Kenneth Hoglund Photography

Roller Derby: Sugar Kill Gang vs Dooms Daisies

2010-02-07T09:35:00.001-08:00

I went to my first roller derby match between Sugar Kill Gang and Dooms Daisies. I really had no idea what was going on but I had a good time snapping some photographs.

Buffalo

2009-12-07T08:01:00.001-08:00

Here are a few pictures I took this weekend.

Did you happen to see this awesome full moon?

I took these buffalo pictures at the Buffalo Overlook, just 15 miles west of Denver.

Here is the beautiful city that I now call home.

Traffic Jam Ski & Ride Competition

2009-12-07T08:00:00.001-08:00

I took this pictures Saturday at Echo Mountain's one-of-a-kind early season competition featuring vehicle-themed jibs and jumps.

Bridals: Chris and Jessica

2009-05-23T06:22:00.001-07:00

Last weekend we hiked to the top of Ensign Peak in Salt Lake City and took these bridals. It was a bit of a hike to the top, but it was a beautiful lookout point.

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Engagements: Jill and Dustin

2009-05-23T05:39:00.000-07:00

Jill Camarena, a long time friend of mine, recently got engaged and asked me to take her pictures. We had a good time up Provo Canyon and here are some of the pictures.

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Formal Dance

2009-05-02T10:04:00.000-07:00

I took some pictures for my friend Sofi and some of her friends that went to a dance.

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Engagements: Chris and Jessica

2009-04-28T09:57:00.000-07:00

Here are Jessica and Chris Draudt's engagement pictures.

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Kate

2009-04-19T10:09:00.000-07:00

My cousin Chris and his wife recently gave birth to Kate, she's really cute and was fun to photograph as she fused around :)

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Bridals: Jennie and Jordan

2009-04-11T09:31:00.000-07:00

Here are my latest bridal taken at Thanksgiving Point Gardens with Jennie and Jordan.

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Blondness

2009-03-29T09:21:00.000-07:00

My favorite model decided to dye her hair blond so we went out and took some pictures and had a good time.

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Brooke and Cam

2009-01-13T21:02:00.000-08:00

Saturday January 3rd, I photographed Brooke and Cam's wedding at the Sacramento LDS Temple. They make a beautiful couple and enjoyed photographing them.

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Let me know what you think.

To view more click here.

Heber Chase

2008-12-28T21:29:00.001-08:00

A few weeks ago I took some family pictures for my sister-in-law, Natalie and her husband Craig. Their little one, Chase, is getting so big and really cute. It was fun taking these for her and I'm glad that she asked me.

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Let me know what you think.

O-Diddy

2008-12-28T21:22:00.000-08:00

So I have been a little behind on sharing some of the pictures that I've taken lately so I thought I'd catch up a little tonight. Here are some pictures of my little niece on my side of the family. Little Olivia (aka "O") is getting so big, it's fun to visit and see how fast they grow up.

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Let me know what you think.

Engagements: The Rogers

2008-12-15T21:34:00.001-08:00

Yesterday I met up with a good friend of mine to take his engagement pictures. I'm really happy that he asked me to take these because I had a lot of fun taking them.

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Let me know what you think.

Drew Reese

2008-10-21T16:45:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I Drew and I did the last of three photo shoots that he needed for his website.

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Odyssey Dance Theater: Thriller

2008-10-19T18:37:00.000-07:00

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Last week I photographed the Odyssey Dance Theater perform their annual show Thriller in Salt Lake City, Utah. I went to the show last year and I enjoyed photographing the show this year. Here are a few of my favorite shots from the performance.

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Let me know what you think.

Jacob Tu'ifua

2008-10-19T17:25:00.000-07:00

An long time friend since I've known from my days in Hawaii got married a while back and just gave birth to a beautiful baby boy three weeks ago. She asked me to photograph her young one. It was hard to choose, but here are some of my favorites.

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Let me know what you think. If you or someone you know needs to have baby pictures taken send me an e-mail - khoggie@gmail.com - and we'll set something up.

