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We are Grant & Sara Dotson. As a husband and wife team, we bring a unique perspective to photography, one influenced by life experiences as well as comprehensive art and design training. Our cameras are an extension of not only our eyes, but our minds and hearts, instantly capturing moments and emotions just as they occur. We enjoy getting to know our clients on a personal level and helping them feel that they're a part of a partnership. Every client is different, and our photographs seek to reflect each individual personality for truly unforgettable memories.

 

Photo of Grant: Courtesy of Jamie Weiss. Thanks Jamie!

 


Category Archives: Engagements

Katrina & Roy’s Engagement

We had such a fun time shooting Katrina and Roy’s engagement pictures downtown. This couple did not stop smiling and laughing the whole time – it was so sweet.  You can tell they have a lot of fun together.
Sometimes really neat things happen on our shoots that you don’t expect, and in this one we were shooting and realized the plants behind Katrina and Roy were housing a bird and probably some just laid eggs. This bird did not move no matter how close we got.  Once we realized she was protecting her own we let her be but we had to grab a shot of this protectant mother. It was a neat moment.
Katrina and Roy are planning a wedding in Coolidge Park and we are really looking forward to it.
Congrats to Katrina & Roy – you two are a lot of fun!

We had such a fun time shooting Katrina and Roy’s engagement pictures downtown. This couple did not stop smiling and laughing the whole time – it was so sweet.  You can tell they have a lot of fun together.

Sometimes really neat things happen on our shoots that you don’t expect, and in this one we were shooting and realized the plants behind Katrina and Roy were housing a bird and probably some just laid eggs. This bird did not move no matter how close we got.  Once we realized she was protecting her own we let her be but we had to grab a shot of this protectant mother. It was a neat moment.

Katrina and Roy are planning a wedding in Coolidge Park and we are really looking forward to it.

Congrats to Katrina & Roy – you two are a lot of fun!

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Stephanie & Josh’s Engagement

We had a great time shooting Stephanie and Josh’s engagement during the beautiful fall colors out at the battlefield.  Stephanie and Josh have been together a long time since they were hight school sweet hearts and now they are getting married!
We could not have asked for better weather or better colors.  The leaves were a lot of fun to play around with.  Plus it’s easy to shoot a couple that is so comfortable around each other and so in love.
Congrats Stephanie and Josh – we are looking forward to your wedding next summer.

We had a great time shooting Stephanie and Josh’s engagement during the beautiful fall colors out at the battlefield.  Stephanie and Josh have been together a long time—since they were high school sweethearts—and now they are getting married!

We could not have asked for better weather or better colors.  The leaves were a lot of fun to play around with.  Plus it’s easy to shoot a couple that is so comfortable around each other and so in love.

Congrats Stephanie and Josh – we are looking forward to your wedding next summer!

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Ashley & Nick’s Engagement

We got to shoot Ashley and Nick’s engagement pictures during a beautiful fall day and had lots of great colors to work with.  Grant used to work with Nick so they knew each other but I had not met either one until this shoot.  They are a fun sweet couple and I wish them all the best in planning and preparing for the wedding.
We shot these in and near the Art District in Chattanooga and had a lot of great leaves around to do some fun things with.
Congrats to Ashley & Nick – looking forward to your wedding!!

We got to shoot Ashley and Nick’s engagement pictures during a beautiful fall day and had lots of great colors to work with. Grant and Nick used to work together, but I had not met either one until this shoot.  They are a fun sweet couple and I wish them all the best in planning and preparing for the wedding.

We shot these in and near the Art District in Chattanooga and had a lot of great leaves to do some fun things with.

Congrats to Ashley & Nick – looking forward to your wedding!!

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