The Things I Have Seen

Wedding

2011-12-11T22:30:00.003-07:00

Halloween Hijinks 5

2011-10-31T00:46:00.003-06:00

Utah Friends of Basset Hounds

2011-09-07T17:39:00.003-06:00

Last week I volunteered my services to photograph some dogs for the Utah Friends of Basset Hounds. These guys were not my most cooperative subjects (Rachel and I had to dispense a lot of treats) but they would all make great best friends. There aren't a lot of creatures in this world that are more loyal and loving than a basset hound. I know that by experience. These dogs, and many more, all deserve a great home.

Mary Anne

George and Duchess

Bailey

Carl

Dudley

Black and Blue

2011-09-04T22:58:00.002-06:00

Zombies in the SLC

2011-08-08T02:43:00.003-06:00

No reason to get excited, the thief he kindly spoke
There are many here among us who feel that life is but a joke
But you and I, we've been through that, and this is not our fate
So let us not talk falsely now, the hour is getting late.

- - - Bob Dylan

Senior Portraits

2011-05-07T22:15:00.002-06:00

I'm offering a sweet deal on portrait shoots right now, so if you want some photos hit me up. 'Nuff Said. This senior portrait today was the first I did for this spring sale.

Goblin Valley State Park, Utah

2011-05-04T04:10:00.002-06:00

Reggie

2011-04-07T04:17:00.001-06:00

Our hound dog. He's part Pharoah Hound, part Basengi, and all awesomeness.

Holi Festival '11: Weirdos In The Mist

2011-03-28T05:09:00.003-06:00

For the third time I photographed the Holi Festival at the Sri Sri Radha Krishna temple in Spanish Fork. To see a lot more photos from this, and past years, Utah, checkout my website in the next couple of days.

Titan and Lisa

2011-03-17T16:09:00.002-06:00

It's true. I can even photograph small children.

The Dewey Bridge 1916-2008

2011-03-17T05:02:00.002-06:00

I took this shot of the Dewey Bridge shortly before it burned down in 2008. At one time it was the second longest suspension bridge west of the Mississippi River.

Moab Fever

2011-03-17T04:46:00.002-06:00

Every year around this time I tend to get my own version of Spring Fever in which I start having a powerful urge to go to Moab. I start thinking about it constantly, and having bad flashbacks. The place is calling me. So before I go to sleep this morning I have decided to post some old photos I just rediscovered. It's always nice to find out that you took some cool shots that you forgot about.

That first shot was taken above the Devil's Garden as night was falling, and I was perilously close to being lost. Thes next one was a self-assignment during a Southern Utah Photography Workshop, in Arches National Park, for the SLCC a few years ago. Really I just wanted to go on a hike all by myself to Dark Angel, and this North Fork product shot gave me a good excuse, so I volunteered to do it.

This next Shoe shot was also on the same trip to Arches. I was using some ridiculously expensive camera that I was not familiar with, courtesy of Mamiya, and so I botched the focus on it. My bad. Because of that, I never used this photo. Nevertheless, if I overlook my own humiliation at the hands of the Mamiya 7 I actually like this shot, especially because it is natural light with only a reflector disc filling in the shadows a bit.

I intend to make some more photos of Southern Utah in April. If only I can live that long, alas.

Dead Vines and Things

2011-01-07T17:00:00.004-07:00

As I was driving around with the big UPS truck this Christmas season, I would pass every day by these vines on the outside of a parking structure on Cottonwood Parkway. I really love the way they look with the few dead leaves and berries still hanging on there. I finally got around to driving over there and making some snapshots of them.

Fall Portraits

2011-01-07T16:56:00.003-07:00

A while back, I took some pics of my little sister, and my woman, while we were checking out the fall leaves in Big Cottonwood Canyon, and I never got around to posting them. So here are a few.

Rachel

Amelia

Wedding

2010-10-26T15:28:00.003-06:00

I haven't shot a wedding in quite some time. About time to get loose and shake the dust off my camera.

Party All Night Long...

2010-10-26T15:23:00.004-06:00

...I should know. I had to stay the whole time. These people would not stop partying.

More Fall Colors

2010-10-21T18:26:00.002-06:00

Here's a bunch more pics of some leaves taken last weekend at Storm Mountain in Big Cottonwood Canyon:

Fall Colors

2010-10-19T20:50:00.000-06:00

Meet The Rhino!

2010-09-29T12:08:00.002-06:00

During our honeymoon in San Diego, California, we visited the Wild Animal Park and got to feed a real live Rhinocerous. It was awesome. Say no more.

