Elisa B. Photography | Wedding and Portrait Photography
- Name: Elisa Bricker / Elisa B. Photography
- Located in: Charlottesville, Virginia
- Started in: 2008
- Status: Full Time Professional
- Types of Photography: Wedding and Portrait
- Primary Camera / Favorite Lens: I love my Nikon D700s. I shoot with them all the time and they have some wonderful features. My favorite lens is the 24mm 1.4. It's a beautiful lens, gets big groups well in small spaces, let's me float around on a crowded dance floor and has a great effect with detail shots as well.
- Interesting Personal Fact: I grew up in a large family, taking portraits of my siblings and learned on film cameras from my father, who studied photography in college. I'm the oldest of ten children, so I had lots of faces to practice on!
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Main Site: www.elisabphotography.com
Blog: www.elisabphotographyblog.com
Twitter: @elisabphoto
Facebook Fan Page: http://www.facebook.com/elisabphoto
I am an artist, a wife, and a consummate romantic. I have a minimally processed photographic style with modern touches. My mother always said that makeup should make us look like our best selves – not like we’re wearing makeup. I feel the same way about the post production of my work. I’m reflecting the beauty of who people are – their best selves – and not making them look like something they’re not. Good post production is subtle.
I began my love of photography with a strong desire to create beauty in high school. I found other loves that I studied in college, but found myself right back where I belonged after graduating. I’m blessed to have a family that I love to spend time with and a growing business that desires my time as well. My biggest challenge is finding the work/life balance – something that I suspect will be a constant. J
I shoot all of my weddings with my husband, Edward, who is my partner in the business. I’m blessed to be able to work with him, and our clients benefit from his great eye and grounded personality. We love working together.
I'm a member of the Professional Photographers of America and Wedding Professional Photographers International.
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.
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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.
Samantha Loosle
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- Name: Samantha Jane Images
- Located in: Layton, UT
- Started in: 2009
- Status: Full Time
- Types of Photography: Wedding, Portrait, Children
- Primary Camera / Favorite Lens: 5D Mark II, 50mm f/1.4 or 24mm-27mm f/2.8
- Interesting Personal Fact: I hate the feeling of carpet on my bare feet, so I always carry socks.
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Website: www.samanthajaneimages.com
Blog: www.samantha-jane-images.blogspot.com
Smugmug: www.samanthajaneimages.smugmug.com
Short Bio
A bit about me…My name is Samantha (Sam) and my middle name isn’t really Jane. Although I grandmother has called me Samantha Jane for as long as I can remember, I think it was out of spite to my father for not giving me a middle name.
I have an addiction to my iPhone. I love to ski. I tend to be a bit of a dork, although I try to act like I’m not. I am a bit accident prone, some call it endearing, others amusing, but it’s just me.
Photography for me is love, passion and obsession all wrapped up into one. I think of my clients as friends, and treat them as so. I love capturing the little moments, the ones that generally go un-noticed. My style can be described as lifestyle, with a bit of sass and glamour.
Chuck Liu | Wedding Photography
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- Name: Chuck Liu Photography
- Located in: Chicago, IL (or wherever I happen to be)
- Started in: 01/2009
- Status: Part Time
- Types of Photography: Mostly Wedding and Engagement, occasionally portrait and families
- Primary Camera / Favorite Lens: Canon 5d Mark II, 50mm 1.2
- Interesting Personal Fact: I used to be a geek and have one of the largest Transformer collections in the world.
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Main Site: www.chuckliuphotography.com
Blog: http://www.facebook.com
Short Bio
Photography has been a beautiful journey for me. When I started booking weddings, it was because I needed something to support this expensive habit of buying cameras and lenses. But the more I did it, the more I enjoyed being there in the moment, seeing things in a way that no one else would. No wedding is the same, and each is an opportunity to push myself artistically. Also, I try to keep commercialization from creeping into my work. I believe that real art involves people and relationships, as well as a lot of time, heart, and hard work. It's a process of giving freely and receiving with open hands. It's always my hope that my images reflect those values.
