Thursday, May 2, 2013
4th annual ETCH Cutest Baby Face contest a success for Knoxville Photographers Wade Payne and Lisa Hudson of Thunderhead Photography
What a weekend. The totals aren't in yet but this was our biggest contest to date. We photographed over 80 children and were busy all weekend! Our studio, Thunderhead Photography, specializes in High School Senior photography and Boudoir. We photograph families and children but working with kids isn't our every day gig! Our hats off to those who photograph children on a full time basis because it is very hard WORK!
As anyone knows when dealing with children ages 0 to 6, they feel what they feel, smile if they want to and basically they are in charge. You have to have patience and a heart for children to photograph them! Wade shot photos of the children for 2 days straight while I ran the image editing and viewing sessions with the parents.
A big thanks to Caleb, Luke and Grace Hudson for all of their help in setting up and tearing down. The 3 of them also enjoyed making the contestants laugh for the camera. This is the 4th year my kids have helped with this fundraiser and they really seem to enjoy it. As many of you know Luke and Grace started out their lives in Children's Hospital since they were preemies. Helping Children's is dear to our hearts and we plan to keep on shooting photos for as long as the Tellico Kiwanis plans to keep this contest going. What a great cause to donate your time to!
Friday, April 26, 2013
Knoxville Photographers Wade Payne and Lisa Hudson of Thunderhead Photography to join in hosting the East Tennessee Children's Hospital Cutest Baby Face Contest 2013 at West Town Mall
Saturday April 26th (10 am – 5pm), and Sunday April 27th (Noon- 5pm), at the West Town mall in Knoxville TN, Thunderhead Photography, (Lisa Hudson and Wade Payne – photographers), along with East Tennessee Children’s Hospital, West Town Mall and the Tellico Village Kiwanis are sponsoring this Portrait Contest.
“Who’s got the cutest Little Baby Face?” Bring your child ages 6 and under to the mall and register for $15 to have your child’s portrait taken and entered into the contest. Each entry will receive a complimentary 5×7 color portrait. Additional portraits will be made available. Photos will be posted for voting on May 11th (12pm to 4 pm). $1.00 equals 100 votes. The child receiving the most votes wins. 100% of the proceeds from the contest benefit East Tennessee Children’s Hospital. Grand prize winner and age group place winners will be announced on May 11th.
Please help out Children’s Hospital by sharing this link, and if you have a child 6 years or under come by Saturday or Sunday!
Friday, April 19, 2013
WVMS Color Me Wild 5k Race covered by Knoxville Sports Photographers Wade Payne and Lisa Hudson of Thunderhead Photography, Northshore Town Center
What an awesome event to cover. The weather was beautiful and the kids had a great time what more could we ask for. Enjoy the video created from images shot during the event by Thunderhead Photography of Northshore Town Center. There is also a link following the video that will take you to the on-line image viewing gallery where you can purchase and download images. Thanks and enjoy.
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Thunderhead Photography of Northshore Town Center will host the 4th annual Knoxville's Cutest Baby Face contest to raise funds for East Tennessee Children's Hospital
Its that time of year again for the 4th annual Knoxville's Cutest Baby Face contest to raise funds for East Tennessee Children's Hospital. We will be at the West Town Mall on Saturday April 27th and Sunday April 28th to photograph all of the cute faces in Knoxville. To learn more about the contest you can look on ETCH webpage or the Tellico Kiwwanis Club page.
Friday, March 15, 2013
Knoxville Photographers daughter Grace Hudson Rocks the house during the 2013 Talent show.
Grace Hudson, daughter of Knoxville Photographer Lisa Hudson puts on a show of her own during the Bluegrass Elementary's 2013 Talent show.
My daughter Grace decided to pull one over on the crowd during her final talent show in elementary school. Grace was set to play second to last in a very long but fun evening. With several piano solos, dance numbers, singing and magicians before her the talent was tremendous.
The plan was to start out playing this Rock number very slowly and messing up a bit getting the crowd to feel sorry for her mistakes. Grace stopped the number out of her "fake frustration", tossed down her music and removed her glasses. Many of her friends thought she was giving up and getting ready to walk of stage. Instead, to the crowds disbelief, Grace ran her fingers down the ivory's and rocked the house! Everyone quickly caught on and cheers rang out as she played her piece like a pro! Way to go Gracie you were certainly very entertaining this evening!
What an amazing piece to play at just 10 years old. I couldn't be more proud of you.