Beach Babe!

2010-09-29T12:06:00.002-06:00

My sweetheart at the beach on Coronado Island, California.

Roots

2010-09-28T11:32:00.000-06:00

Release The Kraken!

2010-08-31T11:56:00.004-06:00

My bachelor party was pretty awesome, I can not lie. Nevertheless, I feel I must disclaim, for those of you who have not figured it out, that my photography can not be trusted, especially in places like Wendover. So don't be alarmed by anything you see here. Nothing disturbing happened to us. We had a blast. Everyone behaved like perfect gentlemen. I swear. Except for The Kraken. It was responsible for everything that happened, and a lot of what didn't happen too.

"All photographs are accurate. None of them is the truth." - - - Richard Avedon

The Kraken

The Best Man - Josh

The Legal Counsel - Ryan

The Designated Driver - Adam D.

The Supplier of Mystical Transport - Derek

The BadAss Dude - Ian

The 2Thug - Darren

My Bitter Conscience - Robert

The Defiantly Cheerful One - Adam R.

The Groom

and The Fire - This Photo taken by Derek, or maybe Robert, or maybe 2Thug.

Alyssa: Senior Portraits

2010-04-21T13:14:00.001-06:00

More Colors

2010-04-02T15:53:00.001-06:00

Holi: Festival of Colors '10: Colorful Faces In The Crowd

2010-03-28T12:36:00.005-06:00

This year, as I ventured down to the Sri Sri Radha Temple in Spanish Fork, Utah, to photograph the Holi: Festival of Colors once again, I decided to focus on doing spontaneous portraits of people, as well as to capture the adventurous souls who went there with me. Last year I tried to capture the whole event, and it kept me very busy. So this year I was specific. These are some of the results.

..And that is just the beginning. Most likely more to come from this event.

The World Is My Soft Box

2010-02-20T13:23:00.004-07:00

Kristen, a co-worker of mine, asked me to do some portraits of her with her military uniform before she leaves. Of course I said yes. I am a starving photographer right now, and it sounded interesting anyway.

I have been stressing lately that I don't have any proper photo equipment, or money to spend on said equipment. But who really needs thousands of dollars of lighting stuff when you have the Sun at your disposal. So I'm getting back to basics. I did buy a dove gray seamless for a background that I can continually re-use. But these photos were taken outside of my condo with the existing light, and a little bit of my on-camera flash (with a light shaping tool of my own creation) to fill in the shadows and smooth it out just a little.

I was very pleasantly surprised how well that turned out. It took a bit of thought and planning on where to set up my camera to best use the light I had. But it turned out great, especially in B/W. I do owe a bit of thanks and tribute to my spiritual photo mentor Richard Avedon for the lighting method.

I think I may want to do a series of portraits like this with super simple lighting in black and white for my web-site. So if anybody out there wants some photos, please let me know. I'll give you a good deal right now.

Some Photos On a Sunday Afternoon

2010-02-01T14:35:00.002-07:00

This photo shoot was Rachel's idea. Thanks, babe, for getting me out of the house with my camera.

A Cool Website

2010-01-26T15:46:00.002-07:00

I happened upon a cool website the other day that features photos of assistants standing in for light and color tests before photo shoots. There are some classic examples of photo geekiness in there.

www.light-test.com

Some Landscapes

2010-01-26T15:30:00.003-07:00

Also, not included on my website. I wanted to show some landscapes, but ultimately I decided that they weren't going to be profitable to me. Landscapes will always be my personal escape though.

My New Webbsite

2010-01-21T14:58:00.002-07:00

Ok, so my new website is up and running, and I figured I should just give myself a shout-out and get some traffic over there. It's the same place as it always was, but now there is actually something there.

www.wildephoto.com

Things That Were Eliminated: Round 2

2010-01-20T15:02:00.002-07:00

These ones I tried very hard to find a way to integrate them somewhere, but they just didn't want to fit in.

Cut!

2010-01-19T15:56:00.003-07:00

My website should be up and running within the next 24 hours, or so. In editing the damn thing I found that I had to be brutal in cutting stuff that I might want to put up on there, including some very silly stuff that just didn't fit with my, ahem, super professional reputation. So I figure I can post them here, so I don't feel so bad about it. Starting with this gallery of weirdness:

But seriously. I knew I could never get away with those on my website. But it was fun toying with the idea.

Antelope Island

2010-01-03T11:14:00.001-07:00

Kids These Days

2009-12-22T14:28:00.001-07:00

Snow.

2009-11-19T13:15:00.002-07:00

"The Woods are lovely, dark, and deep
But I have promises to keep..."

