Images I shot for the OC Tanner grand opening were featured in INSTORE Magazine.
OC Tanner won 1st prize for "America's coolest stores". I have to agree. It is a beautiful building.
You can read more about the feature here.
Thank you to OC Tanner for including me in such an awe inspiring project.
(If you are interested in commissioning me to photograph interiors or exteriors of of your architectural beauties, shoot me an email..info@rachelthurston.com)
This Janet Jackson inspired shoot took me back to the 90's..a ninth grade dance company concert to be exact.
Who doesn't love to photograph hair flips?
Thanks to Eliza for featuring my work and thanks to team "Julio" for protecting me from oncoming traffic as I shot.
See the issue online here. and subscribe to the magazine here.
Credits: Written & Styled by Heidi Howard Photography by Rachel Thurston Makeup by Rimi Lee Hair by Julio Modeled by Rebecca De Costa w/ Next
If you haven't see Eliza Magazine's fall travel issue yet...you are missing out. There are a lot of pretty pictures in there. One is mine (think perfume) Fun!
See the issue online here. and subscribe to the magazine here.
Credits: Written by Heidi Howard Photographed by Rachel Thurston Makeup by Rachel Rose Desimone (using Benefit Cosmetics) Hair by Julio Modeled by Heather Kemesky w/ Ford
Since 2000 OC Tanner has donated rings to all the Olympic athletes and staff. During the SLC Olympics they also donated all the medals. Donated every medal and every ring! Amazing. This year they invited the athletes to nominate someone who inspired their Olympic dream. Three winning nominations will be chosen and honored with a special ring designed only for them. I was lucky enough to be invited to work in conjunction with The Inspiration Award, and for three days in Vancouver photographed athletes. These photos will be shown along side their inspirational stories.
It was amazing to be able to hear some of these stories first hand and to meet and photography so many of the athletes...Shaun White, Lindsey Vonn, Louie Vito, Lindsey Jacobellis, Johnny Weir and Seth Westcott...just to name a few! It refreshing to be offered a look beyond all the "hype" and see the love of the sport through these eager and anxious Olympians. The amount of training and sacrifice and determination that all of them possess was awe inspiring. Not to mention they were ALL pleasant, down to earth and delightful human beings. I was so impressed.
Every time I see one of them in print or on TV, I get sympathy butterflies in my stomach. They all deserve the feeling of satisfaction after so much hard work.
Please go here and vote for your favorite stories. Vote as many times as you want and spread the word.
This is an amazing gift of recognition OC Tanner is giving and I was honored to be a part of it.
1. Katie Uhlaender
2. Steve Holcomb
3. Megan Sweeney
4. Nick Baumgartner
5. Emily Cook
In honor of the past 2 1/2 years of blogging, I thought it would be fun to re-share some of the highest commented on posts. Some more recent than others...
I love these faces (and belly's & buildings...) AND places.
Do I have the world's greatest job?
Yes, yes I do.
I shot some corporate photos for a Utah law firm on Monday. It was interesting being that I don't shoot this sort of stuff on a regular basis. I tried to put my own spin on things...and ended up with some fun shots. I love the two above. The painting on "tilt" really made my day. It's the "tilt" that makes all of us feel a little more normal.. (or is it just me that always feels slightly askew?)
Shoot for Eliza Magazine
Photographer- Rachel Thurston
Art Director - Heidi Howard
Makeup - Rimi Lee
Hair - Julio
Model - Rebecca with Next
Had a little editorial shoot today. Felt good. More to come.
(I have to thank you all again for yesterday and always. Things are looking brighter. xo.)
big thanks to oc tanner for having me out to shoot the amazing opening of their new store in salt lake city. oc tanner is an utah original and has stood out as utah's finest jewelery retailer for as long as I can remember.
I was super excited to shoot the grand opening of this new store because it was in the renovated hansen planetarium, which holds dear childhood memories for me. I never felt thinner than when I discovered how much I weighed on the moon...and who can forget all the blind dates to the laser shows. the building is different now, but beautiful.
I love shooting architecture and details...and there were some special guests that I was able to photograph and meet. truly once in a lifetime.
thank you to all the amazing people I worked with. It was an honor.
a photoshoot I did for eliza magazine is featured in their summer issue.
check out my images on clever creatives new site!!
if you click the refresh on the homepage you can see an assortment of shots I took in venice and on abbot kinney. browse the whole site for other photo gems (you might recognize some of the photos from here and here ).
If anyone is interested in having my shoot something similar for their business or advertising endeavor, let me know.
I love bottling the flavors of a fabulous location..and a fabulous agency!
..of yesterday's shoot for an upcoming issue of eliza magazine.
thank you farmers market for your stairs.... and the salad.
remember broek from here, here and here? well...it's broek's birthday today! happy birthday broeky! I will be killing it with her on the dance floor later tonight.
thinking about broek, got me thinking about this shoot, which got me thinking about how much I like shooting editorial/fashion stuff.
if any of you extremely good looking blog readers thinks you are the right candidate for a similar shoot or know of someone who may be interested in getting creative and artsy and free thinking and awesome in front of my camera, let a woman know!
also, if you want to donate styling or makeup/hair services we could just take this whole idea by storm and blow up in some publications.
I just want to take photos. lots of photos.
rachael totally had "open stage" for her last song. it was pretty radical.
shot this concert for IRR on saturday night. I was late so didn't get my "up in her face" spot on the floor....I was too busy making cinnamon rolls.
It's funny really because 5yrs ago if I would have had the chance to photograph one of her concerts I would have been there 3hrs early, sweating in an outfit that would have taken me days to pick out. this concert ended up being memory replacement for me and how it all worked out was really perfect.
I strolled in when I pleased, lucked out with some good vantage points, heard some of my favorite songs including "sunday afternoon" and was accompanied by my husband.
I didn't realize it till I was there but somehow being late because of cinnamon rolls gave me this extra boast of freedom. freedom from the past I guess. this post may confuse some of you who have no idea what I am even talking about, but I think a lot of you can relate to the feeling of "release".
I believe in one capacity or another we are always tied to our past, but there are ways to control your past instead of letting it control you.
my point with all this is I am suppose to be a rock star.
I know in the bottom of my heart that I was made to rock out my emotions in front of an audience of fans. fans= people who get it. after I left the concert I was talking it out and came to the conclusion that love sick song writing is like taking a 8hr conversation about some part of a painful past and letting it reduce on the stove till only the best, most flavorful parts are left. five minutes of what matters. intense communication really gets me. now how to learn to play an instrument and write music?....trust me, with the battleground my heart has survived (public but mostly private), I would make a great rockstar.
"not going to live for you or die for you. won't do anything anymore for you. not going to shed one more tear for you....at least not till sunday afternoon."- rachael yamagata
more shots for clever creative. I love the hanging venice sign.
shannon's dog /clever creative office mascot. he was the most delicious puppy.
Local artist Lara Fisher, of L. Fisher Design, had me photograph a few of her pieces that are displayed and sold at 