Tiffany Rushforth Photography

Sydney and Samantha 1 year!

2010-03-06T17:06:00.003-07:00

I am behind on my photography blog once again, but I did this shoot today so I thought it would be a good place to start and then catch up with past shoots soon!
Thanks for stopping by!
These little twins are such darling little cuties!

Another blog....

2010-02-07T07:27:00.004-07:00

I am keeping this blog for my photography but I wanted to share my new blog as well. You may or may not know that this past summer I lost my beautiful, amazing, incredible mother to brain cancer~ I am starting a new blog on behalf of her and myself and our love of art and creativity....If you are interested you can check it out here....
I am Rena's Daughter~

Joe and Heathers Engagements...Las Vegas!

2010-01-24T08:48:00.006-07:00

In October, I went to Vegas to shoot Joe and Heathers Engagement photos~ They are getting married in SLC in March, but live in Vegas and wanted to have the engagements done there~ We went to beautiful Redrocks for most of it but started at the Vegas sign. They are such amazing people! I am so lucky to be a part of their wedding!
As you can see, they have amazing personalities and are so fun to photograph~

Heathers Bridals...

2010-01-24T08:24:00.003-07:00

I took these back in September~ I have just been horrible at keeping up on blogging lately ~ Sorry! :) Heather is getting married in March, I am soooo looking forward to her wedding~ She and Joe are such kind and amazing people!

Coraline 4 Months...

2009-11-09T13:02:00.003-07:00

I love this little family. I have done the maternity pictures and Coralines newborn shots and now her 4 month photos. I love when I can do a "First year" package because I get to know the family and I can see the little one grow. She is such a doll...
Here are a few from our shoot.

Thanks for not giving up on me!

2009-10-18T08:40:00.005-06:00

I know I haven't been good about blogging for a long time, but thanks for stopping by and not giving up on me! I will get back on track soon!~
I will not be available until November~ Have a wonderful Halloween everyone...

Fall Photos!!

2009-09-12T08:47:00.002-06:00

I will be gone for a few weeks during October, Please call me soon if you would like to schedule fall photos! I want to make sure that I can get them done for you before I leave. Those beaufitul colors come and go so quickly~

My beautiful Mom~

2009-08-21T07:50:00.008-06:00

After being diagnosed 7 weeks ago with Glioblastoma level 4 malignant brain tumors~ my beautiful, amazing, incredible, kind mom (and best friend) lost her fight with brain cancer on Wednesday August 19th 2009. Please join us in celebrating her life by living your life to the fullest! Enjoy every day and do everything that you love.
~ I love you mom, so much!
Rena Jensen Traub

It's true.... I blogged!

2009-05-16T07:56:00.005-06:00

Wow, I wont even make excuses and I have said it many times before but I have been such a blog slacker~ I hope there are a few of you out there that have not given up on me! :) Here are a few from Erika's Maternity session I shot last week~

Boudoir shots...look only if you wish...

2009-04-08T18:26:00.003-06:00

On the other side....

2009-04-02T15:47:00.003-06:00

When I went to Vegas for WPPI I thought it would be fun to actually try being on the other side of the camera for a change. I emailed some photographers who I have been blog stalking for about a year to see if they would have time to do a session~ They said Yes and I was so happy! I met Mark and Candice at the entrance of the hotel and we drove about 15 minutes outside of the strip and went down in this crazy ravine to shoot. It was awesome! I was so looking forward to seeing how other people shoot!
Here are some of my favorites!
This is me........

Happy Birthday Jed

2009-03-23T17:48:00.002-06:00

So tomorrow is my husbands Birthday! And we had his family over yesterday and I had my friend Heather make a cake! She has been doing it for about a month now and I wanted to surprise Jed with a Scuba diving cake since we are so obsessed with diving~ Anyways here are some photos of the cake!
If you want her contact info just let me know! She makes amazing personalized cakes!! :)

Ruby in black and white...

2009-03-04T20:47:00.003-07:00

Time for a post and I decided to go with all black and white on this one for no reason really~ Just something different this time...
Thank you for stopping by my blog~

Maquel is 8!!

2009-02-21T09:22:00.004-07:00

A few weeks ago I got to shoot Maquels 8th birthday party. I had such a great time ~ There were about fifteen 8 year old girls and they got their hair, make up and nails done so they could dress up for a photo shoot~ What a fun party! Oh to be 8 again!!!

WPPI!!!

2009-02-12T07:13:00.004-07:00

I am really excited about WPPI this year!! I cannot wait to meet some of my blog photographer friends and see the new things at the tradeshow and learn from amazing photographers!!
If you are there this year and want to meet up for coffee of something, email me!!
I will be gone from Sunday through Wednesday!

Jake and Betsy~

2009-01-17T09:26:00.004-07:00

I have already started off the year being totally bad at blogging~
I am not even going to tell you when I shot this wedding last year, I have no idea why it has taken me so long to post it! (Embarrasing)!

I cannot say enough about how awesome the DJ was~ He got everyone up dancing from the minute the music started until we all headed out at the end!!
I highly recommend him to anyone who needs a DJ for anything!
DJ Pauly

Happy 3 Year Anniversary Jed...

