggyback studio portrait of Syd Patzwald and a friend

Syd Patzwald and a friend cracking up mid-piggyback in the studio

Studio session of Syd Patzwald and a friend throwing peace signs

Syd Patzwald hugging a friend in the studio

Syd Patzwald and a friend side by side in the studio

Back-to-back studio portrait of Syd Patzwald and a friend

Syd Patzwald and a friend hands on hips in the studio

Two friends leaning into each other during a studio session

Syd Patzwald and a friend striking poses in the Dime LA Media studio

Syd Patzwald and a friend with skateboards on a white studio backdrop

Syd Patzwald with her friend group and their skateboards in the studio

Detail photograph of nail art and a tulip from Syd Patzwald's senior session

Syd Patzwald smiling in a knit cardigan among crabapple blossoms

Syd Patzwald smiling in a white dress under crabapple blossoms

Syd Patzwald in a white dress in a Sioux Falls garden

Syd Patzwald spinning in a white dress under a blossoming tree

Syd Patzwald in a white dress beneath spring blooms by a park lamppost

Syd Patzwald walking a park path in a light blue dress

Syd Patzwald candid senior portrait walking in a Sioux Falls park

Syd Patzwald senior portrait among spring blossoms, Sioux Falls SD

Syd Patzwald reaching into crabapple blossoms at her spring senior session

Syd Patzwald framed by pink crabapple blossoms, spring senior session

Syd Patzwald in spring blossoms, Sioux Falls senior photography

Syd Patzwald senior portrait looking back under blossom branches

Syd Patzwald senior portrait against a wall of pink crabapple blossoms

Syd Patzwald senior portrait in golden hour crabapple blossoms, Sioux Falls SD

Syd Patzwald spring senior portrait in lilac blooms

Syd Patzwald among lilac blooms in soft spring light

Syd Patzwald senior portrait framed by lilac blooms

Syd Patzwald spring senior portrait among lilacs, Sioux Falls SD

Syd Patzwald holding a tulip in a white dress at golden hour

Syd Patzwald in a white dress beside a blossoming crabapple tree

Woman reaching into a shaft of warehouse sunlight

Editorial portrait in a beam of light inside a warehouse

Full-length portrait in a dramatic shaft of warehouse light

Low-key portrait over a pool table with dartboard glow

Pool hall portrait with direct eye contact down the cue

Low-light portrait lining up a shot at the pool table

Pool player stretching across the table under bar light

Performer singing to a full room at a Sioux Falls venue

Performer hyping the crowd mid-set, Sioux Falls SD

Dramatic red-lit studio portrait of a man in a beanie

Low-key studio portrait with red accent lighting

Sculpted low-key studio portrait looking upward

Low-key studio portrait in sunglasses with red rim light

Headshots & Business.

Ch. 02 · Professional headshots

Professional headshots and business branding photography for Sioux Falls attorneys, executives, and entrepreneurs, including Tyler Tordsen, President and CEO of the Sioux Metro Growth Alliance. Clean direction, real expressions, and images built for websites, LinkedIn, and print. See headshot pricing and session details from Dime LA Media.

Arms-crossed business portrait of Tyler Tordsen of the Sioux Metro Growth Alliance

Black and white environmental portrait of an attorney reviewing a file

Tyler Tordsen business portrait adjusting his watch, Sioux Falls SD

Tyler Tordsen seated business portrait against warm wood paneling

Tyler Tordsen walking portrait in a wood-paneled office corridor

Editorial business portrait of Tyler Tordsen seated in an office armchair

Tyler Tordsen standing portrait on an office staircase, Sioux Falls SD

Tyler Tordsen portrait by a walnut office door, Sioux Falls business photography

Business portrait of a man in a dark blazer against a textured backdrop, Sioux Falls SD

Environmental business portrait of a legal assistant at her desk, Sioux Falls law office

Environmental portrait of an attorney leaning on his desk in a Sioux Falls office

Skate & Sport.

Ch. 03 · Skateboarding & action

Skateboarding and action photography from Sioux Falls skateparks, indoor sessions, and lessons. Lloyd shoots skate culture year round, from first drop-ins to full-speed airs.

