The Payne Family - Chattanooga Family Photographer- Diana Simpson Photography

Last week I got to photograph once again our dear friends the Paynes... I love this family and had a great time as usual spending time with them. Here are a couple of my favorite shots and you can view the slideshow HERE.

Miss Scarlet- Chattanooga Pet photography- Diana Simpson Photography

I am a couple of weeks behind on my blog but wanted to post a couple for clients not on fb. Last week I met Miss Scarlet and her mom Jan. We had a wonderful visit and I really think we were able to capture her true personality. She loves her mommy and just wants to be everywhere Jan is.. it was very endearing! You can view the slideshow HERE.

{Baby Carter} Lookout Infant Lifestyle Photographer - Diana Simpson Photography

Last week I went to photograph Carters 2nd session since he is now 3 months old. Time goes by so quickly and I just love being a part of my clients lives and capturing special moments throughout their days. Click HERE for the 3 month slideshow!

{Birth & Newborn Sessions} Chattanooga TN Diana Simpson Photography

I am really behind on the blog right now and have so many sessions to post. Wanted to start with a twofer. Last week I did a birth session for a photographer friend of mine Jennifer Lepere. Then yesterday I went to her home and did a newborn session of her little Jacob.. Here are a couple of my fav. and the birth slideshow & newborn slideshow

{Baby Cole} Chattanooga Baby Photographer Diana Simson Photography

Monday I hung out with the most charming family. They have a 6 month old darling named Cole and I had the fun opportunity to capture his 6 month portraits. We hung out in all of little man's favorite spots and played with his favorite toys. I have a lot of personal favorites from the session but can't show them all so you will have to check out the slideshow HERE for the rest.

{Baby Gus} 6 month Baby Session - Ooltewah TN Baby Photographer - Diana Simpson

I went last week for Gus 2nd session in his one year baby plan. He is such a cutie and we really had fun capturing his personality in these photographs. He is the youngest of 3 boys so I know this little guy is going to be tough!
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{Baby Kathryn} Chattanooga Family Photographer- Diana Simpson Photography

Friday I headed out to the Possum Creek area to photograph the beautiful Kathryn Jackson. We spent some time in her very pretty in pink room then out to where they spend the most time. When daddy got home from work we went on a walk down to the water and even got in for a bit. Kathryn's favorite look for the day - was to stick her tongue out at me :) but I was able to sneak some other shots in there as well.
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{Whitney} Chattanooga Senior Photography - Cho Cho Diana Simpson Photography

Last weekend I met up with all the Luckheart women at the Chattanooga Cho Cho for Whitney's senior session. I had photographed her older sisters senior session before and I was excited to keep up the tradition! We had a lot of fun and I made her do some crazy things... but it was all in the name of photography and she was a great sport.

You can CLICK HERE for the slideshow.

My Family - Diana Simpson Photography - Norris Lake TN

Here is my sweet family and the in-laws at the lakehouse.

{The Chamberlain Children} Chattanooga sibling photographer- Diana Simpson Photography

Wednesday Deena & Luke & Mallory & I went downtown for their session. I have been photographing these two for a long time and I love being able to just watch them just grow up right in front of my lens. They are both stunning children and I am so happy with what we got!
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Enjoy!

{Baby Carter} Lookout Newborn Lifestyle Photographer - Diana Simpson Photography

Tuesday evening I hung out with the Charapata family. Big brother Andrew and the newest little peanut Carter. Little man was very willing to do some crazy things for us in the name of photography and I am sure one day he is going to tell his mommy that she is crazy for making him do it :) I had a lot of fun and look forward to watching him grow so fast over the next year.
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Enjoy!

