Articles from August, 2009

The D300s … introducing video

Written on August 28, 2009 Posted in news, reviews


Using the D300s to record a video for the blog. A review of the D300s

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  1. joshua posted the following on August 28, 2009 at 9:33 pm.

    I may be interested in the d200 or d300, send me an email and let me know how much you’re asking :)

  2. Mary Ann posted the following on August 29, 2009 at 7:57 am.

    I know a couple of people who are looking for a camera. How much for each one?

  3. Dustin Bess posted the following on August 29, 2009 at 11:45 am.

    Gosh Dangit, I wish they would put an auto focus on it.

  4. Dustin Bess posted the following on August 29, 2009 at 11:51 am.

    I think the audio was actually really clear and good quality. So it does have auto focus then? Does it just not work really well or what?

  5. Rebecca posted the following on August 29, 2009 at 11:51 pm.

    How much you askin for the 300?

  6. Wendy posted the following on August 30, 2009 at 10:00 am.

    Good job Scott! Can’t wait to see the video from yesterday :)

  7. Nikki posted the following on September 1, 2009 at 8:23 am.

    Is the D200 still available? I’m in the market for a semi-pro camera. If it is please feel free to email the price. BTW… learned about your site from your url on K. Shelly’s Facebook photos. :-) Very nice!

Just that good … hehehe ;)

Written on August 26, 2009 Posted in ! Favorite Posts, Bridal Pictures


There was NO Editing on this bridal picture

(It makes me happy to be able to say that)

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  1. Jessica posted the following on August 26, 2009 at 5:48 pm.

    AMAZING!!!!!!
    Wow! You never fail to impress and inspire me.

  2. Melissa posted the following on August 26, 2009 at 5:57 pm.

    Wow! That is a great shot. Kudos to all of you for braving the elements.

  3. Melissa Papaj posted the following on August 26, 2009 at 9:25 pm.

    Isn’t that the best! I love when they come out magical…no editing needed.

  4. Steph posted the following on August 27, 2009 at 12:36 pm.

    Gorgeous. WOW, I would have expected to see this image in DT’s or Scott Mylars portfolio with the exact, perfect lighting. LOVE IT! You did great Scott!

  5. Dustin Bess posted the following on August 29, 2009 at 5:45 pm.

    Hey Scott, would you be willing to post up the info for the shot. I am curious what all your settings were.

Engagements in the Garden (park ward)

Written on August 26, 2009 Posted in Engagement Pictures


Engagement Pictures taken in the Garden Park Ward

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  1. sloanie posted the following on August 26, 2009 at 8:51 pm.

    I was at that location this past Saturday for the first time ever and lo and behold, Jarvie posts an engagement photo session shot there, haha. Nice work, as always. I’m where you were once upon a time– preferring natural light. Need to muster the ambition to learn more about artificial lighting, get some remote triggers, etc.

Snell Wedding

Written on August 25, 2009 Posted in Wedding Pictures


Wedding pictures taken by photographer Scott Jarvie

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  1. Jacie Saltzman posted the following on August 26, 2009 at 6:22 pm.

    that little red headed girl is SO ADORABLE! holy cow!!

Salt Lake City Formals

Written on August 23, 2009 Posted in Bridal Pictures, Wedding Pictures


Bridal portraits taken in Salt Lake City, Utah by photographer Scott Jarvie

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THE Photo-House

Written on August 16, 2009 Posted in news


A “why not” attempt to create the coolest photography house in Utah. A place for photographers to live, eat, breath photography.

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  1. Thomas posted the following on August 16, 2009 at 6:57 pm.

    Awesome place dude… great find!

  2. Garrett posted the following on August 16, 2009 at 7:50 pm.

    Keep thinking big! Sweet place.

  3. Jess posted the following on August 16, 2009 at 9:55 pm.

    Holy sweet house!! Great location/idea. Good luck finding some roomies!

  4. Melissa Papaj posted the following on August 17, 2009 at 10:38 am.

    Wow! That would be awesome, just consider the thought of not always being single…then what would you do with it?

  5. Jeff posted the following on August 17, 2009 at 10:42 am.

    Holy Freakin’ Crap that place is awesome!

  6. Jeff posted the following on August 17, 2009 at 10:46 am.

    Oh yeah, and can I say “the perfect Dog House”? (for when the wife kicks me out, ya know)

  7. dav.d posted the following on August 17, 2009 at 11:48 am.

    I believe I have photographed at the house next door. And the driveway has been described as the driveway to hell in the winter.

