Denver Based Corporate, Editorial and Wedding Photographer

Denver Based Commercial and Editorial Lifestyle Photographer | Ryan Dearth Photography | Blog bio picture

Welcome to my blog!

I like to photograph people doing what they do best. It doesn't matter whether that is a musician playing an instrument, a boxer looking tough, or a couple in love in a romantic setting or event. I want my photographs to be a window into people's personalities and lives, not just how they look on the surface.

If you haven't seen my portfolio websites go check them out!
Colorado Lifestyle
Colorado Weddings

I plan to keep this blog as some sort of photographic stream of consciousness - updating it as often as possible, so check back often.

05-18-2013

Moab // The Desert Rocks!!

This is becoming an annual post. Moab in the late spring tends to be pretty freaking fantastic weather-wise and it’s an outdoor paradise year-round. I made another camping trip there earlier this year – surprisingly no climbing or mountain biking this time, but I may have to make another trip later this year. We did wind up on the Shafer trail, which was recommended by Outside Magazine this month, as well as some National Parks including Arches and Canyonlands. We managed to take a Fiat 500 up and down some pretty sketchy stuff and had a dozen people jump on a thin sandstone arch a number of times (myself not included). It was a good trip to say the least. Enjoy some photos:

Andrey Felker putting in miles near the campsite Arches National Park, Utah Mallory Warman Smiles in Canyonlands National Park Tower Arch Shafer Trail Dogs in Utah Musselman Arch Jump

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05-08-2013

Can is King // Oskar Blues Brewery

Last October, Will McGough (of Wake and Wander) and I got sent to cover a story about the bottle vs. the can in craft brewing. The obvious choice in Colorado being Oskar Blues in Longmont, who gets the credit for bringing good beer in a can to the US. I learned a lot talking with Dale (of Dale’s Pale Ale fame, pictured), and I now consider myself a can convert. I won’t bore you with the details, but if you’re so inclined you can learn more about it in the article on Outside Magazine’s adventure ethics blog.

Dale is a character to be sure, as evidenced by one of his favorite sayings, “Go F*** You!” He hates having his photo taken, so I heard it a number of times. Luckily he was willing to work with me, but I thought this lead shot was only fitting. I’ll leave you with a couple other favorite takes from the day.

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04-29-2013

Mosaic Biotech Shoot and Our Gelatinous Future

The blue gelatinous stuff wiggling around below is a cool new material synthesized by a small biotech company in Boulder – Mosaic Biosciences. It’s some really amazing stuff that can be made to fit any mold, hold its shape, is completely biodegradable within the human body and will aid in tissue regeneration. The team at Mosaic mentioned some of the great medical applications that this stuff could be used for but – not surprisingly – everything they said went way over my head. I don’t want to misquote anybody so I’ll leave that there, but trust me, it’s cool stuff.

I went up to their lab a few weeks ago to shoot some images for their new website that just went live. They had found some stock “science” images online but ultimately wanted content that reflected who Mosaic really is – a small, but highly functional biotech company. We shot everything in their lab with their people, all during a horrendous snow storm that left 6″ of snow on my car in a few hours. All in all, it was a great time and everyone is more than happy with the end product.

The Gelatinous Future The Mosaic Team

http://www.mosaicbio.com

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04-03-2013

Beard-o-Vision

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03-28-2013

Adventure Travel Photography in Utah

Last month I had the pleasure of traveling with a great travel writer and friend of mine, Will from Wake and Wander, to the great state of Utah to do some skiing, eating, drinking, and exploring, all with my camera in hand. We managed to ski at 9 incredible mountains in 7 short days. The SkiUtah Backcountry Interconnect trip served up Deer Valley, PCMR, Solitude, Brighton, Alta, and Snowbird all in one day, and didn’t require anything powered transportation except our legs and the chairlifts. We took a Cat ride at Powder Mountain, and generally just bombed down the mountain at Snowbasin Resort (I hit 66 mph on the women’s downhill course and promptly had to change my pants). We also hit Canyons Resort, which is enormous, and awesome! But one of the biggest draws to our trip had to be bobsledding at the Utah Olympic Park. We got up to about 75 or 80 mph and pulled nearly 5 G’s! It will go down as one of the most memorable 54 seconds of my life to be sure.

Great thanks goes out to everyone who helped put the trip on for us: SkiUtah, The Ogden Chamber of Commerce, The Daily Journal, and everyone at the Park City Chamber, especially Bev, who served as our awesome trip Mom. Thanks again!

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