Author: Farook Khan

Artwork: Charlie

Saturday, 10 July 2010, 10:37pm

Artwork: Charlie. A few months ago I was playing with the configurations on my camera and snapped a few pictures from the front room. I managed to capture this portrait of Charlie and while I don’t normally consider many of my photographs as artwork, I thought that this picture really captured a moment and personality.

While I am lacking in formal photographic analysis and commentary, these are some of my thoughts about this picture. Charlie has a diet coke in his hand and he is wearing one of his favorite shirt combinations (white long-sleeve underneath a colored t-shirt). His attention is toward my direction but he isn’t looking at me or the camera. The light from the window is lighting his face perfectly and there is some distractions to the left, but the picture frames add to the background. Charlie is more or less void of emotion. You can’t really tell if he is happy, tired, sad, excited.

I know that Charlie actually does not like this picture, but I am going to share it anyway because I really like it. Enjoy.

Pride 2010

Sunday, 6 June 2010, 6:30pm

Pride 2010! This was my first year going to the Salt Lake Pride Festival that happens every year in downtown Salt Lake. It was a really fun weekend with friends and lots of events. We went to the Festival on Saturday and went out dancing in the evening and then enjoyed the Parade on Sunday. I’ve included some pictures from the festivities.

Farook Khan

Charlie’s Birthday Party

Sunday, 30 May 2010, 11:30am

Charlie’s Birthday Party! We had a pretty fun party for Charlie out in Harriman. We had some fantastic food and lots of delicious drinks. We had our share of margaritas and martinis and Charlie was able to enjoy a bottle tequila. Unfortunately, he didn’t feel so hot the next morning. I have included some pictures of our festivities.

Farook Khan

Hiking the Y

Saturday, 24 April 2010, 12:00pm

Hiking the Y. About a year or two before Yasmin was set to graduate from Brigham Young University, my mom made it a personal goal to hike the Y mountain that overlooks the BYU campus. This is often a tradition that BYU students take when they first come to campus. My mom made it a goal to be physical fit enough to climb the mountain. After months of training, organizing a hiking club in California and preparing for this day, she successfully met her goal. It was a very fun morning and it was a great way to celebrate Yasmin graduating from college. I’ve included a few pictures from our hike.

Spring Portraits 2010

Friday, 23 April 2010, 12:30pm

Spring Portraits 2010. After the Friday Graduation ceremonies for Yasmin we went outside to grab some fresh air and the weather was interesting to grab some photographs of Charlie and Shaheen. I was using my flash and really like these photographs. These were taken outside the BYU Marriott Center on the South East side.

Yasmin’s BYU Graduation

Friday, 23 April 2010, 9:30am

Yasmin’s BYU Graduation. After many years of hard work, my little sister Yasmin successfully graduated from Brigham Young University. The family drove in from California to celebrate and I was able to capture a few pictures from the graduation ceremony.

Fishing Deer Creek Reservoir

Sunday, 11 April 2010, 5:36pm

This weekend I was able to head up Provo Canyon and go fishing at Deer Creek Reservoir. It was a little cold but otherwise a gorgeous morning. The sky was mostly clear with some high clouds and the sunrise really made the mountains look great. I went fishing with some good friends and while we didn’t catch any fish, we did have a really good time.

My favorite picture of the set is the three fishing poles sitting on the dock with Mt. Timpanogos in the background.

Farook Khan

Farmington Bay

Saturday, 13 March 2010, 2:56pm

A few weekends ago, Charlie and I drove up to Farmington Bay to try to photograph some of the eagles that are typically found there during the spring. We were able to spend some time on some back roads and had a good time looking at all the wildlife and just beautiful views of Utah. While I was not able to get any pictures of eagles in flight or anything up close, I decided to share a simple photograph looking toward the mountains.

Farook Khan

Sanpete County

Sunday, 7 March 2010, 5:57pm

Sanpete County. I took this picture while driving down to Sanpete County for the funeral of Charlie’s nephew Wesley. Sanpete County is located in the central part of Utah just over two hours south from Salt Lake. The valley is beautiful year round and this weekend was no exception. We got several inches of snow Friday morning and luckily most of it melted off by the afternoon. Charlie’s sister told me that once you enter Sanpete County, time slows down and you go back a many years to another time.

Farook Khan

Spring Wedding Flowers

Saturday, 27 February 2010, 10:23pm

Spring Wedding Flowers. I had the opportunity to photograph the wedding of Ron & Jeanie this weekend. It was a really close and intimate ceremony with only family and few close friends. The flowers were gorgeous and I wanted to share a few of the photographs. The wedding really got me excited for the spring with the warming weather and the blooming of the flowers.

Farook Khan