I’ve been wanting to make this post for some time now because I tell this story all the time. People always ask me how long I’ve been a photographer or how I got into photography. My answer is always the same. I tell them that I’ve been a photographer for as long as I can...
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Posted in My Teaching, Personal, Portraiture | Tags: BA, Bryan Allen, Knoxville, LifeStyle, People, Personal, Tennessee, TN, Workshop
Sorry I’ve been away from the blog for a few weeks but I have a great excuse this time! As you can see, I’ve been a little busy My wife and I welcomed Doyle Becks Allen (we call him Becks) into the world at about 8:30pm on 1.21.2010, four weeks ahead of schedule....
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Today was a day I have been looking forward to / dreading for some time now. What does that mean you ask . . . well . . . this was the day on the calendar that my wife, Brooke, and I decided we would do her maternity photos! Last day of the Holiday break...
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Saturday, January 2, 2010
Hello everyone and welcome to a new decade! Unbelievable how fast that one went. I’m now embarking on my second year of blogging. Though my posts were somewhat erratic last year, I did surprisingly end up with 50 posts, which is almost one per week. That’s about what I was going for and about the...
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Sunday, December 27, 2009
In keeping with the Christmas theme, I thought I’d share a few shots from a recent shoot with Joey + Rory. We shot these back in late fall when Joey + Rory were filming videos for their Christmas single called “It’s Christmas Time” and a song called “Box of Rocks” from their children’s Christmas album...
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Sunday, December 27, 2009
Just wanted to share a few shots from our Christmas morning. This was our last Christmas with just Harper as her baby brother is fast approaching. I only took a few shots this year and really just soaked in the time with Brooke and Harper, who was all about playing with every single present as...
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Sunday, November 22, 2009
Hey Everyone. A few weeks ago, I had the supreme pleasure of photographing the Zac Brown Band and several other artists at a concert to benefit the restoration of the Georgia Theatre. This 4+ hour show was headlined by Zac Brown Band of course and they served as the “house band”, performing with other acts...
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Posted in Commercial | Tags: Atalanta, BA, Bryan Allen, Country Music, Fox Theatre, Georgia Theatre, Joey + Rory, Joey and Rory, Music, People, Zac Brown, Zac Brown Band
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Here’s another fun Fall family shoot with Travis and Mary and their beautiful little girl, Cora Bea. We had another spectacular Fall day here in East TN and made a full afternoon of it. Travis and Mary have a bit of a retro vibe and are remodeling an older home in a great neighborhood. I...
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Monday, November 16, 2009
I had a great Fall shoot last week with Sarah, J, and beautiful 11 month old Sofie. Sarah and J were awesome and totally relaxed and game for anything. Sofie has these amazing blue eyes that just suck you right in and was so fun and easy to work with. Mom and Dad are performers...
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Had a fantastic time yesterday shooting the wedding of Pamela & Ron. Again, weather was threatening all week but all turned out perfectly! A bit chilly but the sun broke through and lit up the early Fall colors at the most opportune times. Here’s but a few quick sneak peek shots. Thanks to Jim and...
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