{Baby Averie} Chattanooga Lifestyle Newborn Photographer - Diana Simpson Photography

Last week I got to hang out with the Seth & Amber Cullers plus their new bundle of joy little Averie. She was just perfect for the entire session and really made my job supper easy! Click HERE for the slideshow! Enjoy... diana

Photography 101- Photo Class- North River Civic Center

"The Professional Photographers of Chattanooga will be holding an Amateur Photography Class at the Civic Center in Hixson. The entry is 75.00 and is on June 30th at 6:00 pm. Do you have the eye for photography, maybe you bought a camera that you just aren't sure what all the buttons do, come out and learn and have fun. You will be taught by some of the leading professionals in the area. Please email with any questions. Thanks and I hope to see ya out there!!!!
North River Civic Center Phone: 423-870-8045"

{Baby Cole} Chattanooga Newborn Photographer Diana Simson Photography

I finally got my hands on this little cutie! I just love all that hair. He looks exactly like his big brother Barron. I can't wait to see how much he has changed in 2 weeks when I get to see him again!

{The Ealy Boys} Chattanooga Kid brother photographer- Diana Simpson Photography

Monday morning I spent several hours at the Ealy house with their 3 boys. Rex who loves legos, Ace who apparently was named after Ace Hardware & the newest addition - Gus. They showed my their toys and loved on little brother (who did not always want them to:) Ace showed me all of the fun things to do in their backyard while mommy tried to get baby to sleep...... This didn't every really happen but I love the shots we got of Gus at the end anyway!...

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Enjoy!

{Carter's Session} Chattanooga Children's Photographer - Diana Simpson Photography

This Memorial Day I got to meet and hang out with little man Carter. He was a delight. So full of life and energy just like you would expect from any 4 year old. Carter and his mom took me to their favorite playground right around the corner from their house. Then we went back home and explored his playroom and bedroom. Thanks again you two I look forward to seeing you very soon!

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{Baby Spann} Chattanooga Newborn Photographer - Diana Simpson Photography

Introducing... Henry Richard Spann - Born 5/22/09 - 7:45 - 8lbs. 1 oz - 20 in.

What a doll. I am so excited for you my friend! I am sure I will get lots of pictures of him over the years!

{The Brody Boys} Chattanooga Photographer- Diana Simpson Photography

Last night I spent the evening with the Brody family. We have talked for over 8 years now about doing a session and it finally happened! Dr. Brody delivered all 4 of my children and he has a very special place in the Simpson's hearts! Next weekend I am photographing the Brody boys Bar Mitzvah. We wanted to get some shots of them both before the big celebration. I had a lot of laughs at these 2 they actually kept me cracking up the whole time! They love all things sports and we had lots of fun playing several of the many games they keep on hand. Here are a few of my favorite photos from the evening.

You can watch the slideshow HERE.

{Jaden & his little sister} Chattanooga Children's Photographer- Diana Simpson Photography

Last night we finally got to go see our godson Jaden play a soccer game. He did such a great job and my kids loved watching him play. While Jaden was playing I got to take lots of photographs of his little sister. She is stunning- as you can see below. After the game we went out for ice cream which might have been the biggest hit of them all! Love you guys. dd

Easter 2009

Here are my four on Easter this year.

{Simpson Siblings}

My children love to play outside. Any chance they get they are out there running around (burning off energy!) We had one of our friends from church Elizabeth come over a couple of days ago and I grabbed a couple of shots of the kids. I need to do this more!!!! 

{Baby McNulty X's2) Chattanooga Multiple's Photographer - Diana Simpson Photography

Last week the McNulty family drove the long 4 hour trek to Chattanooga for their 9 month photo session. It was freezing and raining outside so our great plans of an outdoor session got changed. We headed to Liz Power's Studio in Red bank for a little different session. I love watching these two interact with each other. Click HERE for the slideshow.

Here are a couple favorites....

Anna Claire 1 year Birthday Party - Chattanooga Toddler Photographer Diana Simpson Photography

Last week was the beautiful Anna Claires 1st Birthday. It is always amazing to me how fast that first year flies by. I have had several sessions with these guys and you might remember some of them...

Newborn Session, 3 month session, 6 month session,

and now the 1 year session slideshow HERE.   

 Happy Birthday sweet girl.... See you soon.

Easter Mini Sessions - Friday & Saturday April 10th-11th.

{Baby Jayla} Ringgold Georgia Newborn Photographyer - Diana Simpson Photography

Friday afternoon I traveled to Ringgold Ga. for a newborn session with the lovely Jayla. Her mom and I meet when she was newly pregnant with Jayla and have been talking about doing this session for a while now. Jayla already has an amazing wardrobe and what a beautiful baby room! I was very inspired and know she is going to have a lot of fun in that room as she gets older! I look forward to more sessions in the future and being able to see her grow up.



