This past weekend we took our kids letterboxing, which is a kind of treasure hunting activity similar to geocaching. Our destination was Flight Park in Draper, Utah. As we were finishing up the letterboxing, people started showing up to paraglide, so we decided to sit back and observe. It was fun to watch them setup, take off, and then float around in the sky. Maybe someday I’ll get the nerve (and the permission from my wife) to give it a try.

68 mm, 1/200 sec at f/8, ISO 200
Canon EOS 5D Mark II, EF24-70mm f/2.8L USM

70 mm, 1/320 sec at f/11, ISO 200
Canon EOS 5D Mark II, EF24-70mm f/2.8L USM

70 mm, 1/500 sec at f/8, ISO 200
Canon EOS 5D Mark II, EF24-70mm f/2.8L USM

68 mm, 1/1000 sec at f/11, ISO 200
Canon EOS 5D Mark II, EF24-70mm f/2.8L USM

This past weekend we took our kids letterboxing, which is a kind of treasure hunting activity similar to geocaching. Our destination was Flight Park in Draper, Utah. As we were finishing up the letterboxing, people started showing up to paraglide, so we decided to sit back and observe. It was fun to watch them setup, take off, and then float around in the sky. Maybe someday I’ll get the nerve (and the permission from my wife) to give it a try.

68 mm, 1/200 sec at f/8, ISO 200
Canon EOS 5D Mark II, EF24-70mm f/2.8L USM

70 mm, 1/320 sec at f/11, ISO 200
Canon EOS 5D Mark II, EF24-70mm f/2.8L USM

70 mm, 1/500 sec at f/8, ISO 200
Canon EOS 5D Mark II, EF24-70mm f/2.8L USM

68 mm, 1/1000 sec at f/11, ISO 200
Canon EOS 5D Mark II, EF24-70mm f/2.8L USM

Thanksgiving Point recently had their annual Tulip Festival. We went again this year along with some close friends and had fun and took a lot of pictures. Here are a few of my favorites:

68 mm, 1/1250 sec at f/2.8, ISO 200
Canon EOS 5D Mark II, EF24-70mm f/2.8L USM

24 mm, 1/400 sec at f/8, ISO 200
Canon EOS 5D Mark II, EF24-70mm f/2.8L USM

70 mm, 1/2500 sec at f/2.8, ISO 200
Canon EOS 5D Mark II, EF24-70mm f/2.8L USM

46 mm, 1/3200 sec at f/2.8, ISO 200
Canon EOS 5D Mark II, EF24-70mm f/2.8L USM

24 mm, 1/1250 sec at f/2.8, ISO 200
Canon EOS 5D Mark II, EF24-70mm f/2.8L USM

70 mm, 1/2500 sec at f/2.8, ISO 200
Canon EOS 5D Mark II, EF24-70mm f/2.8L USM

70 mm, 1/100 sec at f/8, ISO 200
Canon EOS 5D Mark II, EF24-70mm f/2.8L USM

70 mm, 1/2000 sec at f/2.8, ISO 200
Canon EOS 5D Mark II, EF24-70mm f/2.8L USM

Thanksgiving Point recently had their annual Tulip Festival. We went again this year along with some close friends and had fun and took a lot of pictures. Here are a few of my favorites:

