Sway's Photography

Gus and Rachel's Bridal Groomals

2012-01-30T22:33:00.004-07:00

first of all Congrats to Gus and Rachel! they were Married on Saturday and it was an awesome wedding! Currently the film is on the way to the FIND lab and i cant wait to get tit back!! So Rachel really wanted snow for her bridals and it got to T-minus 3weeks to the wedding and I said its this weekend or never guys and sure enough it snowed! it was an awesome session! Thanks guys and CONGRATS!!

Job Interview

2012-01-23T00:00:00.000-07:00

So a couple months back I was Interviewing for some staff jobs around the valley and as part of one I was given the task to shoot these waterproof ear buds for ZAGG even though I didnt get the job I got some sweet images out of it! oh and a big Gracias to Bethany for helping me out on the first round of images!

Gus and Rachel's Engagments

2012-01-18T22:24:00.006-07:00

This was a first, shooting at a Haunted Circus but I should expect no less from My good friend Gus! Which by the way used to carry big fat butt on his back during football practice as kids! love ya Gus and congrats to you and Rachel!

Matthew + Lauren 8.6.2011

2011-10-13T00:00:00.001-06:00

So a big old thank you to Matthew and Lauren for having me out to Manti for their awesome wedding! these guys are awesome! About two years ago I helped out the illustrious Nathan Brough photographer Lauren's sister and brother in-law's wedding you can check that out that awesomeness here needless to say this family is awesome! so again a big thanks to Lauren and Matthew for having me out and congratulations guys!!

Rafaels' Last Day

2011-10-07T21:48:00.008-06:00

Well here it is finally, so this is a bitter sweet post for me. My father recently decided to close up shop after 32 years of being in business, my Grandparents opened doors in 1979 and named the restaurant after My Great Grandfather Rafael A. Torres. Needless to say I grew up running around the place, causing trouble and have the scars to prove it! My cousins, Uncles, aunts and, I have many great memories and feelings of the restaurant, it has become much more than just a building with a kitchen for us. We would like to thank all of our loyal customers and employees we have been able to serve through out the years. We have had a great run and want to thank everyone for your love and support these many years!

Andrew + Hanna 8.4.2011

2011-09-15T10:43:00.014-06:00

A big thanks to Andrew and Hanna for having me out! this wedding was awesome, check out the whole event here!

Albion Basin 1

2011-08-18T23:36:00.004-06:00

So I took a ride up Little Cotton Wood Canyon a couple weeks back and made this fun little photograph I also shot it on a 4x5 in black in white so that should be up in a week or two!

Hanna's Bridals

2011-08-09T19:04:00.008-06:00

As you can see Andrew and Hanna are a pretty awesome couple, Andrew and I went to high school together and asked me to photograph his wedding, which was one of my back to back weddings this last weekend,when I got these back from the lab , I knew they would be awesome but still about peed my pants! anyway thanks guys for being such great clients and a big ole Mexican Congratulations!!

you can see this whole event HERE!!

Easter with the Fam

2011-07-18T00:42:00.000-06:00

So, better late than never. These are some shots from clear back at Easter, it's my wife's family they are so great and love them a lot and a blast to be around. love you guys!

Cousins

2011-07-13T21:36:00.003-06:00

My niece and her cousins came to hang out with us, and of course with this much cuteness the camera had to come with us!

Called to Serve

2011-06-30T00:00:00.000-06:00

So Jacob (my youngest brother) a.k.a. the Fro, just received his mission call from The Church of Jesus Christ. He will be serving for the next two years in Resistencia, Argentina. I also had the opportunity to serve a mission and it was probably the most life altering experience of my life. I am so proud of him he has worked hard to get his call! love you Kobe!

Becca + Eric

2011-06-27T00:00:00.000-06:00

So this is Eric and Becca! they are really close friends. even though I was not the main photographer, kitty (my sister in-law and wedding planner extraordinaire) and my wife basically put the whole wedding together and they did a pretty awesome job as you can see!

home sweet home : Salt Lake City

2011-06-23T00:08:00.001-06:00

This is my home, has been all but two years of my life, gotta love the valley.

Provo, Utah

2011-06-20T00:00:00.001-06:00

Just a few landscape from driving around Provo.

