Talyn Sherer Photography | Portrait Photography
The Quick Survey:
- Name / Business Name: Talyn Sherer Photography
- Located in: Salt Lake City, Utah
- Started in: 2007
- Status: (Full Time, Part Time, Hobbiest, etc): Part Time
- Types of Photography: Portraiture, Landscape and Still Life
- Primary Camera / Favorite Lens: Canon 7D; 17-40 mm L F4
- Interesting Personal Fact: I am an adventure hobbyist and treasure seeker. I have spent a lot of time studying various rock formations as a child and continue searching for lost treasure while I am out photographing landscapes.
Find out more:
- Main Site: www.talynshererphotography.com
Short Bio -
I was born and raised in Utah and as I child I was always wondering off looking for new ways of seeing the world around me. My parents encouraged my adventurous personality by engaging me in my surroundings and bringing me to various destinations through the country. During school I had developed a much more in depth understanding of the importance of photography and art in general. My first photography teacher had shown me the true meaning of capturing, documenting and sharing the art of photography. While often being a heavy critic on my own work I still strive to find perfection in all of my photographs. I was published in "The Freefall Review" A quarterly magazine based out of California that encouraged the starving artists from around the country to share their passions with the world. I currently am studying photo journalism in an effort to be placed in situations that allows me to shed light on controversial issues and events.
While I still reside in Salt Lake City I am often on the road looking for those unique photographs of the way life moves around us. I am in the process of working on my first book that will highlight businesses throughout my travels. The book is scheduled to be released within the next 2-4 years as I continue capturing various people and events.
Laurel Parker | Senior Portrait Photography
- Name: Laurel Parker
- Business Name: Mama Laurel’s Photography
- Started in: Summer 2010
- Status: Part-time
- Types of Photography: I enjoy all kinds of photography; however, my very favorites are weddings and high school seniors!
- Primary Camera/Favorite Lens: Nikon D700, 50mm 1.4, 24-70mm 2.8
- Interesting Personal Fact: I have won several cooking contests for my mad cheesecake baking skills, resulting in prizes of trips, dinners, and kitchenware. The funny part is that I have made up all the recipes in my head and submitted them to be judged before I ever tried cooking them myself!
Find Out More:
- Main Site: mamalaurelsphotography.com
- Facebook Page: Mama Laurel’s Photography
Short Bio:
It is an honor to be highlighted on you website, because some of my very favorite photographers have been featured here in the past. I have loved photography since I was just a little girl, but it wasn’t until I had a family of my own that my opportunities to begin shooting and experimenting with photography became more serious. Now that my six children are mostly grown, with the youngest being 14, I have more time to pursue things that I really love to do in addition to being a mom, and photography is it! My family is relieved beyond measure, since I no longer have my camera stuck in their face for every event that they are involved in. I am able to get my photography fix on other people now!
When I was young, my family did a lot of traveling overseas. My mother trusted me enough with her camera that I became the designated photographer on many of our trips. On one occasion, when I was about 9 or 10, a plane we were flying in over Africa was asked to delay landing for some unknown reason. To pass the time, the pilot flew the plane around the top of Mount Kilimanjaro a couple of times, and my mother handed over the camera for me to start shooting. I took an entire roll of images through the plane’s window and they came out beautifully. To this day, one of those photos is enlarged and framed in my parents home. Ever since that experience, I have always felt like I was capable of taking a pretty good picture!
I enjoy all kinds of photography, but focusing on individuals and couples is my favorite thing to do. That’s why I love to shoot wedding photography, as well as high school seniors. They are by far the most fun to be with. They have to many interesting things to talk about and such big dreams to share.
I have enjoyed creating my business, and am continually trying to learn all that I can to improve my skills. I prefer not to get locked into one kind of style, but I tend to be drawn to rich and vibrant colors, and I absolutely love a slightly over-processed look to my editing. If you are ever in Salt Lake City and are looking for a photographer, look me up and let’s go have some fun!
Ali Hohn | Portrait Photography
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- Name: Ali Hohn Ali Hohn Photography and Rock That OCF
- Located in: Minnesota
- Started in: 2006
- Status: Full Time
- Types of Photography: Seniors, newborns, babies, families and commercial
- Primary Camera / Favorite Lens: 5D Mark II and 70-200 IS L
- Interesting Personal Fact: I got married to my husband when I was 21 and I only knew him for 9 months when we got married. We have now been married for 9 years.
Find out more
- Main Site: www.alihohn.com and www.rockthatocf.com
- Blog: http://www.ahphotos.com/blog/
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ali.hohn
Short Bio
I have been shooting now for 4 years. I started when my daughter was almost 3 months old. I have no idea why I started a business when I had a newborn! Anyway, I've gone from working in my garage to a tiny studio in our old town house to building a home just for the studio and now in a retail studio place.
I absolutely love what I do for a living. I don't feel like it's a job. Well, maybe except during crazy season.
I also teach off camera flash to people all over the world. I've been to Australia, Salt Lake City 3 times and going for a 4th, Michigan twice, Las Vegas, Florida, New Orleans and going to be going to Sacramento in October.