This Is Halloween

2009-11-05T14:12:00.002-07:00

"...In This Town
We Call Home..."

Special Thanks to my GF and our Halloween Hostess for throwing this madness together like a pro.

And thanks also to Craig for letting us trash his house, again.

Random Photoshop Nonsense

2009-10-26T16:01:00.001-06:00

Jonathan and Matthew

2009-10-12T15:17:00.002-06:00

Had a little photo shoot with my girlfriends bros. I tried really hard not to think about it too hard, and it turned out pretty well. I'm happy with them anyway. I have been stressing a little lately about how I can't afford a new camera right now. But It's always a surprise how things can work out with the minimum equipment. I'm remembering how to make the most of what I got.

I decided I wanted to keep it low key, and I wanted to use the backlight that was going on in these trees. So I used my SB-800 flash for some fill and, although it's a bit contrasty, it worked out even better than I thought it would.

The Fall Colors

2009-10-12T00:09:00.003-06:00

Didn't last too long this year, but I captured a little of that action.

Footprints

2009-10-06T13:21:00.001-06:00

Vote For Me!

2009-09-26T04:42:00.003-06:00

Thought I would throw out a little bit of shameless promotion for myself here. I have submitted some photos to this contest in which the winners get published in a coffee table style photo book all about Utah.

Capturemyutah.com

It would make me happy to get in there, so if you want to you can go and vote for my images if you like them. There is only 4 days left to vote before the deadline. The direct link to the page with all my photos is below:

http://www.capturemyutah.com/people/wildephoto451

Grasshoppers

2009-09-21T02:25:00.002-06:00

Recently I attempted to photograph one of the many grasshoppers that have been infesting my habitat in the end of this summer. It is much easier said than done, but here are a few attempts.

Oil

2009-09-17T13:38:00.002-06:00

A long time ago, before the Spiral Jetty, there was some sort of oil drilling operation going on at Rozelle Point. As there was not much thought given to taking care of the environment at the time you can still see all the remains and junk out there. It's all part of the mystique of the place to me. I am intrigued by the history you can see lying all around the Great Salt Lake. It serves as a reminder that nothing we do on this Earth is truly permanant, but the scars can take a very long time to heal. So although it all makes for some interesting pictures, it also saddens me to see stuff like this out there in what might have been a beautiful and pristine landscape.

Rozelle Point

2009-09-11T16:51:00.000-06:00

The Middle of Nowhere

2009-08-20T16:16:00.001-06:00

Mill B South Fork to Lake Blanche

2009-07-30T15:14:00.002-06:00

This year is the best for hiking if you want to see lots of flowers. Amelia and I went on this hike last week. It was good times.

Shooting Children, but Nicely

2009-07-20T14:45:00.004-06:00

What do you do when confronted by a small girl who hates having her picture taken and insists on crying and not looking at the camera? The answer is simple. Use trickery, and strange manipulative techniques. Long story. But it all turned out ok in the end. I guess.

Blah. Wedding.

2009-07-03T15:30:00.002-06:00

I feel I have been neglecting this blog as of late. I just haven't felt too excited about any photos I have taken. So, just to keep things moving forward here are a few quirky, or otherwise amusing moments from last weeks wedding.

Now that is a fashion statement I can get behind. I don't know why, but it sort of turns me on just a little bit.

A Moment of Good Luck

2009-06-22T15:35:00.002-06:00

One of the most difficult things to do in photography is to take a picture of 2 or more people where everyone is looking at the camera and no one is blinking, or looking awkward. So when I happen to get lucky and accomplish this feat, on the very first try, I start feeling very accomplished.

Can you guess what I said to these girls to get them all to smile so beautifully at the same time?

Then, later at that wedding, I was graced by this wonderful rainbow. I only had about 30 seconds to deal with it before it faded away, so it's no great masterpiece. But it makes me happy anyway.

Bear Trap Fork Trail to Lake Desolation

2009-06-08T03:09:00.003-06:00

Amelia and I made our way up the mountain via the underused Bear Trap Fork trail. We went all the way over the top and back down the other side to Lake Desolation. We were two worn out Wildes by the end of it, with muscle aches and sunburns for our troubles. But well worth the pain I can only assure you.

Rachel & Reggie in the Woods

2009-06-01T14:35:00.002-06:00

I dragged my girlfriend, and her dog, up into the woods to take some hot pictures yesterday. Why not? It was something to do, and it seemed like a good idea at the time.

