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Knoxville Senior Photographer – Andrea Larsen Photo bio picture

Andrea Larsen Photo {the blog}

 Welcome to my blog and thank you for looking at my work!  I am a natural light photographer in Maryville & Knoxville TN. I specialize in High School Senior photography.

 I graduated from the University of Tennessee with a BFA in studio art.  My concentration was drawing.  I am an artist.

My love for photography blossomed naturally with my desire to capture the brilliance of my children.  They are delightful little creatures and are used to having a camera in their faces.  

My favorite images to capture are full of motion and emotion.  Which is why I LOVE working with HS seniors.  They are so full of life and excitement.  Seniors will do any crazy thing I ask them to do and I love them for it!

I always have the best time ever on a photo shoot.  Every time!  It's awesome. 




Laura! Heritage HS class of 2012 | Maryville TN HS senior photographer

Meet Laura!  She is one gorgeous girl!  We went to the most beautiful property for these photos (THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU friend of Laura’s).  I’m absolutely in love with this location!  I’m off to edit the rest of these…enjoy!

Tara, Emily, and Jacob | Knoxville TN children photographer

Super cute, very fun kids! Their mom Angelina did a great job of coordinating their outfits. They had jackets and hats which is such an easy way to add interest and variety to the photos without an outfit change.  It was so great to see you guys again!

I love this slightly serious pose from Tara. I have a smiling and a great laugh in this spot, too. Sometimes it’s so hard to pick the ones for the blog! And I love the one right below this of Emily. Talk about gorgeous eyes!

Tennyson Family | Maryville TN family photographer

Meet the Tennyson family!  They are a bunch of characters I’ll tell you that much!  We had a great time, perfect weather, and who knew little Sam was such a natural in front of the camera.  When it was his turn to go it solo he pulled out all the stops!!



Rose and Caleb Smith!

My sister Rose and her husband were married in the LDS Washington, DC temple.  Everything was perfect! After the wedding we went to the Lincoln Memorial for photos.  It was so sweet. Everyone was telling Rose how beautiful she was and congratulations.  I took some shots of  her while Caleb was parking and when he headed to find us everyone pointed him in our direction.  We took some photos around the back of the memorial with all the white columns.  When we finally came out from the back to get some shots with the crowd they all started clapping for them together! It was a really great moment!  After we were done with the pictures my kids and I had about an hour to make it down to the Museum of Natural History and so about half way down we got a guy on a bike taxi to take us down there.  That was seriously fun!  I’m thinking a longer trip to DC is in order!  Rose and Caleb’s reception was in North Carolina and it was gorgeous.  I will try and post photos of that later this month.  But I’m not making promises for any time soon and someone may have to remind me because I have a whole stack of sessions to edit.  Rose, you can thank Aunt Darcy that I got this much done! She was harassing me!

Jones family! | Maryville TN family photographer

Meet the Jones family!  I have been dying to go to this field forever!!! I love how the red of the tall grass looks and it worked perfect with their outfits! I love Stacy’s dress so so much! Plus, it’s always fun to do a session with friends!  


Emma! | Maryville HS class of 2012!

I had a great time with Emma.  I love the contrast of her porcelain skin and her dark hair.  She is off either now or soon to look at some colleges! It sure is an exciting time and I love getting to be a part of it!

baby Pax is 3 months old! | Maryville TN baby photographer

Can you believe that little cutie newborn in my blog header up there is already 3 months old!? He’s such a sweetie! Those eyes, that smile, those rolls!  Love it!

Carmen! Heritage HS Class of 2012 | Maryville TN HS senior photographer

Carmen was an absolute dream to work with!  She was a natural in front of the camera and her skin is flawless.  Plus she is very fun to spend time with.  Thanks so much Carmen!  


Nick | MHS class of 2012

It has been the best photo shoot weather lately!  We did this session at Nick’s house.  It was a gorgeous place for photos.  Good luck with the rest of the football season, Nick!

Casey | Nashville HS Senior Photography

Meet gorgeous Casey!  Actually, she’s been on this blog before when I took her family photos last year.  Casey plays Rugby for Ravenwood HS and she has two state champ rings to show for it! And also, another fun Casey factoid…she has painted her toe nails in the exact same way for the past three years!  She was fun and they did a great job scoping out a fun location.   Just your simple four million dollar home.  It was for sale.  Casey’s mom was cracking me up the whole time taking photos with her phone of the house for ideas for her own house.  I love this first shot. It’s my favorite.