Utah Photography Photo54

Going Through Old Photos

Blake Beus — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 16:00:33 +0000

A few days ago, I was reorganizing some of my older photos. Normally I just post my wedding photography, but I came across the below pictures that I took in Ogden, Utah and thought I’d share them. I snapped both of these pictures without much of a thought. I saw something that caught my eye (as you may know I’m easily distracted by shiny objects), and spent less than 5 seconds taking a picture of it. At the time, I didn’t think much about it. There were other things on my mind, so I just took the picture, put it on my computer and let it sit for a year.

These pictures make me wonder how this sticker got there, and what the purpose was. I’ll probably never know. In fact, I can’t find Article Clothing Company anywhere. There’s a good possibility that they are out of business, yet their brand lives on because some wedding photographer from Utah decided to put it on his blog.

Heidi Bridals : Salt Lake City Utah

Blake Beus — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 02:40:10 +0000

Wow. I think summer just got away from me. I can’t believe it’s September!

Well, it’s about time I posted these pictures of Heidi. We did a bridal photography session for Heidi in Salt Lake City. We had so much fun shooting these pictures, I can’t wait to show you the wedding!

Rick and Heidi Engagement Photos : Bountiful Utah

Blake Beus — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 03:18:32 +0000

Rick and Heidi were such a fun couple to shoot. I might even go so far to say that they are rock stars. You’ll be able to see why when you get to the last picture. Their wedding is just around the corner, and we are so excited to be able to capture their big day.

Rexburg Idaho Temple Wedding – Devin and Whitney

Bryant Wimmer — Mon, 24 May 2010 16:21:23 +0000

Here is a quick part two of Devin and Whitney’s Rexburg Idaho wedding. I couldn’t resist getting a couple good all natural shots of the temple…it was gorgeous. One thing Blake didn’t mention in his post is that it was freezing cold that day. I don’t know why mother nature feels the need to continue a winter’s butt-whoopin’ on us, but I’m getting tired of it. It’s nearly June and it looks like it’s about to snow outside right now. Okay…I’m done with my weather rant.

Devin and Whitney were a great couple to shoot. Apparently it was the end of the semester at BYU-Idaho that day. If the girls weren’t wearing caps and gowns, they were wearing wedding dresses (haha). My sincere congrats to this fine young couple and best wishes throughout their schooling. Enjoy these few shots:

Devin and Whitney : Rexburg Idaho

Blake Beus — Sat, 08 May 2010 18:39:53 +0000

Bryant and I were very excited for the opportunity to shoot Devin and Whitney’s wedding. Their wedding was the first we’ve photographed at the Rexburg Idaho LDS temple. Even though it was our first in Rexburg, it was such an amazing experience. Devin and Whitney were pretty much rock stars.

One of my favorite parts about shooting a wedding is playing around with the artistic edits afterward. You’ll notice that many of these are edited, and some have been edited a couple of different ways. I’ll admit, I just couldn’t decide which I liked best, so I put them both up. In case you were curious, when our clients get digital copies of the images, they get both the artistic edits, and the standard color corrected pictures. What can I say, that’s how we roll.

10 Minute Twins Shoot

Blake Beus — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 17:16:44 +0000

My wife was the first to find out that we were having twins. She didn’t tell me for an entire week. How ridiculous is that!? A couple of days after she found out, we had a 4 day camping trip planned in the Uinta Mountains. The whole week we were up there, she didn’t mention a word of it to me. That’s impressive. Apparently she wanted me to see the ultrasound that showed both babies. Let’s just say that I was shocked, when I finally found out.

My twin girls turned 1 year old in February, and we decided to take them out for a photo shoot. As you have probably guessed from the title of this post, my girls would only stay still for about 10 minutes. Even though the shoot was short, we had a lot of fun, and we were able to really capture their personalities.

WPPI Wedding Fashion Show Photography

Blake Beus — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:10:38 +0000

We arrived home from WPPI late last week. Since this was my first time going to WPPI and my second time going to Las Vegas, it was quite the experience. For me, the best part about attending WPPI was spending 5 kid free days with my wife. I absolutely love my 3 children, but this was the first time we had spent an extended period of time just as husband and wife since our first child was born about 4 years ago!

The first day we were in Vegas, my wife noticed that there was going to be a fashion show. I told her I didn’t want to go. Guys just don’t go to fashion shows, especially guys that grew up in a small farming community! Everyone would think I’ve gone soft! Well, I lost that argument, and I’m so glad that I did. It ended up being one of my favorite events at WPPI. Since I’ve never done runway photography, it was a fun challenge. To make matters more interesting there were about 60 other photographers fighting for the best position to get pictures.

Here are some of my favorites. Which do you like the best?

(Be sure to hover over the images with your mouse for my thoughts on the shot.)

Vandi’s Winter Bridal Photography: Star Valley Wyoming

Blake Beus — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:47:44 +0000

Was it brisk? Yeah, it was really brisk, but I was prepared. Gloves, hat, winter coat, hand warmers. If you live in an area that gets snow, you know the drill. Who would go out unprepared? I certainly wouldn’t. Especially when the temperature gets down to the single digits. You’d have to be a little bit crazy to go out in the cold in just a wedding gown. Unless . . . you want to get some amazing winter wedding photos.

Vandi happens to be my little sister. People used to say that we look alike. I used to get offended and assume that I looked like a girl. This is one of the reasons that you’ll often find me sporting some sort of facial hair now-a-days. Even though she is already married, the fact that she never had bridals prompted this winter wedding photo shoot over our Christmas vacation in Star Valley. It was literally so cold that we only spent about 30 minutes shooting pictures. That was including time sitting in the constantly running car to warm up every few minutes.

We had a ton of fun, and captured some awesome images.

Speaking at the SLC SmugMug Meeting Tonight

Blake Beus — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 23:48:05 +0000

Bryant and I are speaking at the SLC SmugMug meeting tonight at 7:00. We are pretty darn excited that we will be speaking to a group of top notch photographers about ways to improve their online experience. I’m so glad that being a geek is in right now. Normally, when I start talking about web design, eyes start to glaze over, and people with diabetes go into insulin shock. However, I’m confident that we will be having a really fun time tonight. We have a really awesome presentation prepared and you are not going to want to miss it.

If you are interested in coming, you can RSVP on Facebook here.

Here are the full details:

7:00 pm @ ZumaPhoto
1053 East 2100 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84106

Amy & Jeff’s Mayan Riviera Wedding in Cancun Mexico

Bryant Wimmer — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 22:49:02 +0000

Well, here is our Cancun Mexico wedding shoot with Amy and Jeff. We had so much fun shooting in Mexico and made some wonderful friends. Jeff is an amazing home architect and has designed several homes for many of Hollywood’s elite. Amy is a real estate extraordinaire in St. George, UT, and happened to meet Jeff during the Parade of Homes (of which Jeff had designed several of the homes). The two are a fantastic couple and are so in love with each other. Here are some of my favorite shots of the weekend in Mexico. I can’t wait for the reception in April. Enjoy!