Lookie Loo Photography

Sorensen Family

2012-01-21T09:44:00.002-07:00

I have a bunch of family shoots from November to post so there are going to be lots of family posts coming up!

Hannah's Bridals

2012-01-10T10:37:00.002-07:00

I really haven't been very good at posting this year so far have I? This pregnancy is really a lot harder on me than the rest so I'm not on the computer much. I will try to be better though as long as you are still out there!

Here is a beautiful bride I did in December. She froze even though she was wearing fleece pants and snow boots under her dress!!

Now I just need to edit her wedding!!

Carter Family

2011-12-15T19:34:00.003-07:00

This was my favorite family shoot of the year and my third time shooting this family's pictures. My friend and fellow photographer, Andrea, came to me with this amazing idea to do her family pics on a bed in a field. Luckily, I had the perfect bed from my girls room and she had the perfect bedding. It all came together well, perfectly!

We also did some regular ones too...

She took my family pics too and I am so in love with them. I'll be posting them on here very soon!

Maughan Family

2011-12-11T16:29:00.002-07:00

My clients have gotten out their Christmas cards so I can finally post some of my family shoots I've done in the past months. Love this family. They have the most beautiful girls. I guess that's no surprise considering what mom and dad look like!

Snow Boys

2011-11-18T16:39:00.002-07:00

Three handsome, adorable little boys. Some people have all the luck.

Sanderson Family

2011-11-05T12:04:00.002-06:00

For 3 years now we have been trying to get this family's pictures taken. The first year mom got a bad perm and daughter chopped her bangs. The second year dad got called out of town on business so we just did the kids. This year, we finally got the whole gang together and they all look amazing! Totally worth the wait.

It's Official...

2011-11-03T09:31:00.005-06:00

Already shopping for cute girl photography stuff and wait until you see what I'm doing in her room! Yes, we have a name picked but you are going to have to wait to hear it. Here's a hint, I call her my little "Coco Bean"!!

Happy Halloween! {Ghost bride & Sally}

2011-10-31T23:19:00.002-06:00

Halloween is my favorite holiday. I usually go all out and make costumes for the entire family. The last couple years have been so crazy busy that I've just done store bought ones so this year I had to at least make my girl's costumes! It was a little hard since I didn't have patterns but I'm happy with how they turned out.

Louisa told me she wanted to be a "bride girl" which was not Halloweenie enough for me so I convinced her to be a ghost bride. Here she is, my little ghost. I could not get her to smile for anything. She would not get out of character!

Abby wanted to be "Sally" from the movie "Nightmare Before Christmas" last year but I didn't have time to make it. It took me two days, but I did it and here she is...

Hope your Halloween was as perfect as our's here in Utah! It was the first time in years it was warm enough to go tick-or-treating without coats!

Fall Mini Sessions

2011-10-16T10:14:00.006-06:00

Now that I am back from France and settled in, I am ready to get back to work! It's time for my fall mini sessions and with how many inquiries I've already gotten for these they will fill up fast so book asap.

The date: Saturday November 12th, 2011
The time: Morning sessions from 8am - 11am
Evening sessions from 3pm - 5:30pm
Location: A really cool abandoned house with lots of old wood, a blue metal building, and a huge grassy lot. Lots to choose from.

This year I am giving two options for the mini shoots.
Option 1:
Cost: $65
Details - You sign up for a 15 minute time slot and get 1 family portrait and 1 candid family shot edited and in an online gallery for you to download and make prints wherever you like. I pose you but you get to pick whether you want a horizontal or a vertical photo.
Example from last year:

Option 2:
Cost: $150
Details- You sign up for a 30 minute time slot and get 1 family portrait, 1 candid portrait, 1 couple shot of mom and dad, and 1 headshot of each child in the family up to 4 children (additional children $10 each).
Example from last year -

Super easy, super fun, and a great way to get your family portraits for for a fraction of what I normally charge!

I require a non-refundable booking fee of the total amount when you book to hold your slot. First come first serve so book asap! I will not be booking any other family sessions this year since I am preggers and need to take it easy so this is your last chance for this year!

Contact info:
email at lookieloophotography@live.com
or call 801-897-7899

Erica and Steven {Thanksgiving Point Formals}

2011-09-19T10:16:00.004-06:00

This was my first time doing a photo shoot at Thanksgiving Point since they charge so much to shoot there. I have to admit, I didn't love it. It's too big and there is just too much to really be able to get creative and take your time. We even had a golf cart to drive us around and I still didn't have enough time!! Oh well, it's still beautiful there.

