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!