I had the pleasure this week to create these images of Malina for her upcoming wedding. The session was a lot of fun, and we got some incredible images. This first one is one of my favorites. I really love her profile and expression in this, and how the light shapes and sets of her dress.
And in the same set, a relaxed and beautiful smile.
While shooting in b&w, I also created this detail series of Malina’s dress.
We did a series of images in the studio and outside in the studio gardens for variety, including full-lengths, mid-lengths, close-ups, and couple portraits, and with a variety of backgrounds. One of my favorite sets was on the fashion gray. I finished these with some of my custom edges.
We mixed the bridal session with a Pre-Wedding session to include some images of the groom. These two were great together and were very photogenic.
This series is great, particularly because of Malina’s genuine expressions.
And some of just the groom alone.And here is one of my favorites from outside in the studio gardens. Their expressions are perfect, the leaning and relaxed pose is wonderful, and the background looks so good. Right now the outdoor studio gardens are green and looking great. It is a great time to book and shoot outside.
This was such a fun shoot and this couple was a joy to work with. I really hope that they have a great wedding and a wonderful future together.
If you’d like some fantastic bridals or a pre-wedding session, give me a call and let’s create something wonderful. 801-728-3317.
Sophie and Jeff had a beautiful wedding, and it is now up on my website. They got married in the Draper LDS temple and had their reception at the Garden Place at Heritage Park in Salt Lake City during the fall.
I’ve created this show for their DVD, which includes some of the best images set to music.
Their wedding was one of my favorites. The love between these two was very apparent, and their family and friends all showed their excitement for the marriage of these two. The strong emotions on that day made for a great set of images that made it hard to narrow down in creating their heirloom album design. On top of that, the couple was very attractive and the locations and weather were all wonderful.
You can view their entire wedding album design on my main website and see every page. Here are some of the pages below, shown as double-page spreads.
I hope you love their wedding video above, and check out their entire wedding at BryCox.com > Portfolio > Weddings > Wedding Albums > Draper.
Ashley just did a fun mix of studio bridal portraits, including color and b&w, classic and edgy, close-ups and full length. Here are some of our favorites.
We did some in my white “lipstick” chair on a dark background to draw attention to Ashley’s white dress, and we situated her in such a way to really show off her fun shoes. This also shows one of the variations in how she may or may not wear her veil.
Next, is one of my favorites from the high-key, light-on-light set up. I used a fashion style of lighting to really make her eyes pop, and along with her great expression, fun veil, and Edgy-Edge finish, this image really sings. I think it’s probably my favorite from the entire shoot. It’s really a killer print up close.
And of course no bridal session is complete without a beautiful classic full-length. For this one we used very directional lighting for more extreme shadows to create more drama in the image. This really shows her entire dress and will be an image that she loves for years to come.
I also created these collages, the first showing some of my favorites from the high-key fashion set up…
…and the second collage designed as a square to show off all of the various details, from her jewelry to her veil to her dress. I love creating these collages because they can show various images, moods, and textures all in one framed wall piece. And this particular design really shows a lot of personality I think.
It’s amazing how many people are going for beautiful studio portraits right now, breaking away from the look of cheap photographers who are photographing in alleys.
And because I have an indoor studio, now is a great time to make your appointment for bridals and take advantage of some promos going on. Give me a call at 801-728-3317 and let’s create some dream portraits for you.
Saturday, January 19th, I’ll be at the Joseph Smith Building in downtown Salt Lake for the best bridal show of the year.
Admission is free, even for brides, and you can register right here.
I will have with me some new and exotic weddings with me from the cliffs of La Jolla to a private beach in Corpus Christi. You’ll really want to come and see these finished albums, that are displayed in their entirety, exact copies of what the bride and groom received.
See how great the bride looks all day long, no matter where we shoot or what the conditions are like. When you hire me, you get the best images all day long.
Even on my website I have 6 ENTIRE wedding albums from start to finish so that you can see brides of various ages, body shapes, and styles. No matter what, I know how make you look great. But seeing them online is nothing like seeing them first-hand. Come to the bridal show, meet me and see my work, see the albums, feel the pages and the finishes, and really understand the difference and quality of a Bry Cox heirloom album.
Again, admission is free and I will be right off the elevator on the Mezzanine level. See you on Saturday, January 19th!