Three skaters watching from the coping at the skatepark

Skateboarder launching over a stair set at a Sioux Falls skatepark

Skater grabbing his board mid-air over the ramp

Skater carving down the bank of an outdoor bowl

Skateboarder boosting off a ledge, Sioux Falls skatepark

Young skater catching air off the quarterpipe

Skater rolling into the bowl on a summer afternoon

Skateboarder in red hitting a rail at golden hour

Frontside air over the skatepark hip, Sioux Falls SD

Black and white skate session at a Sioux Falls street spot

Indoor skateboarding lesson at a Sioux Falls skatepark

Skaters lined up along the bowl at a local contest

Skateboarder popping off the ledge under streetlights

Skater blasting out of the bowl, action photography

Kids learning to skate at an indoor skateboarding clinic

Skater floating a trick above the coping

Skateboarder ollieing a gap during a session

Skateboarder locked into a rock to fakie

Black and white skateboarding photograph, street course

Skater snapping a trick off the bank at a Sioux Falls skatepark

Skateboarder mid-line at the Sioux Falls skatepark

Skater popping over the pyramid at the park

Coach steadying a young skater during an indoor lesson

One-on-one skate lesson inside a Sioux Falls skate barn

Young skaters working the ramps at an indoor session

Kid catching his first airs at the skatepark

Skateboarder threading a line through the park

Skater sliding the bank with a long shadow

Instructor guiding a young skater across an indoor ramp

Rail trick captured mid-slide at a skate jam

Patient coaching moment during an indoor skate lesson

Skater cruising the deep bowl in a helmet

Skate coach cheering on a beginner indoors

Helmeted beginner finding her balance at a skate clinic

Skater taking a water break with a young fan

Fisheye skate photo mid-trick on the indoor ramp

Smiling skater holding her rolled shirt at a summer skate event

Skater flying the wall ride at an indoor skatepark

Young skater dropping in while friends watch

Blur-pan skate photo across the indoor ramp

Indoor bowl session under warehouse lights

Skater floating an air in the indoor bowl

Animals.

Ch. 04 · Pets

Pet portraits photographed documentary style, patient and unposed. Cats, dogs, and whoever else runs the house.

Gray cat lounging on a sunny window sill, pet photography

Cat in a tiny costume hood on a colorful blanket

Russian blue cat perched on top of the cat tree

Cat peeking out from under the bed beside a paper bag

Two gray cats sharing the cat tree and a basket

Gray cat hiding among birthday balloons and roses

Cat sitting on the stairs beside glowing string lights

Portrait of a gray cat beside the scratching post

Cat loafing in the shadows under the furniture

Gray cat asleep in a warm beam of sunlight

Cat resting on a teal blanket in soft light

Family.

Ch. 05 · Families & kids

Family photography in Sioux Falls parks and gardens. Real play, real laughter, and a few posed frames worth printing, all in one relaxed session.

Kids laughing together at golden hour, family session

Siblings portrait in warm evening light, Sioux Falls SD

Golden hour kids portrait on hay bales, Sioux Falls SD

Boys giving a thumbs up as mom and dad cheer them on

Brothers arm in arm on a garden sidewalk, Sioux Falls SD

Two brothers racing up the path toward their dad

Black and white photo of the family running hand in hand

Brothers running through the garden during a family session

Parents chasing their boys across the park lawn

Mom and dad walking the garden path with their boys

Backlit kids portrait at a playground during golden hour

Family of four posed under a flowering pergola, Sioux Falls park

Family strolling beneath a garden pergola with hanging flowers

Brothers holding hands while mom and dad share a moment behind

Relaxed family portrait on the park lawn

Family of four group hug portrait in a Sioux Falls park

Kids running into their parents' arms, family session

Dad lifting his son high while mom holds his brother

Family huddled in a crouching group hug on the grass

Dad swinging the kids while mom laughs, Sioux Falls family photography

Black and white candid of parents playing with their sons

Creative family portrait with kids in motion blur while parents kiss

Parents kissing while the boys run circles around them

Full-family embrace at the end of a park session

Maternity.

Ch. 06 · Maternity & family studio

Light and airy studio maternity sessions in Sioux Falls that make room for toddlers to be toddlers while celebrating the newest addition on the way.

Studio maternity session with parents kneeling as their toddler runs between them

Toddler mid-sprint across the studio during a maternity session

Black and white family maternity portrait lifting the toddler high

Black and white maternity portrait of a kiss over the baby bump

Expecting parents embracing in a bright white studio

Toddler snuggled between his parents on the studio bed

Toddler peeking from a hooded blanket, studio family session

Toddler toddling along the studio couch beside mom and dad

Family maternity portrait with a sock monkey for baby brother

Family playing with blocks on the studio floor

Black and white maternity portrait with the toddler peeking behind the couch

Toddler reaching up to touch the baby bump

Expecting couple seated together in the studio

Parents kissing while their son plays at their feet

Heart hands over the baby bump, black and white maternity detail

Dad reading a picture book to his son during the maternity session

Black and white maternity portrait with a toddler reaching for mom

Dad leaning over the couch to kiss mom during the maternity session

Little hands and parent hands resting on the baby bump

The NICU Story.

Ch. 07 · Documentary newborn

A documentary NICU session photographed with care: quiet hospital details, first snuggles, and milestone wins for one strong little guy. Newborn stories do not have to wait until home to be told.

