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Fresh Out of Parris Island: A Marine Comes Home to Knoxville

A young man, freshly graduated from the United States Marine Corps' boot camp in Parris Island, is home briefly to visit his parents in Knoxville before heading out for advanced training.  I have known this young man since his days on Knoxville Catholic High School's robotics team, the Robotichauns, and it was an honor to capture him as a freshly minted Marine in his hometown.  But shooting him took some thought as I wanted to make sure I respected his uniform and preserved his military bearing.

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Looking back on Summer . . .

The snow is blowing where our heroine, Megan, is working and living the dream in New York City - but here is a shoot she did before she left the South, when the sunflowers at TWRA Fork of the Rivers were blooming in Knoxville!

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Matias

While helping a friend with a stylized wedding shoot at Jackson Terminal in Knoxville, I did some portrait work of Matias Yanez Cortez.  Matias is a natural in front of the camera.

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A Modeling Portfolio Begins

Carolina is a young lady with the aspiration to become a model.  Presently receiving instruction from Gage Models and Talent in Knoxville, Tennessee, she began creating her modeling portfolio with me on location in downtown Maryville, Tennessee.

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Be the Super Hero

Sure, you can be yourself in a portrait.  Or you can be a Super Hero.  It's all in how you see yourself and working with a photographer to make that your own reality.

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