In the City and on the Beach

Meet Justin.  He started an internship with me in January.  He's a photography student and is doing quite well establishing his own wedding/portrait photography business as well.

Meet Mallory.  She's Justin's wife and partner-in-crime. They are in love.

By the way, Mallory has awesome shoes.

We did an "anniversary" shoot at Park City and at the Great Salt Lake at Saltair.

The lights at Park City at night make for some awesome shots, but the sky at Saltair was unreal.

I call this photo the "Big Dip-her." Hahaha.  Hah.

Justin and Mallory don't only shoot with cameras.  They are also big airsoft fans.  So we got a little "Bonnie and Clyde" action going on here....

Justin and Mallory have two kids.  They are hairier than most children....  but Justin loves them anyway.

When they get a chance to relax, Justin and Mallory like to get some quality time together with Call of Duty.

Justin has been such a wonderful help to me this year, and I have loved the chance to teach and help him as he has developed his talents and his business has grown. I'm excited to see what the future holds for them.

Allie and Jon

'Tis the season for Christmas Card photos! Allie and Jon were definitely one of the most stylish "families" I have done photos for, and their two dogs were adorable in their little Christmas sweaters. We headed on up to Wheeler Farm, where there were still a bit of Fall colors to be found, and managed to leave with some photos I was particularly happy with. By now I was quite familiar with taking photos of dogs, and their two were wonderful to work with. (It helps when you can just physically tote them around though! Not so feasible with a boxer... :D )










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BreAnn and Jon

After seeing the photos I took for Shannon and Chris, BreAnn contacted me about doing an "engagement"/family session. BreAnn and Jon have their own boxer, a very energetic male named "Milo", and we managed to get a few shots of them as a family before banishing him to the car to wait out the rest of the session. Poor Milo was having a bit of trouble focusing on the camera, as there were about 5 times as many dogs at the park that day as I have seen at other times. With so many interesting distractions it was a fun challenge to make sure everyone was looking at the same time. :)
Recently it seems like I have had a lot of families request a photoshoot with their dogs. It has been a lot of fun to see the dynamic between the clients and their pets as we work together- they really do become a part of the family, and I have loved the variety it can provide to the pictures.








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Chris and Shannon's "Engagements"

When Shannon saw her friend Carolyn's bridals, she contacted me and asked to schedule a shoot for her own bridals. However, due to some issues with the wedding dress they decided to do this "engagement" shoot. They've been married for over a year now, but didn't have professional photos done at the time; this is a fairly common situation, and I am always delighted to help recreate some of the feelings and looks so that my clients can have photos that represent what they would have wanted at the time.
Chris and Shannon were loads of fun to work with, and we had a wonderful time as we went around the Salt Lake County building and the SLC Library. I love it when it feels like instead of just meeting new clients, I get to make some new friends as well.
We focused primarily on just couple shots, but they did bring their beautiful boxer Roxy along to be able to get a couple "family poses" as well.. :)









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