Gay Pride is about 3 months away! And Utah Pride, who organizes the event needs volunteers. 50,000 people will attend during the Friday, Saturday and Sunday in June and that requires volunteers for drinks, booths, parades, and more. And if you volunteer you get into the event free. And you support the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender community (GLBT).
Click here to learn more and sign up.
Utah Pride's Volunteers
Püre held its first White Party on Friday. And there were a ton of people. In Utah this is Conference weekend and surprisingly enough this is the busiest weekend for clubs on Fridays and Saturdays. Who would have thunk that?!
Check out the full gallery of photographs on my SmugMug – and buy some photos – it helps me save up for better camera gear.
Püre White Party in Salt Lake City
Püre White Party in Salt Lake City
Püre White Party in Salt Lake City
Püre White Party in Salt Lake City
These are some headshots of Outlet Utah. They needed headshots – and I am the person to go do in the GLBT community. These photographs were created with a Nikkor f/1.4 50mm lens and a Lastolite Tri-grip reflector. Hooray for natural light! I was able to shoot wide open without having to worry about using flash, strobes, or sync speeds. And, with a reflector, all you need to do is ask one of the other people to hold the reflector.
Outlet Utah headshots
Outlet Utah headshots
Outlet Utah headshots
Outlet Utah headshots
Outlet Utah headshots
Outlet Utah headshots
Outlet Utah headshots
I am first and foremost a portrait photographer – I photograph people. But I love the idea that I can switch hats and change my job title to landscape photography, sports photographer, and last night? photojournalist. Tuesday night QSaltLake Magazine asked me to photograph the Salt Lake City Council’s historic hearing and vote on the nondiscrimination ordinances regarding GLBT individuals and housing and employment.
This photograph is going to be Wednesday’s cover for QSaltLake Magazine – and I am pumped! I think this is my second cover shot for the magazine. But check out this new edition – it has other photographs I have taken as well.
Salt Lake City Council discusses nondiscrimination ordinances
Tuesday night was truly historic. 10 years ago the SLC City Council voted down similar legislation. Tuesday night was a different story. The vote was unanimous – and the LDS Church had given it’s seal of approval for the new nondiscrimination laws.
Most all of the photographs were taken at ISO 2000 – this way I wouldn’t have to use flash. I didn’t want to be a distraction. I also used a monopod to take the photographs – I wanted as much stability in low light. I had the VR support in my 70-200mm lens and it was wide open at f/2.8 but every little bit helps.
Always photograph the signs at events
This was the second year to photograph Equality Utah’s fundraiser dinner. This dinner was focused on the Common Grounds changes that fight for equality of people in respect to jobs, housing and other issues.
Did you know it is legal to fire someone in Utah because they are gay, lesbian or transgender? Did you know that people are evicted just because of who they love? There are basic rights that are denied people everyday – and that has got to stop.
QUAC Team Members Advertise
QUAC (Queer Utah Aquatics Club) is raising money! They are a Utah swim team that has swimming, diving and water polo, they even have the occasional synchronized swimming. And they are planning on going to Cologne, Germany next year for the 2010 Gay Games.
If I ever make it back to the pool I hope I can go as well – I haven’t been to Europe yet and that would be a blast.
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. (more…)
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
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I get everywhere and I try to photograph everyone and everything. And I try to be as unobtrusive as possible. (more…)