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.

So I decided to try and capture a few of these things in portraits. While I believe that I captured her love of books during the photo session, it was really hard to capture her love of dancing and singing.  I hope these portraits of my daughter make you smile.

Make sure you take time to capture these fleeting moments with your family.

Let me know if I can help you create memorable portraits for your family.

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.

The Loveland’s are University of Tennessee football fans and are bringing their daughters up in the fine tradition of cheering on the Volunteers.  So the first series of photos are of them in their UT gear.  Next they wore their “Little Sister” and “Big Sister” shirts. They were so cute together.  Then Kelaney wore a dress that was her big sister’s when she was little. At this point Kelaney was getting frustrated with the photography session and we only took a few more photos.

It is such a joy to experience kids growing up and the changes they go through. I love that I can be a part of the process of documenting the growth of children.

“Saving Little Hearts is dedicated to helping children with congenital heart defects and their families by providing emotional assistance and educational information primarily through the distribution of Care Packages.”

Check out the Saving Little Hearts website for ways you can get involved or to find out more information.

Enjoy the photos.

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Enjoy the photos and let me know what you think.

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Here are a few portraits from the session.