Tutorial on Youtube

2008-10-19T10:23:00.000-07:00

I did a tutorial today online and it was a good learning experience. I took these two pictures:

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I really like the outcome. This might seem like an easy edit, but the hair is the tricky part and that's where the tutorial comes in handy. To view the tutorial and try this out yourself click here.

Firefightin'

2008-10-10T08:27:00.000-07:00

Once a year the firefighters put on a show for the city which is fun for everyone and some great training for the new guys. I stopped by and took some photos of the action.

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King Family Photos

2008-10-06T13:30:00.000-07:00

Sunday I went with the King family, Amy's sister's, family to Big Cottonwood Canyon and took some family photos. I loved the awesome fall colors and we all had fun.

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Natalie Maternity Pictures

2008-09-29T11:20:00.000-07:00

Last Wednesday morning I went out with Natalie and took some maternity pictures. This was only my second time so it was fun to try different poses out.

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Let me know what you think.

Nebo vs. Alta 09.24

2008-09-26T15:02:00.000-07:00

Wednesday I photographed a local hockey league's game. This game was against Nebo vs. Alta. Nebo is a new team and still learning and Alta won the game running up the score. It was a fun game to photograph.

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To view all of the pictures and to purchase prints click here.

SYTYCD Con't

2008-09-24T13:39:00.000-07:00

I just finished editing the pictures from the show last night and here are some more pictures. When photographing a concert or a show like this when a photo pass is giving it is only for the first three songs ... or dances in this case. I wish that I could have photographed the whole show, but it was fun sitting back with Amy and putting the camera down.

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To view all photographs taken at event and purchase prints, click here.

Leave a comment and let me know what you think.

So You Think You Can Dance Tour

2008-09-23T23:54:00.000-07:00

After a remarkable season of So You Think You Can Dance, the top ten contestants took the show on the road. Tonight their stop was Salt Lake City, Utah. My wife and I watched every episode and enjoyed this past season and anxiously waited for them to stop here in Utah. Three of the contestants were from Utah and all three were on stage tonight performing and doing what they do best - dance, dance, dance!

I called ahead and got a photo pass and was able to get some fun shots. I haven't edited them all, but here are some of my early favorites.

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To view more pictures click here - SYTYCD Con't.

Let me know what you think.

Murillo Family

2008-09-23T11:25:00.000-07:00

Sunday the Murillo family celebrated the home coming of their son Jared from his two year mission in Vina del Mar Chile. They invited me to come and take some family photographs. I enjoyed visiting with the family and hearing about his mission. Here are some of the pictures.

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If you or someone you know needs some family photographs please contact me at khoggie@gmail.com or 916.230.3913.

Focus Talent Headshots

2008-09-21T09:48:00.000-07:00

Yesterday before photographing Vivace I worked with Focus Talent taking some headshots for some of their clients.

If you or someone you know needs headshots, please send me an e-mail at khoggie@gmail.com and we'll get something setup.

Vivace

2008-09-21T00:49:00.000-07:00

Saturday night I photographed Vivace which was a concert that celebrated young musicians from Utah Valley who were the winners of the state competitions, performing on a variety of instruments. I really enjoyed these very talented young musicians. If you'd like to see more and purchase prints click here.

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Brady Bills started the show playing his guitar.

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Verina Chen followed playing the piano.

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Trevor Giles played the saxophone and was accompanied by Kalo Latu.

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I hadn't ever seen a quartet on the piano and I enjoyed watching Allison Smilanich, Johnny Liao, Justin Taylor and Soo-Lin Ha play.

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It was interesting watching them look at each other through the pianos coordinating amongst themselves the song.

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Catherine Winters followed playing a very upbeat song on her flute.

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Rebekah Willey played the violin.

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The first quartet was exciting and I was as impressed with the second, which members were all under ten years old. Annie Lee, Jessie Zou, Jung-won Ha and Liam Wilder played Workin' on the Railroad.

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Caroline Richards filled the theater with the beautiful sounds of her harp.

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Catherine Ann Willey played the cello.

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Melissa Otani-Jensen shared her very beautiful voice with all of us and sang Sposa Son Disprezzata a Italian opera song written in the 18th century.

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Jim Lu played the piano masterfully.

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The concert was concluded by another quartet.

