Underwater Photography: The New Muse
So, little did I know that Chris has been harboring dreams of underwater photography for about a year now but hasn’t mentioned it because apparently the camera housing in a real grip. Worth more than his camera maybe? Ha! Little did he know that I thought it was be something Awesome and Inspiring to try [...]
Personal Photography
Yes, I do in fact shoot photography for personal reasons. In these below are some of my favorites I’ve taken over the summer. Enjoy!
Park City TV :: Park City Family Portrait Photography
You all remember our beautiful host Jennifer of Park City TV correct? Yes of course. I was able to spend some time with her on air at the Park City TV Studio. I gave PCTV 10 family portrait sessions to give away, if you want to grab them be sure to watch PCTV while she’s [...]
Mother and Child Portrait Studies
Celebrate Mother’s Day With Art I’ve always felt a little ambivalent towards Mother’s Day. It, like so many holidays, feels like so much like a Hallmark national day, and the flower industry’s excuse to jack up their prices. I don’t want to sound so pessimistic but I always feel a little forced into these things [...]
B&W Project :: Salt Lake City Black & White
I miss the dark room. I miss film, but most of all I miss black and white. Since I’ve “gone digital” my color palette has exploded. Its fun to play with so much color; subdued colors, vibrant colors, selective color, there is so much you can do with a color photo. With all this excitement [...]
PhotoCamp Picture Roundup
I had a good time at Utah PhotoCamp! I was able to see a lot of great photographers, learn some new lessons, and get a few pics in. See my shots from the event.
Utah Photocamp Printing Class
Thank you everyone who attended my Printing and Paper class at Utah Photocamp. I was surprised to see how many people are interested in printing! Feel free to e-mail me if you have additional questions. You can DL the slide-deck with notes here, or just the PDF here. Remember the key points: Calibrate Monitor Use [...]
Utah Headshot Photographer Extraordinaire
Ta Da! I’ve been working on this puppy for WAY too long. But she looks great, no? This is our new promo piece for Riveted Talent Agency and McCarty Talent Agency where I’m a recommended photographer. Check out more of my Salt Lake Headshot Photography http://www.mccartytalentagency.com/
Digital Photography Workshop 101 Salt Lake
Intro to Pho.tog.ra.phy (n.) light writing Blackburn Studio is proud to present a four morning introductory class covering the basics of digital photography for DSLR users. Take control of your photography by making full use of your camera’s controls! Each night will include a lecture/demonstration followed by a chance to practice the new ideas as [...]
Senior Portraits Spokes Model Program SLC
We’re so excited to be launching our Senior Portraits Campaign and we want YOU to be a part of it. Blackburn Studio Spokes Models get amazing senior pictures for FREE, can earn FREE stuff and have a great time doing it. Space is Limited so Apply Today!
Baby and Child Portrait Contest 2010
Our favorite lab is sponsoring the most amazing portrait contest. The Grand Prize is $5,000 cold hard cash and all awards go to the families of the winning portrait! All sessions between January 1st and June 21st 2010 are eligible for entry. We’ll ask you during your shoot if you’re interested in participating. We’ll also [...]
Money Saving Tool : Slight of the Invisible Hand
I stumbled upon the coolest new browser app that I thought you might be interested in. It’s a money saving browser tool that sits nicely atop your brower (firefox, google chrome, and the old IE) and when you’re shopping online, it lets you know when the item you’re checking out can be found for a [...]
Utah Bridal Shows :: Wedding Expo :: South Towne Expo :: Salt Lake City Wedding Photography
If you stopped by Hourglass Bodyshapers booth over the weekend at the South Towne Wedding Expo. First of thank you so much! We were busy nearly all day on each day with women wanting to try on her fantastic corsets. Thanks to Angelica being such a great resource for all the brides to be and [...]
Family Life: The Value of Nothing
It only matters if it has a price. It only matters if it makes money… I was listening to KRCL’s Radioactive yesterday on my way to pick up a friend and the conversation really hit home with me. Author, Raj Patel, was on discussing his book, The Value of Nothing. Intelligent, articulate and passionate. He [...]
Utah Fashion Photographer :: Dani Jae
Dani was itching to get her 2010 new year rolling with a fun photo shoot. Of course she came to the right photographer! Let’s rock 2010 Dani!
Salt Lake Baby Photography :: Accordion Album
I couldn’t wait to post these tasty tidbits up. Gorgeous Samantha joined us all the way from Park City for our Christmas Babinski’s shoot. I just finished putting together these little accordion wallet albums for their family and I hope they enjoy! Check out more photos of our Salt Lake Baby Photography on our website.
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La Caille Bridal Show Ad
Worked on this until way too late in the night. Whoever thought making stripe bars match up perfectly in photoshop has more Adobe skill than I. That is until Chris rescued me and told me to just make a stroke around the whole thing. Silly me. Voila! This is our goodie bag stuffer for the [...]
Chris Blackburn Photography is now Blackburn Studio!
It’s a new year and a new name for us! Chris Blackburn Photography is now Blackburn Studio! We’re still the same awesome Salt Lake wedding photographers but we wanted our name to reflect the family effort this business has become. Yeah! We’ll be launching a new website 3.0 soon designed by the amazing Chad Allen [...]
Utah Lifestyle Photography :: It’s a Survey! Yahooey!!
Please take a minute and fill out our awesome Customer Satisfaction Survey. Now’s your chance to anonymously tell us that you love/hate that picture of you from behind or to give us your two cents on where we’re doing awesome and where we can improve. We’ll be forever so grateful! And Thanks Check out our [...]
The Power of Light :: Utah Photographer
Now this isn’t a Natural light vs. strobe lighting. I use natural light photography when appropriate. There are pluses and minuses for each of them. Strobe Negatives: More equipment needed. [Strobes, Light Stands, Battery/Battery Pack, Umbrellas, Reflectors, Gels, Books] More Technical Knowledge which takes time to learn and perfect. [I'm still learning!] Slow moving on [...]
Salt Lake Fine Art Photographer:: Kimberly
Kimberly and I have been wanting to work with each other for a while now, but because of extenuating circumstances we have just been missing each other. Finally our schedules matched up and we were able to do something! Kimberly is a joy to work with and I look forward to working with her in [...]
Utah Head Shot Photographer :: Thomas & Katie
Thomas & Katie are a married team [just like Charlene and I!]. Katie was bitten by the acting bug not to long ago when she landed a speaking role in a small movie. Thomas has been in the industry for some time now, but was looking to refresh his current head shot. They haven’t selected [...]
Utah Head Shot & Commercial Photographer ::Aaron Rashaw
Aaron Rashaw and his partner in crime came over for some formals over the holiday break. They’re looking to refresh their website and marketing material content and to put a face to their services. Not only does Aaron teach guitar lessons, but plays for events; weddings, parties, fund raisers, etc. He can talk your head [...]
