Baseball Archives - Lenz Photography

Apr 06

by LenzPhotography in Athlete, Baseball, Behind the Scenes, Iconic, Senior 0 comments tags: Catcher, iconic

39 Iconic Senior Portraits of Will Eriksson of Maryville High School

Lenz Photography LLC of Knoxville presents Will Eriksson of Maryville High School. When Will's mom, Paula Osborn, originally contacted us to inquire about booking a session we immediately knew we were perfect for each other! Paula told us that she had searched all over the internet for a sports photographer until she came across our website. A lot of our client's are referred via word of mouth, so the fact that Paula took the time out of her day to search sports photographers in the area told us that she was serious about getting high quality sports portraits. Furthermore, when we found out that Paula is the owner of ROOST - an interior design company based in Maryville with an impressive range of clientele and a passion for handmade craft - we were flattered to be working for such a well respected and talented local artist. Now, we can't forget to give a quick shout out to the star of the show, Maryville High School Senior Class of 2020, Will Eriksson. During the shoot, Will was extremely easy to work with. We decided that we thought Will looked like a young Mark Wahlberg, so it was almost impossible to take a bad photo of him. Even when the wind blew, it's like it was always blowing his hair in the right direction! Will has played baseball since he was 5 years old, and was the catcher for the Maryville High School Rebels Baseball Team. Will is currently planning on attending the University of Tennessee where he will study to become a pediatric dentist. This brings us to one of the most sentimental moments of our career since we began Lenz Photography back in 2011. At Lenz Photography, we market and brand ourselves as badass sports photographers. "You Are Iconic" has been the catchphrase we have used since 2014 to convey the feeling of the larger-than-life style we try to create while showcasing the athletes we photograph. We've NEVER tried to market by taking the "let us capture your memories forever" approach. Nothing against any photographers that do that, but it's just not our style. However, that doesn't mean that we can't do both, and Paula's testimonial on instagram is proof of that: "Sunday night I watched my son put on his baseball uniform for the last time to have these pictures taken. I sat on the metal bleachers and watched his traditional cadence of buckling on his shinguards, pulling over his chest protector and sliding his mask over his face.. I have watched him put on his catchers equipment soooo many times, but this time was very different...this time I was unexpectedly overcome with emotion. I tried to pull myself together as the photographers worked with him, but behind my sunglasses, crocodile tears streamed down my face. I have sat on bleachers and watched my son play baseball since he was 5. Truly, I was really looking forward to baseball season as much as he was.... one last season of cheering and enjoying watching him play the game that he loves . I know that all of you other parents of High School Seniors can relate to this. We were all looking forward to celebrating our children. With every click of the camera and flash of the bulbs, I slowly began to heal.... maybe in an unexpected way sitting on that bleacher was the therapy I needed. This circumstance is not what any of us envisioned, and yes, it is hard. We have some great kids y’all, and I know that our kids will do amazing things in this world! I have always loved this quote which seems fitting for today... “Always remember you are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, smarter than you think, and loved more than you will ever know”. #seniors2020#wewillriseup #betterdaysarecoming#momofasenior2020 #mykid#seniorstrong" -@ROOSTHOME It's moments like this that really make us slow down and truly appreciate what we do. Luckily, we were able to get Will's session in before the quarantine was put into place, but on the other hand, it was bittersweet to get the news that no school sports would take place the entire month of April. Paula's post truly brought tears to our eyes. We focus on the technical details behind the camera and the many aspects of growing a small business, but without the amazing clients we have the opportunity of working with, we wouldn't have amazing portraits. We appreciate all the athletes that put in the hard work to achieve their goals. We appreciate all the parents that invest in their children. And we appreciate everyone who has supported us through the struggle of running a small business for nearly a decade. Our hearts go out to the Seniors of 2020. We are all in this together, and we hope that through this pandemic there is a silver lining for each and every one of you. Maybe it's a cheesy metaphor, but in baseball you want to be safe at home, anyway. The key is being safe and healthy. Let's all look out for each other and make it a point to hit hard and make up for time lost once this is all a part of the past. Enjoy 39 ICONIC SENIOR PORTRAITS OF WILL ERIKSSON OF MARYVILLE HIGH SCHOOL!

Mar 27

by LenzPhotography in Athlete, Baseball, Behind the Scenes, Group, Iconic, Video, Youth 0 comments tags: 6U, Iconic Youth, Seams, Video

29 Iconic Portraits of 6U Seams Baseball Team

Lenz Photography LLC of Knoxville presents the 6U Seams Baseball Team! Lenz Photography and the Seams 6U Baseball team, team up for the first time to create some amazing portraits. The Seams 6u Baseball team has players located all around East TN, and Union County High School Baseball was nice enough to allow us to use their facility as the location for our shoot. These young athletes -- and a few guest appearances from some of their siblings -- brought tons of energy to the shoot, and we had a great time meeting all the parents and working with their kids. Thank you to all the parents and coaches for all the help during and after the session and for the support you've shown our small business grown here in East Tennessee. Enjoy 29 ICONIC PORTRAITS OF 6U SEAMS BASEBALL TEAM!

