One from Jessica and Michael’s wedding at the Stein Eriksen Lodge at Deer Valley, Utah. Check back in a couple weeks for a slideshow.
July 10th, 2010
July 5th, 2010
Brian, Miki and I headed out to the Bonneville Salt Flats in western Utah for their engagement photos. This is definitely one of the most surreal landscapes I have ever seen! It seems like you can see the curvature of the earth here.
After the sun set, we got into our time machine (not pictured) and went vintage. The idea for these photos was inspired by Miki and Brian’s love of adventure travel. They have been all over the world together, including Peru, China, Australia, Nepal, India, and Malaysia to name a few stamps in their passports.
The camera that Brian is using is a working Zeiss Ikon 5″x7″ field camera, which belonged to my great, great uncle and was given to me by my grandparents. It is about eighty years old and in fantastic shape.
Miki and Brian would be able to find their way around a strange place in any century. They are planning a honeymoon in Turkey – just because it is at the top of the list! Instead of registering for salad tongs and avocado slicers, these explorers are asking their guests to pitch in for Kebabs in Istanbul and a Hot Air Balloon Ride over Cappadocia. (check out travelersjoy.com if you like this idea) I have a feeling that should the balloon stray off course and carry them thousands of miles off course they would take it in stride.
We ended the shoot with a lovely picnic in the fading light.
The pink blanket is a 2010 vintage, but I liked the color. Miki and Brian will be married at Red Butte Garden in Salt Lake City, Utah this August.
June 24th, 2010
I met up with Mark and Jodi for their engagement session on the grounds of the Utah state capitol. Mark lives a couple blocks away so it was an easy walk after we shared some wine at Mark’s place.
Tala and Ellie, Jodi and Mark’s dogs, joined us for the shoot – they were good sports for the most part but they did demand some of their own time in the spotlight! Jodi and Mark met here in Utah, but Jodi is from the Calgary, Alberta area and I will be traveling there to photograph the wedding at the end of July.
May 31st, 2010
These are from a tour I did a month ago with my friend Bryce up in Little Cottonwood Canyon. Bryce is skinning up Grizzly Gulch on the splitboard system he and his brother developed for the company they founded, Karakoram. This is your average beautiful late spring day in the Wasatch, although the clouds started to roll in on us towards the end of our climb. The next day kicked off a huge storm that dumped seven feet of snow!
May 25th, 2010
My friend Paul and I got out for a short fly fishing trip a few weeks ago in northeastern Utah, on the Green River just below the Flaming Gorge Dam. It was my first experience with fly fishing, I loved it! Of course it started dumping snow on the way there, in typical form for this “spring” we’re having in Utah. We camped out the first night and awoke to six inches of snow on the tents!
I didn’t do too much fishing in the snow on the first day – it would have been a tough day to learn. I always enjoy taking pictures in crappy weather though!
Sage and Luna loved every minute of it!
We had better weather on the second day – It was warm enough to float down the river in the drift boat. Paul taught me a little bit about casting and I caught my first fish. Paul caught this fish above on the first day, in the snow.
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