2009-01-05T17:44:00.006-07:00

January 6th 2006...
3 Years ago we were married on the beach in Hawaii~
Here are 2 of my favorite shots from that day!

Holly ~ The Raw Trainer

2009-01-01T09:21:00.008-07:00

The Raw Trainer
Meet Holly~ She is a Physical Therapist that has now started her own business teaching people about Raw Foods, she now works at Pinnacle as well, teaching Pilates classes and also helping people (like myself) train and work through injuries such as herniated discs (like myself)~ Please check out her website and also the website for Pinnacle, it is an amazing place to heal, pass it all on to anyone you know that may be in need of Holly!!

She can explain it best......
Hollys journey in her own words!!
"""A personal note about my Journey....
I started on my raw food journey in 2002 after a person crisis of being overweight, having increasing body pain, and feeling tired all the time. At that time, I did not have the time and desire to cook. I wanted to learn how to eat healthy in a practical and quick way. Difficult? No way! I hired a coach who came to my apartment and all she did was plant the seed of raw wisdom. She also made the most amazing raw pad Thai EVER! I was hooked. I wanted to make this every day. I continued to "experiment" with adding in new recipes, and in December of 2006, I did the Hippocrates Health Institute Life CHange Program. It was magical to say the least. This was a true learning experience about raw foods living, being totally inspired by others and their lives, and fully learning about me. This is where I learned that the food is just part of the person. I new that raw food would be a tool in my life to make all my dreams come true. It continues to do this everyday!
In June of 2008 I traveled over to Ely, England to train and learn from The Raw Food Coach, Karen Knowler ( She is fantastic and so inspiring!) I completed my training there and now coach, run raw food workshops, and am starting a telecourse in 2009!
I strive to live in balance and get the most out of EVERY moment. I came up with my idea of being green, clean, and lean. This simply means to eat in a way that positively influences the environment and community, go green! To be clean from the inside out with proper nutrition and a cleansed slate physically, emotionally, and spiritually to achieve your life goals. The third component is to be lean. I think I am always going to be working on this one. I want to have the best body for me and I do truly feel the lightest, healthiest, and hottest when I eat mostly raw.
It truly is the best tool to start to integrate into the SAD (Standard American Diet). Hopefully one day this will be an old myth of how human beings used to eat.
It is all about the Experience. The Raw Experience, Get a taste for yourself,
Email/Call me for a free consult.
I look forward to meeting and journeying with you!
In gratitude,
Holly"""

Resolution 1 of many....

2009-01-01T08:57:00.003-07:00

Update blog more often! I am so embarrassed by how big of a slacker I have been~
(I should blame it on facebook since I spend too much time there but I wont, No excuses!) :)
This shoot was way back in the fall~ I have photographed these little cuties about 3 times now, and as part of one of my goals this year, I need to update the blog more! So I will be posting a lot that I did not post over the past few months~
I hope everyone had an incredible and safe New Year!

Merry Christmas!

2008-12-25T08:07:00.001-07:00

Happy Holidays from my family to yours!

2008-12-20T08:20:00.001-07:00

Send your own ElfYourself eCards

Reed ~ 1 Year!!

2008-12-17T20:18:00.004-07:00

I cannot believe that it was about a year ago that I first met little Reed and his cute mom Elise~ I have had the privilege of photographing him 4 times over the past year. Here are a few from the shoot today. I have a bunch of past shoots still to post too, so check back!
Thanks Elise, Danny and Reed for allowing me to be a part of your lives this past year! I am glad to have met you and call you friends!
Click to see past posts of Reed
Reed 7 months...
Reed 4 months...
Reeds newborn shoot...

Sundance possibly??

2008-12-11T18:29:00.001-07:00

Any Utah Photographers interested in possibly shooting some Sundance Film Festival events?? If so, email me and I will give you some info and someone to contact~
tiffb123@yahoo.com
Sooner the better, they are trying to get some things lined up!
Thanks :)

Cutest....

2008-12-04T16:43:00.001-07:00

Aside from being a big blog slacker, I am also a very lucky Aunt!!
I think I have the cutest nieces and nephew...Here they are...
Yes, the long, straight hair style runs in the family! :)

Happy Holidays!!

2008-11-26T19:52:00.001-07:00

Send your own ElfYourself eCards

Bumble watches...

2008-11-17T19:25:00.008-07:00

My friend Diane is selling these darling watches...
They are so cute!
If you are interested in getting one you can email her at driley321@yahoo.com
You can mix and match faces and bands and they are so easily interchangable!!!

I know that this matches a few of the photographers branding colors!!!

Sticky Expressions

2008-11-17T19:21:00.007-07:00

This is one of my best friends in the world~
She has started her own business and is totally taking off~
She can do custom logo, names, etc...etc...etc....
Here are some samples of the things that you can order!!!
***She has darling gifts to take to the hostess of Thanksgiving dinner!!!***
Sticky Expressions

Moonvine Organics

2008-11-17T19:15:00.004-07:00

This week I am going to feature some of the vendors from our boutique on Saturday~
The first is Moonvine Organics!
Locally owned ~ Organic products! Contact Piper or Natalie...
Here is their link ~ Moonvine...

