Salt Lake Wedding and Portrait Photography
Archive for March, 2010
March 24, 2010 at 4:53 pm · Filed under Stacy Young, Three Winks Studio
Every 6 months Poor Yorick Studios, where my quaint little studio is located, hosts an amazing Open Studio Event where all the artists open their doors & put their best artwork on the walls. (Do you think I could stay studio more times in that sentence? :-\)
It’s one of the best places to see a variety of talented Utah artists all in one place. There are other photographers, painters, 3-D artists, jewelry designers, ceramic artists, and more.
I, for one, am putting up lots of new artwork on my walls featuring weddings & portraits. Plus I’ll have a slideshow playing, showcasing all of my lovely brides, passionate couples, proud parents, adorable babies, and amazing individuals I’ve had the pleasure of photographing.
Also, I will have a few canvas prints for sale for $200 and some small 8×10 fine art prints for $20 so don’t forget to bring cash or check 
Saturday afternoon, I will be available for a studio demonstration. I am toying around with the idea of either doing quick headshots for those who are interested, or doing demonstrations & answering questions on post production and making your images really stand out. Let me know your thoughts on this and what you’d prefer!
Ok, enough blabbing. Here are the details:
Friday 6-10pm and Saturday from 1-5pm
126 W Crystal Ave (2590 S)
Come find me in A3!
Here is the official facebook event page
See you all this weekend!
March 22, 2010 at 10:17 am · Filed under Stacy Young, Three Winks Studio, personal work, the vacation photographer, travel photography
This past January, I made the spontaneous decision of flying to San Francisco two hours before my flight left.
Was I crazy? Probably.
Was it a little rash? Probably.
But was it an experience I’ll never forget? Most definitely.
I arrived in San Francisco late that Sunday night and was picked up by Dustin Bess who is currently photographing all the LDS Temples. We kicked off the night by driving to the Golden Gate bridge and photographing its majesty and glory. We were bombarded with heavy, chilly winds but I was having the time of my life. Spontaneity brings out my giggly, laughing, crazy side which sometimes doesn’t come out enough in ‘real life’.
The next morning, I woke up to this beautiful skyline of San Francisco. I was pumped and excited for a day full of adventures!
This is one of my favorite pictures from the trip. I love the buildings, the angle, and the 2 birds flying above.
One thing I absolutely love about San Francisco is all the old architecture. This old theater was calling out to me with its bright red, dilapidated facade and big, bold letters.
Chess anyone?
The street we walked on was lined with murals and random artwork. So much character and eye candy to behold
Peace.
It was fun experimenting with ‘street photography’. Let’s just say, even though there was plenty of awesome subject matter to shoot, I am not very good at shooting from my waist 
This was a pier we found at the Point Reyes National Seashore. All the curvy, windy roads to get there got me a little motion sickness. Ok. A LOT of motion sickness. But once I was able to get out and run around the beautiful landscape, I forgot all about feeling queesy (until we got back in the car to go on the windy roads again…)
We wanted to walk down to this lighthouse but we arrived a minute before they closed off the stairs. Even though we were disappointed, we walked around to visit a beach of seals and found this old building on the dock.
The next day, we spent visiting SmugMug headquarters (a really incredible company I’m now working with) and Apple (located at 1 infinite loop, haha).
We came back into the city that night and walked around Fisherman’s Wharf. We loaded up a bag full of salt water taffy and miscellaneous treats, picked out an oyster which carried a beautiful silvery pearl, and enjoyed being goofy while walking around & window shopping. It was a new experience walking around the wharf in January because hardly anyone was around. All the other times I have been, it’s been overflowing with people. Fun times.