BYU Publications and Graphics

2011-06-16T01:33:00.002-06:00

These are some of the folks I get to work with they are great and have taught me a lot!

Vancouver

2011-06-14T00:00:00.000-06:00

Vancouver was another awesome town along our month long trip! hope to be back soon!

Ferry ride #2

2011-06-13T00:00:00.001-06:00

This was the Ferry ride back form Vancouver Island. It was awesome Vancouver Island that is! we had almost two weeks there and want to get back there ASAP!

Kirsten Krason: 6th street design school

2011-06-09T14:48:00.003-06:00

This is way way past due, but Kristen Kranson, ( interior designer extraordinaire) opened her home to me last fall and well as you can see she made my job super easy! thanks again Kristen, Love you work. and anyone who is interested click here, here or hear, to check out what she is up to now.

Lindsey & Josh

2011-05-26T08:44:00.014-06:00

Ok, so as you can see this wedding was off the Hizzy! Really though Lindsey and Josh put on a wickedly awesome party! (which of course mad my job easy!) by the way, yes that is about a foot of snow at the location (all gone by the time the ceremony started.) thanks for having me out guys and congrats!

Lindsey & Josh Preview

2011-05-17T10:11:00.003-06:00

So this was an awesome Wedding i m working on cleaning the rest up and should have them up in a week so stay tuned!

Tis the season for GRADS

2011-05-13T21:00:00.004-06:00

This is my cousin Dominique he is just graduating high school, he is an awesome kid and it was a blast to photograph him! thanks cuz and congrats!

Brad Slade

2011-05-06T18:49:00.004-06:00

This is Brad Slade. I have been assisting him for the past 8 month. it has been a blast he is an amazing photographer. We work at BYU Publications and Graphics and shoot for the different publications on campus like BYU Magazine, Clarke Memorandum, and Marriott Magazine, check them out they are pretty sweet!

poem

2011-04-26T00:00:00.000-06:00

So I have no idea what to call this image but it reminds me of some kind of poem for some reason. basically I love this image and and grateful to have been in the right place at the right time.

the new site 1.0

2011-04-25T09:54:00.002-06:00

its up! click here for my new site; is up and it is kind of a quick fix for the next two month I am going to be doing some major re-branding over the next few months that I am way excited about along with it some new work will be coming that that will be totally different! and there will be two sites! one strictly family and wedding and the other will be commercial and editorial so stay tuned! and click here :)

Josh & Lindsey

2011-04-15T03:32:00.006-06:00

Alright y'all, This is Josh and Lindsey, check out this rad couple! Lindsey is one of my wife's closest friends, and when they asked me to photograph their wedding I was super excited for obvious reasons! These guys actually made my job super easy. Of course these are just the bridals but the wedding is in a week and half so stay tuned for more awesomeness! All of these were scanned by the notorious canlé international aka the FIND lab thanks Jon!

Lindsey+ Scott

2011-04-11T14:22:00.007-06:00

alright so its been far too long but Im now back to posting regularly! Big thank you to Scott and Lindsey for having me out! And a big thanks you to Jessica Hiner for referring me!

New business Card?

2011-03-03T00:28:00.004-07:00

So i have been working on this a lot lately but of course i needed a lot of help and Jen Greenly helped me tons she is a wicked a designer who has helped me so much with this Thanks Jen!
so let me know what you all think!

Sarah and Andrew

2011-02-23T09:33:00.003-07:00

Sarah and I were on the old facebook chat one day when she told me she was getting hitched,I was so excited for her but a little leery of this Andrew fella, turns out he is awesome! We had a blast shooting theses! I am so happy for you guys, congrats!

Sushi Night

2011-02-22T00:01:00.004-07:00

Ucluelet might have been my favorite place in Canada, the people at surfs inn were awesome! we even had a sushi night where they brought in sushi chefs, needless to say it = awesomeness!

Pa

2011-02-20T00:01:00.000-07:00

This is my Grandpa, needless to say he is awesome! not to mention hilarious, if you ever talk to him, ask him if he can see, and he will just yup laugh (yep he is blind)!