See, golf cart :)

Joshie

2011-09-14T09:06:00.007-06:00

This pregnancy is a lot harder than I expected. I've been so sick it's hard to sit down at the computer and edit let alone do posts. I wanted to get something up so you know I'm still here, I'm not going anywhere, I'm just really nauseous all day every day :{

I love this family. Mom and dad are amazing and they were recently blessed with adopting baby #2. Isn't he perfect?

We finally got him to sleep!

Lily

2011-08-25T16:10:00.002-06:00

I love shooting 2 year olds even though they are one of the hardest subjects to shoot. They don't sit still but their love for adventure and getting into everything is so fun to capture.

My LuLu is 4 years old

2011-08-15T13:07:00.004-06:00

I bought this dress from Shabby Apple and the hat is from Gymboree. I've been putting off doing her three year pics since her bday in July and now I am so happy I did! This bus appeared out of no where right by my house. I don't know how long it will be there but I think the photography gods put it there just for me. Thank you!! This is one of my favorite shoots ever so I'm so glad it's of my Little Lu!!

I'm usually pretty good at narrowing down pics of my own kids but with this shoot I had the hardest time so there are lots!

No, it's not a Twilight thing, she started school today!!

Honestly, it doesn't get any cuter than this!!

A before and after for you :)

I decided I'm going to go back and get my son and other daughter so I can have a wall full of these. Love the theme and the colors!

La Caille Wedding - Brannon and Daice

2011-08-08T14:57:00.004-06:00

Here are some favs from the La Caille wedding I shot in June.

Getting Ready! The bride's room was terrible with mirrors covering every surface in the room. It was hard to not have my reflection in every shot!

Ceremony

Gotta love kids!

Newlyweds

Details

Reception

Beautiful wedding don't you think?

Jennifer

2011-07-20T13:08:00.002-06:00

We both went to the same High School in California and ended up here in Utah! I was so excited when Jennifer emailed me and asked me to take some pics of her.

Studio pics...

Coral and Lance

2011-07-10T10:59:00.002-06:00

I just realized it's been forever since I've posted!! Oops, guess I'm enjoying summer too much huh? Here are some engagements I took a while ago. Love this couple. They had amazing chemistry and were so comfortable in front of the camera!

He is a movie music composer, pretty cool huh?

This is Coral's penguin from when she was a little girl and the bunny Lance gave her when they first started dating. She loves both and wanted them in the pictures so we had some fun with it!

So excited for their formals and wedding in August!

Dacie Bridals {LaCaille}

2011-06-20T10:04:00.003-06:00

She just got married this weekend so I can finally post these! Love her dress.

Tazz {Utah High School Senior Photography}

2011-06-15T17:20:00.002-06:00

Yes, his name is Tazz and it fits him perfect. He's quite a hunk isn't he? He just graduated from Herriman High School and is off to SLCC. We got rained out our first shoot so he got two shoots and lots of locations!

Heidi

2011-06-14T15:44:00.003-06:00

This is sweet little Heidi, the happiest baby I've ever shot...

Hospital Newborn Shoot

2011-06-07T22:18:00.003-06:00

I shot this way back before my computer crashed and in all the madness forgot to post it.

This one is my fav so I'm putting it first! At mom's request I'm not posting any more showing her or her husband but I can show off the baby so here she is...

Marielle's Bridals {Utah Wedding Photographer}

2011-06-03T09:38:00.006-06:00

Remember this gorgeous lady from her engagement shoot? She is my daughter's harp teacher. She was recently married this past weekend and her reception was the most beautiful I have photographed yet. You'll have to wait to see those, but here are her bridals.

Can you believe this started out at a strapless dress from David's Bridal? If you want her seamstress' info send me an email.

In our first meeting about shooting her wedding, I knew I had to incorporate her stunning harp into the photos. I had this vision of also including my daughter and her harp in some to not only have the teacher and the student, but to also be representative of the little girl starting out and what she grows to become. I only pray my daughter can be as amazing of a woman as Marielle is.

Yes, these were more for me than Marielle but I love them and will cherish them forever.

Now more of Marielle...

I think this last shot is my favorite. I didn't even edit it much. I just loved it so much straight out of camera.

