When you listen to Mindy’s music, you get this impression that she’s probably one of the most creative, hilarious, fun, and sincere people that you’d ever meet. Well, if you get that impression, you’re right on.
Meet, Mindy Gledhill.
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When Parade Magazine called to say they wanted me to photograph the Nielson’s for the cover, I was excited, of course, but I figured things change quickly in the magazine world, and perhaps by the time this issue was scheduled to come out, some world event or celebrity scandal would take its place instead. I imagined it would be discovered that Whitney Houston faked her death and she was alive and now living happily in Des Moines, and Parade would put that story on the cover instead of Nie Nie.
So, I was pleased as punch when, on April 8, 2012, my neighbor called me at 8am Sunday morning to ask me if I wanted to come get his Parade Magazine because a picture I took was on the cover.
The cover shot shot turned out great. I like the one that Parade selected from all the options I sent them. This was taken at Stephanie’s home. Earlier in the day, I went to Pictureline to get a seamless background and I took a picture of that sofa with me so I could coordinate the colors a bit. Before photographing just the two of them, I photographed the whole family together. They are a delight.
The article contains excerpts from Stephanie’s new book Heaven is Here, which I recommend to anyone that knows how to read. It’s so good.
Interested in seeing what things looked like behind the scenes? Thanks to Mango Films for putting this video together. I’ve probably watched it about 40 times now.
Stylists: Lindsay Clark and Amy Hackworth
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Well now, this here is one of your good looking couples. And, they are soon to be married so they came by to get their engagement pictures.
Meet Kaytie and Gavin.
Planning a wedding of your own? Let’s talk. 801.916.6993.
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Looking back on 2011 has made me feel overwhelmingly grateful for the year I’ve had. I feel so lucky to be able to do what I love for a living. I want to say thanks to Amy for being so supportive. I couldn’t do this job without her belief that I’m doing the right thing. When I leave the house to go to a photoshoot, after we kiss and hug, and just before that door closes, I always hear her call out, “Take great pictures!”
What follows are some of my favorite images I shot in 2011. It’s been a busy year. Some of these pictures have already been posted on the blog, but there are quite a few that haven’t been seen until now. Also, this doesn’t represent everything I shot (there’s a few weddings, portrait sessions, a fancy party at Sundance, and some of the 30 Strangers that aren’t in here).
Maybe this should also be said. I care deeply about the work I’m creating. My aim is to make pictures that will have meaning many years down the road for the people for whom I take them. I care about what I do. I keep working at this craft day after day and I’m finding a great sense of pleasure in where this road is taking me. I hope 2012 is the year that I can make something beautiful for you and the people you love.
And now, a review of 2011. Do you have a favorite here? Do tell.
Why yes, I am available to photograph your wedding. Let’s talk.
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FINE ART PRINT SALE – Right now, a number of these non-portrait and non-wedding prints are available for sale. And from now until January 18th, if you use the code FREESHIPPING you will get (you guessed it) free shipping. See the selection and purchase prints here.
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If you are a pinterest user, well then, pin away!
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Sadey got married earlier this year and then had this really good idea to give her new husband some pictures of herself as a Christmas gift. Very thoughtful, I’d say. Way better than some socks. And I was flattered she asked me to photograph her.
Meet Sadey.
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I’m trying to take the week off from Christmas until New Years. It’s harder than I thought. I’ve turned down about eight photo sessions (maybe more) and a wedding. But on the flip side, I’ve only put on pants twice. (A slight exaggeration). Here are the photographs from my last photography session of the year, taken a couple days before Christmas, a spicy couple from Brazil, meet Otavio and Morena.
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Justin Hackworth photographs Brazilians, Germans, Americans, anyone really, and he wants to photograph you. In love and looking for authentic engagement pictures like this? We should talk. 801.916.6993.
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Megan’s the oldest in a family of awesome. She and her sisters are all funny, friendly, and have great style. If you get one of her sisters on the phone, it’s impossible to tell them apart. They sound the exact same. Same giggle, same voice inflections, same exact sound.
Megan told me that her two year old daughter wouldn’t like me and would most likely cry the whole time I was there. I’m happy to say that didn’t happen at all, and in fact, when I was walking out the door after taking these pictures, her daughter called out “Goodbye Justin. I love you.” And that’s a lot better than crying.
Megan is a writer, a great writer, and keeps a blog here.
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There are some people that I am always secretly hoping they’ll ask me to photograph their family. Lucy has been on that list for a while, so that made my day when she emailed and said she wanted family pictures. Meet Lucy and Andrew, photographed at their home in Provo, UT.
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Interested in family pictures like this for yourself? We should talk.
