Utahan’s already know Bill Gephardt as KUTV’s long-time investigative news reporter and fighter of dishonesty and scams. He has always been a defender of the consumer and has worked hard to uncover and investigate fraud. Well he has left KUTV and has started a new business, GephardtApproved.com. For this, he needed some new commercial head-shots and portraits, and came to me!
His business is a wonderful idea for consumers, and completely unique, while being completely free! He investigates and approves only business that stand up to his background checks and levels of integrity, and offers a $1000 customer satisfaction guarantee to customers that have a problem with them.
Here are some of the images we created for his business and website.
Bill is so fun to work with. I’ve done photography work for him other times in the past both for his family and work, and he is as fun and likable in person as he is on TV. We had a great shoot and I love the images and am proud to have him use them in his new endeavor.
Bill’s name carries a lot of weight and trust here in Utah, for his defense of consumer rights. I am excited for his new website and business and think it is a genius idea!
So if you need a business that you can trust, check out GephardtApproved.com. And if you need some awesome photographs for your commercial endeavor, or even just some new updated family portraits, give me a call! 801-728-3317.
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This next one is gorgeous! It is so pretty and has a real music vibe to it.
And next a black and white smiling image, showing the flute. We used a wind machine in this one, and I like how real and genuine her smile is.
For this one I used some extreme fashion lighting and chose to affect the colors slightly, setting the red jacket off against a deep blue background.
And finally, one serious one showing again with her flute.
What a fun shoot! I know Annie will go far with her talent, and I’m proud to be associated with her and her endeavor. She’s going to go far!
This was one of my favorites! They look so great together, and the image is so loving! And notice how almost all of their favorites were black and white. Black and white has such a timeless quality, yet it is hip too. It is a great mix of classic and new, all in one.
And then we ventured outside. I have a half-acre of English-garden style landscaping, but in the winter it’s not green and lush. However, it is always interesting and beautiful in black and white. Here’s what we created. First this series of three images which will hang in a trio.
And finally we finished with them running off down my country street, as if they were running off to get married.
It was a great shoot and they’re a great couple! I’m so happy that they found each other and I know that they will make each other very happy.
The design is so fun, so fresh, and really captivates the love and emotions of the wedding day. We really lucked out that day with a spectacular storm. It left the sky at the temple cloudy and wonderful, yet the rain stopped during the time we scheduled for photographs.
I then showed everyone how to post-process the images with some of my custom-made effects and edges. I really liked this model. I specifically picked her because she was fun and flirty and had a great look. I loved her eyes and cheek bones. We really got some great images!
We went to the Paris area because it had overhangs to block the rain and was also the least ‘cheap’ looking place in town.
These were taken just before we got kicked out of the area by casino security. Apparently we can take all the photos we want with dumb cameras, but when you have a good camera, some gear with you, and a bit of an entourage, it suddenly is forbidden. But that was fine. It was late, cold, rainy, and we were getting tired.
I asked my “out-of-town-girl-buddy,” Angelina to come help me run my table, and I’m so glad I did — we were swamped. We ended up needing even more help, and other photographer friends that were there came and chipped in to help me fulfill all the orders. So thank you to Angelina, Travis, Troy and Teri for your much needed assistance. I wouldn’t have been able to do it without you all.
And one of Angelina doing a self-portrait with her camera phone for one of her personal art projects.
A day or two later, we went back out to the beach and just played, creating fun images again. Here’s a sampling of the images I created that day.
I actually spoke twice, doing a lighting demo at pre-convention and then later on the main stage during the main convention. The lighting demo was actually 3 classes repeated throughout the day. Then later that week I spoke on the main stage. Here’s a photo of the room looking from the main stage, as I was setting up.
I like this photo because it shows the incredible depth of the room. The brown podium and stage at the front of the room look so small and tiny from the back of the room, and here you can see all four projection screens.
On the national level, there can be more than one photographer of the year, and there are levels, bronze, silver, gold, and diamond. I won the silver. This is based on how well your images do in national competition. I’ve previously won 2 other national photographer of the year awards too, in the bronze catagory.
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I love creating custom collages, and this was the perfect fit for her children. It really gave me the ability to show off the little kid’s different personalities.
…another family portrait, with all the kids looking wonderful. Then when you open this flap, you get to see these cute portraits of just the kids.
This was on the inside. right flap. It’s the last image you see and is the card’s punch-line. I love how the tinniest girl has just had it, the older sister is pointing at her to tell me that she’s not cooperating, and the little brother is just watching. So funny!
Maybe you know this family and will be lucky enough to get one of these cards. But even if you don’t know them, you can’t help but laugh when you see these photographs.
And here is the final design. I love these collages. I design them to tell a story between the images and to show many different feelings and emotions in just one piece. This was created as a larger wall item and is going to look so great in their home.
And here is a glimpse of their wedding invitation. It is square, and this is the invitation folded out, looking at the front of the card (right) and the back of the card (left). It folds down the middle. This photograph made the perfect opening for the invite, because not only is it a great photo with a lot of punch, but if people open the invite and lay it flat, the leaves on the left make such a great transition to the back.
And here is the inside, folded out. I blocked out the names, locations and other personal info, but I just wanted you to see this. Again, it folds down the middle with the spacing of the image to the left making the perfect place for text. Here inside, the image is more dramatic and romantic, and the couple is not looking at the camera but are in a moment with each other. This image really works in the design because there is a juxtaposition with the image on the outside of the invite.
As you can see from their invitation, their wedding is this Thursday. I wish them well and a big congratulations for finding each other and hope that their day is wonderful!