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25Jul/100

Photography by Megan Brown

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  • Name/ Business Name:  Megan Brown/ Photography by Megan Brown
  • Located in: Provo, Utah
  • Started in: 2001 just as a hobbyist then became more serious the beginning of 2008
  • Status:  Part time
  • Types of Photography: maternity, newborn, children, family, weddings, portraits
  • Primary Camera / Favorite Lens: Canon 5d mark ii  24-70L 2.8 and 50mm 1.4
  • Interesting Personal Fact: I went to Long Island New York to be a nanny when I was twenty years old and had a wonderful experience.  Also,  I married into a bowling family.  My husband, along with all of his immediate family, bowls and so now I have become a bowler too.  My average isn't that great, but I try ;)   I'm very competitive. As I was getting pretty serious into photography, I became pregnant with my fifth child.  It became a high-risk pregnancy and I was ordered to be on bed-rest for ten weeks.  Photography had to be put on hold. My baby came three months early and I was able to document his journey with my love for photography.  He's now out of the hospital and doing really well. I'm now getting back into it and LOVING it!

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Short Bio

I grew up one of three girls, I was the middle.  I became very independent, strong minded, strong willed and responsible at a very young age.  I was always concerned about others and dreaded the thought of anyone being mad at me.  I honored and respected my parents.  I had dreams to be someone...someone successful.  I wasn't sure how I would acheive that.  I spent time going to college,
working, then trying to find myself while being a nanny across the country.  After returning to where I called home, two weeks later I met my sweet husband.  We were inseparable, in a whirlwhind romance, constantly joined at the hip.  Eight months later we were married. Six months after that, we were expecting our first little baby.  After becoming a mommy, it became one of the biggest parts of defining my success.  Longing for the baby pictures that were never taken of me, I started to become obsessive with recording my own babies life.  There grew my love for photograhy and one other way of defining my own success.  Along the years, more children blessed and enriched my life. And each of them helped to nourish, cultivate, and strengthen my desire to learn photography.  I was always told I had an eye when others saw my work.  It encouraged me and I eventually took the plunge and bought my first Digital SLR camera in 2008.  Many friends and family helped me practice by being my subjects.  And many other photographers inspired me all the while deepening my strong urge to pursue this passion. While at first my love for photography was self-serving, I really saw the happiness I brought to others when taking pictures for them.  They say you find pure joy in serving others, that you lose yourself in service and your problems become the least of your worries.  My way to serve others is to help them keep the memories they hold dear to their hearts.  I'm lucky to have found something that is my passion in which not only benefits me, but all those around me as well.

24Jun/102

Crystal Pickering | Newborn Photography

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  • Name / Business Name: Crystal Pickering of R+C Photography
  • Located in: West Jordan, Utah
  • Started: June of 2009
  • Status: Full Time
  • Types of Photography: R+C photography does all types.  However, I am most at home and comfortable when shooting newborns.  There is just something so pure and innocent and sweet about capturing the first moments of someones life.
  • Primary Camera / Favorite Lens: Canon 40d / 100mm 2.8 macro, 50mm 1.4, and 85mm 1.8  (I am 100% a prime girl)
  • Interesting Personal Fact:I have a Pepsi every morning.  It is "my coffee" I suppose you could say!

Main Site: www.rpluscphotography.com
Blog: www.rcphotographyutah.blogspot.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/RplusCPhotography

Short Bio - Hey everyone!!  I am Crystal, the C in R+C Photography.  I am a mommy to 4 kids and a wife to the most amazing and supportive man alive!!

I was always interested in photography.  However, I never had the money to invest in an SLR to learn.  When I got married to my husband his sister owned her own sports photography business, and let me borrow their Nikon.  I used and abused that little camera for about a year, before they needed it back.  When I had to give it back, I felt like a piece of me was missing, and that is when I realized, that my "hobby" was turning into something more.

Then my 2 year old was born, and from there it grew into what it is today.  I met Rachel about a year ago and that is when we formed R+C Photography.  Shooting with her is a blast.  We both bring something completely different to the table, in regards to technical skills, artistic vision, and business savyness.

Our personalities are different enough that we can find some common ground with almost every client.  In fact a lot of our clients remain very close friends with us to this day, and this is how we prefer to run our business.  I love shooting with a partner. I love having someone to bounce ideas off of, and of course we challenge each other to get better.  We are always striving to "one up" our previous shoot.  We talk about what we learned from each shoot, and what we can do different next time, and what we liked that time.

