dog photographer - nashville, tn - murphy

when i go to a dog session, i typically have small treats on me. upon entering murphy's home, she instantly spotted where i was hiding them and found me out! and how could i resist this beautiful girl?!…



gorgeous irish setter.


i love that you can see murphy's tag in this one.


he ordered this one on canvas. murphy was much like benny in many regards. she especially reminded me of him in this image.


bryan has great taste in decor and i love that in this photo, you get a taste of it.


bryan had to make sure that murphy wouldn't run out in the street. it made me laugh so i wanted to share!


bryan adams is a wonderful artist based in nashville. you can see his work in local galleries. i can't say enough about how much i enjoyed my time with them. thanks so much for having me!

michael buble - nashville, tn - somet center

last night, my friend amanda and i enjoyed sweet melodies from the ever-so-talented michael buble. fortunately, we had better seats than we realized…unfortunately i only brought my p+s with me :( if you have not seen him in concert before, it's a must! great entertainer, fantastic artist and a funny man. his pitch is incredible…that alone is worth it.

of course a photo…


a great perk to having great seats! a little video… btw, the trombone player in this video hails from nashville! :)


a nice surprise for the nashville audience! blake shelton sang a duet on home

maddie - baby photographer - franklin, tn

when i met maddie, she was just waking up from a nap. she was in such a great mood and so happy to see her mom. as you'll see, she has the most gorgeous blue eyes. her mom and dad were wonderful and i'm excited to see them again in may for their family photos! enjoy these for now!

one of the many reasons i [heart] shooting on location...

this is one of the storyboards they purchased. i just love her little green shirt!

mocha and aria - dog photography - franklin, tn

meet mocha and aria. they are 10-year-old spinone sisters. they are both super sweet and stuck by my side the majority of our session. (i guess they could sense how much i love doggies :) ) it's funny to see how different their personalities are even though they are sisters. aria loved the camera and the attention and would very rarely let mocha in front! mocha, on the other hand, was quieter and often hung in the background. both are very sweet girls and wonderful friends!

a little different processing/look

twins - newborn photographer - franklin, tn

meet elizabeth and brayden. nestled safely in mommy and daddy's arms.


not only do these two have people who are absolutely crazy about them (!), they have a very unique story... a miracle story. brayden and elizabeth made their debut into the world four months early. at birth they were each around 20 ounces including their brother spencer. spencer has since gone on to heaven, where i imagine he is cheering daily for elizabeth and brayden. after spending 4.5 months in NICU, brayden and elizabeth were free to go home! when i met them, these little ones were six months old weighing in at 8.5 and 10 pounds... and about as sweet as you can get! their parents were so fun to be around... have great taste in music, wonderful senses of humor and live inspiring lives. by the time our session was over, i felt i had known them for years. all of the above are reasons why i love my career so!

sweet brayden. spitten image of his dad!

spunky and healthy elizabeth. at birth she was able to wear her dad's wedding band as a bracelet. so strong now!

riley loves lovin' on his new siblings :)

one of the new family


thank you for choosing me as your baby photographer. i am so honored!

let it snow - dog photography - nashville, tn

one of my favorite things - snow falling at night time. everything becomes quiet and for those few moments the world seems to be at peace. living in middle tennessee i don't get to experience this very often. fortunately, it happened friday night and we were able to play in it for a bit on saturday morning. benny absolutely loved it! he couldn't stop running... but his favorite part was eating it. yes, he would just lay down in the middle of the yard and munch away.




i was just interrupted and i have to tell this story. benny has an interesting relationship with pappy, the dog who lives behind us. because our bedroom is on the 2nd floor, benny can watch pappy quite often. occassionally, pappy will come and lay down in our backyard and call out to benny. by benny's frantic running around, we immediately know that we should let him outside. benny blazes out the back door and pappy takes off back to his yard. benny is then chased back into our yard and chases pappy back to his. keiko, another neighbor's dog then joins the frenzy. this is quite amusing for brian and me to watch from the back door. i'll have to photograph or video it sometime :)

here's one last photo from the snow: benny getting pelted with a snowball :)

mother's day - family photography - nashville, tn

brian and i have both been a bit under the weather. we're on the mend today and i'm able to be back in the office this afternoon. hopefully, this will be all we see of what's going around!

can anyone else believe how quickly 2008 is passing us by? seriously, how are we practically through the 1st quarter of the year? i find it hard to believe that i'm already talking about mother's day! this photo brought it to mind. such a sweet little girl and i just love this mom's hair! :) so gorgeous.



if you need to think of the perfect gift for mom, why not go with a surprise photography session? you could book the session this month and have prints gifted for her of your beautiful children... even the furry ones :) in time for mother's day. contact me for details!

until next time,
adrian