Baby Sadie, just turned one!

First thing this morning, I headed up the mountain to spend a few moments hanging out with Baby Sadie and Kerri. Baby Sadie just turned one, and Kerri wanted a few images to commemorate this new year!

Baby Sadie has grown up so much in the last few months, but she is certainly still absolutely adorable.










I love these images of Baby Sadie and her mom so much. I just love capturing relationships.







Sadie has just started walking, but seems to still prefer this humorous version of the crab walk. Check out the speed at which she's moving!



We did a quick costume change, and went back outside for a few more shots. This is my favorite tutu I have ever seen, and Sadie wore it well :)





At the end of the session, Sadie kept reaching for me. I put my hands out to her in return, and she wrapped me in a big hug. That's my favorite part of the job!





Thanks so much Kerri for having me back! Let's do it again soon!

Baby Evan!

Yesterday evening, I went over to Baby Evan's house and spent a little time enjoying their evening rituals!

I hadn't seen Baby Evan since he was a newborn, so it was amazing to see how much he has grown! He has the most amazing features... check out how perfect his face is!



Random fact: Frogs are one of my favorite things! I love them, in all forms. So I was very excited to see Baby Evan shares my affinity for frogs!



One of the things that Baby Evan loves, is flying. I have never laughed so hard at a session in my life! It was hysterical to see him fly through the air, land in a giggling mess on the bed, and then immediately start signing for more!

The preparation...



The flight...



The aftermath!



A few captured moments of the family just hanging out...







Brian and Shelly, thanks so much for having me back! I hope you enjoy your slideshow!

Congratulations Joel and Holly! Natalie is beautiful!

My dear friend Holly had a baby while I was away in Asheville last week. I was so sad to miss the birth, but very excited to get together with her as soon as I could this week, for a fun newborn session.

I couldn't have asked for a better baby to photograph! She was so calm and well-behaved... and of course, beautiful!









Check out this nursery. It's beautiful. And I can say with certainty that I have NEVER seen such an amazing closet for a newborn. It's perfectly organized and incredibly beautiful.







Joel and Holly, I barely had time to scratch the surface of these images. There are loads more to come! I hope you enjoy your slideshow!




(Two more baby sessions will be posted tomorrow, and then Nathan and I are off for LA! Fun times!)

Baby Madison... Second Session.

Yesterday, I had the opportunity to go back and hang out with Ashley and Baby Madison! It was so awesome to see how much she had grown.

Mark stopped home from work to hang out for a bit, and it was great to see him. He's completely in love with his daughter, and it shows!

I have several blogs to put up tonight, so I'm going to refrain from commentary, and just give you a few images.

















Mark and Ashley, enjoy the slideshow!

Last night I got to photograph a bridal session at Betsey's parent's home outside of Chattanooga! We photographed the majority of the session indoors - not a normal thing for my portrait sessions - but I had an absolute blast!

We had some beautiful window light to work with and the results were subtle, yet stunning! Betsey is a beautiful bride!


In a window....




Leading into the back yard...




And in the window light of a sitting room...

Heather & Donnie

What a refreshing engagement session to photograph! After returning from a nice vacation in Canada, and being inspired from hanging around some of the top photographers in the country, I was really hoping for a great couple that would be fun to photograph!

And along came Donnie and Heather!

Their engagement session has been a long time in the making, but was totally worth the wait! We had incredible light to work with, and Heather and Donnie were amazing to photograph! I tell my clients this over and over, and it still remains true: If you act like you like each other, the pictures are so much better!

The cool thing was, Heather and Donnie didn't have to "act" - they are absolutely in love with each other and it showed in the images!















I love this series of three images! The emotions are amazing!








We went to this next location and got some great images including these below. On our way out, a police detective drove by and let us know that the area we were photographing in was rampant with wanna-be thieves and gang members.... Oops! Well, fortunately we didn't run into any trouble!











Congratulations to Donnie and Heather on their engagement and upcoming wedding!

Congratulations Missy and Gary!

What a privilege it was to be a part of this incredible day with Missy and Gary! We love you guys!

(more pictures to come!)