Outdoor Mountain Family Photography, Salt Lake City Utah
We had a ton of fun with the Ockey family. They're sending Lauren off to Argentina, so it's the last portrait for a while. What a great family! Click the arrows to see more from this session.
High School Senior Photographers, Salt Lake City Utah
Congrats to Elizabeth, graduating class of 2013, on her many achievements from piano concertos to water polo. This girl has range!
A Misgiving Glance, by Drake Busath
This street portrait makes me think of the title of Joel Addams book “Power of the Glance”. It was a series of glances, really, a conversation we had without very many words. I found myself sitting across the narrow road in Montalcino, Italy from this gentleman. We were both on a break and we shared a nod and an expression of exhaustion after climbing the same steep hill. A little bit a of a smile, when the camera came out he knew I wanted something from him. I’m not the first visitor to want it. Rather than be sneaky, I just raised and shot, resulting in this portrait of misgiving. Afterward, we had a nice chat about his life, post-war…
Sunny Southern Italy, Made for Black & White, by Drake Busath
Some towns cry out for Black and White like the little village of Rodi, in Italy’s Puglia Region. I recently spent a week in Puglia with writer Ray Ownbey and pro photographer Luigi Barbano trying “think in B&W”. One reason this town was a natural for B&W is that it’s quite colorless. Duh, you say! But how many great situations do we walk past because we’re thinking in color. The south of Italy is plastered in white and gray and when the sun’s shining (pretty much all the time) it presents a full palette of white to black, with accents of deep blue sky. This image was done with a single exposure, but often in these high contrast scenes I’ve…
Missionary Photographer, Salt Lake City Utah
Congratulations Gabe on your call to Taiwan! Best of luck with that tricky Mandarin language. I like these two images together and how it illustrates the changing focus of this young man. Seems like a guy that will excel in whatever he sets his mind to. All my best wishes, Drake
Family Photography, Outdoor, Mountains, Salt Lake City Utah
We love photographing families in the snow at one of our favorite spots near the Busath's cabin up Big Cottonwood Canyon.
Rod Heiss Art
I just photographed Rod Heiss' newest paintings. Wow! I just get totally lost in these pieces...the closer you get to them the more they absorb and fascinate. I think it's his best work ever and that's saying a lot. Rod Heiss' abstract paintings and sculptures