This summer our single’s group from church went on a trip to Lake Powell for some fun in the sun. While there, Benton and Shelley met each other and are now getting married this week! I had the privaledge to do their engagement portraits, and it was a real treat! Here are some of the images from the session.
This first image was one of their favorites. They got it as a larger print as well as had me use it on the cover of their wedding announcement design. I love the feel in this image, and how they look so happy together.
We did a number of color and black and white, but it seemed that the favorite images were mostly black and white. Here is one of those, using the street in front of the studio as a backdrop.
Next I did some individual portraits of each of them and used these to create a collage design shown below.
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.
Here is close up of one of the images of them together. I think they look so great together in this portrait. I know that they will be a happy couple.
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!
Again for everyone else, it is very close to Christmas and so it’s time to get in your final orders to me, even if it’s for one of my temple art prints. Give me a call soon so that I can get things finished up for you.
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Merry Christmas!
– Bry
Another photographer, my friend Lori, took this of me while I was photographing this pretty little baby girl. I love this!
And here’s one of the images I took of this little girl.
I also took some time to walk down to a local cemetery. All of the graves were above ground because of the water table, and it made a great place to explore and create some art images.
One of me at the cemetery which is fun, because I don’t usually get photographs of me when I travel.
A street portrait of some musicians on their way to a parade. Photographed with a shift lens (the blur is optical and not Photoshop).
Maybe you recognize Roger as the guitar player for the band, 
After a clothing and hair change, and a new set and lighting setup in the studio, and we made some new images.
Another lighting change and a new set and we began the fitness images.
We then ended the session with Amy jogging outside on the street. It was a creative way to spice up fitness part of the photo shoot.
Amy was a joy to work with. She was beautiful and fun, and I love the images we created.
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And on the last night, I asked my photographer friend, Angelina, to pose for a few images.
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Then back inside for some more funky images,
With so many great photographs from this sitting, it was hard to pick my favorites. But even still, the entire shoot was a blast and McKenzie was a joy to work with.