Former Justin Hackworth Photography intern and all-around charmer, Annie Tam is pregnant. It was fun to take her maternity pictures because she and Brendan are so cute together and they make me laugh. And I love to laugh. Congratulations Brendan and Annie.
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I like photographing people at their own home. For the most part, people are comfortable there, and if it’s a place where the kids grew up or spent a significant amount of time, then it can make the photographs a little more meaningful.
Meet the Burton family, photographed at their home in Provo, Utah.
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Engagement photos taken in Provo Canyon.
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Justin Hackworth photographs engaged couples or people that have been married for twenty years, and he wants to photograph you.
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Here’s the first of a couple weddings I photographed in Idaho last month. Rachel and Preston’s wedding took place in Rexburg, Idaho on a glorious fall day, and I was so happy to be their photographer. Her dress, oh, man. It’s part brand-new, part 100 years old. I think you’re going to like. And here’s a fun fact about their reception. They brought in 30 aspen trees for their background. Very cool.
Now meet Rachel and Preston.
Wedding: Rexburg Idaho Temple
Reception: The Woodman Ballroom
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Planning a wedding of your own? We should talk.
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Ie Ling and Blake and getting married next month so they got all dressed, fancy, and came down to my studio for their engagement pictures.
Meet Blake and Ie Ling.
Photographed in downtown Provo, Utah, just blocks from my studio.
Recently engaged? Let’s talk.
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Self portrait in California
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Wedding bells for Jeff and Juliana will be ringing in January. Congratulations, you two. I can’t wait to photograph the wedding.
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Rancho del Diablo Dormido
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I love Park City in the fall. Actually, I love Park City any time, but the fall is particularly pleasant. So, I was happy to be there for Jen and Ben’s wedding at The Canyons. Having your wedding at the Red Pine Lodge is a grand experience. To get there, you and all your guests take a 15 minute gondola ride to the top of the mountain, well above 8,000 feet. So, high up in the mountains where the air is crisp and cool, Ben and Jen tied the knot. Gorgeous. Just gorgeous.
Meet Ben and Jen.
I’m photographing a wedding in Los Angeles this weekend and I’m really looking forward to that. Coming up on the blog soon, a couple weddings I photographed recently in Idaho. Planning a wedding of your own? Let’s talk. I can’t wait to hear about your big day and talk about how I can help.
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Meet Rachelle and Patrick. Married at Millcreek Inn on a lovely autumn day.
Venue: Millcreek Inn
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The Alta Lodge is such a great place to have a wedding. I’ve photographed a few up there, and always so happy to be able to do so.
Now here’s a sweet story: Aimie, the bride, her bridesmaids and her mother were all getting reading before the wedding and having a good time. Make-up, hair, you know the drill. Someone came in the room with a gift for Aimie. It was a beautiful necklace from Matt, her soon to be husband, accompanied with a note that said, “To my beautiful bride on our wedding day. I can’t wait to see you at the altar.”
Venue: Alta Lodge
Aimie’s wedding dress: Alta Moda Bridal
Both Aimie and Matt were living in Austin most of this year, so it was in early January (they were both home for Christmas) when we took engagement pictures.
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Justin Hackworth photographs happy couples on mountains or in valleys and he wants to photograph you. Feel free to contact me and we can chat about your big day.
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There are five boys in the McKay family. The girls would have come along, too, but they don’t have any girls. When people ask me how I like living in Provo, the one thing I always say is, “We love our neighbors.” Well, you’re looking at the reason Amy and I love living where we do. An example of how great they are. My family and I were in Idaho all last week and when we came home, our lawn had been mowed. Now, nobody left an invoice or a note that said, “If you want to know who you should thank for this, it’s…”. But I’m pretty sure the McKays did it. Just one example out of many. By the way, if you ever run out of eggs, I know from experience they’ve got some.
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Ogden, Utah. Just kidding. Yellowstone.