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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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Kim and her daughter, photographed this summer in Provo, Utah. Thanks for coming, Kim!
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A couple days ago I moved to my brand new space. Well, brand new to me. The building is over 100 years old. It’s the same building and same 2nd floor where I’ve been for nearly four years. I just moved a couple doors down to a bigger, more versatile space. I do hope you’ll come by and let me photograph you with the one you love, or you can even just drop by to say hi some time. Don’t forget to ask for a mint truffle. The new address: 1 East Center Street, SUITE 207, Provo, UT.
Goodbye suite 214. Many good things happened here.
The previous occupant to the new studio, suite 207, was the very charming Diana Palmer with Yan Photography. She let me use the studio once before and I took some maternity pictures of Stephmodo. She also let me use it as a little lounge area for Mindy Gledhill last winter when Mindy played a private house concert for our clients from 2010. And, I used it on another occasion when I photographed Diana and her family.
Diana Palmer from Yan Photography
Diana and Martin
So just hold on to your hats, and I’ll have plenty of pictures in the coming months to show what kinds of images I’ll make in here. I’ve already had a couple of portrait sessions and am in love with what the light does in this place. It used to be all white and I’ve painted the walls light gray on three sides and dark gray on one wall to make the light more directional and dramatic.
Note to photographers: Diana used to rent the studio to other photographers and I’m going to do the same. If you’re looking for a beautiful shooting space at a very affordable rate, let me know.
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Here is Kent Miles and today is his birthday.
Once I realized I wanted to get serious about photography, I knew there was one person that could teach me what I needed to know. I knew it had to be Kent Miles. That was in 1996 and I’m still learning. Here’s a handful of things that I’ve learned from Kent, among the many, many lessons he’s taught over the years.
To make a great picture, use great light. (my favorite)
It’s not what you see, it’s how you see.
You can never see what’s behind you by looking twice as hard at what’s in front of you.
The line around the edge of the frame is the most important line you draw anywhere in the picture.
To make the kind of pictures no one else can, you have to do the kinds of things no one else will do.
If your pictures aren’t good enough, you’re not close enough. (I know this comes from Robert Capa, but I heard it first from Kent).
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I invite you to check out his site.
Happy birthday, mister Miles!
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I think this is the first time I’ve done a five generation mother/daughter portrait session. Five generations! Amazing.
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Garity currently lives in the house where she grew up. She makes and sells jewelry (like that very cool necklace she’s wearing) and she told me she doesn’t like anything traditional. And I told her, thanks so much for coming.
30 Strangers info is here.
Justin’s contact info is here.
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Check that out. Four generations. Just beautiful.
People come to the studio and we shoot for a bit and if I remember, I turn on some music and ask them all to dance and I’ll take pictures of the good times. Oh, sure, most people are hesitant at first, but for the most part, get into after a minute or two as long as I’ve picked the right song. When I mentioned to Stacey’s grandmother that I wanted her to dance, she said, “I’m not going to dance. Not for free!”
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Interested in pictures like this for you and the people you love? I know just the guy you should call.
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On day two, Stacey bounded in to the studio. She’s into good health, herbs, and exercise, so she brought all kinds of good energy to our studio. She and her daughter were so much fun and now I’m glad we’re no longer strangers. Thanks for coming, ladies.
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We’re not just making pictures, we’re making history.
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Girls that came to our Blushing Event left with a gift bag stuffed with great offers, good deals, and lots of free stuff. Justin Hackworth Photography gave away mini portrait sessions to everyone. You’re reading that right. It wasn’t a give-away to a couple people. We offered it to every person that came to Blushing. So, that’s what Sara was doing at my studio.
When I asked her what we could do to make Blushing a better event next time, she thought for a long time and said she couldn’t think of anything to change. She LOVED it. In these pictures she’s wearing the pearl earrings that were in every girl’s gift bag from John Beesley Goldsmith. Again, not a giveaway to just a couple people. Every girl who came to our party got pearl earrings. We capped our guest list at 50 brides, and now I’m starting to feel bad for the girls that didn’t get to come. I guess we better do it again.
By the way, I love getting nice emails from nice people. Here’s what Sara had to say about her pictures. “I love them!!! Thank you so much, you are an incredible photographer, I absolutely love your work and I am so lucky to have known the right people to go to Blushing, to be photographed by you and to have you photograph bridals for me. I can’t wait! Thank you again!!!!”
No, no, no. Thank you, Sara.
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I’ve been doing headshots up the ying-yang on account of our headshot special (which ends very soon, by the way). Here are some of the people I’ve had the pleasure of photographing recently.
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Justin Hackworth photographs happy people and beautiful events (yes, weddings) and he wants to photograph you. 801.916.6993.