NICU newborn resting in his hospital crib, documentary newborn photography

Parents' hands comforting their newborn in the NICU

Mom cradling her NICU newborn dressed in sage green

Parents soothing their swaddled newborn in the NICU

Tiny NICU newborn with his monitor leads, documentary session

Dad holding his newborn son close in the NICU

Mom tucking her newborn into the hospital crib

Newborn resting on his dad’s shoulder in the NICU

Newborn fingers wrapped around a parent’s hand, NICU detail

Dad smiling down at his newborn son, NICU documentary session

Tiny NICU foot with its monitor band cupped in hands

Dad resting his cheek against his newborn in the NICU

Handmade sign and photos on the NICU room wall

Mom kissing her newborn’s head in the NICU

Newborn toes held gently in a parent’s hands

Newborn looking up at his parents, Sioux Falls newborn photography

NICU newborn sleeping soundly in his crib

Hospital bracelet detail on a tiny NICU ankle

Mom and dad tucking their son in for the night at the NICU

Parents leaning over the crib together in the NICU

Dad holding his newborn to his chest, newborn session

Newborn foot cupped in parents’ hands, detail photograph

Mom cradling her newborn close, NICU documentary photography

Parents huddled around their newborn in the NICU

Newborn stretching on a checked blanket in the NICU

Mom holding her son beside the NICU monitors

Newborn feet held in mom and dad’s hands

Mom smiling at her son during a NICU bottle feeding

Dad kissing his newborn son’s head in the NICU

Newborn resting in his crib between feedings, NICU

Mom holding her newborn by the NICU window

Nursery shelf details waiting at home for baby

Mom giving her newborn his pacifier in the NICU

Three months milestone marker in the NICU nursery

Parents sharing a quiet moment with their son in the NICU

Parents gazing down at their newborn, Sioux Falls newborn photography

Flowers and keepsakes on the nursery shelf

Mom soothing her newborn with his pacifier

The six pound club sign celebrating a NICU milestone

Newborn draped over mom’s arm, fast asleep

Black and white detail of a newborn foot in cupped hands

Liam’s milestone card hanging in the NICU nursery

Client Spotlight: True Vintage LLC.

Photo + Film · Steel District, Sioux Falls

Madison built a vintage shop inside a bus. We built her a campaign to match.

True Vintage LLC is Madison’s mobile vintage clothing shop, a red bus stocked with hand-picked denim, tees, and jackets that rolls through Sioux Falls. Dime LA Media spent a day with her in the Steel District shooting a full branding campaign: portraits of Madison and the bus, the racks, the details, plus a filmed interview in her own words. One shoot, photo and video, built to outlast the algorithm.

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Madison of True Vintage LLC sitting on the roof of her red vintage clothing bus in the Steel District, Sioux Falls SD

Madison of True Vintage LLC browsing the racks inside her vintage clothing bus

Madison seated in the window bench of the True Vintage bus, Sioux Falls SD

Black and white portrait of Madison laughing inside the True Vintage bus

// The Bus

A shop on wheels.

Madison’s rolling storefront, stocked with hand-picked vintage and parked wherever Sioux Falls shows up.

Madison smiling against the red True Vintage bus door

Madison inside the True Vintage bus with string lights

Madison beside the denim racks inside the True Vintage LLC bus

Madison sitting on the roof of the red True Vintage bus, downtown Sioux Falls

// The Steel District

One day. One location.

Shot in the Steel District, downtown Sioux Falls: Madison, the bus, the racks, the details.

Madison celebrating on top of the True Vintage bus, arms wide

Black and white photo of Madison at the back of the True Vintage bus

Madison standing at the open back door of her mobile vintage shop

The red True Vintage LLC bus parked in the Steel District, Sioux Falls

Madison relaxing on the window bench of her vintage clothing bus

Vintage denim and jackets hanging inside the True Vintage bus

Madison seated in the cab doorway of the True Vintage bus

Madison on the back platform of the True Vintage bus

Black and white portrait of Madison in the cab window of her bus

// The Film

The interview, in her own words.

Madison wrote her answers, then read them straight to camera. Her voice carries the film over shots of the bus, the racks, and the dig. Filmed, directed, and edited by Dime LA Media in one day in the Steel District.

See the Full Shoot Open on Instagram

Madison seated on the back bumper of the True Vintage bus

Madison on the tailgate of the red True Vintage bus

Madison laughing in the cab doorway of the True Vintage bus

Madison in the cab of her vintage truck, Sioux Falls SD

Madison leaning at the door of her mobile vintage shop

// The Finds

Denim, tees, jackets.

Hand-picked and one of one. The kind of pieces you dig for.

Black and white photo of Madison seated inside the bus cab

Madison seated in the back doorway of the orange and red bus

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Senior sessions, families, headshots, branding, and full photo plus video campaigns for local businesses. Tell me what you have in mind and we'll build the session around it.

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