Franklin, Brentwood, and Nashville TN newborn, child, and family photographer

Fall family photo time!

October 1, 2019

It may still feel like mid-summer outside, but the calendar assures me that it is, in fact, October 1. Regardless of the temperature, fall family photo shoots are in full swing at Elizabeth Clements Photography! We are all leaving sessions sweating these days, so I hope the weather will start settling down soon so we can enjoy the season and wear sweaters not just for photos.

I’ve been going back through some sessions from last fall to finally post images. I don’t post current sessions this time of year since everyone wants their photos to be a surprise if they plan to order Christmas cards and/or photo gifts for family. It is helpful for me to blog old shoots, too, so I can give clients ideas of some of the different locations I regularly take families.

This is one of my favorite downtown Franklin area spots. Within less than a block, there are so many different backdrops that we can use, as you will see in the photos below. All of my half sessions take place in the general downtown Franklin area, and I think I have at least 6 different options for clients to choose from just within that radius. We can pretty easily go somewhere urban, rustic, or grassy/green.

On that note, I leave you with a cutie pie set of twins and their parents.

Franklin family session

September 17, 2019

This became one of my new favorite places in Franklin for family sessions last year, and I can’t wait to bring more families here this year! There’s a stone wall, a little bridge (which adds an urban feel), big rocks, greenery, etc. It really is a nice balance and means you can get a wide variety of looks in a relatively small area. I don’t post many family session images during the fall season since clients often want to use them for Christmas cards and gifts, so this is a session from 2018.

Interested in scheduling a photo session? Click on the “Get in Touch” tab above to email me and find out about available dates and options. I’m also currently scheduling Christmas Tree Farm minis (October 19 and 20, 2019), so you can also ask about those if they are of interest.

Mommy & Me Minis booking now! | Nashville family photographer

April 9, 2019

Hey friends! I’m so excited that it is time again for this annual event!

10-15 minutes of shooting time
4 digital images that you choose from a gallery AND A 5×7 print of your favorite image on dreamy, deep matte paper (my favorite) mailed to your home afterward
Time for photos of mama with each child and all together. If a grandmother is able to come, we can also include variations with her.
The option of color or B&W images (or photographer’s choice, which made include some of both!)
A combination of “camera aware” (smiling and looking at the camera) images and interactive, non-looking images (perfect for nose kisses, snuggling, tickling, etc)

To see available time slots, click here: www.bit.ly/ECPbooking

Questions? Click on the “Get in Touch” button above to shoot me an email.

Claire is 1 | Nashville baby photographer

February 9, 2019

Caitlin first came to see me in late 2017 as a precious, brand new babe.

Her next session was a few months later when she was 4 months, and she looked like this.

A few months later, she came in for her 8 month session.

There Claire is when she turned one. Ok, I love all the babies, but babies with red hair are like icing on the cake for me. Red hair has been my favorite since I was 5 and had a crush on a little redhead Dustin (or was it Dusty?) in kindergarten. Unfortunately, there is ZERO red hair in my family, so I admire it when I get to photograph it!

It is such a treat getting to watch babies grow over the course of their first year and getting to develop a relationship with their parents as we see each other for these milestones.

There are so many great reasons to do a Baby’s First Year plan with me, so I’m going to list out a few reasons:

~~You get to see me every 4-6 months!~~ (true, ahem, but may not motivate you)
You know you will get beautiful images of your child as he/she hits certain milestones (pushing up, sitting, etc).
You don’t have to worry about forgetting to schedule because I’ll email you about dates. In my career, I’ve heard from tons of moms who wanted to do a 12-month-old session at 16 months because…oops… life happened.
You get priority scheduling! If one of your sessions happens during the fall, I’ll make sure to get it on my calendar because I start arranging fall family sessions.
You can choose from either a 3 session plan or a 4 session plan. Both are designed to beautifully show baby’s growth over that first year. Can you even believe how much Claire changed in her year?
All of the Baby’s First Year sessions are FULL sessions– that means lots of time, which means more outfits, props, etc. Lots of fun!
All of the sessions include a large (usually 50+) downloadable gallery of images.
At the end of your Baby’s First Year plan, you receive a piece of wall art of an image of your choice.
Did I mention that there is a discount? It is less expensive to book a Baby’s First Year plan than to pay for the 3 or 4 full sessions and the wall art separately. I don’t know about you, but I like saving money… so does my husband.

Click here to get more details about Baby’s First Year plans

Christmas Tree Farm Minis | 2018 wrap-up

January 22, 2019

I usually add a new mini session or two every year because it’s fun to mix it up, and in 2018, one of the new minis I offered was at a Christmas tree farm! There is a tree farm in Murfreesboro, and I arranged to use the field for two different days on one weekend in mid-October. A lot of you have been coming to me for Santa mini sessions for years now, and while those are still a favorite, I know some people were itching for another holiday option, and this totally fit that spot.

One big change is that this session was for the whole family, and boy, you guys loved it! Mini sessions are usually really hard to make whole-family friendly since there is a time constraint, but 15-minute sessions in a set location made it doable. Both dates sold out! My awesome friend, Sara, assisted me that day by greeting families and making sure we stayed on schedule, and we had the best time (and really beautiful, sunny weather). Weather/schedule-permitting, I definitely want to offer these again in 2019! I tried to pick one image to share from each session that gave me permission. Some of these made me laugh (like the one peeking from behind the tree!), but they all make me smile.

On a side note, I have dates arranged for another whole-family mini session at a special location this Spring! This will be a first! To get details first, join my email list. You can click the “Email List” tab on my homepage or just follow this link. My email friends get to sign up for minis first every time and they get to know anytime there is something new coming up!