Saturday, December 22, 2012
New website and blog
Over at rickgrainger.com, I have incorporated a new blog using Wordpress. It is set to go active at the beginning of 2013. This blog will not be used for Rick Grainger Photographer any longer.
Monday, March 12, 2012
Diana and Jacob Wedding Preview
This past Saturday's wedding for Diana and Jacob was at Evergreen Presbyterian Church with the reception at Jack Robinson Gallery. Both Diana's and Jacob's families really made me feel welcome and treated me and Fay like we were part of the family. Thank y'all very much! Here's a small preview from the day. Also, it was a pleasure to be able to work with Draper's Catering and Mark Baker again.
Monday, March 5, 2012
Erica and Brent Wedding Day Preview
Hey gang,
Here's a few photos from Saturday's fantastic wedding at The Vine with Erica and Brent. Enjoy!!
Here's a few photos from Saturday's fantastic wedding at The Vine with Erica and Brent. Enjoy!!
Saturday, February 18, 2012
Kami and Bert Wedding { Memphis Wedding Photography }
Hey gang,
I had the opportunity to photograph a fantastic wedding yesterday evening at Carahills I and thought I'd share a few images. Enjoy!
I had the opportunity to photograph a fantastic wedding yesterday evening at Carahills I and thought I'd share a few images. Enjoy!
Monday, January 30, 2012
Oxford, Mississippi
Fay and I had the opportunity yesterday to go on one of our quick adventures. Where is a place we haven't been? Hmmm, how about Oxford, Mississippi? Fantastic! Let's go!
Our very good friends Christian and Lisa Harrison who own Frameblender Films and Dear Little Films live down that way and we haven't seen them in seemingly forever.
It was a crisp, but sunny day as we drove down from Memphis. Really, it was unseasonably warm for January in these parts, but Fay and I weren't complaining.
We first checked out the campus of Ole Miss. How beautiful. It looked like every building had just been built or renovated. Everything we saw looked brand new. Afterward, we started looking for lunch so we meandered to the downtown square.
The square seemed very busy for a Sunday. Maybe it was the pleasant, sunny weather. We looked for lunch at Bouré and the Ajax Diner, which were highly recommended to us, but both were closed for the day. We ended up at Abner's which is a chain restaurant, but a very good one nonetheless.
We had a little time to explore before Christian and Lisa were free to meet up, so I looked up the location for William Faulkner's home, Rowan Oak on the iPhone and we made our way over to it. Fay and I trekked the grounds (which is free, by the way), made a few photos, and left several people, most likely U of M students, back with their books and cameras.
Exploring the town a little further, Fay and I came upon a cemetery. I saw a historic register sign in the distance. All I could make out from that distance, was the name, William Faulkner at the top of the sign. I pulled the truck into the cemetery and got out with my camera. I walked back to the sign and from there was able to locate the author's gravesite.
Fay and I finally met up with Christian and Lisa at High Point Coffee, just off the square and sat and talked for two hours catching up on what had happened since we were all last together. (Poor Fay was freezing as we were sitting outside and the sun had dropped low in the sky and was rapidly disappearing.)
All in all, the trip was very enjoyable and I wouldn't hesitate to go back again. I'll be certain to take more photos next time of the Ole Miss campus and trek through Mr. Faulkner's home at length; and hopefully, those highly recommended restaurants will be open.
Our very good friends Christian and Lisa Harrison who own Frameblender Films and Dear Little Films live down that way and we haven't seen them in seemingly forever.
It was a crisp, but sunny day as we drove down from Memphis. Really, it was unseasonably warm for January in these parts, but Fay and I weren't complaining.
We first checked out the campus of Ole Miss. How beautiful. It looked like every building had just been built or renovated. Everything we saw looked brand new. Afterward, we started looking for lunch so we meandered to the downtown square.
The square seemed very busy for a Sunday. Maybe it was the pleasant, sunny weather. We looked for lunch at Bouré and the Ajax Diner, which were highly recommended to us, but both were closed for the day. We ended up at Abner's which is a chain restaurant, but a very good one nonetheless.
We had a little time to explore before Christian and Lisa were free to meet up, so I looked up the location for William Faulkner's home, Rowan Oak on the iPhone and we made our way over to it. Fay and I trekked the grounds (which is free, by the way), made a few photos, and left several people, most likely U of M students, back with their books and cameras.
