Author Archives: Travis

I recently had lunch with a friend, and we talked about the good old days at BYU-Idaho. It really is a beautiful place.

Hope you enjoy the free print. (Let me know how printing and framing goes.)

Man, it was FREEZING in Rexburg. I was up there a few weeks ago for my bro’s graduation. It’s a beautiful campus. I was blown away with the new I-Center and the way they’ve remodeled the Manwaring Center—it’s like a giant mall. And I love the skywalks.

BYU-Idaho will always be my alma mater.

The 5×7 print of any LDS temple on this site is free to download. Yep, free.

Printing the file at Costco (after downloading for free) will cost you about 50¢.

The frame costs $2.00 at IKEA. And it’s a nice frame. (I gave this gift to my sister for Christmas.)

Grand total: $2.50

At the bookstore, this would cost over $10. At least. Probably over $20.

If you think this site is worthwhile, please share it with your friends on Facebook (or, heck, just mention it to them in a real-life conversation). And thanks.

— Travis

P.S. If you’ve printed one of my photos, I’d love to hear about it in the comments.

My little sister is currently spending a semester at the BYU Jerusalem center. This is a cool quote about Jerusalem that I found and typographized for her (for Christmas).

If you have any love for Jerusalem, feel free to download and frame one for yourself : )

You can download a free 5×7 of this Timpanogos temple picture—without the watermark.

Print and frame it if you need a great gift for your LDS friends.

You can also use it as a computer wallpaper to invite the spirit into your home or office.

Click “View the Full Post…” to sign in (with your Google or Facebook account) and get the free downloads.

You can download and print this temple photo for free—and it won’t have the watermark.

Just click the “View the Full Post…”, sign in, and you’re there.

By the way, if you’re getting ready for Christmas and you don’t know what to get your friends…

These temple pictures MAKE GREAT CHRISTMAS GIFTS for your Mormon friends. What’s more, you can PRINT AS MANY AS YOU WANT for FREE. Frames are pretty cheap too. So you could check off 10 people on your list without much effort. Plus, it’s a pretty nice gift, if I do say so myself.

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3. You’ll be entered to win an 8×10 print of your choice (a REAL PRINT–which I’ll SHIP TO YOUR HOUSE!).

Here’s a wallpaper of the LDS Utah Timpanogos Temple. : )

C. S. Lewis is a favorite of mine. The quote above is from Mere Christianity. The picture below is at his gravesite near Oxford.

If you’ve never read beyond the chronicles of Narnia, I recommend you start with The Great Divorce or The Screwtape Letters.

This is a slight shift in gears. I plan to share cool quotes like this on HelamanGallery.com too. I hope you don’t mind. And don’t worry, I’ll get back to temples right away.

P. S. I’ve been swamped with school, so forgive me if I miss a weekly post here and there.

This one’s just for fun, I guess.

It’s more of a tragedy though. I’ve been to a lot of cool countries, but it was before I had the idea to be the world’s premiere temple photographer. This is the best shot I have of this temple, and there’s a bloke in the way.

But maybe not a tragedy. It just means I have to go back.

So, let’s see. There are two temples in England I missed. Then there’s Chile, Argentina, Peru, and a few others. But don’t get antsy. I have to get rich first.

-HG

I shot this back when I just had a point-and-shoot, so I cheated a lot in post-production (retouching). Of course, I always cheat a lot in post.

I modified the clouds a little (I’m embarrassed to admit), and then sent it through an HDR filter.

What can I say? I’m an amateur. But I’m definitely improving.

I’m going to experiment with some sepia / antiqued photos. How do you like it? Is it too much?

If you don’t like it, feel free to send me examples of how you think I should do it (i.e. your favorite photos).

This is my temple. In fact, if you want to do lots of temple work back-to-back, this is the place to go. They’re so well staffed and they have endowment sessions every 20 minutes. I love it.

My parents were married here back in the day. And my mom’s not a huge fan of the design. This photos was my first try at making her change her mind. She’s likes the photo and says it’s her favorite picture of the Provo temple ever, but then–she’s my mom. : ) I’ll do some more later.

Also, is anyone here a fan of sepia/antiqued photos? If so, I might do some alternate versions in that style… Let me know.

Does anyone know which LDS temples don’t have an angel Moroni? I know this one, Mesa, AZ, and Laie, HI, don’t. Are there any others?

Here’s a cool tidbit: A brother at the temple told me the orb on the pinnacle of this temple is a (symbolic) urim and thummim.