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California Pictures 08 – pt 1
Written on February 26, 2010 Posted in Jarvie Trip, Landscapes, Travel Photography
(A thanks to Suzanne for the great picture of me)
Mormon Artist
The magazine Mormon Artist has done an interview of me this month.
Read Article Online Here
Even better: Download the beautifully laid out PDF
(Or full magazine PDF)
On another note the founder of magazine is an amazing person, one of the most talented and intelligent people I’ve ever known, follow him on twitter @bencrowder
What a Wonderful project he has taken on himself to produce. Thanks Ben for your contribution to the arts and the LDS community.
The Interview
They don’t mess around it’s 10 pages including the 20 pictures they used, big and small.
I talked a lot because I had an 8 hour drive from San Diego to Vegas and I had nothing else to do so I talked for like 90 minutes, I wondered how they’d cut it down: Answer… Use most of it 
Yes of course I’m happy for the exposure, it’ll be fun.
My favorite part of photography is seeing people happy about my work.
The Way I see it
As we all know I love sharing things I’ve learned, hoping that it helps others or at least speeds up the time it took them.
I think there are a few questions I answered that could help anyone going down the photography road.
So I hope that beyond exposure that YOU learn from things I’ve shared.
I have written a history of how I got into photography already on my site, this article takes a little different spin.
BEST THREE LINES
I’m the type of person who is crazy enough to agree to take on a wedding, never having done one.
How has the gospel influenced your work as a photographer and also as a teacher of photography?
I like to try to do everything in a principled-based approach. I don’t believe in just saying: “It’s good business.” I think that’s a cop-out and it can be very destructive when someone excuses themselves with “I think it’s good business.” Almost all these principles I learned at church, through the interpretation of the scriptures, or from church leaders. Where we learn that the purpose of life is not to get more money but that we’re supposed to help others, we learn the value of real education. It’s not about a piece of paper that says you’re educated. It’s about really gaining light and knowledge, and at the same time, expanding our talents. It teaches us that we shouldn’t hide our talents but we should share them, and that they should be beneficial to other people. We don’t always need to prostitute our skills; we can just share them and give them to other people.
What are your plans for the future?
I see myself doing a lot of education. And I see myself almost completely doing Envision the World project work. And having a family, and you know, enduring to the end, and living happily ever after.
- I love teaching – and yet have limited time.
- I have several photo projects needing work – and yet have limited funds.
- I have many people asking to assist and intern and put on classes and workshops – and yet there is only me.
Stepping up to the plate
I recognize I’m not the best photographer and so my establishment of a school should not be a belief that I am the most qualified.
Merely that I’m the most willing to actually make it happen, the most creative to think it up, and the most crazy to actually try it.
Not sure what the name is, so for now it’s either Jarvie U or jDigital U – I’m open to input
I have grand ambitions how this project/school/opportunity can help everyone
- Help each student become great photo editors and great photographers
- Help with my work on my photography
- Help with the ATP and ETW projects
- Build a community that exercizes pay it forward learning
- Build a community that actively seeks new, exciting and creative learning experiences
- Build a school experience that actively promotes the students and a community that promotes eachother.
- Build a community that can point to an achievement that garners respect and attracts attention for the members of the community.
- Build a community of photographers who believe excellence of craft before deception, who improve their craft and respect for their clients and therefore improve the name and the art of photography.
- It can also help other photographers and of course people looking for photographers.
It’s more than an internship becuase it includes
- Classes
- Field Trips
- Photo Trips
- Assisting experiences (with many photographers)
- Reviews, critiques, QA
- And many more benefits
Yet it is still somewhat an internship
- Because student-interns still come and assist in the office learning first hand Photo Editing and Photo workflow and also emphasize in another area of their choice.
How this can be done? (How can Scott stay sane)
This was probably the most eclectic day on Kona as we spent most all our time on the south of the island and ended at the volcano.
We saw the moon set minutes after the sunrise.
We were in jungles and on green sand and black sand beaches.
We took pictures of surfers, horses and windmills.
It was long… but fun.
Here’s the eclectic Mix
More highlights after the jump
OK so I can’t honestly remember the last time I was caught up on my editing.
I think it might have been February… but then again maybe it was last November.
And as of this morning… well I still am not. (Kinda)
I’ll always have something to edit.
I could a few road trips I’ve never touched or even Europe pictures (2006)
But as far as shoots I’ve done for money… well I think I’m pretty much caught up! Hurray.