Exploring the town a little further, Fay and I came upon a cemetery. I saw a historic register sign in the distance. All I could make out from that distance, was the name, William Faulkner at the top of the sign. I pulled the truck into the cemetery and got out with my camera. I walked back to the sign and from there was able to locate the author's gravesite.
Fay and I finally met up with Christian and Lisa at High Point Coffee, just off the square and sat and talked for two hours catching up on what had happened since we were all last together. (Poor Fay was freezing as we were sitting outside and the sun had dropped low in the sky and was rapidly disappearing.)
All in all, the trip was very enjoyable and I wouldn't hesitate to go back again. I'll be certain to take more photos next time of the Ole Miss campus and trek through Mr. Faulkner's home at length; and hopefully, those highly recommended restaurants will be open.
LaFayette County Courthouse in the middle of the downtown square.
Rowan Oak, William Faulkner's home.
Faulkner gravesite with several tokens of respect.
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
A small request
Hey gang,
I have a small request to ask of you, but only when you have time.
As you probably already know, I do not advertise my business much. I rely on personal recommendations and referrals from folks to secure new business. So I'm asking a small favor from those of you whom I have had the honor of working with this past couple of years.
Here's the request:
#1 If you are on Facebook and haven't done so already, please go to my business page HERE and click the "Like" button. (If you aren't on Facebook, please email me a testimonial that I can use for my website and skip to #4)
#2 Please go to the recommended section on my Facebook business page. Here's where to find it:
#3 Write a heartfelt, honest recommendation. (I feel confident enough to say that because I know that I give my absolute best to each and every bride and groom that I have the honor to work with).
#4 Find something with chocolate on it or in it and and indulge yourself. Enjoy life!! :-)
Thank you very much!!
Rick
I have a small request to ask of you, but only when you have time.
As you probably already know, I do not advertise my business much. I rely on personal recommendations and referrals from folks to secure new business. So I'm asking a small favor from those of you whom I have had the honor of working with this past couple of years.
Here's the request:
#1 If you are on Facebook and haven't done so already, please go to my business page HERE and click the "Like" button. (If you aren't on Facebook, please email me a testimonial that I can use for my website and skip to #4)
#2 Please go to the recommended section on my Facebook business page. Here's where to find it:
#3 Write a heartfelt, honest recommendation. (I feel confident enough to say that because I know that I give my absolute best to each and every bride and groom that I have the honor to work with).
#4 Find something with chocolate on it or in it and and indulge yourself. Enjoy life!! :-)
Thank you very much!!
Rick
Thursday, January 19, 2012
New Orleans
Hey there!
Fay and I got to go to New Orleans for a bit of a mini-honeymoon as well as attend Imaging USA (the ginormous professional photography expo that is held every year). Here's a few images from a fantastic quick trip. If you are a fan of Anthony Bourdain's show, The Layover, you'll know exactly what Fay and I did while we were there.
It was a pleasure to meet landscape and nature photographer (and Nikon Tech Rep),
Bill Fortney at the private Nikon VIP suite while the good folks at Nikon were giving my D700 a well-deserved complimentary cleaning.
Monday evening I made reservations for Fay and I at Chef Paul Prudhomme's fantastic
restaurant, K-Paul's, in the French Quarter.
Beef filet medallions in a Debris sauce was what I ordered for dinner. Fay got the Shrimp
Etouffee. Both dishes were absolutely fantastic as was the wonderful service by our server, Elizabeth.
The Hotel New Orleans was excellent and Fay and I highly recommend it.
View of the Mississippi River from the Riverwalk.
"The coffee is strong at the Café Du Monde,
the doughnuts are too hot to touch.
But just like a fool when those sweet goodies cool,
I eat 'til I've eat way too much." - Jimmy Buffett
Lunch on Tuesday for Fay and I was at The Camellia Grill.
Simply excellent.
Before heading back to Memphis, Fay and I went through the Garden District and found this little cemetery (Lafayette Cemetery) that was closing up just as we got there. I managed to fire off a shot or two, but I look forward to checking this out thoroughly one day. It is right across from the Commander's Palace that will also be getting some attention on our return visit.
My beautiful bride, Fay, up against a wall just brimming with character. This wall surrounds the Lafayette Cemetery.
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