Antelope Island: Strange Film Processing

2009-05-04T14:17:00.000-06:00

I went to Antelope Island yesterday with Rachel, and the two Michaels. I have incredible luck with lighting lately whenever I go out and shoot, so it was more beautiful there than I have ever seen it before. I shot a roll of transparency film (E-6 process), but I didn't want to go downtown to process it, so I convinced the Walgreen's one-hour-photo dude to cross process it as negatives (C-41 Process), and I got some very strange results. I've never seen any cross processing turn out quite like this. It almost looks like color Infrared film. It was Fuji Astia 100 film, but it was also probably expired. I have had it in my film bag which has traveled with me in all sorts of extreme conditions for several years.

Michael W., Rachel, Michael R.

Michael R.

And here, for those of you who like things traditional, is some plain, old digital shots.

...Although I did have a hot model at my disposal.

Documentary Photography: Hunter High School Football

2009-05-01T13:52:00.000-06:00

In 2003 the Hunter High School football team won the State championship, and I was there, at all of the home games, armed with 2 cameras and a lot of black and white film, to document the things that happened on the way there. My purpose in beginning the project was to fulfill the requirements of a college Documentary Photography class in which I was required to photograph a single subject for the entire semester. The minimum requirement was 4 rolls of film shot throughout the semester. I ended up doing much, much more as I was drawn into the madness of the scene. Now I present this small selection, culled from hundreds upon hundreds of images, for the first time in shiny digital format, for your viewing pleasure. I consider it some of the best work I have done, and I hope it shows a glimpse of the wild, crazy energy of being there at that moment in time.

A Trip To Wendover

2009-04-30T15:07:00.000-06:00

Once again, I went to Wendover for a weekend of throwing money away. I also took some pictures, including the Salt Flats, yet again, as well as some newly discovered wilderness territory.

Grafitti

2009-04-20T15:11:00.000-06:00

So, I usually don't photograph a lot of grafitti, since it's basically photographing someone else's art, and I do consider it art, however dubious the legalities may be. Nevertheless, Rachel and I went out on Sunday afternoon, with an unidentified person to check out these secret grafitti tunnels that have existed unbeknownst to us. It was pretty cool, and I had nothing better to do, so here are some photos of another strange, hidden place that I have seen.

Wedding photos: My Brother's wedding

2009-04-16T14:55:00.000-06:00

Ah, there is nothing in the world quite like shooting a wedding to destroy one's will to live. That's all I'm going to say about it, lest I become bitter and start ranting about the rape of my photographer soul. These are some random pics that I like from the event. Not the best ones, but the least boring ones for sure.

Ah, cuteness.

My new Sister-In-Law, Melissa.

My nephew, and future GQ cover man, Cayden.

My sister, Heather, and my niece Carlie.

My nephew Parker, who obviously feels the same way as I do about weddings.

I understand, Cayden, I really do.

My niece Charity, all ready to go home.

Mischief.

The Toilet Paper & Frosting Gang.

The Salt Flats, again.

2009-04-14T14:37:00.000-06:00

Once again, I have gone to the Salt Flats. How many times must I stare at that blank white sheet of nothing before I have learned all it's mysteries? How much salt must a man walk on before you can call him a man? These are the lingering questions in my mind. This time I went with Rachel and Amelia, because we had nothing better to do, and it was Sunday. These are perfectly good reasons.

This tire was destroyed enroute to the Spiral Jetty. It was still in the back of my car, so it became a prop.

This is a tribute to legendary photographer Jim Marshall, in my own silly way.

Best to leave your awesome sunglasses on, as Rachel has learned.

Holi: The Festival of Colors

2009-03-28T22:46:00.000-06:00

Rachel, KaraLee, and Jen allowed me to be their male third wheel down to the color festival at the Krishna Temple in Spanish Fork where I took some pictures of craziness. Unfortunately the pictures I took of those three chicks were all on an ill-fated third roll of film that was lost to the photo gremlins. Nonetheless, I have the pictures of my random wanderings in the crowd. Nuff Sed.

Environmental Portraits: Portfolio I

2009-03-27T13:27:00.000-06:00

And here is the update of my environmental portrait portfolio, revised as were the studio ones. I believe this gallery is much stronger than the studio ones for purely technical reasons, so I have decided that it will be my first one on my website whenever I can get around to that.

Studio Portraits: Portfolio II

2009-03-27T13:19:00.000-06:00

Alright, I am reposting these again because I have done some revision on them. It is a never ending process. The last time I posted them, I discovered some various problems by looking at them on various computers with better monitors than my own, so I was back to the drawing board again. I have also changed the order a bit, and also replaced 1 or 2 with entirely new ones. Nevertheless, I think I'm at a stopping point now for real. So here they are, updated, shiny, and new.

