Montessori at Riverton

Once again, Montessori at Riverton called me back to capture the beautiful smiles of their students. I've often said that whenever I photograph these kids, they just stand out. It's more than what they look like, it's how they carry themselves. Their confidence comes through during the session and the final results are stunning. Thanks again to the staff who are so helpful and especially Miss Melissa who kept it all organized.
Parents may see the galleries at:
www.skiphuntress.com

Autumn blooms

Taking a ride with my daughter on the Legacy Trail, I was astounded by the weather. The air was perfect and even though the leaves haven't hit their color in the valley, you can tell that it's on its way. One of my favorite creative people is Carin Davis and I often find inspiration in her work. So after my ride I took the camera out to explore the late afternoon sun and perfect weather.

Strollin Downtown

Serwaa and Bryc contacted me the day before their wedding to capture both the classic pose as well as some fun urban looks. The wedding took place at the JP's office and then we met over at the Salt Lake Temple for an Engagement Session. Actually the "real" wedding will be in Pueblo CO next year and they wanted some fun shots to intice their international friends to save the date.
Good luck you two, it was a blast!

Makenzie's Bridal

Thanks Makenzie for making my job so easy!

La Caille Bridal Show

Thanks to everyone who came out in spite of the sketchy weather. What a great show with a lot of talented vendors and great food. La Caille is an amazing place and if your budget allows look into them for your wedding venue.

Many times "Daddy" has to work and often my kids don't have any idea of what I do. Cindy gathered the chillens and brought them down to the show to check it out. Of course I was really busy chatting with brides about their most important day so I couldn't spend much time with the family. My great wife gave the kids a mini tour of the La Caille grounds including the peacocks, geese and chickens. Apparently one of the chickens thought it would be fun to chase my 6 year old daughter for a minute. It was the highlight of her day.

I premiered the Photo Book by Digital Foci and it was a big hit. It was fun to have people gather around ooing and ahhing including a few "how cool is that?" The Photo Book is the next album of choice for photographers and brides. Photographers can use it as a portable portfolio and brides will totally dig showing off their wedding photos with the bright 8" screen. The most impressive aspect of the book is how well it is designed. It feels great to hold and I'm proud to offer it to my customers.

Here is a quick shot before the crowds engulfed us.

Look around your house for light

We have an empty lot next to our home and Jocelyn was gathering rocks for her "collection". Then she started picking up weeds and giving them to me like a beautiful bouquet of flowers. The sun was setting and I noticed that these weeds were brilliant in the golden hour of the day. Quickly I set up a dark background on our fence and using a 50mm 1.8 on my Canon 20D I started shooting these normally ugly weeds. The light was amazing on my subject as I played with the composition, depth of field and critical focus.

From there we went inside and the windows on the East were providing more great light. Jocelyn and Sam are both quite creative. I let Jocelyn set up the camera and to watch her pose me "the professional", stand back, get the shot and exclaim "that's perfect!" She had me in stitches.

Ashley get Senioritis

Wow Ashley!
I often joke that I only photograph good looking people and Ashley arrived with a dynamite smile and fabulous attitude. We had a great time cruising around downtown and the Salt Lake Temple for those amazing flowers that Spring provides.
It is always a blast photographing Seniors because of their hope for the future. We talked about her plans (and her parent's plans for her), jobs and the like.
Thanks Ashley, I had a blast!