Feb 28

by LenzPhotography in Athlete, Baseball, Behind the Scenes, Group, Iconic, Senior 0 comments tags: high school, morristown west, Video

43 Iconic Portraits of the Morristown West Trojans Baseball Team

Lenz Photography LLC of Knoxville presents the Trojans Baseball Team of Morristown West High School! This is the first year that Lenz has worked with the Trojans Baseball Team. Morristown West's indoor facility, The Den, made for an amazing location to film their team hype video and served well as a backdrop for their individual portraits! The student athletes didn't let us down with the creativity that they brought to the set, especially their idea to have a colonial musket dual with baseball bats! We hope to work with many more Morristown West athletes in the future, and wish all teams success on and off the field. Thank you to all the parents and coaches for all the help during and after the session.

Jun 07

by LenzPhotography in Athlete, Baseball, Basketball, Behind the Scenes, Iconic, Senior, Swimming 0 comments tags: athlete, Grainger County High School, iconic

57 Iconic Portraits of Multi-Sport Athlete Kobe Evans of Grainger County High School

Lenz Photography LLC of Knoxville presents Kobe Evans, a multi-sport athlete and 2019 graduate of Grainger County High School. During his 4 years at GCHS, Kobe played Baseball, Basketball, and Swam. Most impressively, while playing 4 sports he was a full time college student during his last semester of high school! Kobe also made the Deans list with a 3.81 gpa! He will attend Carson-Newman University with 47 college credit hours and will swim as a Sprinter for the Eagles.

Apr 02

by LenzPhotography in Athlete, Baseball, Group, Iconic, Senior, Softball, Youth 0 comments tags: athlete, Baseball, group, iconic, Pirates, senior, softball, Washburn, youth

49 Iconic Photos ft the Washburn Pirates Baseball and Softball Teams

Lenz Photography LLC of Knoxville presents the Washburn Pirates Baseball and Softball teams of Washburn High School! As mentioned in the previous post featuring the Grainger Grizzlies, this year's weather has been crazy! Either it has been too cold or too wet to photograph on the fields for photos during the month of March. So, whereas the Grainger Baseball & Softball teams had outdoor shots, we opted to photograph the Washburn Baseball & Softball portraits inside the gym. Needless to say, Plan B turned out to be Plan A+. We couldn't be happier with how they turned out! As a matter of fact, one of the players said that they "felt like they were in a Gatorade commercial" as they stepped on set in front of all the lights. We're glad the players had fun during the shoot, and even more glad the photos turned out amazing! It was an honor working with some of Grainger County's finest athletes! This set features 49 Iconic Photos ft the Washburn Pirates Baseball and Softball Teams!

Apr 01

by LenzPhotography in Athlete, Baseball, Group, Iconic, Senior, Softball, Youth 0 comments tags: athlete, Baseball, Grainger County High School, group, iconic, senior, softball, youth

68 Iconic Photos ft the Grainger Grizzlies Baseball & Softball Teams

Lenz Photography LLC of Knoxville presents the Grainger Grizzlies Baseball & Softball Teams of Grainger County High School! One thing that we can all agree on is that this year's weather has been crazy! We were lucky enough to coordinate with the coaches of Grainger to find a day that wasn't either too cold or too wet to shoot outside. We were successful in our approach to find a warm day, however the gale force winds that crept up during the shoot was a prefect example of Murphy's Law. Nothing a little extra editing couldn't fix! Thank you, parents of Grainger athletes, for your patience in our efforts to ensure all the prints and products are produced at the highest quality. We look forward to completing everyone's orders within the week! The prints are going to look amazing! This set features 68 Iconic Photos ft the Grainger Grizzlies Baseball & Softball Teams!

Nov 26

62 Iconic Photos ft the Washburn Boys & Girls Basketball Teams & Cheerleaders

Lenz Photography LLC of Knoxville presents the Boys & Girls Washburn Pirates Basketball Teams & Cheerleaders of Washburn High School! The following excerpt is originally from the previous Grainger Grizzlies blog, but we wanted to include it for this blog because Washburn is part of Grainger County and we're all family! "Now, some of you may be coming here just to see the awesome photos of the boys & girls basketball teams [and cheerleaders]. But for those of you that take the time to read this post, I'd like to personally give a shout out to the coaches, staff, players, & parents of Grainger County [Washburn included]. We have photographed several Grainger County Senior Portraits over the years, but this - along with Washburn's Girls & Boys Basketball team & Cheerleaders - has been the largest sports groups we have photographed back to back. Not only was this shoot personal to me because I am an alumnus of Grainger County High School graduating from Rutledge High School in 2008, but it means the world to me that the people of Grainger County were as happy and excited about the photos as we were! I'm not just saying this because I'm partial to Grainger County, but the players, coaches, & parents were some of the most polite and respectful groups of people whom we have worked with in over 7 years of business. Since we started Lenz Photography, LLC in 2011, we have been a small business with only 2 employees - Alexandra and myself. We have been through the lowest of lows where we thought we may have to call it quits, to the highest of highs where we traveled 10s of thousands of miles in a year photographing professional athletes such as Drew Brees and Jason Witten. One thing is for sure, there's no way we could've gotten this far without the support like we've received from the people of Grainger County. Thank you for all the support, and hopefully we photograph many more Grainger County sports teams in the future! Last but not least, we can't wait to see the team shots and individual senior banners hanging in the gym!" This set features 62 Iconic Photos ft the Washburn Boys & Girls Basketball Teams & Cheerleaders!

