Kelsey's Bridals

Kelsey's Bridals

Last month Scott Myler was kind enough to let me come along as a second photographer/assistant on a bridal shoot he had planned in the Little Sahara. I was thrilled to be able to accompany them and pick up a bit more of Scott's technique. As we were driving down there, we got lost and I am so glad that we did! We ended up finding the most awesome place; it used to be a gas station and was full of broken-down vintage cars and had an amazing rope swing in a backyard next to it. And the backgrounds that the buildings made.... ooooh man. I was in heaven. We did eventually make it on out the sand dunes (and I am DEFINITELY going back), but the moral of this story? Never ask for directions- you never know when a wrong turn might be the exact one you need. Thanks Scott!

















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Jennifer's Bridals

Jennifer's Bridals

A few weeks ago I met up extra early with Jennifer to get some bridal shots right after sunrise for her modeling portfolio. I was excited about this shoot as I had some extra props I had gotten recently, and because I was going to work with Beautiful You Makeup (www.beautifulyoumakeup.com) again. This time we were working with the other half of the partnership, Cali. Jennifer and Cali had to start working at 5am on hair and makeup to make the 6:30am shooting call, and I still don't know how they managed to do it! :)

My friend Matt Cobabe accompanied me again, and we had a lot of fun coming up with some new settings and ideas.











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Carolyn's Bridals

Carolyn's Bridals

A couple weeks ago my friend Carolyn was in town for a few days, and she asked me to do a bridal shoot of her (even though it was a few months after her wedding). We've been talking about doing a shoot together for a while, and this was the perfect opportunity, as she had her dress with a friend here in Salt Lake City.





For this shoot I paired up with Catherine from Beautiful You Makeup (www.beautifulyoumakeup.com) who did a wonderful job on Carolyn's hair and makeup before I met up with them. We ended up shooting at a private man-made lake near Catherine's house in West Jordan. We shot right up through sunset and even a little afterward using some of the studio lights I brought along.





Carolyn was a fantastic subject, and looked incredibly natural in front of the camera! I was extremely excited with how these turned out, and plan on using some of the techniques I used this time in future shoots.













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Crystal's Bridals

Crystal's Bridals

After Mike and Crystal's formal shoot there were still a couple of shots that we had planned that we didn't end up having time for, so Crystal and I ended up shooting a second bridal session. We started out with a couple of fields near Pleasant Grove, and then headed on up to Thanksgiving Point to shoot in their reception areas. It was a BEAUTIFUL setting... I literally felt I could shoot there all day and still come up with new places and shots to take.

Crystal is from Oklahoma, so she really wanted to get a couple of field pictures in with her cowboy hat... I love being able to take photos that highlight something specific about who the bride really is and that allow me to try something new.











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Tiffany's Bridals

Tiffany's Bridals

Tiffany and I had trekked on up to Memorial Park for her bridal shoot... we couldn't believe how many brides we could see at different spots in the park, all taking pictures at the same time! There was a reception going on in the hall there, and the music was loud enough we had a soundtrack for our entire photoshoot. :D



Tiffany had some fun shoes, and it made for a great splash of color...





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Mike & Crystal's Formals

Mike & Crystal's Formals

This was the first time I had taken a bride and groom out to Saltair, and I was definitely excited there were so many awesome places to take pictures. We ended up taking a few pictures at the Salt Lake temple and then got to Saltair for the last hour before sunset. Mike brought his guitar and we got some nice personality shots. The sunset was gorgeous!!!







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Jamie's Bridals

Jamie's Bridals

We ended up taking Jamie's bridals here in American Fork, and we actually started off shooting outside of the Olive Garden! :) It had a really fun look, and worked out to give us some very fun backgrounds. After that we headed up to around Mt Timp temple (where Jamie and Keith are to be married shortly) and took some photos in the area around there. Jamie is an amazing athlete and loves to be outdoors, and has chosen to sport her (very comfy) running shoes for both her bridals and for the wedding day. I loved it!









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