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A Masquerade Ball | Utah Portrait Photographer Studio on Location

Model: Kade Llewelyn | Cake: Sweet Cravings | Venue: Copper Creek Event Center | Photo: Wendy Hurst My photographer bucket list is long and ambitious, but here's a peek. Host styled shoots for photographers as a way to build portfolio, skills, and professional network. (Doing it!) Build a photo set from scratch. (Did it! ( This one. It was sticky .)) Photograph an aerialist. (Done! Two, actually. It was GREAT .) Photograph a mermaid. (Someday.) Host a masquerade ball. (The post you're reading now!) The list goes on. When Ashley Gardner (colleague at Gardner House Photography ) and I set out to plan a photoshoot at Wayfinder Photographer Collective, we start big. Our Pinterest board is big enough to crash the system. Professional hair and makeup! Decked out fireplace mantle! Glamorous evening gowns with elaborate props! A heavy table with live roses and velvet cloth! Cake! (The last one makes it to every list, even if if it doesn't have a chance to make the