68 mm, 1/1250 sec at f/2.8, ISO 200
Canon EOS 5D Mark II, EF24-70mm f/2.8L USM

24 mm, 1/400 sec at f/8, ISO 200
Canon EOS 5D Mark II, EF24-70mm f/2.8L USM

70 mm, 1/2500 sec at f/2.8, ISO 200
Canon EOS 5D Mark II, EF24-70mm f/2.8L USM

46 mm, 1/3200 sec at f/2.8, ISO 200
Canon EOS 5D Mark II, EF24-70mm f/2.8L USM

24 mm, 1/1250 sec at f/2.8, ISO 200
Canon EOS 5D Mark II, EF24-70mm f/2.8L USM

70 mm, 1/2500 sec at f/2.8, ISO 200
Canon EOS 5D Mark II, EF24-70mm f/2.8L USM

70 mm, 1/100 sec at f/8, ISO 200
Canon EOS 5D Mark II, EF24-70mm f/2.8L USM

70 mm, 1/2000 sec at f/2.8, ISO 200
Canon EOS 5D Mark II, EF24-70mm f/2.8L USM

A group of us from work recently decided that we wanted to give sushi-making a try, so we had some sushi-grade fish overnighted from California and we gave it a go. We got salmon, tuna, unagi (eel), and tobiko (fish eggs), along with a variety of fruits and vegetables. We had so much fish it took us two nights to go through it. Each night we cooked up two big pots of rice and went through a few packages of nori (seaweed). We had as much fun making the rolls as we did eating them. It was fun getting creative with various combinations of fillings and toppings. Everyone enjoyed themselves and no one got sick, so I’d say it was a success.

If you want to give it a try yourself, a good source of recipes is the Sushi Day Blog, and the place we ordered our fish from was Catalina Offshore Products.

Here are some snapshots from the festivities:

70 mm, 1/100 sec at f/5.6, ISO 800
Canon EOS 5D Mark II, EF24-70mm f/2.8L USM

70 mm, 1/60 sec at f/5.6, ISO 800
Canon EOS 5D Mark II, EF24-70mm f/2.8L USM

70 mm, 1/60 sec at f/5.6, ISO 800
Canon EOS 5D Mark II, EF24-70mm f/2.8L USM

54 mm, 1/60 sec at f/5.6, ISO 800
Canon EOS 5D Mark II, EF24-70mm f/2.8L USM

A group of us from work recently decided that we wanted to give sushi-making a try, so we had some sushi-grade fish overnighted from California and we gave it a go. We got salmon, tuna, unagi (eel), and tobiko (fish eggs), along with a variety of fruits and vegetables. We had so much fish it took us two nights to go through it. Each night we cooked up two big pots of rice and went through a few packages of nori (seaweed). We had as much fun making the rolls as we did eating them. It was fun getting creative with various combinations of fillings and toppings. Everyone enjoyed themselves and no one got sick, so I’d say it was a success.

If you want to give it a try yourself, a good source of recipes is the Sushi Day Blog, and the place we ordered our fish from was Catalina Offshore Products.

Here are some snapshots from the festivities:

70 mm, 1/100 sec at f/5.6, ISO 800
Canon EOS 5D Mark II, EF24-70mm f/2.8L USM

70 mm, 1/60 sec at f/5.6, ISO 800
Canon EOS 5D Mark II, EF24-70mm f/2.8L USM

70 mm, 1/60 sec at f/5.6, ISO 800
Canon EOS 5D Mark II, EF24-70mm f/2.8L USM

54 mm, 1/60 sec at f/5.6, ISO 800
Canon EOS 5D Mark II, EF24-70mm f/2.8L USM

For dinner on Mother’s Day I tried a new recipe. I made chipotle lime chicken on the grill. I was happy with how it turned out and everyone seemed to like it. Here’s the recipe if you’re interested:
Grilled Chipotle-Lime Chicken Breasts

70 mm, 1/400 sec at f/2.8, ISO 800
Canon EOS 5D Mark II, EF24-70mm f/2.8L USM

For dinner on Mother’s Day I tried a new recipe. I made chipotle lime chicken on the grill. I was happy with how it turned out and everyone seemed to like it. Here’s the recipe if you’re interested:
Grilled Chipotle-Lime Chicken Breasts

70 mm, 1/400 sec at f/2.8, ISO 800
Canon EOS 5D Mark II, EF24-70mm f/2.8L USM

This is our idea of a fun family outing. On Saturday my wife dressed our oldest daughter up a little more funky than normal and put some makeup on her. Then the six of us all went and found an abandoned house to go photograph in.

The kids all thought it was pretty cool. There was some neat vintage wallpaper and old wood and brick walls that, as you can see, made great backdrops for photos.

From the outside of the house we could see a beautiful old window upstairs with actual working shutters, unlike the non-functional ones today that are just nailed on the outsides of houses for decoration. We wanted to go up there, but we played it safe and didn’t test the structural integrity of the staircase.

