Trevor’s Senior Portraits

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Yes, this week I’m working like crazy to finish a bunch of senior orders. 

One order I’ve been working on is for Trevor of Weber High.  Here are some of his awesome portraits.

I have very specific techniques for processing images when I do work for magazines.  I use those same techniques on senior portraits, and they tell me that they love having cool photographs that are different.

Enjoy these images of Taylor.  If you know him, ask him for some copies of these images…especially if you’re a cute girl.  I’m sure he’d like that.  🙂

Until next time, America!
— Bry

Texas Workshop 2008

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Well, I’m back!  Last week I was speaking and teaching at the world’s largest portrait photographic workshop, held once a year for a week in College Station Texas.  It is called Texas School!  Over 1000 photographers fly in to attend Texas School from all over the US as well as many other countries too.

Unlike speaking at a convention for 3 to 6 hours, this type of workshop gives me the ability to really spend time and go more in-depth in the subjects I teach: Creativity, Technical, and Successful Business Techniques.  The class sizes for these week-long workshops are limited so you really can learn and ask questions, spending every day all day with the instructor for an entire week.

I am proud that my class sells out literally in just minutes every year!  My class this year was wonderful.  Here is our class photo, inspired by a phrase in my creativity section of the seminar called, “Thinking inside the box.”

Texas Workshop 2008

I have more week-long workshops planned for this year.  If you are a photographer and are interested, then check out my workshop site at BryCoxWorkshops.com for dates and locations.  Also, there is a workshop in the works that will be held right here at my studio some time this year.  If you are interested in that, let me know.

And, until next time, America!
–Bry 

Jasmine’s Senior Portraits

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It’s that time of year, when I’m swamped with senior portraits.  Here are some images I’ve been working on for Jasmine.

Jasmine plays the piano, so we did a series of images with a beautiful grand piano, wearing a dress that she designed and made with her mother.  I love this image above.  It has such great lines, beautiful lighting, a great composition, and the perfect expression!

I created this image to better show off the beautiful dress, using the piano as a secondary subject.  I love to do high school senior portraits, because I can be very creative, and the seniors love my style!

I’ll get some more image of other seniors up on the blog as soon as I get some free time, including some samples of guys too.

So if you’re an upcoming senior, schedule your session early.  Think about calling now to book your summer portrait sessions.  You’ll get the best portrait times and get a head start on creating some amazing portraits!

Until next time, America!
–Bry 

 

Speaking at Pictureline

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April 12th was Canon Day at Pictureline, Utah’s premier photography store.  In fact, after speaking and traveling all over the country and visiting camera stores everywhere, Pictureline stands out to me as not only the cleanest and most beautifully organized, but also as the store with the most helpful and knowledgeable staff on photography.  I love to shop there!

Pictureline

I felt very honored to have them ask me to speak and do a program for them on this big day.  I started with an abbreviated version of my creativity program, then demoed and showed how I use cameras, reflectors, and other pieces of lighting in a real shoot of my friend Nattalie, a professional model hired for the event.

Here are some of the images I created that day.

Cox - Nattalie 1

Cox - Nattalie 3

Cox - Nattalie 2

We photographed outside the store using various angles and lighting, in both shade and full sun.  After that, we went inside the store where the staff had set up a full studio for me to work with.

Cox - Nattalie 4

While I was shooting, the staff at Pictureline would print the images I was creating on various printers!  They looked fabulous.  It was a great day!

For those interested in attending one of my photography workshops, visit my workshop site for locations and dates on upcoming events.

I also plan on doing a workshop here at my studio some time this year.  It will be limited to a select number of photographers.  If you are interested in attending one here in Utah, let me know.

Well, until next time, America!
— Bry

Joe McQueen Day (part 2)

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Last Friday was Joe McQueen day in Utah (see last post), and we had a great time going and hearing him play.  Upon arriving at the club, the owner gave special treatment to my date and I after seeing that I had a beautiful portrait of Joe in my hands.  I had made it up to give to Joe for having his own day.

