Here you can find my latest work and see some behind the scenes of my sessions!
So I had both of these guys in class way back when. They have grown so much. When their dad suggested we do a session for their sweet mom, I jumped at the chance. It was great seeing them again, and they are two of the most mannerly kids I’ve ever met! Such good raising…:) We went to a park area here in town for their session and they did great. Scroll to see a silly playground shot. :) :)
Meet Grace. I have known this girl for a while now through church. She contacted me to ask if I would take pictures to document her journey through life and her medical issues, which I thought was a great idea. She is strong, bright, and happy. She is optimistic and doesn’t let the world get her down. You‘ll see her here with her friend, Chubbs, and lots of the things that have gotten her through this time in her life, namely friends and family love.
Grace is a sophomore at Tennessee Tech, hoping to become a pediatric oncology nurse. She would like to encourage others to accept their true beauty, and focus on things that are positive. There are always reasons to smile through health and sickness. She is grateful, even through this season in the world and in her life. True beauty and strength comes from within. She recognizes, and wants to inspire others, that they are beautiful, strong, loved, and most importantly, created perfect in the Lord’s image. She’s always smiling and is definitely an inspiration!
This girl! Everything she touches is successful. Seriously! And she’s sweet, too. :) I love photographing her because she is so photogenic. She has grown up a lot since I’ve been taking her pictures. Now she’s in that in between stage. Not quite a little girl. I love this age because she has so much to look forward to! This session was meant to be a headshot session, but I couldn’t help taking all the poses. We went into downtown Lebanon to find these cool walls and alleyways. Some are being restored, but I think the old ones are beautiful. Take a look.
I love taking this girl’s pictures. I started when she was 12. I love being able to see her as she grows each year. She is such a sweet thing! And cute, too! She came to me when I was focusing on tweens, which I still love, but she’s not a tween anymore. She’s a homeschooler and dancer, which I have yet to get her in her ballet slippers. I’m waiting for that! We went out to Fiddler’s Grove with the cabins for this shoot. I’m already thinking about where to go next time. Good luck with your driving, Kayla, and I can’t wait to see you for your next session!
First of all, obviously this is a summer throwback. I just can’t resist catching up with my blogging with these two cuties. Photographing sisters at their best is awesome. I hope they get along this well at home, and always stay close. It was almost dark this night at the Wilson County Fair, which made all the colors so pretty. You girls are too cute, with equally beautiful personalities!
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Now, I know that it’s cold outside and it’s January, and we're hoping for snow and all (well, some of us), but I couldn’t resist posting these summer fair pictures when I came across them again. The colors and these girls just make me happy! These two are sweet AND cute; so glad they did this with me. I love each season as it comes, and even though I’m eagerly watching the forecast for snow this week, I’m also waiting patiently for the warmer weather and definitely the longer days.
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I can’t believe I haven’t blogged this yet! It’s so important. These girls have started “The Enough Group” at Walter J. Baird Middle School. They want to show you that you are enough. Acts of kindness, kind words, and affirmation are what they spread. Middle school is hard. What can you do to be kind?
Thanks to Iddy and Oscar’s Give Back Boutique for the cool clothes. This was too fun!
You don't realize how fast time flies until it's already gone. I've know this girl for a while now, and she has grown up to be so beautiful and sweet...and a little silly, too, which is always a good thing. For her sweet 16 pictures we went to the fair while it was here in town. Luckily she has a brave and outgoing mom who asked to get into booths, sit on rides, stand by vendors...It was SO funny, and guess what? Everyone said YES. I loved it! So here you'll see her eating free ice cream, being silly with the civil war reenactment guy, sitting on kiddie rides, holding a GIANT panda... I love when I see girls being adventurous. Thanks for the experience, Isabella, and I know year 16 will be the best one yet!
So I have been taking Kayla's yearly pictures for a couple of years now, and I'm so glad she found me to do it! I love those tween years before real life sets in. Kayla is one of the most confident, happy girls I've met yet...and so cute, too! She's into dance and her friends. The funny thing is we have the same size feet! Haha, I won't tell you what that is, but it makes me smile 'cuz we're both kinda on the short side. Love it, Kayla! We went down to the Lebanon square to do her photo session. We always have the best time, and she is gorgeous. Scroll down to see some of her smiling and laughing. Those are the ones I like best, although she's pretty great in all of them.
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Meet Jett. Class of 2022. :) Is that right? Aw, I can't believe it. He's already this old. Jett's from Kansas, so each summer when he comes to visit I get to take his birthday pictures...and he loves it...well, his mom loves it anyway. Haha. He actually is very photogenic and always does a great job. As you can see he loves baseball. They drove here from visiting in Kentucky to have his pictures done in downtown Lebanon and on one of our middle school's baseball fields (shout-out to my hubby). We love acting silly with these pictures, and we brought all my crew along to make him smile, which they did. This first one cracks me up. Maybe you can see what a lady's man he'll be in a few years.
Meet the Winfrees. These guys were so fun. Check out the "Kiss" picture! I love Fair sessions. The Wilson County Fair is one of the best, and I can always count on awesome vendors and rides to give me those fab colors in pictures. We had good weather this year for the most part, and I'm already looking forward to it next year!
Oh, and here's a link to her favorite drink.
Did I mention she's into dance? She's such a cutie.
...And she gets along with her mom.
Emma decided to have her shoot in Downtown Lebanon, tn AND with a bunch of fainting goats at Tucker's Gap Event Center. Shout out to them at http://tuckersgap.com; if you need a party or wedding venue, it's awesome! If you've never heard of fainting goats before, please look them up. They are hysterical. We laughed the whole time, especially when their owner came running at them flapping a horse blanket. These guys will even faint at the sight of food, they get so excited.
According to Emma these goats are silly and adorable, don't you agree? I love her adventurous spirit. She is a senior this year at Mt. Juliet Christian Academy. She loves hanging out at the lake with friends and UT football...GBO! Scroll down to see some more gorgeous pictures of her on the Lebanon Square.
Emma even brought her friend along to help! They kept each other smiling. So sweet!
I can't believe I'm a mom of a 13 year old! She is so excited to be a teenager. I have been hearing about it for a year. I'm happy to have gotten her pictures with snow since her birthday is in December, and I found this great spot thanks to my sister! Lucy looks so grown up to me, but I think she will always have the heart of a sweet little girl.
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