I had the privilege of photographing Tashina for her bridal portraits. She is having an out-of-town wedding, so having great bridals were extra important and special to her. Because of that we did a split session, creating images both in the studio and on location to create a variety of looks for her.
Here is one of her wall prints from her collection, created at one of my favorite locations.
And here is another from that same area. Notice the lighting and shadows on her, complimenting her and creating real depth, the simple and confident pose, the dramatic colors of the vegetation, and the soft gray-blue sky.
Lighting should never be haphazard, and images should never seem flat. Instead, lighting should be specific and used to create depth. Between that and the right expression, an emotion should be created so that you should feel like you can step into the image. It should draw you in.
And that’s true even if an image is candid or in motion. I love her smile in this one as she runs through the field.
Back at the studio, we created this trio of her in her birdcage veil, black and white with a vintage style of lighting as tight head shots.
Then we created some stunning images on my fashion gray background.
I used a custom fashion light set-up for a high contrast look, and completed that set of images as a trio.
And we also shot on one of my favorite brown backgrounds for a nice warm look which also was used to highlight her fun boots.
It was really great working with Tashina and I wish her and her new husband well.
If you would like some bridal portraits and would like them to be out-of-this world, give me a call. 801-728-3317. I’d love to create something amazing for you.
I have finished Jacqui’s amazing wedding album design, and it is up on my main website. Here’s a sneak preview.
Her wedding was on a private beach on the Gulf of Mexico, outside of Corpus Christi, Texas. Here she is getting ready in her room at a nearby resort.
Later in the album, she arrives with her father at the beach location. All of these are 2-page spreads from the album design.
After the ceremony, we created some incredible images of the couple alone on the beach. It is incredibly difficult to light people on a beach in direct sunlight, but when it is done right, the results look like this, crystal clear images, deep colors, great skin-tones, and a gorgeous sky that isn’t too light or too dark. On top of that, I love the great expressions and the realness of the emotion in these images.
A change of position to catch the warmth of the sunset behind, and we created this dipping diptic.
Later during the reception, I stole the couple to go out on the dock and get some more images of them alone. Simple and Romantic portraits of a couple that are emotional and scenic are a huge part of making one of my custom wedding albums amazing and fun to look through.
If you’d like to see the entire book, from beginning to end, it’s up at my website, BryCox.com. Go to Portfolio > Weddings > Wedding Albums, and it should be the first one.
Beach weddings may seem easy, but they are very difficult, especially there. I lived in the South for a few years during my Mormon Mission, but I never remember humidity like on this beach. Even at 11:00 pm at night, I checked the weather on my phone and it showed, 85% humidity and 85 degrees. The humidity and hot weather worked havoc on my gear, the sun is very direct and changes constantly, and the lighting conditions change wildly from inside, outside, daylight, sunset, and evening.
Nevertheless, it’s my job to get amazing images no matter what, and I’m so happy with this wedding.
If you’d like to get something amazing made up for your or your family for Christmas, or if you’d like me to create some magical images of you at your wedding, give me a call at 801-728-3317.
Last November, I photographed Catelin’s wedding in the beautiful fall colors. While updating my main website, I posted it to display the entire album.
It was a freezing, cold day, yet the images look warm and inviting. Here are some of the double-page spreads from the book. Each graphic folds down the middle in the actual album.
I loved the drama in the sky and the love these two had for each other. It was a wonderful day and a wonderful album.
This couple is really stunning together, and I love the various poses and use of color throughout the book.
As the night drew on, the sunset was surreal and magical.
The great thing about seeing an entire wedding album, is that you get to see how I work all day long. You get to see how great the couple looks and how spectacular the lighting is all throughout the day and into the night. You get to see that I don’t work by hoping to get lucky images, but rather I work to create well-crafted pieces of art created in all lighting environments – through daylight, twilight, nighttime, inside and out.
To see the entire album, visit my main site, BryCox.com. Then go to Portfolio > Wedding > Wedding Albums. Catelin’s album should be the first one to show right now, the “Salt Lake Temple and JSMB in the Fall.”
Now is a great time to get fall portraits. I still have a bit more time with leaves on the ground here at the studio garden location. Give me a call at 801-728-3317.
The other day I photographed Sophie’s wedding. I had originally posted her bridals on her wedding day, and I thought it’d be fun to post a few images from her wedding day as a sneak peak.
