Crandall Historic Printing Museum

I had the pleasure of photographing this amazing man Louis Crandall, who is the founder of Provo's Crandall Historic Printing Museum. He welcomed me warmly into his Museum. Above is a photograph of Louis standing in front of the only fully working authentic Gutenberg Press with a complete set of the actual movable type made in the same manner as in the 15th Century Gutenberg Print Shop.

The Flower Basket Boutique

Had the joy of photographing this lovely little flower boutique specializing in artistic floral arrangements. This shop is a hidden gem among the small town of downtown provo. Along with flowers this store offers quite the selection of handmade accessories, candles, foreign confectionaries and aromatherapy collections. With such colorful displays all over the store, I found many things that inspired me. I also could not escape without the purchase of a beautiful pair of loop jade earrings (shown in the last image of this post) made by a local company named "Phyllis & Larue."

A Splash of the 70's

I was working on some work for a collaborative art show that my department is creating. The concept was fooling around Provo. Everyone was given an assignment to create a piece of art work based of a random section of Provo they were given. My area (#29) ranged from 300N - 300S and 500E - 900E. So early one morning I drove/walked around my plot of land photographing. I strolled passed this run down laundry mat. The frame of the sign was barely standing and power lines crossed back and forth. The inside of the store was vacant, containing only the shells of the laundry machines. It may be a barren sight to most but I loved it. I may not be a fan of the plain exterior but inside was a colorful treasure trove. The machines were a bright orange color accented by the greenish geometric wallpaper. I've recently had a slight obsession with the weird green and orange tones of the 70's, so this explains my adoration for this old laundry mat.

Something Salvaged

I took 2 rolls of Kodak Portra 400 ISO 120 film that I shot in NYC to Allen's Camera...and it was a complete disaster. I have no idea what they did but the negatives were all messed up. For whatever reason, the film  almost looked like it was originally black and white film with a colored tint over everything. I was pretty annoyed but at least I was able to salvage something from this disaster. These images were both taken from the Brooklyn Bridge, the right images captures the Manhattan Bridge in the distance.

Off to NYC

Off to NYC for the week. 

I took this photograph on my last trip to the big apple during summer of '09. I love New York.

Oh Canada

In preparation for the retirement of my 2.5 year old LG Chocolate phone, I decided it would be good to filter through the hundreds of pictures that I have taken. It took me some time to text message the 58 pixs - which I decided were important - to my email address. I found this image in the mix. This photograph was taken while driving to the Canadian border. Why Canada? I was on a expedition to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada to attend the wedding of my roommate Elyse. I believe this monument is called the International Peace Arch. I wish I had time to grab my SLR to take this photo, but it just proves that it is possible to take a nice photograph with a little phone camera.

South West of Utah Lake

I found myself Saturday on the South West corner of Utah Lake looking back to the little bubble of my universe called "Provo." I photographed this same scene about 40 minutes before thinking that the perspective created a beautiful image. But then as the clouds rolled in and the sun set it all came into play. I grabbed my camera and re-shot the panorama.

During this whole process a statement can to mind that one of my photography teachers made years ago. He said something to the effect "Try to avoid the cliché of photographing a sunset, but instead challenge yourself to turn around and focus on the object the sun is illuminating."

Winter Landscape

Field in American Fork.

Texaco

Sometimes I wish I lived in the era of old gas stations and soda shops, but then I remember I probably wouldn't fit in very well.

Timpanogos Temple

Just a quick shot after dropping of my bff off in American Fork.

Balboa Park

The California Bell Tower in Balboa Park located in San Diego. Shot this from within the San Diego zoo.

San Diego LDS Temple

I meant to go spend time photographing the San Diego Temple but there was just too little time. Shot this from the I-5 on my way home from a family outing.

Cherry Hill Farm