Spending the day shooting food for Dr. Josh Axe’s upcoming cookbook was great fun! The best part was getting to sample everything after it was prepped and shot – 35 recipes later we were all tired, happy, and very full of food that was so tasty it seemed almost wrong for it to be so healthy!

Interested in making some of the recipes shown below before the cookbook is release? Check out:
The Blog of Dr. Josh Axe Videos on cooking raw and health.
Recipes at draxe.com Healthy recipes including many pictured below!

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Filed under: Commercial, Food on July 5th, 2010 | 1 Comment »

What a fun day! Recently I spent the day doing a food and headshot shoot for Dr. Josh Axe for his soon to be released cookbook! Shooting photos for cookbooks, book covers, and cd/dvd covers is a fun challenge and requires special attention to aspect ratio, lighting, and color balance as shooting for print uses a different color space than the way photo paper displays color.

From their website: “Exodus Health Center is on a mission to bring you the latest health advice on topics such as: weight loss, heart disease, cancer, diabetes, hormone imbalance, depression, childhood disorders such as ADHD and autism, sports training, even the common cold.

Exodus Health Center focuses on setting people free from their current health conditions so they can live their lives to their fullest potential. Exodus Health Center also helps people gain victory in their health by offering solutions with cutting-edge structural corrective chiropractic care, diet, nutritional supplements, exercise and creating a customized health plan.”

Check back for photos of the food – and make sure you eat first, this healthy food is so yummy you may drool on your keyboard.

Interested in optimizing your health? Contact Dr. Josh at:
Exodus Health Center
15123 Old Hickory Blvd • Nashville, TN 37211
615.445.7701 Office • 615.445.7771 Fax
exodushealthcenter @ draxe.com

Filed under: Commercial, Food on June 28th, 2010 | No Comments »

I love spring and summer photoshoots, around Franklin and Nashville, everything is green and lush and kids love to get outside and play!

One of my favorite aspects of being a photographer is getting to be a small part of my client’s lives. Last year I did this little guy’s newborn photos, and seeing big sister becoming a little lady a year later was so much fun!

My husband Markus teamed up with me for this shoot to assist in lighting – using a combination of natural light with artfully placed studio lights give an incredible depth and perspective as well as beautifully saturated colors.

Oh…and if you see Markus ask him about what crazy jungle antics he did to get the little guy to smile…

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Filed under: Children, Family Photos on June 22nd, 2010 | 1 Comment »

Nashville brides – Ashley’s Bride Guide is a great resource for Middle Tennessee brides. Looking for a caterer, venue, church, flowers, or style guide? Look no further! This great website had all the info you need in a fun, hip style!

Filed under: Wedding Tips, Weddings on February 21st, 2010 | No Comments »

A friend of mine just posted this on Facebook and I had to share it with all of you – what a fun wedding, I would have loved to have been there!

Filed under: Wedding Tips, Weddings on July 23rd, 2009 | 2 Comments »

When Jennifer first contacted me last fall about shooting their wedding and I gave her directions to meet at the studio we found out that they lived only about 5 houses down the street from us! What a coincidence! Lillie Belle’s in Franklin is a beautiful venue and the rainy day cleared up for us just long enough for a perfect ceremony and reception.

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Filed under: Weddings on July 6th, 2009 | 2 Comments »

With my busiest wedding season ever and a wedding almost every weekend I am sorely behind in posting photos and updates! Here’s hoping I can start catching up on giving you a glimpse into the love and lives of some of the wonderful couples that I am privileged to spend time with on one of the best days of their lives.

Ryan and Kelly had the perfect day for the perfect wedding! I met this couple last fall and spent a fun fall afternoon shooting their engagement photos. One of my favorite parts of shooting weddings is how much time I get to spend with couples before their special day from pre-wedding meetings to engagement shoots and photo coverage planning sessions. By the time the wedding day comes I feel like I have gotten a glimpse into the personalities and styles of the bride and groom and how to better capture their story on their day.

The Belle Meade Plantation just a few miles outside of Nashville, Tennessee is definitely joining my short list of favorite Middle Tennessee wedding locations. The mansion was built in 1853 and is located on 30 acres of beautiful historic grounds. The reception took place in the Carriage House and the staff couldn’t have been more pleasant and easy to work with.

The very best to you both!

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Filed under: Weddings on June 13th, 2009 | No Comments »

Paul and April’s engagement shoot was incredibly fun and completely original! A special aspect about this day included incorporating their sons into many of their engagement photos to celebrate their new blended family. I thought it was absolutely beautiful. Paul kept us giggling with his antics and April is a wonderfully warm and welcoming person. Here are a few of my favorite photos from our time together!

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Filed under: Engagement Photos, Family Photos on May 11th, 2009 | No Comments »

If you have contacted us recently via the contact form on the website and have not heard back it’s not that we’re ignoring you or don’t like you! A few days ago we discovered that there was a glitch in the contact form and most if not all of recent contacts where being lost in cyberspace never to be seen again! It has now been fixed, but if you filled out the form recently and have not been contacted back please try again, we’d love to talk with you about your photography needs!

Filed under: Studio News on April 8th, 2009 | No Comments »

“What do write in my wedding invitations?”

Probably THE biggest question that I get asked when I’m designing invitations for couples. Most brides know the color and styles they want, if they want to include a photo or if the fonts should be classic, romantic, or modern, but knowing what wording to use on a custom designed wedding invitation is hard enough when it’s a traditional situation, and in this day and age there are dozens of possible situations there are equally dozens more wordings for each situation!

Below are links to some great example wordings from our friends over at Invitation Consultants to get you started!

Bride & Groom Inviting
Bride’s & Groom’s Parents Inviting
Bride’s Parents Inviting
Children Inviting
Deceased Parents
Destination Wedding – Las Vegas
Destination Wedding – Tropical
Destination Wedding – Winery/Vineyard
Divorced Parents
Eloped
Fall Wedding
Groom’s Parents Inviting
Mini-Verses
Private Ceremony & Reception after
Re-affirmation of vows
Religious
Second Marriage
Spring / Summer Wedding
Wedding Announcements
Winter / Holiday Wedding

When you’re ready to order pop over to our Print Products page for more info!

Filed under: Print products on April 7th, 2009 | No Comments »