CHS Senior Athletes, Class of 2025 Behind the Scenes About the Session Lenz Photography is proud to present 66 Iconic Portraits of the 2024-2025 Caliborne High School Bulldogs Basketball and Volleyball! The Experience This marks our first time working with the Claiborne Bulldogs, and they put us to work on photo day! The athletes were excited to have their photos taken. They came with an abundance of ideas, and we incorporated as many of their poses as we could within the time limit. The Vision As always, our goal is to focus on the athletes, while showcasing the uniforms, logos, and the facilities in a good light. As we took center stage in the middle of the gymnasium, we had an amazing view of the Bulldog mural on the floor. Also, Claiborne High School has Bulldogs written on the wall above the bleachers. Moreover, their bleachers are designed to have the letters “CHS” visible across both sections. We thought that was a unique touch, so to add some interest to our composition, we gelled our back lights blue and hit the background with a pop of color. The Final Product The CHS Bulldogs Boys & Girls Basketball teams and the […]
WHS Senior Banners Behind the Scenes WHS Senior Athletes, Class of 2025 About the Session Lenz Photography is proud to present 63 Iconic Portraits of the 2024-2025 Washburn High School Pirates Basketball and Cheerleading! The Experience Lucky number 7! It’s always a great time photographing the Washburn High School athletes, and after the seventh year in a row, they’ve become professionals in front of the camera. Seven years ago, we were like the New Kids on the Block. Now, we’re more like the Auntie and Uncle that comes in to make photo day a blast! The Vision The Washburn athletes are always down to try something new. Each team session requires a different set of challenges. The challenge we chose to tackle this year was to showcase the athletes, uniforms, gym, and the Washburn Logos from a different perspective. After photographing a team for seven years in a row, you really have to push yourself as an artist to create something that is consistent, yet unique. And in this case, we opted to “slightly” change our composition from previous years. While still making use of the center of the gym, we composed the background at a 3/4 angle. This angle […]
Behind the Scenes About the Session Lenz Photography is proud to present 66 Iconic Portraits ft Ava, Washburn High School, Class of 2025. The Experience Over the years, we have photographed Ava and her family on a few separate occasions. Ava’s sister, Emma, was actually the first Senior Session we photographed from Washburn High school. So, it’s only fitting that Ava is the last sister to graduate and her session will be the last Senior session of before the New Year! The Vision When brainstorming for the session, Ava thought that Melton Hill Park would be the perfect location. Ironically, we had just visited the park for the first time a few weeks prior. Ava wanted a location for her Senior Portraits that was different than the norm. Melton Hill Park ended up being a laid back spot by the water with nice scenery. Although it was a busy day, we still had plenty space to work with that was away from the crowd. The Final Product Ava’s Senior Session turned out simple, but elegant. We’ll be the first to tell you that Ava has a notoriously good game face. However, it’s nice to see her smiling big in her […]
Behind the scenes About the session Lenz Photography is proud to present 45 Iconic Portraits ft Jadyn, Lakeway Christian Academy, Class of 2024. The Experience Over the years, we have photographed Jadyn and family on a few separate occasions. Jadyn, her mom Teara, and her sister Jordyn are always easy going and fun to work with. The Vision Jadyn is a recent graduate of Lakeway Christian Academy, Class of 2024. Currently, she attends Carson Newman University as a Freshman. The goal for this session was to photograph portraits of Jadyn during this milestone, but also to include a few family portraits in the mix. The Final Product Jadyn and family did an awesome job posing for us. Like many people we’ve worked with throughout the years, they make us feel like extended family. It’s always an honor be invited to capture important milestones like these for great friends like Jadyn, Teara, and Jordyn. Congrats to Jadyn on her recent accomplishments! We look forward to celebrating more successes with your family in the future! Jadyn About Lenz Photography Lenz Photography is a full-service photography studio located in Knoxville, TN that specializes in sports photography. We have been photographing high school sports […]