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All his eggs in one basket
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We took Patrick and Ashlee’s engagement pictures in Provo Canyon not too long ago. You take the road that leads to Squaw Peak, but then turn left to Hope Campground, instead. It’s gorgeous, or course, and we were there at the perfect time of year.
And now, meet Ashlee and Patrick.
Ashlee works at Platinum Salon in Orem, and has been cutting C. Jane’s hair for six years.
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Island Park, Idaho
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Island Park, Idaho
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Meet Diana and Nathan. Just a couple kids in love. And, as it turns out, they’re getting married in Idaho Falls next Friday. I’ll be there to photograph the happy day. The following photographs were taken for Diana’s bridal pictures in Provo, Utah, just a couple weeks ago.
Justin Hackworth photographs brides and grooms on their wedding day or weeks and months before, and he wants to photograph you. Planning a wedding of your own? We should talk. 801.916.6993.
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We’ve had some fabulous weather for every one of our Rooftop Concerts. Friday, however, not so great. But instead of being sad about it and crying in our chicken soup, we just moved from the top of the parking deck to one floor beneath. The rain can’t get you there. But the cold can, so people showed up prepared for a bit of a chill. Coats and hot chocolate and some very good music. What a great night.
It started with the lovely Stephanie Maybe.
And Dustin Christensen (I’m listening to his new album as I type this) played a great set with songs from his new album and a Tom Petty cover.
Everyone’s favorite blogger and writer, C. Jane kept things moving along.
Then then mayor came up and thanked the Rooftop Committee (C. Jane, Mindy Gledhill, Sarah Wiley, me) for putting the series together. He gave us all a nice gift. How thoughtful. And then he and Helen Anderson crowned C. Jane the princess of Provo. She said to everyone, “That was a surprise, but I totally deserve it”. True.
And then the Lower Lights blew us all away.
If you’ve been to any of the concerts this year, or if you plan on coming next year, or if you like what we’re trying to do for downtown Provo, we’ll ask that you make a donation to our concert series. This will help us get up and running for 2012 and will help us keep the concerts free for everyone.
The link to donate is here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/rooftop/the-rooftop-concert-series
You’ll notice there are some really great incentives for donating including music from the Rooftop musicians and house concerts from some of them.
One of the incentives is a portrait session from me. Portrait sessions are normally $250 but you can get one for a $200 donation to the concert series. How about that. You save 50 bucks, plus you help out a very good cause. Don’t delay. There are a limited number of sessions available. UPDATE – The portrait sessions are sold out, but there are still plenty of other great incentives for you to choose from.
Even if you only want to donate a dollar. Every little bit helps.
And hopefully we’ll see you on the Rooftop in 2012.
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Kelsi and Christian got married in the Mt. Timpanogos Temple and had a beautiful reception at a friend’s house in Orem. It rained a little that day and the weather could have take a turn for the worst later that night. Instead, just about an hour before the guests would arrive, those stormy clouds shuffled on by and and decided to go somewhere else, leaving Kelsi and Christian a perfect night for celebrating with family and friends the start of their new life together.
Meet Kelsi and Christian.
Storm before the calm
Goodnight everybody
Fun fact and totally unrelated side-note. This is my 900th post on this blog.
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More on this later, but for now, I’ll just say that going to Wedsmith this year was truly amazing. I was honored to be involved, as Hilary asked me to be the event photographer for for the second year in a row. Once I edit the pictures I’ll put more up on the blog. In the mean time, here are the very inspiring 2011 speakers, as well as the creators of Wedsmith, Hilary Anderson and her husband Justin.
Back row: Harmony Walton, Simon Bailey, Katy Carrier
Front row: Saundra Hadley, Val Rasmussen, Susan Southerland, Hilary Anderson, Justin Goodson
Thanks, Hilary. What a fantastic event.
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Ashley and Anthony got married in Temecula this summer. Makes sense. That’s where they’re both from and where their friends and family live. And let’s be honest, why wouldn’t you get married there. It’s absolutely gorgeous.
