Mandy Johnson Photography

I am lucky that so many of my clients “get” me. That you all like my style and you dress your kids the way I love, you let me do my thing. Well as soon as I pulled up at this new location I knew this mom “got” it. It is now my new fav location in Franklin. I cant wait to go back. Then when Miss L got out in this adorable outfit I was a happy camper! Some may not realize that clothes can make or break a location, but its so true. So Ms. E~ you are my client of the week Maybe I should make you a certificate ha! Anyway, Im just thrilled with all of L’s images. They are beautiful. Just get ready you are going to have a hard time deciding!

Introducing …Miss L~ known for her fashion style, her love of all ‘pretties”, dislikes are messy hands and well just anything dirty. Such a diva!
Isnt this bridge just divine! I am ready to go back and shoot some more there. I just love it! It doesnt hurt that there is an adorable pumpkin on there!
I usually dont show my favs on the blog…but I had to share this one with everyone. It just whispers to me….such a sweet moment and bond with mom!
Thank you very much for sharing Miss L with me. She is divine!!

once again..i am in pursuit of a portrait of my two babes to go over my fireplace. Mind you Ihave been trying this for 2 years now. See there are many problems that arise….
1. they are over photographed and hate it
2. being near each other is just too much for one human to bear
3. i am their mom
4. we always fight over the clothes…
5.bribery has even quit working
6. with your kids i can say something stupid and they laugh well with mine they just look at me like i am stupid…( note in pics below the stupid looks)
7. fake smiles…………………
8. 100 images of mouths moving…” you said only one more…. he is hitting me……hold on im texting…”
9. i totally only have patience with them for about 15 mins and with your kids I can go for well over an hour
10. really do i need more……..

here is my beautiful (handsome) son ~ he will be 13 next month and that make my heart ache~I am so thankful for these years that God has given us with him, he is a true kind soul (unless your his sister) still hugs me tight ( not in public) and has the goofiest sense of humor that is priceless..

i happen to looooooove this image of my mini~me. i am a bit unsure about the ribbons in her hair..are they distracting? i love her somber look in this. she has the worse fake grin so these soft looks work best for her (note fake grins in later photos)..she is 9…yes my baby is 9…can I still use the term “baby fat” ummm probaly not. dang. ok well she is the best lil mother you have ever seen. i plan on renting her out this summer for babysitting, so kind and so sassy

so bloggers…….which one of the two of them do you like the best? these are the best of the best…i dont think they will make the mantle but we will see…oh and yes i know you are sick of the yellow field but Im quite addicted to it and probaly will continue until the sad day I see them mowing it all down




thank you for listening to my woes of photographing my own babes. i think i might just hire someone else………………ummmmmmmmmmm

Yesterday I had the pleasure of meeting this adorable lil family. Mom works at a local university so we had our session there. The kids walked around like they owned the place and wanted to talk to all of the students. Quite cute. Now lil man didnt want to talk to anyone except his G Daddy. (grand dad) so we had to work hard to get him to sit or really just to look at us. He is sooo cute and so 2! He loved the big trucks and oh the bugs!

Now this lil lady loves the camera. I have so many great ones of her and beautiful smile, I love it when parents do pictures at this time, it will always show her age. She is so beautiful and was up for most things except the bugs that her brother loved so much..no way she said.
Here we have a quick moment together, the flowers were in full bloom, tulips that smelled wonderful!
So this next one is for all of you photographers and moms that think I just capture the best sides of kids..well I like to capture all sides of kids! This would be at the end of hte session and can we just say “done”…………..I have to admit I love this shot! Hope mom gets a good giggle out of it!
Thank you all for meeting me yesterday, it was great to meet you all and I will be in touch soon!

How could anyone forget about this lil red haired beauty? I havnt seen her since she was about 4 months old and I think she is getting cuter each day. She has brilliant red hair, beautiful blue eyes and the sweetest rolls (everywhere). I could just eat her up! She is as sweet as can be to top it off.

She loved this field. She kept trying to eat the flowers and would just laugh…love it!

We took her back in the studio to try and get some tooshie shots but she didnt want that at all!
So we went back outside! IT was a beautiful day and I dont blame her.
K & M~ it was great seeing you both again. Thanks for coming out to spend the morning with me and I hope M has forgiven us I will be in touch soon!