I think this image speaks more then a thousand words.

Today I want to show you a simple but powerful two light set up for location. The image is of a Mother and son looking at a book together in a nice master bedroom. Main light is an Elinchrom 600 ws Strobe with the 53" Junior Octa my favorite soft box. The second light is a second Elinchrom 600ws unit with a standard reflector placed behing them to the right pointing up in the pitched ceiling. Look closely at the two slim detail crops and see all the second light does! It back lights, lights hair, over all fill lights in addition to lighting up the room evenly. Often simple ways make things look great. I did bring a carload of different lights, never know what you might want and need. Hope your summer is great. For us it has been the second busiest July in my 34 years as a Photographer. Not second most profitable, but second busiest :-)Main light only, Elinchrom 600 ws Strobe w/ the 53" Junior Octa my favorite soft box. Main light + second light a Elinchrom 600ws unit with a standard reflector placed behind them to the right pointing up at the peiched ceiling.

Today I want to show you our full page add in Utah Valley Magazine page 3. We wanted to promote studio family photos during a cold and snowy time. That it can be done nicely and comfortable inside InStudio. Of course I don't mind going out in the snow if they prefer so, after all I'm Norwegian ha ha.

Generally I believe in using just one image in and add, but felt like showing 3 styles, and size groups. I also hope people can feel the space we have to work with inside.Hope you like it, and that you are staying warm :-)

PS. I also have the cover and cover story in this issue, which add nicely to the add.

It is so fun when brides come back later when they are pregnant, have kids etc. I photographed this image of Karissa when she was 8 months pregnant. It is such a special time in life. I like how this image is simple and graphic, framed right it will look very nice in a modern interior. Please all woman out there, understand that being pregnant is so beautiful, in Europe where I come from they feel more that way, here in the USA most woman seem to feel like they are just big. This all white image fits this day, it's been snowing and snowing so it's a white/white day :-)

This was a really great family to photograph. I wanted to do a set up where each one could be themselves, so I didn't want to interfere with the posing, let them stand how they naturally would. Let each single person have there own space, but keep the parents and married son with his family as units. The one son kept saying I must be adopted etc, and the Mom mentioned to me that he sometimes say his butt looks better then his face, so I wanted to do a couple of exposures where I had him turn around. This is my favorite from the shoot, but is it his? I love having so much space in my studio so I can do shots like this one. Hope you like it?