Tofino BC Canada

2011-02-19T08:06:00.004-07:00

Awesome town on the peninsula! we spent 5 days in ucluelet, it was absolutely ama

Victoria BC, Canada

2011-02-15T22:29:00.003-07:00

Victoria was such a cool town to visit the people were very kind and I had a blast photographing it!

The New Space

2011-02-15T00:00:00.002-07:00

Timpanogs Harley Davidson

2011-02-12T13:15:00.008-07:00

So this was a BLAST! they guys over at Timp Harley were awesome enough to allow a class of mine to come photograph them for two days! These guys do amazing work and not gonna lie am extrealy jelous that they get to play with bikes all day long! thanks again for having us out fellas

The Contax is here!!

2011-02-08T21:52:00.002-07:00

I have been waiting for this camera for a few years now my wife was amazing enough to let me get it!! thanks baby!! Im so excited to put a roll through her tomorrow!! btw I bought this from keh.com and at their " bargain " (lowest end) and as usual it it in great condition i have come to expect this from these guys I heart them!!

Mara Read's amazing pipes!!

2011-02-07T10:41:00.009-07:00

Alright yall this girl can sing! so I'm sitting at my family Christmas party and my uncle announces my cousin's girlfriend, Mara is going to sing for us, and I though to myself, " oh how cute" and she sits down and busts out some crazy pipes on us! So I'm taking a video class and right then the decision was made as to what my final project for the class would be. so this weekend we had my cousin ( Christian) and Mara over to our apt to record a few songs to pick from now the recoding was not in a studio but in my living room with a little zoom recorder, Im no sound tech but thought it was pretty good for what we had! have a listen folks!!

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" Oh the Yellow Rose of texas..."

2011-02-02T22:14:00.002-07:00

So not may will understand that line unless you are a Friends fan... anyway this is one of the few images from the trip we took back from Texas last August, little did Rachel know that it would be the last nail in her coffin! I love you baby!

Nena's Bridals

2011-02-01T19:58:00.005-07:00

ok so you got a preview but here is the full shoot of my sister's bridals! they were fun to shoot and it helps that she is gorgeous. anyway Im a bit behind as her and walter were married three weeks ago. well I love you guys and hope you are having a blast in the mother land, yeah the jerks took off to Costa Rica for 6 months! needless to say Rachel and I are super jealous!

Fort Rodd Hill 2

2011-01-23T00:07:00.003-07:00

A few more as promised, I really loved this place it was pretty awesome to walk around and photograph.

Fort Rodd Hill

2011-01-13T21:44:00.002-07:00

So this is a flash back to June, we were in Victoria, and we took a ride out to this for that guarded the harbor. Im working on one more image to post tomorrow so stay tuned. and I dont know if any of you can see it but the image with the fern looks like a face.

My Niece, Nephew and pup

2010-12-30T12:58:00.003-07:00

This is Lily and TJ they are my wife's niece and nephew, and of course mine now as well! they are awesome and I love them! They love our "puppy" yes she is a fully grown up German Shepard but she still thinks she is a puppy but she is the best dog in the world! I just gotta say I love my new family and they are awesome!

San Juan Ferry

2010-12-27T13:15:00.003-07:00

I was totally blown away at the amount of cool imagery I could make on the ferry from washington to Victoria, the islands ( to come soon) were awesome as well!!

Mini Instax bridals

2010-12-21T16:55:00.002-07:00

So this weekend we shot my sister's bridal and decided to pull out the mini instax! with the help of my SB-800s we got us a decent shot. more to come from the infamous Richard Photo Lab , which i shipped out yesterday and cant wait to see them!!

Pike Place Market

2010-12-16T22:11:00.003-07:00

I love this Place and wish we had a place like this here.

beach house

2010-12-09T12:55:00.003-07:00

I dont know what it is about the north west coast that I love so much but i miss it!

Garbett Homes

2010-11-30T01:04:00.005-07:00

So I had the chance to photograph Garbett Home's new daybreak series which was pretty awesome, these houses are super efficient, in june they used 8$ in utilities!! yup 8! Alsoi a big thank you to Mark Garbett for having me out!

BOB

2010-11-18T00:00:00.000-07:00

Meet Bob, he was an awesome guy living in Winchester Bay Oregon. he was such a cool guy to talk to and has had many adventures in his life. Thanks for the stories and the photos Bob!

