Lindzee and Javier Boise Engagement Session

why is it always so hard for me to know where to begin? lindzee and javier...these two are so beautiful, that's about to become realllllly apparent after a few more lines, when the photos start, but until then i was honored to photograph their wedding this past weekend. but, can i tell you a secret? i only got the gig because lindzee's BFF, crissie mcdowell who is also a photographer (a VERY gifted one)  and a friend of mine, couldn't shoot the wedding as she was the fancy maid of honor. so she was kind enough to point lindzee and javier in my direction.  crissie was the girl who shot lindzee and javier's REAL engagement session, you know, the one with the photo that goes out with the invitations? and you can see crissie's super rad blog of the session  here.

but because i couldn't bear to give up my two hours of shooting and getting to know the real javier and lindzee, before the big day, i forced them to go through the whole engagement shooting ordeal yet again with moi. we shot this just two weeks before the big day!  the light shone on us that evening like a gift from up above, and let's just say we laughed A LOT. i can't wait to share their wedding with you. and here's my second secret. you can see a little peak of it on cyndee of ashki photography's facebook page (why don't you give it a like while you're at it), who second shot for me that day.  you're gonna wanna take a peek as the wedding was incredible.

contax 645, fuji 400h, portra 400, portra 800

kelsey and scott's utah wedding

i betcha remember kesey's bridal session here. she came with her parents to my studio and swept me up in her sweetness. i am happy to report the same exceptional sentiment washed over kelsey and scott's wedding day, and i am pretty sure most of these images were taken through a big smile on my face. kelsey and scott's family and friends were one of the most entertaining, and talented groups i have had the pleasure of spending a day with. thank you so much for having me. contax 645, canon eos 3 and a buncha film.

see all the photos from this wedding and order prints here: http://yanphoto.comproofing.instaproofs.com/enterEvent.php?id=401478

lucy, lucy, lucy

this is a story about two parents who love their daughter so so so so very much. the mama, lindsey is the  inspiring talent behind Green Apple Photography here in  utah and i would recommend her to anyone out there looking for a great family or wedding photographer ('specially since i'm skipping town here pretty quick). contax 645, fuji 400h, portra 800, ilford 3200

The Richardsons Simple Session

when these guys came to me, they made me feel like i was doing something right with my photography.  how did i know? because i never wanted our session to end. i wanted to invite ciara and brett over to my house and have dinner together while our kids went crazy in the back yard. i wanted to take them all home to uncle marty and say, "see honey, they're like us, we'll be able to have SO much FUN for the rest of our lives!!!!" sadly, we move to colorado in like, practically 5 minutes, and a family date night with the richardsons will have to wait for some other magical time. still,  i think, well, hope really, that when every client starts to feel like a long lost friend,  my photography voice is starting to speak the right language.

contax 645, canon eos 3 , fuji 400h, portra 800