Utah's Finest

Recently Katy and me were able to photograph at an important event that recognizes people who've helped raise a significant amount of money for Cystic Fibrosis research. The event is called Utah's Finest, held at La Caille on August 22, 2008. Here are a few photos from this event:

La Caille Planted a "Sixty-five Roses" Garden for CF.

I've been offering special discounts since the beginning of the year to anyone who donates to CFF.org. If you need any type of services that I provide please make a donation so that you can help find a cure. Details can be found here.

Moab Moonlight Series

Seven photos in in a series "Moab Moonlight",

All photographs were taken in Moab, Utah. In or around Arches National Park. Although the series is "Moab Moonlight" there are two photographs that are actually sun sets, the rest that are Moons and stars.


Blue Desert Moonrise
(Blue Moon of June 30, 2007)


Twilight Moonrise at Arches National Park

Stars and Silhouettes

Starlight, Starbright...

Peeking Light

Desert Blue

Moonlit Skies


Seven photos in in a series "Moab Moonlight", See or purchase them at www.jprasmussen.com

Buy Prints Online!

New to www.jprasmussen.com is a shopping cart. You can now purchase selected prints in the store.

Check it out here: http://jprasmussen.com/shop/index.php

Fireworks Celebration at the Canyons Resort, Park City

$25 Portrait Sittings!

During the entire month of July regular portrait sittings of up to 6 people are only $25! Contact Deep Focus Studios for more information.

City Weekly Recreation Festival

Yesterday I participated in the City Weekly Rec Fest in downtown Salt Lake. I was lucky enough to get a booth through one of the festival sponsors, Buy Local First.

I took advantage of the booth and decided to try and sell my personal photography. Since I've never done a show of this kind I had to scramble to put this together. Fortunately I found an artist and framer that was willing to help me out. We put together a nice collection of images.

It went very well. At the show I got a lot of fed back on "the public's" favorite photos and here they are for you to see.

"Lighting Out West"
Loc: Salt Lake's West Bench

"Hummingbird"
Loc: Red Butte Gardens, SLC, UT

"Moon Rise over Arches"
Loc: Arches National Park, Moab, Utah

"Night Sky at Starvation"

Loc, Near Starvation Reservoir, Duchesne, UT

"Tabasco"
Loc: Salt Lake City, UT

Cystic Fibrosis Awareness

This month is Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month. Cystic fibrosis is an inherited life-threatening disease that currently does not have a cure. In the United States alone there are approximately 30,000 people who have CF and are lucky to live to their mid-thirties.

Cystic fibrosis research is definitely a team effort. Scientists across the world are working to understand and better combat this complex disease, with the hope that one or more of the many approaches to therapies will lead to a cure.Donate to Save!

People can help advance the research by making a donation to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

This month Deep Focus Studios is offering half off or free regular portrait sittings for those people who donate $25 or more directly to the Cystic Fibroses Foundation. All you need to redeem this offer is show a recent copy of your donation receipt.

To donate go to www.CFF.org and click on the "Make a Donation" link at the bottom of the Quick Links list OR click this link: https://www.cff.org/GetInvolved/ManyWaysToGive/Donate/

After you make the donation print an extra copy of your donation receipt to present to Deep Focus Studios.

Remember you can make a donation the the foundation even if you don't need any portraits