Photography by Megan Brown
- 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!
Find out more
- Main Site: www.photographybymeganbrown.com
- Blog: www.photographybymeganbrowntheblog.blogspot.com
- Flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/_meganb_/
- Facebook: www.facebook.com/#!/Photographybymeganbrown
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.
Stuart Townsley
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- Name: Stuart Townsley Photography
- Located in: Beverly Hills and Woodland Hills
- Started in: 2000
- Status: Full Time
- Types of Photography: Weddings Portraits and other Events (Bar/Bat Mitzvahs)
- Primary Camera / Favorite Lens: Canon 5d MkII and 70-200 2.8 IS
- Interesting Personal Fact: I love Jello am a bedroom DJ and triathlete
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Main Site: www.townsleyportraits.com
Blog: www.townsleyportraits.com/blog
Short Bio:
“I was born in 1970 to a poor southern family of migrant field workers my pappy beat me every night....”
I don’t know what to say about myself I started shooting in 1998 and just haven't stopped. I have shot for rich people and poor people and every type in between. I have shot happy people, nervous people and disasters. I only know how to do one thing and this is it and I love it!
I am always always ALWAYS trying new things to keep it fresh. 2009 was a real breakthrough year for me. My work changed a lot and by using the internet blogs/social networks etc.. I was able to add a lot of exposure to my work. 2010 is going even better! Stay tune.
Donald Norris | Family Photography
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- Name: Donald Norris Photography
- Located in: Los Angeles, California
- Status: Full Time
- Types of Photography: Weddings, Headshots, Families, Corporate
- Primary Camera / Favorite Lens: Canon Mark 2 , 90mm ts
- Interesting Personal Fact: Former White House intern, Lead photographer of the "Yearbook Camp" at Burning man, I did not want to get into weddings at all.. but after I did... I found that I LOVE IT. Like sickly love it. It's what I was called to do.
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Main Site: www.norrisphoto.com
Blog: www.norrisphoto.com/blog
Twitter: http://twitter.com/norrisphoto
Short Bio:
Donald grew up in Wilmington, Delaware and began photography at sixteen while shooting pet portraits for a local pet store chain. He graduated from Towson University with a BA in Business and served three internships, one at the White House under President Bill Clinton.
For four years after graduation, Donald worked as a business counselor for actors at an acting school. He then transitioned full-time into photography, and naturally began in the area he knew best: head shots.
Over time, Donald embraced the full art of photography and branched out into nearly every area of artistic vision.
Donald has since been blessed to work with some of the best wedding photographers in the world, and even shoots some celebrity weddings each year. He is an active member with the Wedding and Portrait Photographers International and the Professional Photographers of America. His work has been featured in People magazine and on FOX’s Good Day LA.
Destiny Photography | Wedding and Family Photographer
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- Name: Destiny Burk
- Located in: Tulsa, OK
- Status: Full Time
- Types of Photography: Weddings, Engagement, Bridal, Family, Senior, and Maternity Pix
- Primary Camera / Favorite Lens: Canon 5D
- Interesting Personal Fact: I buy all my equipment at www.BandHPhoto.com, they are a great company with great prices.
Find out more
Main Site: www.DestinyPix.com
Blog: www.destinypix.smugmug.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com
Short Bio
"I love weddings when the couple is really in love and aren't afraid to be affectionate and show it! Or when my bride is so creative and comes up with the coolest ideas!!! I am a detailed person who loves organization, so I enjoy the planning side of weddings...helping my brides with timelines, details, and ideas.
My goal for 2010 is to really watch and capture that moment in between the moment- like just right before or after a sweet kiss, or the emotion of a dad and daughter dancing...I want that emotion to show thru my images and tell the story.
