Franklin County Senior Sprite - Rex- 2012

Introducing our second Senior Sprite, Rex. Rex goes to Franklin county Highschool. His favorite color is neon green and his favorite musician is the rapper Eminem. After school he plans on joining his father in the family business.

For Rex's shoot we meandered around the Cowan town square, a quaint little railroad town with a storied history that lies just outside of Winchester. Like most guys it was a little tough to get even a grin out of Rex, but we managed a few and had a fun time doing it. Here's wishing Rex a wonderful future!

I like the seriousness of this pose. The little cabin in the background is a historical treasure of Cowan. If I'm not mistaken it was their first jail house.

Cowan is split directly in half by a working railroad track. This railroad car sits nearby.

Another serious tough guy pose.

This was the family's favorite image.

See not even a tough guy can hold back his smile when holding the family dog. I love the doggies ears, so horribly cute!

Waiting on Parker

A few months ago we visited the Bennett family for their family photos back at Rutledge Falls. Mom had just found a few days before that she was pregnant with their second child. Now several months later I got the opportunity to showcase the growing life inside her, a new baby boy, named Parker. Parker is expected to make his debut sometime in November and I'm very excited to meet him, course not nowhere near as excited as little Ethan whose about to become a big brother! Mom was absolutely glowing for our entire session all smiles and laughter, leading me to believe she might be the most beautiful pregnant woman I've ever met. Course I may be a bit partial.

We had a devil of a time getting this shot. Mom is a small lady and even with the promise of new life causing her stomach to swell there almost wasn't enough room for all the blocks. Couple that with little Ethan sitting nearby doing silly things. Everytime she'd laugh the blocks would jump off. And then just as soon as we got them settled again little Parker decided to kick and they all tumbled down again, lol!

This is the mom's favorite shot. And I love it too, it came out exactly as I imagined it and is as an added bonus almost SOOC. Everytime I look at this, I imagine a deep conversation between dad and son, about the new baby or maybe where babies come from.

Another one of the mom's favorite shots. In this one I wanted to go for a goddess of plenty look. She's holding a cornucopia or horn of plenty filled with indian corn and looking into the sky while holding her belly and the baby within.

And this one's my favorite. So many times the first born gets a little overlooked during the first bit of the new babies life and I wanted to make sure Ethan didn't feel that way at all.  So here's Ethan, so happy, smiley, his bear-bear in the seat next to him. He's excited to meet his new little brother, Parker. And Mom and Dad are in the background this time, looking at their little boy whose getting bigger ever day and holding onto baby Parker and each other.

Moore County Senior Sprite - Katie- 2012

                 As my faithful followers already know, we instituted a new program this year to boost our precense in the Senior community. No not Seniors as in older folks but Seniors as in those bright faced young people who are on the cusp of starting their new lives on their own. Our program is called Senior Sprites. Senior Sprites are local seniors who have agreed to spread the word to their friends and family about Fairytree Photography in exchange for a free senior session. 

                Our first Senior Sprite is a wonderful young lady named Katie.

Katie goes to Moore County Highschool, home of the blue raiders. She loves the color blue and the musical stylings of the very popular, Lil Wayne. (Not to my taste but to each their own.) Her current plans are to attend MTSU after highschool. I know all my readers can get behind me on wishing this bright and beautiful young lady the best in her future.

                 Also for this session we traveled to a very special place located in Moore county not far from fabulous Lynchburg. The GreenRose of Raus Bed and Breakfast was kind enough to host our senior session on their immaculate grounds. The GreenRose is an absolute perfect hidden gem nestled in the rolling hills of Tennessee. The completely renovated old plantation home is tastefully decorated and the owner Pat Cox is more than happy to give her guests an informational and entertaining tour of her home and the antiques she's furnished it with. It's an ideal place for a sweet romantic weekend getaway. I have to recommend the Prince room. Just from the peek inside I got during our shoot I have to say the massive bed looked so soft and inviting... I'm thinking about booking a little getaway myself just to find out for sure. ;)

On the wicker swing of the GreenRose. Placed on a corner of the deck a nice breeze blowed through and cooled us off on this rather warm September day.

I love the Noir look of this picture. So glamorous!

Katie standing in an adjacent field. The sky was so blue!

This is Katie's favorite picture of the session. She looks like she's in another time and place.

This is an example of the studio style shots we offer our seniors. This was taken in Katie's home with pop-up blue screen backdrop and then I added  my own special background in Blue of course!