Dang Cute Family!

Yes, everyone's eyes are open :)

Brrrr that was some cold water, but worth all of the fun and personality that came out of it!

Photo of the day :)

Hi guys I just wanted to tell you that I had so much fun shooting your pix! Even with a sleepy Itty Bitty, I thought they turned out great. I can't wait until 1 year baby pix!

I Love you all, Michael

Nightowlphotoholic; what's that??

When I was texting in between the wedding today, I came up with a crazy word that defines a certain person I know!?

So who do you get when you cross a night owl with a photographer who works and edits weddings until 6 a.m.?........Michael Lloyd, that's who.
Hence: Night Owl, Photographer, Workaholic. (Nightowlphotoholic).

Seriously this is my life and yes, I shoot good exposures in camera but...I imagine the potential of the image. I work my guts out to exceed my client's expectations and so far after 8+ years, it still works! Call me crazy, but I get so excited to see and share an image that otherwise is average.

Ryan and Stacey at Saltair

I don't usually love poser shots, but this one's HOT and it's my photo of the day because their personalities were captured just right.

Tyler and Jenica at the Salt Lake Temple

My favorite artistic image of the day. (above)

My favorite fun image of the day. (above)

click here to view Tyler and Jenica's wedding online.

Use the event code: Parcell2008 to view them, enjoy :)

Kenny's Photo Lab

So today I picked up a couple of 16x20's that I ordered for a client and I found out that Kenny's now has Fuji paper!! Wow! I am a big fan of Fuji papers! I really struggled with the look of the Kodak paper for proofing and small enlargements. The reason I say that is because I was so use to the look of film prints '96-'04 and the "NEW" ( back in October '04) digital prints, had a VERY different look to them. There was allot to learn and adjust for the paper that I had been so use to seeing day in and day out. Without going on and on about the differences etc., I can say that I have tried nearly every paper and always came back to Fuji papers.

Give Kenny's a try, they are VERY fast, VERY reasonable and Guarantee your satisfaction! You will be VERY HAPPY with their service and products.

P.S. they have tons of Frames, which is VERY convenient and are right next door to Ernie's Deli and Papa Murphy's. So after you've ordered some prints go kick your feet up for lunch. Yummy!

186 West Center Street, Orem.

Little Sister and Big Brother

My favorite photo of the shoot because she was soo sick and this one really shows her happy side :)

Family pic of the day?? I like them all!

Meet The Johnson's

Photo of the day (above)

James and Kim @ Heritage Gardens

I love to come a little early and get the real moments of the bride getting ready before the wedding ceremony.

Kim is so beautiful!

If this image doesn't show character, I don't know what one will! Funny.

My heart is racing at this point and all I can focus on is the look on James face as Kim gets closer and closer to him.

I love walking shots. Now it's official!

Seriously how fun is this bridal party! I love that the guys didn't even flinch when I asked them to show off their sass! LOL

I love the fact that my camera has such high quality and high resolution, that I can crop in as much as I'd like. The rings are tack sharp!

I love this image! I was practically jumping up and down when I captured it. The gardens were as always amazing!

A brief moment to have a bite.

I couldn't walk away from this little girl until I captured a perfect moment of her personality. What a doll! It took me a half dozen images and about 5 minutes to nail this expression. She was so busy playing and fascinated with the light passing through the fork.

Nice save James and solid effort Kim. Don't worry, she still got him ;)

I about fell over when I stumbled upon this Itty Bitty looking out the window. I love this real moment!

Can you feel that!? I love my job! I get to see everyone at their best. Photo of the day ^

I wanted more of an artistic expression and feel of them dancing. My camera was literally on the ground looking up. I love to shoot low angle, but it takes allot of practice making sure the couple is in focus and not the wall behind them.

Just where I wanted the bouquet for a perfect expression.

Honeymoon baby!!