I love children photography when they cooperate. Ha! I love to shoot kiddos when they laugh and play and babies when they sleep. I love to capture families that are close and lovey dovey, and like being silly! Maternity is my most challenging, I enjoy it but the posing and ideas don't come as easy for me. I like to do it but will probably be better at it once I've experienced being pregnant myself!
Probably my most favorite though would be engagement pix. I love to see the newness of the relationship and love with engagement pix. I love when couples are giggly and sweet with each other, and when they love to do fun pix!"
Wade Heninger | Dance Photography
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- Business Name: Heninger Fotographik
- Located in: Seattle, WA
- Started: I started working in the late 90s.
- Status: Part Time. I also work for SmugMug as their resident designer.
- Types of Photography: I shoot mainly dance, family and portraiture, with a few weddings mixed in to keep it interesting.
- Primary Camera / Favorite Lens: I <3 my Canon 5D MKII. My favorite lenses are: Canon 24-105L and my Canon 70-200 L 2.8 IS. However, my absolute favorite lens is my Summicron 50 on my Leica M8. Bar none that lens impresses me every time I use it. Wish I could mount it on the 5D
- Interesting Personal Fact:I love to shoot dance performances in my kilt. Its dressy, and it has some big pockets (Utilikilt) for holding all that crap we need to carry around. If I ever pass out shooting, I full expect someone to scream "We have a photog down, repeat a photog is down" in a nice scottish accent.
Main Site / Blog: http://heninger.org/
Twitter: http://twitter.com/heninger
Short Bio - I started in photography as a kid when my grandparents gave me an Argus 126 camera for christmas one year. I burned thru a lot of film before the economics of it all outstripped my modest 8 year-old finances. Much later on I picked up a camera when digital was just starting to catch on and before long I was back learning traditional photography and working in my own darkroom. I worked as a designer at Adobe and gravitated towards the photo side of their offerings, working on Photoshop, Camera Raw and finally Lightroom - a product which I'm very proud of and use to this day.
I spent the better part of 5 years doing mainly fine art street photography - prowling the streets with my Leica and learning how to edit my work. I kinda stumbled into dance photography when I suggested a small project with a local studio where my daughter was dancing. One thing lead to another and now I find myself shooting several big dance events a year in the Seattle area and am the studio photographer for Emerald Ballet Theatre in Bellevue, Wa. Dancers moving fast in dark environments have really pushed me technically, and I've been really happy with the improvements in hardware over the past 5 years.
My style has morphed over the past decade, and what was once a body of very traditional, very rigid black & white work has morphed into a much more varied presentation using colors, toning and more than a few vignettes. Lightroom has had a huge impact on that broadening focus beyond my comfort zone. I shoot a lot more these days, and as my volume has increased, I've actually handed off the proofing, sales and printing to SmugMug and its pro lab which has saved me a huge amount of time.
I don't do much active marketing per se, but I pick up a manageable volume of family, senior and portraiture work thru the dance studios clientele - its a nice symbiosis.
Each year brings a new bunch of stuff to learn, and I enjoy the challenges photography brings. Furthermore, I find a lot of inspiration with both the contemporary and historical work out there. I'm a huge fan of using the social media outlets, especially twitter and facebook to publicize my work and I'm amazed at the connections I've made thru that venue. I try to limit my follows, but those I do constantly impress.
My job designing photographer tools for the last decade has allowed me to travel, attend conferences (you'll always find me at WPPI & PPE) and meet with some great artists and interesting people.
Finally, I do a weekly roundup of the important happenings in the Lightroom world, entitled "Lightroom Tuesday" that is chalk full of tutorials, tips and tricks for making the most of today's outstanding workflow software. Follow me on Twitter for the weekly reminders.
Its a great time to be a photographer.