    But that is a very cool location for photography people.

Summertime Engagements

Written on August 16, 2009 Posted in Engagement Pictures


Summertime engagement pictures taken in Provo, Utah by photographer Scott Jarvie

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  1. Bonnie posted the following on August 21, 2009 at 2:17 pm.

    I love these pictures! And these two people…

Andie – Trevor & Working the reception

Written on August 12, 2009 Posted in Reception Pictures


Pictures from wedding and reception by Scott Jarvie

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  1. Tara posted the following on August 12, 2009 at 11:38 pm.

    Gorgeous photos. And are her eyes seriously like that? That is AWESOME! I want eyes like that.
    The Grandma’s look like fun!

New Opportunities at JarvieDigital

Written on August 11, 2009 Posted in news


I am looking for Interns, possibly a Personal Assistant, and web programmers.
See more info in the full blog post below.

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  1. Wendy posted the following on August 11, 2009 at 1:07 pm.

    Hi Scott,
    sounds like fun and a great learning opportunity. I am a stay at home mom and my kids go back to school at the end of the month. It would be nice to have somthing to keep me busy doing what I love. And I would love to learn from a “master” haha. I have my own business but just started about a year ago so I am not too busy yet and I shoot primarily high school seniors, children and family, I have done one wedding but not sure I would want to go in that direction, but would be thrilled to assist! I know you said 150 hours but like what time and how many days are you expecting? If the hours work for me I would be very interested.

  2. Molly Hunter posted the following on August 11, 2009 at 2:32 pm.

    Scott-
    I am interested in being an intern/personal assistant. I am currently a student at BYU studying photography. I just started getting into photography a little less than a year ago, and it is an AWESOME field to get involved with. I’m still figuring out my style, figuring out techniques and exploring which styles I love. I just spent a summer in an orphanage in El Salvador working as a class-giver/fun-planner. The kids who live at this orphanage have disabilities (mental and/or physical) and they are the coolest, most loveable kids I’ve ever known. I knew I had to somehow capture what I saw in them through my camera, and my very first project came to life. I got to spend an entire summer photographing the faces and spirits of these kids. If you feel so inclined, you can see the pictures I have taken: http://mmacphotography.blogspot.com/search/label/Hogar%20del%20Nino

    I’m no pro (like yourself) and I’m still learning (which is why I’m interested in an internship), but I LOVE photography and am ready to expand my knowledge in that area.

    Thanks!
    Molly

    PS-How flexible would the schedule be with the 150hrs? What days? Like I mentioned, I’m in school, so that would be a downfall depending on what schedule your expecting for the intern. Again, thanks for reading.

  3. scott posted the following on August 11, 2009 at 5:21 pm.

    @ Wendy & Molly
    I’m thinking 1 or 2 days a week.
    Which means I could possibly do 2 interns maybe 3
    (Takes a lot of training on my part the more i do, but could be worth it)

    I prefer the 1 or 2 day approach instead of the every day for a short period of time approach, specially with an internship.
    Doesn’t burn you out and we can get large projects done in one day and not be left with things to do.

    Send an email my way.
    I am interested in knowing what you’d expect and gain from the experience. Tell me what would be your PERFECT schedule.
    The hope is to have enough projects and what not that you can just come on your assigned days whether I’m there or not. But have me be there half the time to help train and stuff.

  4. Heidi Walker posted the following on August 12, 2009 at 2:36 am.

    Scott!

    I still can’t believe you sold the D200 instead of the D300 but I guess more cash in your pocket is a good thing right? j/k

    So I’m really interested in the internship as well as the personal assistant. I have been doing photography (professionally, I think?) on my own for 1 year so I have a lot to learn! I’ve been wanting to get into the wedding field but have been hesitant because I want to ‘know’ the ropes before I go into a wedding….. no faking it till you make it on weddings! I think you are an amazing photographer and I would love to learn the in’s and out’s of the wedding business. I could commit to one day a week, more if needed. And I’d love to assist on shoots. Photography has always been an obsession of mine but it has grown into a passion! I love envisioning a shoot, planning, and making it all come together, I love editing till 3 a.m., blogging, and I really love meeting so many amazing peeps! Bottom line, I’d love it if you’d pick me!
    Thanks!