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Here are a couple of my favorites!

{Carter's 5th Birthday Party} Ooltewah Photographer Diana Simpson Photography

Last Saturday the handsome Carter Wamack had a super fun birthday party at the Gymnastics Center of Chattanooga It was such a great time for all the kids and I could see the parents dying to jump in that big pool of blue foam as well! If you live out in Ooltewah this center is a great place for your child's birthday party!  Below are some of my favorites... Enjoy!

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{Diana Simpson Photography is now on Facebook}

So I took my business to Facebook and need some friends....you can Become a friend of Diana Simpson Photography. Click HERE I also have a personal account and would love to see some new faces on there!

THANKS and see you there......

{The Payne Family} Chattanooga Maternity Photographer - Diana Simpson Photography

Saturday afternoon I traveled over to the Payne home for a maternity/family session. They are expecting baby #4 (Seth) and to say the kids are excited about their new little brother is an understatement.  The boys are ready to have a new little brother to teach everything to and  I think Maddie is excited to have a new doll to play with. I LOVE this family. I love the way they play together, read together, fight together, build together and the way they just laugh and love each other. I know they would say only for the grace of God... and I would agree. God has blessed them. They are such a wonderful example to me of what family is supposed to look like. I admire and look up to them so much! Thank you Payne Family! Below are some of my favorites and the SLIDESHOW

{Photography Is Fun Workshop II} March 28th 9am -12pm Diana Simpson Photography

I am so excited to announce the second Photography Is Fun workshop for this year. It will be Saturday March 28th 9 am- 12 pm. Lunch will be provided. We had so much fun at the last workshop and I got a lot of positive feedback from those who came. Here are a couple...


Diana, great class tonight. We really enjoyed it and I can't ait for some time to practice with our favorite baby model.
-Trey Commander


Diana,
I loved the class on Monday night. You are a great presenter and covered so much in a short time. I loved that you had the folder with the handouts and having the examples on the computer screen was very helpful. I knew nothing about our camera until Monday! I also enjoyed the fellowship and thought it was just a fun evening. I spent today going over all my notes and typing them in a more organized way to share with my husband. I wish he had been able to come. He would have enjoyed it. Please let me know if you have another class.
Thanks for all the great info!
-Sandi

Thank you for the class.. I really learned a lot! Actually went to Wolf Camera today and got a flash for my camera.. can’t wait to try it out.. ;)
-Heather M. Hatfield

Hi Diana!
I thought the class was very informational...I really learned a lot! See you soon!
-Mandy

This class is targeted for individuals who have a dslr camera. It is not manditory but we will be covering the settings on your camera and how to best use the features on a slr camera. I will be covering photography basics such as lighting and composition and showing you that photography is FUN! A lunch will be provided and we will also have a live mini shoot near the end of our time. Please email me if you have any questions and I look forward to meeting you soon!

Download Workshop Form HERE

Click below to pay online or Mail your check and form to 8513 West Crabtree Rd. Hixson, TN 37343

Workshop Fee

Option 1 $75.00 Option 2 $95.00

Here are some photographs taken by students from our first class:

{A Simpson Saturday} Diana Simpson Photography

I have not posted any pictures of my own kids lately. I love my children they are crazy, beautiful, funny, silly and LOUD! Last Saturday was like most Saturdays lot's of fun and busy. The 3 older kids and I went to a birthday party downtown and they got to ride on the carousel at least 5 times each. Then we meet daddy and satchel at the soddy park to enjoy the great weather we were having. Here are a couple photos I got while we were out.

And go have some fun with your kids today!

{Happy Birthday Caden} Chattanooga Baby Photographer - Diana Simpson Photography

Tuesday night I drove to Ringgold, Ga to the Strickland home. There I was met by the most handsome, newly turned 1 little man, Caden. Caden has these huge blue eyes and has the most loving parents any child could ever hope for. We had lots of fun playing in his beautiful blue room then playing with some of his new toys. He did great eating his birthday cake which my favorite part was when he wiped the icing off his foot and crammed it into his mouth! Then we finished the session with a bath. I'm sure it was a pretty exhausting afternoon for the little guy! But I love the photographs we got of him and the connection and love you feel from the photographs with his parents. Below are some of my favorites. 

