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Vintage Shoe Box

admin — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 14:43:30 +0000

Ok…enough playing around…it’s time to get serious here! I’ve been playing around here and there as to what I’ve really wanted this personal blog to be and now I know how I am going to use it. Time to really start venturing into this medium with a bit more enthusiasm and spunk…you good with that? So far this blog has been like a vintage shoe box you keep all your keepsakes and memories in. You stumble across it while cleaning one day…strap on your old Dr. Martins…and head down memory lane for a few. So now starts the next chapter to be added to this shoe box…

All New!!!

admin — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 21:58:22 +0000

So I’ve been working on the side for a while designing and rebranding myself in the photo industry. This is a lot harder then it sounded to me at first…I figured hmmm…I’ll just create a simple design with the colors I love the most. Then after a while of looking at it…I really didn’t like it all that much and it really didn’t represent ME! So now I have been wracking my brain trying to come up with a design that is ME! I think I am really close and once I have it…I’ll release it out into the world (man that was a cheesy way of saying that). So I’ll leave you with this hooky image I created…but it does represent my quirky humorous side…so I am on the right track. Stay tuned…

New Art

admin — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 14:31:16 +0000

I just have to post this as my wife just sent me a text that she got the position she was inverviewed for a few weeks ago. She applied for an art position at the high school level and it’s primarily based around clay and ceramics which is what she loves the most. So happy for her as she really really wanted this position. Congrats honey…love you!

Vintro Thursday 1 – Upon Love

admin — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 19:14:16 +0000

I’ve decided to take it upon myself to get back into another love of mine and that is a combination of manipulating photos and Web Design. I’ve always loved the way old photos looked and it just doesn’t stop there. Growing up where I did in a very small town during the 70′s really makes a big impact on what I find visually appealing when looking back through a lot of our old family photos and cloths I wore. On top of that my mother is an artist and creates amazing vintage looking folk art that is spot on authentic. So I was always surrounded by all this growing up and….it grew on me and still does today. I always look forward to going home to visit as it constantly inspires me every time. Driving down the dirt back roads filled with old Mail Pouch barns and beautiful lakes being kissed by weeping willow trees and old rickety bridges providing shade and a home to little rabbits while also being surround by beautiful tree covered mountains. Ok…ok…I started to get a little overboard there, but it really is beautiful. Now it’s not only that…those that know me know I am a big family guy and love love love spending time with my family. So from now on I am going to do what I like to call “Vintro Thursdays” and post up a new creation every week. After every year I’m planning on taking those photos and turning them into a photo book…and will probably do a contest and giveaway the first copy to one lucky reader!

So I’ll stop rambling now and get to this weeks image I call “Upon Love”

Birds of a Feather!

admin — Thu, 12 May 2011 18:12:23 +0000

Here are a few shots just taken in my backyard as I was letting my dogs outside. I noticed this one bird that seems to have a broken wing…and I named him fieval. I took a few pictures of him and then helped him get back over the fence with the rest of the family! I love animals…what can I say…breaks my heart to see them suffer.

The Storm before the Calm!

admin — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 14:11:42 +0000

This past Monday we had a bit of a storm and I’ve always really wanted to capture a sweet sweet shot of lightning. Just was never in the right place at the right time..and with a camera. So I had the camera and was in my living room and couldn’t sleep so I tried to capture some of the lighting from the storm…still nothing amazing at all, but wanted to share them with you all. Thought they really worked well as B&Ws.

Working on building my business

admin — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 20:57:15 +0000

So as many of you know I’ve been spending countless hours working on building up my business as a professional Wedding & Portrait Photographer over at Jeremy Grieff Photography

Doesn’t leave me much time for my personal blog or personal photography projects or sessions or just a good ole strobist meet. Help me by spreading the word about Jeremy Grieff Photography…thank you and hopefully I’ll be posting more soon!

