July 11, 2016

Beech High Senior Session | Kendall's Split Session at the Fair | Hendersonville, Tn senior picture photographer Anjeanette Illustration Photography

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Kendall helped me hit SEVERAL of the items on my summer fair to do list last week all during part one of her Split Senior Session!

1. Go to the Fair!

2. Ride all the rides-especially the carousal!

3.Have Fun

4. Popcorn, Cotton Candy, and Smoke Bombs

5. Smiles

What's a split Senior Session? Oh, funny you should ask, lemme just copy paste my Instagram description of Kendall's:

“When a senior can’t decide between favorite seasons so we shoot them both! Divide up your session for more of what YOU want”

— Anjeanette Illustration Seniors, Thurdsday maybe

So whats on YOUR summer fun list???

There is much more to come from Class of 2017's Kendall! I will be sure to update when her part two is ready! In the meantime check out her Junior Prom photos :)

Additionally- I have had the pleasure of knowing Kendall and her family for a few years and they have been with me since I first started out on my own in the photography business - so I have some images from a model shoot and her freshman year band photos!!! And my, can't you see my growth ;)

Enjoy-please don't kill me Kendall!

Cannot wait for fall and part two of Kendall's senior session!

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Kendall helped me hit SEVERAL of the items on my summer fair to do list last week all during part one of her Split Senior Session! I also added some senior model photos from a session Kendall helped me with a few years ago :) 1. Go to the Fair!

July 04, 2016

Franklin Tn Senior Briana | Nashville Senior Portraits | Artistic Photographer Anjeanette Illustration Photography

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It was great meeting again with Franklin Tn Senior Briana, a few weeks after her sisters wedding! I was blessed enough to have gotten to know her as her big sister Danielle's maid of honor when I photographed the Belmont and Cheekwood wedding in Nashville. This smart and stunning lady is taking on photography, fashion, and many other pursuits- we met up to take her photos on her way back into town from another college campus visit. Can't wait to hear what she does next!

May 21, 2016

Just Being Jayla | Hendersonville Tn Senior Portraits | Artistic Photographer Anjeanette Illustration

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I met Jayla Palmerin Hendersonville Tn a long while ago, then recently got to join forces with her a few months after she graduated a year early from high school to explore fashion & fairytales, while making her some pretty epic artistic senior portraits. There is an amazing future ahead of this girl, there is a very amazing NOW happening indeed. She already has so many accomplishments- look for big news from her soon! Brains and beauty abound in this 17 year old actor, writer, and blogger at one of the top teen blogs Just Being Jayla!

For this shoot we collaborated on an adventurous artistic idea of fairytales and daydreams....as seniors prepare to embark in the so called 'real world' I feel like it is so important to keep a hold of dreams and magic even in an adult world. We talked about visions for a fashion focused artistic photo shoot where creativity and breaking boundaries- I would love for more adventures with Jayla and other seniors where we really try different things and just have fun!

Jayla began acting at 9, and has always loved it. She has been in several feature films, her most recent being "Remember The Goal", a film about a cross country team, in which she played the role of Shelby. Remember The Goal will premier this August! For updates and showtimes check the official movie Facebook page here.

I brought the camera gear and smoke bombs and Jayla herself styled and did her own MUHA with an assist from mom Melissa!

Most of the photos in this session were edited with VSCO and tweaks.

This spot close to Manchester Tn was as close to Heaven as can be, right here in Tennessee! Visit a waterfall today-please remember to take out everything you bring in...if I can carry light stands, cameras, and gear you can totally carry out your chip bags and pop bottles. It was s ad to see all the garbage folks left behind.

Lots if waterfall info can be found at the state park website

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I sought Jayla out because I wanted the opportunity to work with her as well as to explore a personal project for myself. As a fine artist who paints sometimes the instant gratification of setting up and photographing is so fast its exhilarating. The ideas and collaboration are front ended, with the shoot going relatively fast. About half of the creativity comes in the editing process for me. I wanted the chance to combine my two worlds of painting and photography, to slow down and develop the fairytale dreams I was thinking of further.

I spend decent amounts of time researching and learning about photography. I am an eager student of life in general, and hope to always be. Its easy when your studying something your love! I think if I could possibly "learn everything" about photography I would lose all passion for it...boring! So I try to continue making paintings and art for myself to explore artistic purposes and well, just practice! The amount of information as to why personal projects are important is pretty overwhelming but I recommend Episode 232 of Sprouting Photographer, with weekend wisdom by Skip Cohen, interview with Vincent Laforet and this Petapixel article for more concise explanations about WHY.

These images were shot on my 5DM2 & 5DM3 with 85mm, 16mm, and 70-200mm lens. We used natural light for most of the moments, a gold reflector for a few photos. For some dramatic photos Calumet strobes with Paul Buff vagabonds/Cyber Sync transmitters on Cheetah collapsible stands. Can't forget those epic Enola Gaye smoke bombs! I am a little obsessed with them and hope to do MANY more smoke bomb fashion sessions!

For more information about Jayla Check out her officia lIMDB page

And her official website JaylaPalmer.com

And Instagram @jayla_palmer

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May 06, 2016

Hendersonville Tn Senior Pictures | Olivia's Senior Portrait Photoshoot | Artistic Photographer Anjeanette Illustration Photography

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Violin and viola musician Olivia had already graduated high school when we met at Amulet Farm for her senior pictures portrait session last month! She finished the last of her home school studies in December, and was leaving right from our senior session for college registration. A passionate and intelligent young lady, she loves the instrumental arts and plans to study Interior Designer and get her real estate license after graduating. Olivia said she learns the most when the teacher uses visual ways of teaching and shows what to do. as well as when shetake notes and practice. I had her play for me while we were taking the second set of portraits in field behind Amulets barn, on the antique sofa. I can tell you the practicing Olivia did paid off as I was treated to a classical solo piece, and instantly saw Olivia relax, laugh, and become confidant as she played- it shows in her photos! Music is so powerful. Not surprisingly after playing for me I took her favorite photo of the session below.

This was shot with my Canon 5DM3, 70-200 lens, and a gold reflector. It was our first really warm week in Hendersonville, Tn and we had to take reflector breaks so we didn't sunburn lovely Olivia!

Canon 5DM2, 16mm lens, Off camera flash Calumet strobe.

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“I really like any kind of music. I listen to pretty much every genre and play pretty much any genre. But my favorite to play would have to be either classical or fiddle music.”

— Olivia

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Sometimes I have fun & play around when I edit...Cherry Fields action from Creative Market!

I asked Olivia if she could go anywhere for a day, where would she go, and she answered somewhere exotic with a lot of nature and wild life.

So we jumped in the Station Camp Creek ;)

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What I was most looking forward to in senior pictures was a fun easy photographer, and that's what I got. I don't think there was a least favorite part tho. I enjoyed it all. -Olivia