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I really enjoyed attending the concert and photographing these very gifted and talented young musicians.

If you'd like to see more and purchase prints click here.

Drew Reese - Performing

2008-09-19T18:16:00.000-07:00

I took some pictures of Drew Reese earlier this month and I took some more pictures for him this week.

India Fest

2008-09-19T17:45:00.001-07:00

One of my favorite places to visit in Utah County would have to be the Krishna Temple located in Spanish Fork. This past weekend they had their India Festival and it was mine and Amy's first time attending. We enjoyed the food, performances and fireworks. Here are some of the pictures.

After the festival, people stuck around singing and dancing the night away. For those who missed out visit their website to make sure you make it to the next event click here

My wife also had her camera with her, click here to see what India Fest was like from her eyes.

Drew Reese

2008-09-06T14:26:00.000-07:00

Friday I went out with a friend of mine Drew Reece. Drew is a musician and has some really inspirational songs - you can listen to some of his work on his page on facebook - click here.

Let me know what you think!

Yellowstone

2008-09-04T10:31:00.000-07:00

For Labor Day weekend Amy and I went to Yellowstone. I have wanted to visit Yellowstone ever since I moved to Utah, so I was excited to go. We were able to see some wildlife and some awesome landscapes. Here are some photos from our trip.

Old Faithful

Having one of these guys walk past the car is a true experience. They weigh about the same as the car and stagger by. I was afraid that he would ram our car at any moment. He reminded me of a bully walking through a hallway just ready to pounce on the first person that makes the wrong move. Intense.

We were fortunate to see this awesome sunset through the trees.

We drove past this coyote and put the car in reserve and watched him for a while.

We got in the habit of pulling off at all the random rodes. We followed a sign to see petrified trees and ended up seeing Moose. There were three of them and it was amazing to get close enough to snag this picture.

This little deer was shy and hid from us.

The landscapes in the park were truly breath taking!

Let me know what you think.

Josh and Lauren

2008-08-26T08:54:00.000-07:00

Saturday I headed down to Mapleton and covered another wedding. It was great spending time with this couple and I was able to get some really fun pictures.

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To view more or purchase prints click here.

Mr. and Mrs. Smith

2008-08-26T08:49:00.000-07:00

Friday I covered a wedding up in Salt Lake City, Dave and Dacia. It was fun to be around them and see their excitement.

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Frank and Lily Wedding

2008-08-20T14:53:00.000-07:00

This past weekend my cousin Frank got married in the Provo Temple. It was a joyous occasion and I was honored that he asked me to photograph the day.

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To view all of the pictures visit http://www.shutterfly.com/pro/khoggie/frankandlily

Lions vs. Warriors

2008-08-14T10:08:00.000-07:00

On Tuesday I photographed the Lions and Warriors game which are local high school teams. I'll be taking their team pictures in the next few weeks, so it was fun to get out to a game beforehand and take some action pictures.

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Engagements: Frank and Lilly

2008-08-07T17:29:00.000-07:00

My second cousin is getting married and asked me to photograph his special day. I enjoyed photographing the two of them and look forward to their happy day August 15th.

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Celebration

2008-08-07T17:18:00.000-07:00

Located in Cedar Hills, Celebration is a new Dance and Vocal Studio. I enjoyed their performance and here are some of the highlights from their show. If you'd like to purchase prints please click here.

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If you'd like to purchase prints please click here.

Hockey July 30th

2008-08-07T13:44:00.000-07:00

A friend of mine, Chris Draudt was telling me about his hockey team and how he was having his last game so I decided to stop by and photograph the game. So here is some of the action from that game. If you'd like to have me photograph a game of yours contact me directly at khoggie@gmail.com. To purchase prints click here.

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To purchase prints click here.

New Business Cards

2008-08-02T03:03:00.001-07:00

Having setup a website I have decided to redo my business cards to include my website. My graphic designer guru Carol Acevedo helped me redesign the card. I am really happy with the final product and I'll excited to see what all of you think.

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For the front I wanted to show a real polished professional look.

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For the back I've decided to keep the same picture adding my website written as graffiti. I really like the contrast between the front and back which shows that while I can produce the professional in different styles while at the same time maintaining my own personal touch.

