For Mother's Day weekend I went down to Chattanooga to spend the day with my grandmother. I came home with two boxes of half-charred photo albums to try to salvage my family history from. Lesson #1 - always back up your photos and store them somewhere safe! In this digital age, it's so easy - there's no excuse! Lesson #2 - I'm sure anyone reading this knows how valuable their family photos are to them, but do you realize how valuable photos of you will be to your kids and grandkids one day? What I love most about engagement sessions is that through them, we have the opportunity to show future generations who that couple is and give them something they can relate to in the people who gave them life. Whether they've known them for years and are getting to glimpse into a time in that person's life that they didn't get to witness, or they're meeting them for the first time through photographs, we want to show as much as we can of that couple in the images we create.
One day, Julie and Craig's grandchildren will see their engagement images and maybe they will identify with their strong creative streak, or maybe they will admire their grandparents' incredible sense of individualism. I know that they will definitely be in awe of the connection these two people have and feel such happiness to get to see what they were like when they were just two kids, madly in love! :o)
Speaking of family treasures, Julie had her favorite of her grandmother as a young woman made into a tattoo so that she would always be with her. Very cool.
Photographing another photographer always brings extra pressure to a shoot, but when that photographer's fiancee is one of Nashville's most promising young wedding planners...well, let's just say we had to pull out all the stops! :o) We planned a little road trip with Kristin and Brian to an amazing waterfall for their engagement session! We had so much fun! These guys aren't going to be able to get rid of us after their wedding!
It was so muddy from all the rain we've been getting but the upside is that everything is so green right now and the sun peeked through for us at just the right moment.
I've debated back and forth as to whether or not I should put this image on the blog. I'm just not sure that the size is doing it justice but Sean's says to roll with it so here it is...
Ah! It was such an amazing place and there are so many great images! How will we ever narrow it down?? Thanks Kristin and Brian! Hope you all enjoy them! :o)
Hugs,
Mel and Sean
McLellan Style is officially launching into the high school senior photography market and we need your help! Over the summer we'll be building portfolio for our [Senior] Style gallery with amazing images of 2010 seniors asserting their self expression and personal style! Who those seniors are is yet to be determined and that's where you come in. If you're interested in being one of our models, please contact mel@mclellanstyle.com or just submit your info via the contact form on our website and request our "Getting to Know You" questionnaire. We'll be selecting a handful of seniors to receive a complimentary McLellan [Senior] Style Session and wallets for friends! Everyone who submits a questionnaire however, will receive a discount on their session when they book by June 30th so tell everyone you know! We can't wait to get to know you and document this huge milestone in your life with McLellan Style! :o)
