They picked out this cool spot and had me come out… it fits them well and we all had a ton of fun.
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I thought i’d try something a bit different for what was supposed to be a pretty normal engagement shoot.
Sometimes some of the many factors all seem to go together to bring out some unique pictures.
I’ve determined it’s some or all of the following.
- The Location
- How you’re feeling that day
- Your model or models – what they can pull off.
- How you interact with the model or models
- The lighting
- Even the weather
Admittedly this isn’t a typical engagment shot and isn’t probably one they’ll put in their announcement since It doesn’t show the faces. But I liked it anyway and I think they might as well.
Now these are certainly not my best shots of the day… not by any stretch of the imagination… but they turned out… fair.
I know other photographers do things way different… I know and respect and understand… let me explain my way for a moment or two
My goal is often to mix great art, making someone look good and showing off who someone is.
This of all the pics is Kambria’s smile to me. The real one.
I can be lazy i know this… and most others know this.
OK so I’m a tad lazy sometimes and that’s what leads to a lot of this style.
I know how to do a bunch of things with lighting… but i don’t often do it.
I stick to easy lighting situations and simple techniques.
But there’s a reason…
thing is my style doesn’t really allow for some of this fancy stuff.
It’s a whole experience being around me… I usually want happy faces and good experiences.
Or for them to feel like they can be creative.
I set up the shot… i picked the background… i got the camera set. But she did the moves.
I told her “look here”… or “look to your right” – she picked the rest… and i thought she did good. And since she did it herself… it’s much more likely to be something that is who she is.
My style??
Well I’d like to think that what I offer is a very fluid interaction and that people so often feel very very comfortable around me.
Even those that aren’t into pictures… they become into it. Or at least have a non-painful time.
My style is bringing out their style…. facilitating their ability to come up with ideas and make them their own.
This leads to more pictures.
Sure i could pose them and put their head and hands right in the perfect spot… but each time i do that we just lost 10 more pictures… at least.
Sure I personally have a distinct way of shooting and a look to my pictures… and I have poses that i fall back on. But each time they get to put a flare on those… as i get to put my own flare on concepts I’ve done before.
Quantity
So, i suppose i go for the quantity approach.
People love that i take lots of pictures in so many styles and views.
They certainly get their bang for their buck when they walk away with 100+ good pictures of themselves.
And it also increases the odds of ones they absolutely love.
See the thing is we might have an idea in our mind and work super hard to make that spot and that lighting perfect. But it doesn’t always assure that is what the client loves the most.
So often they love the moment. They love their expression, they love the memories associated with that moment. Or perhaps they just like another spot a bit more. They might prefer a picture of a lesser quality than the one you made look imaculate. And it just takes exploring and playing around to find that spot.
It’s so interesting to see what someone likes in the end and finding out why they like it.
This girl loved these little piglets… she’s going to love these series of pictures.
I know i don’t post everything i do… actually far from it.
But I liked a few of these enough and had some time and felt motivated.
So here I go
To see like 100 more pictures of the same 1 block radius of Lehi go to the full gallery online
This was done in Lehi.
I was first told of the location by one of my favorite fellow photographers Suzanne
On new years eve day morning we went up the canyon to take some pictures.
Just remember to wear some good shoes and you should be fine 
We did the Aspen Grove area and then went down to Vivian Park
Full Gallery – Highlights First
Even half way through november in Utah there is still al ittle color around.
The cities… but it’s still not in abundance… you have to really work it
You might guess that he’s a speed skater.
You’re right he is… training to go to olympics.
He’s from South Africa and she’s from California.
Continue reading about Engagements SLC Library + Olympic Oval
Engagement pictures taken at a really cool and rustic place in draper. I totally wasn’t expecting the leaves to be changing colors there.
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Man I could put a whole bunch more of them on the blog to show off… but gotta stop somewhere. So you just need to go to the full gallery to see more.
Here on SmugMug – The first 60-120 are my favs… yes there are more… yes that’s a lot. But they said they wanted a bunch and we worked well together… so it just happened.
In case you’re wondering he’s from france and she’s from Brazil.
