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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Mia and her mother came to my office and lit the place up. That both have that gift of making you feel like a million bucks. What a gift. My whole week was better, after they came in.
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They own the Queen Bee in Ogden (it’s also what Hailey calls her mom) and soon they’ll have in that store the largest selection of chocolate anywhere in Utah. Yum yum. I must go there.
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What is 30 Strangers, you ask? It’s all here.
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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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Justin Hackworth photographs happy people and beautiful events and he wants to photograph you.
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GREAT NEWS FOR FALL FAMILY PORTRAITS
It’s time to line up your fall family portrait. You know you want to, and we’re making it even more fun by offering a little something special. A gift, you might say. Fall family portrait sessions are $250 (our regular price), and for the days and times listed below, they include $100 credit applied directly to prints (that’s new, and exciting!) and 50 4×6 prints for your Christmas cards (how nice!). If you’ve been waiting to get family portraits, well then, wait no further.
Portrait sessions will be offered in the following fantastic locations:
Provo, Salt Lake City, Seattle, Denver, San Francisco
SEPTEMBER – Provo and Salt Lake
September 22 – Provo, UT
4pm – Booked
6pm – Booked
September 25 – Salt Lake City, UT
2pm – Booked – C.M.
6pm – Booked – L.S.
September 30th- Provo, UT
2pm
4pm
6pm – Booked
OCTOBER – San Francisco, Salt Lake, Provo, Seattle, Denver
October 5 – San Francisco, CA
3pm
5pm – Booked – J.L
October 6 – San Francisco, CA
3pm – Booked – D.H
5pm – Booked – A.K
October 7th – San Francisco, CA
2pm
5pm – booked – K.B
October 12 – Salt Lake City, UT
11am – booked – M.A.
2pm – booked – S.P.
4pm – booked – C. C.
6pm – booked – K.J.
October 13 – Provo, UT
6pm – E. N.
October 18 – Provo, UT
2pm
4pm
October 20 – Seattle, WA
2pm – booked – J.Z.
4pm – booked – M. S
October 21 – Seattle, WA
2pm
4pm – Booked – S.S.
October 22 – Seattle, WA
4pm -
October 26 – Denver, CO
4pm – booked – S.T.
October 27 – Denver, CO
10am – booked – G.B
2pm – booked – V.C.
4pm – booked – D.M
October 28 – Denver, CO
12pm – Booked – R.T.
2pm – Booked – A.B.
4pm – Booked – K.W.
October 29 – Denver, CO
10am – booked – J.h.
2pm – booked – E. K. via M. P
4pm – booked – K. T.
We’re not just making pictures, we’re making history.
Further details:
Email me or call to secure your day and time. My contact info is here.
801.916.6993
50 free 4×6 prints are 50 prints of the same image
Here are more Justin Hackworth portraits.
Would you like to know about the experience others have had with Justin Hackworth Photography? Here’s what Marta Dansie emailed me after coming with her mother to be photographed:
hello justin,
it was a joy meeting you. marty and i feel lucky to have had the experience of a photo session with you. you have truly made the most of every element of the photo shoot experience; the chit chat, the music, the rad studio space, the easy going laughter. the designer in me loved all of your identity packaging. am completely inspired. in fact, we talked the whole ride back to salt lake about your professional–and yet fun–ways and your uniquely fresh take on picture taking. we are both smitten. so let me gush. you really make people feel gorgeous just as they are. your personality exudes so much energy and passion for your art. that kind of stuff is contagious. thank you for donating your time and talents, fundraising for a good cause and giving us the gift of such beautiful photographs. a photograph like yours is one that will be treasured forever. thank you, thank you. i do hope this isn’t the last time we meet; you are way too awesome to meet only once.
truly. marta
We’d love to create the same experience for you and your family. Give us a call.
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If you love curse words and laughing out loud then you’ll want to know about Jenny, the Bloggess. The tag line on her blog says, “Like Mother Teresa, only better.”
Here she is, photographed in New York City during the BlogHer convention. Thanks for your time, Jenny. I think you’re hilarious.
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Justin Hackworth photographs saints and sinners and he wants to photograph you. Give me a jingle. I’ll catch you on the jangle.
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Dave is one of my favorite people and also, he’s hilarious. I don’t know about you, but I love to laugh, so I love to be around Dave. Trouble is, he lives in California so we don’t get to see each other very much. In fact, I hadn’t seen him since he’s had kids. Yikes. So I was really happy when he wanted me to photograph his family when he was in Utah for a visit.
Thanks for coming, Dave.
