Elizabeth - Northern Utah Portrait Photographer

First off, an apology.  I have been so good at keeping up with posting things to Facebook, but I am not so good at posting on the Blog it seems.  You can follow me on Facebook by clicking "Like" HERE. I'm much more on top of things there for some reason.

Liz came to me by way of Brandi, she saw how beautiful Brandi turned out in her pictures and lucky for me she wanted some of her own.  She doesn't generally wear a lot of makeup so when we were done applying it, it seemed so dark but I think she looked really beautiful.  I told her, while we were taking her pictures, that it didn't really seem like it could be a real makeover because she was just naturally beautiful.  She brought her baby Elliot along.  He was the most chill little guy you would ever meet.  He sat in his car seat most of the time and hardly made a noise.  He has the cutest cheeks that you just want to eat!

And so you can see cute Elliot for yourselves,

See, now you want to eat his cheeks!

Rachelle - Northern Utah Portrait Photographer

Rachelle and I have shared an office for nearly 10 years now. I'm not sure there is another person besides my husband who knows me quite as well.  She helped me plan my wedding and I got to time contractions when she had her last baby.  We spend a lot of time forced together by work but luckily we have become very good friends.

I was worried a bit about this shoot because the weather forecast called for rain and I wasn't sure what that meant for light in my studio since I rely on natural light. I haven't been using the studio for long I haven't gotten much practice in low light situations. We lucked out though and the weather cleared up enough to create some beautiful images. I think the studio is going to work out just fine.

Thanks to Rachelle for hanging in there when the weather didn't look too promising.  Come find me on Facebook and we can get you scheduled to look this great!

Before and After - Melissa - Northern Utah Portrait Photographer

Meet Melissa, our history together goes back almost longer than time itself.  We grew up a few blocks apart and through high school we were inseparable.  I could write post after post about our little adventures.  Like the time we went to girl's camp and while we were trying to get away from having to do dishes, I fell sideways into the river somehow dowsing my complete left side but leaving the right dry.  Melissa, standing on the banks, laughed so hard she....well let's just say she had to change her clothes too! (Hope she doesn't mind me telling that story, she probably doesn't, it was funny!)

Well, time went on, and we went in separate directions, but as luck would have it we both ended up buying houses in the same small town.  Only a few blocks apart.  

She was bringing me by the much anticipated Girl Scout Cookies when I showed her what I had been doing with makeovers.  She was totally game to let me make her over.  She dropped in one afternoon while she was running errands for her before picture.  We had such a good time, and luckily, neither one of us need a change of clothes when it was over!

So what do you think? You ready to your transformation?  Leave me a comment or come find me on Facebook, make sure to "Like" my page while you're there.

Before and After - Northern Utah Portrait Photographer

Over the weekend I got inspired by the amazing Sue Bryce.  She has the awesome ability to make every woman beautiful.  She had such a great message that I couldn't wait to try out her style (me and MANY other photographers).  I recruited a fellow photographer, Brandi, one of the fantastic girls I went to WPPI with, to let me practice.

We planned this shoot for days, Brandi posted pictures on our Facebook group for help on what to wear.  I studied makeup on Pinterest and she went out and bought her first bottle of foundation. She took a before picture for me so you could be sure to see her transformation.

And transform she did!  Can you believe this girl is a mother of 3?! She looked so fantastic her husband took her out on an unplanned date that night.

We had so much fun and I can't wait to shoot more women and make them feel beautiful.  Thanks again Brandi for being such a gorgeous model and so fun to be with  It was a great day. If you want to look this fantastic, and believe me you can, contact me and I would be more than happy to help.

So what do you think?  Let me know in the comments.