Oliver Twist meets Huck Finn

I had an idea of doing a shot with my son with an Oliver Twist look a while ago. I wanted it to look like a shot taken around the depression that you might see in an old history book or genealogy book or something. I had another photo shoot cancel today and I had the bug to shoot so we took Jack out to my brother's house and did something close to what I imagined. Jack cooperated completely (maybe because he is used to it). If you notice, pictures during that era never feature any smiles. Jack's expression is exactly what I was looking for.

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Bonnie and Kurt-Logan Temple

This is the second wedding I have done for the Litchfield family. Great folks!! I wish you guys the greatest marriage.
This time of year is always great time of year in Cache Valley because the snow is melting and people start to remember that the sun does come out eventually. I used to work on the grounds crew at the Logan temple while I was going to school at USU. I know every plant, tree, and blade of grass intimately on the Logan temple grounds. Over by the "shop" we used to have a blackberry patch that we would raid about every other day so we could make blackberry shakes. We also had some peach trees that bore nice fruit. My buddy Lance used to take peaches home to his mom and she would turn them into peach pie. Lance was my good buddy, he joined the army while I was working there with him and has since been married (I shot his wedding) and served in Iraq as a Blackhawk pilot. I have nothing but good memories of working there. Anyway, pardon the reminiscing!

LOVE

Elbert Hubbard:

"The love we give away is the only love we keep."

I think that the 60's destroyed this word so I am trying to resurrect it from its cliched graveyard. I am ever fascinated with individuals who possess this gift. My admiration forever goes towards the one who is the most unassuming and nonjudgmental. Above all qualities this is the one I desire the most. My wife is the best at it. I know of no one more loving than my wife. The other day I had a gentleman ask me with all sincerity if I robbed the cradle because my wife looks so young. I politely informed him that it was quite the contrary, she robbed the cradle. She is 10 months older than I but still gets pulled over for underaged driving. We got pulled over a few years ago while snowmobiling in Yellowstone. She was driving and I was on the back and the ranger thought that I was letting my child drive. We waited for ten minutes for him to verify that she indeed was in her late twenties. We have been married 8 years and have three kids. They are the best. Here is a pic of my wife, Melanie. She will be thrilled when she sees this.

St. George

All I have to say is that 70 degrees felt like an oven and I wanted to bake in it all day long. We came home through a snow storm on Saturday. I am usually too lazy to stop the car and get out to take pictures so the bottom picture of the mountains I took while driving 80 miles an hour and my wife holding the steering wheel.

Cabin

We went up to a friends cabin up Daniel's Summit this weekend. It is always a good time. The kids had a blast sledding on the monster hill next to the cabin. We came home and my entire family is sick except Sami. We are pathetic. We watched like 10 movies yesterday because none of us can move. We are starting to stir a little today but not much.

Last weeks Blizzard

I just got my second roll of film in today. I haven't shot black and white film in years. We used to buy 100 foot rolls of this stuff and stuff our own film canisters. I never trusted it. Anyway this is Hyde Park, Utah again. I had an itch to get out and shoot even though it was during that blizzard that swept through Utah last week. The little girl in the "Christmas Story" suit is my niece.

Summer!! Not too far away!

Peace Chapel at the Daniel Boone Village in St, Louis, Mo

Cache Valley: my true love

These were taken in a shoot I did telling the story of Hyde Park, Ut where my wife grew up. I shot both of these on film. I hadn't shot a roll of film in almost 4 years. In the early years I shot a Mamiya RB67 medium format and a Nikon n90s. There is definitely a magic to film. I am still waiting on some more to come back and I can't hardly sleep because I can't wait to see it.

Cache Valley is my true love! My dad grew up there and I have always had a nostalgic feeling about the whole valley. When I tell people of my love they say, "Oh but it is so cold up there!" As if it is warm in Salt Lake. When it is cold anywhere does anybody go outside anyway? If it is summer they say, "Oh it is beautiful up there!" There is a trade off anywhere you live even Hawaii. They don't get to experience the exquisite newness of spring. I would go through two winters to experience spring. Maybe. These images I took don't really help my case against it being cold in Cache Valley.

Blast from the past

I was looking for a photo shoot I did in 2003 and I came across some old pics I shot with one of the first digital workhorses that came out the Kodak 760. I loved that camera. You almost had to wear a back brace to carry it around because of its weight but what a beauty.

These particular photos were taken in Logan Canyon up by Tony Grove. Cache Valley remains one of my favorite places on the planet.

Jack

Jack and I spent the whole day together today. He has got some serious personality. We have always said that it is much easier having multiple kids than it is having only one. When the others are gone we don't know how to entertain this young man. We can keep up for an hour or two but our daughters do a much better job.

Jackboy

Jackboy has got the whole house to himself. His two sisters are at their cousins for the weekend and he is loving the attention. It always gives me some time to do some one on one photos with him in his element. Our first kid got plenty of solo documentation so I try to balance it out and get each kid individually as much as possible. They are each so unique and fun and childhood only happens once and I want to remember it.-Casey

Simone

My niece is featured in this photo. She thinks that I put chicken in my spaghetti sauce. It is really tuna. When I mention to people that tuna is used regularly in the authentic Italian diet they don't believe me(think Mediterranean). My wife forbade me to put tuna on pizza once when we had company coming over. This was hard for me to handle because for one I love tuna and for two I love to cook and the best time to experiment is when company is coming over. The pressure is on and you learn so much quicker! Let me know if you want any incredible tuna recipes. I am talking about fresh tuna, the steak kind not the can kind (although I do like albacore). I once read an article about a tuna that sold for $90,000 in Japan. This isn't carp folks.

manti temple- last september

Winter is Best

I have always shot outside all year round. The winters in Utah can provide for some amazing stuff. This is up American Fork canyon.