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Justin Hackworth Photography: We’re not just making pictures, we’re making history.
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We’re half way through the project and things are going great.
Let me tell you about Veronica. She lives in Texas and thought it would be great to be a part of our 30 Strangers project. So she left a comment on the blog and hoped she’d get picked. But there were lots of people that left a comment and only 30 spots. Sorry to say, she didn’t get picked.
This story has a happy ending, though.
So one day she was reading through all the other comments and noticed that someone named Lauren had left a comment. She wondered if it just happened to be her daughter Lauren. Turns out, it was her daughter, and it turns out that Lauren got picked so Veronica got to be one of the strangers after all. Warms your heart, yes?
Meet Veronica and Lauren.
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Justin Hackworth is a wedding and portrait photographer. He loves his job, he loves to photograph weddings and portraits, he loves to speak in third person on his blog, and he wants to photograph you.
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Here’s four generations, all born and raised in Logan, Utah. Ali told me, “our sassiness and spice comes from my grandmother.”
Read Alli’s blog here.
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Justin photographs happy people and beautiful events and he wants to photograph you. We’re not just making pictures, we’re making history.
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Sometimes people aren’t sure what to do when they get their picture taken. You know, how to stand, where to put their hands, where to look, if they should smile.
If they ask me if they should smile, I always say the same thing. I say, if you feel a smile coming on, then smile, but don’t fake a smile.
Now let me tell you about Debbie and her daughters. They are natural smilers. They couldn’t help but smile. Sometimes I would say, not just for a second, don’t smile. That would last a frame or two, but slowly, slowly, a gorgeous grin would creep back on their face.
Pure joy. These girls are cheerful. That’s all there is to it.
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Here we go! Announcing year three of the 30 Strangers Portrait Project and fund raiser. Once again, we’ll be doing portraits of mothers and daughters and collecting donations to the Center for Women and Children in Crisis.
Last year, it was first come, first served. This year, all you need to do is leave a comment on this blog post and we’ll be selecting people at random. You have until March 5, 2010, at midnight. If you are selected you must respond to my email within two days.
Please, please, read the following info before you leave a comment. We want to make sure you have all the details (which is to say, we want to make sure you know the parameters of the project) and that you have all the info you’ll need. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact me.
What is 30 Strangers?
A Justin Hackworth Photography project. It works like this. For the entire month of April 2010 I will make a portrait of a mother and daughter every day. 30 portraits – 30 days.
Pick me! Pick me! Pick me! How do I get picked?
Hold on, tiger. I’d love to pick you so please leave a comment on this blog post and we’ll randomly select you. Keep in mind, there are some guidelines. Please read carefully.
It’s not called 30 Strangers for nothing. To participate, you and I must have never met.
Also, we’re looking for people that are age 6 to 108. Why not under the age of 6? Too fidgety. Why not over 108? There are some stairs to my office.
When you leave a comment on the blog, be sure to include your email address. Don’t worry. Your email won’t show up for all to see, but I’ll be able to see it and get a hold of you if (when!) you are selected. All portrait sessions will take place at 4:00pm each day. Remember, this is for April 2010. When you arrive, I’ll ask that you sign a model release (pretty standard stuff). In your blog comment, if you’d like to mention 3 days that will work best for you, that will really help me out.
Although we’ll be strangers when I photograph you, I certainly hope we don’t remain that way. Part of what makes this project great is the people I get to know.
Now, those are the essential details so feel free to post your comment. And if you’re dying to know more, keep reading.
What do I get out of it?
I’m glad you asked. You’ll be part of this historic project and donating to a good cause. You’ll experience an artistic, professional portrait session with the most important people in your life. I’ll create something personal and unique that will become more important to you over time.
Each session will receive one signed 8×10 fine art print and further prints will be available for purchase.
What’s this about donations to a worthy cause?
Great question. The thing you should know about the 30 Strangers project is that the $250 session fee is waived. Instead, we’ll be collecting a $45 donation per session for the Center for Women and Children in Crisis, in Provo.
Can I see what you’ve done in the past?
Go here to see portraits from 30 Strangers 2009, and here for 30 Strangers 2008. And here’s where you can see more of my portrait work.
What type of person are you looking for?
A mother and daughter combination. What would be even better than that would be a grandmother, mother and daughter. What would be even better than that would be a great-grandmother, grandmother, mother, daughter. What would be even better than that would be any of those groups I just mentioned, but when they came to the studio, they brought me a pie or a Henry Wienhard’s vanilla creme soda.
I’m going to take my time and think about whether or not I want to participate.
