Sweet newborns
Kiddos
Couples 
Family
Posted on January 27, 2011
Okay, so I’m posting this a little late today. Man, life gets busy, and then you’re left wondering where your day went.
So, this week’s featured photographer is someone that I think is fantastic. I can’t ever say that one particular one is my favorite, because honestly, they’re all my favorite due to their own special characteristics. This one this week makes me drool in tons of ways. Her personality is funny, and sweet. her photography is fantastic, and her props and clothing choices are to die for. Seriously, she has a closet of Matilda Jane that clients can choose from. Those earn her major cool points right there. One of these days, if I make it out to Utah, I promise I will be stopping by to chat with this awesome lady. So be ready!
Well, now that I’ve given a short description of this fabulous photog, let’s get to business. This week our featured photographer comes from Lehi, Utah. Let’s meet this fabulous gal….
Skye Johansen – Skye Johansen Photography
Lehi, Utah Baby Photographer
1) Where are you from? Where do you currently live?
I’m from Hill Spring, Alberta, Canada, a town of 200 people where I grew up on a farm. I now live in Lehi Utah.
2) What does photography mean to you? What attracted you to photography?
Photographing newborns and babies is just so rewarding, it means so much to me to be able to capture these moments for parents. They are already head over heels in love with their baby/children, pictures are just the icing on the cake.
3) Describe the area of photography you specialize in? Why did you choose this area?
I photograph newborns, babies and young children. When I first starting doing pictures for people I did everything, families, wedding, a few seniors, but I quickly realized what my passion was. Sweet innocent babies!!
4) How long have you been a photographer?
Five 1/2 years.
5) Are you self taught or have you attended formal schooling? What workshops/seminars have you found useful to you?
I am self taught, I’ve never been to a workshop or seminar, although in October I got to spend an afternoon with the amazing Shannon Sewell and learned about shoot concepts.
6) Morning or night owl?
NIGHT OWL.
7) If you could describe your style of photography in 4 words, what would they be?
soft, innocent, rich, sweet
8 ) Who is your family? Include some pictures of them since we all know that our family is always in our photographs.
My husband Ryan, our kids, Gracelyn (8) Jace (7) Maguire (5) and Saylor (almost 3!!)
9) What is a project that you would like to do this year with your photography?
I’m always wishing I had more time for projects but being a mom takes up most of my time, my clients take up the rest! 
Right now I’m just surviving! haha.
10) How do you balance work, and your family?
I shoot in the morning while my kids are in school and edit at night when everyone is in bed. I don’t get as much sleep as normal people, but it’s what I have to do so I can be a mom/wife first.
11) We all want to know…what’s in YOUR bag? What lens could you not live without?
I shoot with a 5D mark ii, my favorite lenses are the 50 mm 1.4 and the 85 mm 1.8. I also have the 100 mm 2.8L macro lens and I love it!
12) If you could photograph any person in the world, who would it be? Why?
I don’t know! I can’t think of anyone! ( I will pick someone for you Skye…as long as I get to come along…George Clooney). 
13) If you weren’t a photographer, what would you be?
I would be a NICU nurse.
14) What are 4 words your husband would use to describe you?
Money-blower (it’s a word), crazy, procrastinator, beautiful. (I hear all of these things from him almost daily….)
15) What helps keep you motivated with photography?
I don’t know, I just love it and get so much satisfaction from making parents happy!
16) Tell us about some of your long term goals (with photography or personal life)?
To raise happy healthy children! That’s my main goal and all I can really think about right now!
17) What blogs do you love to stalk (doesn’t have to be photography related if you don’t want)?
I like to read these blogs
www.pastelphotography.com/blog
18) When you’re not shooting, what are you doing?
Raising four kids!
19) Where is one place you would love to travel to?
Probably Paris or somewhere cool like that.
20) What is one thing that you want to do in your life?
Go on an amazing trip with my husband! We always head to Canada every chance we get to be with our families but we are due for a crazy awesome trip together!
21) What is a quote that means a lot to you?
The lazy man does the most work!
(my husband says this all the time and I HATE how true it is!) Like when I don’t wash dishes because I don’t feel like it, but the next day it’s 10 times harder to get them clean!
22) If you could pick one photographer in the world to do a session for you, and your family, who would it be and why?
Mindy Harris of Pastel Photography.
23) If you could photograph one area of photography for a day, what would it be, why? (Something other than what you photograph, i.e. architecture, food, boudoir, birth, etc.)
I would like to do some birth photography, maybe when my kids are older and I’m bored.
24) If you could give one piece of advice to someone starting out in photography, what would it be?
You can read all you want, but it’s practice that really helps you learn!!
25) What magazine could you not live without?
I don’t read any magazines. I get excited when I get a Pottery Barn catalog in the mail though!
Please include some of your favorite images….
Thanks so much for joining us this week Skye! You’re a fabulous photographer and I love your work. I definitely have to say you described your work to a tee.
Thanks so much for taking the time to be our featured photographer. It has been a blast to get to know you better! Like I said earlier…be ready if we ever get to head out that direction. Thanks again.
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