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Toddler Birthday Card

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C. was so happy with the portrait photos that I took of her family earlier this month that she wanted to use one of the pictures of her son to send out as a 1st birthday invitation. I said, “Let’s take the photo print idea one step further and make this really classy and fun!” And so I designed a custom invitation for C. that incorporated the picture that she was interested in using.

Here is my design (with personal information removed for privacy):

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The best part? C. loved it, and she had some really cool, scrapbook-worthy invitations to send to family and friends!

B. & C. Family Christmas Portraits – Part I

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On the day after Thanksgiving, I had the opportunity to do a portrait shoot of a gorgeous couple and their baby boy, who is a clear contender for Gerber’s Next Top Model. The shoot was inside of a historic mansion (think gorgeous architecture, but very, very dark inside) and had its share of adventurous moments, but I think the pictures turned out well. Both stunning AND adorable.

I will be posting these pictures on my website in the next day or two, so check back soon for Christmas family gorgeousness. In the meantime, here is a sneak peek:

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Teen portrait fun!

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My new teen portraits are now up on my website! It was incredibly fun working with these girls, and I found each of them to be unique and beautiful. There was definitely no stuffiness or formal-ness allowed on our shoot, and I think that came through on camera. Thanks, girls, for letting me work on this project with you! 🙂

Readers… check out the new pictures using the link above and then let me know what you think!

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Anticipating Autumn

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The days have been getting shorter and the temperatures cooler and it is obvious where I live… autumn is on its way. I have seriously mixed feelings about this. Autumn is one of my favorite seasons, but I also really love summer. And spring! There is only one season I can’t get “into”… winter. And that’s the problem with autumn – winter comes right after it. Ugh. Cold, snow, ice, shivering, short daylight hours… not my thing.

But since I have not yet achieved the magical power to extend summer, I decided that I would focus on the many things I love about autumn and completely block my brain from thinking about the “w” word. In fact, I found some photos that I took last year with a point-and-shoot during a beautiful fall hike and hadn’t processed yet, and went to work on them. Ahh, autumnal bliss…

It begins with a winding mountain road and a gorgeous blue-sky day….

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That leads to a trailhead bursting with aspen trees and deliciously yellow leaves….

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Ahhh, the joy of hiking. An abundance of mountain yellows and greens make for great infrared-style photos, no?

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As the sun began to set in late afternoon, my attention was captured by the interplay between light and dark, snow and vegetation in this little meadow.

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And I let my Impressionistic side come out. (This one is my favorite in the series.)

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Art is truly found in the season of fall…

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And in all its little details.

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Ever tried a wrap?

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Oh yeah…. a veggie wrap with hummus or veggie cream cheese and crisp cucumbers, ripe tomatoes, green onions… YUM. Creamy and crunchy veggie goodness!

But, this being a blog about photos instead of pitas, the wrap I’m referring to is a gallery wrap. Have you ever purchased a gallery wrap of your favorite photograph? If not, I highly recommend them. Gallery wraps are canvas prints wrapped around a wooden frame (with finished backing) that offer a stunning, textured, almost 3-D look. It is a classy, modern way to display fine art photographs.

I recently had a client in El Paso order three of my prints (20×30 and 16×24 – they look best when they are large) in gallery wrap style and I was so thrilled about how great they looked that I nearly drove them down to Texas myself just so I could get the wraps to the client faster. But common sense prevailed and I sent them via mail to her address, but not before snapping some photos of two of the gallery prints on my walls… so that I show you how cool they look.

Check ’em out…

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My client called this afternoon to let me know that she had received her prints and said, “They blew me away!! I LOVE them!” She then told me that she was going to have her husband hang them up on the wall immediately so that she could show them off at the dinner party she was planning (maybe she can have a “wrap party!”). True story. And I love it.

Nearly all of the fine art photos prints posted on my website are available for gallery wrap printing. Order yours before the end of September and you’ll get 20% off! E-mail me for details on pricing.

Crispy pigs, hula dancing, tiki torches and… sweaters?

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I shot a luau during a recent family celebration, and while the event was pretty authentic, the weather was decidedly less than tropical. It was a brisk 45 degrees Farenheit, in fact. Thankfully, the rain had stopped a couple of hours before the feasting and dancing got underway. And the leftover clouds combined with the sunset made for a spectacular backdrop to my luau pictures, which got me excited. (Hopefully, the clouds make up for the background trailer and equipment that couldn’t be avoided.)

Although it was really fun, shooting an evening luau that had lots of quick action and dancing without a formal lighting setup proved challenging. I spent most of the evening dreaming of a super fast, kick-butt, “L” series Canon lens to better achieve my artistic vision with. Maybe if I’m really good, the Camera Fairy will bring me one for my birthday.

I’ll post pictures soon on my website. In the meantime, here’s a little piggy preview. Anyone hungry?

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2nd Annual Scott Kelby Photo Walk – The Results

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If haven’t mentioned before in this blog how much I love Scott Kelby (and even if I have), I will say it now: Scott Kelby ROCKS.

He’s smart, humorous, an entertaining speaker, a great instructor, a good writer, a good shooter, and an all-around nice guy. He’s the kind of photographer that makes me (almost) think that I could just call him up and say, “Hey Scott! Let’s go out shooting tomorrow.” And then I’d come away from that photo shoot with my brain stuffed with information and my face sore from laughing.

But I hear Scott’s pretty busy.

So, I substituted. Last Saturday I participated in Scott Kelby’s Worldwide Photo Walk as part of the Provo group and tried to channel Scott’s energy as I explored downtown Provo and a farmer’s market. I would like to say it was the next best thing to shooting with Scott himself, but that wouldn’t be true. Maybe if I win the truckload of camera stuff that goes to the Grand Prize winner of the photo contest after the walk, then it would be the next best thing!

Ahh… listen to me. Dreaming big dreams throughout this post. I don’t know that I have a grand prize winning photo from the Photo Walk. But it was a nice day to get outside with my camera. Below are the photos that I’m considering for the Photo Walk contest. I have to choose TWO. No more than two. Hmmm… I’m feelin‘ Monty Python all of the sudden…

Thou shalt count to two, no more, no less. Two shall be the number thou shalt count, and the number of the counting shall be two. Three shalt thou not count, neither count thou one, excepting that thou then proceed to two. Four is right out. Once the number two, being the second number, be reached, then lobbest thou the photos into the Scott Kelby Photo Walk contest and prayest that they may be accepted.

Let me know which pictures you would vote for!

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Who knew a rooster could be so cool?

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I am currently working on processing the photos that I shot during last weekend’s Scott Kelby Photo Walk, and hope to get those posted soon. In the meantime, I thought I would share one of my favorite recent images. It is currently posted on my website, but I’ll re-post here in case you haven’t seen it.

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I fall in love with this rooster a little more every time I look at this pic. Like it? Does it jive with your style? Order a fine art print of this image here.