And I think I’ll stay pretty caught up all the way until the christmas rush.
Here are pictures from the last shoot I did… get this… Friday (two days ago)
These were for an old friend Jason.
He grew up in Park City so that’s where we went.
This was the 3rd time downtown park city to do engagements… and I’m happy say we did all new places.
Park city has a lot of photographic spots to offer.
I specially loved how they were creating snow on the slopes and they were willing to go stand out in the field to get some… it was way cold there. (Much warmer downtown)
Since they met skiing they’ll probably like this one.
I love how in photography you’ll travel an hour just to get a picture of the sky.
The mayor of park city was here and he offered to get them married right then and there. In the end he just gave them a free print.
We were done but I just had to try out one last shot. Looking back i should have done more on this (meaning more poses to choose from)
The Rush is coming
It’ll be another fun and crazy christmas like last year, maybe just as much or more driving but with only 4-5 states.
Then a nice lull again to start getting on some projects that are long since needed to get rolling.
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I signed up for SmugMug Apr 2nd 2008 – And this is my review
(200K+ pictures and 1000Gbs later)
Read the FULL long and Intensive review after the jump
Thanksgiving Point – Draper Temple Wedding
Written on October 26, 2009 Posted in Reception Pictures, Wedding Pictures
Let’s start with the ending. Those are always lots of fun
They got married at the Draper temple.
The reception was at Thanksgiving Point
When we all figured out after like 20 minutes of shooting that they didn’t want to be told what to do, like it seems everyone else expects of me.
We started to really have fun and just do some crazy and fun stuff and I was just there to document it and tell them when something wasn’t working.
For instance on the last two they just posed differently after every shot. Believe it or not they had no idea of what the other was doing.
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I do seem to fill up all my free days don’t I?
Well I’ve done it all over again… to your benefit.
2 Lightroom Classes next week. (Beginner and Intermediate)
A weekend photography workshop (Friday and Saturday – 2 day event for about 5-7 people)
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“Editing at the Speed of LIGHT(room)”
The hand in the air just makes me laugh… lots of other good faces too.
This type of shot has become my “Thing” for each leaving shot.
Corn fields : A first time for everything
Written on September 26, 2009 Posted in ! Favorite Posts, Formals (Pre-wedding Portraits)
Hurray for my first ever in the corn fields picture. haha
It’s funny how we often go somewhere to take pictures where the look is iconic and yet you take pictures with a background that you didn’t even think about.
A background that looked like it could have been from anywhere.
It’s as if you go to the Beach to take pictures and yet it doesn’t look like the beach at all… no water, no sand, no glorious sunset or surfers. haha
I often go to a shopping center called Riverwoods and walk away with mostly nature pictures of a pond and a bunch of trees with no shops or buildings in site.
(Thought I’d add the picture in color too)
Seems like most of the time we go out of our way to go to some amazing place and our favorite pics are of the person in front of a wall… or maybe even with just the sky.
I could have shot this corn picture in any number of locations closer to me in tons of corn fields in my city.
Well on one hand it seems funny we put so much emphasis on location to the couples and even sometimes pay lots of money.
But there’s a lot of reason behind it and some of that is perception.
I really didn’t mean to write a schpeil on locations and even though I and many others have lots to say… I thought I’d mention that this time I took a picture that totally matched the name.
I went to wheeler farm and took pictures of the couple in the corn fields… never mind the fields were relitively tiny and a small portion of the location… but it was the first time for me and I thought their glamorous and stylish look would be a perfect juxtposition.
Here are a couple other pictures that did fit them very well.
I suppose going to a city park in the farm format and taking pictures of a old truck could be an example of my previous discussion.
On that note I was happy that my assistant pointed out the existence of the truck.
This was definetly part of wheeler farm and the look… so this does prove why a nice place with lots of options and well maintained is a good fit.
Think about the dress too… a nicely kept lawn is a good thing to keep a white dress clean… but if not… have them hold the dress. Could be fun.
This picture really could have been any any clump of trees
This following picture is a great example of a “this could have been anywhere shot”
We were taking pictures of the truck and there was a bridge i was being pointed to but I just loved how the light was hitting this little section of trees.
Trees that could have been anywhere but I just felt like it would have matched them and their look and the way I was feeling. So …. bammm
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This is Carissa and Jake
How Carissa became my first Intern
Carissa wrote me last winter asking to be an intern… at that time I thought it was out there and wasn’t really willing to commit to one person when I was having someone different come assist on each photo shoot. And i didn’t really see the place for an intern.