They started the wedding celebration the night before at Ashley’s father’s house. Close friends and family gathered, ate dinner, and made a few toasts. No one fell in the pool, so that part of the night wasn’t at all similar to what happens in the movies. But Ashley told me that many blissful late nights have been spent with friends in that pool, and from what she told me, it sounds like that part is exactly like what happens in the movies.
The next day I started the afternoon at a lovely house in the hills where the girls were getting ready and enjoying some celebration champagne. Here’s how the wedding day unfolded.
Ashley, lovely bride
Hair, just so. Very important.
Trust me. It's going to fit.
I wish I knew what they were looking at
Bridesmaid and owner of the home where the girls got ready
Starting early
Finishing touches
Me and Ashley (I'm the one wearing a tie)
Soon to be wed
Even the bike is cute
A didgeridoo at a wedding? Now that's cool. So California-y
The Groom
Here comes the bride
Wedding attendees
Patient groom
Groomsmen
That's a lot of people that love Ashley and Anthony
Bridesmaids
kissy, kissy
We're in love!
We're still in love
Anthony's sister
The wedding party
Bridesmaids
Groomsmen
Ashley + Anthony = newlyweds
First dance
The crowd goes nuts
Slow dancing, swaying to the music
The band
The band
If you have a wedding in Temecula, it could look like this
The sun sets, the band plays, people dance
A good time had by all
A really good time was had by this guy
Father of the bride
Mother of the Groom
Temecula wedding reception
And they lived happily ever after
And here’s what Ashley had to say about her experience with Justin Hackworth Photography:
Wow, all I can say is you have a gift! You have a special talent to capture every important and beautiful moment through that lens of yours. I was blown away with your sweet charm that won everyone over at our wedding. Everyone in our wedding party loved you and felt very special because you gave everyone their own little photo shoot and quality time. We felt like you were part of the family and you are welcome back anytime! You are the best and we feel so lucky that you flew out to Southern California to make our day so special! You truly captured so much candidness and made our photos look purely organic and authentic. We love them so much and cannot THANK YOU enough for your amazingness!!!!
Ashley and Anthony Armijo
Planning a wedding of your own? We should talk. Here is a link to my contact info.
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Kim and her daughter, photographed this summer in Provo, Utah. Thanks for coming, Kim!
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If you’re a reader of Stephanie Nielson’s blog (really, who isn’t), you know she hosts a back to school night for her kids every year the night before school begins. She gives gifts, makes a beautiful meal, and they announce their theme for the school year. For the past couple years, I’ve gone to make some pictures of them on that night. Here are a few from this year.
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Fictionist announced recently that they’ve been signed to Atlantic Records. That’s fantastic news, and most likely it will mean lots more people will hear about this amazing band.
Stu Maxfield
Robbie Connely
These photographs were taken at Velour on September 21, 2001 at their celebration concert in Provo, UT. It was a packed house and the show sold out. Jed Wells saw me and asked if I was going to fight my way through to get some pictures. Turns out, I didn’t need to fight or push at all. I found an open spot on the side of the stage and got all the pictures I wanted.
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Just as talented as she is lovely, here is the painter Brittany Scott who is from California, and yet, she didn’t get mad when I said I’d never want to live there.
It’s always so refreshing to listen to someone talk about how much they love their life and their work and their life’s work so listening to Brittany talk about her drive and passion to paint really made me happy. Lots of people have creative desires but end up doing other things, instead. It’s hard working as an artist, not always possible or practical, and is nearly always baffling to parents.
But Brittany is going places, and I’m inspired by her and I am happy I got to make a portrait of her.