The weather was amazing, the sun was shining, the canyon wasn’t too windy, and the fall colors looked so inviting, that I took the couple off to do a few fall portraits.
And here is one of them at the Draper temple, after the ceremony. Having such a bright and sunny day meant that I had to be extra careful and precise in how I lit this image. I really wanted a nice and vivid blue sky and I love how this final image looks. The leading lines all work so well, their expressions are great, they both look happy, relaxed, and the image is just inviting.
As soon as I finish their album and design, I’ll post it here as well.
Today is Sophie’s wedding and I’m actually out shooting it. But I thought it’d be a good day to post her wonderful bridal portraits, created on-location at the Salt Lake City Capitol Building.
I really liked Sophie’s style and personality, and we had fun creating a number of images outside, taking advantage of the beautiful sky and clouds. These were some of her and her mom’s favorites. This top image shows one side of her personality, mixed with the tall and dynamic pillars around her.
Below is an epic full length, that’s just dramatic!
We did a series of black & white detail images and with those, I created this trio series.
Then on our way inside, we created another fun series by the door.
Once inside we focused on some fun yet, telling images with dramatic lighting, like this image of Sophie sitting, showing of her cute yellow shoes.
And being a dancer, we had to create something stunning with her point shoes. This was my favorite, her up on her toes, with a perfect expression, while being perfectly framed and lit to create drama and direct attention.
Then on the way out we stopped to take advantage of the beautiful sunset light, first with a close up black and white,…
…and then with these two final close-ups showing the details of her ring and necklace.
Congratulations, Sophie! I wish you a wonderful life and know you’ll have a great wedding. We’ll really create some great images!
I was interviewed by Pictureline for their blog on my equipment list and my approach to preparedness and problem solving for weddings. It’s a short read, and as you will see, my approach is simple — be over prepared. When people are putting the most important events of their lives in your hands, to me, that’s the mark of a real professional.
Drunk people run into you and spill drinks on your gear, old people and kids knock things over, hot-shoes break off, cords start to short, batteries and cameras sometimes just stop working, extreme weather, temperature and humidity cause failures, and leafs and curtains sometimes jam up causing a colossal lens or camera failure. All of these things have happened to me at weddings and I’ve been prepared because of my rule of three.
I was interviewed to help brides on how to pick a wedding photographer, and the article published today. Brides are confused as the term “professional” has been muddied. There is nothing wrong with being a new photographer, but there should be disclosure and brides should know what they’re paying for when they hire someone to cover one of the biggest events of their lives.
If you’re a bride and you follow the help in this article, no matter what level of photographer you hire, you should have a much better knowledge of what you’re getting beforehand.
What an honor it was to be apart of Gregory and Natalie’s wedding day love story. They are from Tennessee and flew in to Utah to get married here at the Grand America Hotel in Salt Lake. While dating, they had a great trip to Utah and decided it was the place for their romantic wedding.
Here are a couple page layouts from their final wedding album design. You can see the entire wedding album as a slideshow by clicking on any one of the pages.
The day started off with Natalie getting pampered in the Grand’s spa. Later, they began to get ready for the ceremony in their hotel room.
Keep in mind that these page layouts that you see here are actually double-page spreads. They fold in the middle, so you are really seeing two pages up at a time.
Later the ceremony began out on one of the balconies overlooking the beautiful city and Salt Lake valley.
Gregory and Natalie flew out of town for this wedding to be in a quiet and serene place away from everyone. This made it a very unique wedding to photograph because there weren’t crowds of people — just us, the couple and me. In fact, the hotel’s concierge and I were asked to be wedding witnesses. Here we are signing the papers.
After the ceremony, we went about creating fantastic and romantic images of the two of them. I love this double-page spread of the two of them kissing in the hotel’s courtyard.
We even walked around the streets of Salt Lake creating photographs for their album. And though Gregory and Natalie are not Mormon, they love the city and the beautify of the iconic temple in the center of town. So we stopped there to create a few images as well.
This was a wonderful and emotional day. I loved being apart of their day and spent a lot of time designing the absolute perfect wedding album for them. If you’d like to see their entire wedding album design as a slideshow, click here.
And here is one of my favorites from outside in the studio gardens. Their expressions are perfect, the leaning and relaxed pose is wonderful, and the background looks so good. Right now the outdoor studio gardens are green and looking great. It is a great time to book and shoot outside.