The Lobato twins

2010-11-15T18:40:00.004-07:00

This is Greg, Diana talked to me a few month back about photographing the twins when they were born so here making their world debut Leon, and Juilan Lobato. These little guys were awesome to photograph and cearly supper cute! thanks for having me out guys!

shot on:
Nikon f100
shot with:
Kodak 400 NC
Illford XP2

Our Engagements

2010-11-13T17:54:00.004-07:00

Yes, yes I am engaged to the wonderful Rachel Crizer! we meet about a year ago and she "wasnt interested" but as you can see we came ot an agreement ;) but really she is soo amazing, I love you sweetheart! I can not wait to marry you....5 days! And obviously I did not photograph our own engagements.So there was really only one choice, Jonathan Canlas, of course! I was lucky enough to intern for him last year it was an awesome experience,thanks Jon! And for any of you fellow photo followers who dont know him, you should.

Walter and Daniela

2010-11-08T17:48:00.005-07:00

So this is my little sister and her husband to be on Jan 5th!! I am so happy for them! The folks at Talisker ,where he proposed, were kind enough to let us come and shoot there. If your ever in Park City check out their restaurant on main, super awesome. Congrats guys love ya!

and as a geek out these were shot on my F 100 with kodak porta NC400 and developed by these guys...Richard Photo Lab Awesomeness!

sea stacks and sunsets (cannon beach)

2010-11-06T00:01:00.000-06:00

So, while we were in cannon beach we had four day of unheard of sunsets, I know they are over done blah blah but come on, 4 day of sunsets in Oregon! yeah right?!

The Pottery co.

2010-11-01T00:00:00.000-06:00

So while in Coos Bay Oregon I chanced upon this awesome little paint it yourself pottery store. and as you can see form the second to last photo they had some pretty talented folk up there!

Oregon beach

2010-10-29T00:00:00.000-06:00

i don't even remember where this was but it was a pretty awesome beach in Oregon!

Spelling Bee Champ

2010-10-26T00:00:00.000-06:00

Although just posing as a Spelling Bee champ this guy is a character!

John Telford

2010-10-23T00:00:00.000-06:00

This is John Telford, he is one of my current teachers at BYU. He has been such an amazing influence, not only in my photographic education, style, and philosophy. But more importantly he has really helped me stay grounded in who I am not only as a photographer but as a LDS artist expressing what we stand for through the photographic medium. As those who follow my blog know,I went on a moth long road trip/ study abroad this spring . John is one of the two professors that went with us, and we had a BLAST! This maybe one of the last trips he will do as he will be retiring within the next year which is a sad day for the Brigham Young Photo department, He has been teaching here for over 20 years! yes, he taught my high school photography teacher.

I think I can safety say the following is on behalf of your students during your tenure.

Thank you! You leave behind you a legacy, not simply of students but of hard working highly contributing members to the photographic industry. Your impact will be felt far and wide for decades to come. I have learned and gained so much from our friendship, We hope we can live up to the standard you have given us!

My Grandpa Birch

2010-10-22T00:00:00.001-06:00

This is my Grandfather, he was a POW in WWII he is one of the most amazing people I know! He has loved me since the time i was born and has helped me to become the person I am today. Love you Grandpa!

soccer anyone?

2010-10-17T00:00:00.000-06:00

so from last few post you can see i have a hardcore family this is my cousin Jonathan De La Cruz
he has been playing soccer for as long as i can remember. so when i decied to do some sports portraits of course I called him up. Thanks cuz!

Jacob chavez (aka Bad A football player)

2010-10-14T13:50:00.002-06:00

Yes Chavez this kobe my little brother he plays for jordan high school and looks like a total bad a$$ in this photo! thanks kobe your the bomb!

I heart Film

2010-09-20T23:26:00.004-06:00

In case anyone docent know, I love love love, film! i fell in love with 400 NC a while ago, and have been using it ever since! (taken with the Iphone, this app makes me happy)

Beach

2010-09-07T00:00:00.000-06:00

nothing like playing on the beach!

