Utah Family Today- watch for us!!

A new magazine is set to debut in the next day or two around these parts: Utah Family Today.
If you pick up a free copy at any major stores- look for studiocharm somewhere in there!! The magazine is a family friendly guide to the best that Utah County has to offer. You should see our storybook canvases in there- and on the website we're close to publishing some BIG changes. (Info on our studio space in the works, etc).

The first person who can tell me what page we're on will qualify for a $50 credit towards a regular priced photo session!! WAHOO. I love PRIZES. :) One guess per person. Please post your answer here in the comments section.

Adventures With a Family of 6

This shoot was a blast-- when I saw the family pull up, I was truly giddy with excitement. They looked great and their darling daughters arrived ready for a fun family session with a side order of fashion photography. Their clothing choices were fun, spunky yet conservative and worked out great with our rustic location. I have to admit being hung up on this one--it was so hard to not post the whole bunch here-- so I'll just save some surprises for later!! Enjoy~

{my favorite wall in the entire planet! ;) }

{she makes my job easy-- natural beauty, I tell you!}

{blue eyes & beautiful smile . . . she's stunning!}

{she has an awesome laugh and the most darling dimples!!}

{baby sis was so sweet and fun I had to post an extra for her!}

{a little urban texture action here-- so FUN!}

{gorgeous mom with the most sparkly eyes ever!!}

{dad couldn't escape the fun--I really like the GQ look here juxtaposed to the old shed door.}

{the girls with my "aged pecan" processing in adobe lightroom. This could also be an advertisement for studiocharm steaks, but many of you know that I'm a vegetarian, so they'd likely be tofu steaks and not very tasty. SO no steaks as part of your photo session, sorry folks!}

{I literally got goosebumps on my arms when I snapped this family shot in front of the red wall--even before I had seen the results. Something just "clicked" and it felt like an authentic moment was captured and preserved for this family. This is the high that photographers get once in a while--WAHOO!!}

{Last shot of the shoot- COWABUNGA! We all got a good laugh looking at the facial expressions on my viewfinder}.

Thanks H fam for such an adventurous, non-stressful shoot!! I am so excited to present your images to you!!

Happy Pioneer Day

Here's a link to This is the Place Heritage Park

Flowers for Thought

Red Riding Hood Storybook Canvas Design

Here's another something I am so anxious to see on canvas. I can't guarantee that this design is 100% finished . . . we'll see what happens before now and when I send it to print. :)

{S. starring as "Little Red" and the wolf is played by a wolf-like dog I saw at the park yesterday. I tell you, I am always watching out for these kind of things!}

Open for opinions here-- is this "too scary" for a child's canvas? Do you think it would induce nightmares or engender imagination and creativity? DH says he thinks it is a bit dark. Considering the wolf is really a wolf-like dog, does that make it less scary?

More storybook canvases on the way . . . I am having too much fun with these!!

At It Again . . .

I hope to be at it again . . . this blog has become severely neglected and I can't even believe it has been THREE weeks since I last updated it!!

On my to-do list:

1. I've got 6 sessions to blog (a few sessions to proof)
2. Tons of fun family photos that I would just love to share
3. A studio location in the works!!
4. A website revision-serious changes coming!!

Needless to say, life has been busy!

I am so excited to post another storybook canvas!! Here's the mock-up version:

{The Dazzling Miss C . . . isn't she radiant atop her pink gerbera daisy?}

This is an example of collaboration with another photographer. My great friend and talented photographer Britt Poppinga captured the original image, then sent the high res. photo to me so that I could create the artwork. I think our efforts paid off-- I am so excited to see the canvas when it arrives!

When I see the light of day I will hit it hard with posts . . . I hope you'll come back and see them!!