Let me know what you think of my new business card. I am going to take it to get printed and hopefully have new cards next week.

Baby Olivia

2008-07-30T07:14:00.000-07:00

I went home to Sacramento, California for two weeks and I was able to spend some time with family. I hadn't seen my niece Olivia since April and it's really fun to see her grow up.

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New Website

2008-07-22T00:11:00.000-07:00

Over the past year I have enjoyed blogging and sharing my photos with all of you over the internet. Since I started my business I have found a need to have something more setup and scrambled to setup a website. I am happy to share with all of your that the website is up and running for everything to view. I will continue to post my work here on the blog and my website will function as a place for potential customers to visit.

Please visit my website and let me know what you think.

http://kenhphoto.com

If you are anyone you know is in need of a photographer please let me know.

Headshots: Lauren

2008-07-11T08:58:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I took some more headshots of another young dancer from Center Stage.

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Girls Softball July 1st - 6:30 Game

2008-07-02T16:10:00.000-07:00

Here are some of the highlights from the second game that was played at 6:30.

To view more and/or purchase prints click here.

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To view more and/or purchase prints click here.

Girls Softball July 1st - 5:30 Game

2008-07-02T16:08:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I photographed two girls softball games. Here are some of the highlights from that first game that was played at 5:30.

To view more and/or purchase prints click here.

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To view more and/or purchase prints click here.

Headshots: Jurquina

2008-06-29T19:18:00.000-07:00

Last Wednesday I took some more headshots at the railroad and had some fun time.

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Headshots: Amy

2008-06-25T13:02:00.000-07:00

While waiting for the Green to arrive at the park I took some photos of Amy. She's by far my favorite subject to photograph.

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Josh and Nichole SLC Wedding

2008-06-23T15:25:00.000-07:00

A few weeks ago I photographed Josh and Nichole's bridal pictures and this past Thursday I had the pleasure of being with them to photograph their wedding. It was a beautiful day for a wedding and they looked great.

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To view more and purchase prints click here.

The Greens

2008-06-23T10:39:00.000-07:00

Saturday I met up with Amy's cousin Kimberly and her family. We shot some family photos and here are some of my favorites.

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Headshots: Walker and Gallagher

2008-06-22T18:25:00.000-07:00

Here are some more headshots that I took this past week. They requested their name on the photo, so I choose my favorite picture of each kid and here's what they look like.

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To view more and purchase prints click here.

Sleeping Beauty

2008-06-19T10:55:00.000-07:00

Center Stage put on a ballet at the Ragan Theater and I was there to catch the action of these gifted dancers. To purchase prints click here.

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To purchase prints click here.

Headshots: Erin Barry

2008-06-18T18:28:00.000-07:00

The day after I got back from Nauvoo I shot some headshots for this young dancer. I spent more than that usual with them taking the pictures to get a better feel for the area.

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Jon and Sierra Nauvoo Wedding

2008-06-15T22:22:00.000-07:00

One of my old buddies from Argentina got married and asked me to cover the event, so my wife and I flew out to Nauvoo to cover a wedding. It was a beautiful wedding in a wonderful location with surprisingly fantastic weather. They are a beautiful couple and I wish them the best.

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To view more click here.

Printing Links

2008-06-11T14:12:00.000-07:00

Josh and Lauren Wedding - Click Here
Frank and Lily Wedding - Click Here
Warriors 08.12.08 - Click Here
Lions 08.12.08 - Click Here
Celebration (AF Amphitheater) 08.04.08 - Click Here
Center Stage (AF Amphitheater) 08.04.08 - Click Here
Adult Hockey 07.30.08 - 9:15 - Click Here
Girls Softball 07.01.08 - 5:30 - Click Here
Girls Softball 07.01.08 - 6:30 - Click Here
Sleeping Beauty - Click Here
Utah Academy Dance Studio - Click Here
Hot Shots May Recital - Click Here
Center Stage Matinee Recital - Click Here
Center Stage Evening Recital - Click Here

Portfolio Pictures: Tiare 2

2008-06-11T13:24:00.000-07:00

I took a few more pictures of Tiare yesterday. We went to Center Stage to get some more action pictures. Here are few of them.