  5. Wendy posted the following on August 12, 2009 at 7:14 pm.

    Hi Scott,
    I am so totally there! Internship and/or personal assistant. I couldn’t find your email so I am answering here. I hope that’s ok. I don’t know what I can say that would make you choose me over anyone else except that I am highly motivated and quick at learning. I am genuinely interested in learning ablsolutely everything I can about, photography, the business, post processing, marketing etc. I already use lightroom2 but probably limited compared to what you do. I use it to organize and as my main post processing…However, I find myself still jumping over to CS4 to do more creative things. I have 2 kids in college. My daughter will start her sophmore year at BYU “GO Cougars!” And my son just returned from a Mexico mission and will be attending slcc. I also have a senior daughter and a sophmore son. So now that they are more independant I have much more free time for photography (plus they make great models, teehee). Not much of an astounding resume’ but lots of life experience haha. I twitter (sort of), facebook, manage my 2 blogs, and also my website (it’s a template, so not too tough, but I do it all myself). I am totally self taught,which I guess can be good or bad, lol ;) . I watch every training video, podcast, youtube, that I can find to learn new ways of doing things. If you give me your email I can send you some of my marketing pieces, baby/senior announcements etc. or you are welcome to visit any of my sites I’m pretty sure you can get to all of them from my facebook page. The only thing that I can think of that would keep you from choosing me is that I am a Canon girl :) , lol, and I know you use Nikon (I’ll forgive you)…. but hopefully you wouldn’t hold that against me haha. Look forward to hearing from you.

  6. Amanda Roskelley posted the following on August 17, 2009 at 2:35 pm.

    Hey Scott

    I’m really interested in the intern position and i’m wondering if there is still a spot to start in the fall. I go to BYU, i’m a film major, and i’m very interested in photography. Let me know if you’re still looking, and I’ll get back to you with my attempt to stun and amaze you.

    Thanks so much!

  7. McCall Parrish posted the following on September 21, 2009 at 10:22 pm.

    Hi Scott. I’m a senior in high school and my passion is photography. I was wondering if you’re still looking for an intern. It would be a great privilege for me to learn from a professional. Just let me know if you’re still searching. :] Meanwhile, I tried to start my own little sort of business for my friends senior pictures. You can check it out if you’d like to get a feel for my talent in photography and such. :) ha.

    http://www.wix.com/mcparrish/mcphotography

    Thanks
    -McCall

The Zombie Hunter (Disturbing)

Written on August 10, 2009 Posted in Events


I got about 500 shots off at those zombies and quite a few of them landed. Here are the results.

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  1. Carissa posted the following on August 10, 2009 at 9:03 am.

    Haaahahahaha gross. Your comments, however, made me laugh quite a bit. Nice shots!

  2. sloanie posted the following on August 10, 2009 at 11:15 am.

    Awesome! A quick browse of the flickr page for the event and I much prefer your shots– you got in nice and tight, creating that feeling of claustrophobia and imminent doom as zombies close in on you, haha. Great work.

  3. Rachel Hagen posted the following on August 10, 2009 at 12:14 pm.

    What?!? Who in their right mind thinks up a zombie walk? Creepers. Definitely creepers. Although the pics turned out awesome. Hopefully when I see you at the wedding this week you won’t be dripping blood…

  4. brandy pedroni posted the following on August 15, 2009 at 12:48 pm.

    I just wanted to say you are VERY good! Your pictures are amazing!!! I was there as a spectator and your pictuRES rock!!!

A Series of Fun Faces

Written on August 8, 2009 Posted in Formals (Pre-wedding Portraits)


In the last post we showed some of the regular pictures

In this one I’ll show a series of pictures taken in a 90 second span.

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And Normal

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This technique involves the following:

Tell them each click they need to do a different face.
They can’t coordinate. (Because it’s funnier that way and it goes faster that way… they’re more spontaneous)

This is a good exercise to loosen them up for the rest of the photoshoot
or a good way to finish up a night on a really fun note.

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  1. Terri Izatt posted the following on August 8, 2009 at 11:19 am.

    This looks really fun! Can’t wait til you do Amanda’s wedding. Check your spelling (this is ending on a fun note, not ending on fun…not) ;)

  2. Kristen Palmer posted the following on August 8, 2009 at 1:50 pm.

    These are hilarious, must have been a blast to shoot these! What beautiful pictures!

  3. Melissa posted the following on August 8, 2009 at 2:49 pm.

    Scott, this are so fun, what a great way to loosen people up!

    Mom, Be nice.



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‘Things are clicking. (Pun intended)

I’ve got some fancy new toys like new lenses and lighting stuff.

I’m working better with all the people coming to assist.
It’s a lot of work getting each person to know what to do specially when it seems i have to deal with someone new each time.
But i’m getting better at it and showing them their job faster and better.
While still keeping the connection with my clients.

