Carden Photography – Portrait and Wedding Photographer in Tullahoma, Tennessee

Keeping with the snow theme… and being thankful that we are no longer suffering the winters of Wisconsin… here’s a shot in our back yard from three years ago.

A couple of years ago a friend told me the story of his brother gathering their whole family for a portrait, including his two brothers, grandparents and all of the grandkids. Everyone was excited as they gathered at this brother’s home… that is until it was announced they were heading to one of those big department stores in the mall. They knew they were in trouble when the kid running the place had to open up a three-ring binder to read how to pose that many people. Well they all got shoved together in the tiny room and everyone could see the camera… but the camera couldn’t really see everyone.

Welcome to the land of snapshot chain photography.

Because of copyright laws, I can’t show that image, but this friend tells me no one in his family ever displayed the photo in their homes.

What I can show you is an image I had the priviledge of taking for a family gathered to celebrate a 50th anniversary.

I invite you to show the world that you won’t settle for mediocre photography any longer!!! SAY NO TO CHAIN STUDIOS! SAY NO TO LIFELESS PHOTOGRAPHY! SAY YES TO TRUSTING YOUR MEMORIES ONLY TO REAL LIFE PHOTOGRAPHERS!

This morning, I was in a meeting with Roger and Tara Ingalls and their lovely little girl Makenna. As you can see I had a camera along and was able to snap some cool candids. This one is my favorite.

Makenna is visiting the studio later this month for her first portrait.

As you can see, Roger likes Toyotas. Actually Roger just helped Cheri and I get a new Toyota Sienna for our daughter at Smart Motors. He did an excellent job helping us select the right vehicle and making the buying process quite pleasant.

Since I plugged Roger, I must also note that Tara will soon be helping me consolidate the design of my web site and other materials with a new logo.

Brad Trick is an advanced amateur photographer buddy of mine who enjoys spending his Saturday afternoons on the sidelines at UW Whitewater football games. Well he invited me down to shoot their homecoming game. Cheri and Mackenzie were out of town and I figured this would be a good way to keep me out of trouble and have fun at the same time.

Now I shot sports quite a bit back when I was a news photographer. My favorite sports shooting memory is sharing the sidelines of the 1990 Sugar Bowl with my Dad. It is rewarding to capture the excit3ement and critical moments on the field of play. However this day I wanted to capture the action surrounding the game.

So what do you get when you send a portrait and wedding photographer to a football game? Check it out.

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