Project 1

admin — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 21:42:53 +0000

Well I’ve been trying to figure out a way to really put images that no one really gets to see into a project of sorts. So after I had some free time to really sit down and think about this I decided to do a horizontal site for each project and each project would have the ability to evolve over time. Guess what…you all are the first to get to see this and watch it evolve over time. So the first project I decided to create was for Music, and starts with a band in Richmond called Long Arms. You can find their home page here: longarmsmusic.com.

Now to access the project just CLICK HERE….hope you enjoy it!

Stepping it up!

admin — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 17:30:42 +0000

I just wanted to put a post here on my personal blog that I have stepped up my photography game and I now Shoot all genres of photography. I do Weddings & Portraits!

Now when you hear portraits…what do you think? When I say portraits I am referring to High School Seniors, Baby, Newborn, Maternity, Bridal, Engagement, Headshots, etc. If you are looking for a photographer for any of the following or have any questions please don’t hesitate to contact me.

You can visit my site by CLICKING HERE

My Everything!

admin — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 22:26:56 +0000

Howdy there blog post readers…hope you had a great and relaxing holiday season. Now that we are all back to the grind and getting settled back into our daily routines…I wanted to take some time really to post something that means more to me then I ever thought anything could mean to me. I want to post a few pictures I took of my wife as well as some photos I took of my wife’s Wedding Dress. This all happened over Xmas break. The idea for the dress came from my beautiful wife Stacey. She sent me a text message with a photo of a wedding dress in a wintry woodland setting. Now our hometown was just that during the winter…and we were about to head home for the holidays as we do every year.

So once we were back home for a few days I had my wife dig out the dress that has been in storage at her parents house so I could do some photos of it. I have to say…that I have to be a big softy for weddings in general as I think I’ve cried at just about everyone I’ve been to as well as photographed. I just could not help but get choked up when I opened the bag and there was my wife’s wedding dress. I have not seen that dress in almost seven years. So after I got composed, I had my mother attach the dress to some old style hooks my mother had laying around. FYI…my mother’s house is filled with old folk arts and crafts, as you probably could not find this hook just anywhere. Which made it even more special and significant in the image.

Now that we got the dress ready we head out back of my parent’s house and started staging the shots. My mother and I had a great time setting up the shots and I was reminded about where I get my artsy side from while hearing her suggest shots and what angles to shoot them from. So I will not leave you with some photos of my wife and some of her wedding dress.

Thanks for looking!

Su su Studio

admin — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 05:12:55 +0000

So there was this meet & greet downtown Norfolk today. The meeting was held down at Glenn’s studio on Granby St. There a bunch of photographers/models/hair + makeup artists all gathering for a great evening of fun…food…and flashes. Glenn demostrated a real live fashion shoot and what all goes into one from start to finish…which was finally great to see the whole process and how it goes down!

I had the chance to mess around with some of my lights too while I was down there as well. These are by no means serious shots…more along the lines of just having fun and playing around with different lighting setups. Looks like I need to dust off the old cobwebs!

We did the MASH!

admin — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 18:20:44 +0000

We did the monster mash…LOL!

Tis the season!

admin — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 19:59:09 +0000

As it starts to cool down and the days get shorter brings constant reminder to just how good Starbucks hot coffees are. MMMMMmmmmmmm…I think I need to pop on over and have me a cup of hot joe!

Weddings…not just for getting married!

admin — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 19:28:50 +0000

So…this past weekend my wife and I cruised on up to DC to attend a wedding. It was for one of my great friends whom I grew up with. That was just the icing on the cake becuase not only did I get to see my great friend get married and wish him the best…but I also got a chance to see some of my other great friends whom I also grew up with.

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I also got a chance to see some people whom I have become great friends with from previous weddings as well. So it seems that everytime we attend a wedding…it’s not only a wedding…it’s also a reunion of friends and family. Now who could ask for more then that?

Great times had by all.

I’ll leave you all with some B&W (your welcome Steve…LOL) photos from our trip! (note: I only took a few of these photos…the camera was getting passed around. So anyone could of taken these…LOL!) CHEERS MATE! Just click the image below to start the slideshow.

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