WOW… what an incredible shoot today!  After bumping the shoot from last week due to remaining moisture from the rain, today’s shoot at Riverwood was incredible… but that was to be expected.  After all, we’re working with the Duke family.  We have been fortunate to work with the Duke family for Andrea’s wedding and now Maria’s wedding coming up this winter.  Martha (mom) must have handed down a big dose of modeling talent to these pair because they simply rock when it comes to portraits.  Today, Maria gave us so many opportunities for great images, we could have shot the rest of the week!  Inside, outside, full-length, close-ups - we knocked out a LOT of images and we’ll be adding many more to them at the wedding in December.  Thanks for the awesome job, Maria!  Martha, Andrea, and Maria… what an awesome bunch!

-shaun larson

As some of you know, our new Franklin location is something that has been planned and designed for years and the result is exactly as we had hoped.  One of the awesome things we love about it is the peaceful atmosphere that is all around us and that includes frequent wildlife visitors of all sorts.  Things that walk, run, crawl, and fly are regular sights.  One that we see very often is a family of deer.  Earlier this year, a fawn was found in our neighbors field and we have been fortunate to watch it grow.  Mom and one other deer were already regular visitors, but now there are three.  This morning, we awoke to see mom warming herself in the sun.  She stood in the same spot in the sun just looking around for quite some time - possibly warming up from the night and checking the scene before the fawn emerged.  As they moved about, it was kind of funny watching mom walk ahead while the fawn stopped to eat and then played catch-up with it’s youthful gallop… almost something you would see in a cartoon or Disney movie.  It also looks like the mom is getting ready for cooler temperatures and may be putting on a winter coat.  What a great scenery to begin the day.

-shaun larson