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.

 

Summer Solstice

Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010 by Parker Grimes Cedar City Photographer |

I went out there again on the actual summer solstice and did another time lapse. It was fun to meet other people that were there to watch. I met some locals, people from California, Washington, and who knows where else ...

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Landscape, Parowan Gap

 

Parowan Gap – Summer Solstice

Sunday, June 20th, 2010 by Parker Grimes Cedar City Photographer |

So, technically, summer solstice is tomorrow, June 21 at around 7am. Tomorrow's sunset is really recognized as the main event at Parowan Gap. I went out there tonight, June 20th to scope things out. Crowds have already gathered. Here is ...

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Landscape, Parowan Gap

 

High Speed Sync Baseball Portraits

Thursday, June 17th, 2010 by Parker Grimes Cedar City Photographer |

Little League baseball portraits in the middle of a bright, cloudless, summer day. Just about the worst lighting conditions out there. Add baseball caps to that and you have a pretty crappy lighting situation on your hands. So what can ...

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Behind the scenes, Sports

 

Alysen & Jonny – Cedar City Wedding Photography

Monday, June 7th, 2010 by Parker Grimes Cedar City Photographer |

Just some of the highlights from Alysen and Jonny's wedding. It was originally scheduled to be up Cedar Canyon, but due to the massive snowfall we got this winter, it had to be moved to a lower elevation. A place ...

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Featured, Weddings

 

Isaac & Marissa – Cedar City Engagement Photography

Saturday, June 5th, 2010 by Parker Grimes Cedar City Photographer |

I could tell from their photo shoot that Isaac and Marissa are perfect for each other. They will have a wonderful life together, I'm quite certain of it. This was the first photo shoot that I had an assistant/second shooter with ...

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Engagements, Featured

 

Aging Heros

Tuesday, June 1st, 2010 by Parker Grimes Cedar City Photographer |

It is sad to realize that there aren't very many WWII veterans around any more. I think there are only three left in this group of American Legion members. My grandfather served in WWII and he passed away more than ...

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Personal Work