Senior-Andrea | Cache Valley Senior Photographer

Andrea is such a sweet, & {obviously} gorgeous girl! She is my sister-in-law's BFF & the 3 of us had SO much fun with this shoot. My sister-in-law joins me on a majority of photo shoots (you know this if your a previous client) to help me out...it was really fun to watch her interact with Andrea, her mind-as-well-be sister! Reminds me a lot of me, and my sister!


I don't know what it is with 'my' seniors. Because they ALL, (and I mean ALL) have perfect complexions! The ones from down south, the ones from up north..they ALL do & it makes me 100% jealous! I mean, for reals (yes, I just said for reals) CHECK THIS GIRL OUT!

   

A little bit O' country....A little bit O' basketball  ;)

I have to warn you, this girl has killer fashion sense. I not only envy her skin, but her clothing...ESPECIALLY these shoes. You know how I am with shoes. ;)

On a completely, non-photography related topic...this book is a MUST read. The author wastes NO time to get you hooked. It was a one day reader for me (poor family)... Can't wait to start the not-so-much sequel! If this not-so-much sequel is as good as the first, I'm going to need some more good reads...what are your favorites?

P.S. I was linking the books to the authors site, and discovered there is ANOTHER book in the 'series'. Guess I'll have to go back and read it too!

The 'Crop Factor' | Cache Valley Photographer

{Ring Ring}
Me: Olo? I mean hello?
Client: OMG. You're so weird. Any ways, I'm at ___________ printing off pictures from our session with you a few months back. I've finally got all my frames picked out, but the prints are chopping off Bob's head in one, and in the large group, there's 2 people missing!
Me: Are you trying to print 8 x 10?
Client: Yes
Me: At Walmart?  (ANY other 'convenient lab' is the SAME deal)..
Client: Yes
Me: {having small heart attack}. When pictures are taken, SOOC (Straight Out Of Camera) they are always in a ratio 2:3 (4x6, 8x12 crops, etc). So, cropping an 8 x 10 images is going to crop off a lot more than a 5 x 7. Get it?
Client: Uhhhh No.
Me: hmmmmm...

Well, well, well, let me SHOW you what I mean!  :)

There are many reasons I discourage printing at labs such as Walmart, Costco, Walgreens, Sam's Club, Snapfish, etc. BUT I have 2 in particular that I would hope, pray, and beg you not to.  If you've purchased a print release from Rachel Eve Photography for your images, you will be allowed to print literally anywhere. When you do, please keep this 'crop factor' in mind. Color Correction is the other reason I would hope, pray, and beg you not to use these labs..I'll have a blog post on that one here soon. Two of the quickest ways to ruin an amazing photo. Convenient labs usually do not let you chose the crop, which is why 'Bob' is missing or Sally's head is only partially there vs. the image on your digital collection. These labs will not care if your family portrait is ruined. You may pay less, but, you get what you pay for.

Courtney-Seniors | Northern Utah Senior Photographer

This babe is another babe from Oz.  I love more than anything seeing and spending a few short hours with people from home!  I think I need to take a trip back already...it's only been over 3 years & I miss it terribly!

Courtney is into theater, so it was only fitting to go downtown Logan and take some pictures at the Lyric.   She is a natural.  Gorgeous gorgeous eyes & a smile sure to break some hearts (due to years of braces  ;)  She brought some super awesome pairs of shoes...and we all know how I feel about those ( you can see here & here if ya don't)..We totally see eye to eye on the important things!  Speaking of shoes, my favorite summer pair broke within the first 5 minutes of the shoot...pretty cool right?  Thank goodness for glue!

See...her eyes...rock!!!

Pretty sure my hair was in a ditch/drain of some sort during these shots. We had a small audience, she got some whistling.  

 Ooh yes, I did. Now I want to shoe shop.

Thanks Courtney! I was a blast hangin' with you and mom!  You're a total babe! Don't ever forget it!

Lauren | Northern Utah Senior Photographer

I've known Lauren for a long time. Her family had been close friends of my family's while we lived in Kansas (seeing them all again made me super homesick...'There's no place like home').  They are great people. Super nice. Super good looking. All 8 (?) of them. They are one of those families that it is 100% obvious they are siblings because they look so much a like, but at the same time their personalities make them so different. I was so good to see everyone. Crazy how time makes people grow up.  :)

 She got into the water. Told me it wasn't bad.  I got in. She lied. I was instantly numb, so we didn't take too many in the water!

4th of July shoot | Southern Utah Senior Photographer

I hope everyone had a great 4th of July! I got to see my brother for the first time in two years, and he finally got to meet my baby! Spending time with family is always awesome and much needed.

My sister and I decided to take some photos. I love have a great model at my expense!  She is a beauty and she lets me mold and reposition inch by inch without a single eye roll!  ;)

Enjoy!

Woops. She may have slipped and fell in.  Tee Hee..See what I mean about good sport?

{my favorite}!

{the pictures above & below-more favorites}!

**We were very careful about not letting the flag touch the ground.  It got close in some images, but I promise, it didn't!