Holiday Open House/Boutique

2008-11-13T12:57:00.003-07:00

My friend Heather is hosting a holiday open house~ She does amazing vinyl work, she can do logos etc.... Check out her blog below!! I will be selling Gift certificates for portrait sessions!! Completely gift wrapped and ready to go under the tree! Photo sessions make great gifts!!
Here is the info below! Hope to see you there!!

Host: Heather Reginek
Location: Reginek Home
1109 W. River Hills Dr (11980 S.), Riverton, UT 84065
When: Saturday, November 15, 10:00AM
Phone: 801-231-9919
Please join us for a Holiday Boutique.
Saturday November 15th, 2008
10:00AM until 3:00PM
Start your Christmas shopping early! Plenty of items for everyone.
Sticky Expressions custom vinyl lettering and decals by Heather Reginek
Tiffany Rushforth Photography by Tiffany Rushforth (I will be selling certificates for future portrait sessions).
Mary Kay by Nadeen Marcus
Scentsy by Dennise Thompson
Moonvine Organic products by Piper and Alie
Cookie Lee by Cindy McGuire
Party Gals by Collette Hunt
Massage Therapy and designer clothes by Melanie Lessig
Bumbles Design by Diane Riley-Johnson
Light refreshments will be served. We will have HOURLY DRAWINGS throughout the day~
We hope to see you there!! Feel free to bring along your family and friends!!
*Cash and check only please*

The McMorris Family

2008-11-02T17:51:00.003-07:00

I feel like doing an entire black and white post~ I know there are some great colors right now and I will post more shoots with all of the colors but for this shoot, here is a little black and white!
The girls~

The boys

The family

Photo booth~

2008-10-22T18:19:00.003-06:00

I think one of the greatest inventions is the photobooth~ My friends and I use to spend hours in them at the mall when we were teens~
Now, some amazing photographers with some amazing ideas have made one that is available for parties and weddings...Here are a few from a fun Halloween Party last night~
Enjoy! I sure did.... A bunch of times! I could not stay out of the booth~
(Oh and yes that is my real hair with a hanger through it)... :)

Such a horrible BLOGGER!!

2008-10-20T19:54:00.002-06:00

I have been so horrible at blogging for the past few months~ I hope there are still a few of you out there checking in once in a while!
Here are just a few shots I took before a portrait session that I had today~
We have the coolest park right here in Salt Lake~ It is called Liberty Park and it is the perfect place for walking, riding your bike etc....
Thanks for stopping by!

Jason and Robin Jumping in Lake Tahoe

2008-10-02T12:31:00.002-06:00

Sneak Peek...

2008-09-26T22:18:00.005-06:00

From Jason and Robins Lake Tahoe Wedding~

Incredible exhibit!!!

2008-09-25T07:14:00.000-06:00

BODY WORLDS
Currently in Salt Lake City
I cannot put into words how incredible this exhibit is~
Plasticized human bodies ~ You can see so much of the inner workings of the body~ If you are in Utah you NEED to see this!! I know they have more exhibits so if it is in your area or comes there I highly recommend it.
No cameras are allowed so I do not have any photos to post but click on the links and check out what this is all about!
I am so glad that Salt Lake gets things like these!! We live in such a cool city~
Let me know what you think and if you end up going I would love to hear what you thought of it.

Bryce

2008-09-17T20:29:00.004-06:00

I know~ I have been TERRIBLE at blogging lately~
Here are just a few from a shoot this summer that I have yet to blog~
Isn't he a cutie!

Very lucky~

2008-09-09T19:49:00.004-06:00

One of my very best friends in the world is starting her own vinyl lettering business and one of her first projects was a gift for my for my birthday ~

(Image borrowed from her blog)
She can do business logos and also personal lettering on glass, tiles, walls etc...
Anyone interested in this should contact her~
Here is a link to her blog!!
Heather Reginek~

34.....

2008-09-04T09:09:00.003-06:00

Well I am not sure how I arrived at 34 already~ Life just speeds by~
I am so grateful for My life...My family... My friends...My pets...Etc... Thank you for being a part of my life and allowing me to share so much (when I actually post) :)
I am a very lucky person~ And I am so Thankful for everything in my life~
(Here is a photo Jed took of me about a year ago, It is so funny that photographers rarely have photos of themselves, it took me a while to find one) :)

Zemp Family

2008-09-02T19:25:00.002-06:00

I know~ I have been a total blog slacker!!
Here are a few shots of the darling Zemp Family!! :)

Addison~ 1 Year

2008-08-21T18:50:00.004-06:00

Wow how fast time goes~
First because I know it has been way too long since I posted anything and second because I first met this little girl a year ago~ Technically more than that, since I did the maternity shoot for her mom before she was even born. I am sad that our first year session is now over and I hope to photograph them all more in the future!
Thanks for everything this past year Suzanne!

Lucy again....

2008-07-30T18:58:00.003-06:00

Ok, so I know I recently posted a video of our dog Lucy and the frisbee, but I could not resist posting these photos that I took during our dinner tonight at the coffee table, just high enough for Lucy to rest her head and watch us eat :)
Is she not the cutest dog ever!!

