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Heidi Publishes Her First Lighting Guide!

Heidi — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 21:15:49 +0000

Heidi Ann get’s asked a lot about the lighting behind her gorgeous Haute Pink images. So, she decided to put all that info into a book! The result is ‘Lit – Lighting Sketches from the Workbook of Heidi Ann’

‘Lit’ features 78 of Heidi’s signature fashion forward images, with 14 sections demonstrating historical “looks” including Old Hollywood, Off Broadway, Throwback to the 70′s, and Avant Garde. ‘Lit’ will give you the confidence and permission to go out and just play with light. Its an invaluable tool for getting started with your own lighting experiments!

Read on to order your copy today!

Want to see more of LIT?
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or
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WPPI ‘Accolade of Excellence’ Prints | Salt Lake City Photographer

Mitch — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 20:50:03 +0000

Just a quick little brag that I forgot to mention…

Every spring, tens of thousands of wedding and portrait photographers from around the world descend upon Las Vegas for the Wedding & Portrait Photographers International convention. One of the highlights is the 16×20 print competition. The competition is notorious for the exacting standards and crazy attention to detail of the judges, for the world-class quality of the entries, and for the sheer number of entries from around the world. Let’s just say this particular competition has some street cred.

I am honored to be able to share with you that two of my prints attained an Accolade of Excellence award this year and I am nothing short of humbled when I look around at the company I am in.

The first is of my gorgeous bride Tori, taken last summer.

Actually I don’t think I ever blogged this session… stay tuned, perhaps.

SmugMug presented me with a metal print of this for helping them out a bit at the show and it is just
S-T-U-N-N-I-N-G!

If you’ve never seen a metal print, this is a great image to start with.
Drop by the studio and take a gander sometime.

Tori

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The second awardee is from my Aussie lovely, Dana.

The full session is here.

Thanks for looking, and THANK YOU to my beautiful, fun, flexible clients for rolling with my madness!

- Mitch

Wedding Dream Team Open House | Studio 1053

Mitch — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 23:57:43 +0000

Hey all you brides and brides to be! We would like to invite you (and a guest) to join us and the very best wedding vendors in the Salt Lake area for a special evening of dining and designing at ZumaPhoto’s very own Studio 1053! This will be a your chance to tap some of the best minds in the wedding industry for ideas, check out the hottest wedding and bridesmaid dresses from NYC Bridal Fashion Week 2010, and enjoy some savory nosh, all in a casual, stress-free, very UN-bridal-fair-like environment. Read on to see the vendor list and check out the video from our last open house, or contact the studio to put your name on the guest list!

We hope you have a few minutes to stop by, see some spectacular designs, try the delicious food, and check out some amazing wedding and bridesmaids dresses from NYC Bridal Fashion Week 2010! All of our friends will be on hand to answer any questions you may have or help you iron out any details for your wedding day!

We are excited to share with you and hope to see you and a friend on Tuesday the 23rd! We will be there from 3-7pm that evening – please RSVP as we will be limiting the event to just 50 brides and their guests. This is a complementary event, no cover charge to get in. Thank you, and we look forward to seeing you there!

Dream Team friends that will be there:

Anna K Style – Makeup & Hair
C-3 Event Design
Carrie’s Wedding Cakes
Culinary Crafts
David Perry Films
FotoCabina Photo Booths
La Caille Restaurant
Pepper Nix Photography
Sax Romney Floral Design
White Couture Bridal & Tuxedo
ZumaPhoto

Check out the video from our last open house:

Thirst Relief Mentor Auction | Help While Learning!

Mitch — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 22:45:39 +0000

Hey photographers! Want to pick Mitch’s brain about photography, business, marketing, or anything else your mischievous little mind can think of WHILE helping deliver clean water to impoverished areas of the world?!

Well here’s your chance! Get mentored by both ZumaPhoto’s Mitchell Burt AND Pepper Nix together in the 2010 ThirstRelief Mentor Auction! Grow as a photographer while saving lives! Both good and happy things!!!

Read the rest of this post for full details.

HURRY THOUGH – the auction ends on Wednesday, February 17th!

In addition to any topics that you’d like to cover, this 2 hour session will focus on:

- Analysis and review of your brand (positioning, website, collateral, logo, etc.) and offer suggestions as to how better to focus your message.

- Discuss and review your marketing initiatives and offer suggestions for improvements to specific issues.

- Perform an honest, no-holds-barred review of your portfolio. Is there substance or merely style? Does it say what you think it says? Does it suit your target audience?

- Buy you lunch!

You can redeem your mentor session in Las Vegas at this years WPPI in February, locally in the Salt Lake are, or over the phone!

Did you know that every 15 seconds someone dies of a waterborne illness? That’s 5760 people every day! You can totally help. Bid on a mentoring session with your favorite wedding photographer! 100% of the proceeds directly benefit Thirst Relief. Add to that the incredible wisdom and talent that is being shared in the one-on-one mentor sessions and you have better and more successful photographers! It’s truly a win win for everyone involved! $50 buys a family a water purifier for life, so the more you bid, the more families you give access to clean water. Children and infants are the most vulnerable to waterborne illnesses, so this really is an amazing thing you can do.