Well, that’s up to you, but last year I filled all 30 spots in under 2 hours. This year, you have until March 5 at midnight to leave a comment on the blog. Participants will be randomly selected from those that leave a comment.
Where will the photographs be taken?
My studio in Provo, Utah.
Can I include more than one of my daughters?
You’re welcome to bring them and if there is time, we can photograph you all together. For this project, however, I am looking for one person from each generation. That is the focus of the project and I can’t guarantee that we’ll have time for anything beyond that. (But we’ll probably have time, and come on, what am I going to do, turn away your other two daughters? Look at them. All dressed up and that one is wearing make up. She never wears make up.)
How long do the portrait sessions last?
Usually about 1 hour. Sometimes less, sometimes a little more.
Why are you doing this?
There’s something about a project with structure and tight parameters that fuels the creation of an expressive body of work, in this case, exploring the relationship between mothers and daughters. I love being a portrait photographer. Making images that move people and offer a sense of the subject’s personality is deeply fulfilling.
I’m also looking forward to raising money and awareness for the Center for Women and Children in Crisis, an organization founded on protecting these vital relationships.
I can’t wait to see who walks through the door and the images we’ll make. This is my third year doing the 30 Strangers project and I have been looking forward to this ever since we finished last year’s project.
When can I see the photographs from my session?
In the studio, one to two weeks after your session. We’ll schedule an appointment and together we’ll view your images. Each session will recieve one signed 8×10 print and you’ll have the opportunity to purchase additional prints. I’ll also update the blog daily with favorites.
I wish you were doing a cool photography project related to weddings.
We are! It’s called Love’s First Year and you can read about it here.
I am extremely beautiful. Will you be intimidated by my good looks?
Probably not. I’m married to a very beautiful girl, so I’m used to being around lovely people.
Do you like cheese?
Well sure–who doesn’t, but what does that have to do with this project?
Do these pants make me look fat?
Are you kidding me? You look fabulous! I wish I had a picture of you.
Do you think it’s funny when a lot of clowns get out of a tiny car all at once?
Ok, enough with the questions. Just leave a comment on this blog post if you want to be a part of 30 Strangers.
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Annie’s doing an internship at our office this semester. Lucky us. Today’s lesson: Adobe Lightroom. So I thought we’d start at the beginning, with a photo session. So here she is. Annie, photographed with her sister.
Angela
Angela
Annie
Annie
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My wife’s friend Molly has joined a great Christmas cause called The Giveaway Giveaway. Originating from Miggy, the idea is to offer you a giveaway that you give to someone else anonymously. So you nominate a worthy friend, sister, neighbor, teacher, general loved one, and that winner wins a free portrait session, plus 20 high res files.
See all the details at Molly’s site, A Good Grief, where she is hosting the giveaway. Leave your comments on her post to enter. While you’re there, check out her story of grief, loss, connection and healing. She is one strong girl.
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Well, the cool kids came down to Provo and I got to photograph their little family. That tiny little angel is only four months old. Although I had never met Amber and Chris before, they were referred by my friend Stephanie and went to the U of U with my former house-mate. Small world. Thanks for coming to Provo for your family pictures, guys. Enjoy!
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Justin Hackworth photographs families with brand new babies, designers, furniture lovers, bald dudes, happy people, and he wants to photograph you.
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She wants to model. So, you call a make-up artist and a photographer and you put a portfolio together. Not bad for her first photo-shoot. And it’s a lot easier to look slick when you’ve got Amelia doing hair and make-up.
Thanks, all. This was a lot of fun.
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Justin Hackworth photographs beautiful people and he wants to photograph you.
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Justin Hackworth photographs moms, kids, kidders, jokers, serious people and he wants to photograph you.
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Do you think her name is Dolores Thompson or is it Kat Mandeville?
When she said her name was Kat Mandeville, I thought, of course it is. Someone that looks this groovy has to be named Kat Mandeville, or if this is you, and you’re name is something like Dolores Thompson, you’d have to change it to Kat Mandeville.
By the way, Kat’s a writer and keeps a blog here.
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The lovely and charming Carly, photographed with her daughter in Provo, Utah.
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Justin Hackworth photographs mothers and daughters in Provo Utah or anywhere such family bonds exist. We’re not just making photographs, we’re making history.
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One of the finest places in Utah to have a wedding is Log Haven. That’s where Tom and Katie decided to get hitched in June. For me, one of the highlights was during the ceremony, Tom’s grandfather recited a poem by Pablo Neruda. Tears all around.
