I cannot believe all of the snow that we have gotten here in Nashville! It’s crazy! It has been at least 10 years since it snowed anything like this. It took me 20 minutes to scrape the ice off my car in order to even get in it and get it started. I was literally throwing 12″ chunks of ice off of my car at a time . . . I went out and photographed until my fingers were to numb to press the button.

Goodness I have been so out of touch and busy! I have not even really shot anything this week! I did however attend the help portrait last weekend to help out- shall we say… amazing? Indeed! It was such a treat for not only the people who came to get their portrait made, but for myself as well. I left feeling completely blessed and blown away.

Here is a short synopsis of my time during the event-
It was interesting to see the different styles and takes on doing these people’s portraits. Some got their sitter to be active, conversational - being very interactive with them to produce a smile on their face. On the other hand, some would simply take their photograph - this was very interesting because the person in front of the camera often did not do anything. They never seemed quite uncomfortable, but they did not really smile either. It was almost documentary - “This is who I am”. Depicting their raw reality by not giving them any direction - letting their expression do the talking.

A woman I helped - Deborah, was victim to one of these documentary style portraits. She bravely stood before the camera and wore her heart on her sleeve. She turned her head slightly this way or that, changed her expression a few times, and even at the end gave a slight smile. Her movements, her expressions, were so compelling. So beautiful. She was not afraid to show who she was and what she has been through.

http://help-portrait.com/
Come on out to Rocket Town and help us provide families in need with a family portrait

A special thanks to Jeremy Cowart for his desire to give! What a fantastic idea.

I went to a great workshop on saturday by David Bean! Always good to refresh myself, learn new things and get inspired
Our Amax Talent Model: Ashley -

The picture below makes me think of Superman and Lois Lane!

Wow, it has been so long. I have some photos that I am working on right now that I shall be posting soon! In the mean time, I have just taken on a position at Maximum Artist Creative Services as a photographers representative. It has been an amazing first few weeks and am I excited to see what happens once I really get on a role and master the business

Also, on the weekends or after I get off at night, I have been assisting! It has been a blast!

What a GORGEOUS wedding… Now I know how to take a barn and turn it into a ball room- 1. Hang a huge chandelier from the ceiling 2. Have a circle stage to stand on 3. Invite beautiful guests 4. Get picked up by a helicopter and finally but most importantly- 5. Invite the holy spirit! Beautiful and most touching wedding Analee and Tyler! I think I bawled through the whole ceremony! Love you guys!