Joe McQueen at the Wine Cellar

It was so fun to hear the guys all jam together again.  All of these guys are really the absolute best in the state.  In this photo, Clayton Furch (who I took jazz piano improv lessons from years ago) on keyboard, Don Keipp (my jazz instructor all through college) on drums, Lars Yorgensen on bass, Richard Bush on baritone sax and clarinet, …and I don’t know the fellow playing trombone.

It was a great night of wonderful music and fun dancing.

Until next time, America!
— Bry 

Joe McQueen Day!

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Some years ago, Utah Governor Leavitt made April 18th, the official “Joe McQueen Day” in Utah. Joe is infamous to jazz musicians in Utah — an absolute legend. He has played Jazz in Utah professionally since his 20’s, and is about to turn 90 next month.

Throughout that time, Joe has played with the absolute pinnacle leaders of the jazz movement: Charlie Parker, Dizzie Gillespie, Lester Young, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Chet Baker, to name a few.

Joe and I met years ago while I was playing the tenor sax in my jazz group in college, and because of that friendship had the privilege of doing some portraits of him recently.

Joe McQueen 4

Joe still plays regularly in the clubs of Ogden, and today being ‘Joe McQueen Day,’ he’ll be playing tonight at the Wine Cellar, located at 2550 Washington Blvd starting at 9:00 pm.

Joe McQueen 9
Joe McQueen 2
Back in the day, Ogden, Utah was one of the biggest hubs for Jazz east of the Mississippi, and Joe was right in the middle of it all. I feel honored to know him, to be able to create such emotional portraits of him, and am very excited to take my date tonight to see him play in downtown Ogden.For my readers that live in Utah, if you are free tonight and love jazz music, you should come down and see a jazz legend perform on his day, in the old jazz district that he loves.Until next time America!
–Bry

Meandering in Victoria, British Columbia

by BryCox (Admin)Bry Cox Photography Blog, ThoughtsPosted on One Comment

Hey everyone.  Today I’ve been archiving images and I came across some photographs I created on a recent trip to Victoria, BC.

I love to go to Victoria.  It is such a beautiful island and city.  These images were created early in the morning — around 4:00 am, while waiting for the ferry to arrive.  After checking in at the port, I had time to kill before the ferry boarded or before any breakfast place opened, so I walked around the city creating photographs.  Here are some of them for you all to see.

Red Leaf in Victoria

I wish you could see these images big and up close.  They look so good up close.  This leaf was on the ground across the street from the grand ‘Empress’ hotel.  I really love the colors and textures in this and the shine of the water from the rain.  Wow!

Victoria 4

And these two images were made while looking in shop windows…

Victoria 2

In this window, you can see both what’s inside the building as well as the reflection of what’s behind me on the street — all juxtaposed together.  Very cool!

I love abstract images ; the interest is in lines, color, textures and other dynamic elements.  The more I’ve taught workshops to photographers and have had to analyze and define my own creative line of thinking in order to explain it to others, the more I’ve realized that when it comes to creating portraits of people, my unique style comes from my love of abstracts — being able to see the abstract shapes and lines in a face or body and then knowing just how to light and compose them into a great image.

With that in mind, I hope you enjoy these.
And until next time America!
— Bry

Cassandra’s Wedding Slideshow

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Hi Everyone.  I’ve put up a new slideshow of a wedding album on my main site.  This one is Cassandra’s wedding at the Salt Lake Temple in Utah, with a reception at the Old Meeting House in the Holladay area.

It is absolutely beautiful!  You can see and feel how happy and in love the couple is, and the entire design is fantastic and so modern.

The slideshow will show the album design in 2-page spreads, like this image below.  Click on this image to see the show, and browse even more shows and images at BryCox.com.

Cassandra’s Wedding

Until next time America,
— Bry

Commercial Work: Dr. Feller & Robot

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Many people may not know that I do quite a bit of commercial work. Not just the photography, but the design work and printing as well — from bands and cd work, to business cards, to billboards and large vinal banners, for car dealerships, real estate agents, and others. These companies like the fact that I have very competitive pricing on all types of printing, while keeping the quality high.

Here is a recent job I did which can be seen hanging on this doctor’s building in Holladay. I’m doing some more work for this orthodontist this week, so thought I’d post this on my blog for you all to see.

