The Draschil Family

Let's get the holidays started.

In the bedroom with the Petersons

Would do this again, for sure.

The Nixon Family

I love this family. There, I said it.

It was nice to finally meet dad Nixon and brother Nixon.

Jeremy Jones

I'll spare you the journal entry I could write about my time with pro snowboarder Jeremy Jones. But, I will say this, Jeremy Jones is an A+ guy. Humble, confident, gracious...and awesome. My writer, assistant and I were so impressed with how down-to-earth he was.

I'll share a couple things from my 45 minute session with Jeremy. I would love to share more, but there were a lot of "You had to be there" kinda moments.

We set up in Jeremy's garage. Both of his kids hung around to watch dad. Jeremy's son was so memorized by the lights that Jeremy picked him up to give him a better look. Jeremy's wife was behind me trying to get her son to look at the camera. I kept my mouth shut and fired away.

The first thing Jeremy told me was to not ask him to smile. He said that he hated his "photo smile." So these are 100% natural Jeremy Jone smiles.

"Here you go. I'm giving it to you Matt."

When I think about capturing a genuine emotion, I hope to always remember this image. Jeremy's daughter was just to the right of me, on her tricycle, watching. Jeremy had just asked her what her favorite Disney Princess was. It was Cinderella.

Jeremy has had his picture taken a number of times for magazines and ad campaigns, so he had challenged me to come up with a pose that he hadn't done before (no pressure right?). This had been a running joke during the shoot, so towards the end of our time I had asked him to run his hands through his hair.

"Ah, The Push," he responded.

"Oh no, [you] even [have] a name for it." I said.

We laughed.

To read Jeremy's article in the latest issue of Square Magazine visit here.

The Balser Family

Meet the Balser Family. They're winners. Nathan and Suzie are actors (the stage kind). They currently call New Jersey home. They're the type that greet you (and treat you) like family. Love those types.

Deck Your Halls - Shoot Revisited

Today's snowfall only encouraged this post to go up sooner than scheduled. These shots were taken in 2005 and I remember being excited for two things: faking out Christmas in October and using my friend, Casey's, dog.

All Hallows' Eve

Happy haunting.

Skier Bronson Christensen

Meet Bronson. He skis. And does sick tricks. He is the only athlete sponsored by

Modern Amusement

. This is what he wears on the hill. Love it. He's super chill.

Pro Snowboarder Drew Fuller

Meet Drew Fuller. He's a pro. Really. He likes Brighton when it snows, Park City for their park. He just picked up the guitar. After a day on the mountain, Porcupine, in Salt Lake, is where he'll be. He's chill.

A Simple White Shirt

Using Facebook, I sent out the invitation for a free portrait to anyone (friend or "friend") who would be willing to be photographed in their favorite white shirt. The purpose

? Fun. Here are the results.

Many thanks to all of those involved. I really had a great time working with (and getting to know) you. Your two portraits will be in your inbox shortly.