Shannon Kelley Photography
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- Name / Business Name: Shannon Kelley Photography
- Located in: Knoxville, TN
- Started in: 2007
- Status: Full Time
- Types of Photography: Weddings/Engagements...with a artsy twist:)
- Primary Camera / Favorite Lens: Canon 5d, 17-40 L
- Interesting Personal Fact: I'm a former missionary kid, I've been to over 20 countries (most of them third world) and want to one day be a full time missionary, I love cheese, I love summer and driving with the windows rolled down, we cloth diapered our little girl, I heart Asiago cheese bagels from Panera, I have a studio that is a community studio geared to help other photographers, my favorite place on this earth is Tonga, I need some beach time, I picture the world through a lens and am a believer that all things are beautiful, I love light and sun and how it hits this earth. I'm Shannon:)
Main Site: www.shannonkelleyphotography.com
Blog: www.shannonkelleyphotography.com/blog
Twitter: www.twitter.com/alohashannon
(Others): www.facebook.com/shannonkelleyphotography
Short Bio: When I was younger my parents were missionaries. We often lived in one room and had about 1 suitcase to our name. We never bought much from the countries we lived in because of space, instead we took pictures and scrapbooked. Memories will be out souvenirs is what we lived by. That is how my love of photography began. I saw the world through a lens and fell
in love with the world and capturing the beauty of it.
Even now, when I'm shooting weddings I live by that love. The love to capture something unique and to show others how it was not only beautiful but full of emotion. To me, photography is more than a job or a passion, its a necessity. To capture memories that we look back on forever. It's our heritage and legacy we leave.
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.
Jennifer Grigg | Wedding Photography
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- Name: Jennifer Grigg
- Located in: Springville, Utah
- Started: 1980's
- Status: Business owner, mom, college degree in photography
- Types of Photography: families, wedding, headshots, events
- Primary Camera / Favorite Lens: Nikon D200 70-200 2.8!
- Interesting Personal Fact: 3 kids, teenager, preteen, tweenie
Main Site: http://www.jennifergrigg.com
Bigfolio: http://jumanjijuice.bigfolioblog.com
Xanga: http://www.xanga.com/jumanjijuice
Iweb: http://jengriggphoto.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/Jumanjijuice
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/jengrigg
Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jumanjijuice
Smugmug: http://jennifergrigg.smugmug.com
Short Bio: I got my first camera in 7th grade, circa 1977, not really mine, just a vacation lend from my Dad. He set up a darkroom in our only bathroom and took so many pictures of me that they fill 11 albums.
I loved yearbook staff so much in high school that I chose to study and graduate from BYU with a BFA in photography and minor in communications. My first job was at the Provo Daily Herald with the amazing Jason Olson and Trent Nelson. I worked part-time after our first child, then freelanced, then had three children, then interned with the Deseret News during the 2002 Olympics.
My rekindling of my wedding photography business started when I traded in my Nikon f4 for a Nikon D70 in 2004. The digital bug bit me and here I am. I shoot families, weddings and some public relations work. I would love to shoot 50 weddings a year, but for now. I shoot less than 10, with about that many other clients as well.
My kids have busy social lives filled with friends, creek walking and music and sports. My husband is a web designer who loves his job, family and church.
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.
Christine Bentley | Capturing Wedding Details
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- Business Name: Christine Bentley Photography
- Located in: Irvine, California
- Started: 2006
- Status: Full Time
- Types of Photography: Portraits and Weddings
- Primary Camera / Favorite Lens: Canon 5D Mark II / 70-200 2.8
- Interesting Personal Fact: I met my husband while riding my Harley, well actually I met him after I crashed it into the shop where he was the service manager. We were married 6 months later!
