Congratulations Class of 2011 | Southern Tennessee Senior Photographer

Tonight is graduation night for many of my seniors. I know that they are going to do great things!  I wish you all the best in everything.  Congratulations on all your accomplishments to this point in your journey.  I know there are exciting times for you ahead!

Ethan is head of his graduating class and will be heading to The University of the South this fall.

 

Beautiful, sweet Katelyn.  She is finishing #4 in her class.  So proud of her!

 

 

Kyle.  I know he will be enjoying some time on the lake this summer. 

 

Another beautiful Kaytlynn.  Seems like only yesterday her mom and I were graduating.  How time flies!

 

Bubbly Shelby.  She always puts a smile on my face!


 

Kelsey.  I hope to see her at the pool this summer.  I know Stewart does, too!

 

My sweet, gentle-spirited Hannah. Prom queen.  On her way to UT-Chattanooga to become one of the world's best nurses.

You all have been given wonderful gifts.  Use them to make this world better.  Use them to bless those around you. 

Thank you for letting me share in this most exciting time!

Kyle Senior 2011 - Southern Tennessee Senior Photographer

When I talked to Kyle's mom about his Senior session, she said he wanted bricks and concrete.  She told me Kyle was really laid back and relaxed.  She was right.  Kyle was a photographer's dream.  So easy going. Relaxed.  Natural.  I tell my clients before we start that the more relaxed they are the better their photos will be.  Just be yourself.  Kyle had no problem doing that.

He brought along his wake board.  His family spends a lot of time at the lake in the summer.  Actually, he and his mom had driven from the lake that afternoon just for his shoot.

I knew exactly where I wanted to start Kyle's session. This is a favorite spot of mine.

I loved the orange board.  It really popped against the neutral colors.

This one may be my favorite of the day. As is often the case, it is the unexpected ones I like the most.

Caught in the act.  Could there be a more natural shot of a teen?

Kyle's uncle met us with his grandfather's old Chevy.  Loved it!  They said it needed painting.  I said it was perfect!

The truck was awesome, but we also had to get a few of Kyle with his Mustang.

Kyle, thanks for a great afternoon.  A lot of times the guys are ready to be done before we even get started, but you were a great sport!  Good luck in your Senior year! 

Oh, and I just had to share a behind-the-scenes shot.  What do you do when you're dragged to your older cousin's senior portrait session? You find a nice spot and play your DS.  

Senior Season - Southern Tennessee Senior Photographer.

It's that time! Senior portrait time!  I love, love, love shooting Seniors! I've been so busy editing lately that I haven't had a lot of time to share all of their sessions just yet, but I wanted to share just a little peek of what I am working on at the moment.

I just finished editing Kaytlynn's session last week.

  

I am finishing up Kyle's.

And then will be to Katelyn's session.

A lot of K's in there, huh? ;-) I just love 'em all!  Stay tuned for full posts!

And the winner is....

...Elizabeth and Max!

Aren't they the cutest couple?!

Since they were the lucky winning couple I thought I would share a few more photos from their session. 

Elizabeth is such a beautiful young lady.  From just the short time we were together her inner beauty was so obvious.

And Max... well he was dashing in his white tux.  It was obvious he adored Elizabeth, too.

Congratulations once again, Elizabeth and Max.  Thanks so much to all of my wonderful couples for coming out on prom night.  Thank you also to everyone who voted!

LCHS Prom Slideshow plus contest!

I thought this Taylor Swift song was perfect for a little slideshow I will be giving all my sweet couples who came out for prom sessions. 

I have decided to have a little contest for them, also.  On the post below vote for your favorite couple.  Just leave a comment with their names (their names are above their photos), and the lucky winner will receive 2 free 5x7s from their session.  One for him and one for her. :-)  Voting will be open through Saturday night. 

Please only one vote per person. Thanks!

 

 

LCHS Prom Mini-Sessions schedule.

As promised, here is a little more info on my LCHS prom mini-sessions:

 

 Location: 74 Wells Hill Road

Fayetteville, Tennessee

 

Packages start at $40.00 (when you schedule you session I will email you a complete list of packages available).  Minimum order of $40.00 (plus tax) must be paid at the time of your session.  Additional prints and CD of digital negatives with printing release will be available for purchase.

 

Schedule:

2:00

2:15

2:30

2:45

3:00

3:15

3:30 - Jake & Katelyn

3:45 - Jessica & Travis

4:00 - Elizabeth & Max

4:15 - Timmy & Samantha

4:30 - Shelby & Evan

4:45 - Allison & Blake

 

Call or email me to schedule your appointment 931.993.7826 or brandi@brandibarnesphotography.com

 

Hannah - Class of 2010 - Farm Session.

