So much happening...

Gosh, I have been so flippin' busy the past two months!

Rebekah and I have one more school to photograph this fall, and all the paperwork and processing that goes with it. Plus wedding albums orders coming in, family pictures for Christmas, and a few high school seniors...and one really exciting project I'll share when it's done.

I also have plans for a whole new look for Lifestyle Images by year end. I can't wait to unveil it all!

I am also getting ready to head west. Seattle, here I come. The only times I have been west of the Mississippi River in my whole life are:

• Hot Springs, AR for a weekend 14 years ago
• Dallas, TX for a business meeting 10 years ago
• Honolulu, HI last year to get my daughter settled at college

So I am totally psyched about seeing Washington State. I hope to have lots of great photos to share when I get back!

In the meantime, I have lots of work projects to wrap up, and deadlines to meet, so I better get back to it.

For now I will leave you with this cutie--isn't he just adorable? He was so happy and easy to photograph. A real pleasure.

I am a bad blogger...

I am such a bad blogger! I just forget to add new entries, or I don't have anything I feel is worthy of sharing...

But last weekend, I attended a photographers workshop in South Carolina with my friend and business partner, Rebekah. It was a long drive made even longer because of bad weather and accidents along the way. The rain was coming down so hard, and the fog was so thick, that we never even saw Knoxville as we drove right by the downtown area on I-40! It took us NINE hours to get to Columbia, South Carolina. It should have been a 6.25 hour drive, according to Google Maps.

Once we arrived and met the rest of the group for dinner, we enjoyed ourselves. We met some wonderful photographers from Connecticut and Florida (hey, Laurie and Leigh!), and from Johnson City, TN (hi, Wendy!) and from other places I can't remember (hi, girls!). We even met a lovely young woman from Dubai (you're gorgeous, Dana!). As part of the workshop, we photographed some children at a local farm. Here are a few of the images. It's really hard to get good images of a child when there are 20 photographers crowded around all saying "look over here!"

Tag! I'm it!

I was actually tagged twice--once by Katie, and once by Rebekah. I've just been so swamped I haven't had time to respond.

So, 8 things about me...hmmm...does anyone really want to know? Too late!

1. I changed my major in college 4 times and never did finish after I got married and had a kid. I regret that I didn't finish, but not enough to go back and do it now, 20 years later.
2. I was born in Florida, lived in Georgia for a year, and have been in Tennessee since I was 9 years old. Yet, I still don't consider myself a Tennessean.
   
3. I have had 22 different addresses and changed elementary schools 6 times. And my father was NOT in the military (the oil business). My parents are retired and still move every couple of years.
   
4. I actually don't have much self-confidence--I just fake it. (Really, it's true!)
5. My husband and I attended high schools in the same county, and knew a lot of the same people, but didn't meet until college in another city.
6. I have three wedding dresses. One I wore for my first marriage, one I bought when engaged, but we broke up before the wedding. And one I wore to marry my current husband of 14 years.
7. I have only been to two other countries--the Bahamas and Canada. I would love to travel a lot more!
8. I would love to do adventurous things, but I am too chicken! I also don't like going without the creature comforts--things like air conditioning and indoor plumbing!

OK, boring enough?

So now I have to tag 4 more photographers...

Kristen
Dejah
Charmi
Matt

So Much Fun!!!

We had so much fun yesterday doing a trash the dress session! Trash the prom dresses, and trash the wedding dress...

We got off to a late start because of thunderstorms in the area all afternoon. When it finally cleared up a bit, I took Parrish and Kate downtown to the Symphony Hall, the pedestrian bridge, and Legislative Plaza. We wanted to go to Printer's Alley as well, but it was getting too dark.

Here are some of my favorites...

A Whole New Look!

Well, as you can see, I have updated my blog with a whole new look. This is one of several new things in the works. Hopefully, I will have more announcements in the next week or so...things have been very hectic, with deadlines piling up...But I can finally see the proverbial light at the end of the tunnel on several projects, so that's gratifying.

I hope you will let me know what you think of the new design. My website will also be revamped soon, I hope.

I haven't shot anything new this week, so I've ventured into the archives for an image to post...This is one of my daughter and my niece on our recent trip to Florida. What better way to spend a hot summer afternoon...

Another busy weekend during wedding season...

On Saturday, I had the pleasure of photographing LaTonya and Tyson's wedding with Amanda Hagler of Shutterbelle Photography. LaTonya and Tyson were a pleasure to work with, and I always love shooting with Amanda! The wedding took place at First Missionary Baptist Church in Clarksville, and it was a beautiful--but HOT--day.

The reception was held at the church following the ceremony. It was catered by Chef Ray Davis, and the lovely wedding cakes were done by A Country Chapel. Jason Manuel provided music for dancing, and Turning Point Productions videotaped the entire event.

Many congratulations to the happy couple; may your lives together be filled with love and happiness!

Finally, a break...

It has been one heck of a busy week. Dashing around, trying to get all our projects finished in time for the bridal show at the convention center, and weddings to shoot at the same time...Unveiling David Wright Photography's whole new look...

Friday, I had the pleasure of helping David photograph Amy and Brian's wedding at Immaculate Conception in Clarksville. It rained all day, and I wrecked my car on the way to the wedding--slid into a guard rail in the rain. But the wedding was beautiful, and Amy & Brian, and their families were so nice!

On Sunday, the biggest bridal fair--Weddings-- was held at the convention center downtown. We arrived early in the morning to set up the booth. We had designed all new colors, new sign, new brochures, new business cards, new lighting, new photographs...and this amazing floor canvas that we about killed ourselves painting in the days before the show. It was so humid here that we had a hard time getting the paint to dry in time! But we were pleased with the end result. Here are some photos of the booth right before the doors opened...

So, now that the show is over, I can get back to my portrait business. I hope to have a big announcement in the next few days!!! Stay tuned....