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They met at school in Logan. Things started heating up in the fall, and now, this spring they’re getting married. We took these engagement pictures in Provo, not too far from my office. Meet Janessa and Jordan. Lovebirds.
Can’t wait for the wedding in May!
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Planning a wedding of your own? We should talk.
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I am hiring.
Big things are happening around this place and we are looking forward to a busy and exciting year.
What we’re looking for: I could write a big, long description of all the things I’m looking for, but let me make this easy. If you are bright, confident, very well organized, dependable, love life and have a positive attitude, then that’s a good start. But it’s just a start. We’re pretty picky around here (but we’re fun, too).
We are looking for the right person for for a part-time employee that can start right away.
Tasks: Just some of the things you will do include:
Edit images
Make phone calls
Send emails
Run errands
Assist on photo shoots
Graphic design from time to time
Place print orders
Shipping
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Skills: To be considered, you must be confident with Photoshop and you absolutely must be easy to work with, both in the office as well as with clients.
Schedule: It’s not necessary for you to be a photographer to be considered. The schedule is somewhat flexible, but will most likely be in the afternoon and some Saturdays.
Hot tip: Please send your resumes to justin@justinhackworth.com. And let me give you a tip. If you say in your email that you’d love to work here because you love photography so much, that line will not do you any favors. Honestly, who doesn’t like photography?
High Bar: And just to give you a little more info about who we’re looking for, the last person that had this job impressed us every day she was here. Every damn day she came in here and dazzled us. Always asking what else she could do, always offering to do more. Cheery as can be. Came in every day dressed to the nines. Clients loved her. I’m telling you what, she really raised the bar, and that’s the sort of person we have in mind.
If that’s you, we can’t wait to meet you.
Oh, and I hope you’ll understand that I may not respond to every applicant.
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A lovely family on a beautiful day, photographed at Liberty Park in Salt Lake City.
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Michelle Alexander is studying opera in Salt Lake at the University of Utah. Here she is, photographed in Provo, Utah.
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The Burgoyne’s used to live in Utah. Back then, I got a chance to make some family portraits for them. Of course at that time, they only had one son. Now they have two, so it was time to get more family pictures. And since I just happened to be in San Francisco where they now live, the timing was perfect.
Here they are, photographed on the beach at the Marin Headlands.
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Justin Hackworth photographs happy families in beautiful locations and he wants to photograph you.
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Elaine Bird Parcell Jensen
March 25, 1914 – October 22, 2010
Photographed in her home on October 12, 2010
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It’s so fun to photograph people you love. Take for example, Sarah and Tim. I’ve photographed them before and I always look forward to it. For one thing, they are totally open to anything. Plus, they have a few ideas of their own. And they’re just down-right interesting to talk to.
Here you go. Sarah and Tim:
Their 5 year anniversary is coming up and Sarah said, “We’re getting Tim a phone and me some diamonds.”
And here’s what Sarah had to say on her blog about their experience.
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Justin Hackworth photographs mothers and daughters and he wants to photograph you.
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Don’t forget, the Lower Lights play a free show today, October 1st at 8pm on the roof of the Central Bank parking lot in Provo and sponsored by Cjane. The address is 100 North and 100 West. Libbie Linton will also perform. It’s going to be great and I’ve been looking forward to this for a long time. Here are some pictures from a recent Lower Lights rehearsal.
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In other news, October is shaping up to be a busy month and it’s only just started. I have twenty-six portrait sessions scheduled and four weddings. Ten of those sessions are in Denver. I had only planned on doing six there, but added four additional sessions to accommodate requests.
In August I went to New York to photograph the BlogHer convention and will go to San Francisco next week to photograph another one of their conventions. It’s a much smaller affair this time, so I won’t get to take Trevor along, like last time. Don’t worry Trevor. We’ll shoot it again together next year in San Diego.
A couple days ago I took down the 30 Strangers exhibit that had been at the Provo Library for the month of September. Two pieces from last year and two from this year will be part of an exhibit at BYU this month. I already mentioned the exhibit on my blog, here, and will probably mention it again as the day of the opening (October 14th, gets a little closer). In conjunction with the exhibit, I gave a lecture at the library last week about portrait photography and how to improve your own pictures. If I get around to it, I’d like to whip up some notes I used and write a post on what was said. This comes as a suggestion from Marta.
Earlier this week I was at WedSmith as the official photographer. Hilary at Alta Moda knows how to plan an event. It was fantastic and I’m really happy to have been a part of it. I’ll post some of the pictures soon, but in the mean time, I just wanted to mention that I got to meet Lara Casey and I dig that lady. She is so impressive. Meeting her made my whole month.
