Nate and Rachael

This wedding was in Salt Lake City.  It was really fun.  One of the things I love most about shooting weddings is being able to meet a wide variety of people.  Everyone there was really fun to talk to.

Not only that, but everybody there was a great dancer.  Especially the bride and groom.  They did swing dancing for their first dance.

Really a great experience.  Everyone was awesome.

SPIKES

Yesterday I had an interesting experience.  I'll show the photo first and explain it after.

So what happened was that I had to take a before and after of the garage for a construction company that I sometimes work with.  Anyway, I had to take pictures before an epoxy coating on the floor was completely dry, so to keep my shoes from permanently adhering to the floor, I had to wear these spike shoes.  On commercial shoots I usually walk around a lot, but I guess I didn't realize how much I walked around until this.  Anyway, I was a fun and different experience.  Sorry I couldn't take more photos of the shoes.  I only had a couple of seconds to take this one.  

Self Portrait

Every once in a while, it becomes time to do another self-portrait.  I've been trying to think of a new one to do. Then the other day after I worked out, I thought it would be fun to do one like that.  I had never done one of me like that.

(Please click to enlarge)

I went for more of the grungy look, but I really didn't want to make it look too far from reality.  So I gave it a little bit of punch without making the colors unrealistic.  I think it turned out well.  

Note: If anyone wants sports portraits, ask me about what I can do for you!  385-208-0754

Why hire a commercial photographer...

Something that happens really often is that a wedding photographer or someone with a camera will claim they do architectural shoots.  When they do it though, they don't really know what they are doing, so they just shoot it like they would anything else.  It probably ends up looking something like this:

When they realize that nearly anybody could do this, they have to charge really cheaply in order to get any money at all because, let's face it, this isn't great quality.  Then when someone hears my pricing, they always tell me, "Oh, I have a guy that will do it for $50!"  That's because they're not doing enough to earn even that.

When I go on a job like this, I know what to do to give a real professional look because, well, that is what I do.  This is what I do:

Much more visually appealing, better vertical lines (for those architects out there), more detail shown.

*Note: Both of these images were re-sized for web purposes.

Mustache!

So, before he shaved off his mustache, we had to get some good pictures.  That's pretty much it.

I tried to really capture the detail of the face in each of these, so I made the angle of the light just a little bit more than usual.  The details look really good.

Adam and Ashley

This is my brother-in-law's wedding.  Even though I wasn't the hired photographer at this wedding, I still couldn't resist bringing my camera, but I only brought the basics: Nikon D7000, 24-70mm 2.8 lens, and SB-910 flash.

It was an overcast day, which is great for reducing shadows and giving a nice soft look; however, the colors are usually a little less vibrant, so what I do is take a flash.  A lot of people ask me why I use a flash outside in the sun, and that is one reason why.

Why Photographers Can Be Very Particular . . .

I always try to be very helpful to all my clients.  I want them to have the solutions they need and be completely satisfied with my work.  I always use a contract and edit my work for the needs of the client.  Sometimes, however, there are things that are not very easy to do and it can be hard to explain.  I have been following these videos that Gary Fong has been doing about a photographer who is getting sued for doing nothing wrong.  His name is Nelson Tang.  Here is the first video.  I'm sure everyone can find the rest of them.

Recently while on an Architectural Shoot . . .

I was recently shooting as a house that had been vacant for some time.  While I was in the master bathroom, I was changing the available light that was coming in through the window, and look what came out of nowhere!

For those photographers out there, I was using the Nikon 14-24mm 2.8 lens (my intention was architecture, not wildlife).  So for those that know about focal length, you understand that at 14mm, this deer was really close, much closer than what it appears in the photo.

Why I love smartphones!

BYU Administration Building

I took this photo on campus.  Even though I absolutely love my fancy Nikon gear with all the bells and whistles, when something catches my eye, I just want to take the shot.  I liked how the cloud was in just the right spot.  This was taken with my HTC phone. The best camera is the one you have with you.

4th of July Parade - Provo

Here are some pictures I took that the 4th of July parade in Provo.

There are still more to come.

New Blog

I figured that I should probably make a blog to display my work, so here it is.  I'm not much of a blogger, so I'll try to update this as much as I can.