wassup utah? | utah photographer, boise photographer

i honestly have no recollection of my internal motivation.  seventh grade....sigh. why the oversized, striped, union bay t-shirts? why the maroon Adidas tennis shoes  that i was so proud of (and yearning for a matching oversized Adidas coat)? why did i wear my dad's sweatshurts turned inside out (with the tag still attached might i add)? why was so much slouching going on? why did i try to master the perfect upward jerk of my head and utterance of, "wassup?" for when i passed potential friends in the hallway? why oh why oh why oh why? when i see pictures of myself in seventh grade, i don't see me. i see the embodiment of one thing: wanting to fit in. Junior high was a new place, and I didn't want to be noticed for being me. I wanted to be noticed for being as good as everyone else.

Now I'm at a point in my life where I'm in a new place again. Utah. And I've come a long way since seventh grade. I don't want myself, or my business to fit in at all. In fact, I want, really, really, want to be different. More than that, I want to be me.

So wassup Utah?! You and I have some getting to know each other to do. And because of that I'm going to be announcing a lot of fun promotions, and casting calls, and all around good things for the upcoming months. You know, to break the ice. So do me a favor, utah, and stay tuned? Thanks.

favorites | boise photographer, utah photographer

although i had to have a 20 minute debate with myself this morning to get out of bed, and another 5 minute debate about just how necessary brushing my hair really is (me: 0, static cling: 1234243673), there was no lack of motivation for me to get up this blog post today. in fact i'm having some trouble holding myself back here. do i really want to post the majority of their gallery just because i loved it so much? maybe i can just explain a little bit why i love this session rather than accosting your eyes with a never ending blog post.

it wasn't a session where every shot was a wow shot. no, it really wasn't. but i had some of those. a good amount even. what made this session perfect for me (other than the gorgeous and stylish children, and one precious, newish baby) however, is that there was this certain number of images that spoke. they weren't perfect. and when i say not perfect, i mean the kind of not perfect where i'm seriously doubting if anyone will appreciate them but me. but they said something to me, the way a tree with bare branches says something even though winter isn't its prettiest season.

and  that makes my photographer's heart happy.

wedding t-t-t-tease | utah wedding photographer

okay, guys, this time i'm really going to do it. even if it kills me. which there is a good chance it will. i'm going to post something EVERY DAY, for 1 week.  Maybe even every day for 1 MONTH if this first week goes well. Its not going to be easy. It might not even be pretty. But you know what? I'm almost through this yucky first trimester, and I have  an amazing assortment of awesome sessions to choose from for posting. So that helps. ( Big Breath from a time commitment-phobic). I can do this.

the one stipulation i've set for myself is to not worry too much about sounding fun or happy, or even cool! i'm mostly worried about sounding like me. and if i let the real me elbow her way through here, she might tell you that the best thing about today is that she got to see a perfect little picture of her little baby in utero. its got a profile, fingers, and a beating heart, which is enough to thrill me to no end.

and probably the nexxxxt best thing about today is that I have some wedding photos to share with you from Trent and Carly's fantastic wedding. Remember how cold last week was UTAH? I can guarantee that cold is something neither Carly, nor Trent, nor my baby pinky toes will ever forget.

but it was worth it.

apples | utah family photographer, utah child photographer

well, i totallllly blew it. this week was going to be THE week. the one where I turned this blog into one of the most happening hangouts on the web by posting every. single. day. i was going to be witty. i was going to be clever, it was going to be a really good time. or in other words, the words of my own dear mother to be exact, "coulda, woulda, shoulda." pshhhhh. i just can't believe the actual outcome was so opposite. you would think i could have squeaked in at least several posts if i was serious about my goal but instead here i sit, looking disdainfully at complete and utter failure ....

almost. allllll ---------moooooooooooost. i do have one post to leave you with on this cozy saturday afternoon.

the first thing you should know about this session is that there were about 10 deer in the orchard. they were not intimidated by me AT ALL and they were beautiful. the second thing is that when i met this family at said orchard i just could not believe how  pretty each of their  daughters was. The thing that really got me is that they each look so different from each other, but their beauty unified them somehow. It made me think of my family, and my two girls. Even though my girls look like they could be twins mysteriously birthed 23 months apart, i just thought of the fact that martin and i  already have two precious daughters, that we're expecting baby number three (did you catch that? yes it was announcement), and that as much as we are hoping for a boy, we both suspect we're destined for a family of all little girls. sigh. writing that makes me feel emotional (in a good way).

anyway, i've been dying to get a family into an orchard for so so so long. i'm in love with the perfect pop of red it brings to the images. this family was so so sweet and relaxed--a photographer's dream. i hope you enjoy.

Last Boise Stop of the year |Boise Children's photographer

before, i go ANY farther, I must clear up any confusion. namely,

where in the world is Yan Photography?!!!

i like to maintain the illusion of omni-presence (another dumbledore comparison may fit here, not sure). i'm in utah, i'm in boise, i'm all around you. or so it would seem.

but the truth?

i live in provo, utah. such was not always the case. in fact, just a few short months ago, i lived in boise. and the truth of the matter is that i didn't want to make a big annoncement about the whole move, because i didn't want my boise friends to feel abandoned. so the plan was to continue doing sessions in boise, travelling monthly, and sometimes bi monthly to do so.

although i'm exhausted, so far, its worked! but its also worked at confusing people. one week i'm sharing a utah session, the next, a boise. well, that's not going to change...yet. I am still available for a limited number of boise bookings through Spring 2010. But Utah peeps, just know that I'm in your area, ready with my camera.

For the rest of this year however, I am making one last stop in Boise, and its going to be during Thanksgiving weekend. Until recently, my family's holiday plans were up in the air, but we found out we'll be coming home to Boise for sure! Our tentative plans are to be in town wed-sat. I have a couple of bookings, and a couple of more last minute spots open, if anyone wants them! i know everyone is feeling their prettiest, after a little holiday indulgence =). So let's get together for a bundled, urban, hat and scarf whir of fun.

and because i'm sick to death of posting without pictures. here is just ONE from the seemingly endless photos i'm working on.