Model Elisa Ford

I recently had the opportunity to work with model Elisa Ford (or simply Ford as she had us call her). With only a few short minutes to work with her, I found her style to be very unique. With her attitude, unique looks and captivating eyes, I think she could go far in the modeling industry. Below are a few photos from our recent shoot:

Model Kierstie Leavitt

I recently met model Kierstie Leavitt. I only had a very short time with her, but I loved working with her. She has a very vogue-ish look that made me think she could be a contestant on America's Next Top Model. Below are a few photos from our recent shoot:

Taylor on Fire

I met Taylor Lakin Tabarez a year ago and have had fun watching her progress in her modeling career. About a month ago I picked up a fog machine and have been dying for an excuse to try it out. So ... Taylor and I talked a bit about doing an in-studio shoot with the fog machine just to see what it's like. Here are some results of our little experiment.


















We also did some pictures without the fog machine ... just because she's so gorgeous. :)

Before and After (Lightroom Only)

I just thought I'd share one of my favorite photos as a Before and After set.


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All changes to the above image were done via Adobe Lightroom only (i.e. no pixel editing has been done via Photoshop or any other software - only Lightroom has been used).

I first straightened the image by simply clicking on the Enable Profile Corrections option. Then I converted to B&W using the Creamtone Preset that comes with Lightroom 3.x. After that I used the graduated filter coming in from the top left and top right corners to add my own vignette to the image. Then I darked with ground with the brush tool. Then I played a bit more with the colors (split tone), contrast and clarity to get to where I liked the image.

And here is the Before image (no specific changes were made for this image, just my regular custom import preset):



In the above image, the couple is being lit by an off-camera flash to my right.

Congratulations Spencer and Michelle!

Spencer and Michelle were married on February 3rd, 2011 in the LDS Salt Lake Temple. I loved working with this couple. They were so much fun at their engagement session at the Gallivan Center Ice Skating Rink.

Below are some of my favorite pictures from their wedding day:







































Spencer and Michelle had their wedding reception at the beautiful Woods on Ninth Reception Center: