From the shameless self-promotion division...

...I am featured this week in the Flickr Group Spotlight Seven. From the group's description:

Each week, this group will feature portraits (or action shots or candids) from a different photographer from the 6 Million People group. That group is a collaborative effort collecting photographs of 6 million different people, one person at a time. This group, Spotlight for Seven is a spin-off. A different artist will be chosen each week to have his or her work displayed here, featuring 10 of their photos from the 6 Million People group. At the end of the week, the pictures remain and a new photographer will be in the spotlight.

Please stop by each week to look at the terrific portraits, talk about the pictures, ask the photographers questions and learn how to take better picture yourselves.

If you are interested in being highlighted, please add your name along with links to few of the shots you would include in the exhibit. The curator (smoothdude) will choose a new photographer each week. A complete archive of the featured artists is available. Thanks and enjoy!

Check out the thread, "Week 14: Michael Calanan" for my interview and discussion. If you'd like to participate in this project please see the 6 Million People Flickr Group for more information.

Some snippity snaps from the weekend

Just some random snappage from this past weekend...


Manray and Kerby at Faultline Gardens



Kerby and Maude getting their dance on



The inimitable Orv Nebby



Cherry blossoms (sakura) in the back yard

Favorite photo of the day:

:) by Laura Roberts [moonjuice]

Michael at Ensign Peak

Michael at Ensign Peak, originally uploaded by calanan.

Michael, a.k.a. reseda76

Ensign Peak Nature Park
Salt Lake City, UT

For my project, This Is Their Place, you can view more portraits and read his full interview here.

For readers living the Salt Lake City area wishing to participate you can find more information here.

Salt Lake County Kickin’ Candidate Kick-off

Salt Lake County Kickin’ Candidate Kick-off, originally uploaded by calanan.

A coupla' two-tree snaps from my coverage of the Salt Lake County Democrats "Kickin’ Candidate Kick-off" held at the Teamsters Union Hall in Salt Lake City, UT.

Photo above is UT Senator Ross Romero and his son at the raffle table.

Here are some favorites from the evening...








And here's a link to the gallery over on my Flickr account.

Favorite photo of the day:

"aaron + allie" by Sara Baldwin [northern library]

.w is for ward.

.w is for ward., originally uploaded by calanan.

Main St
Salt Lake City, UT

Sigma 30mm f/1.4

[Part of my "Damn hippies" hip-shot street photography series]

Favorite photo of the day:

By [p0cket-paul.]

Working title: "Business hours are over, baby"

Working title: "Business hours are over, baby", originally uploaded by calanan.

Main St
Salt Lake City, UT

Sigma 30mm f/1.4

[Part of my "Damn hippies" hip-shot street photography series]

Favorite photo of the day:

"At the Top" by Mark Griffith [niffgurd]

.t is for trig.

.t is for trig., originally uploaded by calanan.

Main St
Salt Lake City, UT

Sigma 30mm f/1.4

[Part of my "Damn hippies" street photography series]

Favorite photo of the day:

"You're so square, Baby I don't care" by Lauren Deardorff [LornaLou]

.s is for solicitude.

.s is for solicitude., originally uploaded by calanan.

Main St
Salt Lake City, UT

Sigma 30mm f/1.4

[Part of my "Damn hippies" hip-shot street photography series]

Favorite photo of the day:

"Exit" by [brun_o]

.t is for tote.

Main St
Salt Lake City, UT

Sigma 30mm f/1.4

[Part of my "Damn hippies" street photography series]



Favorite photo of the day:

"MC Cool Jules & old skool DJ George" by [Chris&Oli]

Rosemary and Steve jammin'

Salt Lake City, UT

Sigma 30mm f/1.4
Nikon SB-800 1/2 CTO

Favorite photo of the day:

"stillness" by simonas gutautas [ponasniekas]

Coverage of Erin Westenskow Berrett's Gallery Opening

This past Friday I had the opportunity to photograph the gallery opening of Salt Lake City painter Erin Westenskow Berrett at Kayo Gallery (177 E 300 S). This was my first time attending SLC's monthly Gallery Stroll and I had a great time talking with Erin and Shilo (Kayo Gallery's owner) and their friends and family.





The subject of Erin's paintings were pairs of shoes and boots rendered in warm ochre tones, each roughly 2'x 2'. I liked Erin's choice to light her scenes in a harsh and direct manner, which as a photographer I found quite visually-interesting.






In covering the opening I shot both interactions between Erin and her guests...







...as well as photos of the gallery patrons admiring Erin's work.





I also shot a few images of the gallery itself to give a sense of place and to provide to Kayo Gallery for use on their web site.





More photos can be found here on my Flickr account.

Also, a great interview of Erin and Shilo by KUTV's Gavin Sheehan can be found here in Gavin's Underground.

Finally a big thanks to friend and fellow photographer Bryan Jones for asking me to cover this event on his behalf.

.rush hour.

.rush hour., originally uploaded by calanan.

Trying to get back into my hip shot groove...

Main St
Salt Lake City, UT

Sigma 30mm f/1.4

[Part of my "Damn hippies" street photography series]

Favorite photo of the day:

"Wanna Play?" by Nick Payne Cook [thegentleman]

.v is for venial.

.v is for venial., originally uploaded by calanan.

W Temple & 700 S
Salt Lake City, UT

Sigma 30mm f/1.4

[Part of my "Drive-By Shootings" street photography series]

Favorite photo of the day:

"shading" by simonas gutautas [ponasniekas]

McKenna Lager

McKenna Lager, originally uploaded by calanan.

Salt Lake City, UT
Sigma 30mm f/1.4

Welcome, McKenna!

More photos of McKenna.

McKenna is the new child of my friends and the subjects of my first maternity portrait session, Natalie and Drew. Ain't she the cutest?

Here's my favorite shot from that day:



Favorite photo of the day:

From Martin Nicholls [freudus]

Steve [Orv Nebby]

Steve [Orv Nebby], originally uploaded by calanan.

Orv Nebby

At home
Salt Lake City, UT

Sigma 30mm f/1.4

Favorite photo of the day:

"no bubbles in this one ..." by Laura Roberts [moonjuice]

"News said it's raining in New York."

"News said it's raining in New York.", originally uploaded by calanan.

I don't remember what we were all doing, probably recovering from a night of debauchery but as I sat perpendicular to the lads watching them ponder it struck me how cinematic this felt.

Tybee Island, GA

Wittnauer Chronostar 50mm f/2.8 Rangefinder
Kodak Portra 160VC 35mm

Favorite photo of the day:

"Evening" by Allison V. Smith [photo-geek]