Rob and Dawn Nicole {Heritage Gardens Wedding}

2011-06-01T17:41:00.000-06:00

I grew up across the street from this lady in California. Who knew we would both end up in Utah one day and I would be shooting her wedding!

Ceremony and Reception at Heritage Gardens in Sandy, Utah.

Ceremony Highlights

Mr. and Mrs. Jellings

The details

Rob wanted a Hawaiian themed wedding which was not Dawn's idea of a dream wedding so she surprised him with this groom's cake!

The Father of the Bride challenged me to a shoot out.

Of course I won!!

Tiffni and Carly BFFs {Utah Clearfield HS Senior Photographer}

2011-05-25T23:05:00.004-06:00

This was my first time shooting best friends at the same time for their Senior pictures. It made it so much fun and we had a blast!

I love how they wanted pictures in their prom dresses.

Yes, they are mother and daughter!

What To Wear?

2011-05-24T10:05:00.000-06:00

I get asked this question A LOT as a photographer. The biggest problem is colors and what ones go together best. I always tell my clients to pick 4 to 5 colors and have 1-2 of them tie them all together.

A friend of mine introduced me to a wonderful website and I want to share it with you all. It's called Design Seeds. She takes pictures and then pulls out 5 colors from that picture that all coordinate and look amazing together. You can get so many color combo ideas for your photo shoot or even your wedding.

Here are a few that I love...

Isn't she brilliant? Saves me so much time now when my clients ask me, "What do we wear?" It's also a great reference for brides not knowing what colors they should use for their wedding.

In case you didn't see where to click on the link above, here it is again:
http://www.design-seeds.com/

Brannon & Dacie {Utah Engagement Photography}

2011-05-19T09:46:00.002-06:00

When I met Dacie I asked her how she met her fiance' and she said she was at a gas station by her house with her friends getting gas. She looked over and there he was getting gas too. He asked her out on the spot.

Right now the trend in photography is to make a vintage theme of every shoot with lots of props. Another photographer would have taken the gas station story and gone to an old abandoned gas station, had them wear old fashioned clothes, and even got an old car to pose them by.

Don't get me wrong. I think these type of shoots are great and look amazing. I even have a few ideas of my own to try one day. Most of my clients don't fit this mold though and to be honest neither do I. I think there is nothing better than pictures of a couple in love interacting with each other, laughing together. You don't need chairs or props to capture how in love they are. In fact, they can sometimes distract from that very thing since you spend more time looking at all the cool nic-nacs in the photo. I know I'm probably in a small percentage of people that feel this way so please don't take offense if that is your thing. I totally respect and admire it.

Instead, I took Dacie and Brannon to the actual place where they met and took a few pictures before going to the photo shoot location. It was short, simple, fun, and the pictures are priceless to Dacie since it's the spot where her life changed forever.

Then it was off to Saltaire...

Kenedi {Utah High School Senior Photographer}

2011-05-16T10:33:00.007-06:00

I love working with seniors and Kenedi was a blast. She giggled and laughed the whole time and I didn't want to stop taking pictures!

Bosten

2011-04-21T21:50:00.002-06:00

Marielle and McKay

2011-04-11T09:37:00.003-06:00

This is my daughter's harp teacher. So happy she's marrying this amazing man all the way from England (you would DIE over his accent ladies!). We will miss her when she moves after the wedding.

Marielle is wearing her grandmother's dress in this pictures. I absolutely LOVE it! She wanted a few vintage edits to go with the look so I did some even though it's not my usual editing style. It's always fun to do something different.

Their rings are actual antique rings they bought from antique stores. It's called a "Miner's Cut" and I thinks it's one of the most beautiful I've seen.

Couldn't decide which edit I liked best!!

My usual edit (above)

My vintage edit

My antique edit

The blanket they are sitting on in these is mine. My grandmother, Annie Ruth, made it for my parents for their wedding. The pattern is called the "Wedding Ring Quilt"and has several interlocking rings in the design which she made from bits and pieces of clothing and fabrics she had.

I think this is my favorite shot from the shoot :)

And the Winner Is...

2011-04-08T09:15:00.002-06:00

I had my daughters draw the name of the winner of my giveaway for a free studio shoot. Lu showed up as Super Cheerleader just for the occasion!

All the names in a bowl and the girls mixed them up really good!

And the winner is...

Congrats to you Ali! Contact me asap to schedule your shoot - lookieloophotography@live.com

I was so thrilled with how many people entered I was tempted to just give everyone a mini shoot but then I realized how many hours of shooting and editing that would be! Oh if only I had all the time in the world. Instead I decided to give away a mini shoot as well and that winner is...

