Just a quick sneak peek of this mother and daughter’s session. You can tell where her daughter gets her stunning good looks. I asked, like I always do, if they were okay with letting me post, and she asked to see them first. That’s fine with me, and I’m so glad she agreed. I would have turned inside out if I couldn’t have shared these beautiful photos.
Meet Miss N. She brought her parents with her for a session at the UT Gardens. She wasn’t having the funny noises or any of my goofiness, but when her mommy, told her she was a good girl– nothing but smiles and a claps. Mary, I hope you and Paul like these, and your gallery should be up by tomorrow.
I was so excited to get this family on my calendar. Their two children are really close in age to two of my children, so I knew they were going to be fun, and they were. Little Miss S loves her snacks. I’m not sure if I’ve ever seen a child turn and smile as well as she did with the promise of a gummy fruit, and Mr N had a very shiny, new trophy to show me. We kept it in our sites for this shoot.
Also, I always get asked about my locations, so I’m going to tell you about this one. It requires a little patience. When all the leaves have turned brown and fallen to the ground, these Ginkgo trees are at their peak, unfortunately, so are the berries. I blamed it on other things, but Mom realized what it was, and I googled it. She was right. Apparently, it is an issue with these gorgeous trees’ fruit. I guess I’ll add these to the list of other things that I like for portraits (back allies, old buildings, weeds, rotten tree stumps and now stinky trees). Fortunately, these photos are not scratch and sniff, so now we can enjoy them the way they were meant to be, with the smell of fresh coffee or whatever will be baking in our homes this Thanksgiving, Christmas and Hanukah.
Why the title? Just a few lyrics from a the song of the day. University of Tennessee won today, and I’d bet this family is pretty happy about that. I know I’m pretty happy about it. In Knoxville, we love our VOLS! I’m not sure if I’ve ever seen Volunteer Orange worn as well as this crew. These boys are precious and their parents were a dream to shoot. I hope you like your sneak peek at their session.
My interest in photography came back as soon as I had children. My friends had beautiful pictures of their family displayed on the wall, and I thought that I would like photos for myself. So, I learned everything I could so that I too could have pictures on my walls, and then it dawned on me (much later than it should have), it is really stinking hard to take photos of yourself, your husband and your three kids. Thankfully there is a solution– a trade. I take photos of another photographer’s family, and they take photos of mine, so here is the photographer who traded with me. She’s fantastic and her family is beautiful. I can’t wait to see the images she took of my family!
This is a huge share. I know. I keep saying I’m going to stop doing that, but with 4 beautiful children, what am I suppose to do? We met at the Knoxville Botanical Gardens last Friday night and all these gorgeous children started piling out of their mom’s car, each one as stunning as the last. I’m not sure how much they enjoyed the session, but I loved it. They were all so well behaved even with a little silly, but during a 2 hour shoot, a little bit of silly is needed and much appreciated. We’ve been trying to schedule this session for a few months. We tried in the Spring, but I think Fall shoots are the way to go in Knoxville.
Just in time for Christmas, I’m now offering these beautiful frames from O’Brien Schridde Designs. The frames fit 5×5 to 11×14 prints. I’ve just placed my order for these handmade frames for my home and could not be more excited. If you are interested in these frames before Christmas, please let me know before December 1st.
Meet Miss E, Miss M and their parents. They are expecting a new sister or brother. We do not know which one, and I, for one, cannot wait to find out. I’m not good at surprises, so I’m pretty impressed with Mom and Dad for not finding out. Until then, we have these images of a beautiful family waiting for the one on the way. I think it is a boy…or a girl. It will be lucky either way to be in such an amazing family.