I enjoy teaching photographers and meeting so many amazing people! I met Scott Jarvie thru my adventures in traveling and teaching!
Holly Johnson | Family Photography
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- Name: Holly Johnson - Holly's Hobby's Photography
- Located in: West Jordan, Utah but I service in the Salt Lake City area as well as the Provo, Orem, and Ogden areas. I am willing to travel if the need is there.
- Started in: 2005
- Status: Part Time
- Types of Photography: Families, kids, missionaries, senior portraits, engagements and weddings.
- Primary Camera / Favorite Lens: Canon rebel xti, 24-70mm 2.8 L
- Interesting Personal Fact: Photography isn't something I thought I would be doing 10 years ago and here I am 5 years later.
Find out more
Website: www.hollyshobbys.smugmug.com
Blog: www.hollyshobbysphoto.blogspot.com
Facebook Fan Page: http://www.facebook.com
Short Bio
I have always been a creative person. I was always interested in art. I used to do alot of scrapbooking, (alot) and had many friends who admired the pictures in my albums. One of those friends hired me to do her family pictures, all I had then was my little kodak digital camera and my brain, and it pretty much snowballed from there. This wasn't something I would have ever thought of doing as a career let alone having my own successful business. So along the way, I have had to learn (alot of times it was by doing things the wrong way) how to get the effects I wanted. Gradually got better equipment and try to learn things along the way. I also make collages with all of my shoots to capture some of the feeling. turning a few pictures into a work of art. The best part of being a photographer is all the friends you make along the way. When I gain a client, they always come back for more, and that trusting relationship goes along way. Helps me to build the self confidence I need in making this successful business.
Leah Miller | People Photography
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- Name: Leah Miller Photography
- Located in: Salt Lake City, UT
- Started in: 08/2009
- Status: Part Time
- Types of Photography: People (wedding/portrait)
- Primary Camera / Favorite Lens: 5D Mark II, 24-70mm 2.8
- Interesting Personal Fact: It hurts my throat to drink soda. I'll manage to choke one down about once every 5 years.
Find out more
Website: www.leahmillerphotography.com
Blog: www.leahmillerphotography.com/blog
Facebook Fan Page: http://www.facebook.com
Short Bio
If someone would have told me 18 months ago that I would have my own photography business one day I would have laughed!! Here I am and I LOVE it.
I grew up in a Utah. I spent most of my time playing in high school and college playing in some sort of sporting event. I graduated from Utah State University with a BS degree in Business and Info Systems. I became a computer and web programmer. I met my husband during my last semester in college. Since we've been married we lived in France, Montana, Kansas City, Virginia, and now Utah. We have 2 very entertaining children, who are now my full-time job, and take up the majority of my day.
About 18 months ago I pulled out a DSLR camera that was given to my husband before we were married. I dusted it off and started reading the instruction manual for it. At first photography was a technical and creative outlet...something I very much needed as a stay at home mom. It has since evolved into a passion. My favorite part of photography is editing...I'm not kidding. No worries, I like to shoot as well My goal for the next year is to shoot more weddings AND more pictures of my own kids.
John Sturr | Lifestyles Photography
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- Name / Business Name: John Sturr Photographer
- Located in: Salt Lake City, Utah
- Started: 2009
- Status: Part Time
- Types of Photography: Street, Freelance, Wedding, Architecture
- Primary Camera / Favorite Lens: Nikon D3s, anything approaching f1.4
- Interesting Personal Fact: I married the love of my life two weeks before leaving for an Army combat tour to Baghdad, Iraq.
Find out more
Main Site: www.jsturr.com
Blog: www.jsturr.com/blog
Twitter: http://twitter.com/jsturr/
Short Bio: I come from a family of four brothers and grew up in both Chicago Ill, and Pentwater Michigan. The
military took me to Ft. Lewis Washingtion where I turned 30 and entered into the 2nd Ranger Battalion for a little
over three years. After the Army, Pocatello, Idaho is where I finished my Mass Communication degree and where I met my wife
Madeline Ritchie, eventually settling in Salt Lake after fishing a combat tour in Baghdad. I'm 41 now.
I work as a draftsman for FFKR Architects - www.ffkr.com.
Photography started as a creative outlet and has evolved into something unexplainable
for me. I really enjoy just grabbing my gear and shooting for myself -- and most of my images reflect that. Unpaid
work is always the most enjoyable as you don't feel the pressure to perform and it just happens, or it doesn't. Street
Photography could become quite addicting also, if we lived in NYC; upon visiting there I quickly became hooked.
Recently I've ventured into some paid work - portraits, weddings, and some light commercial Architectural assignments.
My style is a bit geometric and maybe even constrained, or serious. Influences come from the masters of Bauhaus,
Lissitzky, and the Russian Constructivist's and I rely heavily on visualizing a grid when I view the frame. I very
much like creating tension with either the placement of the subject or with the strength or weakness of the camera
and equipment. Lens Bokeh becomes a powerful aspect of some of the favorite images, along with geometric framing.
Photography is always very challenging and rewarding when it all comes together - I'm constantly learning and glad to be
apart of the Salt Lake group of photographers of where I met Scott Jarvie and friends.
