Category Archives: Photographers

Wedding and Portrait portfolio, 2009 – 2010

By justin | Published: March 24, 2010
Yesterday Amy and I spent some time going through all of the weddings and portrait sessions I’ve done over the last year. The purpose is to get some new display prints in my office. Freshen things up a bit. Springtime. Newness. All of that, see. And it was so great to go back and see [...]
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How to photograph a photographer

By justin | Published: March 16, 2010
Do you want to know who I love? Angelica Glass. She’s a wedding photographer in New York. I met her last year in Vegas at WPPI. She was there again this year and I asked her if I could photograph her. She told me she didn’t want to, and she said she doesn’t like to [...]
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How to photograph a photographer

By justin | Published: June 24, 2009
Here’s what I like. I like it when I talk to other portrait and wedding photographers and ask them questions about how they do their thing, and they are completely forthright about what they are up to and how they run their business. There’s no worrying that if I know where they get their albums [...]
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How To Photograph A Photographer

By justin | Published: May 28, 2009
Melissa Kelsey rocks it. She’s a wedding photographer in Salt Lake. I think she’s got style. We’re friends. I’m happy about that. Thanks for coming by today, Melissa. Come by any time. ….. Justin Hackworth photographs photographers, doctors, rockers, models, musicians, babies, love-birds, grandmothers, actors, hippies, farmers, people with only one eye, teenagers, graduate students, [...]
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Utah wedding vendors at Alta Moda

By justin | Published: May 21, 2009
The finest place in Utah for weddings gowns is Alta Moda. There’s no secret there. And every so often they have a party for wedding vendors. You know, photographers, florists, DJ’s, divorce lawyers. (Just kidding about the lawyers). So a few days ago I went to their party with my girlfriend who also happens to [...]
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Getting my picture taken was a little awkward

By justin | Published: April 28, 2009
I’ll admit it. I felt a little uncomfortable getting my picture taken. But it’s only fair, right? I mean, that’s what I expect others to go through on a daily basis. Plus, I was really excited to see what sort of pictures a capable photographer would make of me. So far this month I’ve had [...]
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Hey, that’s just how I feel about Photography.

By justin | Published: April 27, 2009
I saw this on A Photo Editor’s blog this morning. Any other photographers feel the same way? “You put a camera in my hand, I want to get close to people,” he said. “Not just physically close, emotionally close, all of it. It’s part of the process.” “It’s a very weird thing being a photographer.” [...]
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Mammoth Men

By justin | Published: March 11, 2009
These guys are nuts. Fred Egan, Matt Sloan, Nate Kaiser, Justin Lyon and the rest of the Mammoth Men photographed in Park City, Utah
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Utah Wedding Photographer

By justin | Published: March 2, 2009
I just spent some time trying to think of anyone I know that is as pleasant and cheerful as Melissa and I could only think of 14 people. Just kidding. I couldn’t think of anyone. That’s how cheerful she is. And she’s a fine photographer, too. If you know Melissa, you’ll consider yourself lucky any [...]
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Salt Lake Tribune Photographer – Trent Nelson

By justin | Published: February 11, 2009
Turns out, one of my favorite people is also one of my favorite photographers. I’ve known Trent Nelson for at least 20 years. But it’s not that often that I get a chance to see him. So I was pleased as punch when he came by my office today to say hello. Trent is the [...]
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Portrait of the wedding photographer, Justin Lyon

By justin | Published: January 15, 2009
What luck. Justin Lyon is in town to for the Sundance Film Festilval and had a couple photo shoots just down the block from my office. So he stopped by to say hello. Justin seems like the happiest person I know. I can’t imagine that he’s ever frowned or been sad. Justin and his lovely [...]
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How To Treat A Photographer

By justin | Published: January 15, 2009
My mother-in-law gave me a Stephen Shore book for my birthday and it just arrived today. It’s gorgeous. I’m so excited and this is a great way to treat a photographer. From Amazon.com: A teenaged photographic aspirant who hung around at Andy Warhol’s factory in its mid-60s heyday, Shore found success early: his first show [...]
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Beyond Shutter Speed

By justin | Published: November 25, 2008
I remember trying to photograph my friend Christian about one year after I got my first camera. I moved slow, making sure that little needle inside (light meter) was lined up just right. Check the shutter speed. Ok. Got it. Check the aperture. Ok. It’s where it needs to be. Then focus. By that time, [...]
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Portait of Jonathan Canlas

By justin | Published: November 19, 2008
I knew when I woke up yesterday that it would be another great day. Turns out, I was right. Jon Canlas is a pretty big deal. He’s sponsored by Fuji, he publishes his weddings in all the finest wedding publications, and he photographs weddings all over the world. And the amazing thing, is that he’s [...]
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Platon

By justin | Published: October 31, 2008
Maybe you don’t recognize Platon’s name, but it’d be hard to miss his photographs, as they have appeared in Time, Rolling Stone, The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, Esquire, Premiere, Wired and others. I’ve recently posted some details about my time in New York, but the most fabulous part of my whole week [...]
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Famous photographers

By justin | Published: October 30, 2008
Pop quiz, hot-shot. Who are these famous photographers seen last week at the PDN PhotoPlus Expo? A B C D Answers: A – Joel Meyerowitz B – Greg Gorman C – Jay Maisel D - Jim Marshall
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Elliott Erwitt and Alec Soth at PhotoPlus

By justin | Published: October 30, 2008
I’m home now, but all last week I was in New York for the PhotoPlus Expo. It’s a trade show and a series of lectures and discussion groups for professional photographers. On Thursday, I got to hear one of the world’s all-time great photographers: Elliott Erwitt. He was funny and inspiring. He was joined on [...]
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