So, here we go. October. Let the good times roll.
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Morgan and Mathew got married in Spring City, Utah. So then the next thing you might be asking is, Where the heck is Spring City? Easy answer: It’s on the way to Manti.
The next question you might be asking is, was there any square dancing? And as a matter of fact, there was. After their ceremony in a church that’s older than nearly any building in Utah, the wedding party headed to a boys ranch/artist’s retreat for a lovely meal catered by Vanity Fare.
And then you might be asking, well that sounds fun and all, but was there any shot-gun shooting? And that’s exactly what happened next. After all the allemandes and the promenades and what have you, we all walked to a nearby field and wedding guests took turns blasting the crap out of clay pigeons. I, for one, suggest we add after-wedding shotgun shooting to the annuls of wedding traditions.
And now, meet Morgan and Mathew.
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Justin Hackworth photographs happy people and beautiful events and he can get his own earplugs if you’ll just give him some advanced notice.
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Girl about town, girl with her hands in a lot of pies, girl who is named Kaneischa.
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I like the way the Mattingly’s throw a wedding party. Bright, colorful, fun with plenty of attention paid to getting the details just so. Richard and Whitney got married this summer in the Salt Lake temple and had their reception in Whitney’s parents backyard. Perfectly charming.
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Justin Hackworth photographs happy people and beautiful events and he wants to photograph you.
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I love New York City, and had such a great time walking around, soaking it all in. I love that first picture and I really like a lot of the pictures of people on the street. How about you? Any favorites?
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Amy at the Flea Market, NYC
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11pm from a rooftop of a hotel whose name I can’t recall.
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Who said your wedding photography needs to take place on your wedding day? Oh, sure that might be ideal, but there’s nothing wrong with getting some of those forgotten pictures after the fact. That’s what Maren did. There were a few important pictures she felt she didn’t get from her photographer on the day of the wedding so she called me to fill in the gaps.
Maren and Nate were photographed at Huber Grove in Wasatch Mountain State Park.
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Justin Hackworth photographs happy families an beautiful events and he wants to photograph you.
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It’s no secret that Stephanie Brubaker is a purveyor of all things beautiful. You just need to check out her blog, Stephmodo.com (which thousands do on a daily basis) to see that she has great style. But beyond that, she is smart as a whip, fun, and a great friend.
And she’s pregnant. So instead of photographing the whole family like we did in 2009 and 2008, we decided to mix it up a bit this year and just get some maternity pictures.
Here we go. The lovely Stephanie Brubaker:
Important sidenotes – Four things:
1- Stephanie gets her hair cut from Patrick at Shep Salon. Go there. They are amazing. She got her hair cut just before she came to the studio for this session. She looks amazing.
2- Huge thanks to Diana Palmer from Yan Photography who let me use her studio for this session. She’s in the same building as me (just down the hall!) and her studio was perfect for our intended purpose. Diana is so awesome. Check out her website.
3 – Interested in maternity or family portraits with the people you love? Call me. I’m currently booked until August 23rd and have available after that just for you. A handful of days are open in September and October. It’s not too early to be thinking about that family picture you’ll be sending out with your Christmas card this year. My contact info is here and our portrait pricing is here.
4 – I love my job.
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Wow. Last night was amazing. I’m calling it a grand success. It’s hard to know exactly how many people came to our 30 Strangers exhibit but I estimate about 300 – 350 people.
I just can’t say enough how grateful I am for those that came and for those that were part of the project.
A more lengthy description will come soon, complete with photographs from a couple of Provo’s finest photographers that will show how things played out at the exhibit last night.
But for now, if you missed it, you still have some time to see the exhibit. We’ll be open on the following days and times:
July 5 12pm – 8pm
July 6-9 2pm – 5pm
Gallery address – 26 West Center Street – Provo UT
Important note: The 30 Strangers project is a fund raiser for the Center for Women and Children in Crisis. During our exhibit, our fundraiser continues. For a $75 donation to the Center, you can schedule your own mother-daughter portrait session on select days July – October. Come on down to the exhibit to sign up.
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If you were an OB/GYN and your job was to deliver babies in a hospital, don’t you think it would be mighty ironic to have a baby in your car on the way to the hospital? Well that’s just what happened to Bethany. Oh, sure they laugh about it now…
Here’s Bethany and Brandon with their kids, photographed in Provo Canyon.
I’ve know Brandon for over 11 years, now. For about the first 7 of those years, I only knew him by his nickname: Fatbox. They live in Texas now, and I’m so glad they called me to get family pictures done while they were out here in Utah visiting. Thanks so much for coming, Brandon and Bethany. It was really great to see you.
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