The Neilsons starring.... Reed!!

2008-07-27T08:17:00.011-06:00

I am so lucky to be able to photograph a baby's first year~ I love being able to see them grow up and to see the family more often. Reed is 7 months now and just so adorable and his parents are some of the nicest people! Thanks Danny, Elise and Reed!! See you in a few more months!~

New blog design!!

2008-07-26T10:45:00.004-06:00

I am so happy with my new blog design~ It was done by Kari of Kari and Co. She did an amazing job and was so easy to work with. She always took into consideration everything I wanted to try out~ I highly recommend her!! I was going to switch to a squarespace blog but didn't want to have to switch everything over and my friend Cristina used Kari and recommended her to me and I am so glad she did!!
Thanks for everything Kari!!
Here is a photo of our crazy Cat and his new favorite place in the house! :) We have hilarious pets!! :)

The Hermann Family starring..... MEYAH :)

2008-07-19T07:50:00.014-06:00

I love it when I get to do families more than once~ I met the Hermanns last year to do Meyahs new born photos and when they called me to do her one year photos I was so excited to be able to do them again!\
They are such a kind family!
Meyah is such a cutie pie!! She has the biggest personality~ Some of these shots just make me think "Rockstar"!!
(until I can figure out how to post horizontal images bigger, I have just done it the old way to avoid cutting half off) :)

Hannahs 11th Birthday Party ~

2008-07-04T07:52:00.008-06:00

Gotta love summertime Birthday parties!!

Got Books?

2008-06-30T17:20:00.000-06:00

So I have recently just gotten back in the habit of reading~
While we were on our vacation in Roatan Honduras, the place where we stayed had a big drawer full of books~ Take a book, leave a book,~ So I took one and began to read it. I only read about 5 chapters while we were there, and it took me about 5 more weeks before I picked it up again and finished it. Just after I finished, I picked up another book and read it in a few days~ I have been reminded how much I love to take the time to read~ So I started thinking about sharing books...
Take a book, leave a book.
I have the last 2 books that I read that I would love to send your way if you are interested~
The 2 books I have right now are
"Bones to Ashes"
and
"The Alchemist"
Anyone interested in sharing books???
We can start sending them around.
My friend Nicole also sent me a link to join a site called www.goodreads.com
where you can post and review your books. Anyways, I thought this could all be fun, so I started a blog for this specifically and can invite anyone to post on that blog if you'd like to share books are receive books, or review etc....
Bookshare Blog...

Teasdale Utah~

2008-06-29T08:18:00.005-06:00

I have not been very on top of blogging lately~ I have a bunch of shoots I still need to post~ But for now, I am posting about our trip to Southern Utah last weekend.
My husbands family has a cabin in Teasdale, just outside of Capitol Reef. So we took the dogs down there and hung out for a few days~ I did not get a good shot of one of our dogs so only 2 of the 3 are represented ~ And looking a little rugged :)
The lizard shot is courtesy of my husband Jed!
We always like to eat breakfast here at the Capitol Reef Inn...
Another thing we love down here is this HUGE eagles nest in the amazing tree~ Sometimes there are little babies, but this time just the one Eagle was there. It is always incredible to see them!

Isaac 1 Year

2008-06-23T20:02:00.006-06:00

Claire~

2008-06-17T21:27:00.005-06:00

Wow, I sure have not been very good at keeping up on the blog lately!
Here are a few photos I took of cute little Claire~

Regan and Annabelle

2008-06-08T09:52:00.004-06:00

Darren 3 years~

2008-06-05T17:21:00.009-06:00

This is Darren. I have taken his photos since he was very little. And every year on his birthday we go to Wheeler Farm for some fun photos!!
Here are some of my favorites from this session.
"Sally, I picked this one just for you"~

Showing me an ant~

Showing himself the ant :)

Here is a shot from his First year photos~ We tried to revisit this one, hence the sepia photo above!

And a shot from his 2 year photos~ Thanks to these bubbles that is still how he refers to me... "Tiffany Bubbles"

Honduras

2008-06-02T20:30:00.001-06:00

I don't ever really know where to begin~
After such an incredible week in Guatemala we headed over to Honduras to stay in one place for 8 days~ We wanted to do some diving, we ended up doing LOTS of diving... :) 15 dives in 7 days~
What an incredible time. If you ever get the chance to go diving, I highly recommend it. It is an entirely different world!!
We got to Barefoot Cay... I can't even call it a hotel because it was so much more. 4 bungalows on a private little cay with a fully staffed kitchen, a pool and a palapa. Sailboats can also dock there, we met some really incredible people there. The staff were truly fantastic! We really felt at home.

They had their own dive shop and they were truly amazing people too. All of the dive masters and boat captains were so fun and great~ We felt like part of the family with the hotel and dive staff. Everyone was really fantastic!!
Some of the dive staff...

