The International Peace Garden is located on the west side of Salt Lake City. It was built for the 2002 Winter Olympics. The park is a park within a park. It is hidden away and not a lot of people know about it. There are different sections dedicated to different countries from around the world such as Korea, Germany, Denmark, and others.
Afternoons are great for photo shoots. The light can be beautiful
For this family photo shoot it was just the kids. In the age of email there are occasions I never meet the actual client. So we photographed group photos and then individual photos. We just roved the park looking for great light and great backgrounds.
Individual portraits
Afternoons are often the best times for photos. Mornings are also good but people often don’t wake up early enough for morning shoots. So the afternoon typically is the most popular. Whatever we do we want to avoid noon. The light at midday is usually the worst. And we had nice golden light in the park and the backlight mixed with my portable lighting kit helped create cool photos.
Setting sun and a bit edgier of a portrait
Different monuments at the International Peace Gardens are perfect for variety
Individual portraits
Wishing well and family photos
Japanese tree and the sun behind everyone for photos
Individual portraits
Lots of variety in one small location
It is like traveling the world and never leaving Utah
Individual portraits
I don’t do a lot of black and white but occasionally I’ll turn a photo to B&W
