New Photos Posted: Moody Family

It's getting to be that time of year again where the weather is nice and the circumstances are just right to do outdoor photos again. Not too long ago though, I did complete a batch of photos for our friend that I still have yet to share. We took the photos at the Grand America, and they turned out fantastic. I just haven't had much time for blogging or really anything of that sort. Until I can share those photos with you though, here are some that I just finished up recently.

My sister and her husband just celebrated their fourth year wedding anniversary and wanted to do photos to celebrate the occasion. Last year on this same occasion, we did photos at Memory Grove when the cherry blossoms were in full bloom. This year, we did photos at the downtown library where there is always plenty of architectural interest to add dimension to any photo. I love the way the photos turned out with just the sort of dreamy edit I'm such a sucker for. 

New Photos Posted: Victus Creus

When our friend Amy described for me what she had in mind for this particular series of photos, I started to get excited. Not that I don't get excited every time I get to do photos for someone - I consider it a privilege more than a job really - but this was something different...

We met up downtown near an ol' favorite venue of mine and Eric's - Kilby Court. Kilby had been the place where I had seen Carissa's Weird, Nika, The Microphones. It was the place where I would first see Eric perform on the drums w/ The Annuals (later to be called Band of Annuals) before he decided to leave the band to live a life of spousal (and later parental) responsibility (hahahahahaha.... oh, wait).

Anyway, the area was perfect. The concept was perfect. The group was perfect.

Victus Creus is their name, and they are "a clothing and and art company working to empower everyone through artistic expression of all kinds." In other words, they are a unique group of people - Ned, Chris, Brin, and Amy - working to promote just the sort of thing we offer you here... art without boundaries, without exclusivity. Art that is not mass-produced or commercialized. Art that will lend itself as much to the artist as it does to the viewer.

And thanks to this awesome group of individuals, we are able to offer you a glimpse of just some of the art we produced that day! Here are some of my favorites: 

         

And, one more thing: a big THANKS to Mason for making our day! 

New Photos Posted: David and Samarah, Maternity Session

Last I knew, this lovely couple - my sister's brother-in-law and his wife - still hadn't had their little boy yet, but I do know that it should be any day now. We took these photos toward the end of August in a kind of strange location. Promenade Wetlands Park in Sandy... sounds like it might be like the Jordan River Parkway, but no. It was actually located in the middle of South Towne Mall. Just a small, humble park with a boardwalk circumferencing it. It had been a wild card, me not being too familiarized with parks in the Sandy area. Still worked out though. That's the beauty of being able to manipulate your shots. You can transform something otherwise mundane and neglected into a thing of beauty.

After we finished up at the Promenade Wetlands locale, we went to Lone Peak Park where we had done some maternity shots for my sister the year before. There, we got some of my favorite shots from the shoot while the sun was going down. 

It's nice to be able to do maternity photos for other women and make them feel beautiful in their skin. I remember feeling ugly and unnatural when I was pregnant with Colette. I didn't want anyone taking my picture, and, as a consequence, I have very few to document the occasion. I think I would feel differently now, though I would have to have very specific kinds of photos done. I would want the photos to express more of a feeling than of a specific look. Then again, that's how I usually prefer my photos to be. If you can somehow capture the way you felt in a specific moment, then that is more important to me than simply documenting the occasion.

Anyway, as always, these photos come to you courtesy of the couple themselves. Many congratulations to the couple when their joyous day finally arrives! It is truly a transformative experience, and it is like to never make for a dull moment ever again. There will be good days, and there will be bad. But, ultimately, it will be one of the best experiences of your life. 

     

New Photos Posted: Tavish

Here's another set of photos we did quite some time ago...

I'm noticing a trend on most photographers' blogs where photographers tend to neglect their blogs more and more as life and the business of photography get in the way. I used to think it wouldn't be so hard to keep on top of... I was wrong.

Anyway, I did these photos for a friend of ours for her new skin care business about mid-August up Ensign Peak here in Salt Lake. I've never hiked Ensign Peak before, so it was a nice to finally be able to do so even though the heat and the steep incline of the mountains had me panting most of the time. And, I'm sure my face was beet red by the time we reached the top (I desperately need to get back in shape). Still though, Ensign Peak made for the perfect location to do these photos, and I'm glad we hiked it for that reason as well.

Tavish will be offering specialized skin care programs that are all-natural and tailored to your specific needs as she gets her business up and going. If you are interested, I suggest you check it out and stay tuned for more information to come! I can personally vouch for her integrity though I have yet to try out the program for myself. I hope that I will have the opportunity to do so in the up-and-coming months!

As per usual, here are some of my favorite photos from our session, again courtesy of our lovely client and friend: