WENDY HURST PORTRAIT

Name Your Price Promotion Conceptual portraits can reflect your personality and start meaningful conversations. All you brides, high school seniors, or anyone who just enjoys being part of a good story: We all exist in art and that already makes you extraordinary. Don't let your budget limit you. Contact me by April 15th to name your price this year. I specialize in photographing women. I 'm also a seamstress and make custom wardrobe. Model: Courtney Jensen  |  Photo & Cloak: Wendy Hurst Model: Nicole Muhlestein Brown  |  Photo & Wardrobe: Wendy Hurst Model: Nicole Muhlestein Brown  |  Photo & Wardrobe: Wendy Hurst Model: Nicole Muhlestein Brown  |  Photo & Wardrobe: Wendy Hurst Model: Nicole Muhlestein Brown  |  Photo & Wardrobe: Wendy Hurst Model: Nicole Muhlestein Brown  |  Photo & Wardrobe: Wendy Hurst Models: Rebekka Rose (Left), Desirai Gomez (Right)  |  Photo: Wendy Hurst

"Conflict of the Inner Self" Styling Concept: Angel Lugo Makeup & Styling: Julia Vinha Models: Rebekka Rose (light force), Desirai Gomez (dark force) Photos: Wendy Hurst Location: Utah State Capitol Building I often feel that my good side is at opposition with my dark side. Mostly I sail with an even keel, adjusting my balance with the changing wind. But sometimes I just absolutely, positively get mad. It poisons my emotions like black ink, and whenever it washes over me I wonder: if the two forces could just understand each other, would there be balance? If my light side acknowledged how difficult it can be to live in the dark, and if the dark knew better the light, would there be peace? Questions like these made this photo shoot personal. It's a daily struggle: conflict of the inner self . --- The styling concept for this shoot comes from Angel Lugo, a fine art photographer here in Utah. You can see her Faceboo

"Afflicted" Model: Alicia Marie Emerson Makeup & Styling:  Alicia Marie Emerson Photography: Wendy Hurst Location: Murray City Park, Murray, Utah Crimson Skies (featuring Lou Rhodes) by The Cinematic Orchestra on Grooveshark Even when afflicted by winter, nature can be beautiful... Click here for behind-the-scenes.

See the whole series without commentary by clicking here. "Afflicted" Model: Alicia Marie Emerson Makeup & Styling:  Alicia Marie Emerson Photography: Wendy Hurst Location: Murray City Park, Murray, Utah Where I come from the word "winter" is associated with the word "snow". Utah in winter is cold, snowy and invites skiers from around the world. Being not a skier I associate it with different qualities: hibernating trees, leafless bushes, flowerless stems and the like. Some might think of these as something to ignore until spring when everything blooms back into life; but taking up conceptual photography has changed that dreary landscape into a great source of inspiration. That doesn't mean I expected to find this kind of beauty. I had a basic idea in mind with a red cloak I made but hadn't taken adequate pictures of yet. I recruited a model and planned a photographer mentoring session for a Saturday morning. When my mentoree 

"Seeking", Self Portrait Sometimes the fantasy is what you don't see.

Do you remember being a kid and getting ideas in your head that just wouldn't go away? Me too. I went through phases. Dolphin trainer, astronaut, football player, famous actress and singer, a scientist... Being a ballerina when I grew up was another one that, obviously, I didn't pursue. I never even took a class. I didn't feel coordinated enough, skinny enough, pretty enough. It didn't seem like me. But  it was always fun to dream. I was thinking about that last night as I was putting on my pajamas, and the more I thought about it the less tired I felt. My hair was already done from earlier in the day...so at 11 PM it began. I rummaged through my fabric stash, found a silky pink wrap, cleaned out a corner in a room and set up my camera.  It might surprise you that the fabric is not actually flowy. I composited a few images of shaking it around to make one beautiful spinning dress and posed my arms and feet separately. I left the door and air intake vent in

Andantino by Liona Boyd on Grooveshark It started with a plan. I had a model planned, the wardrobe was coordinated and I was on location when it became clear: the model thought the photo shoot was a different day. It was...defeating. Away from home but with all the supplies, I used my fallback: a self portrait. The only place I've ever done self portraits so far is at home, so trudging out to a stick-covered clearing while wrapped in fabric and carrying all my own supplies in my arms was...well, probably entertaining to those who passed by. It's okay, strangers! I brought water to douse that flame.

You know that feeling of heaviness that comes after taking a long, deep nap? Waking feels like the dream. And in that dream, do you move forward or turn back? Do you venture into the great unknown or linger behind, waiting for something to happen? These are the themes I wanted to explore. Awake . Breathing (Instrumental) by Tatsu on Grooveshark Model: Nicole Muhlestein Brown Hair & Makeup: Jessica Muhlestein Brown Photo: Wendy Hurst Portrait These images came from a one-on-one photographer mentoring session I did last weekend with Jennifer Dikes, another photographer here in Utah. Her lifestyle photography business is called Focus With Flair . Want more information about one-on-one mentoring? We should chat! Fill out this form ( http://goo.gl/forms/lGOYfeHUuz ) or message me at Facebook.com/wendyshootsit .