Jan 31

by LenzPhotography in Athlete, Baseball, Basketball, Behind the Scenes, Dance, Fitness, Football, Golf, Iconic, Iconic Youth, Jiu Jitsu, Racing, Soccer, Softball, Studio, Swimming, Volleyball, Wrestling 0 comments tags: athlete, behind the scenes, Best of 2017, iconic, knoxville

Lenz Photographys Most Iconic Portraits of 2017

As we enter into our 7th year of business, Lenz Photography LLC of Knoxville is thankful for the each and every client that we have had the opportunity of photographing since 2011! We know... Where has the time gone?!? Whether we photographed these portraits as part of an individual session or in a group setting, we have included at least 1 individual of everyone we would like to personally thank for using our services. These Iconic Athletes and Individuals truly make Lenz Photography one of the best sports photography studios on the planet! Join us, while we wrap up this first month of 2018, and take a look back at some of our favorite Iconic portraits of 2017!

Dec 15

by LenzPhotography in Athlete, Baseball, Basketball, Behind the Scenes, Iconic, Iconic Youth, Studio 0 comments tags: athlete, Baseball, basketball, iconic, Iconic Youth, studio, Zain Kureshi-Smith

61 Iconic Photos of Baseball & Basketball Athlete Zain Kureshi-Smith

After much anticipation, Lenz Photography LLC of Knoxville is pleased to unveil Zain’s ICONIC photo shoot! We had the pleasure of working with this fine young man and his Family to create this very memorable photo session; one of which has become a favorite of ours thus far. Zain is not only a very talented athlete, but he is naturally photogenic, which made our job as his Photographers much easier. We’d like to showcase just some of the many awards and accolades that 9-year-old, Zain, has been able to accomplish in his young sports career, to date: Baseball: Two-time USSSA Tennessee Player of the Year (2016, 2017) USSSA Tennessee Team of the Year 2016 USSSA Global World Series Third Place 2016 Two-time USSSA Tennessee All-State Team Selection (2016, 2017) Two-time USSSA Tennessee All-Regional Team Selection (2016, 2017) Four-time State and Regional Skills Champion (Roadrunner) Atlanta Braves Classic Fleet Feet Winner 2015 Basketball: 2017 AAU Basketball team went undefeated in Tournament play 2017 UT Basketball Camp: Three point contest winner 2017 Atlanta Hoop Fest: Runner-Up 2016 UT Basketball Camp: King of the Court 2014 UT Basketball Camp: winner of two of the three skills competitions Zain’s teams have placed in either first or second in every basketball season to date. Along with his team recognition, he has won many awards at various camps in the area. One of the accomplishments that holds a special place in Zain’s heart is the 2017 UT Basketball Camp’s “INAM” (It’s Not all About Me) Award. An award given to only one player for their excellent Sportsmanship, chosen by the UT Basketball Staff. Zain was given this award after being moved several times to different teams within the camp, but always playing within the team system, all the while helping others during the entire UT Basketball camp experience. Of note, Zain has also played flag football on four consecutive Championship teams, while only losing one game during that time. Therefore, whatever the sport, you better believe you will find him playing with all of his heart and soul, for the betterment of the team. Zain truly enjoys playing sports, and not only that, but he is a true team-player as well, evident by his awards in Sportsmanship. We have no doubt that Zain is a Superstar! He has won more awards to date, in various sports, than we have ever seen! It was both an honor and privilege to be able to chronicle a few of his many accomplishments and showcase them in the form of photography. The future looks bright for Zain, and with his great attitude (noted during our photo session in the frigid weather for several hours), the sky is the limit for this extremely accomplished and fine young man! This set features 61 Iconic Photos of Baseball & Basketball Athlete Zain Kureshi-Smith!

Aug 01

by LenzPhotography in Athlete, Baseball, Behind the Scenes, Iconic, Studio, Swimming, Youth 0 comments tags: athlete, Baseball, behind the scenes, Grainger County High School, iconic, Kobe Evans, studio, Swimming

44 Iconic Images of Swimmer and Baseball Player Kobe Evans of Grainger County High School

Photographing a swimmer has been on the LENZ bucket list for a while now. Not only is Kobe an Iconic Baseball Player, but he's also an Iconic Swimmer! Kobe has been swimming since he was 7 years old, and he has medals from the AAU junior olympics to prove it! Kobe is Grainger High's first swimmer, and he was also on the 2015 Southeastern Swimming Zone Team. As a matter of fact, on July 30th Kobe had a personal best in every event. He finished 3rd in backstroke (24.60), 3rd in breaststroke (27.32), 2nd in Mixed Relay, and 3rd in Free Relay! Kobe also posted a 21.65 in 50 free in the start of the relay! This set features 44 Iconic Images of Swimmer and Baseball Player Kobe Evans of Grainger County High School!