LINDSAY AT THE TRIAD

Shaylene Carter — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 21:06:16 +0000

I think this second shot is my favorite from the shoot. I love the light on her face, gorgeous!

I think that Lindsay looks like Brittney Snow in the next shot

I did not Photoshop her in these leggings. She looks that good on her own!

PORTRAITS – LEATHER & FUR

Shaylene Carter — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 21:12:42 +0000

These portraits were so fabulously fun to shoot! It was a freezing day in Salt Lake City, but we all made it through. My fingers were about to stop working, but the lovely girl was insanely tough even though she was in a dress!

CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM

Shaylene Carter — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 04:14:21 +0000

This post was inspired by my sister’s blog That Wife where she receives a lot of negative criticism that makes a lot of assumptions about her that are just plain wrong.

I love this explanation of criticism vs. constructive criticism.

“Negative criticism is everywhere, and the Internet is crawling with it. “Your work sucks,” “Boring,” and “I don’t relate to it,” are all examples of absolute statements that do not invite a response and are not intended to be constructive. They are intended merely as put downs, and probably have less to do with your work and more to do with the ego of the critic.”

Quote from this post.

My mom & I from a wedding we photographed together last weekend. I was so grateful that a guest was willing to take a few quick instructions and then take a picture for us. I do wish my feet were in the shot, but I am just so happy it is in focus!

INSPIRATION IS A FUNNY THING

Shaylene Carter — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 14:51:22 +0000

I have always loved flipping through a fashion magazine. Now I save ads and editorials as inspiration. On a recent engagement shoot I thought of a photo I ripped out of Vogue (or Harper’s Bazzar) and posed the shot accordingly. The photos do not look alike at all, and you may not even see where it really came from, but that is why inspiration is a funny thing!

I got this:

From this:

JEREMY + ASHLEY ENGAGEMENTS AT THE CAPITOL

Shaylene Carter — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 21:54:27 +0000

Ashley is one of my dearest friends. She is so gorgeous and stylish, but the sweetest and most considerate girl I know.

We started out at the state capitol. it was the first time I had photographed there. I think that some exploring before photographing there again is a must. That place is huge.

This is the most gorgeous guitar I have seen (in real life)

KIMBERLY SENIOR PORTRAITS

Shaylene Carter — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 06:32:47 +0000

Kimberly was so fun to meet! She has such a huge and gorgeous smile. She was so happy and we did lots of laughing.

Results of Quick Portraits

Shaylene Carter — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 00:31:50 +0000

I have needed new portraits for years. The one that has been on my website for a few years was taken when I was 16 years old. I was in Washington about a month ago for my great-grandma’s funeral and my mom was great enough to agree to photograph me on a cold night. We used the shop that is close to the house and it turned out better than I expected. My mom is a great photographer, but sometime technology is just plain against you. her flashes were being a pain and not working (turns out they were broken) and I was getting cold and feeling quite nauseated, but I am quite happy with the results. It’s great to have such a great photographer for a mother. Here are some of my favorites.

My mom knows I love sunflare, so she knew I would love this

I wanted really dramatic lighting so that it was a little different.

The current on on my website. Do you think I should use a different one

The only problems I have with these is my hair was in desperate need of a trim to get rid of nasty split ends, and my face was really broken out. Thanks to Photoshop I was able to help that a bit.

Random aside about acne: when I am really sick and feeling awful, I break out. No one wants that!

Thanks for doing these in the miserable cold mom!

My Life.

Shaylene Carter — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 21:49:58 +0000

I was featured on tinychant.com/thatwife (every wednesday at 7pm MST) and was able to talk to and answer questions from some really great bloggers. They told me I need to blog more. I have been planning on it, but haven’t quite got the courage to do it yet.

I want people to take me seriously. I want to be professional. But I want to just be myself. So here I am. A 21 year old who is having a hard time with life. If you were to meet me in real you might think that my life is perfect. I am amazing at putting on a happy face and pretending like everything is great. It has become a habit that I don’t even think about. I have had a lot of health problems for the last five years and I just keep getting worse. No doctor can seem to figure out what is wrong with me. I have been so sick lately that I had to defer for the semester and I am not doing any photography jobs. I have been getting everything ready for when I feel better to grow my business. I am able to contract out for my dad’s business and research doctors to try and really get this taken care of.

I feel like I am showing it all here. So this is a picture from Christmas of me ready to go snowmobiling. Straight-up me. No hair & make-up.

I go through cycles of self-pity to “everyone has issues, it is fine.” I am working on always focusing on the positive. Everyone really does have their own issues, mine aren’t any worse than others’.

I have a really great apartment. I have some really great friends who just happen to live outside of Salt Lake City. I have an amazing family, and the cutest nephew T1. I have an amazing relationship with my mom, dad, and sister. I talk to my mom frequently about pretty much everything. I am able to work on finishing my degree. I have an amazing camera to use for my passion. I have a walk-in-closet, ooo how I love that. I have tons of shoes, which are an obsession of mine. I have a great cousin I love to talk to. I have great hair that will cooperate and do what I want it to do. I have so much. But the most important thing I have is my husband.

I have been married for a year and a half. My husband has been here for me every moment I needed him to listen as I complained about the pain I was in or how nauseous I was. He has been there to help me do the things I need to get better. He sacrifices a lot for me. He is constantly asking if he can do anything for me to make me feel a bit better. He knows when I am in pain even when I try to hide it. I am so beyond happy that I married him when I did. I have needed him this last year and a half as I have progressively gotten worse.

So that is my life. I don’t like to talk about my health problems because I don’t want people to just pity me. I don’t want sympathy either. I want to be normal. I want people to treat me like I am completely normal, not like I am broken. I want to be an amazing photographer. I want to be able to work with amazing clients who have the same vision as I do. I want to be a high fashion wedding photographer (who does some fashion on the side). I want to learn to always be happy because life isn’t perfect. It really is an adventure. And I love it.

Valentine’s Day Portraits by Shaylene Carter

Shaylene Carter — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 15:07:53 +0000

It’s simple.

2 people, 1 hour, an 11×14 print, only $50 (plus tax)

email shaylene@shaylenecarter.com to schedule your date!

Expires February 20.2011

Just a little bit of fun

Shaylene Carter — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 04:27:39 +0000

I had so much fun shooting a wonderful model this last week. I think we got some great stuff too. Here is one of my favorite shots.