Trinidad was an awesome little town on the California coast

Lady Bird Johnson Grove

2010-09-06T11:42:00.003-06:00

This was in Lady Bird Johnson grove, pretty awesome grove of redwood trees in northern california!

"Hey Walter, come here."

2010-08-16T22:07:00.004-06:00

so I ran across a photo i liked the lighting in and set it up in my room real qucik and my sister and her fiance walked in the door so i said " hey Walter, come here." snapped 6 frames and edited this in 5 tell me what you think of putting a sweaty soccer player in his place? I have two produce 3 shoots in a week so let me know what you think ?

Fast Forward: Ward Carnival

2010-07-22T21:19:00.007-06:00

So my Ward had a carnival and I ran the "photo booth" it was hilarious I love these guys! and I'm def making this one of me my photo!! anyway ill have more from the big Canada a trip soon!

Winchester Bay Oregon

2010-07-19T21:50:00.004-06:00

This is Winchester Bay Oregon! this is a really cool little area near Coos Bay, OR. although the ducks were kinda creepy and were trying to gang up on me you can clearly identify the leader!

Redwoods

2010-07-05T23:55:00.001-06:00

chanced upon this giant and he let me take a photo of him! the redwoods were amazing!

Entering the Oregon coast

2010-07-02T23:32:00.004-06:00

these are a ew images form northern cali and southern Oregon coast

Navada Museum of Art

2010-06-29T23:43:00.003-06:00

so Reno was stop two along the way and we went to the NMA which was a pretty awesomely designed museum!

navada night

2010-06-24T20:40:00.003-06:00

A night under the stars was a great way to start off the trip! this was a two hour exposure, so it was sleep 2 hours, awake for 15 and all over again, love it!!

Navada Highway (Day 1)

2010-06-18T00:46:00.003-06:00

As some of you know I have been gone for over a month, travelling the northwest of the US and into British Columbia! it was amazing! i have been a real slacker about posting, but alas here is day 1 we drove from Provo to Gerlach NV which , for those of you who dont know, is nowhere i have never been so no where in my life!! it was extremely Nat infested but more from Gerlach later hope you enjoy the little cars buzzin by as I did!

keep tuned folks soo much more to come, from the Vancouver island road trip extravaganza!

Rexburg, ID

2010-05-26T02:10:00.003-06:00

So the week before I left on the trip i was in Rexburg,ID visiting my sister! love you Ali! so it was kind of a dry run at staying up and waking up early like i have been for the past two weeks now, so I thought id post this before i started posting stuff from the trip let me know what you all think!

Cannon beach Iphone style

2010-05-25T09:44:00.004-06:00

ok ok so I know its been weeks since I last posted, but i have been on this amazing study abroad basically its a month long road trip of the northwest US and par of BC Canada right now we are in cannon beach for the next 4 days, it is so beautiful here. along with the places we have already visited such as Gerlach( nowhere, Navada) the redwoods, Coos Bay OR, it hsa been so great just making photographs non-stop! well i had a hard drive crash but I'm back up and running so digital 35mm images are on there way!! but here is a little photograph from the Iphone this morning!! hope you enjoy!

Random Resturant

2010-05-12T01:50:00.003-06:00

So I cant really remember where this was at but I was out walking around while my car was getting new tires and BAM! perfect colors, and the formal elements rocked my socks!

Bahamian Church

2010-05-10T23:53:00.002-06:00

So, I was in the Bahamas a month or so ago, and even tho it wasn't all it's cracked up to be I still made the best of it! made a couple good shots, almost didn't get though their customs just because I had a tripod! anyway hope you like this little church as much as i did.

Tiffany Joey and baby Rhett

2010-04-24T21:32:00.006-06:00

This is Tiffany and Joey Collins, and their new baby Rehht. Tiffany is my little sister's best friend and when has been like a sistter to me for many years! I was very honored to photograph Rehht's birth, this was such an amazing experience for me, and I hope the images give credit to tiff, she did it completely natural! she is tough as nails that all I have to say about it! anyway thanks guys for having me out, you are awesome! love you guys!

