this summer on one of many trips out to utah, we stopped by provo to visit some old haunts. number one provo haunt on my list is always wasatch elementary school. this is where my public school education started (imagine me as a 5yr old). this is the front lawn where we would hold on...
this may be a really weird thing to post about, but I was at office max late last night buying some last minute office necessities, and looked for my all time favorite pen. NOT TO BE FOUND. I’m sure I will be able to find them somewhere else, but it really got be thinking….what would...
with friends we bought tickets for this ages ago and the day before I lost my voice bossing people around at a wedding. NOT COOL! sing-a-long? SING?! Even though I wasn’t feeling my best grant and I made our way to the hollywood bowl. It was so fun! One of my all time favorite movies...
we have been growing and eating these little beauties. very delish. we also planted strawberries with our meyer lemon tree. I was going to photograph our first ripe strawberry for the blog… but ate it instead.
big thanks to oc tanner for having me out to shoot the amazing opening of their new store in salt lake city. oc tanner is an utah original and has stood out as utah’s finest jewelery retailer for as long as I can remember. I was super excited to shoot the grand opening of this...
more of this crazy los angeles wedding next week. I am still full from all the delicious food they fed us that day. editing through the images is making me hungry!
my sister kate is marrying jake!! engagement official and wedding date set for december. I am pretty excited. I can’t stop daydreaming about the perfect photo shoot locations for their engagements and her bridals…..they must be perfect!…but I have my concerns that no photo will do her beauty justice. from the lines of “sound of...
another day shooting in a family’s home and I always love the results…crazy, comfortable and fancy free. I have a slight obsession with this little family. their house is awesome and their yard, even better. janet has done all of the gardening and it is seriously beautiful. We talked about some of my most favorite...
husband came home from work one day this week and presented me with his laptop. I clicked through the powerpoint presentation and saw these…. best early birthday surprise ever!!!!! I have recently become ever increasingly obsessed with getting back to my island, somehow with someone (I know I went to hawaii 3 times last year,...
the eyes on those kids….fantastic. loved spending early evening in the park with your family. great light, great weather, great company. I can’t believe you have 5 kids…beautiful, well behaved AND extremely happy. I could tell they were all really happy. here’s to happy families!
ansel adams isn’t the only one who can take yosemite landscapes. so can YOU! lil’ banan joined us for family fun. she was lovin sharing a tent with the newlyweds. I had no choice but to sleep smashed in the middle…but guess who was toasty and warm? brilliant food tent. bye bye bugs. sometimes grant...
wedding days are happy and fun (for the most part) and this one was no exception. there’s a party, good food, people crying, people laughing, me making people kiss…..but really what I enjoy most about photographing weddings is the intimate look I am allowed into relationships. I get to spend more time with a new...
part 1 of their awesome wedding day. love rodney’s adorable smile. I also love palm trees in wedding photos…it says to me, “summer year round”….and that makes me feel good. part 2 coming up!
(photo taken by grant m. porter) my really talented husband took this photo with his iphone. he has been transfixed on the smoke clouds formed by the fires near our home. he showed me this photo today and I thought it was poignant considering the anniversary of 9/11. two towers, smoke…blue skies. It’s hard to...
this, this and this came in he mail from b&h this week. christmas in september! as a child there was no way of knowing how much I would grow to love “gear”.
