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May 16, 2012

brody fisher

Welcome to the world, little man. With a name like this, you could say his Daddy has a favorite pastime, and it’s not basketball. Although, Brody Baller has a nice ring to it, right? Just kidding. He’s almost a month old now, but it’s about time for his debut on the BSP Blog. When it comes to newborn portraits, it typically helps when the baby is asleep. In this case (and in his mom’s opinion), he has the cutest little face when he stares back up at you. Those big who-knows-what-color-they’re-going-to-be eyes trying desperately to stay open, just taking it all in. The flash didn’t even phase him. The only thing that did phase him was trying to balance him on a stack of books for a failed Pinterest idea. It had the makings for a great photo, but he wasn’t having it. I suppose he doesn’t understand just how cool Pinterest ideas are.

But we had a lot of fun with this one, as you may be able to tell from the classic rings-in-the-toes shot. We put our own little twist on it.

Big thanks to Sam and Don for the chance to photograph Brody. You’ll see more of this guy too. Maybe next time we’ll get him in a basketball jersey and he really can be “Brody Baller.” …you think I’m kidding… :)

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May 13, 2012

samantha & jim

I had the opportunity to photograph this wonderful couple back in the Fall for their engagement session, and as usual, the wedding was here before we knew it. If you’re reading this and you’ve gone through the engagement/wedding planning/wedding thing, isn’t it true that the second you get engaged, whether it’s 2 months or 2 years from the wedding, time just seems to creep by. But when it’s all said and done, you look back thinking “what happened and how are we married already?!” Maybe it’s just me. But that’s the way I felt about my engagement, and it’s the way I feel about all the couples I photograph throughout a given year.

So here we are – Sam and Jim’s wedding. They had a beautiful ceremony at Bayside Baptist Church in Harrison, TN, followed by a New York City themed reception. (It’s where they got engaged!) Sam even made NYC chocolates, and I watched more than one person eat one and then proceed to the empty table next to them to eat another. It must have been some worthy chocolate. They’ve now traveled to Jamaica and back, and now they begin life together. That never gets old for me. As sappy as it may seem, love wins, every time.

Congratulations to Sam and Jim, and thank you for letting me be a part of your wedding day!

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April 22, 2012

engaged: melody & brandon

The beauty of this job.. if you really want to call it a “job”.. is the chance to meet new couples who have found each other one way or another and are ready to start life together. In some cases, it’s documenting the actual day in which they begin life together. (You know, the wedding.) In other cases, it’s the engagement session. I’m not even sure where the idea of an “engagement” started, and after going through it with Sissy (my wife for those new readers out there…), I’m convinced that it’s completely unnecessary. BUT. If it weren’t for engagements there’d be no need for engagement photos. So where am I going with all of this? I love the engagement session. It’s a fun, laid-back opportunity to meet a couple, or in some cases, get to know them even better than before. We laugh, we joke, we chat, we take pictures. And we just keep doing that until we run out of time, locations, outfits, or all of the above.

So with that, meet Melody and Brandon. Brandon works with my wife and I, and his bride-to-be is a teacher. They are an awesome couple, and as you can see, they’re pretty photogenic if I don’t say so myself. They’re less than two weeks away from their wedding in Flintstone, GA, and it’s going to be a party. And by “party,” I mean “pic nic next to a barn on a beautiful Saturday morning in May.”

Hope you like them! (The photos, that is. If you met Brandon and Melody, you would most certainly like them…) More to come following the wedding…

















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April 10, 2012

jamie and daniel: the wedding

It’s about time to update the blog, and with that come the photos from Jamie and Daniel’s wedding, which was held on March 11, 2012 in Chattanooga, TN. We couldn’t have asked for a better day, as it seems like winter never managed to come around this year. That’s alright though, considering March weddings never can be sure about the weather. I had the chance to meet Jamie and Daniel for an engagement shoot a few months ago, and as it always does in this business, time flew by. In the few short hours I’ve spent with them, I know them to be positively in love and ready to get on with life together. They had one of the most well-planned weddings I’ve ever photographed, and paid attention to the details. The ceremony was at the Lindsay Street Hall in downtown Chattanooga, while the reception was held at Niko’s restaurant. Again, I can’t say enough great things about Jamie and Daniel. I wish both of you the best, and thank you for giving me the opportunity to photograph your wedding! Enjoy the photos!

































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March 4, 2012

chance brady at six months

He’s a pretty cute little guy, that’s for sure. It’s always fun to be able to see kids grow up during the first year of their life. Chance is no different. It seems like only a few months ago that I was photographing this little man for Christmas (oh wait, it WAS a few months ago!). But seriously, time is flying by – he’s already past six months – and he’s one happy little boy. He and his dad hung out with me yesterday, and he couldn’t stop laughing at Deuce and Darla as they tried to figure out who this little person was sitting on their couch. It was a cute giggle. And let’s be honest, Deuce and Darla are funny looking, so maybe that’s what he was seeing too – just two ridiculous looking dogs.

All that to say, here are some photos in honor of Chance Brady and his six months on Earth. The Tonka truck is back, but he can actually sit up in it this time. And we didn’t put any silly hats on his head this time. :)


This is probably one of my favorites. His facial expressions are great in a lot of these, but the interested look on his face, combined with the blue in the background, just makes this one fun.

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