Main Site: www.christinebentley.com
Blog: www.christinebentleyblog.com
Facebook: facebook.com/christinebentley
Twitter: http://twitter.com/chrisbentley
Short Bio: Oh lets see. I love tell the story about how I got started, mostly because it's pretty crazy. I had a fav photog who moved to Southern California and I pretty much freaked out because she took ALL the photos of my children. So I decided that the last session we had scheduled I would take mental notes of her equipment and just go and buy everything that I needed to do what she was doing. So after leaving the amera store with over $10K of equipment, I thought I was a "professional". My husband came home to find me in tears in our living room with a camera that had a black LCD screen. I HAD NO IDEA WHAT I WAS DOING. Nothing was returnable and I was up the creek. I mean, I bought a 35mm lens cause the "35mm" sounded like "photo stuff" and I thought I needed it....I truly didn't even know what aperture was or ANYTHING. The learning curve was quit humbling to say the least.
Always up for learning (I have a Master's Degree in Education), I decided this was not going to get the best of me. The idea was to be able to take photos of my children, not really to start a business. Soon it became a healthy addiction and an artistic outlet. It was "me" time as all parents out there know you need that "me" time to indulge in your favorite hobbies. It was amazing to me that I could actually start making money doing this, I love it, still do.
I started to follow AMAZING photographers and learn from them. My early mentors who have now become friends are Bob and Dawn Davis. They started my career. I truly believe that. I took their workshop first, it was amazing and things have never been the same. I started simply with portraits, afraid to take on weddings, but realized soon enough, weddings are a LONG portrait session with a great story to tell. Then I was hooked. I blame and thank Mike Colon and his workshop on getting a lot of my business together, marketing etc. I have been really fortunate to have met some amazing people in this industry and if there is any advice I can give to those you start, do what you love first, and reach out to others. Without my early mentors, I would most likely still be lost.
A few short years later, I have a studio in Irvine. I have amazing clients both portraits and weddings. I have won Accolade and Merit Awards in both WPPI as well as PPOC. I plan on entering more images, and more and more. I continue to learn, I'll never stop learning, but now I also teach! Imagine that, I actually teach those in my community how to use their consumer DSLRs as well as do some professional mentoring. I believe in myself, I am blessed to have others believe in me, I am determined as all hell, but I love it, I love it all and I get to live it everyday!
Rachel Rehart | Bride and Groom Photography
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- Name / Business Name: Rachel Rehart of R+C Photography
- Located in: Lehi, Utah
- Started: As a studio? 2009, baby.
- Status: Full-time
- Types of Photography: I am photography's equivalent of multiple-personality-disorder. R+C does weddings, newborns, seniors, families, photojournalism...and anything else that catches our interest. I see things as technical challenges, so doing only one type of photography would be boring.
- Primary Camera / Favorite Lens: 5D Mark ii/ 24-70 2.8 L or 100mm 2.8 L macro
- Interesting Personal Fact:
Main Site: www.rpluscphotography.com
Blog: www.rcphotographyutah.blogspot.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/RplusCPhotography
Short Bio: Hi, I'm Rachel, the R of R+C Photography. I'm a mom of 5 kids and I've always been passionate about documenting their lives.
My oldest two sons were officially diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder in January of 2004–when they were 4 and 2, respectively–and it began to make sense why I could never get the studio settings of big chain photographers to work for them. We went for a long time without many really GOOD pictures of the boys, and as our family grew, I became more and more restless about this. So, I decided to take matters into my own hands and learn photography! Once I had the skills to photograph my own sons in a way that they found comfortable, without harsh flashes or lots handling and posing, I wanted to share it with other families who faced the same challenges creating keepsakes of their family’s life.
Along the way, I’ve discovered I just love photographing everyone! So what started as a very focused journey in chronicling my own family’s story has become a passion and an artistic outlet.
Then, about a year ago, I met a fellow photographer, Crystal Pickering, and we formed R+C Photography. Shooting with a partner has been both a fun social outlet for me, and a great chance for each of us to push each other technically. We pride ourselves on our technical ability and creativity. We like to stay up-to-date with the latest trends, but we also study the history of photography and art, so that we can understand all of the good stuff. I think our friendship and personalities come out during each shoot, and clients are quickly at ease. In fact, some of our brides have literally become BFFs with us. In short--too late--working as friends and partners makes all the difference for us.
