utah photographer | kalli {sneak peek}

a little shot from tonights guided.

thanks kalli for being such a great sport! you are beautiful.

may guided

guided has been A LOT of fun and i am so glad that i decided to put this together. the last meeting we talked about how to make your subject comfortable and followed that with a photo shoot of one another . . . got to put into practice what we are preaching.

here are some shots from the evening.

and i have to say that i just love each of these girls!

i know this shot of me is ridiculous, but . . . thats me for ya, ridiculous!

the 5

so here are 5 amazing photographers, all of which who have joined a group i run called "guided."

i recently asked all the women in the group if there was anyone who would want to come into my home and take some lifestyle shots of us with our new little Judah. i was initially thinking of one person doing it, but all 5 of these ladies responded with interest and wanting to be a part of it/tag a long so instead, i let ALL of them come in and shoot at the same time.

i a) am so excited to see everyones images and their different perspectives and stories they are trying to tell of our family (especially shooting with 4 other photographers at the same time!) and b) so grateful that they were all willing to come and shoot. i hope that it was beneficial for each of them to get some real life experience with lifestyle shooting!

in order left to right and top to bottom

amber: would kill to have her hair

lindsey: amazing brown eyes that you can get lost in

lex: whose eyes sparkle when smiling

nicole: contagious smile and soothing voice (i know that sounds creepy)

janica: wish i had a few of her inches and LOVE that she shoots film for herself and she is my next model!

thanks again ladies for giving some of your time and i hope it was worth it for you!

helping out . . . sort of

so a little while back . . .

i went and helped out ryan muirhead with a photo shoot he was doing in orem

thought it would be cool to hang out and watch him in action

and talk with a few other photographers (i am all about networking) . . . well

. . . . . .

i was stoked on his camera

yes i want one, but they are $$$$$$!!!

one day :)

ask yourself . . .

In the end there are two factors that will determine whether you book the clients you seek. One is your creative vision and your execution of that vision. The other is the communications you have with potential clients. You have to be good (though not necessarily great) and you have to communicate to your clients why you’re good in a way they’ll understand. In the meantime you cannot shoot yourself in the foot. You have to understand that your marketing never stops. Every moment, every interaction, every email, every step is a chance to reinforce your client’s perspective of your services. Are you taking them all seriously?

well said by CEO Jim Collins of Pictage

clark little

clark little you are amazing.

your images suck me in and calm me.

photo by clark little

insurance

i know that there are a lot of photographers out there, whether they be novice, professional, or amateur. i think all of us can agree on one thing; we want to protect our equipment! i personally choose USAA. the only problem is i can't recommend that to everyone because it is for military families . . . but i found this article that will point you in the right direction and help you figure out what type of coverage you need.

a colleague of mine in california has had ALL of his equipment stolen TWO times in the last year (someone breaking into his car). if you shoot in utah you would have heard about the people in SLC who were stealing photographers equipment right off there backs and/or following them from a shoot and stealing there equipment later.

you want to be covered. stolen. broken. natural disaster.

my tips:

1. NEVER leave your equipment in your car!

2. have insurance that covers everything.

3. only take what you are going to use to a shoot with.

cheers!

workshops

last year this time i was preparing for a super busy february. i was first packing my bags and heading out to Santa Barbara, CA for the Freedom and Slumber Workshop with David Jay. i learned some serious valuable information that i am continually drawing from. i will have to do a post that highlights some of the topics he talked about. i was a little more quiet then my usual self out there because i was 2 months into my first pregnancy. i did meet a great group of photographers that i am still in touch with today!

the next february 09 endeavor was my first visit of WPPI in Las Vegas, NV.

its in March this year

and for those of you photographers that haven't been yet . . .. GO

SO MUCH INFORMATION to absorb here

tips, tricks, networking, products, SEOing . . . .. etc

below are some links to some additional workshops that i will attend one day

check them out. see if you are interested.

and if you haven't ever attended a workshop you need to!

film is not dead by jonathan canlas

love affair workshop (for women) by davina, kelly, lauren, & millie

jose villa workshops by jose villa

the mike colon experience by mike colon