Congrats Allyson! Contact me to schedule your mini shoot as well.

Thanks again for the fun giveaway. Everyone that entered gets %25 off of a studio shoot if you decide to book one. Look for more giveaways in the future. This was too fun not to do again!

Announcing the Grand Opening and a Free Shoot!

2011-03-29T17:06:00.007-06:00

I have been dragging my feet to get the last of the details done for my new studio so I decided to announce a grand opening for it so I would be forced to get it done!

The date, Friday April 8th

I will be doing mini shoots during the day and all of my past clients can come and get a free head shot! Email me to make an appointment, I'll be doing them between 12:30 and 2:30 (I'll open up more spots if I need to) and for the grand opening you get 3 edited pictures for $60!!

I am also giving away a full studio shoot. The contest starts today and ends on the 8th so you have plenty of time to get entered. How do you enter? It's super easy and just 3 little steps:

{1} Just go to my Facebook Fan Page (link) and click "Like".
{2}Then you go to your wall on Facebook and put something like, "I am so excited @LookieLooPhotography is giving away a free session for the grand opening of her new studio! You can enter too even though I know I'm going to win!" and make sure you post a link to this post or to my Facebook page so all your friends can check out the contest.
{3} Then come back and post something on my Lookie Loo Facebook wall so I know you are entered!
*Want extra chances to win, do a post on your blog and/or Twitter it too and you get you name added an extra time for the drawing! Just make sure you leave a comment with a link to your blog or Twitter so I know.*

Easy huh? If you aren't on Facebook, just do a post on your blog and then leave a comment here with a link to your blog so I can see your post.

Next Friday the 8th I will have my cute little girls draw a name from a hat and the winner gets a free studio session and disc with the images, no hidden costs! How fun is this! Just to give you a little teaser I took before and after pictures of my daughter who got her hair cut today. these were taken in my studio.

Minus 5 Inches Later!!

Cosette {Utah Infant Photography}

2011-03-27T11:37:00.006-06:00

Absolutely in love with this little girl since the day I shot her newborn pictures. Wow how time has flown. I love her name. If I ever have another girl, I am using it.

These were done in my studio about a month ago before I had it totally done. I just finished it this week though and will post pictures soon of it. Yes, it's pretty awesome!!!!

Lookie Loo Lightroom Editing Tips - Eyes

2011-03-25T14:28:00.006-06:00

Here is the first of many Lookie Loo editing tips. A long time ago I did a post on how I edit eyes. Since then, my eye edits have dramatically changed and here is how I do it.
Before

After

I created a brush in Lightroom I call "eyes".
Here are all the settings:

If I want to boost the color of the eyes more, I will change the "color" option to a light blue or green or yellow (for brown eyes). I then just take this brush and go over the colored part of the eye ONLY. I don't go over the white areas.
Then I'll take a brush with just clarity and go over the eyelashes and around the edges of the eyes. For men and boys this step can be too much so I usually just do it for women and girls.
If the whites of their eyes look yellow, I have a brush to desaturate and brightens a little and it usually fixes the yellow problem.
That's all I do.

Utah Newborn Photography

2011-03-15T19:38:00.003-06:00

For those of you wondering, I promise I have a post coming up of before and afters with some editing tips. I just haven't had any outdoor shoots lately to post! I'll be doing my daughter's 7 year pics soon so a post will be coming up I promise!!

Sunset, Beaches, California = Heaven

2011-03-09T16:39:00.003-07:00

Went to Cali for our annual Disneyland trip and this time I wanted to be sure to get pics of my kids playing on the beach. (Thanks Andrea for the inspiration!) Here are my favs. The first 5 are the group shots I'm trying to decide between. I want to blow up one in a huge canvas and can't decide from these 5. What do you think?
#1

#2

#3

#4

#5

Here's some more I love...

Jones kids - Utah Child Photography

2011-02-22T10:23:00.003-07:00

Little Kate just was too cute in front of the camera, I couldn't stop taking pictures!