Shark dive photos! I cannot say enough about this amazing dive with these fascinating creatures. We sat through the briefing. I admit I might have been a little nervous. But more about the current they warned us there could be...Luckily...No current! We jump and head for the line~ I took a look down and could see a few of the circling. We headed down to about 70 feet and waited on the bottom as they swam around. We even got to swim around with them for a few minutes and then back to the sandy bottom while they opened the bucket with a few fishheads...
If I can figure out how to post video I will~ Jed took an awesome short video down there too. These are taken by my husband Jed with our point and shoot in an underwater housing....

The Dolphin Dive...
This was an amazing experience too~ There were only 3 dolphins that we got to dive with and they pretty much come up to you when they want to~ They are such neat animals~

Here are some more random diving photos~

As you can tell, aside from diving and relaxing at Barefoot Cay, we did not get to venture out much. But we did meet some new friends and we drove to the East end with them to hang out~ they snorkeled while I lounged in a hammock~
Here are just a few shots from the East End...

That pretty much sums up our trip to Roatan...
Thank you for letting me share so much.
**Most underwater photos were taken by my husband Jed**

What an incredible experience....

2008-05-20T19:59:00.038-06:00

GUATEMALA!!!!!
It is hard to sum up 2 weeks in an amazing couple of places...
I wish that I had the talent with words to describe my thoughts and experiences properly, but..... I don't think I can really express the way I feel about our trip and the experiences that we had in both Guatemala and Honduras!
Here goes....
I will start with a few photos from our first night in Guatemala~
These are a few shots from our cool hotel, our giant key, the hammock outside our room, the beautiful flowers etc....
We started our trip in Antigua, Guatemala and stayed here for one night~

Early the next morning we headed out to Chichicastenango, where they have a big market every Thursday and Sunday. We met up with our guide, Andre in Chichi and went through the market and through a few churches and to the cemetery there. What a beautiful place as well...

I have to admit that when I first knew of this place, I thought it would be awesome for color enhancing some photos, but when it comes down to it, I like the way it was captured and I tried to color enhance a few and it did not have the feel I was hoping for... :)

Next we headed to Lake Atitlan~ We stayed one night here.

And then headed across the lake by small boat to 2 very small towns.

The first town was my favorite~ San Juan la Laguna.

I love local art galleries~ It is great to see this in a place that is so small~

We went to 2 separate places where they make things. This place had these machines that are used to make fabric. They are powered by someones legs!!

The second place that we went was much smaller. They grow their own cotton and make their own thread.
This place really touched my heart~ I loved these ladies!!
This first lady was so excited to share with us the process and the way it all works. (Jed had to translate, since I don't speak much Spanish)...

This cute lady in red was so sweet and made one of my favorite memories. She was just staring at me the whole time we were there, she was smiling at me so big and genuine and she kept touching my arm and smiling~ When we left she gave us hugs and a kiss on the cheek. What an incredible experience for me.

This is a tuktuk, pronounced took took~ They were so fun to ride around in. A little further below is a slideshow of one of our rides on the tuk tuk while I took pictures out the side with my camera in my lap~ (So inconspicuous).

We met a man there out in the coffee fields working with a machete to clear out some of the overgrown areas by power lines. He was 76 years old and was such a sweet man.

We got back on the boat and headed over to Santiago Atitlan for some lunch~ We met a very sweet dog there who may very well have ended up with more of our lunch than we did ~ (my husband has a soft spot and fed him a bunch~ I loved that).

PRESS PLAY ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE BELOW THE PHOTO!!

That afternoon we went back to Antigua for 2 more nights. The next morning we went on a walking tour of Antigua with a woman named Jane.
She showed us a bunch of historic places. And, of course, some old churches. It is a very cool little town with cobble stone streets and old buildings.

In the center of the town there is a public place that you can do your washing. Those are was bins and there is a big section in front that is full of water. This lady then bundled up the wet, heavy clothes and put it on top of her head to carry it home. The people are amazing!

It is hard to describe the facade of every build, basically the entire block is one solid building from the look of the front, but then it is separated somehow inside. Check out the photo below to see more of what I mean :) (photos speak louder than words) :)

Early on Wednesday morning we were picked up and taken to the airport for our flight to Flores for our tour and nights stay in Tikal~
WOW!!! What an incredible experience :) I know I have said that a bunch of times but it is true.
When we arrived at our hotel we were met by our guide, Pablo and started our tour of the ruins.
PABLO...

It is very cool to see ruins in the midst of an amazing jungle. We stopped because we saw a beautiful bird in a tree along the path and when we were looking at him I noticed some Monkeys and we walked over to see them playing in the trees. It was a bunch of Howler monkeys and we were lucky enough to even see a few Spider monkeys come swinging by. I took photos but most of them don't look like much of anything beside black dots amidst a bunch of jungle plants~ It was so amazing.

We walked to a few of the different Temples and such, and ran into one more family of Howlers. There were babies this time, ohhhhh I think it was one of the most incredible experiences of my life. They came down pretty low and close to us. The father did not like it very much and actually tried to poop on us. And pee on us~

So after about 15 minutes we wondered around somemore.

It was pretty hot there, but luckily the hotel we stayed at was right outside of the entrance to Tikal and had a pool. I loved this place. It is funny because there is no power during the day, only for a few hours in the evening and a few hours in the morning. But who needs power with a pool in the middle of the jungle!

