Meet my friend Nate

I've known Nate Bagley for a couple years now as part of the swing dance community here in Utah. He's an awesome guy, and is always cracking jokes. Until recently he was at Orange Soda as part of their SEO division, and he's provided me with information and technical recommendations for my website and this blog from time to time. As a "thank you" for his help, I did this individual portrait shoot for him so he could have some promotional photos as he is looking to begin some freelance work. We had a lot of fun just goofing around the location, which is right by his condo and where we shot Jordan's ballet bridals earlier that week. Nate's got a lot of personality, so this definitely wasn't your "traditional" portrait shoot.






It's a little known fact that Nate is actually Batman Robin. Don't tell anyone.

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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.

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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

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.

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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! :)

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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.... :)

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Ryan Gee

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.