Last week a bunch of fun Knoxville photographers met up for our monthly SMUG with the amazing Julie Roberts as our speaker. We had yummy munchies, learned a ton, and I can’t wait for next month! 
If you are a Knoxville photographer, head on over to our meetup page to join up and come!
Haleigh and Logan are high school sweethearts. I love that they decided to get some professional photography done of them…what a great way to document their love and journey together! We met in Knoxville for some fun photography and captured some unique and funky photos! Plus we had a ton of fun!
We had our session at the Knoxville Arboretum. This is a gorgeous place for photographers in Knoxville!
this 5 on Friday is a complete and total plug for the studio. Why? Because its awesome! And because I can’t wait to share it with others! Yay! And the website is up and running! Next up will be some before and after pics for you here in a couple weeks:)
So, studio317 was born out of our desire to have community in our local industry and help one another along. So we get an awesome spaced, set it up to help with all your business needs, and now you get to enjoy!
We’ll be having classes there to help you out, holding some support meetings (think AA for photogs but not in a weird way…more in a lets hold each others hand and support each other in this journey!), and opening it up for you to use for client meetings and such!
1. We are the main sponsor for the Knoxville Photog Shootout! This is a monthly fun shootout for local (well, and non locals if you want to drive in for it!) photographers to get together, have fun, build your portfolio, and get inspired! March’s is 3/28 and this months theme is seniors (and the location is a junkyard…fun times!) Go be a fan of their facebook page to keep up with the details!
2. Use the space! We have a meeting space with a flat screen for you to meet with clients or do viewing sessions. We also have a studio and a meeting room for those that may want to host a class. NOTE: You do not have to be a photographer to use the space…we are opening this up to small business owners and small parties as well!
3. Take a class! Every month we are having a Photog Focus class where we’ll have a discussion on a focus topic. We will have guest speakers and also open it up for discussion. This meets the first Thursday of every month and April’s topic is blogging: the how why and when! These classes are an AWESOME way to grow your business and learn from other photographers! Space is limited so contact me to get on the list!
4. Be a VIP member! If you are wanting a more committed time to use the studio and priority to schedule ongoing time slots…plus lots of freebies and funness, then we are accepting a small amount of VIP members that pay a discounted monthly fee. Awesome opportunity! If interested, give me a call or shoot me an email:)
5. Come be for each other! This is our monthly group meeting for photographers wanting to just be part of a group that is for each other. Support each other in this awesome industry! This is a meeting that will be held at the studio and I highly recommend being part of it if you are a local Knoxville photographer. Again, call me or shoot me an email for the details! I’d love for you to be part of it!
Lisa is a writer from just outside of Knoxville with a new book coming out in May. We met back at the end of 2009 here in Knoxville to get some photographs for her book and website. Every author needs some great headshots and photographs, don’t you think? Lisa is an amazing person and I can’t wait to see her journey as a successful author!
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Something a little different this week. It’s for the brides! Or for those of us helping to plan a wedding, know a bride, or a wedding photographer…so it can be helpful for us all! Yay! We’re focusing on some wedding planning sites this week! I just love these sites and I’ll give you a hint…. they are GREAT inspiration if you are planning any kind of party and need ideas! So here are a few of my faves…
1. The Knot. Of course, the mamajama of them all! I used this site to help me plan my wedding and now am a proud Featured Vendor! This site has it all and has a great list of local vendors that you can use!
2. 100 Layer Cake: A recent addition to my bookmarks for blogs I read. This is more of a blog than an actual site but I just love the uniqueness. For the bride looking for unique ideas/inspiration.
3. WedPlan: A bit like the Knot…lots of fun info and vendors along with some great ideas.
4. Wedding Wire: Another one I’ve loved since my wedding. Know why? Because you can go and give reviews for you vendors and get gift certificates!! And its on the up and up…I did it and got a sweet canvas from Canvas On Demand.
5. And last but not least..my fave! Project Wedding! I knew I was a fan when I photographed this wedding and was blown away by all the awesome details of the day…done by the bride herself! She was a Project Wedding fan and I was hooked! Love me some wedding with awesome DIY projects that just make the wedding completely unique! This is the site I go to if I need party ideas!
Sarah is a local Knoxville photographer and an awesome person (as is her hubby too!) I’m pretty sure we need to be friends:) We made our way to downtown Knoxville to get some fun couple photographs in as well as a couple of Sarah with her camera. I have been dying to do some pics in a garage and Sarah and Andrew were game plus we played around with some light. Check out the last picture…I think it may be my fave!
It was one of those days that was either going to be awesome or a washout, depending on if the weatherman was right or not. Turned out he was wrong again so we lucked out and the rain held off for some awesome photographs in downtown Knoxville! Enjoy the sneak peek!
Onto the next preview from the downtown knoxville mini photographers session…hope you liked the first! Here are just a few of Brian and Jenny. They are friends of ours and so cute together:) They were complete sports about the pictures, even getting in the water at Worlds Fair Park in downtown Knoxville for a couple photographs! A photographer’s dream! Enjoy!
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