4th of July

4th of July

Thomas and I got up super early in the morning and went on down to Provo to catch the final day of the annual hot air balloon festival. There were SOOO many people there, and I loved seeing all the colorful balloons as they were being filled up and prepared for launch. I felt incredibly jealous as they all began to lift off, one by one and soar away into the sky. Someday we're going to have to find an opportunity to take a ride in one of those things....





As they got ready to lift off I went to the edge of the field and Thomas gave me a lift up on top of this crazy high wall (Thomas thinks it was only 12ft or so, I think it was MUCH higher!) to get some better shots.





To see some more shots, check out the gallery on smugmug!



May God bless America.

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.

Kristin's Maternity

Kristin's Maternity

Still working a few kinks out in the new studio. Kristin is having a boy almost any day now, and wanted some maternity photos with her husband Jaren. We had some fun thinking of different poses, and Kristin provided me with some new ideas.

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.

Brooke's Bridals

Brooke's Bridals

Brooke was looking to expand her model portfolio, and since a lot of the modeling work around her is in the wedding business, she found a white dress and a veil and we went to work. We wandered around Provo for a while, and found some really fun backgrounds in some unlikely places.









To see more of Brooke's shoot, 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.

Hartley Family

Hartley Family

Meredith contacted me a few months ago to schedule a photoshoot of her family and later of her family reunion. I happily accepted, and was pleased when I saw Meredith posting on Facebook before the shoot about how excited she was for me to take their photographs.

I ended up meeting them in Salt Lake at Liberty Park along with my great friend Matt Cobabe who was assisting me that day. It was a beautiful day and we were able to take pictures in this amazing garden nearby before finishing up around the pond in the park. Best of all? This is a great looking family, and their kids are ABSOLUTELY ADORABLE. :D



As I was editing through this shoot my husband Thomas was sitting next to me helping me out and after a couple close ups of the kids he said to me, "Wow, these kids are freakishly cute". I laughed, but I completely agree. Some of the biggest eyes I've ever seen, and they were just tons of fun to shoot.

Matt let their little boy play for a few minutes with his camera, and he was utterly fascinated by all the buttons.



I loved that this was the way she seemed to smile; almost every time she would grin and kind of twist her tongue out at me...



To see more of this super fun shoot, and more of THE CUTENESS click here.