Sweet 16 | Chattanooga Lifestyle Photographer

Sometimes a client asks me to do something a little different. This session was very much like a senior session in a lot of ways, but the beautiful Savannah was celebrating her Sweet Sixteenth Birthday and she and her family asked me to capture her at this very awesome milestone.

And can I just say... WOW!  What a gorgeous girl!

She is stunning, the light was stunning, the location couldn't have been prettier...

Everything came together in a perfect storm of awesome!  In addition, Savannah and her family were just about the most amazing people I've ever had the pleasure of working with. 

At one point, we had attracted a crowd of kids who apparently thought the American Idol star, Lauren Alaina, was shooting an album cover in the field.  It was pretty funny... And I was really glad Savannah's dad was there to shoo the lookey-loo's away!

For a girl who isn't that into mucking about in nature, Savannah was a trooper in her field...

I Heart Faces: By The Book

My kiddos are super close in age.  That means they fight.  Often.  It's the nature of the beast.  But, on occasion, they startle me with sweetness... Like when big brother decided to read his sequin-and-tutu-wearing twin sisters a book about his favorite subject: trains.  It's not a fairy-tale or a magical story of princess or ballet, but their delight in his attention is a moment of love so strong... so bright... How lucky am I to have captured it?

I love them.

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I Heart Faces: Family Fun

I've found myself catering mostly to families recently and I. Love. It.  I have a huge family and I just eat up the crazy that sometimes comes along with a family... it just makes me smile so much.

As such, I had the hardest time figuring out which photo to share this week... Until I remembered that I've already had  help with this!  Here is the photo that received the most votes in the contest I held to find the fan favorite from 2011!

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Joy.

Love it.

I Heart Face: Furry Faces

I haven't been posting much; after finishing a busy season of photoshoots and order fulfillment, etc., I'm enjoying some time off with my family and coming up with some changes to my blog, business, and life for the upcoming new year.  I've been SO remiss, actually, that I thought about skipping this challenge, but for some reason, an image popped into my head.  An image I HAD to share with you all...

I recently did a session for a friend whose horse was in declining health with her son, N.  The boy and his horse were thick as thieves and the love between the huge animal and the tiny toddler was just breathtaking to behold... I captured this moment that just perfectly showed how trusting they both are with one another and I loved it from the second I saw it in my camera. 

I can barely look at the images from that session; just days later, they had to send their beloved pony home to rest forever and I just cry because her passing is SUCH a huge loss to anyone who loves animals.  She was truly a part of their family and a gigantic part of N's life. 

Entering this photo isn't about the "contest"... it's about sharing this moment... because I was so fortunate that they shared it with me.

I love my job.

I Heart Faces Challenge: Black

This is my stunning sister who was kind enough to let me snap some photos of her on a recent visit.  I just can't get over what a gorgeous, sweet, fun young lady she's grown up to become... I'm actually kind of glad my parents didn't get rid of her like I asked when I was 4 years old.  (Love ya, Kiddo!)

I Heart Faces: Let Them Be Little...

... and eat dirt.

I Heart Faces: A Touch of Whimsy

Whimsy?  I think pastels, gorgeous lighting, romance... something out of a fairy tale where a knight sweeps a beautiful damsel off her feet...

Whimsy.

This photo was it.  Perfectly beautiful, romantic... .Hhunky knight?  Check.  Gorgeous damsel?  Check. 

Swoon.

Y'all, I'm not kidding, this image makes my husband go all fluttery.  He said it makes him fall in love with me all over again to look at this couple being so obviously in love.

Well, shoot, my job is done.

 

I Heart Faces Challenge

I didn't blog a sneak peek for Vandy's shoot because I turned around her images so quickly - from shoot to website was a mere day - I was so excited about the photos I captured and couldn't get enough of her daughters' beautiful faces and sweet personalities.  I had so many, many favorites from that day and I'll post them soon, but I wanted to put this one in particular out there because I fell in love with her youngest daughter's wistful, innocent gaze.  Not only was this my favorite shot, but it seems to be a fan favorite as well. 

Motherhood

 

Motherhood.  There's nothing in the world like it.