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Let it snow...

Ever since we photographed their wedding last March, Steph and Chris have become some of our dearest friends. Randy and I threw around ideas of shooting their After Session at the beach in April but when the snow hit this afternoon I KNEW that I had to call them. It rarely ever snows in our area of Tennessee and it never stays on the ground for more than a day. Steph, who disliked anything wedding related, shocked me by yelling "Awesome!" and an hour later we were scaling a fence for their shoot.







Steph said the weather reminded her of their first date because it was freezing cold and she had to snuggle into Chris for warmth, like this...



"Here Chris, hold my camera while I climb over."
"Pictures? Okay!"
"Noooooooooooo!"
And there you have it, folks. Snowy Kate straddling a fence.

Holga Photography

A few years ago, I was searching for a fun photography class to attend and the majority of offerings had titles like "Beginning Digital Photography" or "Learning Your Camera". There was one class that I found which had the title: "Holga and Alternative Processing". This tiny plastic camera taught me to embrace the unexpected and reignited my passion for film. It also helped me to fall in love with landscape and nature photography, which I previously had little interest in pursuing. This year we'll be taking my Holgas on our travels (ahhh fun with airport security) so there will be lots of 120 film posts in the future!

Nashville, TN Engagement Session

When Lanna and I chatted about their engagement session, she was understandably worried about the schizophrenic weather that Tennessee has been having lately. Thankfully we found an afternoon that was rain-free! I love how monotone and "moody" the landscape is in winter.




Love to you two (and Bear!). Can't wait until your big day in March! Soon!

Annnnnnd we're back!

Randy and I had an amazing time in Hawaii! You can read all about it here:
http://strengthoftheocean.blogspot.com/
I've been pretty blog-silent lately as I've been cranking out all of my holiday orders this week but I promise to post more soon.
Hope everyone is enjoying their holiday season! Here's a few quick images from a recent downtown family session.

Nashville TN Wedding Photographer

Elizabeth and Jason opted for a "day after" session because of the rain and lack of time for portraits when they got married. I recommend these sessions to clients because there is so much rushing and stress that goes into the wedding day. It's so much fun to get dressed up again and the vibe of these sessions are completely relaxed.


I love fall leaves on the water!

Nashville, TN Maternity Photography

Christi is a rock star. I kid you not, this woman is past 30 weeks and still shimmied up on an air conditioning vent for the shot I wanted. Then again, I shouldn't be surprised. I met Christi at Zumba class, where she was literally moonwalking across the floor!
One image will be used as the header of my new site, under the maternity section. Votes?







You'd think shooting a session around noon would be a VERY bad idea but I adore hunting for great light. The entire session was shot sans flash, strobe, video light...nada. Just the "natty light" that I love so much!