Then, we drove up to the top of one of San Fran’s steepest hills (at least we thought it seemed like one of the steepest) to photograph the Bay Bridge. I don’t think I mentioned this before, but I totally forgot my tripod. I guess that’s what happens when you pack for a trip in a half an hour… Luckily, Dustin had a ghetto video tripod I could use. It wasn’t quite strong enough to withstand the wind in most of my night shots….but I got a couple good ones…
For a couple nights, we stayed with the awesome photographer Robyn Kessler. We’d actually never met but my dear friend April had been wanting us to meet for years. We visited her studio, which was beautiful in so many ways. I loved how it was decorated: the photography on the walls was spectacular, her album samples were exquisite, and it was just great talking with Robyn about her successful photography studio. Robyn shares Verité Photography, which is boutique wedding photography, and she does Dog Photography as her niche.
Robyn and her hubby were kind enough to let Dustin and I stay with them, along with their gorgeous dogs. I know my pics don’t even come close to Robyn’s amazing skills as a dog photographer, but it was fun anyways
As we headed out of the city, we made 2 important stops. One was Bob’s Donuts, which my friend Adam, who showed us around Apple, told us we didn’t want to miss out on. Boy was he right. Can you say sugar overload? Mmmm….
Then, we stopped by the Full House Street and photographed each other on the grassy hill overlooking the row of colorful houses.
Driving towards Sacramento, I saw this sign saying Maryland was 3,073 miles away. I was seriously tickled pink by it all. Dustin was kind enough to flip around, drive an extra mile and a half so that I could take a picture of it the second time around. Makes me chuckle 
This shot was taken by the Sacramento LDS temple. I love the grove of bare, dead trees with the subtle colors of sunset drifting in the background.
And, driving through Tahoe, we encountered a heavy snow storm. That didn’t stop us. We pulled over at the ski resort (I can’t remember its name) and did some night shots of the gorgeous trees covered in snow. Too bad neither of us had snow boots…
I almost forgot to mention my adventure driving home in the middle-of-nowhere-Nevada.
After biting into a less than scrumptious apple which I was going to leave on the floor of Dustin’s car to throw away in a proper trash receptacle at a later time, he kindly suggested a better idea would be to throw it out the window. Apples biodegrade, right?
We had just passed a truck so I felt like I had to give the apple a little extra ‘umph’ while tossing it out the window. (I have no idea what I was thinking) The second it left my hand, I realized my spoon ring — which I actually got in San Francisco 7 years ago — flew out the window right alongside it. I looked over at Dustin and yelled “My ring!”
He was quick to react and pulled over immediately. Now, I’m no physics major. I have no idea how velocities and trajectories work with objects flying out of a vehicle going almost 80 mph. So…we started walking. We figured if we could find the apple, it would at least give us a starting point to find the ring. After searching for 40 minutes with no luck, I was starting to lose hope. I mean, should it really be this hard to find a shiny, red apple?
Dustin reversed the car to catch up with me. I was pretty determined to keep searching but he thought it would be a good idea for him to slowly drive on the shoulder while I looked out. No sign of the apple. I was feeling pretty glum.
After we had reached the point where we initially stopped (or so I though), I started to put my seat belt back on and said quietly, with my head hanging “Just go, just go.” I peeked out the window and what did I see?
The apple!
I jumped out of the car before it even stopped. I was thrilled. Only problem was, now my ‘haystack’ was just a little smaller. The ‘needle’ was still hidden.
My eyes were combing the ground, trying to scrutinize every piece of shiny metal that glistened in the sun. I was starting to get discouraged. Again.
About 30 feet away, I saw Dustin pick something up off the ground. I started towards him yelling “Did you find it? Did you find it?” Because of the wind blowing in my ears, I couldn’t hear him, only saw his head shaking. He came up to me and showed his finger. On it was my favorite spoon ring. It now boasted a few dings from its fall, but I was on cloud 9. I was blissful. Life was good.
March 17, 2010 at 2:27 pm · Filed under Couple Photography, Engagement Session, Stacy Young, Three Winks Studio, portrait photography
I couldn’t have asked for a more perfect shoot the day after we officially got one more hour of light.
Definitely a perfect start to my Spring — beautiful weather, sunny blue skies, and a gorgeous couple!