Some High School Kids and Hijinks

2009-03-22T18:12:00.000-06:00

My GF, Rachel, was taking some pictures of her little sister and friends before an informal High School dance of some sort. I got to tag along, so I took a few pics as well. These are my favs.

I am terrified of posing large groups, but somehow I accomplished this, and I am very pleased with it.

The Search For The Holy Trail

2009-03-12T16:37:00.000-06:00

Many years ago, in the time before responsibilities, my good friend Walt and I spent most of our time in the search of weird mountain biking adventures. In my my recent searching through piles of old film I have come across these remnants of our geographical studies.

That right there is my hot, young self.

..and that there is Walt, and his huge camera.

Oft times did we sleep in places like this,

or sometimes we slept in cheaper accomodations.

Here a young mountain biker warms himself by a fire at the Red Rock Rampage in St. George.

Mud can be fun.

Tangled sage is not so much fun.

We waded through rivers of tumbleweeds.

We crossed the most barren deserts. (That rider is a species rarely encountered. We call it Codylian Pattonicus)

We traversed the hairiest rock gardens.

We moved quickly through the ugliest scenery.

Sometimes dealing with technical failures and other mishaps.

Studying the ways of the bike from all angles.

Caught off guard by my flash, Walt leaps three feet into the air like an armadillo.

And finally, a rare sighting of the elusive Bikalope.

Iosepa

2009-03-12T16:33:00.001-06:00

My pal Jake and I headed out, one warm Saturday afternoon, to take some photos at White Rocks, in the middle of the desert. Curiously I have no photos of White Rocks to present. I have only these photos from the journey.

The Birds

2009-03-12T16:30:00.000-06:00

I confess that there is double exposure going on here. Why not? 'Nuf Sed.

Tax Season On State Street

2009-03-06T16:49:00.000-07:00

Here's some snapshots of a random dude in one of those Statue of Liberty costumes in front of a tax business of some sort on State Street. I have seen some weird ones this year, but this guy definitely wins the prize.

Kira and Zack

2009-02-16T14:15:00.000-07:00

Here are some pictures of my friends Zack and Kira that I did last week. I think they turned out pretty well. These, of course, are just my personal favorites.

The Spiral Jetty

2008-11-24T01:37:00.000-07:00

Iceland 6: After the Festival

2008-09-29T15:08:00.000-06:00

Iceland 5: The Festival

2008-09-24T15:35:00.000-06:00

Iceland 4: Vestmannaeyjar

2008-09-18T15:25:00.000-06:00

Iceland 3: Herjolfur Ferry

2008-09-08T03:37:00.000-06:00

Iceland 2: The Blue Lagoon & Beyond

2008-08-31T06:11:00.000-06:00

Iceland 1: Keflavik

2008-08-21T15:26:00.000-06:00

Fashion For a Sunday Afternoon

2008-06-23T01:06:00.000-06:00

Some Fun Stuff

2008-05-19T05:22:00.000-06:00

Jenni @ the Salt Flats: Random Hijinks

2008-05-08T02:50:00.000-06:00

Still Life

2008-02-07T20:31:00.000-07:00

Out There

2008-01-13T13:11:00.000-07:00

It Happened At the Gwar Concert

2008-01-13T13:10:00.000-07:00

The Necessary

2008-01-13T13:05:00.000-07:00

The Ape

2007-09-10T01:29:00.000-06:00

Childish Hijinks

2007-09-03T19:57:00.000-06:00

More Wedding Stuff

2007-08-14T23:08:00.000-06:00

Weddings/Engagements

2007-08-14T23:06:00.000-06:00

Some Portraits

2007-08-14T23:04:00.000-06:00

The Great Salt Lake, and my little sister

2007-06-17T11:26:00.000-06:00

Devil's Garden

2007-05-30T19:17:00.000-06:00

Heavy Metal, and Air Video Games

2007-04-25T09:28:00.000-06:00

Playing With Film

2007-04-06T11:34:00.001-06:00

Something Completely Different

2007-04-06T11:31:00.000-06:00

1st Iteration

2nd Iteration

3rd Iteration

The Funbus to Wendover

2007-02-07T13:20:00.000-07:00

DIY Filmmaking

2007-02-07T13:16:00.000-07:00

Antelope Island Hijinks

2007-02-07T12:55:00.000-07:00

Ice Fisherman at Ken Lake near Moab, Utah.

2007-01-31T19:06:00.000-07:00