It’s graduation season! My little one is graduating this week from pre-k and I’m definitely not ready for it. But this post is not about him Lol. My dear friend Grace graduated from Vanderbilt University, and I had the pleasure of taking her photos recently. The university is just the perfect backdrop with its beautiful buildings and greenery. I know she worked so hard for this, and I couldn’t be more proud to call her my friend. Next stop for her is grad school!
Fall is my favorite time of year! The cooler weather, the changing of the leaves, the layering of clothes, the pumpkin spice lattes; I love it all. It is also my busiest season when it comes to photography. It brings me such joy to catch up with all of my families I haven’t seen all year, as well as meet some new ones. It’s these relationships that keep me going and pursuing what I love. I hope everyone has a wonderful end to 2023, and I look forward to what the new year has in store.
This photoshoot was hard; not because of who I was photographing, but rather the time that has gone by. I have been in and out of the early childhood education field for so long, I taught this kid when he was two years old, and this session was for his senior portraits. I’m going to forgive the fact that he didn’t remember who I was, and that seeing him made me feel extremely old, and say, he is such a cool, sweet and laid-back guy. We met up in downtown Nashville and I learned that he loves music and rock climbing. It was so great to catch up and I know the future is going to be super bright for him.
The first time I photographed the White family was for their first born, Mia, who was turning one at the time. Three and a half years and many moons and photoshoots later, I got to photograph Noah, her little brother, for the exact same milestone. He was so happy and carefree; it made my job very easy. And to watch him devour that cake with wonderment and curiosity, made it even sweeter.
It was a lovely fall evening when I met Brianne and Jeff at Centennial Park for their engagement session. We met at the Sunken Garden within the park and it could not have been a better backdrop that complimented their personalities perfectly. I cannot wait to shoot their wedding at Juniper Green, a gorgeous venue just fifteen minutes outside of downtown Nashville.
For the second year in a row I held my spring mini sessions at one of my favorite locations, East Nashville Greenhouse. There’s just something so ethereal about it. The space is in the backyard of the owners house and was built using recycled doors and windows. It is filled with over 200 plants and succulents and the cutest props. It is ideal for any kind of photoshoot and I will definitely be back again next year.
I had the pleasure of photographing Katie and Alex’s wedding at Two Rivers Mansion last month. It was such a special time at such a magical location. I had never been to the mansion before and was in complete awe of its surroundings. The grounds outside were impeccably kept and the rooms inside were so hauntingly beautiful. I have known Katie for many years now and I was so honored to be apart of this sacred day.
I recently found this great studio space in East Nashville that brings in the most amazing natural light. I used the space for a winter session I had with Alex and her two girls. It might have been cold outside, but there was a lot of love and laughter in that room while we captured some great memories.
If you are lucky you’ll find an employee who turns into one of your dearest friends like this human has done for me. I was thrilled to photograph her along with her two precious doggos. And Vanderbilt University was the perfect backdrop. It is a beautiful campus year round, but it particularly shines in the fall with all of the gorgeous colors. Some behind the scenes scoop for ya. Reece (the little one) went into full beast mode every time another human walked by, which for a college campus, was quite often. Don’t ever mess with him!
When I first came to Nashville I got lost on my way to a job interview and stumbled upon Hillsboro Village. I eventually found the interview, got the job, went back to Hillsboro Village and found a terribly old apartment for a great price. I lived there for the next several years and enjoyed every second of it. So when Megan suggested we do her family session in that area this year I was more than thrilled. Like most things, it has changed abundantly over the past sixteen years, but it still has that charm that got me the first time I stumbled upon it.
Eva was celebrating a milestone birthday and with the help of her daughter she got all of her closest friends together to help celebrate with her. We met at the beautiful Shelby Bottoms Nature Center & Greenway in East Nashville. They were full of energy and living their best lives; it was a joy for me to capture.
It had been many, many years since Nashville had a good snow fall. We are very accustomed to icy, gray winters. Recently I felt like every time they would call for snow in our area, I would wake up disappointed to see nothing on the ground. So this time when they were predicting some severe weather, I kept my expectations low. What started off the week as just a typical sleet/ice mixture that we get a few times a year, turned into several days of beautiful, fluffy, snowperson building snow. I had been waiting for this kind of snow for so long (it just doesn’t happen here) and I’m so glad Sully got to experience it for the first time. He was a little hesitant at first, but then, of course, didn’t want to leave it. It was a joy getting to capture his little personality outside (and inside) during this week of wonderful snow.
It’s been quite a year. I wasn’t sure what my fall would look like and if I would even be photographing anyone. But with the proper protocols in place, I was able to give my families their fall photoshoots and they in turn gave me the gift of creativity and connection. It was wonderful getting to catch up, albeit covered and from a distance, and to know that they are all doing well. I can only hope and wish for a brighter 2021.
When everything started happening with the Coronavirus I got the idea from a fellow photographer to offer Front Porch Portraits. I sent out an email to my clients thinking that I would get a few responses, but what happened was so much bigger. My clients introduced me to their neighbors, and their neighbors introduced me to their neighbors, and so on and so forth. I have had a blast over the past few months seeing so many familiar faces and meeting so many new ones, all from a safe distance of course. It has been a wonderful and a much needed distraction from the uncertainty that is surrounding us and I hope that those that I photographed found the joy in it that I did.
As we move into 2020 I can’t help but think about 2019 and what a special year it was for me. The greatest thing to happen was of course the birth of my beautiful son. I had no idea I could love someone as much as I do that little guy. But as far as my photography goes, I feel so grateful to have worked with some wonderful people. Some families I met for the first time, while others I’ve known for years. I feel gratitude for it all and am excited to see what this year brings.
Chris and I welcomed Sully Blue Morrison into the world on May 3, 2019. He has been a complete blessing to us in every which way imaginable. As a photographer I thought I’d be pulling out my camera constantly, trying to capture every cute moment. Instead, I have found myself staying in every cute moment and really trying to be present, because like everyone says, this all happens way too fast. Here are a few moments I did manage to capture.
A few months ago I had the great pleasure of photographing these beautiful ladies on the day of their graduation from Vanderbilt's Peabody College of Education and Human Development. They are all bright, smart women who I know are going to go on and do incredible things in their field, and they all worked so hard to get to this day. I was honored and humbled to share it with them.
I photographed Lucy and Evan on a gorgeous day in downtown Nashville for their engagement photos. We started on the beautiful grounds of Cumberland Park and then made our way up to the John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge. They made my job incredibly easy with their carefree spirits and positive energy. I'm excited to get to photograph their wedding in the fall.
I had the distinct privilege of photographing my sister's wedding a few weeks ago. It was a beautiful late summer day in Easton, MD, located right off of the Chesapeake Bay. There was lots of love and laughter to be had and it was a wonderful start for two amazing people.
It doesn't snow too often in Nashville, so when it does, you have to take advantage of it. On this particular day the snowfall came in the morning and by that afternoon there was absolutely no evidence of it. We were so lucky that we decided on a whim to get outside and take some photos. It reminded me how much I love photographing people in the snow and how little I actually get to do it.