Behind the Scenes About the Session Lenz Photography is proud to present 47 Iconic Portraits ft Bandits Baseball Player, Liam. The Experience Liam’s Iconic Baseball Session, along with the 12u Bandits baseball team, was an awesome experience. It was a hot, clear summer day with beautiful blue skies. Maryville has a beautiful baseball field, which gave us plenty of angles to work with. The Bandits Baseball team is a travel team composed of athletes from the Blount County area. The cool thing about doing these photos on Maryville’s field is that Liam plans on playing baseball for Maryville High School in the future. The Vision Earlier in the year, we had the opportunity to photograph Liam’s older brother, Bryce. Bryce ran track for Maryville and graduated Class of 2024. For Liam’s session, we wanted to capture his personality and athletic abilities, but pull it off in a consistent style with Bryce’s portraits. Challenge accepted! The Final Product The contrast from the beginning to the end of Liam’s session is awesome. We had a good mix of serious moments mixed with laughter! The challenge of creating two unique yet consistent sessions for two brothers who both play two different sports was […]
Behind the Scenes About the Session Lenz Photography is proud to present 34 Iconic Portraits ft. Maryville High School Rebels Cheerleading, Class of 2025! The Experience Earlier his summer, we were contacted to photograph creative portraits of the Senior Athletes who play for the Maryville High School Rebels Football Team. After an amazing session with the Senior Football Players, we were also contacted to work with the Maryville Rebels Senior Cheerleaders. The Vision The Maryville Rebels Senior Cheerleaders have a small squad with only 4 Seniors set to graduate as the Class of 2025. On average, we photograph teams as large as 20-30 athletes. Sometimes we even photograph multiple teams in one day. Needless to say, we were excited to photograph these 4 Maryville Cheerleaders, because time management wouldn’t be as much of an issue with a small group. The Final Product The Maryville Rebels Senior Cheerleaders brought their A game! Similar to the Maryville High School Football Portraits, we photographed these Senior Athletes on the field from evening into the night. Even though there was only 4 athletes, the portraits still took several hours to complete. The Maryville Rebels Senior Cheer Squad took several group shots as well as […]
Behind the scenes About the Session Lenz Photography is proud to present 50 Iconic Portraits ft Grainger County Softball Player, Macey, Class of 2025. The Experience Grainger County athletes are putting in the work this year! Shout out to Macey – another Grainger Grizzly, Senior Class of 2025! Macey is a powerhouse behind the plate. She received All District for the Grainger Grizzlies Softball Team. Additionally, Macey plays for the Lady Velo travel team and attends the Marc Weekly hitting academy. The Vision Macey is a softball athlete with an emphasis on batting and catching. For her session, we began by photographing casual shots of Macey by some of the most iconic spots on the Grainger County High School campus. Macey chose a beautiful pink dress for her casual shots, and we thought it suited her perfectly. After capturing a few portraits around campus, it was time to move our equipment to the Softball field and switch into game mode. On the Grainger Grizzly Softball Field, Macey went through her full range of techniques from batting to catching. Of course, we had to showcase Macey’s many medals and accomplishments – one of our favorites being Macey’s huge MVP medallion necklace! […]
Behind the Scenes About the Session Lenz Photography is proud to present 57 Iconic Portraits ft. the Maryville High School Rebels Football, Class of 2025! The Experience This summer, we were contacted to photograph creative portraits of the Senior Athletes who play for the Maryville High School Rebels Football team. The portraits from this session took a ton of work to create, but we enjoyed solving the challenges that it took to showcase these talented athletes at their home stadium under the best lighting possible! The Vision Growing up in East Tennessee, you can’t escape the lore of “Maryville Football”. After all, the Rebels are 17x State Champions and 37x Region Champions. Needless to say, they have an impressive football program. Not even trying to glaze! As people who take a great amount of pride in our work, it was important for us to give these athletes credit where credit was due in their pre-session speech. And although we hyped them up to take their portraits, the team was notably a group of humble, young men. The Maryville Rebels Senior Football players were all easy to work with, and many of them brought their own ideas and poses. The Final […]
