2015 Christmas Special

I love teaching the Portrait Lighting Class at Cache Valley Center for the Arts! This class is seriously one of my favorite parts of my business. If you're looking to create seriously stunning and well let images then this is the class for you! I honestly believe this class is the BEST way in to learn about lighting in Logan. Whether you're a natural light shooter or prefer artificial light, this class will definitely improve your photography. Understanding how to control light will help you understand how to shoot better images. Photography is all about the light in your image. Learn to control it and shape it and you're on your way to creating fantastic images! 

To register for the class go to: http://www.cachearts.org/photography/ and click the purple Register Here button! 

• Any Camera that has Manual Mode
• A basic understanding of manual mode
• That's it! We'll teach you all you need to know! No gear require, you'll be able to learn and experience off camera lighting with the equipment in class! 

A few weeks back I had one of the funnest shoots to date. I was contacted by a good friend of mine, Brent, who owns Rescue 1 Studios a video production company in Logan. Brent was going to be making a new set of promotional and advertising material for the North Logan Fire Department and was looking to add some photography to their videos. So we spent the morning with North Logan FD running through some training drills and capture video and stills for their recruiting programs. The guys on their team are seriously top notch! I had a blast shooting with them and getting to know of few of the firemen and women. 












A huge shout of thanks to the firemen of Logan and elsewhere for the hours of training and time they put into what they do. I know they love it, but we're grateful for you! 

Mike Johnson
www.endless.photography

I'm SO excited to be announcing our 2015 Pricing List! There are some incredible changes coming to our business and we're so excited to be able to offer you even more in the new year! I want to go over a few of the big and exciting new things that you can expect when you come to us for your photography needs! 




Portraits (Seniors, Models, and Individuals):  
We're now offering three different portrait session prices starting as low as $200! You can also purchase packages that come with professional hair and make up included to ensure that you're looking and feeling great during your shoot! For specifics on pricing, jump over to our website and you can see all the details there! 





Family Photo Shoots:
I'm crazy stoked about the family shoots! After shooting family sessions for over two years, one of the biggest things I've learned is that having a big, gorgeous print to take home and hang on your wall is one of the most important parts of a photo shoot! We'll now be offering these beautiful custom prints included right in the price of your shoot so you don't have to worry about the hassle of printing! And if you're you're more of a digital family, we still will be offering shoots that include just the digital files! This way we'll be able to offer the products that fit your family and lifestyle! 






Weddings:
Our new wedding packages are going to blow your mind! After years of shooting weddings, I've heard too many of my brides come back to me after a year and ask about how to print. Weddings are so much stress and there is so much planning that goes into them. We're here to take some of that stress off your shoulders! Starting January 1st 2015 we'll offer a range of packages that include benefits such as:
- Gorgeous Leather Wedding Albums
- Beautiful Canvas Prints
- Custom Graphic Design for your Announcements
- And of course, you'll still get the digital files from your wedding day to share with friends, family and social media! 

Also, your wedding will now have two photographers there to ensure you've got every beautiful image possible! For all the details on your wedding pricing, check out our website at: www.endless.photography!

I'm seriously so excited for the new year! If you're looking for the best custom portraits, give us a call and let's talk about what we can do for you! 

Also, we have two more exciting additions to our pricing structure for 2015! 



Returning Clients:
All returning clients, will get 10% off any session including weddings! If you had your senior photos done with us and are now looking for a wedding photographer, you'll save 10% off your wedding! The same discount applies for families, missionaries, seniors, and all other photo shoots.




Referrals:
For 2015 we're making our referral system as easy as possible! If you have a friend or family who would be interested in beautiful pictures to hang on their wall, send them our way and you'll get a FREE 12x18 Canvas Print of your choice and your friends will get 10% off their photo shoot as well! So send your friends and family our way and we'll make sure you both have beautiful art hanging on your walls! 


If you have any questions, or are interested in scheduling a shoot, call Mike at: 

435-764-4241
or visit our website at: www.endless.photography

Nick and Melanie contacted me a few months back asking for some new photos, they've been married just over a year and it was time to get some new images for their wall! Of course, being December 11th we had to drive over 30 minutes to find any snow (tangent: What is going on with this winter!?). But we found a nice little area of snow and were able to make some gorgeous wintery images for them! Here are a couple of my favorite pictures from their session! 






When you're looking for new photos for your wall go check out my website at www.endless.photography and give me a call! I'd love to help you make some personalized images for your home! 

Thanks! 
Mike Johnson
Endless Photography

I work with HomeTown Values Magazine every month ensuring that they have a kick butt cover photo for their Cache Valley Issue! I look forward to this shoot every month because it's usually one of the funnest shoots of the month! We're always trying to create a new and captivating image for the magazine and I believe that photo on the front has a lot of impact on who picks up the magazine. For the January cover we are working with Complete Nutrition of Logan! Last night I managed to talk them into hiking over 4 miles and 1,200 feet in elevation gain to get some killer shots! Be sure to check out the behind the scenes shots below as well! 

James and Jessica rocking their Complete Nutrition Gear at the top of the cliffs in Logan Canyon!

