Dark

Contrast, when used well, can really be fun to shoot for in a bridal image.  This one worked.

Wedsnaps! goes video

Wedsnaps! goes to video! -- Video shot/edited by Ryan Southwell.  Hire him.  He's good. 

Painting with light

Sometimes it's intentional and sometimes it's a beautiful mistake.

Rollin'

Not every engagement shoot has a couple willing to roll down a hill.  At a country club in La Jolla no less.  What... you think I'm not going to work that one?  Slideshow here.

Chocos

Lot of good sequences with the Wedsnaps!  Liked this one :)

QuickShoots! UTAH

Utah QuickShoots - Portraits, models, fams, kids, heck... bridals.

June 29 - July 1, 2009 --- Monday thru Wednesday
Shoots start on the hour 12pm - 7pm
Big Cottonwood Canyon - Lower lot meeting spot

30 min shoot - $75 with master disk of 25+ printable, high res images
60 min shoot - $125 with master disk 50+ printable, high res images

If you live there, come on out, let's shoot. If you know somebody who lives in Utah and think they may be interested in some dynamite, fun photos, send them this info and link -- http://www.nathanpetty.com/#portrait-f43bd

Email to set up a time.

Nathan Petty
760 315 0513
http://nathanpetty.com
snaps@nathanpetty.com

*****

Validation

This resonated with me particularly, being a photographer.  The guy playing the lead in this video does a great job.

Gaslamp Engagement

Trisha & Oscar.  Downtown San Diego.  Could do these engagement sessions all day :)  See their slideshow here.

Top of the town

Engagement shoot Saturday evening with Justina & Brady.  Here's their slideshow.

snap tile

Wanted to post a few images tile style:

Spotted

Great engagement shoot from the house, to the trolley station, to the fountain.  Gotta mix it up :)

Hawaii 09

A magic return to Oahu in late February.  Though I didn't know it at the time, my return to Laie and BYU-Hawaii was the reason for my trip.  A trip of destiny for me and I still managed to eke out some photographic nuggets at Off The Wall one evening despite the intense surf and incessant winds that blew the entire week we were there.  Derek Ho, Joel Centeio, Sean Moody, Jon Florence, Jamie O'Brien and a few others made for a show one evening that was hard to pass up.

A few of Jon Florence and an unknown rider.

Snap Happy

I usually like to have the pics do that talking... so do the talking pics... BUT at the end of the day when my head's on the pillow and I'm staring into black and my mind is racing about photographic philosophies...

I just want to see people happy.  There I said it :)

variation on a theme

Mini Me

A few images of my daughter that I grabbed real quick yesterday... Studios, locations, make-up artists, phooey!!!  You just need to know what you're looking for.

Chris & Es

Chris & Esmeralda from Nathan Petty on Vimeo.

here's my jacket

Here's my jacket from Nathan Petty on Vimeo.

Family Snaps

Had a pretty good gut laugh on this one.  Of course, that makes it blog worthy.  Every expression is perfect.

Love is in the air

going through the surf vaults

An image shot about 4 years ago in Hawaii.  Hoping I can get over there this season for the tail end of some winter surf and put the water cam to use.