Alison Nation Maternity

Meet my good friends Don & Alison Nation. When we found out that they were pregnant, Joy & I were thrilled. I couldn't wait to do Alison's maternity & newborn photos. Alison is an incredible graphic artist who works with our marketing & design company, The Visible Group (in addition, she is becoming a very good photographer & has been a 2nd shooter for several of my shoots). Don patrols the city as an police officer for the APD (I think he just likes to wear the uniform). They are such a fun couple to be around & I'm pretty sure we laughed during the entire shoot. This was especially the case when Don began his Zoolander poses. And, Alison proved herself to be a rookie when it came to blowing bubbles but we finally got some good ones after Don coached her!
The Fall weather was incredible & we took advantage of the colorful leaves that served as a blanket on the ground. I couldn't have asked for a better time shooting; it was a great reminder of why I do what I do. Thanks Don & Alison!!!

Frederick & Angela Hurt Wedding

Ladies & Gentlemen... may I introduce you to Frederick & Angela Hurt. I was privileged to shoot the wedding for the new couple this past weekend & had a great time. Frederick & Angela are both high school basketball coaches & were introduced to one another on a trip to Disney World where their teams were competing in a tourney. Apparently the girls on Angela's b-ball team saw a good-looking (& single) men's coach (Frederick) that they thought needed to be introduced to their coach. Supposedly, the rest is history. The relationship began & Frederick moved to Atlanta, got a job coaching at the same high-school, & now Angela Anderson is Mrs. Frederick Hurt. Wow! Awesome story huh?!

The ceremony took place at First Baptist Sweetwater last Saturday & we ended up at Springbrook Golf & Country Club for the reception. And I will go ahead & tell you up front... these folks like to dance. And when I say dance, I mean DANCE! My friend & D.J., Nick Penley of Penhead Entertainment, provided tasteful jams for the entire evening (you should definitely have him at your reception)! It was a riot!

So here are some of my favorites from the day (be sure to click on the pic for a larger image):

Angela Anderson Bridal Portraits

What a great way to end last week!!! I spent Friday afternoon with Angela Anderson & her mother, Sue, for Angela's bridal session. Angela & her fiance are teachers & basketball coaches in Fulton County, GA. The wedding is this next weekend so I had Angela meet at the studio for some 'traditional' bridal portraits. If you know me well & follow my style, you know I am always eager to get outside in natural light. Plus, I was really curious if the weather would cooperate. But... I went ahead & setup the studio to start the session. I was able to capture some great pics from this time although I am still bitter because Angela said I looked like "Ben Stiller prancing around." In rebuttal I thought to myself, "I am so much cooler than Ben Stiller." Oh well. Here are some from the studio session (Click on the images for a full-size pic):







So... after our studio work I arranged to head out to Tsali Notch Estate Vineyards (btw: Tennessee's largest vineyard!). My marketing & design company, The Visible Group, was hired by Tsali Notch to design their corporate identity (speaking of, we are in the process of designing labels for their jellies & wine bottles... going to be incredible). We were met by some rain on the drive out to the vineyard but things cleared up by the time we were ready to shoot. Plus, overcast skies are quite excellent for lighting & you ought to see this place... absolutely beautiful.














What are your favorites? I would love to hear your comments! Thanks!