William Packard | Clique Photography
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- Name / Business Name: William Packard / Clique Photography a.k.a. Clique Photography of Utah
- Located in: Salt Lake City, UT
- Started in: December 2008
- Status: Part Time, working towards and hoping to develop into a full time career of something I love to do.
- Types of Photography: Focus is Wedding however I do portrait and family as well. My style varies from a classy to edgy. Love the fun of edgy but the beauty of class.
- Primary Camera / Favorite Lens: Nikon D90, I haven't yet found that lens that really makes me go nuts.
- Interesting Personal Fact: I used to do autopsies when I worked at the hospital way back when. I also love sushi and Terry Pratchett.
Find out more
- Main Site: www.clique-photography.com
- Blog: www.cliquephotos.blogspot.com
- Facebook: www.facebook.com/cliquephotography
About the Photographer
William Packard is a photographer who's always had the talent and just recently decided to bless others by sharing. His style is amazing, sophisticated yet can take on an edge. He values the opportunities he has in sharing such momentous occasions with what was once a total stranger but now an everlasting friend. When you ask him his favorite part of his business it's meeting all kinds and new and fabulous people. He loves what he does and it shows in his work. To watch him in action is amazing, you can actually see the wheels turn. And he's not against climbing like a monkey, getting soaking wet, or rolling on the floor to get that "perfect" shot!
Trent Nelson – Sports
A quick Survey
- Name / Business Name: Trent Nelson
- Located in: Salt Lake City, Utah
- Started in: 1988
- Status: (Full Time, Part Time, Hobbiest, etc) - Full Time
- Types of Photography: Photojournalism, Action, Documentary, Street
- Primary Camera / Favorite Lens: Canon 1D Mark II N / 50/1.4
- Interesting Personal Fact: Would have been a comic book artist, but can't draw.
Find out more
- Main Site: http://trentnelson.net
- Blog: http://trenthead.com
- Twitter: @trenthead
- http://theclick.us
- http://utahphotojournalism.com
Bio From his Blog
A native of Northern California, Trent Nelson is currently Chief Photographer at The Salt Lake Tribune. Trent is a three-time Utah press Photographer of the Year, known for his keen observation and creative skills. He’s covered winter and summer Olympic Games, a pair of NBA Finals, and the NCAA Basketball Final Four for the Tribune, and since 2005 has traveled throughout North America covering polygamy. Assignments for the Tribune have taken him all over the United States, Africa, the Balkans, Honduras, and Russia. Trent lives in Sugar House with his wife, two kids, and his wife’s dog.
Links from his Site
- FriendFeed
- PhotoShelter
- Last.fm
- SportsShooter
- MySpace
- Zibtips (My Book on Photography)
A word from the Author - Jarvie
One of the more sad events of 2009 for me involves Trent.
He was a keynote speaker at PhotoCamp Utah.
I was prepping a presentation for after his and so I sadly was not able to see the presentation, and it makes me sad.
Everyone talked about it and loved it, so I know I missed something special.
This post focuses on his sports photography which he does a lot of. But of course he does so much more working for the paper.
He's a really neat guy, we get along well.
He's also a guy after my own heart having way too many projects and websites... Just Like ME! haha
Sheryll Lynne
A quick survey
- Name / Business Name: Sheryll @ Sheryll Lynne Photography
- Located in: Salt Lake City, UT and Louisville, KY
- Started in: 2002
- Status: (Full Time, Part Time, Hobbiest, etc) Full time
- Types of Photography: Weddings, Boudoir, Family, Seniors, Commercial, and fun stuff
- Primary Camera / Favorite Lens: D700, 14mm and 50mm 1.4
- Interesting Personal Fact: I am a girl gamer. Maybe that's not too interesting... sorry.
Find out more
- Main Site: http://www.sheryll-lynne.com
- Blog: http://www.sheryll-lynne.com/blog
- Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/sherylllynne
- Facebook Personal Page: http://www.facebook.com/sheryllrocks
- Facebook Fan Page: http://www.facebook.com/sherylllynne
Short Bio - Word from the Photographer
In a nutshell, I take photos. I have been shooting since I was a teenager and it dawned on me a decade later that it would be in my best interest to become a photographer.
I am a hopeless romantic, I like to laugh, and I could listen to the "Amelie" soundtrack over and over again. I am also a force to be reckon with.
David Terry (Weddings)
The Quick Survey
- Name / Business Name: David Terry Photography
- Located in: Salt Lake City, Utah
- Started in: 2004
- Status: Part Time
- Types of Photography: Weddings and Families Portraiture
- Primary Camera / Favorite Lens: Canon 5D Mark II with Canon 85mm f/1.2L
- Interesting Personal Fact: I try to balance my love for both software engineering and photography, often at the expense of sleep.
Find out more
- Main Site: http://www.dterryphotography.com
- Blog: http://blog.dterryphotography.com
- Twitter: http://twitter.com/dwterry
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/DavidTerry
- Email: david@dterryphotography.com
- Phone: 801-699-3427
Short Bio (Word from photographer)