I hope you enjoy these two shots from our little adventure.

38 mm, 1/50 sec at f/5.6, ISO 400
Canon EOS 5D Mark II, EF24-70mm f/2.8L USM

64 mm, 1/100 sec at f/5.6, ISO 200
Canon EOS 5D Mark II, EF24-70mm f/2.8L USM

This is our idea of a fun family outing. On Saturday my wife dressed our oldest daughter up a little more funky than normal and put some makeup on her. Then the six of us all went and found an abandoned house to go photograph in.

The kids all thought it was pretty cool. There was some neat vintage wallpaper and old wood and brick walls that, as you can see, made great backdrops for photos.

From the outside of the house we could see a beautiful old window upstairs with actual working shutters, unlike the non-functional ones today that are just nailed on the outsides of houses for decoration. We wanted to go up there, but we played it safe and didn’t test the structural integrity of the staircase.

I hope you enjoy these two shots from our little adventure.

38 mm, 1/50 sec at f/5.6, ISO 400
Canon EOS 5D Mark II, EF24-70mm f/2.8L USM

64 mm, 1/100 sec at f/5.6, ISO 200
Canon EOS 5D Mark II, EF24-70mm f/2.8L USM

Rock Canyon is only about 15 minutes away from where I live in Provo, Utah and it’s a place that I frequent when wanting to do some nature and landscape shooting. Here are some new shots that I decided to convert to black and white to give them a bit more of a dramatic feel.

24 mm, 1/20 sec at f/2.8, ISO 800
Canon EOS 5D Mark II, EF24-70mm f/2.8L USM

70 mm, 1/80 sec at f/22, ISO 200
Canon EOS 5D Mark II, EF24-70mm f/2.8L USM

24 mm, 1/80 sec at f/2.8, ISO 800
Canon EOS 5D Mark II, EF24-70mm f/2.8L USM

24 mm, 1/15 sec at f/2.8, ISO 800
Canon EOS 5D Mark II, EF24-70mm f/2.8L USM

Rock Canyon is only about 15 minutes away from where I live in Provo, Utah and it’s a place that I frequent when wanting to do some nature and landscape shooting. Here are some new shots that I decided to convert to black and white to give them a bit more of a dramatic feel.

24 mm, 1/20 sec at f/2.8, ISO 800
Canon EOS 5D Mark II, EF24-70mm f/2.8L USM

70 mm, 1/80 sec at f/22, ISO 200
Canon EOS 5D Mark II, EF24-70mm f/2.8L USM

24 mm, 1/80 sec at f/2.8, ISO 800
Canon EOS 5D Mark II, EF24-70mm f/2.8L USM

24 mm, 1/15 sec at f/2.8, ISO 800
Canon EOS 5D Mark II, EF24-70mm f/2.8L USM

My sister, Ashley, is in a culinary program so I asked her to come to the studio in her uniform and to bring some knives. Here are a few photos from the shoot:

70 mm, 1/100 sec at f/5.6, ISO 200
Canon EOS 5D Mark II, EF24-70mm f/2.8L USM

70 mm, 1/100 sec at f/5.6, ISO 200
Canon EOS 5D Mark II, EF24-70mm f/2.8L USM

70 mm, 1/100 sec at f/6.3, ISO 200
Canon EOS 5D Mark II, EF24-70mm f/2.8L USM

My sister, Ashley, is in a culinary program so I asked her to come to the studio in her uniform and to bring some knives. Here are a few photos from the shoot:

70 mm, 1/100 sec at f/5.6, ISO 200
Canon EOS 5D Mark II, EF24-70mm f/2.8L USM

70 mm, 1/100 sec at f/5.6, ISO 200
Canon EOS 5D Mark II, EF24-70mm f/2.8L USM

70 mm, 1/100 sec at f/6.3, ISO 200
Canon EOS 5D Mark II, EF24-70mm f/2.8L USM

I decided to do a series of photos all taken on Geneva Road which runs through Provo and Orem, Utah. Geneva is a road that I travel on daily. It has a lot of character with it’s farms and old structures, which is the kind of stuff I love.
Here are five of my favorites from the series. I’m not sure if I can call the project done yet or not. We’ll see…

