July
2nd
2009

Photographers and Models storm the castle

written by dav.d

This photo was edited with Kevin Kubota's 300esque

This photo was edited with Kevin Kubota's 300esque

There are times where I don’t think I need to edit photos – the lighting and the subject look perfect when they come out of the camera. But then I start to dodge and burn and boost contrast and saturation and things do look even better. I love using my Wacom Intuos 4 large tablet – it is has an active area of 8″ by 12″ and it is amazing. Read the rest of this entry »

July
1st
2009

Grey, Model

written by dav.d

Grey, model, checks his cell phone

Grey, model, checks his cell phone

Last week I and another photographer hooked up to rock out an epic photo shoot. We had 3 models and only 7 hours and 4 locations stretching from Provo to Elberta to Eureka. For a while we have wanted to have a photo shoot down in Eureka – it is a semi-abandoned town.

Grey was one of the models – he only had an hour so we stayed in Provo for his photo shoot. This shoot was located Read the rest of this entry »

June
30th
2009

Flower Photography

written by dav.d

Flowers captured with my macro lens

Flowers captured with my macro lens

I was photographing an event in a beautifully landscaped backyard and they had these cool flowers – and I happened to be armed with my Nikkor f/2.8 105mm micro lens. So I decided to practice some quick flower photography.

You can’t even tell I just a flash – on camera.

I really like this photo – maybe I should do more flowers and macro photography. Check out the photo on my SmugMug.

June
29th
2009

Utah Pride Post Pride Celebration

written by dav.d

Valarie addresses the volunteers who helped at Utah's Gay Pride

Valarie addresses the volunteers who helped at Utah's Gay Pride

When I photographed for Utah’s Gay Pride it was raining during the parade – and it rained off and on during the weekend. However, for the volunteer thank you dinner the weather was perfect – clear skies! It is about time. Read the rest of this entry »

June
25th
2009

Children at Play

written by dav.d

Henry and the playset

Henry and the playset

I love spring time! This year spring has had a few snow storms and a LOT of rain. But the side effect has been beautiful green grass and green trees and there are some beautiful evenings where families spend time outside playing on the swings and spending quality time together. Read the rest of this entry »

June
24th
2009

I sold my PowerMac G5

written by dav.d

PowerMac G5

PowerMac G5

PowerMac G5 2.0 ghz Dual Processor – SOLD! Woo hoo!

Description:
The PowerMac has been my primary computer and I have been its sole owner for about 5 years now. It has two processors that are 2.0 ghz. The system works great! No hardware problems and it is pretty snappy – and I have erased and reinstalled the OS.

This system has been upgraded! Read the rest of this entry »

June
22nd
2009

Human Rights Campaign Gala Dinner 2009

written by dav.d

Glassware and lights create a very cool photograph

Glassware and lights create a very cool photograph

Saturday night I photographed the Human Rights Campain Gala Dinner in Salt Lake City, Utah. I will say that I rock as an event photographer – and I am not afraid to toot my own horn. I should change my business cards to say dav.d, ninja photographer.

I get everywhere and I try to photograph everyone and everything. And I try to be as unobtrusive as possible. Read the rest of this entry »

June
18th
2009

Rusty Lopez – Actor Headshots

written by dav.d

Rusty Lopez Actor Headshot Photography

Rusty Lopez Actor Headshot Photography


Actors and models need headshots. And the photography better look amazing to catch people’s eye. Good think I can rock a photo shoot. Rusty needed headshots for his acting career. He played the lead in several high school productions and he is planning on moving his new little family to Chicago soon and he would like to find some acting gigs in Chicago. Read the rest of this entry »

June
10th
2009

Utah Gay Pride Photos

written by dav.d

People carry the rainbow flag to finish the Gay Pride Parade

People carry the rainbow flag to finish the Gay Pride Parade

2000 photos. Wow.

I have posted more than 2000 photos from Utah’s Gay Pride celebration. These photos were taken on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

Sunday will always be memorable – it rained and rained during the parade. I was prepared for the rain – I wore a 55 gallon garbage bag to stay dry. I brought a bunch of bags to protect my camera and lenses. I even passed out garbage bags to other photographers so they could protect their cameras in the rain – we don’t want the expensive equipment to get damaged. And I believe in being a good neighbor.

Check out the gallery – and photos are available for sale as prints and as digital downloads.

June
5th
2009

Pink Party and the Utah AIDS Foundation

written by dav.d

Friends gather for the Pink Party

Friends gather for the Pink Party


Gay Pride in utah is held the first weekend in June and to kick off the weekend the Hotel Monoco plays host the the Pink Party as a fundraiser for the Utah AIDS Foundation. This is the third annual Pink Party and it was a blast! Pink themed drinks, pink feather boas, and pink clothes were the theme.
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