Great Expectations - Nashville Maternity Photography

Oh goodness, every time I think about this session I get this strange wave of serenity that washes over me. And not exactly for any reason particularly life-altering or significant for me, but maybe for that feeling of rightness. Rightness in that so many years ago, a young man interviewing for a worship pastor position at a church in East Tennessee called the home of the head pastor and just happened to speak with his young daughter.

Without either of them knowing it, that conversation was the start of a story that would see them developing a relationship over a series of cities and churches and years until age was no issue and love could win out. And love has won out and continues to do so in the life of Hailey and Steven. For a sunny afternoon in Franklin, the two of them let me be a part of sharing in the current plot of their story.

The great expectation of their first child Kate who is due in January. These two are just bursting with the excitement and preparation and joy that comes with the territory. I loved being with them this day and look forward to seeing how their story continues to unfold.

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Hot Mama - Nashville Portrait Photoraphy

Okay, so Maria is officially going to kill me for the title of this post.

But for real.

When someone this darling asks you to take their picture, you do just about everything shy of asking them how much you have to pay them to do so. Maria will be featured in her national sorority's "Where Are They Now?" article in their quarterly publication here in the next couple of months and she was in much need of a new head shot for print.

I've pretty much decided taking headshots for women is one of the my favorite things to do as a photographer. Sure, it's not my main bread and butter, but it's an incredible opportunity, when it arises, to help every woman - no matter what her sense of self esteem or self-concept of her beauty tell her. For women like Maria and Sabrina to know their worth and to see it reflected back at them in the pictures on camera, in print, and on the computer screen - there's nothing like it. Especially when they're convinced they only ever take bad pictures.

I mean, you've got to be trying pretty hard to get a bad face out of this hot mama!