To wrap it up lol, shooting together as a partnership, and more then that, as friends, is what makes us unique!!!

22Jun/107

Colby Poppleton | Engagement Photography

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  • Business Name: Colby Poppleton/Colby Elizabeth Photography
  • Located in: Denver, CO and Southern California
  • Started: Officially January 2010
  • Status: Full Time
  • Types of Photography: Wedding, Lifestyle, Portrait
  • Primary Camera / Favorite Lens: Nikon D700/50 mm f1.4
  • Interesting Personal Fact:I have many layers.  I am a country girl and a city girl.  I'm a lover, a fighter and fiercely loyal. I live for traveling to new places and seeing new things.  I am an animal person...I grew up riding horses and yes, until I have a child of my own, my 85 pound black lab will be considered my baby. I am married to the love of my life and best friend.

Main Site: http://colbyelizabethphoto.com/
Blog: http://colbyelizabethphoto.com/blog/
Twitter: http://twitter.com/CElizabethPhoto
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Denver-CO/Colby-Elizabeth-Photography/131530667848?ref=ts

Short Bio - I am a photographer, I always been in one way or another. I am the girl that had a camera in my purse everywhere she went. My friends stopped taking photos because they knew I would.  I always dreamed of being a photographer, but it was just that, a dream. Something I never thought could be a reality.  Until one day my husband David asked me "What do you have to lose?" I thought long and hard about that, I didn't have much to lose, but had everything to gain.  Now I am doing what I love and living out my passion.

When I am shooting I see the world differently through my camera.  I get an indescribable feeling inside, I come alive.  There is something about capturing ordinary things through my lens and making them beautiful.  It is my art.

15Jun/102

Eric Smyklo | Wedding Photography

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  • Name / Business Name: Eric Smyklo / Eric Smyklo Photography
  • Located in: Erie, Pennsylvania
  • Started: 2005
  • Status: Full Time Wedding Studio
  • Types of Photography: Wedding photography is our focus but we do venture into fine art photography (landscapes, urban, etc.) and some custom portrait jobs. We feel that by primarily focusing on weddings we can provide our clients a better product by not exhausting energy into so many different types of photography.
  • Primary Camera / Favorite Lens: Nikon D700. Favorite Lens?! Thats a hard one! I would have to say my wide angle (12-24) is still my favorite lens.  It fits my style and allows me to bring all my dramatic ideas to a reality. But then again, I can't pass up my 50mm for detail shots, and 70-200 for amazing portraits!
  • Interesting Personal Fact: I subscribe to Brides magazine.

Main Site: www.ejswedding.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/Erie.PA.Photographer

Short Bio: Eric's interest in photography started in high school and later turned into a BFA degree (focus on photography) from Penn State University. Working for some local photographers after graduating, he photographed friends' weddings on the side and ended up enjoying it a lot more than he anticipated. His name spread via word-of-mouth and now books up to 45 weddings in a given season. He strives to keep the wedding day fun and enjoyable for everyone involved and stays true to his candid but dramatic style he is known for. His hard work and endless time put into post-processing (aka, hours spent in Lightroom and Photoshop) really pays off with how continually satisfied his clients are with their final images. He works along side his talented fiancé who is always there to hold a light or get the shots that count.  Eric looks forward to creating great memories in many weddings for years to come.

3Jun/100

Sarah Cramer Shields | Wedding Photography

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  • Business Name: Cramer Photo
  • Located in: Charlottesville, VA
  • Started: 2005
  • Status: Full time documentary photographer
  • Types of Photography: Weddings, Portraits, Family, Babies, Engagement, Pregnancy, Documentary/Story
  • Primary Camera / Favorite Lens: Nikon D3, 50mm f/1.4
  • Interesting Personal Fact: I adore my husband, cooking, athletics, and travel!

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Main Site: www.cramerphoto.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/cramerphoto
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Charlottesville-VA/Cramer-Photo/281222876469?ref=ts&ajaxpipe=1&__a=10

Short Bio: "I focus on the art of documentation. My passion for photography drives from my ability to find the natural beauty of a subject."

22May/100

Ewa Chang | Newborn and Maternity Photography

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  • Business Name: Mamique Photography & Designs, Ltd.
  • Located in: Vancouver, Canada
  • Started: 2008
  • Status: Part Time
  • Types of Photography: Portraiture, specializing in newborn and maternity photography
  • Primary Camera / Favorite Lens: Canon 5D MII / 50 1.4 for newborns and 24-70 L for maternity & family work
  • Interesting Personal Fact: I hold an engineering degree in biological resources.  I gave that up 2 years ago to pursue my passion for photography and knitwear design.

