My client, Bryan Thayer needed some new portraits for his business, website, and book jacket. He’s a marketer, author, and speaker and is redoing his website, BryanThayer.com as well as releasing a new book. So here’s some of the images we created.
We wanted a mix of casual and business, but needed portraits that showed strength and personality. I really like this first image for that reason. It’s got a lot of warmth and it is a great smile! We started out more casual and moved towards business, and created images in both color and black and white.
Then we moved to a gray background — gray is a great background for business portraits. This particular shade of gray is used a lot in fashion and you’ll see it a ton in GQ magazine, but it’s also great when the background needs to be cut out for other purposed down the road.
Here’s one of my favorites in black and white.
And one of our top business portraits from the shoot. It says a lot in one image, it shows strength, it shows power, and it shows kindness. I’m very happy with these photographs and know that they will work for whatever Bryan needs now and down the road. It was a joy to work with him and I hope his new endeavor goes really well.
If you need some awesome photographs for your business, whether they be for business cards, your website, a book jacket, or anything else, or perhaps you just need to update your family portraits this spring, give me a call! 801-728-3317.
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This image was another one of my favorites. I created it in black and white, and lit her in a unique way to really get a beautiful catch light in her eyes. Again, her smile is great and I love the tilt to her head.
I know that Angela will do great in whatever she pursues and I’m glad to be able to cross paths with her and help create some great photographs.
(These two images come from the Iceland clothing company 66North.com website)
Interiors are very difficult to photograph, in fact they are some of the most difficult and time consuming things to photograph. Most people would think so, but the fact is that all the angles, lines, and perspectives all have to be taken into consideration and mixed in such a way to create something that’s both attractive and interesting, while also drawing attention to what the designer wants to showcase, and this usually has to be done in tight quarters and spaces while making the place look spacious.
Abby also had me completely recreate and design a website for her from scratch. She directed, giving me the look and ideas that she wanted, and I created and coded it all from there. I integrated various flash players to keep the content in the window frame. She didn’t want people to have to scroll down. I love the design! It is so beautiful, clean, and consistant. Check it out and see what you think. (
Here’s a shot of one of the integrated flash players. With this particular home, you can click on the thumbnails to view the home before and after, both inside and out. The results are stunning and the end result is completely unrecognizable when compared to the before shots.
If you need some Architectural or Interior Design work, check out Abby’s site.
And if you need some commercial photographs for your business, whether they be interiors, profiles, or even close-ups of your products that you can use on your website or brochures, then give me a call at 801-728-3317. Lighting is my specialty, and I will make your products and business look like a million bucks!
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 
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.