She was going to school in Indiana and was from Park City but wouldn’t be around until summer.
When school was over she came on a couple of shoots and then I had her come work on pictures… she got better and better and I was ready to make the plunge to let someone take over on the selecting and rating of my pictures.
She only had fridays and saturdays which were often days I was gone out of the state doing weddings but nevertheless I saw her progress a ton and get pretty darn good.
We made her a Blog and a Website
Now she’s back at college and won’t be back until May and then getting married in June here in Utah.
In the meanwhile I now have 3 interns to replace all of her great work.
She saw all my tricks and yet still had me go and do her engagement pictures… i guess that’s a pretty good compliment.
So for the above picture I had to play around and do something different on the edit.
I loved the crazy skies that day… thanks to wendy who came to assist on the shoot…
(the new intern assisting on the shoot for the old intern… i love it)
I had this one edited a little more regular… but I figured she wouldn’t mind another copy with a version more dynamic
Doing a virtual copy is a great thing in my opinion a lot of the times you can spend a while making a crazy looking pic and yet what they really wanted was a normal-er looking one. Let them see both… plus that lets them see the work you put into it… it didn’t just come out of the camera like that.
It was fun shooting with another photographer friend David Terry who Carissa asked to come along.
He was able to pose them a lot of the time and I would just steal the shots haha…
On the other hand I posed a bunch of them and I’m sure David enjoyed that.
The sky looked great that day and the old barn that carissa picked out was awesome.
Still don’t know if I like the phone post or not.
I love when people pick their own spots…
- they’re more special to them (emotional connection)
- I usually get to shoot somewhere new (add to repertoire)
- My creative juices come out more when it’s somewhere brand new
- If it doesn’t work it wasn’t my fault… haha
Announcing the 3rd Annual Charity Photo Shoot
Written on September 17, 2009 Posted in Jarvie Charity Shoot, newsYes a FREE photo shoot from yours truly…
Hard to believe this is the 3rd year of my yearly tradition of shooting pictures for FREE
But I’m excited to do it again and have some new changes to spice it up a ton!
I’m going back to my roots like the first year and doing a Fall Colors theme.
Last year I did a week long of studio shoots and I’ll also offer that during the week as well.
So here’s the deal for those who don’t know.
I do quick shoots all week long for FREE … which for no financial gain on my part.
My way of saying thanks to my friends. Thus the charitable part.
The Charity
But last year I started a new tradition of taking donations which were given to a charitable organization.
The organization will be FFHE (Family to Family Humanitarian Expeditions)
It does a lot of great work in Mexico for families in need and also affects the lives of those that go on the expeditions
Check them Out http://ffhe.org/
I also end up donating a week to shoot for this organization in Mexico.
Here’s some pics from the expedition from last year.
i will note that some of the cost will go towards some equipment needed for the shoots
Survey
In any case… this post is to announce that the event will be held from Oct 5th to the 10th
We are not scheduling quite yet but you can help to give us get that together.
The theme is FALL COLORS + Studio
Which canyon would you prefer (we’ll do all of them just need to see demand)
- Provo (Sundance) Canyon
- American Fork Canyon
- Little Cottonwood Canyon
- Big Cottonwood Canyon
- Other Canyon
- Studio
Which Day
Monday through Saturday
What time
10-2 (Studio) or 3-7 (Canyon)
Minimum donation
I’ve found over the years that those paying nothing do not seem to appreciate the offer
Plus it goes to a good cause.
So would everyone be willing to donate a minimum of $30
This is not only a charity for a good cause this is a charity for YOU so I don’t want to exclude those that can’t.
So the questions are is $30 acceptable and secondly what would a short shoot be worth Donating for you?
FAQ
I will do another post when i get a few minutes and announce how to sign up for a shoot spot.
They will fill up fast and I will let those doing the survey get first choice
Send survey to accounts@jarviedigital.com or just respond here.
I will also post pictures of previous years.
One quick note is that I won’t be doing any wedding shoots for Free and the time periods will be somewhat limited to fit everyone in.
Last years many people showed up to do family shoots, roommate pictures, individual shoots, model pictures,
BE Creative!! I wan’t this to be fun… it’s your chance to do shoots you wouldn’t have done if you had to pay $500 to get done.
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I took these pictures July 3rd
Thought I’d post them to be seen… better late than never.
It’s a sign of all those from later in July and August to be posted some time soon.
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