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Jan 30 2012

samantha & don: maternity session

Posted in Friends, Maternity

Now, I realize the title of this blog entry is slightly misleading. It’s entirely (as opposed to partially…) impossible for Don to get pregnant. We all know that. But his wife, Sam, IS pregnant, and due in just over two months. April 6 will be here before they know it, and what better way to pass the time than to have some photos made to remember their first experience as expectant parents? Outside of reading parenting books, painting walls in a brand new nursery and buying a glider off of Craigslist, there really isn’t a better way. My wife, Sissy, and Sam are great friends from high school, so we spent the afternoon in Knoxville yesterday making photos and memories. (See what I did there?) And I must say, it’s always great having Sissy along for these sessions. I’ve promoted her to Art Director of BSP, and she proved herself during this session. She’s great at posing people, and quite a few of these are thanks to her!

Sam and Don have a blast together, as you may be able to see in these photos. Don is random and hilarious – a perfect combination, in my opinion – and keeps Sam laughing a majority of the time. (If you ever want to make Sam smile, just ask her to be serious. It works every time.) Their little man – Brody – will build upon their family that already consists of two hyper boxers, Roxy and Apollo. As I’ve already said, Sam and Don have fun together, and I hope I’ve been able to capture that in these photos. And in the end, an outdoor maternity session is really just an engagement session with a bump. And Sam’s got one. :)

Due Date: April 6, 2012

Newborn photos to come shortly after. :)

Congratulations, Sam and Don!

by Brian

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Jan 09 2012

heather and christian: a few weeks later

Posted in Weddings

Let’s be honest – while the bride and groom spend lots of time and energy planning the wedding, they typically spend even more energy trying to remember the wedding. The day flies by, they wonder if they said “hi” to everyone who attended, and when the day’s over, they think to themselves, “Did we even get pictures of just the two of us?” Of course, that’s the photographer’s job. But as the bride and groom, what if the schedule simply doesn’t give you the best chance to get many photos together? That tends to happen. With guests to consider and family photos to take, sometimes there’s just not enough time.

Enter the After Session. (Still trying to think of something clever to name this one. “Bride and Groom Session” is the best I’ve come up with. So original.)

So, I had the chance to photograph Heather and Christian a few weeks after their wedding. While there was a surprise (to us, at least…) wedding at their original venue on the same day of our session, we found a great location for their pictures. An old silo made of stone, a barn we probably could’ve pushed over, and shade. Gotta love shade.

So here they are again – dressed in their wedding day apparel, smiling as if it was their wedding day again, with the perfect set of pictures that they didn’t have to worry about on the actual day. We were able to take our time, not worried about guests getting antsy or first dances to be had.

Thanks again to Heather and Christian. It truly was a pleasure working with you both!

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Dec 28 2011

jamie and daniel

Posted in Engagement / Couples

Meet Jamie and Daniel, a fun-loving couple from up North. I say “up North” because that’s also where I’m from. We’ve each found our way to Chattanooga for one reason or another, but their’s is love, and mine also happens to be love. (Awww…) So that’s really just one reason but it’s a darn good one. There was literally frost on the ground the morning we decided to do this engagement session at The Tennessee River Place, a beautiful location for weddings and photo shoots. Granted, it was cold and early, but you gotta do what you gotta do. We had a grand idea of lighting the lanterns and floating them on the river, but we made it halfway to the bank and the ground was more marsh than anything else. Not a good idea with three hours of shooting ahead of us. We opted for a little pond, but you wouldn’t have known the difference had I not said anything. At one point my boots looked like I had been walking through snow and my hands were sticking to the camera (slight exaggeration), but thankfully Daniel had about 107 hand warmers in the back of his car (not an exaggeration). In the end, we managed to forget about the weather and came away with some great photos! I can’t thank these two enough for agreeing to meet me so early in the morning.

I think my favorite is the tree photo. Although, the picture of Jamie brushing Daniel off after I made them sit in dust is a close second. :) Congratulations on your engagement, Jamie and Daniel, and thank you for letting me be a part of it!

by Brian

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