Cansler Photography – One Story at a Time family portraits, senior photography, children's portraits

You miss a moment every time you blink

Posted on 14. May, 2017 by Cansler Photography.

You blink and your baby has become a toddler. Our lives are rushing past and having the time to stop and cherish the moment seems out of reach. You blink again and your toddler has become a teenager. Where did the time go? Their childhood has come and gone. You blink one last time and they are leaving home, ready to take on the world as you have prepared them. Did their life flash before your eyes? Your memory is fading every day, but as you admire the portrait hanging on your wall life seems just as it was, if only for a moment. We create portraits of your special moments to help you remember the joy you felt every time you looked at them. The memories captured in a Cansler portrait will never fade. 

Mother’s Day is coming. Don’t forget we have the gift mom will always love!

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Basketball and Smoke Bombs?

Posted on 05. May, 2017 by Cansler Photography.

What do basketball and smoke bombs have in common? They are just a couple of the wild and crazy ideas our 2017 Seniors did for their portraits.

Over the past few weeks, our 2017 Senior class has graduated and it’s bittersweet watching these kids, some that we’ve been photographing since they were born, leave home and head to college. It’s been a privilege to be part of their lives and create photographs of them as babies, toddlers, teens, and now young adults. I always enjoy looking back at senior portraits and think of how great it was to be a part of their transition. Seeing your children grow into who they want to be is an amazing experience.

Now, we begin looking at the rising 2018 Senior class as they think about what they would like to do to remember their senior year in photographs. These portraits showcase the personality and characteristics that make that senior who they are. Taking unique, fun senior portraits is not only a blast, it creates and holds memories of this final year of high school, for the parents and the senior that neither will forget. With that being said, I thought I’d share portraits from just a few of the seniors I’ve photographed this year.

Haille wanted to stand out and had an idea to use colorful smoke bombs for her senior portraits. It was an interesting process, to say the least. Haille is a senior at Baylor, and we have had the pleasure to photograph her since she was a little girl. Mom and Dad definitely loved these photographs and we did too!

Elliot wanted to do something patriotic for his senior portraits so we designed this look for him. Elliot is a senior at Boyd-Buchanan and since he is the second senior in his family, we made sure his photographs represented his style and personality and were not the same as those of his older brother.

Rileigh’s senior portraits really showed off her personality and hobbies! This image was taken in the pottery building at Baylor School. Rileigh has also been featured on the blog before, with portraits taken on the river at Baylor School.

Claire is a senior at GPS and was excited to take her portraits in the fall because of the beautiful colors. We have photographed Claire since she was a toddler, so it’s been wonderful to watch her grow up.

Braden is a senior at McCallie and was looking forward to showing off his favorite sport in his portraits. Taking this senior portrait from the top of a 16′ ladder proved to be fun for me, but scary for my assistant! Although, it certainly turned out well, wouldn’t you agree?

When we were planning out Leigh Anne’s senior session we decided to do some portraits on the Walnut Street Bridge. It just says Chattanooga and at the same time is a sassy and contemporary portrait of this Baylor senior. 

When King, also a senior at McCallie, said he wanted to do photographs on the golf course, we wanted anything but ordinary! Starting by ordering a gorgeous day, we wanted to create something that left no doubt that he was a serious golfer.

Congratulations to all our seniors on their wonderful achievements and well wishes on their upcoming adventures!

Tags: fun, graduation, portrait, senior

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Everyone Loves a Bunny

Posted on 16. Apr, 2017 by Cansler Photography.

This morning after we were finished with the portraits of mom and dad, my assistant went and brought our pet bunny, Stardust, outside. During the session, she had promised Maddy that she could pet Stardust if she did…. Although this wasn’t planned, I, of course, had to take a couple photographs as Maddy was being so sweet to the bunny. Kids love playing with him and he certainly loves the attention! He’s spoiled sometimes… Taking portraits with animals is always a fun time, especially for the kids. Thanks mom and dad!

Maddy wasn’t the only one that had impromptu portraits with our bunny Stardust. Boyd got the biggest kick out of the bunny and we were so impressed at how gentle he was when he petted Stardust. Stardust was so well-behaved with the little ones, but when we wanted to do photographs of him and Sydney, he put on his demon ears.  Helen spent most of the time chasing after him and Sydney enjoyed watching her mom crawl behind the bushes to catch him – over and over and over.Happy Spring! 

Tags: bunny, child, Children, easter, Family, fun, pets, portrait, Spring

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