Monthly Archives: August 2010

From a Friend of a Friend of a Friend…

Rob and Bethany met through through a friend of a friend of a friend… you get the picture.  They were so cute together, and a lot of fun!  Here are a few shots from their engagement session!

Cosette Ethington – Photographer – Still Life Studios

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One family or 8 families … no worries …

Trudy and Kelly have a few kids. Only one isn’t married yet so when they asked us to photograph their family we realized that it was more then just a few shots. :) … I know know every family is represented on this blog post but here are a few of the images Jacque and I shot of this incredibly happy and funny family … oh and as a note this was shot on the location where the Gilbert Arizona LDS Temple will be built.

Matt and Jacque – Still Life Studios – Family Photographer (s)

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Once upon a playground.

Patrick and Fay are one of those couples with a great story. They have known each other since grade school. So when they said they wanted to have their engagement photos taken at their old elementary school I was game. It’s always cool to shoot a new place especially when it is special to the Bride and Groom. We got some really cool stuff but here are a few of my favorites.


Justin Starr~Photographer~Still Life Studios

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Nursing a Mexican Coke.

Laura and Shane had a fun shoot with me recently where I climbed a tree, they climbed a tree, and we all climbed trees together. All the while Shane who swears he doesn’t drink a lot of soda was finishing his 2nd bottle of cold Mexican coke (not pictured here). He loves the stuff. What is the difference you may ask? The Mexican variety of Coke is house in a sexy glass bottle as well and much more importantly is made with pure cane sugar as opposed the the American version made with high fructose corn syrup. I can’t say that I can taste the difference but I do know that those who love Coke usually prefer the imported kind from south of the border. Shane will tell you to keep the border open as long as he can get some lovin’ from Coke … oh and I could tell he appreciates the love from Laura too!

Matt Wheeler – Still Life Studios – Engagement Photographer

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Getting a laugh

One thing that I love about shooting is that every couple and shoot is different. Many times we are in the same locations but personalities and chemistry always changes. JoAnn was cracking me up because in order to get her to give me just a little more smile I had to pull out a few extra stops. She either thought that I was the funniest guy in the world or perhaps the strangest but it turned out well. :) Jason just kept laughing at how much I was making her laugh. Such a fun time. Here two images …

Matt Wheeler – Still Life Studios – Hip Shakin’ Engagement Photographer

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