Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Coming Soon!

I've been getting tons of complaints that I don't update this blog enough. Which is true. Main reason for this: I don't have internet where I'm living. So, I'm hijacking the internet at my friend's house to show you just a sample of what I've been shooting.
I was only about 15 feet away from this (and one other) moose when I took the pictures.
My parent's recently adopted two new baby kittens! This is one of them, named Rena.
How about an impromptu family portrait session? I had no idea I would be taking these pictures, so I only had about 30 seconds to get ready for it. They turned out alright, I think.
Come see the darker side of Teagan.
Engagement pictures for my good friend who shall remain anonymous until after the wedding. 
Family vacation up at Snowbird. All the rain we've had made everything up there super green.
Speaking of impromptu, I was "talked into" going on a campout down at the Salt Flats. I only had about 5 minutes to get ready for it. 
Bridals for my good friend. No, I didn't shoot the picture with no head. I just cut it off until after the wedding. You know, in case her fiance sees this blog.

So, there you have it. Just some of the stuff I've been shooting and working on. I'll really try my hardest to get more of each event up really soon.

Monday, June 1, 2009

Smiles: They're Not Just For Children Anymore

So, one of my hobbies is to browse through the various online photographer ads (like the ones on ksl.com) and find other photographers blogs and web pages. Usually just blogs though. I can actually view blogspot pages at work, so that’s one of the things I do in my down time. I’ve actually found a couple of friend’s photography blogs this way. I’ve run across really fantastic photographers as well as some that are not quite so fantastic.


I’ve started to notice a trend in some photographer’s pictures though. It seems like whenever someone is taking pictures of small children, they want the child to smile as much as they can, which is understandable. Children have great, natural smiles. But, it also seems that when someone is shooting teenagers and adults, they don’t have them smile as much. Lots of the senior pictures and bridals I’ve run across all have one thing in common. The models all have a serious, sometimes sultry look on their faces, which is fine some of the time. But I really think we need to try to get some more smiles in our pictures. People just look so much… happier when they’re smiling.


Now, I’m not trying to say that all pictures have to be of someone smiling. They shouldn’t. Some of my better shots don’t have people smiling. But, they shouldn’t all be serious expressions either. We should find a happy medium of both. But, this is just my opinion on the matter. I’m sure there are people out there who feel differently.

Update: I do have lots of pictures to post, and I will try to get them posted soon. I just don't have internet at my apartment, so it's hard to get them up.