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    Phindy Studios specializes in beautifully modern wedding photography. Husband and wife team, Phil & Mindy Thornton, search for the story behind the wedding. They seek to document not just the look, but the laughter, the love, and the moments in between.

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Speaking Engagement – Pictage Partner Conference

So, Phil has trouble tooting his own horn…so, my job as his wife is to toot it for him!  Phil will be speaking at this year’s PartnerCon ( Pictage Partner Conference) in New Orleans, Tuesday, November 3, 3:20pm – 4:20pm.  He was chosen as one of only 7 to speak in the Photographer’s Lounge.  If you missed Phil’s SEO Nashville seminar, here’s your chance to get a small taste of what you missed.  Hope to see you all there!

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Ashlea Terhune - Well, the conference has obviously come and gone but I just wanted to say how much I enjoyed meeting Phil at the Photographer’s Lounge. He’s a great guy and was more than willing to share his knowledge with fellow photographers. Maybe I’ll run into him sometime again here in Nashville. Thanks for the insightful and fun discussion!

Nashville “Anytime” Session – Todd & Leslye

Leslye & Todd are one of the cutest couples we’ve ever had the opportunity to photograph.  They were married in a private ceremony back in June and asked us to shoot a session to celebrate!  After we booked our session, we learned that Todd is in the band, The Carter Administration, that Phil and I use to see religiously back when we were dating.   We knew from that point on, this would be a super fun shoot and we’ve been dying to share these images since we took them.

We love when clients have cool & different ideas for shoots.  Anytime we can incorporate hobbies or passions into a session, it automatically gives it a great personal touch.  In Todd & Leslye’s case, it was reading & eating hot dogs.  (Ok, if you know me, I definitely relate to one of these and it certainly isn’t the intellectual one)  Needless to say we were beyond excited to shoot at a hot dog stand and then all around downtown Nashville.  Enjoy a few (try a lot) of our favorites!

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2Duce2 Videography - WOW that shot with the books is perfect!! Love it!!

Jonathon Campbell - Wow! You two are really rocking it. I love the diversity of setups within this session. That book shot is excellent. I mean, what a great idea and set up…arranging the books and the couple. Most photographers would stop there, but not you two, on top of all of that photographico goodness, you truly nail their expressions. If you just did a close up of their faces in the shot, I would love it. But you guys take it to a whole new level. Rock on! Oh, and the new template you use on the sixth image is very stylish and unique. It forces me to look at them in a deconstructionist manner…is that even a word? After seeing this template, it should be!

Mel McLellan - These are awesome! Love this session!

David Smallwood - I really like the books shot too, and the chairs shot at the end. Perfect lighting. Great work!

mark mccoy - Books are hot and so are these pics. Great job!

adrian hitt - i love the books shot and the one of her leaning on his shoulder! they seem like they have great chemistry and are a really fun couple! good job capturing that.

Michelle Hartz - I LOVE these! Especially the last shot of them in the chairs and the hot dog stand! (right down the road from our house!) Great idea!

chris. - LOVE the books shot and the three shots that make a whole. Great, great session guys, as always!

Nashville Engagement Photography – Josh & Becca

It’s Josh & Becca’s wedding week!  Next Saturday, this super cute couple will be married in a brunch wedding at  CJ’s off the Square.  We thought in celebration of their upcoming wedding, we would finally post some images from their engagement session:) Josh & Becca met in class at Vanderbilt University.  (Seriously, we have some super smart clients…intimidating much?!)  It was so fun going with them back to campus to shoot in some of their favorite spots.  We then got in a swanky mood and headed downtown.  Enjoy a few of our favorites!

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Kristen Steele - Mindy is was great to finally meet you last night! I love all these engagement photos- i really like the fountain photos!

I’ll see y’all next week @ PUG!

amy - Oh they look wonderful! Can’t wait for Saturday! :)

Wedding Photography in Franklin – Josh & Becca | Phindy Studios - [...] CJ’s Off the Square this past September.  You might remember this amazing couple from their engagement session a few months back.  This wedding was so much fun.  We don’t do many brunch weddings, but we [...]

Franklin Family Photography – Justice Family

A few weeks ago we had the opportunity to head out to Franklin to photograph this terrific trio.  The show stealer in this session was, without a doubt, Hannah (sorry Linda & Scot!) This little girl is adorable! As we walked around shooting, Hannah discovered these 2 huge exhaust fans that were blasting out air.  What does a kid do when they find such a thing?  Stand in front of it and laugh of course! Luckily we were there to get some shots!  Here are a few from their session, including a sequence with a little “behind the scenes” action.  Notice Mindy’s hands reaching in to tickle a laugh out of Hannah on the second shot.  We almost forgot to mention that Scott also happens to be the best small business accountant on the planet, you can check out his site here.  Thanks again Linda, Scott & Hannah!

Ashlea Terhune - Great series…the little girl is so cute! She’s thoroughly grossed out by her parents kissing!

Mel McLellan - Love the tickling series – too fun!

Lauren - That little girl is gorgeous!! The shot of her hugging herself and laughing with her parents sitting against the wall in the background is fantastic!

Eli Silva Photography - Nice website and wonderful images! Thanks for following me in twitter and for sharing your website link with us! I really enjoyed your work!

Linda - Wow – you guys are geniuses! I never dreamed that the photos you shot would capture our sweet Hannah so perfectly. We will treasure these pictures forever. I love the one of us kissing with Hannah making a face in the foreground :) Enjoy Boston.

adrian hitt - the one directly below mindy tickling is awesome-tastic! love it!

Nashville Wedding Photography – Tim & Julie

Tim & Julie were married in a beautiful wedding at Scarritt-Bennett.  These two are some of the coolest & calmest people we have ever worked with.  Thanks, Tim & Julie, for being so great.  A huge thanks also goes to Mindy with Ever After Weddings for keeping things running smoothly (and for having such an awesome name!).  Enjoy!

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Heidi - WOW!! Love them! You look so great Julie! Congrats!

Laura - beautiful stuff guys!

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