Her website is here: www.scottstudiosonline.com
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Here’s how it starts. You buy a camera, take some pictures, and really start to like the process. It’s addicting and plus, your friends start to tell you they like what they see. You post some on your new blog and the next thing you know, a friend asks you to shoot her wedding. You’re reluctant, but you think, well how hard can it be. It’s hard. You discover that. But, you make it through and end up with some great images and your friend is happy and she tells her friends. A few more calls come in for wedding photography and you think, well, now, this just might be a good way to make some money. You shoot a few more weddings, and quickly realize that learning to run a business is an entirely separate skill from taking great photographs. Pricing, networking, vendor relations, blogging, providing clients excellent service and the list goes on and on.
So where do you learn that separate skill of being a wedding professional? Thank goodness for Wedsmith. Now, in its second year, the owner of Alta Moda (so you know this will be high class up the ying-yang) have gathered a group of speakers to help wedding professionals ramp up and fine tune their business acumen.
I don’t know what it’s like where you live, but where I live, there are so many people that are in this industry, and while I love to look at the glass half full and say there’s plenty of work to go around, it’s clear that the kind of people that take their jobs seriously, are looking to improve their ability, and want to outsmart the competition, are the people that will attend Wedsmith this year, but they are also the same people that will still be in business next year and beyond.
So at this point you might be asking, what is it? It’s an “inspiring day of seminars, from the wedding industry’s brightest minds, designed to help you find and magnify your success.”
And now another question you might have is, is it just for photographers. Nope. This will benefit anyone in the wedding industry. Last year I met wedding planners, florists, videographers, and invitation designers, but you should also consider going if you are a cake designers, calligrapher, wedding venue coordinator, media site owner, wedding and event blogger, DJ, photobooth company owner.
Still want more info? Ready to sign up? It’s all here on the Wedsmith site. www.wedsmith.com
Hope to see you there.
Lara Casey from Southern Weddings Magazine at Wedsmith 2010
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Last summer, they met working on the river in Moab. Both of them, river guides. Becky said she didn’t really care for him at first. Thought Andrew was a little goofy. But slowly, slowly, she changed her mind a bit. In fact, at some point, she told Andrew that if he could guess her middle name, she’d buy him ice cream. And if he couldn’t guess her middle name, he had to take her out on a date.
And now, Becky and Andrew are getting married. These portraits were taken in my Provo studio and also up Provo Canyon, just past the Hope Campground. It’s paradise up there and we only got rained on just a tiny bit.
Oh wait. You want to know if Andrew guessed her middle name? She doesn’t have a middle name.
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Justin Hackworth photographs river guides or people that prefer dry land and he wants to photograph you. 801.916.6993.
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Diane is fun, interesting, a great listener, and once brought me brownies. I liked her long before she brought the brownies, but that kind of thing never hurts, you know.
Meet Diane and Larry.
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I moved into my new studio last month on a Monday afternoon. Got all the boxes unpacked, put all my pens in a little cup on my desk, figured out where I’d keep the blank CD’s, figured out where the printers would go. Sat back in my chair and thought, I like this new place. Now, who can I photograph in the new studio? Then I emailed everyone’s favorite blogger, C. Jane, and asked her if she’d come on in, and be the first person photographed in the new studio. She agreed, and this is how things played out on August 24, 2011.
She wrote about it on her blog.
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We once had a structural engineer come up on the top of the roof where we hold the Rooftop Concerts brought to you by C. Jane to tell us if that thing would hold a couple thousand people. No problem, he said. It’s not coming down no matter how many people you get up there.
Ok, well that’s all fine and good, but then when you get 4,000 people up there (like we did on September 2), and the lamp posts start to sway, and you can feel that concrete move just a little bit underneath you, and all the aisles you tried to keep clear have long since been jammed with happy concert goers, you think to yourself that maybe it would have been nice to have a second opinion.
Well I’m happy to report the rooftop is still standing and everyone got out safe and sound. And it’s a good thing we were on a roof because if we’d been inside somewhere, the Imagine Dragons would have blown the roof off.
