More specifically, State Senator Diane Black. During our photography session, it was overwhelmingly easy to forget the "State Senator" part in the midst of the joking, laughing and well...to use a word I'm making up, the "realness" of Diane. Mom and I both left our portrait session with Diane feeling like we'd just spent an afternoon with a friend we'd known forever and had finally had a chance to catch up with. Of course for anyone who knows Diane, this is no surprise - she really is the caring nurse, the public servant, and the champion of the people that the campaign materials say she is. Maybe that's why it was such a surprise (Because nothing comes as advertised anymore, right??)! Even if you aren't in agreement with her political views, you'd have to have a heart made of ice not to like her as a person. [Sidenote: If you want to see what I mean and meet her yourself Campaign office opening - Facebook Event]
To make things more interesting, let me tell you why we had the chance to meet Sen. Diane Black. She's running for Congress (I know, I know, the page title gave it away) and needed some photography for her new campaign. So don't be surprised if you see some of the familiar stylings of Surreal Image Studios in her campaign materials.
Here are a few of my favorite images from our time together.
We did a couple sessions with Diane - First with her alone and also later we got to be "flies on the wall" while Diane visited with some of her supporters
The best part was that they all sat and talked like old friends about everything - like they'd known each other for years (they hadn't - that day was the first day they'd met!!).
I really like this picture - Diane was in the middle of a story she was telling and happened to look right up at me and laugh about the story...which just made it that much funnier.
Finally, here's one of my favorites - Part of Diane's team was onsite with us and they let us talk them into posing together! Here are Rebecca, Diane and Annie.
Diane - we wish you the best in your campaign and we're glad to see someone as genuine and fired up as you in office!
That's all for today! I'll be back sometime after next Saturday or so with the Bridal portrait session I've been dying to show you!
Until next time!
Kristin
