Responsible. Tattooed.

 Sometimes, people who aren't tattooed, Look down on people who are. They're viewed as irresponsible, trashy, etc. It's terrible. Those of us who ARE tattooed don't look down on people who AREN'T right? Tattoos, done correctly, are stories permanently on our bodies. We have stories to tell, with our ink.
 “My body is my journal, and my tattoos are my story.” 
― Johnny Depp

This gorgeous piece is Ashley! She's incredibly hot and tattooed! She is a full time Assistant Manager at Wet Seal and is also a proud graduate from Cosmetology School and also does Hair inside her home.

 

Donny Here, works as an executive. a Medium - Small Business, Internet Marketing Analyst for a SEO company here in LEHI, UT called: BOOSTABILITY. 

Lyzz is one sexy piece with many ink pieces! Has her associates degree, and then has a job over at Harmons Grocery store in the deli! She has a BEAUTIFUL daughter, who is now 4, is the love of her life!

 Meet Jonny Stone. This guy had a great sense of humor, and was one I was comfortable being goofy around immediately! He's currently working at An American Eagle Store.  He has hiked The tallest mountain in Utah at 13,528 feet above sea level, Kings Peak, and is currently learning Guitar. Jonny is actually wanting to go into Physical Therapy at UVU, and is excited to begin that journey as he just graduated from high school!

Roger is an amazing person. I met him years ago and immediately loved him! Right now, Roger is the Manager at Wet Seal company that's he's been with for 6 years!

Dime on a Map

http://blackhurstfarm.blogspot.com/

9/11 Portrait

This is my friends mom Mrs. Hammond. Mrs. Hammond, Had just sent her kids off to school on that morning, and Her husband was in the Kitchen getting ready for work, so she watched the news that morning by herself at first, and then called him in after she had gotten a grasp on what was happening. It wasn't real to her at first so it did take her a while to understand.

Avedon.

If a day goes by without my doing something related to photography, it's as though I've neglected something essential to my existence, as though I had forgotten to wake up.-Richard Avedon

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hT3XdQ9I2PU

These are some of Avedon's most known Portraits. Simple. Cut and Dry, Beauty Captured. 

Here's my attempt at showing his style. 

f6.3 1/100sec ISO 3200 33 MM

F6.3 1/160sec. ISO 3200 36MM

F/8 1/80 sec. ISO 3200 32MM

F.6.3 1/125 sec. ISO 3200 31MM

Churches Sub-Culture Documentary

About 4 months ago, I went on a walk with my then 2 yr old son. We came across this lady, who bent down to his level and said, Oh are you new? Will you be in Nursery this weekend? I and said, Oh no, we won’t be attending church this weekend. She looked at me funny so for some reason, I felt the need to explain, Oh I’m not from here, We’re Not LDS. Her, “Oh well that’s the norm around here.” comment was hilarious. She then just stood there, waiting for my comment, and I just smiled, and said, Oh I know, but we’re not LDS so we don’t attend your church, we actually attend a different Christian church. She said nothing, only turned away, and started walking towards her house.

There was a baptist church that was almost completely bare aside from a few major Icons. A cross on the outside of the church, one made of stained glass inside the church, and a giant Holy Bible on the table in the middle of the Pulpit. It was as if they needed nothing else. :)

One of the churches, has an event, that almost everyone in the state attends once a year, The Hare Krishna Temple. I ended up being able to go, when they had an actual service in session, and it was awesome to see what the service was like. There were so many more people there than I would have expected and there was just a unison that hit you once you walked in.

I went to different churches in Utah County including the St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Orem. As I shot, I met this lady, Julie. Who was just so excited to tell me anything and everything about things that maybe to the normal eye, would be ignored.