It should also be said the members of the Imagine Dragons were the NICEST people I have ever met. And now I like their music even more than I did before. If you have a chance to go see these guys, don’t let that chance pass on by.
And now, Imagine Dragons.
Imagine Dragons
Imagine Dragons
Hey, kids. Playing the electirc guitar is fun!
How to rock
Maybe my favorite image of the night
A young fellow, passionate, singing a song
Dan, from Imagine Dragons, telling the audience to stay hydrated. Just kidding. He's probably telling them to dance more.
Imagine Dragons
Dan - Imagine Dragons
The ones that didn't get crushed are pictured here
It's neat to see so many of the young kids interested in the rock and roll music
I kind of think he looks like Christopher Guest in Spinal Tap.
Dan can do it all
Imagine Dragons
Can I see a show of hands, who here loves Imagine Dragons?
Dan - Imagine Dragons
Stage dive
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September’s Rooftop Concert brought to you by C. Jane was just down-right nuts. In the past we’ve had as many as 2,500 people come see a free show on the Provo Town Square parking terrace. But at this last concert, we had 4,000 people there.
You might be asking how do we know we had that many people? Well, we’ve always wanted to quantify the numbers, so, for the past couple of concerts we have had people stationed at the three entrances with those little number clickers and they count everyone that comes in. Now we know how many people show up. And you might also be asking, who is “we”. There are four co-founders of the Rooftop Concert Series (C. Jane, Mindy Gledhill, Sarah Wiley, and me) plus a good number of very enthusiastic volunteers that help make sure everything goes off without a hitch.
Last year we had two concerts, this year we’ll have six. There’s one more concert this year. That’s in October. But hold your horses. I’m getting ahead of myself. First I want to show you how things played out last Friday, September 2. Here are some pictures that show the crowd, the warm up act, The Neighbors, and our opening band, The Vibrant Sound. The pictures of our headliner, Imagine Dragons, will be in a separate post.
Sound check, before anyone has arrived
Come early and sleep on concrete. Ahhhhh, comfy.
"All My Friends Are Monsters" An art installation from Trevor Christensen
Tough guys. We're so glad they are there.
Earnest concert-goer
Arial, faithful volunteer and collector of wearable pencils
The crowd, gathering. See if you can pick out Trevor Christensen.
Amy Hackworth - C. Jane
Dustin Christensen and genius music producer Scott Wiley
Local music supporter
Friend of rock and roll and hipster glasses
The warm-up act, The Neighbors.
Rachel, from the Neighbors
Rachel Kaiser - The Neighbors
Rachel Kaiser - The Neighbors
Adam Kaiser - The Neighbors
You can tell some girls are involved in putting this on because they care about stuff like hanging latterns.
Latterns are cool
Stuart Maxfield, a Rooptop perfomer alumn.
Cory Fox, owner of Velour Live Music Gallery
And now, the opening act, The Vibrant Sound.
The Vibrant Sound
The Vibrant Sound
The Vibrant Sound
The Vibrant Sound
If any of you know this girl tell her I want to photograph her wedding
The Vibrant Sound
Whoop and holler for free concerts and the Vibrant Sound! Yaaaaa!
The Vibrant Sound
The Vibrant Sound
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Mario and Wendy are moving to California. See, Mario is a poet. He received a masters degree from Purdue and then, along with 2,000 other poets, applied for a Wallace Stegner Fellowship at Stanford University. Stanford gives out five each year and this year Mario was selected. It’s a two year fellowship, an amazing honor, and he leaves next week, taking his little family with him.
Today they came to the studio to view their pictures. As we sat together looking at all the images, I thought about how Mario’s life is going to change. Great things are coming his way. Their life isn’t going to be the same after this, and I thought about how meaningful it’s going to be for them to have these pictures later on, these little memories that mark this specific time in their life. This is the beginning.
Thanks for coming, Mario and Wendy, and best of luck at Stanford.
The poet, Mario Chard
And now, enjoy this beautiful poem from Mario Chard.
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