Love Mom (Lisa Hudson)
A big thanks to Graces dad Jason for recording this awesome memory. With the help of headphones on her electric piano, Grace managed to keep this little plan a secret from her dad and had him feeling just awful for her--- in the beginning anyway!
UPDATE: I'm adding this to my original blog post about Graces performance because its a powerful message from a 5th grade girl! Grace came to me last night and told me something that made me realize just how even more amazing my daughter really is. After I shared my daughter Grace's 5th grade talent show video she came to me and told me that in her heart her performance was about her being bullied. Earlier this year Grace was the victim of a bully in her school as negative words were written on walls and carved into the wood in two of the schools bathrooms. Grace was in tears and afraid to return to school. It broke my heart when she took me into the school back in December and showed me what was carved into the bathroom wall. Of course my instinct was to photograph her as she sat looking at what had been written about her. There were things written about hating her in two different restrooms. Grace kept it a secret for 2 days before she actually told anyone. This scared me because keeping it in and not getting help is the wrong thing for a child to do. At christmas break she packed up her entire desk because her plan was not to go back after break. She asked us to switch her schools because of someones hateful actions. The school tried very hard but the mystery was never really solved as to who had written the hurtful comments about my daughter. We took Grace to Ebenezer counseling to talk about this issue and to try and help her deal with returning to school. Grace said that she has been looking for a positive way to show kids that you can rise above being bullied and his is part of how she came up with her act. She played her song, messing up and acting like she was going to quit then she played her song and she didn't quit. Grace still attends school alongside her anonymous bully and wants to show them that you have to pick yourself up and go on. She hopes to be a positive roll model for others as well. Isn't this amazing for a 5th grader.
My daughter Grace decided to pull one over on the crowd during her final talent show in elementary school. Grace was set to play second to last in a very long but fun evening. With several piano solos, dance numbers, singing and magicians before her the talent was tremendous.
The plan was to start out playing this Rock number very slowly and messing up a bit getting the crowd to feel sorry for her mistakes. Grace stopped the number out of her "fake frustration", tossed down her music and removed her glasses. Many of her friends thought she was giving up and getting ready to walk of stage. Instead, to the crowds disbelief, Grace ran her fingers down the ivory's and rocked the house! Everyone quickly caught on and cheers rang out as she played her piece like a pro! Way to go Gracie you were certainly very entertaining this evening!
What an amazing piece to play at just 10 years old. I couldn't be more proud of you.
Love Mom (Lisa Hudson)
A big thanks to Graces dad Jason for recording this awesome memory. With the help of headphones on her electric piano, Grace managed to keep this little plan a secret from her dad and had him feeling just awful for her--- in the beginning anyway!
UPDATE: I'm adding this to my original blog post about Graces performance because its a powerful message from a 5th grade girl! Grace came to me last night and told me something that made me realize just how even more amazing my daughter really is. After I shared my daughter Grace's 5th grade talent show video she came to me and told me that in her heart her performance was about her being bullied. Earlier this year Grace was the victim of a bully in her school as negative words were written on walls and carved into the wood in two of the schools bathrooms. Grace was in tears and afraid to return to school. It broke my heart when she took me into the school back in December and showed me what was carved into the bathroom wall. Of course my instinct was to photograph her as she sat looking at what had been written about her. There were things written about hating her in two different restrooms. Grace kept it a secret for 2 days before she actually told anyone. This scared me because keeping it in and not getting help is the wrong thing for a child to do. At christmas break she packed up her entire desk because her plan was not to go back after break. She asked us to switch her schools because of someones hateful actions. The school tried very hard but the mystery was never really solved as to who had written the hurtful comments about my daughter. We took Grace to Ebenezer counseling to talk about this issue and to try and help her deal with returning to school. Grace said that she has been looking for a positive way to show kids that you can rise above being bullied and his is part of how she came up with her act. She played her song, messing up and acting like she was going to quit then she played her song and she didn't quit. Grace still attends school alongside her anonymous bully and wants to show them that you have to pick yourself up and go on. She hopes to be a positive roll model for others as well. Isn't this amazing for a 5th grader.
Friday, March 8, 2013
Knoxville Sports Photographer Wade Payne's image was chosen as the 2013 NFL Cover Photo for the Tennessee Titans Calendar.
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Oasis Day Spa's Glenna Butler and her son's enjoy time together during their photo session with Thunderhead Photography in Northshore Town Center, Knoxville TN
What a wonderful family session. Glenna is a super mom and this video is a very fitting tribute to her hard work in raising her 4 boys.
Enjoy the video and be sure to like Thunderhead Photography on Facebook.
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