Feller Banner

This orthodontist specialized in a new kind of braces where the teeth are first computer modeled, and then the wire for the braces is bent by a robot. It speeds up the time in which you wear braces.

This robot for this image is actually a 14 inch tall toy made by Sony. I photographed each individually, then after some extensive work putting the two together, produced this banner which stands about 20 feel tall and looks amazing, even up close.

Notice how even the robot casts a perfect shadow on the doctor. Very cool! 🙂

Well, until next time America.
— Bry

Beach Wedding in Mexico + Ferrari Exit

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I put up two more slideshows today on my main site that show two very different wedding albums.  These are the album designs, but in a slideshow form, showing 2 pages up at a time.

The first album is a beach wedding, on a private beach at a resort in Cabo San Lucas Mexico.  It is just stunning!  It starts with everyone getting ready and goes through the ceremony and reception, and ends with the bride and groom running off.

Notice the storm clouds how they get more and more ominous and dark as the night goes on.  So beautiful!  The wind and crashing waves were amazing!

 

Cabo Wedding

The second album slideshow is  a local wedding for me, photographed right here at the Salt Lake Temple.  The album begins with the bride and groom coming out of the temple and ends with them driving off in a beautiful Ferrari, reminiscent of Magnum PI’s, but yellow.

This day too had some weather and storm clouds which I love to use in photographs.  The first page shows the sun directly behind the Angel Moroni on top of the temple.  As the album goes on, the sun suddenly bursts out of the clouds with some beautiful warm rays.

Check it out…

Ferrari Wedding

To see more albums and slideshows, visit my main website at BryCox.com.

Until next time America….
— Bry

Angie’s Wedding Album Slideshow

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Hey y’all.  Here’s a new slideshow I’ve put up on my site showing the entire layout of one of my bride’s wedding albums — it is absolutely beautiful!

The show, like this this image below, will show two pages facing each other; the spine is down the middle.

Angie’s Page Spread

Click here to see the album slideshow. A new window will open and the movie will begin playing automatically as soon as it fully loads…which takes just a moment or two depending on your interent.

I want albums to tell the story of the couple’s day, and for me quality is everything, down to the smallest details.  For that reason I personally design each album.  Every page is laid out for flow, harmony, balance, and impact, without the use of pre-designed templates or other shortcuts.  I think it’s good to know that so that you can better appreciate the fine details as you see this.

Notice too how this album tells a story, starting off with everyone getting ready, showing all the emotional and intimate moments throughout the day, and ends with the couple leaving at the end.

I’ve got more albums to put up.  When I get the slideshows made, I’ll post them here for you all to see and enjoy.

I come from a creative family, and want to mention that the music was written and recorded by my sister.  Fantastic and moving music!

Well, watch the movie, then afterwards go to BryCoxArt.com and browse around some new temple images for your home and use the promo code posted in my last blog entry for a 20% discount.

Until next time America!
— Bry

Revamp of BryCoxArt.com with new Online Store

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That’s right America, I’ve been working on a new and improved online store, and at the same time revamping the art site to flow better with the store.  And the final changes are up! I’m very excited about it too.

I’ve added a flash gallery for Salt Lake images to match the Italian gallery and added even more Salt Lake images — some of the ones that are seen here at my studio or at the Roof Restaurant in SL that people have asked me about.

BryCox - Canvas Wrap

The new store features a more extensive shopping cart than before with secure processing.  Plus it will showcase a select number of images in certain sizes that will change now and then.

Also, as a thank you to all of my clients, I’m giving a 20% discount for any art orders for the next two weeks (until Mar 19).  Use promo code “openhouse” when you check out for the discount.

This is good for everything in the store, including my famous “Snowfall, Salt Lake City” print which is only $49 regularly, but with the discount makes it about $39.  This is an open-edition print making it very inexpensive while still being a very high quality print.

BryCox - Corner of Borono

Many of my other images are also available, like the image above, as custom cavas gallery wraps in sizes from 20×30 inches up to 40×60 inches.

Check it out at BryCoxArt.com.

Until next time, America!
— Bry