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Justin Hackworth photographs couples in love and wants to photograph you. Getting married in Italy or Hawaii or Greece or Moab? We should talk.
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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.
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Justin Hackworth photographs photographers, doctors, rockers, models, musicians, babies, love-birds, grandmothers, actors, hippies, farmers, people with only one eye, teenagers, graduate students, Idahoans, parents, happy people, politicians, super-heros, gun collectors, firefighters, girls named Chelse, boys named Brian, brides, dilettantes, tall people, lovers of peace, nerds, cool kids, dudes, beauty queens, residents of Queens, sculptors, and he wants to photograph you.
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Are you like me? Do you love to laugh? Then you’d be happy to spend some time with these two ladies. Do you like to be with people that make you feel like a million damn dollars? Then I think you’d love Lisa and Shauna. I do, and I’m so glad I was able to photograph them.
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Want pictures like this for you and the people you love? We should talk. Getting married? I know just the guy to photograph your wedding.
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Senior pictures taken for CJ in Provo Utah.
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Rachel came from Colorado to be photographed with her mother, grandmother, and daughter. That’s cool, but here’s the even cooler part. It was a surprise to her mother–her arrival, the portrait session–the whole thing. I love that.
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Side-story: Rachel had a little girl with her that, at one point, wasn’t all that happy. So she did what any two-year old would do to let us know she wanted a little attention. She cried some. I asked Rachel if it would be ok to give her a sucker. Sure. So I asked our adept intern if she’d go get it. A few minutes later the kids were chewing gum but no one was eating a sucker.
Me: Did you find that sucker?
Ashley: I couldn”t find it.
Me: Really? It should be right on my side of the desk.
Ashley: Umm…. I ate the sucker.
Well, it was a Blow-pop. Can you blame her?
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Justin Hackworth photographs lovely weddings and happy people. Why do you keep putting off your family pictures? Don’t wait much longer. Before you know it, those little kiddies of yours will be off to college in New York or Seattle and by that time, they’ll be too heavy to sit on your lap. Let’s talk. Now’s the time for family pictures.
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Justin Hackworth photographs happy people and beautiful events and wants to photograph you.
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Our 30 Strangers project has less than one week left to go and it’s been great. We’ve had a great response and a lot of fun. I’m so happy to have met everyone that has been a part of it. But what to do about all those people that still wanted to participate after the 30 spots were filled? Well, we came up with a great plan and a super deal. If you’re interested in this fabulous deal, you’ve got less than one week to go. Email me and I’ll tell you all about it. That’s what Angie did. Thanks for coming, Angie.
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Want picutres like this for you and the people you love? We should talk. Getting married? We do weddings! Need carpets cleaned? Sorry. Can’t help you there.
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Justin Hackworth photographs beautiful events and happy people. Want pictures like this for yourself? We should talk.
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Here’s Alison and Riley. Their wedding is in Texas and I was lucky enough to photograph them in Provo before they take off and get married. Thanks for coming by Alison and Riley. I had a great time.
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Interested in getting engagement pictures like these that are both artistic and hot for you and the one you love? We should talk.
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Want pictures like this for you and the people you love? We should talk. Getting married? Give me a jingle. I’ll catch you on the jangle.
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Justin: (to the daughter) It’s Friday night. What are you going to do tonight?
Daughter: I don’t know.
Mother: You’re going to babysit.
Daughter: Babysit? Why?
Mother: Because Mama looks hot. I’m going out.
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Ensure family harmony by getting photographed together on a regular basis. Getting married? We should talk.
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Ashley said, “No one in our family is very tall. We’re a fun size”
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Want picutres like this for you and the people you love? We should talk. Getting married? We do weddings!
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I love it when people stop by to say hello, just like Sammy did earlier today. And I just happened to have my camera with me and couldn’t pass up the chance to make some picutres of her. Sammy is a great painter and it was good to hear what she’s up to.
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Before you go to France, come by my studio and I’ll make some great portraits of you. That’s what Betty did. I’ll ask if you play the trombone (Betty doesn’t) and we’ll listen to Tahita 80. You might dance on the table, you might not. I’ll tell you a funny story about the time I lived in Mexico and we’ll laugh some.
In the end, the pictures will be fabulous and we’ll both be glad you came by. We’ll feel like it’s a great way to spend a couple hours just days before you’re off to school in France. Then, seven years later you’ll pull out those photographs and think about how much you’ve changed in such a short amount of time and you’ll think about just how lucky you are to have such pictures that mark the passing of time.
Don’t you just love photography?
Want artistic, authentic, stunning photography for yourself or someone you love? Call me.
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