ISAAC GRACIN.

Every year Isaac's Mommy thinks up a really cool theme for his traditional birthday pictures based on what he is currently interested in! Isn't that fun?! Last year was trains. This year (his 5th birthday) was . . . TREE CLIMBING! Isaac loves to climb trees at his MomMom and DadDad's house so we borrowed their backyard for the afternoon! What a fun and easy shoot! Isaac was eager to show off his tree climbing abilities and had even worked on a few poses beforehand! He had a pretty suave Duke Brothers pose (as in The Dukes of Hazard)! One thing has always been certain about Isaac . . . he will make me smile! He is such a special little man in my life and I am so thrilled I get watch (and document) him grow! I love you Isaac and I can't wait to see what your Mom thinks up for us next year!

ANNA MARIE.

Miss Anna, like most of my clients, is so super special to me! I absolutely adored shooting these portraits of her (in honor of her second birthday)! Doesn't she just ooze sweetness! Her smile is completely infectious (and definitely courtesy of Daddy) but that sweetness is all Mommy! She is THE most perfect blend of two of the most wonderful personalities! I am honored to have shot some of Anna's first portraits and am so, so honored that I was again asked to shoot some portraits of this beautiful little girl! Happy Birthday Anna Girl!

THE LEES.

I am always delighted when a photo shoot goes well! With that said, I'll be the first to admit, my session with the Lees was NOT one that went particularly well! It was difficult, long, and, at times, frustrating for all involved! However, I would shoot this same session all over again in heartbeat! I would not want to miss out on this valuable learning experience! Brandy, Bob, Sunny and I met on a HOT afternoon after work. Little Sunny arrived in dire need of a nap and her dinner! The combination of being hungry, sleepy and hot left Miss Sunny in NO mood for photographs. Despite our patient efforts to appease her, we failed miserably! She simply WOULD NOT COOPERATE! However, thanks to my afternoon with Sunny, Tess Cormell Photography now has an Offical Baby Policy! It is my hope that in the future, every baby that finds itself in front of my lens will benefit from my new Sunny clause!

Watch for it to be posted soon!

TROOPER AND TANNER.

Tanner and I met through work and, because I think she is one spectacular lady, I was thrilled when she asked me to shoot a quick session with her and her son, Trooper. It was wonderful to spend some time outside the building with Miss Tanner and to finally meet Trooper (who's name I just adore)! Furthermore, these two were some of the most genuinely grateful clients I have ever worked with! They are the reason I truly love portrait photography!

SELLERS WEDDING.

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

Kayla and Jake had a beautiful backyard wedding planned.  The location was absolutely stunning!  The wedding day weather, however, was every bride's worst nightmare!  Late the night before the wedding, the family made the heartbreaking decision to move the wedding indoors.  I must say the the new wedding location, a nearby church, was splendidly decorated and the wedding went off without a hitch.  That is for all but Tess, their OUTDOOR wedding photographer!  The new location left me with virtually nothing interesting to work with!  On my way to the wedding, I stopped and bought a couple of umbrellas, hoping the bride would be open to the idea of using them for a few shots!  Fortunately she was!  The shoot was definitely challenging for me but it was a great learning experience as well!  The Sellers are an adorable couple who are obviously completely in love.  And in the end, they got some truly unusual (yet completely unexpected) wedding portraits!

KURT AND RITTER.

    

      

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

RITTER AND KURT

I am absolutely thrilled that . . .

Kurt is Ritter's UNCLE!

    

      

As always, I am so grateful to have met these two beautiful baby boys and immensely honored to have been asked to capture some precious moments of their babyhood.  It was pretty awesome to finally meet and spend some time their mommies too!  I sincerely hope this was just the first of many shoots with Uncle Kurt and his nephew Ritter!

Such beautiful babies!

IVY.