Seriously, These two are epic and were a blast to shoot with!

Behind the Scenes, and a huge thanks to Nikki for shooting these and helping get my gear up here!

If you know me, you know I'm terrified of heights... bah! That's as close to the edge as I could get!

For December 9th, there wasn't much snow that high up, but it did make the hike a bit slippery!

Over the weekend I set up a fabulous group shoot in Logan with some incredible models and photographers. I love working and collaborating with other photographers, which is why I organize the Cache Valley Photographers Club every Wednesday in Logan, there is so much value in working with other photographers. This past week I spent time working with these two wonderful models, Mandylyn and Christie. They both are killer talented models who were a blast and to work with!




The dresses for the shoot were provided by Gown Town and we had two amazing make up artists, Tia Montgomery and Carrie Purser. 

Feel free to check out my website for my full portfolio and any other information you need!  

Mike Johnson
www.endless.photography

I spend a lot of time on the computer! A lot! Between editing, blogging, emails, education, and social media I am on here way to much! Last night I was editing a couple shoots I had this week, and I just about went crazy! I was sitting there and just couldn't do it anymore, I had to get out! So, I grabbed my camera and walked out the door (to make more pictures, that will need more editing... I never catch up!)... Anyway, I ended up at Summerfest in downtown Logan, because there's not much to do in Logan after sunset. When I got there they had an amazing group on stage (Party Crashers), these guys were killer! I was there about two hours and they were non-stop music and fun. I had a blast running around the stage shooting images of them doing what they love... I love people that follow their dreams! Here's a few of my favorites from last night: 

Sometimes you get an itch, an itch that won't go away no matter how you try. As a photographer I get some real bad itches. One of those it adventure photography, I absolutely love the outdoors, and love shooting people doing what they love. I think my wive get's tired of hearing me talking about how much I want people to do what they love. We only have one shot at this life, YOLO as the hipsters would say, and I believe that no matter what you should chase your dreams. Give it a shot and never look back. It might cost your life saving, a few trips to the hospital or even a close friend. But do what you love! And I love to capture people doing what they love. That's why I love commercial photography, I love working with business owners who have given their all to live their dreams. 

One of my dreams, is to shoot commercial style adventure portraits. For some that may seem like a long silly bunch of words, but to me, what it means is this: I want to shoot portrait quality images of people in their favorite environment. The problem is, nobody trusts you when you don't have a portfolio. So this week I started to really build my portfolio in the direction I want to go. I begged Sammie Hansen, a local model from Provo to come work with me. I called and pleaded with my friends to come hang off a cliff with me. And we had a blast! I really have to share the behind the scenes shots from this shoot, it really was a lot of fun! 





Here is another shot of Sammie and I getting ready to shoot our second location on the cliff. She's a lot less scared of heights than I was! 


 This shot was taken by Jeff Strong, another local photographer who was driving by and stopped and took this from below us with his cell phone! You can check out Jeff's work here.


Onto what we actually got from this shoot! 



One thing I've got to tell ya! Sammie is seriously great to work with! I've worked with quite a few models over the years, and not many will let you hang them 100+ feet up! And really, the best part was, I could get her where I wanted her, and then ask her to move a hand here, or a foot there and she would. When I asked for a certain look, she would do her best to pull it off (while trying not to look down!). She was every bit as dedicated to this shot as I was, and I really appreciate that. So a shout out to her hard work as well! 




This last one is by far my favorite image from the shoot. I'm really happy with how it turned out. 

I want to give a few shout outs before I let ya go though: 

Thanks to Scot Weaver for coming out and holding lights, hauling gear and making us laugh. I always love working around him. Check out his incredible landscape and event photography here.

Thanks to Tonio Talcott for bring his extra light, his son and the willingness to climb to the edge of a cliff with me! Check out his portrait and event work here.

Thanks to Eric Schmidt, my long time friend who makes me go repelling and caving with him and pushing me to face my fear of heights. We've been talking about making a rock climbing image for over two years, and he sure made this one a lot safer! 

And finally, thanks to Sammie Hansen, because, well, without her, I've have a picture of a rock face... and I'm not good an landscapes. So thank you for trusting me and working with me to create such a fun image! 

If you or anyone you know loves an extreme sport (mountain biking, trail running, long boarding, motocross, snowboarding, ect), I have a million more ideas I wanna try, so send them my way! 

Thanks,
Mike 
http://endless.photography/

Eric is a great friend of mine (actually, he's my second cousin!), but we've been great friends since, whew, I dunno, forever. But after our missions we both came up to Utah State and I spent a few months the summer before I got married rooming with him and some of our other high school buddies, and we had a great time. He is seriously one of the most adventurous and fun guys I know, and guess what!? He's getting married! In like a month! Anyway, I had a blast shooting his engagements with his gorgeous fiance, Nichelle, who, I have learned is a famous blogger! Heck, I follow her blog, and you should too! Anyway, they are a great couple, and we had so much fun taking pictures, shaking blossoms off tree's and watching Eric fly down the path like a ninja! But, on the to picture!