Edward Maurer | Sports Photography
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- Name/Business Name: Edward Maurer / Edward John Photography LLC.
- Located in: Oakland County Michigan. I live in a beautiful little town called Lake Orion which is about an hour north of Detroit.
- Started: professional photographer on July 18th, 2008, but I've been a photographer for a lot longer than that.
- Status: Part time
- Types of Photography: Lifestyle wedding and portrait photography is my primary focus, and I enjoy sports photography.
- Primary Camera / Favorite Lens: Nikon D700 / 70-200 f2.8
- Interesting Personal Fact: I've seen the movie Ferris Bueller's day off more times than I can remember and can recite the dialog to the entire movie.
Find out more
Main Site: www.edwardjohnphotography.com
Blog: edsphotography.blogspot.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/edwardjohnphoto
Short Bio: I'm a husband, a father, and a passionate photographer. Enjoying life with my bride, our three beautiful kids, and the worlds best dog Sparkie.
I've seen amazing images all my life and began capturing them on camera when I was attending engineering school. A stable job at an engineering firm was all I ever wanted, but something was different when a camera was in my hands. I felt alive and everything felt "right." I took my engineering knowledge (left brain) to good use by analyzing the camera gear and how it all functioned, meanwhile the right side of my brain was visualizing images that just needed to be captured. I offered to help photograph a wedding for a friend and by the end of the night I was hooked. Exhausted, but excited at the same time. Telling the story of a wedding is something I truely enjoy. In January of 2009 I began a daily photo blog where I posted photos every day that had been taken within that week. This helped me to see light, to really study composition, and to bring my photography to the next level. I intend to keep this blog going as long as I can because it really helps me to stay focused and to improve.
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!
Find out more
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."
Josh Gruetzmacher | Wedding Photography
The Quick Survey
- Name: Josh Gruetzmacher
- Located in: San Francisco, CA
- Status: Full Time
- Types of Photography: Wedding Photography, Engagement Photography, Travel Photography
- Primary Camera / Favorite Lens: Canon 5D / Canon 35mm f1.4L
- Interesting Personal Fact: I slept in Central Park in New York so that I could see the MET the next day.
Find out more
Main Site: www.joshgruetzmacher.com
Blog: www.joshgruetzmacher.com/blog
Twitter: www.twitter.com/joshgruetz
Short Bio: Happiness to me is being somewhere cool, surrounded by friends. I love to travel and experience new things. I am a very curious person. I love photographing life and real moments that matter. I have been photographing weddings for a little over 5 years, and I couldn't be happier. It is an honor to be able to do something that I am passionate about as a full time career. How did I get so blessed? I am engaged to the sweetest woman, and we’re planning our wedding, which will be in late October this year. I live in San Francisco, but travel all over for beautiful weddings. Yes, I would love to come to photograph your destination wedding in Greece. I am 25 years old, and in the last 6 years I have photographed over 100 weddings for awesome couples, traveled to 25 different countries, and picked up a college degree from SF State University in Visual Communication. Thank you for taking the time to check out my work!
John Sturr | Lifestyles Photography
The Quick Survey
- 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.
Shannon Hollman | Thousand Words
- Name / Business Name: Shannon Hollman/ Thousand Words Photography
- Located in: Kalispell, Montana
- Started in: 2008
- Status: Full time/year round...as long as the weather permits
- Types of Photography: portraits (all types) and wedding
- Primary Camera / Favorite Lens: canon 5d and my 50mm
- Interesting Personal Fact: I'm a reality show junkie. If it's on TV, I'll watch it!
- Main Site: http://www.thousandwordsphotographymt.com/
- Blog: http://thousandwordsphotographymontana.blogspot.com/
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Montana/thousand-words-photography/38052797021
I'm so lucky to have my husband by my side for all wedding shoots. I could not do it without him and I fall in love with him all over again every time we shoot a wedding together.
Thanks for this opportunity!