Shannon and Cole have been married one year this coming April. What better way to celebrate their love for each other than doing a fun couples session together? These two were a blast to be with as they are both natural and comfortable in front of the camera, super stylin’, all about the ‘natural’ laughs, and willing to try anything.
Since this was such an amazing session, I want to use one of their images in my studio.
Any input on which ones are your favorites is greatly appreciated
March 17, 2010 at 11:20 am · Filed under Stacy Young, Three Winks Studio, baby photography, portrait photography
I had the joy and pleasure of photographing little baby Moses this last weekend. He is almost 3 weeks old!
Moses is already a mover & shaker — he’ll be crawling before his parents know it! He made the most adorable expressions and I even caught a couple smiles
But the most important thing I witnessed is that Moses is LOVED and ADORED by his parents. He is definitely their pride & joy.
March 14, 2010 at 11:06 pm · Filed under Stacy Young, Three Winks Studio, personal work
If any of you have been wondering where I have been the last week…I was at WPPI (Wedding & Portrait Photographers International). And, for the record, it’s ok if you didn’t miss me
This is pretty much the biggest photography convention of the year and it always happens in Las Vegas. It’s an intense, crazy, busy week full of education, inspiration, networking, a ginormous tradeshow and parties.
These pics were taken on Monday night with some of my Utah photog friends. It was fun breaking out my lensbaby (which hardly gets used at all these days) and allow myself to be completely CREATIVE.
March 3, 2010 at 10:14 pm · Filed under Stacy Young, Three Winks Studio, portrait photography
Meet Julie.
Julie is not your run-of-the-mill woman. She is not only beautiful (I mean, check out her gorgeous complexion and silky hair!) but she is smart and constantly learning. She is inspired by good books and loves to be athletic. Running, tennis, biking, yoga. You name it. She probably does it. Plus she loves cooking and traveling.
Seriously, Julie is amazing and I loved getting to know her a little bit.
Julie claims she doesn’t photograph well, so let her know how gorgeous she looks!
March 3, 2010 at 10:22 am · Filed under Stacy Young, Three Winks Studio, wedding photography
Lyndsi and Mike had their reception at Gardner Hall at the University of Utah. It was my first time shooting an event there and I enjoyed the beautiful architecture and exquisite details of the building. Their colors were red & black, so the tables were adorned black table cloths and red ribbon with gorgeous center pieces of red roses. Everything was tasteful and elegant. It was a wonderful evening!
March 3, 2010 at 8:59 am · Filed under Stacy Young, Three Winks Studio, wedding photography
I have always loved photographing Lyndsi and Mike because they have such a fun and sexy dynamic together. You can feel the love and passion in their relationship. I could have spent all day shooting them except that Lyndsi was turning into an ice cube. Good thing the Joseph Smith Memorial Building has some great places for photos inside where we could all warm up.
And a big thanks to Tara of Winsor Photography for 2nd shooting with me and assisting me!
March 2, 2010 at 12:11 pm · Filed under Stacy Young, Three Winks Studio, wedding photography
Lyndsi and Mike were married on January 2, 2010. I’m excited to finally feature them on my blog because they are such a fun, beautiful couple!
Luckily, we had some blue sky to help warm everyone up. Lyndsi and Mike were surrounded by an amazing group of family & friends at the Salt Lake LDS Temple. And, despite the fact that everyone froze in the shade, there was nothing but smiles, hugs, and love.
March 1, 2010 at 11:43 am · Filed under Stacy Young, Three Winks Studio, portrait photography
I know you have all been waiting with anticipation for these. I hope they will not disappoint
I had a blast shooting Elaine last month. She has gorgeous, super long hair like Rapunzel and a killer fashion sense. We almost need to do another session to get in more of her awesome dresses and shoes.
Since we were shooting indoors with studio lights, the setups took longer than I anticipated so there are basically only 2 backgrounds 
So much for variety…but I do have to thank my friend Chris for letting me shoot at his warehouse. Thanks Chris!
