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Gonzales Family :: Utah Family Portrait Photography

photochris — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 03:21:05 +0000

The Gonzales Family is back again! I just love the red head. The whole family is very affectionate with each other and you can tell they have a great family bond. Because of weather we shot this at one of the brothers house near the Draper Temple. The dark wood architecture was to hard to resist using in the portraits. The reason for their family portraits, simply everyone was in town at the same time. It doesn’t always happen, but when it does its important to document these rare moment.

Utah Family Portrait Photography - Draper UT

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SLC, UT Family Portrait Photography :: The Cannings

photochris — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 20:37:11 +0000

The Cannings weren’t happy with their school pictures and so didn’t buy any. Which means they wouldn’t have new portraits on their wall of their kids. This was unacceptable of course which is why we were downtown Salt Lake City to make sure they had new great images for the next year.

Kids grow so fast and you can tell by last years picture on the wall. Even if you do a short session with a professional photographer to get the new images its worth the investment.

SLC, UT Portrait Photography

Family Generation Photography :: The Butlers

photochris — Mon, 10 May 2010 21:46:23 +0000

I don’t get to do these often enough. Documenting families, their generations, and being able to see/show a long linage of family is one of the best things anyone can do for their family. Anne is one of those adventurous women who likes to make things like this happen for her family. She has a wonderful daughter, mother, and grandmother. They were all ready and in a good mood to have their family history photographed.

See you this summer Anne!

Utah Family Generations Photography

Mother & Baby Photography - Salt Lake City, UT

Mother & Child Photography - Salt Lake City, UT

New Born Child Photography - SLC UT

Salt Lake City Children Portraits :: Tamagawa Boys

photochris — Sun, 02 May 2010 18:43:01 +0000

The Tamagawa boys were due for updated images. One was ready to rock, the other wasn’t. This happens a lot at family pictures. One child doesn’t want to do it and can be a problem for the whole shoot. That’s ok I say. Kids are able to be grumpy, we can usually change this around to get some good images. Start playing with them, letting them run around and get used to the idea of having their picture taken helps a lot. In the end he was more than happy to have his picture taken … we just had to be patient.

Utah Child Portrait

Salt Lake City Child Portrait

Utah Child Portrait

Salt Lake City Child Portrait

Mother and Child Portrait Studies

Charlene — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 16:59:30 +0000

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 at holiday time. But there it is. Mother’s Day.

Interestingly enough, our country’s decision to official mark such a day on the calendar stems back to a political activist, Julia Ward Howe, who wrote the “Mother’s Day Proclamation” in 1870 as a pacifist reaction to the carnage of the American Civil War and Franco Prussian War. It was a call for women to not stand idly by as their sons and husbands raised their swords up against another mother’s son. She saw women as being capable and responsible to advocate for the peaceful resolution of conflict between nations. Who better to understand the true losers of war than the mothers?

Her story touches me, and really gives a renewed purpose behind this beautiful Sunday in May. Take a minute while you’re eating brunch with Mum and ask yourself what you’re willing to do for peace.

Father and Son, I know, but love the charcoal effect

Chris‘ portrait above of Britte and her son Alistair really says all of these things to me and more. The vulnerability of such a tiny and naked little one held close in strong and capable arms. Her face says it all- protective, watchful, a little wonderment. To imagine those little hands ever taking up a gun against another woman’s baby is just too much to bear. Portraits like these remind me that everyone is somebody’s baby.

We want to celebrate this. We’ll be doing Mother and Child Portrait Studies in Black and White this month at a special session discount of 50%. We’ll also be transforming these portraits into beautiful oil paintings on canvas. They’ll make an amazing gift.

If you want to surprise the Mom in your life, we’ll also be offering a 10% discount on transforming YOUR photo to a painting. Have an old snapshot of you and your mom that you want turned into a piece of art? Give us a call for a quote. 801.328.4064 or email chris at blackburnportrait.com

…and Happy Mother’s Day!

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