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Main Site: www.mamiquephotography.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/?ref=logo#!/pages/Vancouver-BC/Mamique-Photography-Designs-Ltd/93042999733?ref=ts
Flickr:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mamique/

Word from the Photographer: Photography is something I admired from the sidelines for most of my life. I rarely ever had a camera with me because the photos I'd take with my point-and-shoot rarely showed what I saw.  Then I discovered flickr.com and I discovered the world of manual settings. I quickly upgraded to my very first dSLR (Canon 40D).  All I can say, being in control and "telling" the camera what I wanted made a HUGE difference.  I was hooked! Photographing newborns coincided nicely with my other passion; knitwear designs for babies and children.  As the word spread I was also asked about doing maternity photos and that's how I ended up specializing in both.  There is still so much I want to try photography wise and I'm looking forward to learning and growing in this field!

23Dec/091

Stephanie Read – People

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  • Name / Business Name:  Stephanie Read/ Auburn Soul Photography
  • Located in :D allas, Texas
  • Started in: 2/2009
  • Status: Part Time
  • Types of Photography: Portraiture
  • Primary Camera / Favorite Lens: Nikon/ 50mm
  • Interesting Personal Fact: I'm in love with sun flare!

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About her photography - taken from her blog:

I love photographing people and capturing true connections, smiles, and interaction.
I specialize in natural light on-location lifestyle photography.
My motto is "No Cheese Please". My goal is to capture real smiles, authentic interactions, and true connections.
I take a candid approach to the classic portrait a.k.a. Portraits with personality!

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18Dec/091

Tara Winsor – People

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  • Name / Business Name:  Tara Winsor / Winsor Photography
  • Located in: Davis County, Utah
  • Started in: Business established in 2005
  • Status: Part Time
  • Types of Photography: Children, Families, Weddings
  • Primary Camera / Favorite Lens: D200 with a 50mm 1.8
  • Interesting Personal Fact: I went to Washington D.C. when I was in Elementary School and got to carry a wreath up to the Tomb of The Unknown Soldier. I had to spit my gum out into a soldiers hand.

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Short word from the Photographer

My name is Tara Winsor. I started taking pictures back in High School.
My dad gave me his film DSLR and I treasured that thing. I learned how
to develop photos in a dark room, and use enlargers. I spent as much
time as I could in the dark rooms. After I graduated, I went to go to
college to get a degree in Art. I ended up getting married and putting
my husband through school. Now that he has been done, I have been
trying to dive into photography again. And especially since we have
out little boy, I want as many pictures as I can get of him.
I specialize in taking photos of families, high school seniors, and
children. I also do Weddings on the side. I love the way a families
eyes light up when they see their pictures. And they can remember what
was going on in the photo. It makes my day.

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20Nov/091

Sara Jarvie (Portrait)

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  • Name / Business Name:  Sara Jarvie/ Jarvie Photography
  • Located in: Arizona
  • Started in: 1995 working with the Late Brett Crandell
  • Status: Part time
  • Types of Photography: Wedding, Portrait, and travel (landscapes and architecture)
  • Primary Camera / Favorite Lens: Canon 40D/ I have rediscovered the 50mm lens and love it!
  • Interesting Personal Fact: One of my favorite places is the MET in New York City. I have been 9 times, I go every time I go to New York.

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Short Bio (Word from photographer)

Art is one of my passions in life.

I admire and I am inspired by the creativity of others such as Michelangelo, Edouard Manet, Henry Moore and Dale Chilhuly.

As a photographer I feel that have the opportunity to create art… in my own unique way.

In addition to capturing the special moments in people’s lives I also enjoy taking pictures of places.

I have a goal to visit all 7 continents and as I do I will be taking pictures all along the way. Photography is so much a part of my life and it makes me very happy!

My Two Cents

Sara is my sister. She's been doing photographer for a lot longer than I have.

When I started getting interested in Photography back in 2005 we started talking all the time about it and supporting eachother.

We got our blogs around the same time and helped bounce ideas off eachother ever since then.

She's been very helpful and supportive.

She's now planning on starting up some photowalks and other learning experiences down in Arizona, so if you're interested get a hold of her.