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mammoth men party take 2 | utah wedding and portrait photographer

Here are some more images from the crazy mammoth men party!
These guys will do anything for a photo!



My friend Rhett.

New friend Justin.


Justin Neal Lyon

Jeff Newsom… check out his work… he’s AWESOME!

March 24, 2009 - 11:34 pm Jessica Kettle - Hey Ryan! It was great meeting you too- love your work! these shots are SO cool. I also loved the shots of the girl who was on your header. GORGEOUS. I bet mammoth men was super fun!

so let me know if you ever teach off camera flash. totally interested.

jesslkettle@yahoo.com

March 11, 2009 - 5:00 pm Tiffany Rushforth Photography - These are AWESOME! Super bummed that I could not go~ Looks like you had a blast! :)

Mammoth Men Party | utah wedding and portrait photographer

If you’re a wedding or portrait photographer there’s no doubt you’ve heard of the Mammoth Men. Well, they are visiting the great state of Utah this week and invited a bunch of us up to party with them. They are renting out an amazin-licious house in Park City for the week and going on as many adventures as they can fit in.

The party was fan-tickle-astic! I met a lot of AWESOME photographers from Utah as well as all of the crazy Mammoth Men. Check out their blog to see images from the crazybooth during the party and to see their adventures in Utah! There are some images from the crazybooth that I’m sure will NOT make it on the blog! hahaha

Here are just a couple of the images I took.

Here’s Mark! Check out the his crazybooth images… this guy cracks me up… he’ll do anything! hahaha

Cameron Ingalls

THE P.I.M.P shoes as worn by Jeff Newsom

March 11, 2009 - 8:41 am Rhett Olson - Nice Ryan. Last night was a ton of fun. I was a little surprised at how down to earth the guys were. Truly fun guys to hang out with.

80’s madness

This past weekend my family and I went to a birthday party for Becca’s sister. The theme for the party was… you guessed it the 80’s! As soon as I heard about the party I knew what I was going to wear… the hunt was on!

Here are some silly shots when we were looking for glasses. I can’t believe these styles are cool again… what’s happening?


This is what happens when you let a 4 year old dress herself! She thinks it’s pretty funny to cross her eyes… I hope this phase passes soon!

Heidi tearin it up!

My HOT pregnant wife rockin out! She is going to be having our baby this Thursday!!!

Here’s the birthday girl… so old she needs magnified glass to read. LOL

And here it is… the Miami Vice suit that my AWESOME wife found for me. Thanks babe!

March 11, 2009 - 3:53 pm Ryan Christensen - Thanks Tiffany and Denise! The photobooth was pretty crazy! I have a bunch of images that I didn't post due to time but they are pretty funny.

I can't wait to break out the Miami Vice suit again... maybe I'll develop and alter ego that's stuck in the 80's!! LOL

March 11, 2009 - 9:41 am Denise - Those are AWESOME!! We had an 80's Party last year and it was so Fun to see what people came up with.

March 10, 2009 - 6:00 am Tiffany Rushforth Photography - These are AWESOME!!

Chris + Nikki = smokin hot!! | utah wedding photographer

Nikki and Chris are good friends of ours and I was honored when they asked me to photograph their wedding! I have known Nikki since high school and Chris did an AWESOME job playing the bagpipes at my father’s funeral this past December. If you are a perspective bride or groom and you want to do something different at your wedding check out Chris’s web site. They are getting married in Hawaii this next week and they are going to have a ceremony here when they get back.

I was so glad that these two were up for the challenge! I talk to all of my brides and grooms about shooting before the wedding. A lot of couples are still stuck on the tradition of the groom not seeing the bride before the wedding but a growing trend is underway where more and more couples are willing and eager to shoot before the wedding day. This willingness usually results in less stress on the actual wedding day which means happy couples in the photos which translates into much better images!

Anyway… back to Chris and Nikki. The look on their faces when we pulled up to this old run down building in the bad part of town was priceless! I can only imagine what was going through their heads when we were driving to the location. I love it when my clients give me their full trust! They were good sports, the sun was out but the wind was horrific and Nikki was freezing. We ended up shooting the second half of the session at Chris’s mothers house.

Here is a taste of how their session went!

Here is a shot of Chris trying to hold the diffuser in the howling wind… you did a great job Chris!

March 9, 2009 - 6:18 am Tiffany Rushforth Photography - These are great~ Can't wait to see more from their shoot!

Rockin session with Brooke Kinsey | utah fashion photographer

It’s always fun working with other photographers and last night I was fortunate enough to work with Brooke Kinsey from Blush Photography. She’s been bugging me (hahaha) for the past couple of months to get her in front of my camera and yesterday it finally happened. My good friend Rhett drove up from Spanish Fork to help me out with the shoot and we all had a blast!

Many of you may know B and you may even be one of the thousands of blog stalkers that visit her blog everyday. Well… Here is a peek at the images we captured during her shoot.

Let me know what you think! Make sure you visit her blog and leave a comment… and mention that you saw her images on my blog… it’ll make her smile.



Real lens flare baby!

March 1, 2009 - 5:50 pm Cathy Crawley - Wow, the third photo is pure awesomness Ryan! What a great session!

February 27, 2009 - 10:27 am Ryan Christensen - Thanks ladies! Brooke's a handful (LOL) but I think we got some AWESOME shots!

Brooke... you know I'm teasing you... you rocked the shoot! I will let you know about our family portraits... I talked to Becca about it last night and we will be in touch.

February 27, 2009 - 8:09 am Blush - thanks so much ryan! Im sorry you had to work with me ....cause Im a girl and girls are well.....girls lol! but I wont ever let you live down the lighting you made me get ready in ..ew lol and tht I brought all my shoes for nothing! let me know when you want your little familys photos done :) B

February 27, 2009 - 7:02 am Tiffany Rushforth Photography - Fantastic shots Ryan!!!

February 27, 2009 - 6:41 am Jen V - Awesome shots Ryan. Great Work!