Hartley Pool Party

Hartley Pool Party

As promised, here's the post covering the second half of the Hartley Family reunion. This was a pool party/barbeque/birthday party at the grandparents' house in Orem. They had a great backyard and a wonderful pool, and it turned out that "Nana" teaches swimming lessons there for all ages, from super little to adult.

Thomas was actually up by now and so accompanied me on this shoot (he wasn't about to get up pre-sunrise to make it for the more formal shots). We played the paparazzi as the family ate and chatted, and then as the birthday girl was blowing out her candles and opening her gifts.

As they got into the pool we began to really have some fun. Some of the guys started tossing the kids to see how high they could get them, and despite the failing light we got some shots I absolutely loved!


...and the food was GREAT. :D













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Hartley Family Reunion

Hartley Family Reunion

After doing family pictures for the Hartley Family last month, and after hearing Meredith say that her nieces and nephews could give her kids a "run for their money" in the cuteness department I was looking forward to shooting their reunion.

After working it out scheduling-wise it was decided we would get up early in the morning to take more formal pictures just after sunrise at this great park in Orem (a new find... I expect to use it many more times in the future); later on in the day a pool party at "Nana and Papa's" house was scheduled and we were asked to take candid pictures there as well. (I'll do a post with the candids when I finish them up)

There were a ton of shots to get and so many personalities to try and capture- I'm glad that Matt was yet again accompanying me on second camera as we were able to get a lot more photos than we would have otherwise. Here's just a few of them....











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Grant & Rachel

Grant & Rachel

Grant & Rachel have been dating a couple months, and we had a lot of fun taking some pictures at Saltair. This was a trial run for a bridal shoot I was doing the next day for some clients, and I wanted to see what locations I liked best at the venue. I posted an offer to do a free shoot at the last minute and Grant & Rachel happily jumped at the chance for some fun non-engagement photos. :) I've known Grant for years as a part of the lindy hop community here in Utah, and it was fun to be able to take photos of a friend. They both have a great sense of style!









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Rebecca's Senior Portraits

Rebecca's Senior Portraits

After I shot her brother's wedding, Rebecca was interested in doing a studio shoot as a modeling agency is looking into her and she needed to build her portfolio. She and her mom showed up bright and early in the morning and we got started. She brought a couple different outfits and we played with a few of the props I have.







To see the rest of Rebecca's shoot click here.

Shelby

Shelby

While in Austin, TX, I had the chance of meeting up with an old friend and practicing some modeling photography. This entire shoot was in Shelby's backyard. It was a playground back there! So cool! Once again, my favorite part about working with models is that I don't have to tell them what to do. Shelby posed very naturally and was awesome to work with.





To see more photos from this shoot, visit her gallery.

Emily Gee

Emily Gee

My best friend's sister came into town and I was so happy that we were able to find a time to take her senior pictures. She's a dancer and an actor and so looked right at home in front of the camera.







To see Emily's full gallery, click here.

Holly's Headshots

Holly's Headshots

Holly had an upcoming audition with a dance company, and they needed some new headshots and "athletic" body shots along with her resume. Fortunately I got a new strobe and backdrop before this session, and I think things are finally coming together in the studio. I was much happier with the balance of light in the room and we got the shots that Holly needed! :)





To see the rest of the shoot click here.

Vanessa

Vanessa

After taking pictures of Vanessa doing some amazing Yoga, we set up a time to go out up Provo Canyon and take some individual portrait shots. Vanessa brought her guitar along, and was brave (crazy?) enough to go up to the top of Bridal Veil Falls and pose for some shots right under the water! I loved the shoot, but she sure was cold afterward.... :)







To see the rest of her gallery, click here.

Ryan

Ryan

I spent last week in Austin, TX and had the chance to do some photography. I grew up in Austin and love the culture there, so I was really excited to wander around downtown and find interesting background for this shoot. Ryan is a composer and needed photos for his website. He made some awesome faces! I was thinking about those "how are you feeling today" posters that had a different face for each emotion when I made this collage:







To see more photos of Ryan, visit his gallery.