Knoxville Portrait Photography-Jessie is 2!

Well, we are in the thick of wedding season and there's a very good chance that the next couple of posts will prove that, but I thought we'd take a break and share these pics of an adorable family! We did pics of the Conners last fall and now we had the honor of taking Jessie's milestone pictures as he just turned two!






See, aren't they a cute family?






He's still just as adorable as he was last year!






With daddy and with mommy.






The boy loves these rocks!










Such a sweetie!










A boy and his Pooh! (sorry couldn't resist)










Love those lashes!






The many expressions of Jessie.

Thank you so much Conner family! It was great seeing you guys again!

Knoxville Senior Photography - Kathryn

Hey everyone!

It's that time of year. The time of year when flowers start blooming, the grass gets greener and high school seniors every where are preparing to graduate! We love seniors. Senior portraits are so fun to photograph because of getting to know the many different personalities of these young adults.

Kathryn was no exception. It was really great getting to know her personality because it is so much like ours (scary, I know)! We had such a great time with her and her mom at the Knoxville Botanical Gardens and in downtown Knoxville.



You know that if there's something around for me to shoot through then I'm gonna do it!

Love that smile!





Her eyes are just stunning.

Can't decide which one of the next three I like the best...?





Kathryn is on the Cross Country team in school. That is awesome. The only time that Wes or I run is when we are being chased by something larger than us. :)

Love this one!

Love this one even more!









Not sure whose car this is, but if we are doing a photoshoot and you leave your cool old car just parked on the side of the street, we're gonna be using it as a prop!

Thank you so much Kathryn for letting us capture your senior pics! Good luck in college!

If you know of any high school seniors needing some awesome senior photos, send them our way! We'd love to do more sessions like this one!

Knoxville Portrait Photography - Lauryn + Josh

Greetings everyone! I hope you're ready for a great weekend. I thought I'd end the week with a sweet engagement session I photographed last weekend. Lauryn and Josh aren't getting married until June, but they needed some photos for some Save the Date cards, so we went ahead and did their engagement session now. It was a little chilly at the Knoxville Botanical Gardens and even chillier once we got the wind swept alleys of the downtown Knoxville, but these two were troopers. And we walked away with some beautiful photos!

Hey, when's your wedding again? ;)



Aren't they cute?

I always blurt out stuff on engagement sessions to see how well the couple takes direction. So when I said, "now jump!" I was pleasantly surprised when these two starting hopping up and down. That tells me I can get them to do anything on the wedding day. [insert evil "mwahahaha" here]





Danielle sat this session out with one of her horrible migraines, so I had to pick up the slack and catch some sun flare. Hey, who do you think taught her how to shoot it in the first place?



About halfway through the session, Josh says, "you know, this isn't as bad as I thought it was going to be!" Not to be too blunt about it, but DUH! I'm telling you to make out with your woman! It doesn't get any better than that. The guys are always skeptical going into engagement sessions, but after a few minutes of smooching they're always having fun. :)



Just don't try and turn right.





Flaretastic!

We wanted to play with the shadows a bit (mainly to warm up in the sun), but I'm a little ashamed to admit how many attempts it took us to get something like this. I think the cold had seeped into our brain stems by that point. Regardless, I thought this was pretty cute.

Thanks so much Lauryn and Josh!! I can't wait to photograph the wedding in a few months!

-Wes

Knoxville Portrait Photography - Ellie Kate

Every year I'm amazed at the privilege we have of watching our clients grow before our lens. Ellie Kate is one of those kiddos that we've had the joy of photographing since she was a baby. And it is awesome seeing her change and her personality blossom at every session. She's three now and just as precocious and cute as ever!

All smiles and curiosity.

A quick family photo with Mom, Dad, Mimi, and Grandpa.

She's at that age where she's literally all smiles and then pensive the next second

This child is a ham, though!





Danielle was getting her to make some silly faces.

I love this series. The many faces of Ellie Kate.

And she thinks it's a-ok too! ;)



Cutie!

I think we've done a variation of this shot every session since she's been big enough to stand.



Gorgeous!

Ellie Kate, you always amaze me. :)