Things are starting to get even busier around here with 3 weddings each week for the next few weeks.
It’s just about the right time to start getting in a groove.

And I think I’m in a groove, taking things to the next level.

I’ve been spending a bit more time on lighting my pictures.

ALSO, after years trying to get faster at editing… I think I’ve slowed down.
Sometimes I’ll edit all the pictures then go back through and see what I missed.
Checking a second time to see how I can improve the pictures.

Yes maybe I don’t have tons of time for it at the moment but i think it will help step up the level for times to come.

The plan is to do Fewer jobs and focus on them a little more.
(Which happens to mean an increase in price, but shhhh don’t tell anyone. haha)

I hope you all have enjoyed what you’ve been seeing these days.

The following set is from the SLC library in case you wanted to know the location.

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Finding and working a new location on a whim… Pays off.
Don’t you just love the reflection off of the glass.

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The one on the right looks almost fake. For some reason it just came out that way. I did add a bit of vignette.

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I admit it’s not the perfect wedding picture, but as a regular kinda modely picture for some reason I love it

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Girls love their veil, their ring and romantic moments… so that’s a 3 in 1

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  1. trent posted the following on August 8, 2009 at 9:32 am.

    amazing shots. love to see how you’re playing with light. thanks for sharing

  2. Wendy posted the following on August 8, 2009 at 9:38 am.

    Amazing photos…. next time you need an assistant….

  3. sloanie posted the following on August 9, 2009 at 1:55 am.

    Fun to see how you’re advancing your craft– if you’re not learning you’re dying, right? Onwards and upwards ;)

    And that first picture is rad– I love how the vignette combined with the lines in the background create sort of a starburst effect– awesome!

  4. sloanie posted the following on August 9, 2009 at 2:06 am.

    Oh, and as for the “not the perfect wedding picture”… also just an excellent shot. Sure it’s not the cliche wedding shot, but that’s what makes it great. It really does stand out. It’s almost like most wedding pictures say “wedding”– and the people in the photos are just details of the wedding. This is more like a picture revealing two unique individuals where “wedding” is a detail– and important one telling us about their relationship, but the main focus being on the individuals who transcend that single moment in time. Does that make sense?

    Just excellent. While I understand that the couple and especially the bride will want those photos that convey “wedding” and “romance”– I think this is a great addition. It does feel more like a fine art photograph and not only a wedding photo.

Utah Photo Editing Showdown – UPES

Written on August 6, 2009 Posted in UPES, lightroom, news


Originals and winners for the August 2009 UPES (utah photo editing showdown) competition. This month’s champion was David Daniels

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  1. Pete posted the following on August 6, 2009 at 10:59 am.

    Thanks, Scott, for all the effort that went in to this project. It went well. Next time will be even better. I’ve got a few ideas on how to streamline it.

  2. Tara Winsor posted the following on August 6, 2009 at 4:37 pm.

    Thanks again Scott! It’s fun to see them actually side by side!

  3. Melissa posted the following on August 7, 2009 at 8:53 am.

    Excellent work everyone. Thanks for organizing stuff like this Scott.

  4. dav.d posted the following on August 7, 2009 at 11:11 am.

    It was a lot of fun and really cool to see how differently people edit the same photos. Just goes to show that it isn’t the tools or the technique it is the unique artistic vision.

  5. Todd Tyler posted the following on August 7, 2009 at 8:51 pm.

    It was a real pleasure watching the local talent working their photo magic – very educational too! I’m thankful that we have such a great photographic community here…willing to share with newbies like myself, hehe.

    Thanks Scott!

And the Winner is…

Written on August 5, 2009 Posted in news


Who won the point total to the Jarvie Game aka JaG

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  1. Michelle R. posted the following on August 5, 2009 at 7:12 am.

    Yay! Congrats to Tara :) And I bet you are excited that JaG is over too Scott! Sounds like a lot of work to keep track of!

  2. Shannon White (S & G Photography) posted the following on August 5, 2009 at 7:47 pm.

    Congratulations to Tara!!!

    Comment about your previous post. I’m one of those photographers who share lots of pictures from every sitting (when I have time to get them online). Blogging is still pretty new to me though as was digital photography and digital editing.



7 People wrote blogs about what things they learned from their recent exploits with the Jarvie Game
See what they wrote and then see what I wrote about my experiences with JaG

Disclaimer … It’s 3am… But I wanted to get this out before I post my next blog post announcing the winner of the JaG game.

I will re-edit this post later.

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