Happy Birthday little John

What an awesome milestone for a baby and parents. We got to watch John Todd devour his birthday cake on his 1st birthday. He had no problem digging into it. Although mom felt a little funny watching John get icing all over himself, we all just laughed as he acted like he was the only one in the room. Come to think of it...he didn't offer any of us a piece.


Happy Birthday John !!!!!!!





Chattanooga Children's Photographer - Greg Beasley Photography

Jennifer and Ian's Wedding Day

To begin with, after Jennifer and Ian's incredible engagement session, I knew the wedding day was going to be a rush. The ceremony took place at Patten Chapel. Ian and the guys were very relaxed making candid shots a lot easier for us to get. Fortunately, we have know Jennifer's awesome family for several years. Seeing everyone again felt like we were with old friends. It's a good thing that Jennifer and Ian are comfortable in front of the camera. Wedding candid moments seemed to be falling in our lap. The reception was held at The Chattanoogan Hotel. We managed to find a really cool red wall on the way to the reception. Check out the "tickle photo" compliments of Ian. I hope you enjoy seeing the slide show.

The Amazing Miss Jennifer

I have had several people ask me to see more of Jennifer Testerman's bridal images. Her portrait was picked by last week by H&H Color lab for a national marketing campaign. Jennifer was amazing. We photographed the session at the Bluff View Art District in Chattanooga, Tennessee. I knew with every photo taken that these were going to look fantastic. The hardest part for me of the whole photo shoot was editing the images down.

H&H Canvas Promotional Piece

I am just sitting here working on a few photos and I get an email from H&H Color Lab (the best professional color lab in the country) . When I open the e-mail, beautiful Jennifer Testerman-Morrow is looking right at me. We photographed Jennifer's bridal portrait this past summer at the Bluff View Art District in Chattanooga, Tennessee. H&H gets thousands of images daily and they picked Jennifer's Bridal for the Canvas promotion.

Angela and I are thrilled that H&H Color Lab chose Jennifer Testerman-Morrow's bridal image for a national marketing campaign for their Canvas Gallery Wrap prints. The print will appear in several nationally published professional photography magazines including Rangefinder and Professional Photographer. The print will also be printed to 30x40 and it will appear in the H&H booth at all national photography conventions. Angela and I are truly excited that this print was chosen and we want to thank the beautiful Jennifer Testerman - Morrow.

I think that I just might need to get one of these for my wall.

Moonlight Photos...Really!!!

I am dead serious. I shot these images last saturday night at 9:58 pm by moonlight (no other light source). We had to use a flashlight to walk into the field. I am not kidding, it was so dark that we could barely see. I was so excited, I was jumping up and down. Julie Gravitt and Daniel Thomas (bride and groom) said that they would verify that it was really dark.

Lighting: Full Moon
Camera: D300
ISO: 4000
f stop 2.8
Exp: 2.5 seconds
Tripod

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The Beasley Family plus Grayson

I'll admit it, we are like most families. Life is very busy, so busy that we don't get to photograph our own family as much as we would like to. Angela is the hero here. She put our family portrait on our schedule (we have to schedule it like we would anyone elses portrait). She went out and bought the clothing and with two teenage daughter's, that's a lot harder than it sounds. She picked the location. We went to a great spot that we liked at Berry College in Rome, Georgia. Angela also lined up Mallory Hope to take the photo for us. Mallory is like one of our own daughters. She has a natural ability to get my girls to smile (and that also can be a lot harder than it sounds).

So here we go, but wait, what about our cat Grayson. He's part of our family. That's right, we decided to take Grayson. Grayson has spent his entire life inside our home. We never travel with him but taking him on a three hour car ride sounded like a good idea. Not only was it a bad idea but during the middle of the photo shoot, Grayson decides to go down into a small cave next to the water fall and he doesn't want to come out. We tried everything to get him out but he wouldn't budge. Finally, after about 20 minutes, both me and Mallory managed to get reach down and get a hold of him at the same time and we pulled him out together.

After driving 90 minutes to Berry College, with light dropping fast, we had about 15 minutes for photography. I hope family portraits are not this stressful for everyone else.

Mallory's exact words: "An evening with the Beasley's: Priceless"

Family time at the river

Family Life photos are our favorite. I love to just watch and observe family interaction. I also love working with Chad, Misty, Macy and Jalie. What an incredibly good-looking family. I just sit back and keep my camera ready. I am loving watching Macy and Jalie grow up. Jalie has changed so much in the last year. Here are a few of Misty's favorite images from our last session.






Here are a couple photos of Jalie from just one short year ago



Chattanooga Children's and Family Photographer - Greg Beasley Photography

Mark and Jenn's Wedding Album - Foxboro, Massachusetts

Angela and I had an incredible opportunity last year to travel to Foxboro, Massachusetts and photograph a wedding for Mark and Jenn. Right off the bat, with the first phone call, it seemed that we all four hit it off. Mark and Jenn are one of the sweetest couples that we have ever worked with. When I mentioned shooting them on the beach in Cape Cod, they immediately said YES! The entire day was amazing. We only wish that we could go do it all over again.

The day began with Mark and Jenn getting ready at the hotel. Mark and Jenn met in the garden at Lakeview Pavillion. Later, family and friends showed up for the outdoor garden wedding. The beautiful reception was held in the reception hall at Lakeview Paillion. All of the family and guest were dancing and laughing the entire evening. It was one of the best receptions that we have ever been to. The next day, we met Mark and Jenn in Falmouth Mass. (Cape Cod) for beach photos at sunset.

They sent us an amazing testimonial after the wedding:
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Greg and Angela Beasley made our wedding a wonderful, relaxing, and memorable experience! From our first phone conversation, we knew that our wedding memories would be in great hands. On the day of the wedding, Greg and Angela accompanied us as we prepared for our big day; capturing all of the little details from the jewelry and cufflinks we wore to hugs with our closest friends and family. They calmed our nerves as we prepared to see one another before our ceremony and captured our first interactions in a private and unobtrusive way. Greg and Angela made sure to take both candid and posed pictures of us, our wedding party, families, and many of our guests. They used a variety of lenses and angles and created images that spoke to the diversity of their work and highlighted the great and tiny moments of our wedding day. Working with Greg and Angela was such a pleasure. We recommend them highly and look forward to working with them in the future as our family grows!

- Mark Distefano
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Mark and Mo - Sunset Engagement on the River

Fun is the best way to describe Mark and Mo. I love engagement sessions. They are the most relaxing and enjoyable sessions that I do. No one waiting on you, no one in a hurray. Just me, Mark and Mo and a beautiful sunset. Wait a minute, that doesn't sound romantic. Anyway, These two "hams' are great in front of the camera. They enjoy each others' company and inspire me to look for fleeting moments.

Ben and Rachel's Wedding Day

Last year, Angela and I traveled to Berry College in Rome, Georgia to photograph Ben and Rachel's engagement. We noticed immediately that they were going to be a lot of fun to photograph. Even the ducks were very interested in hanging out with Ben and Rachel. Their wedding was everything that you want in a wedding. Except for a little heat that day, everything went perfect. I did notice that every time that Ben and Rachel looked at each other, Rachel would laugh. It's magical when two people truly enjoy being around each other. Her contagious laugh was infectious and made shooting this wedding a pure joy. Another obvious thing about Ben and Rachel is that they have a lot of really close friends. Thank you everyone for making their day special. The wedding started at First Baptist Church - Lafayette, Ga and the reception was held at The Walden Club, in downtown Chattanooga, Tennessee.

(feel free to leave comments for Ben and Rachel using the comments tab at the bottom of the slide show)