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McClanahan Studio Phenomenally authentic portrait photography that brings out your inner Awesome // Ames, IA

Our work has been featured in USA Today and helped the USA win the World Photographic Cup! We've been servicing central Iowa and beyond for over a decade with photography that is unique, artistic, and authentic.

A few highlights from our recent Gold photoshoot for Artists Unlimited dance company!Remnants of glitter will be reveali...
10/15/2026

A few highlights from our recent Gold photoshoot for Artists Unlimited dance company!

Remnants of glitter will be revealing themselves for months, but it was worth it 😊

A few of Ella's senior pics! We are neighbors on the so it was cool to use the power plant and the bandshell as a back...
10/14/2026

A few of Ella's senior pics! We are neighbors on the so it was cool to use the power plant and the bandshell as a background for some of these!

Ella's dad has a tattoo of a blue butterfly for his mom so we decided to take a few images in the butterfly house at Reiman Gardens. While we were photographing, a matching blue butterfly came over and landed right in Ella's hands! So those photographs are particularly magical and meaningful 💙

Mr. and Mrs. Drew // 5.30.26
05/31/2026

Mr. and Mrs. Drew // 5.30.26

The Randall Pets: 2026 formal portrait! Swipe to see the 2020 version, Koala got a little bigger 🥰
05/29/2026

The Randall Pets: 2026 formal portrait! Swipe to see the 2020 version, Koala got a little bigger 🥰

Time to share some favorite frames from Molly & Connor’s engagement shoot ♥️ So pumped for this wedding!
05/01/2026

Time to share some favorite frames from Molly & Connor’s engagement shoot ♥️ So pumped for this wedding!

04/21/2026

If you see us around in the next few weeks, pardon the concrete under our fingernails 😛

Your kid is one of a kind, and these sessions exist to prove it! Introducing Color Pop Kids - built around the idea that...
04/19/2026

Your kid is one of a kind, and these sessions exist to prove it! Introducing Color Pop Kids - built around the idea that every kid deserves a photo that actually looks like them. Not stiff, not staged. Just real, vivid, and unapologetic. Bold backdrops. Playful angles. Authentic expressions.

Here’s how it works: → 20-minute session for one child → Choose one backdrop color at booking → You’ll have one week to make your selections from a private gallery → 3 professionally retouched, print-ready, full-resolution digital files included → Additional images available for purchase inside your gallery → Every session comes with access to our print ordering portal — because these are definitely wall-worthy.

Our inaugural event will be May 16 at our Ames studio and the color palette — yellow, teal, lavender — is exclusive to this round. If we bring Color Pop Kids back next year, it’ll look different. So if these colors are calling you, this is your moment. Only 16 sessions available (edit: now 10). One child per session — if you have multiple kids, they each get their own spotlight. $250 per session. Reserve your spot here:

https://proof.mcclanahanstudio.net/booking/color-pop-kids

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208 5th Street Suite 302
Ames, IA
50010

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+15152906606

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