The Hackworths - Knoxville Family Photographer

Me: "Nathan! I think I'm in Clinton, TN . . . somewhere.  It's pouring the rain and my car has been hydro-planing.  I don't know what I'm going to do for this shoot! It's at some house . . . that I've never seen before.  I won't be able to shoot outside, which was my plan! Ugh! This rain!

Nathan: "Why don't you cancel?"

Me: "I can't! They're only in town for this weekend!"

Nathan: "I don't know what to tell you honey.  You'll be fine."

Me: "Oh this day! I guess I'll go with the non-plan plan! . . . . I'll see you when I get home."

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Yes, this was the start to a dreary Sunday morning a few weeks ago as I was driving to photograph the Hackworths.  Although I despise not having a plan for shooting, I actually think the "flying by the seat of my pants" plan worked out quite well and pushed me to think outside the box, trying new techniques.  The Hackworths were such a joy to work with and Stuart (the dad) was cracking me up as he assisted me with getting the girls camera ready.  He would say, "Hand on hip. AND SMILE! . . . Say, "CHEESE PICKLES!" LOL! All the while his wife's mom would walk by, pause, and with lifted eye-brow say, "Stuart, you aren't right." haha!  Stuart made a great assistant and kept everyone in good spirits despite the rain.  And, although I had a great time photographing this family, the highlight of my day was walking into a room that contained a GOLDEN DOODLE!  What is a golden doodle you might ask? Well, it's a golden retriever poodle mix! It was like seeing my little Sophie but bigger.  I was so excited to be seeing a golden doodle for the very first time that I forgot to take a picture! Ah! But I did give it a hug . . . which will last in my memory forever :) Anyway, here are some of my favorite images from the day:

I love these first 2 pictures! They look so heavenly with the light! I used a white sheet and a studio light from my car.

All the rest had to be taken outside on the front porch.  It was still pouring the rain.

I snapped this next pic as Stuart was getting Emme ready for the next shot.  Love the eskimo kiss :)

Look at this tummy!

Miss Ellary! Don't you just love the girls' outfits? And trust me, they didn't just do this for the shoot.  They have a whole plethora of matching outfits.

Miss Eliza! The eldest of the 3 sisters :)

I couldn't believe that Shana had a matching outfit for the newborn as well!  Emme was exhausted! hehe! Cute!

Such good sisters :)

Grandpa and Emme!

My attempt to get the whole family on the porch.  Can you see the rain in the background? Still pouring . . .