Mitch Interviewed for F-Stop Beyond Radio | ZumaPhoto

Mitch — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 00:33:17 +0000

A couple of weeks ago I was interviewed, along with my lovely and talented wife Pepper, for F-Stop Beyond Radio – Ron Dawson’s interview series ‘for the visually inspired’. We are honored to be included among the ranks of some pretty major-league company. I don’t think we talked about photography itself even once, but we had some fun. Hopefully its worth a listen:

Thanks to Ron for chasing us down and putting up with our funky phone connections!

Get KISSED, Salt Lake City! | KISS Wedding Books

Mitch — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 12:37:46 +0000

HEY PHOTOGRAPHERS! Did you know that one of the world’s premier wedding album manufacturers has its albums produced RIGHT HERE in Salt Lake City? IT’S TRUE!
KISS Wedding Books – ‘the world’s simplest book company” - has enjoyed such success that they’ve had to expand their production facilities earlier this year and chose our own back yard as their new production home! Want a tour? YOU GOT IT!

On October 14th Shaun Austin & Kevin Swan bring their Get Simple Tour to Salt Lake City with special guest speaker, Utah’s own Pepper Nix….and a tour of the plant is included! All for a measly $100.

Why, you probably spend more on lint rollers every month…

“Get Simple alone was worth all the time and money we spent getting out to WPPI this year – thank you so much!”

Austin & Dara Curtis

http://austindara.com/

The KISS Get Simple Tour – Find out more here

October 14th, 2009 – 1:30-3:30pm

Shaun and Kevin will speak about how to “wow” your clients, branding, and positioning. We’ll also just chat and answer whatever questions you have!

Then, we’ll go on the tour! Woot!

Shaun Austin & Kevin Swan

ABOUT THE SPEAKERS

Kevin Swan:
International Wedding Photographer: www.KevinSwan.com & www.RetroYourDay.com
Owner: KISS Wedding Books: www.KissWeddingBooks.com
Owner: f22 Branding: www.f22Branding.com

Kevin helps develop CS and LightRoom for Adobe. He is a long-time advertising man (the former creative director of an advertising agency) and enjoys teaching photographers the things he picked up in marketing. He regularly sells more than $100,000 of albums to his wedding clients and loves teaching photographers how to do the same. He lives in Indiana with his wife, Rachelle, and his 4 kid

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Shaun Austin:
Owner / International Wedding Photographer: www.RetroYourDay.com
Owner: www.KissWeddingBooks.com

Shaun’s been involved in the photography industry for over 10 years. He’s worn many hats in that time, including photographer, studio owner, photo-lab owner, retail camera store owner, and now part owner of KISS Wedding Books. He lives and works in California, with his wife, Jamie, and his (soon to be!) 3 kids.

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Pepper Nix:
International Wedding Photographer: www.PepperNix.com
Owner: www.Sprout-Photo.com

International wedding photographer Pepper Nix has tremendous passion for the evocative power of the photographic image and it shows in her powerfully emotional images. Her work has appeared on ABC’s Good Morning America, KTVX TV’s Good Things Utah, and has been featured in numerous publications, both bridal and photographic. She has received multiple awards in international print competition. Pepper resides in Salt Lake City, Utah and is a two-time winner of Best of State. She shoots across the U.S. and abroad for celebrities, politicians, dignitaries or anyone who just wants to be treated like one. Pepper Nix Photography maintains offices in Salt Lake City, UT and Orange County, CA, though she travels extensively to meet her clients’ needs.

Workshop: Almost Alone with David Williams | ZumaPhoto

Mitch — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 12:00:21 +0000

UPDATE: Due to the proximity of Thanksgiving, it was decided that the seminar is being postponed until sometime next year. We’ll keep you posted when we know more.

About four years ago I attended a seminar in Los Angeles by famed Australian photographer David A. Williams. I’ve attended many seminars and I find something useful in all of them – but David’s message was the only one that I can honestly say left me….moved. There are many gifted photographers out there who can show you a new way to see images, help you redefine what to shoot, teach you how to wrangle the most from your equipment, or offer priceless information on how to reach your ideal client. But David speaks to something altogether different, and arguably more important: why we shoot. David shoots from the heart. And he will inspire you to do the same.

I am honored to be co-hosting David in his new 3-day seminar presentation along with the inimitable Pepper Nix of Pepper Nix Photography and Heidi & Tim Uhl of Retrospect. The seminar runs from November 23-25, 2009 at the ZumaPhoto studio in Salt Lake City, UT. You really owe it to yourself to attend.

“Most photographers take pictures of people. David Williams takes pictures of the human spirit. I’ve been a student many times throughout my life, but never have I left a workshop feeling so inspired and equipped. “

- Me Rah Koh

“You can’t always share what’s in your minds eye. A photograph from your heart can.”

- David A. Williams

The Almost Alone With David Williams Seminar
November 23-25, 2009 in Salt Lake City, UT

Among other things David will teach you:

Beautiful use of light
Elegant family and group posing
Creating photographs that move your clients
Master craftsmanship with prints and albums
Making ‘real world’ locations work for you.

And the list goes on and on for this 3-day, hands-on intensive workshop. You won’t learn the “quick tips” and easy fixes, instead you’ll learn to work deliberately to create quality images that don’t need to be rescued in Photoshop. David has taught all over the world, and many of the world’s top photographers have attended one of his workshops.

More Information

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