Brian + Young Ha - Wedding Day - Salt Lake Temple

Brian and I have been friends for a long, long time. We met in the 4th grade and have been friends ever since. We have traveled the world together and been through a lot. I have often wondered who the girl would be that nabbed my good friend. Young Ha is the perfect choice! Brian needs someone who gives him a lot of guff because without me there to do it, who knows how easy his life would be! I loved Young Ha from the moment I met her and I can not tell you how happy I am that they finally found each other. I was privileged to be a part of their wedding.

Brian and Young Ha were married in the Salt Lake City LDS Temple then followed up with a reception, (complete with delectable food from the bride's native Korea) at their local church building.

{Brian and Young Ha are bright and vibrant so I wanted that same feeling in the photos. I lit their reception with two Strobelite studio strobes firing into the huge white ceiling of the church. Both were fired by Cactus V4 triggers attached to both of my cameras. I shot on manual all night and had basically perfect light everywhere. It worked beautifully.}

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Dave & Janna - Engagements

One thing I love about my job is that I get to meet and befriend so many wonderful people. I have so many new friends because we get to know each other through the course of a wedding.
This wedding is different. I have known Janna for about 20 years. She has been one of my closest and most devoted friends for many years (and the reason I looked at Snow College as an option when I was a freshman.) I am extremely excited and honored to be doing her wedding. There are few people on the planet that I know as well or who knows me as well so I really wanted her engagements to feel like her. Janna is at the same time sweet, sophisticated, sexy, and mysterious. I feel like all of those things come out in the images.
Congratulations guys. Dave, you are a lucky son of a gun.

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Ali Newton's Bridals

I'm posting the bridals BEFORE THE WEDDING!! (Feel free to picture the chaos that ensues when Yosemite Sam starts shooting into the air)
Don't worry, it's not sacrilege. Erik has already seen these. Ali couldn't wait to show him so that's exactly what she did. (That's the reaction I want, I'm certainly not complaining.) So I get to post bridals before the wedding for once!
These were shot in the Crandall Building in downtown Salt Lake City. As you can see, Ali is not a difficult subject. Most of these were lit by a single strobe with a softbox on it and an on-camera fill so nothing complicated. They have a fun, unique feel mostly because that's who Ali is. I'm thrilled they chose me to be a part of their day and I'm excited for them to get married in a few short hours. Good luck, guys!

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DJ - Class of 2010 - Senior Portraits

DJ. What a cool chick. She has a distinct, unique style. She has an artistic streak in her and wants to paint for a living. She just got a new haircut so we wanted something sort of "urban artistic" so we found the coolest walls in the state. Like most people she didn't know what to do in front of the camera at first but with her mom their to cheer her on (Hi, Laney.) she figured it out and we had an awesome shoot.
As always, there's a slide show on this post. If you're reading this on facebook, here's a link to the photos: http://www.facebook.com/editphoto.php?aid=130339&id=40032498949#/album.php?aid=130339&id=40032498949.

Twins...Part II - Brooks & Eva

The second set of twins I've shot in the last little while are a little older, making them much more of a handful. Babies at this age crawl all over the place and are never content to sit on anyone's lap. It makes them difficult to photograph. But as always, it all turns out well in the end. Allison and Jim will definitely have their hands quite full for years to come. (No worries, only just over 17 years until they graduate!)

Mariana & Carlos - Utah Wedding Photography

Mariana is from Brazil. Carlos is from Spain. How did they ever meet?

BYU of course.

After being married in the Draper Temple in Salt Lake City, Utah, Mariana and Carlos proceeded to their luncheon and reception at the Joseph Smith Memorial Building in downtown Salt Lake City.
I can't even tell you how much I enjoyed this wedding. Carlos and Mariana are the sweetest couple, they just go, go, go all the time. Everybody danced and had a great time. (It was also a veritable Who's Who of LDS church leaders since Mariana's father is Elder Costa, a General Authority.)
Pay close attention to the flowers as they were done by my favorite florist on the planet, my lovely wife, Lori. You can see her work at www.weddingsbywoodbury.com.

**If you're browsing on a smart phone and can't see the slideshow below, you can browse all the photos here on my facebook page.

Band Photography - The Skaficionados

While we're on the subject of bands and music...
Here is a local band called The Skaficionados, a killer name if you ask me. I went downtown and shot a set for them back in the spring.
You can check them out on MySpace here: http://www.myspace.com/theskaficionados

Allison & Dave - Salt Lake Temple and The 23rd Floor

Okay. So this one happened a while ago--actually before I started blogging but I've been wanting to post it for a long time. The ceremony was at the Salt Lake LDS temple and the reception was at the 23rd Floor, which, incidentally, no longer hosts receptions--it's a shame, it was really a cool view of the city.
Allison and David were so much fun to work with despite being cold it was a beautiful day.

Mariana & Carlos

Things are crazy around here! I don't have much time to blog but I want to keep posting some of the amazing shoots I've done lately!
Here are Mariana and Carlos. Mariana is from Brazil and Carlos is from Spain. They met dancing and I'm pretty sure they haven't stopped since. We shot at some of my very favorite spots downtown. I think the results are classy and unique. After shooting these guys there are two things for sure-
1) They have far more energy than anyone really has a right to, and
2) They adore each other.