Thanks so much for stopping by! My name is Kristen Johse Parker and I am a photographer in Nashville, Tennessee. My love for photography truly began when my daughter was born... she grew so fast and I quickly realized how important it was to capture these fleeting moments! From her first steps to her first dance class... I love that something as simple as photograph can bring us right back to that instant.
After some encouragement from friends and family my little hobby has grown into a little business... I feel so blessed to love what I do- and I hope you love it too!
Earlier this year I was privileged to take photos of this handsome baby boy and his gorgeous mama. Colton has the most amazing blue eyes and the best smile! Even when he was ready for me to leave and have his mama to himself we got some sweet moments with his pacifier and snuggle-time with his mama… thanks Jamie for spending this time with me.
This was a session from several months ago that I just couldn’t not blog! I loved the family interaction and how we plopped the kiddos in their playroom and besides a few prompts here and there we just watched them be themselves… they were so much fun to hang out with! Thanks Fausett family and I hope to see you soon!
I obviously love photos… then why do I have such a hard time taking them of my own children?!? And why is it that the ones I do take end up being trapped for eternity on my hard drive ?!? I have actually purchased some awesome frames just to have them sit with the strangers photos in them for months and months… If someone were to walk in to my house, you could never guess that I was a photographer by looking at my walls. Oh the shame! Well, now that I’ve confessed… here are some family images that have been hiding out on my hard drive.
It is so overwhelming to me look at how time flies… these were Weston’s three year old photos that I took of him on our trip to Colorado in November. My baby boy isn’t a baby anymore, he wants my help so little these days… not even to get dressed and put on his shoes. tear. I try to look on the bright side of this new independence and embrace his growing sense of humor, how he is eager to make me laugh and show off his developing sport skills… but it is hard to let go of that baby! So I’ll admit that my heart feels happy on the rare occasion that he asks me to carry him, or when he comes to ask me for help… I know I have to let go of him someday so that he can be a strong independent man- thankfully just not yet…
I can’t tell you how many photos I got of this face…
And speaking of growing up… this is my niece Allyson, turning 15 this year!! Wow, to think I first met her when she was 4- my own daughter’s age. In a few more years she’ll be off to college somewhere… can I go cry now? maybe I’m just all emotional since I turn thirty this month… and feeling very grown up myself ;)
- I absolutly love these pictures!
It has been such an honor to see this little girl grow! This was her one year session and I just finished designing an album for her first year of sessions… I can’t wait to show you the finished product! Emma is such a genuinely happy baby girl, her smile can just light your day. She is just a dream to be around and of course I love that she is ham for the camera! Oh and her parents are awesome too… 
by kristen
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