We toured Tikal one more time the following day and got to see and hear somemore Monkeys. We went to a few different ruins in the park this time.

And climbed up the steepest ladder to one of the tops of the ruins. I was scared....But it was so worth it. The view was awesome!!

This post does not do this trip justice...I cannot tell you enough just how much we loved Guatemala~
If you ever get the chance to go there~ You MUST!!
Thanks for letting me share this!
Honduras photos to come...Most of those are underwater! :)

So much to post!

2008-05-20T15:24:00.001-06:00

What an amazing trip!! I cannot say enough about both Guatemala and Honduras~ AMAZING!! AMAZING!! We had the time of our lives! We have a few thousand photos from both land and water (It may take a little while to figure out what to post and to go through them all)! :) I thought I would first post a few photos from point and shoot in an underwater housing from our shark dive! More photos and videos to come!
A photo of each of us to prove that we were actually on that dive :)
It was amazing!! You'll hear that word so much to describe every aspect of this trip~ FYI!!
(I have the braid, he has the beard) :)

Guatemala and Honduras here we come!!! :)

2008-05-02T12:57:00.001-06:00

We will be out of the country for two weeks~
6 days traveling around here....
Antigua, Guatemala
Lake Atitlan
Tikal
8 days here....
Roatan, Honduras
Hopefully doing some of this...
Dolphin Dives
and some of this
Shark Dives...
See you after May 18th!!

Christophers Senior Portraits

2008-05-01T08:18:00.002-06:00

Changes are coming......

2008-04-29T17:52:00.004-06:00

...New LOGO!!!....
...New Name!!!....

Kristian, Chansey and..... Kobree...

2008-04-23T20:57:00.004-06:00

Me....Tagged... :) Thanks!!

2008-04-22T16:32:00.005-06:00

I was tagged by the uber fabulous photographer...Ryel
Here are the rules:
1. Link the person who tagged you.
2. Mention the rules in you blog.
3. Tell about 6 unspectacular quirks of yours.
4. Tag 6 following blogger by linking them.
5. Leave a comment on each of the tagged blogger’s blogs letting them know they’ve been tagged.

1. I am addicted to greeting cards and paper products~ don't know why... :)
2. I always put "cozy pants" on whenever I am at home!! ALWAYS!! Oh, and hair in a ponytail...
3. I LOVE Survivor!! :) And other ridiculous reality TV shows!!
4. I put more creamer in my coffee cup than I put coffee! :) Well almost
5. I always play with my hair... Twirling the bottom of it and I only notice when I see someone else notice!
6. I wish I could pull off saying things like..."You go girl"!!
(These are not very interesting, I realize...But I think that was the point?!!)

I am tagging....
1. Angie
2. Suzanne
3. Kristin
4. Erin
5. Cristina
6. Misty

What is UP? Not me!!

2008-04-14T16:58:00.002-06:00

So I thought I would post a few more from our Jumping shots from WPPI (taken by Erin)~ To show how bad I am at actually getting "AIR"~ :) Life is no fun if you can't laugh at yourself sometimes and share it with people! (PS, don't tell anyone what a big DORK I am)....

Suzanne

2008-04-12T09:56:00.005-06:00

This is Suzanne~
She bought a "first year" package from me so I have been taking their photos for almost a year now~
She is starting her own business selling Life and Health Insurance ~ I will post a link to her site once I get it~ If anyone has any interest in either of those she is GREAT to work with!!
For now, here are a few from the shoot!

Any remedies???????

2008-04-08T15:45:00.003-06:00

OUCH!! My poor red nose...
I think someone flipped the "ON" switch to my nose~ I have been sick since Friday, once AGAIN this year, but today my nose has been running NON-STOP~ My trusty Advil Cold and Sinus has not made a dent...Any miracle ideas??????????????

What to do........

2008-04-04T14:14:00.005-06:00

Reed 4 Months...

2008-04-04T11:00:00.002-06:00

Isn't he a little DOLL!!
I know I say this ever time I post a shoot from someone who has purchased the first year package, but I just love to see the little ones change so much over their first years~ It is so great to watch them grow and develop their own little personalities~
Thanks Elise, Danny and Reed~
See you guys in another few months...

Alyssa...Class of 2008

2008-04-01T11:00:00.002-06:00

I think this is one of my favorite shoots~ She was so much fun and so natural in front of the camera~ We headed out to some slightly sketchy parts of Salt Lake, I think her mom must have thought I was crazy when we were driving around looking for places to shoot~ But I think it was so worth it...
Here are some of my favorites~
I had a hard time narrowing it down :)

Addison 7 Months

2008-03-30T08:50:00.003-06:00

I haven't done a post in black and white for a while so I figured I would do this one in all black and white.
I have been lucky enough to take Addisons first year photos, including before she was born with a Maternity shoot!
This family is just darling and have been very supportive of me and so great to refer me to their friends and family!
Thanks Suzanne!

Snow girls...(I figured this would be a perfect post today~) It's SNOWING AGAIN!!