You may remember Hannah from her session this past summer. We had a lot of fun on that urban shoot, and late in the fall we met for a shoot at my friends', Amy & Clay's farm.

We climbed up into the hayloft and that is where we got some of my very favorites.

I started to title this post "Move over Jane Russell."  She reminded me of a young Jane Russell in the hay.  I told her that, but I wondered if she even knew who I was talking about. ;-)

I love the light through the wall of the barn in this one.

Hannah is such a natural beauty. And if possible her voice is even more beautiful.  I sat in front of her at church Sunday morning. Beautiful, beautiful voice.

Denim and pearls.  Don't you just love it?!  Oh, and don't forget the cowboy boots!

I think this is one of Hannah's favorites.  It is her Facebook profile pic at the moment.  It's a favorite of mine, also!

Juniors and Seniors make sure to see Hannah to get on of her cards for your free gift when you book a session!

 

 

 

Allison - Class of 2010.

Allison is very special to me.  She is our babysitter turned phone store employee and is now my assistant from time to time. She helped me out on my day of Christmas mini-sessions and after the last client session was done we took a few minutes for a little senior mini-shoot.

She looked so cute that day (just like every other day), and I was so happy when she agreed to a few shots.

Our kids love Miss Allison.  I have to say I do, too. :-)

Love the flare in this next one.

A fun fact about Allison - she loves flamingos. :-)

 And one last one...

So these are the ones I snapped in just a few minutes before I headed back to the soccer field for the last game of the day. We are planning to do an urban session when it warms up enough for us to be able to be outside for more than a few minutes. I can't wait!

Ryleigh - Take 2.

I met up with Ryleigh after school one day a couple weeks ago.  We had planned a fall shoot back during the summer when I did a her family's session.  I was really excited about this one.  Ryleigh is just a natural beauty and is natural in front of the camera.  I knew we would have fun and we did!

First we headed to a spot I had used the week before. The leaves were just turning then and I thought they would be beautiful after another week.  Still just enough green. Perfect. 

Ryleigh has such an ease about her.  I seriously could shoot her all day long.

From here we traveled to another favorite spot of mine now. We were at the train tracks, but I think my favorites were in the road in front of the tracks.  It wouldn't matter with Ry though.  All my spots are favorites when working with her!

This next one may be my favorite.

Of course we had to take some of her with her car. I'm all about the car! This made me miss my Camaro days! 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               

I had been watching this cotton field. I was hoping that they wouldn't pick it before I got to use it.  I knew it would be awesome. And it was! This runs a close second for my favorite.

 As we were walking out of the cotton field, Ry asked me if it would be ok if she laid down in the grass.  We did a quick check first to make sure there were no critters hiding.  I'm really glad she asked because otherwise we wouldn't have this.

 or this...

   

OK, so how lucky am I to have Ryleigh as a spokesmodel? Such a beauty inside and out. All you seniors make sure you see Ryleigh for a special offer before contacting me to schedule your senior photo shoot!

 

 

 

 

Abbie - Class of 2010.

Seniors. I love seniors. Especially sweet, spunky, fun seniors like Abbie. We had a great time on her Senior photo shoot!

We met at Abbie's grandparents new log home out in the country. It was the perfect spot! There was a corn field in front of their home and we took full advantage of it. Perfect for Abbie's boots and cute little dress! Loved her wardrobe choice!

I found one thing Abbie is not very good at.  Not smiling.  The girl could not keep a smile off her face.  I guess if you have to be bad at something, that's a good thing to be bad about. :-)

One in the road. I always love the looks people give us when we do these.  It's usually on country roads so there's not that much traffic, but sometimes we have to run to the shoulder of the road. Some passersby look at us like we are crazy. :-)

A quick change, and we were back to it. I love the sunlight in this one. I love that one ray coming across her shoulder.

Abbie plans to go to the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga after high school.  She wants to be a neo-natal nurse. With her sweet personality, I think she will make a wonderful nurse.

We were losing daylight, but we decided to make a dash into town to try to get a few urban shots. Abbie quickly changed,and we rushed into town.  I am so glad we did because these are some of my favorites. 

One of the nice things about living in a small town is that you can do this.

We ended our shoot in front of the old Coca-Cola sign.  I just love the colors in the sign against the colors in her dress.

 I hope you like them, Abbie.  I am so glad I got to spend the afternoon getting to know you.  I will have more for you soon!