Raven part 2...

Oh miss Raven! She has it!!! Shes got the edge, and the sassiness! I love it. This shoot was beyond fun. I love shoots like this where you can just be yourself and not worry about anyone else.I know Raven had fun and now she is ready for runway. Watch out America's Next Top Model!!!

And a huge thank you to my assistant on this shoot- Misty. Thanks girl, I couldn't have had such great lighting with out ya!!!

Saturday...

A beautiful Salt Lake Temple Marriage. sigh..... It was the most perfect weather! Nice and breezy, and warm and simply......lovely!!
I was loving this day, let me tell you! So here is a little preview of Nathan and Jaya's Big day. I will have more posted later...

Raven...

Holy smokes look at this gal!!! Is she cute or what!!?? This shoot was a blast. She was up for anything AND our lighting was awesome! Couldn't ask for better. So,.. here is a little preview of her session today.
Beautiful weather, Horray for Spring!!!!!

The New Website!!!

So my new site is finally up and running! Yeh!!! I am SOOOO excited about this!!! It has better features than my last one.And I love the new look!!
I would like to see too what ya'll think of it also. Did I answer most or all obvious questions? Is is easy to browse around/navigate?
So,.... don't be shy and let me know. I love to hear feedback.

www.ashleytaylorphotography.com

One light...

Sometimes I get asked how I get certain images, so Today I tried to tackle something I have been reading about and answer a few questions as I went. (Keep in mind I am not an expert)
Now this was a little harder than what I thought cuz I dont want it to look like there is this big spot light on him or tons of shadows. But bad lighting or good, I like these because of my adorable subject.

On this one (below)I used the one main light a little to the right of me, and I bounced back I smiggin' of light on the other side with my handy dandy reflector. These are the technical terms people!!
When I am working with my lights, I have to keep my shutter speed at 1/200 this eliminates 'shutter drag' (another Ashley Term), where the shutter speed is so fast you can see the shutter planes in your image. And I like to have my aperture open as wide as it can go so usually turn my lights way down to the lowest setting.

This is more of what I was going for with the shadows on the side of his face.

These ones I combined some strobe light with some natural light coming in through the window.



And a little strange but I LOVE this one of him grabbing his bear.

How can this not make you happy?

It may not be the 'right' way to do it but it works for me. Did I answer any questions, or just confuse? Let me know.

Under construction.....

Many have been asking me/or wondering about my website. Many have tried to get on and nothing or it says it is unavailable (cuz I guess it is...)...and I should have announced earlier.. But I am getting a new website. It should be up and running this week! It is going to bigger and badder and I am really excited about it. So check back in a few days and it should be a go.Thanks for the patience.
Oh and when it does come back up you will notice the calendar is filling up so if you are wanting to schedule for the spring make sure to book your session NOW before your day is filled. Thanks so much!!

A little how-to.....

Get a webpage image on your blog.
Me and few others have been wondering how to get a webpage or a desktop image to appear on a blog post. Well, I know how to do it now!!! And after many hours of trying to figure it out.. I Have it ( Thanks Rebekah!). So I thought I would share in case anyone has ever wondered too or wants to try it.

If you have a PC, go to this link and it will take you through the step by step instructions:

http://graphicssoft.about.com/cs/general/ht/winscreenshot.htm

If you have a Mac (like me) you can go to this link and see the instructions too.

http://graphicssoft.about.com/od/screencapturemac/ht/macscreenshot.htm

To get this image(below) I had it opened and on my screen. I then hit command-shift-3 and the computer saved it to my desktop. Then when I went to create my blog post I clicked on the little picture icon and uploaded that image off of my desktop and hit upload. TADA!! easy peasy.

You can also also hit command-shift-4 and it lets you select an area of the window to save which is way cool. (Like the second image)

There is a few more tips and tricks I have learned along the way from about.com. things I had on my computer that I never knew how to use.

Hope at least someone finds this helpful or interesting besides me :)

Let me know if you try it out.

Oh and by the way this is a little sneak peak of my new website that should be up and running shortly so watch for that.

Vegas

Here are a few shots of our trip in Vegas. I was hoping for super warm weather but it wasn't so super warm. The wind was blowing like mad and finally Sunday it settled down. I love the palm trees there. I wish I could up root one and plant it at my house..
Anyways we had a great time watching the races but I was glad to come home to my boys.
Here is a little of what I saw...

I was hoping to go into vegas to snap some pics but no such luck.. Maybe next year...

Jaya.. The beautiful bride...

This shoot was alot of fun. There is just something about elegant brides. I love it. And I shot these at a place I have never shot before. I know,.. I know,.. I should have been shooting at the Provo tabernacle by now but I have not. I was loving the awesome wide angle shots. Such a beauitful building to go with such a beautiful bride!!