Cedar City portrait and wedding photographer.

Welcome to my blog!

I love photography! Pretty cliché I know. There is just so much to learn and explore. So many things to try. But the main reason I love photography is this "Photography is about savoring life at 1/100th of a second." - Marc Riboud

I am a portrait and wedding photographer in Cedar City Utah. I also love landscape photography, but every great landscape I encounter, I can't help but think how much better the shot would be if I stuck a person in it.

 

Reese Family – Cedar City Family Photography

Friday, December 18th, 2009 by Parker Grimes Cedar City Photographer |

What can I say, the Rees family was great. This is the way all family photoshoots should go, especially big families. They were very relaxed and laid back. They wanted me to spend the first hour just taking candid shots ...

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Families, Kids, Personal Work

 

Josh & Mary – Cedar City Family Photography

Wednesday, December 16th, 2009 by Parker Grimes Cedar City Photographer |

Josh and I talked several times about doing some photos. First it was winter and he wanted to wait until spring when it was greener outside. Spring came and went. Summer came and went. Them Mary emailed me in the ...

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Families

 

Ellie – Baby Blessing Photography

Monday, December 14th, 2009 by Parker Grimes Cedar City Photographer |

Last Sunday was a special occasion. My niece, the newest grandkid in the family, was blessed by her dad. This particular baby blessing was extra special because of what the little family has gone through in the last year. I ...

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Kids

 

Help-Portrait – Cedar City Utah

Sunday, December 13th, 2009 by Parker Grimes Cedar City Photographer |

A Shift In Thinking As I have been editing my photos from our local Help-Portrait event, I can't help but ponder about what a cool experience it was. I first heard about the Help-Portrait movement from Jeremy Cowart's guest blog on ...

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Behind the scenes

 

Christmas Lights @ 50mm f/1.8

Saturday, December 12th, 2009 by Parker Grimes Cedar City Photographer |

I heard from a friend about a house here in Cedar that had a cool Christmas light display. So, last night I took my 2 boys out for a drive to check it out. My 4 year old wasn't really ...

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Personal Work

 

Custom Printed DVDs

Monday, December 7th, 2009 by Parker Grimes Cedar City Photographer |

My photoshoots usually include a disc with 10 retouched images on it. I am excited to now be offering those retouched photos on a custom printed DVD. I select one of the images from the session and have it professionally ...

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Behind the scenes

 

Kristina & Cole – Cedar City Engagement Photography

Saturday, December 5th, 2009 by Parker Grimes Cedar City Photographer |

Kristina contacted me to have their engagement photos taken in November. She was hoping that there would be snow on the ground. It snowed a couple of times before the scheduled day. It all melted down in the valley of ...

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Engagements

 

Dance Concert Poster

Friday, December 4th, 2009 by Parker Grimes Cedar City Photographer |

Twice a year I get to design a poster to advertise the Canyon View High School dance concert. In the past I've just pulled a dance photo out of my archives to use on the poster. I have a bunch ...

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Dance

 

Emilie – Bridals

Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009 by Parker Grimes Cedar City Photographer |

I am behind with my postings. I have been pretty busy lately and have some great photos to share. Here are some bridals I did recently.

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Bridals