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Portfolio Pictures: Tiare 1

2008-06-10T10:09:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I went to a local farm and shot some portfolio pictures for a local ballerina that is headed to New York for the summer. She's a truly gifted girl and I enjoyed taking her pictures.

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Bridals: Josh and Nichole

2008-06-07T15:01:00.000-07:00

Last night I met Josh and Nichole at the Red Butte Gardens in Salt Lake and took their Nichole's Bridal pictures. Josh rented a tux and came along. The Red Butte Gardens is where Josh took Nichole on their first date, so it was fun to take pictures of them in such a special place. They're a great couple and I look forward to photographing their wedding on the 19th of this month.

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Nichole parents came along and were a big help.

Utah Academy Dance Studio Spring Recital

2008-06-05T16:23:00.000-07:00

Tuesday I went to the Ragan Theater and photographed the UADS Spring Recital. Here are some of the highlights of the show. To purchase prints click here.

If you'd like to see more and purchase prints click here.

Headshots: The Ascione Brothers

2008-06-05T15:29:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I took some headshots of three brothers - I bring you the Ascione brothers.

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If you'd like to schedule some headshots call 916.230.3913

Hot Shots Spring Recital Second Half

2008-05-29T11:05:00.000-07:00

Here's the second half of the show from the Hot Shots Recital that was held at the Covey Arts Center this past Tuesday. Prints are available for purchase online by clicking here.

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Hot Shots Spring Recital First Half

2008-05-29T11:00:00.000-07:00

This past Tuesday I photographed the Hot Shots Spring Recital. I was well impressed with the students and was able to get some good shots of them. Here are some of the high lights. Prints are available for purchase online by clicking here.

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Center Stage May Recital - Evening

2008-05-20T17:02:00.000-07:00

Here are the some of the highlights from the evening show.

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If you'd like to order prints from the Matinee show click here-->Evening<--

Center Stage May Recital - Matinee

2008-05-20T16:53:00.000-07:00

Saturday I photographed the Center Stage Recital and had a good time. There were two show times with both having about 40 performances. So I bought an extra 8gb memory card and went to work. I took nearly 1200 pictures at each show. Here are some of the highlights from the Matinee show.

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If you'd like to order prints from the Matinee show click here-->Matinee<--

ProGraphics

2008-05-15T18:49:00.000-07:00

I was at my printing place, Prographics, placing a order and I ended up taking some pictures for the owner, Renato.

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Portfolio Pictures: Chris

2008-05-14T19:04:00.000-07:00

Today I photographed some portfolio pictures for two brothers. I took some dancing pictures and then we went to a local junkyard.

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Portfolio Pictures: Vince

2008-05-14T19:02:00.000-07:00

Today I photographed some portfolio pictures for two brothers. I took some dancing pictures and then we went to a local junkyard.

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Headshots: Brenden Allred

2008-05-13T17:47:00.000-07:00

This afternoon I photographed Brenden Allred, who is a local dancer applying for a position on a cruise ship as a dancer this summer. I had a good time visiting with him while taking his pictures and I wish him the best with his career as a dancer.

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Wedding: Cody and Tanya

2008-05-11T17:49:00.000-07:00

My former roommate Cody Lazenby got married on Saturday to Tanya. It was a good day for a wedding despite the weather predictions.

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Portfolio Pictures: Kazna

2008-05-11T17:15:00.000-07:00

Friday night I also photographed Kotahi's sister for her portfolio pictures. We went back to the same place and found some new spots to photograph.

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Click here to purchase prints.

Corporate Challenge

2008-05-11T17:03:00.000-07:00

Friday UVU hosted the anual Corporate Challenge which is where local companies donate money to athletics and create teams and compete against other corporate teams. It was my first time, and I enjoyed watching.

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The canoe activity was my favorite because some of groups fell in the pond.

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VFactory

2008-05-08T14:13:00.000-07:00

VFactory is a new band just starting up and catching the attention of many. The popular celebrity gossip blogger Perez Hilton has posted a few blogs about Jared Murillo, who is part of the band and was on High School Musical.

