The Root Photography Blog

Ellie : Portrait

June 14, 2011 by Jensey 6 Comments

John Thomas was the first baby we ever photographed (aside from siblings, of course!) His sweet momma, Misty, had heard of us through some friends whose wedding we photographed and we did his one year old portraits around Winter Park. This was right around when I was just starting to blog, so I apparently never blogged his first session! You long time followers may remember the session we did with him in downtown Celebration a year or two later, when we lucked out and happened to be photographing him when they were testing for the Celebration Snowfall.

As I was saying, we’ve loved shooting John Thomas through the years. When his mom asked us to photograph their daughter, Ellie, we were over the moon! I mean…. Just look at that face!

Those blonde curls and blue eyes… I’m in love!

She even naturally did a “foot pop”!

John Thomas adores his little sister. He got so excited when we asked him to walk with her for photos…

Not even gonna lie, these are some of my favorites- Such a real “moment” between siblings! (No babies were harmed in the making of these photos!!)

She looooooooooooooooved the water! Misty, I hope you order one of these in a giant canvas! ;)

Nothing makes me swoon more than Nate with a baby. True story. (He’s giving her a penny to toss in!)

Another favorite!

As much as Ellie’s momma loves hats, Ellie does not!

Though she loves giving sticks!

I’ve loved watching this kid grow up!

But I love seeing this even more! ;)

Misty, thank you so much for letting us spend time with your cute family! I can’t wait til next time. :)

Asher + Parents : Preview

May 17, 2011 by Jensey 3 Comments

The tiniest baby I’ve ever been around… Meet Asher, who we photographed on his one week birthday. Oh. My. Goodness. <3

Kelly and Michael are a past bride and groom and two of our biggest cheerleaders. :)

Asher will be… Someday. ;)

Asher and Asher’s Mom and Dad, we love the heck out of all three of you. I’m dying to share the rest!!!!

If you’re a past Root bride and you’d like to schedule a photo session with your new tiny, contact us!!

Lauren + Spencer = ?

May 10, 2011 by Jensey 12 Comments

In January, we had our first-ever mentoring session with our past bride, Jamie (aka the stunning supermodel bride from the Sarasota, FL gallery on our main website). Jamie contacted us when she decided she was interested in becoming a professional photographer and asked if we do mentor-ships. We jumped at the chance of having our first one be with a past bride who we loved, and before we knew it, Jamie made the drive to Nashville to pick our brains.

As nervous as we were because we had no idea what to expect, I think it actually went pretty well. The first part of the day consisted of “classroom” time at our dining room table (keeping it classy, folks!) where we discussed everything from why we use the camera gear we do to the importance of a blog and anatomy of a wedding day. Jamie insisted our shoot be with her best friend Lauren who was close to having her first baby. We shot her maternity session around the Parthenon here in Nashville, and I loooooved it. You long time readers may remember I’m a bit squeemish around pregnant women and their bellies! I was actually nervous about leading Jamie through a maternity shoot, because in our five years of shooting, we’d only shot one!

Lucky for all of us, Lauren is practically a model herself and can work the camera like no other. Seriously… Pregnant or not, I’d photograph Lauren any day! She was perfect because instead of spending so much time on posing and setting up the shot, we could kinda throw her into “autopilot” and focus on talking Jamie through the shoot.

FAVORITE!

Lauren’s one request: A photo of her hands and her parent’s hands on her belly. :)

Jamie in action!

Lauren, thank you sooooooooooooo much for being such a great sport! Jamie, I hope you learned a lot and I’m so excited to watch your business grow! Love to both of you girlies!