Outdoor Wedding Day Part I

Revisiting this beautiful outdoor wedding from July 7, 2017. The engagement, rehearsal, and ceremony photos were all captured on the same day and all within twelve hours. I divided the day into four posts to share with you all here.

Kyndall & Dustin Wedding Day Part III

After the group photos, I took Kyndall & Dustin aside to get some closeup and intimate photos of just them. These make amazing memories especially to scrapbook or hang on the wall.

Kyndall & Dustin Wedding Day Part II

After the ceremony, we got formal shots all around the reception hall

Kyndall & Dustin Wedding Day Part I

I had the pleasure of documenting the wedding of Kyndall & Dustin.

Senior Portraits in the Studio with Michaela

Michaela's senior portraits started outdoors making use of the beautiful fall colors in a local park. Once those photos were completed we returned to my studio where we continued her session.

Fall Color Senior Photos with Michaela

Michaela needed her senior photos taken on short notice and I was happy to oblige. She brought several outfits including her cheer uniform. We met at a local park and made our way around the grounds making use of the evening glow and golden colors of the autumn leaves.

CAKE SMASH!!!

Why should cake smashing be limited to first birthdays?
Kahlan celebrated her 30th birthday on her own terms and had a blast doing it!

Twenty Years Later

After high school,  I was just getting interested in photography. The photos on the left of each composite were self portraits taken in my old bedroom using a black sheet hung from the ceiling as a backdrop, sunset light through white curtains for soft, directional lighting and a desk lamp as a fill light in the second image below. I came across the photos recently and wanted to compare them to how much I have changed since then, but every photo I compared them to were shot at different angles and used different lighting. I wanted a more deliberate comparison so I used my studio equipment to replicate the lighting more accurately. Matching the angle and expression to the older photos took a lot more attempts than I expected. I superimposed the new photos over the old to match proportions and then completed the composite as a side-by-side. The idea came from a post calling for anyone who has found an old photo album to share throwback images and show off how much you have changed over the years. I've changed a lot!!!

Malorie

Graduation is a wonderful milestone that should be celebrated.

The Blue Scarf

Exploring the simplicity of one prop and how it creates a story within a photo series.
How do you view this woman with her face wrapped in a scarf?

Katelyn's Graduation Session at Shiprock

It was very important to this session that we utilize the natural beauty of the landscape and showcase traditional regalia and jewelry. Shiprock is a natural rock formation on the Navajo Nation in the Four Corners region of the United States. It holds a sacred history to the Navajo people.