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{Giving is Awesome} Free Chattanooga Family Photography Session from Diana Simpson Photgoraphy

After reading all of the email nominations sent in we have picked the winner for the $1,000 free family session. The winners are Jonathan & Wendy Ransom and their family.

Here is the winning nomination from their friend Tiffany.


Hey Diana,
I just got on your blog and saw your give-away and I have the perfect family (at least I think so!) Our friends Jonathan and Wendy Ransom have been on a hard journey over the past three years. Their daughter Emily was diagnosed in October 2005 with Stage 4 Neuroblastoma, which is a cancer with only a 30% survival rate, Emily was only 2 at diagnosis. They spent an intense 4 months getting treatment, harvesting her stem cells, and having several surgeries. On February 20, 2006, Emily went into surgery to remove the tumor and died during it. Of course her family had total faith that they would be taking her home later that week, but obviously God had a different plan. Later that year Jonathan and Wendy started a foundation called Emily's Power for a Cure, the purpose of their foundation is to help fund research in an effort to find a cure for Neuroblastoma, and also to help families in the Chattanooga area who have children fighting this disease. Last year they gave TC Thompson $300,000 to buy a pediatric CT Scanner so that children who need CT scans in the future will be able to get them in a pediatric enviornment with people who are trained to deal specifically with kids. I have watched them through this journey and have jumped in to help fight this fight. Yet, they have been through more since then. Last March, Wendy's only sister was murdered in Knoxville, it was hard to see them have to endure another tragedy, and is still hard to watch as this will be a long process they have to go through as it goes to trial within the next year. Throughout all of this I have seen a loving family who gives of themselves to others because of what they have been through and use their time and talent to help raise money and fight a disease that took their daughter. On December 21, they had their fourth child, another little girl that they named Molly, and what a great gift it would be to have one of your sessions, she loved the session you did for us!! This is definitely a deserving family who has been through what I can only imagine is the worst thing possible and are using it to help others. If you want to check out their story you can go to www.caringbridge.org and enter emilyransom (no space in between) where their whole journey has been recorded. I could probably tell you a ton more stuff but this is the "bottom line" of the story, if you need me to tell you more to "sway" you, I would be glad to!! :) I tried to find a picture on my computer but I can't, so you should look at the site because there are several pics on there. So I'm cheering for you to pick them, they totally, totally deserve it!!!! I can't wait for the 10th to see our pics, I love them!!!
Thanks,
Tiffany

I am so excited to meet this family! CONGRATULATIONS! Diana

{Baby Lyla - Birthday Session} Chattanooga Toddler Photographer - Diana Simpson Photography

Saturday afternoon I went to baby Lyla's 1st birthday party. I can't believe how fast this year has flown by it seems like just yesterday I was at her newborn session. She has the most amazing blue eyes and her big sister is simply gorgeous! I look forward to capturing her 2nd year and watching as she grows and changes!

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{Adoption Day} Chattanooga Family Photographer - Diana Simpson Photography

Thursday was a really big day for my dear friends the Scott family. They have now officially adopted their son Jonathan! It was a great privilege for me to be there with them and get to capture for their family in other states this big day in their families life. For some reason blogger is not letting me upload all of the photographs so you will have to click on the slideshow to see all of them.

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{Baby Ethan 1 year} Chattanooga Family Photographer - Diana Simpson Photography

Friday morning I got to spend a little time with my pastor and his family. They are so dear to me and I have loved being able to capture this first year of Ethan's life. Here are a couple of my favorites from their session.

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{Travis Ferrell} Chattanooga Senior Photography - Diana Simpson Photography

Travis is the younger brother to one of my kids favorite baby sitters. So when his sister asked if she could shadow me for her senior project I was pretty excited! She needed some action shots of me
"working" so we picked my neighbors cool property to go get some fun photographs. Here are many of my favorites ( this guy is a natural in front of the camera)

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