Tom Sparks Photography

Michael came into SLC from New York City during the Christmas holiday and I got to spend a couple of hours with him.  We shot at Gardner Village which was very quiet on New Years Day.  There was snow on the ground and it was a bit chilly, but the restrooms where open and we did okay.  It was nice photographing an actor.  All I had to do to get his face to work was suggest a mood or a situation and he came up with some fun stuff.

The rest of the gallery is here.

Andrea and David just remind you why you got married.  They have fun together.  I love this shot from their engagement session.  I don't know which will be their favorites, but it shows of the personality of this couple so well.  They seem to enjoy each other and like to have fun.See my posting on my new blog.

I had the honor of being asked to go out to the New Hope Home for girls to take portraits of the girls and the staff in the home.  I became involved with Help Portrait after my colleague, Rich Legg,  gave a talk about giving service as photographers.  Another photographer pointed me at Help Portrait which is a service organization aimed at providing portraits to people who could not otherwise afford it.

We got hair and make-up artists out to the home and then I photographed them.  6 girls and 3 of the staff.  These girls are trying to learn how to cope with the real world and get the help they need to build character and social skills etc.  After looking at their photos, one of the girls said to her counselor that she had always looked hard and unhappy, but today she looked beautiful and happy.  She cried as she told her counselor that she did not know that she was that pretty.

Here are the portraits of the 6 girls that they chose as their favorites.

In August I photographed a trio of college students who were working on building their modeling portfolios.  Ida was the tallest of the trio and I just love the sophisticated look she achieved.