Notes from a working photographer in Utah

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Things I have learned in fifteen years of photographing people in Utah, written down so I stop repeating them in emails. Locations, permits, what to wear, what to expect, and a few opinions.

Wide black and white editorial photograph by ARMAND

Most of what is here started as an answer to a client question. Where should we shoot? Do we need a permit for the salt flats? What do I wear for a black and white portrait? What actually happens at a fine art session? I would write a long reply, and then write it again for the next person. Now I write it once, here.

New pieces roughly monthly. If you have a question that is not answered, email it and it may become the next one.

Editorial black and white portrait by Armand Sanchez, Utah photographer

Photoshoot locations in Salt Lake CityFourteen places around the city that photograph well, with notes on light, parking and permits.

Photography permits in UtahWho needs one, who issues them, what they cost, how long they take. Salt Lake City, the county, state parks, BLM.

Armand Sanchez fine art portrait of a woman in natural window light, black and white

How to prepare for a portrait sessionWhat to wear for black and white, what to do the night before, and what not to worry about.

Fine art photograph of a woman curled on the floor, soft light, black and white

What to expect at a fine art nude sessionThe day, hour by hour, for anyone considering it and not sure what they would be walking into.

Dark moody black and white portrait of a woman with wet hair, by ARMAND

Why I shoot in black and whiteAn argument for monochrome, and what it does to a face, a body and a brand.

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