Miranda and I had such a ball during her senior portrait shoot. She is fun, stunning, and an amazingly talented dancer. I love to incorporate people’s personality into the images, and with Miranda being a dancer, we created a series of wonderful images that showcase this talent of hers.
Because she enjoyed my edgy photographic style, I was able to create some amazing images. This first one is part of of my signature art piece line, and is created from scratch using my custom edges and overlays. It really makes a one-of-a-king piece! It works so well with this particular image because of her serious expression along with my edgy lighting style. This image really pops!
And here is one of my other favorites from the shoot, her dancing collage which will look fantastic finished on canvas. This type of collage is so satisfying as an artist, but it is incredibly time-consuming too as every part of this image requires digital manipulation. Everything not only has to work together in a piece like this, but everything also needs to show proper perspective, dimension, and at the same time have color harmony. In case you didn’t notice, I added her name to the background too!
I took some personality images in high-contrast black and white using a fashion style lighting that I use a lot for magazine work. The result is this fun trio that comes framed and ready to hang on the wall. Notice how all the images are completely different, but similar enough to create interest and tell a mini story.
Miranda got a Senior Mix Session, which includes both Color and B&W, both indoor and outdoor portraits using a number of sets, and multiple clothing changes. This image on our rock path was one of my favorites from the outdoor shoot.
And of course being an officer, we needed some fun images of her in her Officer’s Sweater. I took my favorite three that I felt had the most personality and created another fun trio.
Thank you again, Miranda for such a wonderful shoot!
And if YOU are a high school senior and would like a Senior Mix Session like Miranda that shows off you and your personality, give me a call to schedule your appointment. 801-728-3317.
You know that you are only a senior once, so don’t settle for photographers who try and copy my style and look. If you want real magazine-style images, remember that my images are used by Capitol Records, national and international magazines like Billboard Magazine and American Girl Magazine. I have photographed a lot of famous people like Lee-Ann Rimes, Olivia Newton-John, Mitt Romney, and the last four Utah Governors (to name a few).
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I have a number of very cool sets at the studio, while also having a half-acre of English style gardens. In one place you can get a huge variety of images quickly.
There was even a performance by Kendra Lowe, one of the judges and also the director of the event.
The big winner was ‘Artie Hemphill and the Iron Horse Band.’ Here he is performing. And here are some of the musicians that competed in the event.
The large oil painting above the console there, is actually from my cousin, 
Here’s that same room, looking the other way, back into the kitchen. The design team asked me to also photograph the house, so these are some of the interiors from that shoot — the day before the parade opened.
I don’t normally get to shoot images like this one above when doing interiors, but fortunately Jenna loves this style. She loves the kind of images that show you what the room ‘feels’ like, so I was able to play and get some of these cool images too.
Here’s the office, with an Eames chair and one of my images on the wall.
The master bedroom upstairs.
Another view of the master bedroom. The lighthouse canvas on the wall was taken on the shores of Oregon.
Here’s the team the day before the big opening: Jenna (with Noble House), Guy Haskell (the builder), and Karen (owner of Noble House).
Of course one of me and Jenna,
And the house alone.
Now of course, there are plenty more images and much more to show you, but instead of posting them all here, you should instead just go by and see the place.
This lighthouse was one of many that I found while photographing the coast of Oregon. The colors were a perfect fit for the room it was placed in.
And this image was also in Oregon, near Canon Beach. You may recognize the rocks in the background. It’s called, “Looking Forward.”
These art images and others are discounted right now while they are on display at the Parade of Homes. Let me know if you’d like prices on anything or need something made up custom for your home.
This last image shows the Sandy area where I was picking out the homes of friends. It’s always fun to look for familiar places as I fly in.
Well I just wanted to put these up. I have a lot of really cool jobs to blog about this week, and will get them up as soon as I can. But until then, browse some of my past blog entries (
I lit this and all of these outdoor images with one light, set manually — me personally holding the light in one hand, with my camera in the other. That’s the way I can control exactly where the light is going to hit her face as she moves and bends. Also, none of these images have been retouched or enhanced. The colors, contrast, cropping, smoothness of the skin, whiteness of the eyes, and even the color “effects” or anything else you notice, are all done in camera. This was part of the class, to learn how to create awesome images in camera, without having to “fix” them with Photoshop or other software.
Contrast the feel and look of these images above with this next image below, created in the same spot, but different lenses, different lighting.
I took this model also down to the docks and created these in a huge boathouse/warehouse. These first couple are shot using the setting sun coming through a window. One of my favorite things about this is shadow from the window panels on her. Again, no color or other adjustments. The idea of this workshop was to be completely creative while being completely technical — balancing the two halves of the brain in harmony.
Then switching up the lighting and lenses, I used the same room to create some completely different looks. Many photographers have or know only one style of lighting — all their images look the same. I believe that an artist should be versatile, being able to do anything they can imagine. Photographers need to be able to masterfully create images in all sorts of styles, using all sorts of lighting patterns and light sources — and the images should still be awesome!
And here’s one of my favorites of her friend, using the light from outside to wrap around and light her.
I used an extendable pole to control my camera, rather than relying on someone else or using a tripod. This way I can see what I’m doing and get exactly what I want.
I’m still in my flight clothes, with jacket (great for pockets which are much needed on a flight), and Skull Candy headphones (great for movies on the plane, tunes on a trip alone, as well as iPhone calls too). A local looking at these photos on my iPhone commented that he’s never seen photos of people by the arch where the arch looks small. Everyone gets images up close, he said. I specifically choose not to do that, because you just can’t see anything that way — but I did create some more artistic images up close.
It was a fun afternoon and a great start to an awesome week of speaking, teaching, and creating some awesome images! That part of the week is coming shortly.
