Curt Doussett - Uncovered

I was going through some old photos and found these shots that I had taken, last year, of local actor Curt Doussett. They have never really seen the light of day...so, I thought I'd share. These were shot for a magazine article about Curt. At the time he was the host of a new show on The Discovery Channel called Hazard Pay. The show was a lot like Dirty Jobs except he was working dangerous jobs. I thought changing a baby boy's diaper would play visually as a "dangerous job" and I knew Curt had a baby boy around the house, so that prop would be easy to find. Tonia, his wife, was happy to lend their son, Cade, for the shoot since he needed to be changed anyway. The third one over from the top is the one that was used in the magazine.


The truck shots were taken after the diaper change, in case my first idea didn't work out.

All Ears

I just returned from visiting Disneyland this past weekend and as always I had crazy amounts of fun...and churros. I was reminded of this shot that I took of High School Musical's Bart Johnson last spring. He laughed when I pulled out the Mickey Mouse ears, but was happy to put them on. I love those hats.

Matt Heder

What happens when you ask Matt Heder to "just make a bunch of faces?" This....
These where a series of shots taken for Square Magazine. You get one guess to who he's related to.

Matt & Reagan

The Smith Kids

The Guzzo Family

Holiday Classics Redefined

I volunteered to take pictures of fellow employees (some with members of their families) in place of an all-store meeting fashion show, that I used to put together while working for the Gap.

Made to look like the ad campaign at the time, these were the results.

 

Post updated Jan '12

Angie & Tyler

It's going to be a warm winter

I tell ya, taking some people's pictures can be so grueling.
Here's a sneak peak of a recent shoot. More to come...soon.

Back 2 Cool - Favorite shots

These are a few of my favorite, unused, shots from the Back 2 Cool fashion spread that I shot this past summer for Square Magazine. This was also the first time using studio lighting, which was a lot of fun. Don't worry it was still shot in my garage. I'm not going "big time" anytime soon.
And to give credit where credit is definitely due: Styling was done by my good friend Emily Frame, hair and make-up by the talented Chelsie Nelson and lighting and technical advising by the very giving Bryan Niven, who literally dropped everything to save my butt.

Christina & Garrett

A Tale of Two Talents

Starting a new blog is no pressure, but deciding on what your first "post" should be, is.

I decided to write about the two "talents" that I currently have featured on my website's home page - Joshua James, a musician, and Bryan Niven, a photographer. This past summer I had the great privilege of meeting and getting to know both of these "artists" through my involvement with Square Magazine. Both of these guys are extremely talented and have every right to be proud of their accomplishments, yet they are both humble men that are genuine and sincere in the way they treat others. I am honored to know both.

Joshua James
I met Joshua at his new home in Provo. He greeted me at the door and invited me inside. We sat and talked about the magazine, his upcoming tour and the cassette tape collection he had on the floor. I was surprised to see so many Reba Mcentire album's in the collection. He was wearing glasses and I had not seen any pictures of him with glasses on, so I was excited to try something new with him. I used his garage as a backdrop and asked him to lift up his glasses. We had a few laughs as I tried to explain and as he tried to understand my request. After a few tries he finally lifted them unevenly and I got the shot I was hoping for.

These other shots were taken inside his garage which we cleared of clutter to show off the timbered walls. It was an overcast day, but still very hot. And by "very hot," I mean "really hot." Joshua was very patient and giving in all that I had asked. His guitar was very cool also.

Bryan Niven
Since meeting Bryan to take his picture for Square Magazine's "Big Kid" issue, he and I have become fast friends. A very talented photographer himself, Bryan is an amazing teacher and resource when it comes to all things "photography," especially digital photography.
This series of shots were taken up in Salt Lake after Bryan and I attended Digital Fest at Pictureline early this September. I have recently bought Bryan's old camera (a Canon EOS-1D MarkII, he'd want me to mention that) and wanting to get a better feel for how it works, we spent the rest of the afternoon taking test shots. Bryan took his role as teacher... as well as model. It was really cool to discover what the camera and lens could do and also just play around with a new "toy." The quality and detail is amazing compared to what I have been shooting with, so I'm excited to start using the new camera for larger projects.

Look for shots of Bryan from his Square Magazine spread in a later post.