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I was contacted through Alex Murillo, Jared Murillo's father to photograph the concert.

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I had a good time getting to know these guys before and after the show.

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These little girls here were enjoying themselves with VIP passes to the show for a birthday party.

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The band members got hooked up with free clothing by Nappi based in Salt Lake.

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The guys gave me a tour of their bus.

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Their website, VFactoryonline.com gave a little more information on how this group started ...

The group began to coalesce in September 2006 when Tommy Page — a Warner Bros. Records’ vice president of A&R who worked with High School Musical star Ashley Tisdale on her debut album — accompanied Tisdale to rehearsals for the first HSM tour. “I watched Ashley perform with a group of teen dancers who were cast by director Kenny Ortega,” Page says. “Ashley and I were both knocked out by Jared Murillo who seemed to own the stage. I thought, ‘Wow, if I could find four other guys who could sing and move like that, we could form an amazing group.’” (Page knows a little something about pop groups, having spent ten years as an artist. He scored a No. 1 hit with “I’ll Be Your Everything” in 1990 and toured with chart-topping pop phenomenon New Kids on the Block for four years.) “For me,” Page says, “Jared was the template that set the bar.”

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One of the opening acts was 4Real.

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I enjoyed the show and look forward to seeing the group gain popularity as the new boy band.

Portfolio Pictures: Kotahi

2008-05-03T12:50:00.000-07:00

I took these pictures last night for a local performer named Kotahi. We took the pictures at a construction site off of Geneva and 1600 North.

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That Music Store

2008-05-03T12:41:00.000-07:00

My classmate Danny runs a music store in the Alpine/Highland and I went up and visited him. He's been working on a website for the store so I took some pictures for him.

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Baby: Olivia and Presley

2008-04-27T10:33:00.000-07:00

One thing that Amy and I really wanted to do since we heard about Olivia (aka O) coming to town is to take pictures of our two nieces together - so this is the blog for Little O and Pres Pres.

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I took a few pictures of O by herself while waiting for Presley to show up.

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"I'm here, so let's get the party started"

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We laid them on the ground together and they were just tooooo cute - holding hands here.

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Presley has some really beautiful eyes, so I went ahead and accented her eyes making everything else black and white.

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When a family welcomes a new baby there are many hands that go into caring for them. So here are the many hands that have been caring for these little ones while they have been alive so far.

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Before Charity took little O back to Celia's house she dressed O in her little outfit and I was able to get a few more pictures of her. She really is precious.

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It's great to be an uncle :)

Jack Davies Stone

2008-04-18T23:41:00.000-07:00

Today I also photographed Andrew Stone's two month old baby. I've known Andrew since high school and maybe before because we grew up only 20 miles away from each other and used to playing on opposing church basketball teams. So it's fun to keep in touch with him and see him start his family. Him and his wife are very happy to have their baby Jack in their lives and it was fun to photograph them.

Anyone can post a comment, so take a second and let me know what you think of the pictures.

X96 Concert - Rock in UVU

2008-04-11T22:05:00.000-07:00

Last Tuesday was Rock in UVU concert hosted by X96. Five bands came and performed in front of students and friends of UVU. I went on assignment for the College Times and was able to get some good shots of the bands. Concerts are really fun to photograph and I hope that I can get into it more and hopefully make some money off it, so let me know if you're in a band and need some high quality photographs.

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I hope you liked my pictures.

Presley

2008-04-05T16:53:00.000-07:00

Presley is getting bigger and it's fun to watch her grow.

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Jon Peter Lewis Concert

2008-03-27T16:19:00.000-07:00

Jon Peter Lewis, former American Idol contestant, stopped in Provo while on tour promoting his new album Break the Silence. I had met him the day before at the UVU Baseball game just before he sang the National Anthem. He is a real down to earth guy and I enjoyed meeting him. His manager contacted me to take some pictures of his concert so here are some pictures from last night.

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Opening the show for the night was Katie Brandeburg, playing the guitar while singing.

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The following act was The Nadas (IOWA) which continued to raise the intensity of the night and get the crowd involved.

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Playing in front of friends and family Jon Peter Lewis put on a good show along with his band members.

