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Kristy Keel-Blackmon, owner of Oak Roots Creative at her home.

  Hi, there! Thank you so much for visiting my new, refreshed website. I’m glad you’re here. This new website took weeks of work, a lot of coffee, and playing David Bowie on loop. But it was totally worth it! This feels so much more like me. It’s like stepping into my own living room. […]

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Family playing in the forest at Baker Creek Preserve.

It might go without saying, but kids can be difficult to photograph. Some of them are wiggly and run around a lot. Some of them make unnatural faces on purpose or default to “fake smile mode.” You know the face I’m talking about. Sometimes they run away from the camera completely! The good news is, […]

3 Tips for Photographing Children (even with a phone!)

Keep your logo looking sharp after receiving it from your designer.

Hooray! So, you’ve just received a shiny new logo package! It’s an exciting time, and the most difficult work has been done. BUT, there are a few things to keep in mind when using with your logo to keep it looking as good as your designer made it. We’ll take a look at a recently […]

How to Love Your Logo

Branding Boot Camp: get your brand in gear

I’m really excited to announce that today is the launch of something that I’ve had up my sleeve for a few months: Branding Boot Camp. Are you feeling stuck with your brand? Curious where your brand can take you? Are you ready to get your brand in gear? You’re in the right place. Branding Boot […]

Free Branding Boot Camp Mini-Course

Branding headshot of a woman in downtown Knoxville, TN.

Allow me to introduce you to my lovely friend Abbey! She contacted me because she needed some new professional photos for work, as well as personal branding portraits. She made the work so easy. I mean, just look!! She’s as kind as she is beautiful. I scouted the city and found just the right spot […]

Abbey’s Portraits in Downtown Knoxville

Bodoni MT font family choices.

Pairing fonts can be daunting and time consuming. There are so many to choose from — literally tens of thousands of fonts exist today. And what determines what fonts go together? What makes a good pairing versus a bad pairing? We’re going to break that down today with three tips you can learn in the […]

3 Quick Tips for Pairing Fonts

Mother and father with their baby at Meads Quarry.

The air was crisp and chilly on this November afternoon, but little Caroline was a champ for her one-year portraits at Meads Quarry. Her little hands and nose kept getting chilly and would turn red, but there were only a few tears! After being wrapped in an afghan and being snuggled by mom and dad, […]

One-Year Portraits at Meads Quarry

Portrait of a young boy laughing at Baker Creek Preserve.

This month I had a photo session with the. coolest. kid. ever! Michael David is the sweetest little dinosaur aficionado you will ever meet. And just look at those sweet strawberry blond curls! His grandfather contacted me to take birthday photos of Michael David (he’s turning 4 this month!) in his Jurassic Park Ranger outfit, […]

Michael David at Baker Creek Preserve

Branding photo of a Knoxville photographer.

“Our pets’ heads are falling off!”  “Harry, I took care of it!” It was a blast working with fellow photographer and dog lover, Krista! We work well together because (as I already mentioned) we both love dogs. She has two huge German shepherds! We are also both able to quote almost the entirety of Dumb […]

Branding Session with Krista

Bride and groom at Big Ridge State Park wedding.

Verity and Hans. These two are like a breath of fresh air! Their small wedding at Big Ridge State Park outside of Knoxville was just right in every way. It was warm, intimate, yet bustling with excitement from their friends and loved ones. It was a warm October evening; the kind that has that beautiful, […]

Hans + Verity’s State Park Wedding