2008-03-27T09:50:00.001-06:00

This is my friend Jamee and her mom and sisters~ I did this shoot before I left for Love Affair workshop~ Here are a few from their shoot~
Thank goodness this snow has finally melted!! YAY!!

Oakleys Headshots

2008-03-26T12:15:00.002-06:00

Here are 2 of Oakleys headshots~ She is trying out for High School Musical 3.
Goodluck Oakley!!

More fun fisheye from Vegas...

2008-03-23T18:12:00.006-06:00

WPP...EYE...

2008-03-20T18:18:00.006-06:00

Erin, Emily and I played with the fisheye lens at WPPI on Tuesday ~ Here are some of the shots we got...
Erin and Emily...Taken by me...

Me...Taken by Erin...

Erin and I...Taken by Emily....

Courtneys Maternity

2008-03-15T09:33:00.008-06:00

You would not believe that she is due in 2 weeks!! She is so tiny~ My gut is bigger than her cute pregnant belly!! :)
Isn't she just a darling pregnant lady!
Congratulations Courtney and Nate!! I can't want to meet little Naomi....
You both will be amazing parents!

WPPI and ME!! :) WOOOHOOOO!!!

2008-03-15T08:57:00.004-06:00

WPPI and Vegas~ Here I come!
I will be attending WPPI this year~ It will be my first time and I am so excited!
I will return on March 20th~

A day in the life....Ryan Family

2008-03-14T14:16:00.004-06:00

I love it when people want to capture life...The way it really is~ Last October I went to the hospital after Samuel was born and shot all of the new moments and Samuel meeting his older brother Gavin for the first time...
This shoot ~ Jen wanted me to capture some of the things from their daily life...Samuel trying solid foods, Gavin pushing Kozy Kart (the little red and yellow car) and drinking hot chocolate, with a spoon sometimes :) Jen working on the compost for the worms...Watching Thomas the Train and playing on the bed together ...
Spotting airplanes....etc....etc...
It was such a fun shoot for me!
Thanks Ryan Family for letting me capture these moments for you!!
SLIDESHOW....

How do you shoot...And Edit??

2008-03-14T12:38:00.002-06:00

Do you shoot RAW or JPEG?
How do you do bulk edits? Lightroom, CS2, CS3??

Google READER anyone...???

2008-03-04T20:26:00.003-07:00

Ok so if you don't already have a google account, you need to get one!! Especially if you are a Blog Stalker, like me.... :)
You can put all of the blogs that you look at every day (100 times) in a list and everytime that someone updates their blog it just compiles them all together, so you can then click on "all new" and view every current post from all the blogs you check~ and it is just one right after the other!! It is almost like checking one blog by scrolling down but it is everyones ALL NEW POSTS!!! :) So you don't have to continue checking someones blog 10 times a day to realize they did not post anything and be disappointed everytime :)!! If they post it will be in your list!!
TIME SAVER!! I always love those!! Oh and that is another thing that
Rebecca taught me!!

Photo of me ~ from the workshop!!

2008-03-04T20:21:00.005-07:00

My bunkmate Rebecca is a great photographer and ended up being the teacher to everyone who stayed in our house!!!! She helped the rest of us so much ~ We wanted to try out our lighting skills and so we practiced on each other.
~Thanks Rebecca!! This is Rebecca...

Here is the shot she got of me...(I never like photos of myself but this one is fun)

More from the Workshop

2008-03-04T20:11:00.006-07:00

Here are a few more photos from the workshop~
We had such an amazing time~
There was an incredible lighthouse that we got to go inside of. I just ran in there for a minute and took some pictures of the inside. And then a few of us grabbed some of the models and took them inside to these great windows and got some shots of them! Everyone was getting ready to leave and we seriously thought we might get locked inside!!

Photos from the Island

2008-02-26T21:04:00.004-07:00

So I learned a some photoshop things at my wonderful workshop last week, and I have not had much of a chance to try them out but tonight I worked on just a few images, and wanted to share them! ~Tell me what you think??!!
I will post more about the workshop and wonderful women that I met while I was there!

Another Image ~

2008-02-20T21:20:00.003-07:00

Here is one image from today~ I will post more on this fantastic workshop~ One more full day of training and fun tomorrow, then Friday I head home. I am heading straight to bed right now~ YAWN!! I just wanted to submit an image from today~

A few shots from today

2008-02-18T20:13:00.001-07:00

First night...

2008-02-17T19:46:00.004-07:00

It was a long day of traveling, but so worth it so far~Amazing teachers, amazing location, amazing food, amazing homes and a great welcome gift....
See photo!
I did not break my camera out until now just before bed and wanted to get a shot of the great cozy robe we all received! I will post more about the workshop now that I know the internet works from my space! :)
( I did not edit the photo at all~I am too tired ) :)

My First Workshop~

2008-02-14T11:00:00.003-07:00

I am so excited to be going to my first Workshop!!!!
I will be gone from the 17th-22nd~
LOVE AFFAIR WORKSHOP

Awards Night ... Sundance

2008-02-12T19:19:00.004-07:00

This was the Awards Night for Sundance...
I shot this last year but there were almost no celebs or anything that really made it super fun~ But this year, the MC was William H Macey and his wife Felicity Huffman was there and announced an award too... And also ~ A previous Sundance director....
Quentin Tarantino... And I thought I was animated when I talked :)
Anyways, it was a great way to round out Sundance!

