Brittany Bennion
August 16, 1985- Present
Portrait Photographer
August 16, 1985- Present
Portrait Photographer
Brittany is an American Female. She went to Brigham Young University for business. The summer of her freshman year, Brittany's good friend and roommate was kidnapped. She spent the entire summer searching, waiting, praying, and feeling hopeless. Because she was kidnapped in another state, Brittany was constantly checking news sites and police reports. She built a relationship with a local news reporter and influenced her to switch her major. Brittany began studying journalism and spent years working with image, video, and story telling. She was in the newsroom when the first calls came in on the scanner that there was a mass shooting at Trolley Square in Salt Lake City, UT. A co-worker of hers was at the shopping center and called into the station to give them details. They wrote all evening to find the details and stay behind what was happening. Brittany learned about the power of individuals and that each person has a story to share. She has since spent years studying under world renowned photographers to learn and find her own vision.
With a background in ballet and art history, Brittany's major influences stem from major impressionist painters like Monet and Degas. Movement, flow, and connection are visual representations Brittany tries to channel. Brittany's favorite way to use light in her photos is backlighting. Backlighting is when there are sun bursts rim lighting a person's hair. It is very artsy and reminders her of her favorite paintings. "Photography is essentially painting with light, so I love to find and capture the beautiful light." -Brittany Bennion
Brittany's philosophy with photography is that everyone should exist in photos. "While memories fade and break or get lost, photos are lasting. They tell the story and capture the small moments. We live in a time that everyone has access to a camera and the ability to be photographed, but the majority of our society's images are either unrealistically curated or sloppy selfies. But what about the real, small, beautiful moments of life? My philosophy is to capture those small moments of love and connection." -Brittany Bennion
Brittany tries to capture real moments with her photography. This is something I really love and will strive to live by. Truly simple and real photos are more beautiful that fake ones. She has done photography for our family and I just love how she is able to accomplish everything. She makes my family look put together and wonderful but still look like us. We are who we are and she captures every aspect of that.
Brittany tries to capture real moments with her photography. This is something I really love and will strive to live by. Truly simple and real photos are more beautiful that fake ones. She has done photography for our family and I just love how she is able to accomplish everything. She makes my family look put together and wonderful but still look like us. We are who we are and she captures every aspect of that.
Brittany Bennion is my idol. Ever since I met her she has changed my life. She has taught me how to be a photographer, whether it was at our family portrait sessions or just when we were talking. She was the one that introduced me to the idea about being a photographer. She has an amazing philosophy that I agree with and strive to live by. She has inspired me and I hope that one day, I can live up to her talent and diligence.
Artist Statement: This is a picture of my older sister Bailey. She is a really successful person in my eyes. I wanted to capture the happiness that I saw in her senior pictures. In this picture, I used leading lines, cropping, depth, viewpoint, and background. These rules and elements really helped this picture have potential.
Comparison: In the original picture, my older sister actually wanted to have her picture taken. I can say without a doubt that the pictures will turn out better if the person you are photographing wants to have their picture taken. In the picture that I took, my sister hasn't tanned yet. I tried to edit the picture to make the skin tones more similar. This resulted in the white of her dress to not be as bright white.
Artist Statement: Bailey has had a lot going on these past couple of years. I wanted to show the growth and change from her senior pictures until now. In this picture, I used leading lines, cropping, depth, viewpoint, and background. These rules and elements really helped this picture show this growth and maturity.
Comparison: In this set, the picture that I took was taken at a slightly different angle. This happened because my sister was sitting in a slightly different position. This shows that to recreate a photo, you have to be very precise and exact. You can see that this picture also has a different hue to it. Like in the first set, I was trying to match up the skin tones through editing, which resulted in the hue looking different.
Artist Statement: I called this picture shield. This is not because I would physically use her as a shield, but because she was able to shield out the bad and learned to let the good in. In this picture, I used leading lines, cropping, depth, viewpoint, and background. These rules and elements really helped this picture look like the original senior picture but also show how she has matured.
Comparison: This set was my least favorite. In the original picture, my sister is smiling, sitting infant of beautiful plants, and looking in a more natural state. In the photo that I took, her position looks forced and she doesn't look like she is enjoying herself. That is because she was not. Again, the photograph only looks good if the person you are photographing want to be photographed. I also tried to change the hue of this picture to best replicate her skin tone if the original, but ended up making her look red/pink.