Paul Hunter

2010-04-22T22:43:00.002-06:00

This Is the Paul Hunter! For school I have been doing editorial portraits of some of my most influencial teachers and mentors throughout my life, Paul lives in my neighborhood and has been my tracher for many years. He has been an Elementary School teacher for as long as I can remeber, although I never had the chance to be his student in the classroom, anyone who has been to or had a child or a close friend that has attended Sandy Elementary knows "Mr. Hunter" When I was younger he held art classes during the summer for the kids in the neighborhood who were interested in art. He has always encouraged me to follow my heart and passions. When I was younger I always loved to draw and paint and other such things, but when i got into photography he said, "Sway, this is it, you have found your medium!" Oh and just for the record Paul is the reason I mostly go by Sway! He would always do this little cheer with my name it was hilarious! anyway this man is amazing I need to thank him for all he has done for me and my family, we love you Paul!!

LDS Conference

2010-04-17T18:57:00.008-06:00

This is one of the greatest things I have ever had the opportunity to photograph. For anyone out there that might follow my blog: first of all, thank you! I am a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and twice a year there is a conference held so that the Prophet and Apostles can speak to the general population of the Church as to God's will. I have grown up looking at photographs similar to these, and when I had the chance to do it myself I jumped at it! I hope these do justice to the reverence and love I have for God. It is because of Him that I have chosen to make photographs and I am so grateful for it!

Missing San Diego

2010-04-10T19:09:00.001-06:00

this is from a while back I, i would love to be there right now!

New Logo!

2010-04-10T08:27:00.006-06:00

So I have to really thank my good friend and very talented Designer, she designed my new logo and is helping with a lot of other things, thanks so much Jen, you rock! If anyone is looking for a designer I definitely recommend her! click HERE to see her stuff. thanx Jen!!

Brigham Young Camera phone attack!

2010-04-02T10:52:00.003-06:00

So I'm doing a trip in the spring to Vancouver for a study abroad, it is going to awesomeness;basically its a month long road trip, up the west coast into Canada and back down through Montana and Yellowstone. ok so, what dose this has anything to do with these photos?? i We are going to be doing low tech digital photos all along the way and everyone on the trip will "attack" a certain place with their camera phones its going to be sweet! anyway this was a practice run for all of us going on the trip!

How Flexible are You?

2010-03-31T23:40:00.002-06:00

This is Maddie Johnson! check these skills out!! she is on the BYU gymnastics team, not only that she is a freshman in the photo program, and shes got vision to say the least. she asked Ashlee and my self to help her on a shoot,which was awesome! seeing as we didn't even start shooting till about 11, we had a run in with campus security which has hilarious as always! so after maddies shoot she hopped up on the beam for us and these are a few I snapped :)

Iphone wedding!!

2010-03-16T20:04:00.004-06:00

So this is one of my best friends Dustin,( his twin is Ryan from THIS wedding) Dustin married his awesome wife Kristen on Saturday and I thought since I wasn't the photographer I'd Shoot it on the IPHONE! who needs a DSLR, right? these were all shot on my Iphone and edited with THIS app. Congrats you guys, love you !

BOING

2010-03-14T21:42:00.007-06:00

So i have been working on this editorial piece on these guys that live up in SLC. the house is called BOING and they are awesome!! they give of themselves as much as possible, if you need food they do whats called food not bombs every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday at a park on 6th South in between 5th and 6th east.anyway these guys rock! Thanks guys for letting me come shoot these!

Ashton and Shad's BFA Show's

2010-03-06T18:46:00.003-07:00

This is Ashton, and Shad two seniors in the photography program at BYU, the shows are amazing! you all have to go check these shows out! they are in the HFAC at BYU on the third floor, great work fellas!

Idaho scape #4

2010-02-27T23:18:00.001-07:00

so i thought i posted this last time around anyway loved these lonely trees

Scapes

2010-01-23T21:32:00.004-07:00

took a road trip last weekend after a family get together in Idaho and these are some of the photies i snaped:)

Dad & Beauty Dish

2010-01-23T01:29:00.003-07:00

So I have been looking into getting a beauty dish for my SB 800's but to my dismay many were overpriced bowls with a little convex mirror, so i made my own for 30 big fat Geroge Washington's!! and this is the result it strait out of camera! and well my old man wasnt quite ready but the light feels so good :) oh and this is where I got the design form thank you to David Tejada. ps, not in a studio in my folks living room :)