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The Studio

You’ll find Busath Studio & Gardens at the corner of South Temple and 700 East, in the historic Evans mansion.  We love this old English Tudor house and the modest gardens that surround it.  It provides beautiful settings that others can’t match.  100-year-old ivy covered brick, and mature gardens lend a classical English flair to the portraits created here.

Inside you’ll find two ultra-modern studio spaces with glowing natural light. The building also houses an extensive printing lab.  All Busath portraits are retouched, printed, glazed and framed right here by our team of master artists.

Busath Photography studio gardens south temple mansion
Busath Photography entry south temple mansion
Busath Photography natural light studio
Busath Photography natural light studio
Busath modern portrait studio
Busath Photography studio gardens south temple mansion

Busath Private Portrait Gardens

In the Busath Gardens, we’ve created charming vignettes for portraits, from individuals to muti-generation families.  Each setting is oriented for the most for flattering natural light. Our clients love the privacy and uniqueness and not competing for space at over-run public spaces.

Each year we add a new “room” to our gardens, which now include a rose garden with arching wisteria, two shady grottos with cobblestone walls and bridge, a deep covered porch, a classic stone balustrade porch and a sunny english garden.

And when it’s cold outside, our fireplaces, stained glass entry and fully equipped studios indoors provide a warm, comfortable environment.

Rose Garden

Old Stone Wall and Busath Porch

Rose Garden

The Courtyard

Tuscan Wall in the Courtyard

Rose Garden

Lower Courtyard

Stone Steps in our Avenues Garden

New Stone Wall in Avenues Garden

Avenues Garden

Avenues Garden

Classic stone balustrade in our Avenues Garden

Avenues Garden

Stone steps in our Avenues Garden

Ivy wall

Avenues Garden

Avenues Garden

Avenues Garden

Our Team

From left to right: Liz Williams (Production Assistant), Bromley Busath (Studio Manager), Mary Frances Cochran (Lab Manager), Laura Casey (Photographer), Celeste Rosell (Receptionist), Allison Stapley (Portrait Consultant), Drake Busath (Master Photographer), Emilie Nielsen (Receptionist), Linda Smoot (Portrait Consultant), Kristine Banks (Graphic Artist), Richard Busath (Head Photographer), Marla De Bry (Artist), Erin Madsen (Photographer)

Our History

Historic Evans Mansion

Historic Evans Mansion

The Morris Evans mansion at 701 East South Temple was originally built in 1888.  The Evans family did an extensive remodel in 1911, resulting in the Tudor style house of today.  In it’s day the house was a modern marvel with a central vacuum system and central flushing toilets.

Mrs Evans was an avid photographer and had a darkroom installed, foreshadowing our studio here.  The Evans family were also early adopters of the automobile.  Our “carriage house” was the garage they built for their fancy new cars.  Today it serves as an ultra-modern portrait studio.

Busath Photography acquired the building in 1980.

Our Founders

Our Founders

Don and Donna Busath opened the doors to Busath Photography in 1973, on State Street under the Eagle Gate.  Together they built a reputation nationwide for fine portraiture and honorable business dealings. Both were awarded the National Award from PPA for lifetime service to the industry.

Don received Masters and Craftsman degrees from Professional Photographers of America and was named Fellow of both American Society of Photographers and British Institute of Photography, one of a very few to garner both honors.

Drake Busath

Drake Busath

Drake Busath purchased  the business in 1999, and has continued the tradition of fine portraiture being awarded Best of State Portraiture 12 years in a row. He was featured several times on the cover of Professional Photography magazine, and earned Masters and Craftsman degrees from PPA as well as the National Award and Tom McDonald Award for meritorious teaching.

Drake has lectured and judged in Australia, Japan, Korea, Canada, England and in most U.S. states.  He teaches workshops semi-annually in Italy.

He and his wife Elizabeth boast 11 grandchildren and live in Salt Lake City and St George, UT

Richard Busath

Richard Busath

Richard Busath, owner and Head Photographer,  takes over as the third generation of Busath photographers committed to honest and beautiful portraits.

With 10 years behind the camera and happy clients too numerous to count, Richard is exceeding the standards set by his father and grandfather.  He’s especially loved by the children we see daily.  He has been commissioned to photographed families and weddings from Boston to L.A., as well as the most recent Utah governor, senators and Quorum of Twelve of the LDS church.

Richard and his wife Natalie have two young sons and live in the St Mary’s area.

Bromley Busath

Bromley Busath

Bromley Busath, owner and General Manager, is the friendly face you’ll see in the front office.  With his 20 years experience at the studio, he keeps the ship afloat, managing our staff of artists and consultants, a complicated IT network and our in-house printing/framing operation.

Our clients describe Brom as extremely kind and caring as well as tech savvy and super capable.  Any time you need a little extra help at the studio, he’s the one to call.

Bromley and Marcie have 3 children and live in the foothills of Salt Lake City.

Reviews

"We are thrilled beyond words with our family photos! But equally as impressive is the fact that you got our order prepared so quickly! You have a class act team! A million thanks! We hope to return in the future as the family grows."

 

Kevin & Nancy D.

"Our families experience with Buseth Photography was exceptional.  The entire staff was attentive, professional and very kind to our family. Photographing eight different families is a herculean feat, especially with so many little ones. The attentive care we received from beginning to end was amazing.  Starting with the actual photo shoot to picking out our framed composite at the end, we had the best experience possible.  As people come into our home and see the beautiful portrait, we cannot say enough good about the beautiful work from Busath."

Vickie V.

"We cannot thank Richard enough for photographing our wedding! We were very pleased with the pictures, but we really loved working with Richard and Laura for our engagements and the whole wedding day.  They were both so pleasant and skilled with all of our guests and at the temple and Le Jardin.  And they were incredibly helpful with keeping us on schedule! We couldn't have asked for a better team to capture everything."

Savannah & David Yauney
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