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He brought up family members to the stage to help him out with some of the songs, and dancing. For more information about his band you can check him out at his website, JonPeterLewis.com.

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Following Jon was Donnie Bonelli & The Kites which were also fun to watch and listen to.

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All in all, I feel that I was able to get some good pictures and have a good time. Amy and I both enjoyed Jon's music as well as the other bands.

Engagements: Josh and Nichole

2008-03-22T16:50:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I went and took some engagement pictures for an old roommate of mine. He's getting married in June and it was fun to see him and his fiancee and their shared excitement for each other.

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Let me know what you think.

Synergy

2008-03-18T14:24:00.000-07:00

The Dance Department of Utah Valley University presented Synergy Dance Company’s spring concert “Refract” on March 6th. I went to take pictures to get them into the paper. I really enjoy photographing the dance department because of the strong lines.

Let me know what you think of these pictures.

Linkin Park

2008-03-10T23:07:00.000-07:00

After photographing the Competition I went on another assignment to photograph the Linkin Park Concert at the E Center. I was able to photograph the opening bands as well.

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Let me know what you think.

World Superpipe Competition

2008-03-10T21:35:00.000-07:00

A couple of weeks ago I stumbled upon this competition and requested press credentials. It was a sweet competition and really fun to photograph.

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Let me know what you think.

V Day

2008-02-28T12:52:00.000-08:00

This past Tuesday UVSC held the fifth anual Vagina Monologues. It was my first time attending .and found it really interesting the different stories that were read.

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V-Day is a global movement to stop violence against women and girls. V-Day is a catalyst that promotes creative events to increase awareness, raise money and revitalize the spirit of existing anti-violence organizations. V-Day generates broader attention for the fight to stop violence against women and girls, including rape, battery, incest, female genital mutilation (FGM) and sexual slavery.

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For more information about the event and how it came about please visit their website at vday.org. Let me know what you think.

UVSC Orchestra

2008-02-26T16:24:00.000-08:00

Words by Joyce Jocax

Every year the orchestra puts on a show called "Concerto Aria". A try out takes place to find the best solo vocalist and instrumentalist on campus. This year three soprano singers, a violinist, bassist and harpist, were chosen to perform accompanied by the orchestra. Two aspiring music majors dedicated their time to writing their own short orchestral pieces and they were performed by the orchestra. This performance uses big orchestral and operatic pieces to entertain the audience. Like many people you may not share a love of classical music, but after a variety show such as this one, you may be intrigued to learn more about the music program at UVSC.

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Baby: Olivia Rose Brooks

2008-02-23T02:20:00.000-08:00

This past Sunday, the 17th of February, my sister Charity gave birth to her first child. It is a very happy time in my family as she’s the first to have a baby amongst the siblings. They named her Olivia Rose Brooks and I, as her uncle, already really love this little person.

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She is really adorable. The nurses at the hospital were complementing my sister on how beautiful her baby is and my sister told the nurses that they probably say that to every parent, to which they replied, actually we don’t. That they see some pretty ugly babies go through their deliveries rooms and that’s the case they compliment the parents on their babies feet or hands or hair.

So I am pretty lucky to have such a beautiful niece. My other niece Presley was born back in October and she came out looking beautiful as well.

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I know Olivia will be taking good care of as I know that Greg and Charity will make wonderful parents and will love her unconditionally as parents do.

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Here’s the proud new family ... dogs and all.

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Please feel free to leave a comment and let me know what you think of my pictures and my new little niece.

Hockey: UVU vs. Boise State

2008-02-16T01:12:00.000-08:00

This past weekend the UVU Hockey Team took on Boise State and beat them 9 to 5 on Friday and then 10 to 2 on Saturday.

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Here are our two main goalies ... they are a couple of studs.

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Sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do in order to get the puck.

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Our goal got a penalty and got sent to the penalty box which is never heard of.

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It was a really fun game to photograph. Take a moment and let me know what you think of my pictures.

Rail Jam

2008-01-10T18:50:00.000-08:00

Today UVSC held it's anual Rail Jam. I had a good time taking pictures. Take a look.

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Ok well no more blogs until after the honeymoon. So tah tah myspace.