Composers Night at Sundance

2008-02-12T18:44:00.002-07:00

This was a cool event with some great musicians.
Mos Def was a guest and he performed some old jazz songs ~ It was awesome.
The Every Others opened the night~ And it ended with Patty Smith~
There were some fun people in the audience watching too!
Dennis Hopper
and
Danny Glover
so I had to get a few shots of them too! :)
Very cool experience!

A few from Hillary's Bridals

2008-02-11T22:08:00.000-07:00

YES WE CAN!!

2008-02-07T13:49:00.001-07:00

I wouldn't normally share anything political~ And I am sure some of you have already seen this on other blogs, but I just found it to be a very powerful video. Take a look if you are interested.
YES WE CAN

Finally some Sundance...

2008-02-05T18:29:00.002-07:00

Ok, so this is the first of a few Sundance posts~
I completely lucked into this shoot~ It was my first Premiere type of shoot and it was awesome...I kind of had butterflies...Shhhhh....
Anyways, it was the premiere for a movie called
The Great Buck Howard....
Tom Hanks!!! AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!
Colin Hanks
John Malkovich :)
Emily Blunt
etc...
(anyone recognize the guy in the photo with Tom Hanks? (not the Extra guy but the blonde guy?))

Jake and Betsy's Engagements

2008-01-26T09:42:00.000-07:00

Links

2008-01-23T19:08:00.010-07:00

My Website

Kari and Co Blog design

Travel tips/favorite travel info and forums

Cut Color Curls

Bethany Won!!

2008-01-21T11:01:00.000-07:00

So that was so fast~ See the post below for a very short lived contest :)
Congrats to Bethany for winning a $25.00 gift cert to the place of her choice!!
PLEASE LOOK BELOW FOR ABOUT 10-12 NEW POSTS!!! :)
Yes it was TOM HANKS ( I could have died!I didn't even know I would be star struck but I was)!!!
And.....
A bunch of others...
2 more last night too!! Well maybe 3...
So I will post photos later tonight or tomorrow!!

Guess who????

2008-01-21T08:54:00.001-07:00

OK, so this weekend has been crazy and the most celebrities I have ever shot in one period of time, and maybe in my life all together...
The first person who can correctly guess the MOST famous of the people that I shot will win a $25.00 gift certificate to a place of your choice! I have to put a time limit since I am dying to post some of the photos I have taken!! :) So you have until Wednesday at Midnight~ I will let you know who guesses correctly as soon as they do~ You can post your guesses in the comments section!
Happy Guessing!!

A BUNCH OF NEW POSTS!!

2008-01-20T11:26:00.000-07:00

I think I am finally caught up for posts from 2007~ There are a bunch of new ones...Including one from The Sundance Film Festival a ways down....
I have a contest coming....Stay Tuned...

Van Vleet Family

2008-01-20T11:23:00.000-07:00

Here are just a few from the Van Vleet Family~ These were taken around Thanksgiving~But now I think I am all caught up for 2007! YAY!!

Trevor and Sierra

2008-01-20T11:06:00.000-07:00

A few months ago Sierra contacted me because Trevors mom wanted some photos of him, so we planned it for when it was Snowy, during that time we emailed so much and became friends, we have met them for dinner and brunch etc... We got together to do their photos before we left for Hawaii~ it was FREEZING COLD!
Here are a few from that shoot!

Reed

2008-01-20T11:03:00.000-07:00

Isn't he a doll~
I am so excited because I get to photograph his first year of life ~ She bought the First Year package that I offer and I just love that so that I get to see them grow and change over their first year!

Adamsons

2008-01-20T10:27:00.000-07:00

We were hoping to do the shoot somewhat outdoors, but it SNOWED So much that morning that it was scary to drive~ But after we did a bunch in my studio we went outside and the snow and taken a break so we were able to get a few outside too. Isn't that little sled cute!! She brought it as a prop, and I just loved it!

Everest Kids

2008-01-20T10:22:00.000-07:00

This is from around Thanksgiving~ Oh wow, I slacked pretty bad on my blog~ I am almost all caught up now...
This was a gift for their parents~ They are all in College, two of them are out of state...
They were so cool to work with!

Carissa's Maternity

2008-01-20T10:05:00.000-07:00

I know the first one doesn't show her pregnant belly, but I had a set of wings that matched her tattoo, and I thought it was cool :) This shoot was in December as well~

Harper Family

2008-01-20T09:51:00.000-07:00

This was one of our first big snow storms~ They are building a new home and wanted to do the shoot there and get some fun shots about their new life here... they just came from sunny, warm California~ The snow welcomed them :) I loved that she wanted to capture something different and things that reflect them and their new life in Utah~ Thanks Carmel!

Rowan ~ Starr Family

2008-01-20T09:47:00.000-07:00

Here are a few from even further back~ Since there is not a leaf left on a tree and it is completely brown and gray and snow covered now~ But this is the Rowan/Starr Family...Starring Oscar the dog and Darling little Claire!!