50 mm, 1/2000 sec at f/2.8, ISO 200
Canon EOS 5D Mark II, EF50mm f/1.8 II

50 mm, 1/6400 sec at f/2.8, ISO 200
Canon EOS 5D Mark II, EF50mm f/1.8 II

50 mm, 1/1250 sec at f/2.8, ISO 200
Canon EOS 5D Mark II, EF50mm f/1.8 II

50 mm, 1/400 sec at f/2.8, ISO 200
Canon EOS 5D Mark II, EF50mm f/1.8 II

50 mm, 1/1250 sec at f/5.6, ISO 200
Canon EOS 5D Mark II, EF50mm f/1.8 II

I decided to do a series of photos all taken on Geneva Road which runs through Provo and Orem, Utah. Geneva is a road that I travel on daily. It has a lot of character with it’s farms and old structures, which is the kind of stuff I love.
Here are five of my favorites from the series. I’m not sure if I can call the project done yet or not. We’ll see…

50 mm, 1/2000 sec at f/2.8, ISO 200
Canon EOS 5D Mark II, EF50mm f/1.8 II

50 mm, 1/6400 sec at f/2.8, ISO 200
Canon EOS 5D Mark II, EF50mm f/1.8 II

50 mm, 1/1250 sec at f/2.8, ISO 200
Canon EOS 5D Mark II, EF50mm f/1.8 II

50 mm, 1/400 sec at f/2.8, ISO 200
Canon EOS 5D Mark II, EF50mm f/1.8 II

50 mm, 1/1250 sec at f/5.6, ISO 200
Canon EOS 5D Mark II, EF50mm f/1.8 II

My wife, Tiffany, wanted to make sure we got Charlotte into the studio for newborn photos, so here are a few of our favorites:

40 mm, 1/125 sec at f/2.8, ISO 100
Canon EOS 5D Mark II, EF24-70mm f/2.8L USM

70 mm, 1/125 sec at f/5.6, ISO 100
Canon EOS 5D Mark II, EF24-70mm f/2.8L USM

67 mm, 1/125 sec at f/5.6, ISO 100
Canon EOS 5D Mark II, EF24-70mm f/2.8L USM

My wife, Tiffany, wanted to make sure we got Charlotte into the studio for newborn photos, so here are a few of our favorites:

40 mm, 1/125 sec at f/2.8, ISO 100
Canon EOS 5D Mark II, EF24-70mm f/2.8L USM

70 mm, 1/125 sec at f/5.6, ISO 100
Canon EOS 5D Mark II, EF24-70mm f/2.8L USM

67 mm, 1/125 sec at f/5.6, ISO 100
Canon EOS 5D Mark II, EF24-70mm f/2.8L USM

Here’s a recent example of one of my photos with textures being applied. I’ve done a lot of searching around the web for textures that are of good quality and that the artist allows others to use them on their own work. Some of my favorite texture sites are listed below. I hope you find them useful.

Texture Resources:

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My Favorite Free Texture Sites:

Lost and Taken by Caleb Kimbrough

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ShadowHouse Creations by Jerry Jones

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Flickr Users Who Share Textures:

Hanne Adam (adamned.art)

Paree Erica (pareeerica)

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A Texture Collection I Like So Much, I Actually Paid For It:

Firenze Italian Texture Collection by Matt Nicolosi

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Texture Stock Site:

Texture Vault

Here’s a recent example of one of my photos with textures being applied. I’ve done a lot of searching around the web for textures that are of good quality and that the artist allows others to use them on their own work. Some of my favorite texture sites are listed below. I hope you find them useful.

Texture Resources:

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My Favorite Free Texture Sites:

Lost and Taken by Caleb Kimbrough

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ShadowHouse Creations by Jerry Jones

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Flickr Users Who Share Textures:

Hanne Adam (adamned.art)

Paree Erica (pareeerica)

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A Texture Collection I Like So Much, I Actually Paid For It:

Firenze Italian Texture Collection by Matt Nicolosi

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Texture Stock Site:

Texture Vault