Sami Jo Photo

Logan Utah Wedding and Portrait Photographer

YEAR IN REVIEW 2021 || Part 1

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Here we are again. I’m always so grateful. My health struggled the first part of this year. I had to put it first and cancel a lot of my scheduled shoots. That was hard. I’m grateful for people’s patience and understanding. I’ve always been able to power through. My body and mind pretty much forced me to listen. I’m healthier now. And hope for a more balanced 2022!

xo

YEAR IN REVIEW 2020 || PART 1

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Year after year photography continues to be my life raft. It’s my happy place… my camera in my hands…. seeing you.. feeling and capturing love and connection. I sometimes feel like I don’t know where my place is in this world. I can’t cook. I have a bad temper. I’m a loud + free spirit who has 0 organizational skills and can’t sit still longer than 2 seconds. All of this makes me feel a little… out of place. But when I’m here. With you. Seeing you. Capturing you… I feel at home.


Girl Power || 2019 Highlight

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I haven’t blogged since my last highlight post. HA! I’m ok with that tho! Because I had a baby! Another one and that makes three babes! Can you believe it? It was a cute surprise baby so it kinda turned our world crazy so wait where am I going with this? Maybe I’m just saying Sam, go easy on yourself. You survived the year. You photographed connection and love. I enjoy blogging, so hopefully I can get to it a little more this year. Guys.. I’m separating all my highlight posts into 4 categories to avoid a post with 100+ photos. haha! This year I photographed so many women. Photos for THEM. I captured strength, vulnerably, and so much beauty. Girl power! I feel so lucky to have been able to sit in their light with them. We all have so much light in us. Thank you for trusting me beautiful girls. I love you.

Best of 2018

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Thank you a million times. Forever. And ever. For the support and love. I love this work. I love people and love and connection and I’m so grateful I get to capture it. As always this post is way too long! But I can’t help myself. I shot most of these sessions pregnant with my sweet baby girl! Can you believe I had another baby this year? I’m so lucky. You’ll see my sweet + beautiful children at the end of this post. They keep me going and inspired. I love you River, Golden, and Juniper Sun. I do this work for me. I do this work for you.

xoxo

olson family

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I am so in love with this family. They are loyal clients and friends and yes it’s very hard focusing during their photos because I’m so distracted by their beauty hahah! I have such a crush on the Dad AND the Mom. Just the cutest family ever. Also… hi Hawaii, I miss you.



the bell family

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My favorite family!!! Probably easiest shoot I've done this year. I pretty much just stood there with my camera why they just played and loved and made magic. They are so dang cute. Oh and guess what? I had a crush on Mandy for a year or so. Tia talked her into booking me for pictures a couple years ago and now she's one of my dearest friends. Guys some dreams really do come true. Hahah! I love how these turned out! Yay!

Celise Artistry + Glo Mobile Tan 

amber.

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I miss having co-workers. :) Before I did photography full time I had lots of jobs!  I was a waitress, I worked at 4-5 treatment centers/group homes, and I had a desk job too! (can you believe that) I loved seeing the same people everyday and hearing and learning so much about their lives. It was so easy to feel so close and connected! It wasn't always unicorns and rainbows because sometimes people are mean and lazy hahaha so working for myself has it's perks! Sometimes I mean and lazy but it's on me to change it hahah! But I do feel so lucky to have so many photographers I've met that are some of my dearest and most beautiful friends. Amber is one of them. She has the most beautiful light and vibe! AND HOLY CRAP SHE'S GORGEOUS! I 100% have a crush on her. She has always treated me so kind and giving me such love. I'm always grateful when people look past my spaziness and flaws and sometimes crazy emotions and still love me. It's the greatest gift. :) I love you Amber! Yesterday was so fun!

check out her work here! She's so freakin talented! 

Make up by Celise Artistry of course! 

swedish fish

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2 year olds are the absolute best. They are free and authentic. And they just all love sugar. haha! We just let her be her and run around and play and eat a crap load of swedish fish and I captured how much she adores her parents and how much they adore her. Family sessions. Man.. they just fill my heart so full. This family is pure sunshine. 

cascio

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Constantly inspired by this amazing family. They are such a beautiful part of our community! They own a freakin awesome Photography business and Station Studio in River Heights.. The most inspiring thing they do is parent these amazing children with such love and light. Raising such kind humans to help make this world a better place! I love the Cascio family!