Tubbs Family - Utah Family Portrait Photography

2011-02-20T11:43:00.003-07:00

You may recognize this location from my son's pictures in the previous post. The thing is, I found this fabulous location and then found out it was being torn down to build a hospital so I shot here as much as I could before it was gone. For those of you who asked where this location was, sorry, it's gone :(

Michael a.k.a My Son

2011-02-16T16:48:00.003-07:00

I can't believe I have a 14 year old. That just seems so old to me, and then I think about how I'm turning 36 this year and it freaks me out even more!!! I still feel like I'm 25, why can't I just stay looking that way? (Without the help of Photoshop people!!)

Michael is ALWAYS making this face. I love it, and I hate it.

The Power Of Editing - Before and After

2011-02-13T15:29:00.004-07:00

If you are anything like me, you LOVE seeing the before and afters of your pictures as well as other photographers . I love to edit. It's how I bring out my vision for every photo I take. It's how I see a photo before I even take it.

If you are interested in me doing more of these types of posts leave a comment and let me know. I may even give some tips on how I do certain things. Interested?

Here they are, I edited all of these 100% in Lightroom.

The before on the above one has just my basic color edit on it since I had to take it to Photoshop to switch heads but everything in the after shot was done in Lightroom.

Here are some more favs from the shoot...

Heather

2011-02-12T11:42:00.002-07:00

I had to do this shoot 3 days after I sprained my ankle. Heather's kids were only in town for a couple of days so we couldn't reschedule. Not much variety since I had to plant myself in one spot and shoot the best I could. They were so great and patient with me though so thank you!

I love it when I get these teenagers that are just too cool to give me that smile that their mom's LOVE.

Love you Heather :)

Happy Birthday To My LuLu

2011-02-10T12:25:00.005-07:00

I am finally caught up with all my client photos so it's time to start on mine! These were taken for my Little Lu's 3 year pics back in July, yes JULY!! You may remember the first one on the carousel horse. I edited and posted that one right away but haven't been able to finish the rest until now.

I got both outfits from Persnickety clothing line and the antique hats and dolls from Gramma Jo (thank you!!) The carousel horse I bought and is now one of my props if you want pics of your child on it!

This is her favorite of my vintage cameras since it's "Littow like me."
On this next one she's showing me the picture she took on the back of her camera like I always do to her! Poor thing doesn't have a clue what the world was like pre digital!

She wanted her baby to smell the pretty flowers!

I love her. She is my sunshine and not only looks like me, but has my spunk and personality too. Can't imagine a day without her hugs and kisses she loves to give.

Reed kids

2011-02-10T09:25:00.004-07:00

Took these last fall of my nieces and nephews and never got them edited or posted until now. I'm such a bad Auntie Sue!! Actually, not too bad, they still love me :)

Annie - Utah Maternity Photography

2011-02-07T09:30:00.006-07:00

I am anxiously awaiting the arrival of little Maggie my newest niece. My little brother and his wife are expecting their first and I am so excited! She is due any day and I am waiting by the phone in anticipation that any day she'll be here!!

Isn't Annie absolutely stunning? She used to model (it should be obvious!) and is so fun and easy to work with. I love her!!

We went back to my studio to get a couple more...

Congrats Mike and Annie, you two are going to be the best parents.

Ella - Utah Baptism Photography

2011-02-06T16:27:00.004-07:00

Thank You

2011-02-05T18:05:00.001-07:00

I didn't win, but it's okay. I had fun and it was great to see so much love from everyone.

For all of you who voted I wanted to say Thank You from the bottom of my heart...

Will Smile 4 Votes

2011-02-04T17:55:00.002-07:00

Today is the last day to vote. I know I am probably so annoying by this point and I am sorry but I really need this so please take a minute and vote for me to win this workshop.

Click Here To Vote For Me, Suzanne Plant
(my name is about half way down)

How can you say no to this face? She even braved the freezing cold for me today to take this picture :)

Thank you thank you all my blog stalkers!!

Daniel and Sarah - Manti Temple Wedding

2011-02-03T17:06:00.003-07:00

Vote For Me

2011-02-01T20:13:00.002-07:00

I am currently trying to win a spot in a photography workshop I've been wanting to take for a year now. All I need to win is the most votes so I am asking everyone to please vote for me and I'll love you forever. I really need this. Thank you!!

Click here to vote for me, Suzanne Plant

Jonas {Utah High School Senior Photographer}

2011-01-31T16:10:00.005-07:00

This is the French foreign exchange student that came to stay with us while he was here in America. I got waaaaayyyyyy too attached and my heart aches thinking about how much I miss him.

Merci Jonas pour être une partie de notre famille. Nous sommes mieux les gens de vous avoir rencontré.