I love the look of a baby’s hands and feet and all their little body parts.  They seem so fragile and innocent as babies.

This is one beautiful family.
Madison is a beautiful girl and a great helper to her mommy. She is going to be a wonderful big sister.

I love the opportunities I get to share these wonderful moments with families. It amazes me how quickly children grow up and what they learn to do and say at young ages. My daughter recently turned 2 and it surprises me on a daily basis the understanding that she has and the phrases that she picks up.

Remember to capture those moments and get those images printed.

I was blessed by the families that we had the honor and opportunity to photograph today.  Today wasn’t about the photographers, it was about the people who came to get photographed. We had the chance to meet a young man (13 years old) who was in remission of leukemia for three years. This young man had such a great spirit about him and wanted to get a photograph with his parents, but especially his father. The family traveled for an hour to come get their portraits made. I have a hard time putting into words the experiences I had today.

I hope that everyone takes time in this season of giving to find a way to fill a need in their community. It will bless you and the one you help in ways that you cannot imagine.

Here are the people that participated in the Knoxville Event.

First up in this session was Tim & Carla and their 2 daughters.

Tim, Carla, Hannah, and Micah were such a joy to photograph. We had a blast joking around and laughing together.

I will admit I was a little nervous on this session. Tim is an elder at my church and is someone I respect. So you can understand my nerves. But I shouldn’t have worried, we had a blast and got some great photos.

Next door to this farm was an open field with an old gate in between. I love it when there are items that lend themselves to the photographs around the area. It makes my job so much easier.

The next family is one that I have had the wonderful opportunity to photograph on a couple of occasions. Check out their previous session. I have really enjoyed getting to know this family better through photographing them and attending church and lifegroup together.

The boys were so well behaved and were ready to be photographed when they got there.

Steven and Amber have two great boys and it’s so much fun watching these boys grow up.

We were lucky to get them both to sit down and stay still for just a minute. But you can tell that Zachary loves his little brother.

Zachary liked the old barbed wire fence that separated the tree farm from the field.

And not to be outdone by his older brother, Luke wanted to stand by the fence also.

Thank you Tim, Carla, Hannah, Micah, Steven, Amber, Zachary, and Luke for letting me photograph you.

- Kortney

I met the Carvella family through the Saving Little Hearts organization.  They have been involved with Saving Little Hearts pretty much from the beginning. Cameron, the oldest boy, has undergone 2 open heart surgeries. I couldn’t believe it, he is so full of life and energy.

I had an absolutely wonderful time photographing this family in Victor Ashe Park. It’s families like this that make me fall in love with photography all over again.

Thank you Mike, Jennifer, Cameron, and Carissa for being a blessing to me and allowing me to photograph your wonderful family.

Here are a few portraits from the session.

She is such a beautiful little girl, who is truly a blessing to her family and friends.

Here are Kelaney’s debut photographs: