Rylee

This is my sister-in-law Rylee. She came to visit last weekend and showed up with the most impressive ensemble and makeup. She is a very creative architectural photographer and I love her. How awesome are those eyelids?

PHOTOGRAPHER'S NOTES: These images were shot in jpeg. I shoot most of my personal photos in jpeg to save space. I love how they turned out.

Engaged: Ryan & Jess

Meet Ryan and Jessica Swift- I adore this couple! Jess and I met online and when she choose me to be her photographer for her destination beach wedding I was more than excited to collaborate with her and document her beautiful day. Ryan is a med school student from New Mexico and she is an artist (who I absolutely love) from Colorado.

Every couple needs engagement photos so we rose before the sun to have picturesque Malaga Beach in Rancho Palos Verdes all to ourselves and the morning was perfect. Perfect couple, perfect assistant, perfect location, cloud cover....

One of the best parts of being a photographer is seeing. Not just lines and how to encourage interaction- but I see little extracts of character, charm, drive, confidence and love. It was so fun to observe how natural Jessica and Ryan's love is, how committed and strong. Having the opportunity to be a part of their beautiful wedding (photos to follow) has been one of the highlights of my Summer.

Want to see more photos of this super cool couple? Perhaps even buy some or share them with a friend? Well then click HERE.

PHOTOGRAPHERS NOTES: Want a special location all to yourself? The early bird gets the worm! I picked up Jessica and Ryan at 5:45 am to shoot these engagements. You must have willing and laid-back clients of course....

Sneak Peek: Jess & Ryan

Bridals: Charlotte

What a beautiful, fun, and easy-going bride! Charlotte was so easy to please and was open to the extra time it took to access this location and capture just the right light. Having her sister Erin and mom Natalie along added an invaluable element to our time together and I couldn't be more pleased with how these turned out. Charlotte will marry her groom Blair today, Saturday August 15th in Provo. Wedding photos to come!

PHOTOGRAPHERS NOTES: All of these photos were shot just prior and just after golden hour using a D200 Nikon camera. Every images was worked using a combination of Lightroom RAW file adjustments and Totally Rad Actions for fine tuning in Photoshop CS3.

A Texas Family

This amazing Texas family hail from the Dallas/Ft. Worth area and they decided to make me, and my camera, part of their Utah vacation schedule. We struck gold when we found two incredible locations that complimented their Texas pride. This family was so easy to work and so full of ideas, I am very lucky that they are my clients!
Thanks for choosing me to take your family portraits! I hope to see you again soon.

To see, share and purchase images of this amazing session of a Texas couple, their cute kids, and a mama with a gun click HERE.

PHOTOGRAPHER NOTES: All of these images were captured using natural light. Until golden hour they were all shot in open and partial shade using both a F2.8 17-55mm and a F1.8 50mm lenses.