Behind the Scenes About the Session Lenz Photography is proud to present 24 Iconic Portraits ft. the 12u Bandits Baseball Team, 2024! The Experience A few weeks ago, we had a chance to photograph the 12u Bandits baseball team. It was a hot, clear summer day with beautiful blue skies. Despite the heat, the boys did great during their #Iconic team session. Everyone was excited, contributed good ideas, and committed to the poses. The Vision The Bandits started the session with their classic red and white pinstriped uniforms. The white uniforms with red accents complimented the blue, summer sky very well. These set of images in the white uniforms were more traditional sports poses. After the sun started to set and the sky darkened, the team wanted to change into their black and red uniforms while showing off their championship rings, medals, and hardware. These set of images were less traditional and more playful. The Final Product The contrast from the beginning to the end of the session is awesome, and we had an awesome time bringing these young athletes vision to life! We wish the 12u Bandits all the best for the remainder of their 2024 season. Thank you to all […]
Behind the Scenes About the Session Lenz Photography is proud to present 51 Iconic Portraits ft Grainger County Softball & Volleyball Player, McKenna, Class of 2025. The Experience Grainger County always gets a shout out anytime we work with one of their student athletes, so shout out to our first Grainger Grizzly Senior Class of 2025! McKenna is an athlete with talent on and off the field. She received All Tournament her Sophomore and Junior years. Additionally, McKenna received All District Honors as a Junior. She is also a member of the BETA Club, an officer for FCCLA, and is active in her church youth group. A few years ago, we photographed softball portraits of McKenna for her travel team. In our experience, she’s also been laidback, with a positive attitude. However, she also knows how to up the intensity when it’s game time. The Vision McKenna is a multi-sport athlete with an emphasis on softball. For her session, we decided to start photographing inside the Grainger Grizzlies Gym, showcasing McKennas volleyball technique on her home court. We particularly enjoyed showcasing McKenna’s letterman jacket, as well as the painted Grizzly mural. After a good warmup on the volleyball court, the […]
Behind the Scenes About the Session Lenz Photography is proud to present 45 Iconic Portraits ft. Maryville Rebels Track Athlete, Bryce Bohanan, Class of 2024! The Experience In recent years, we have only photographed a handful of Maryville High School athletes. We have worked with a football player, volleyball player, baseball player, and several basketball players. However, this was our first time photographing a track athlete from Maryville High School. Bryce started running in 2nd grade, and at 10 years old he placed 3rd in the males Triple Crown races in Blount County. He went to Junior Olympics in 2018, and is going to continue running in college! For perspective, the goal of running 1600 meters in 5 minutes is an exceptionally high standard of fitness and speed because achieving such a time requires determination, rigorous training, and conditioning. Bryce’s current times are 1:58 for the 800 and 4:30 for the 1600. The Vision Bryce is obviously a very accomplished runner with plenty of awards, trophies, and medals to show for it. We planned to meet up at Maryville High School, Bryce’s home field, to show off a few of his accomplishment thus far. As the sun was setting, we […]
Washburn High School Baseball and Softball Seniors, Class of 2024 Behind the Scenes About the Session Lenz Photography is proud to present 15 Iconic Portraits ft. the Washburn High School Pirates Baseball Team, plus the Softball Seniors Class of 2024! The Experience A couple weeks ago we brought you the Washburn Lady Pirates Softball team photos. This week, we’re back at it again to bring you the Washburn Pirates baseball team! The timing couldn’t be better since the Washburn Pirates Baseball Team just became District Champions after going 17-2 in their regular season! Congratulations, Pirates! Good luck during your Regional Tournament. These student athletes will always hold a special place in our hearts. The Washburn Athletes always bring the intensity each and every year, and that makes our job of making them look like certified professionals easy! The Vision As always, we try to set the scene based off a unique vision that we haven’t photographed for Washburn before. Last year we photographed outside on the field, so we decided to switch up our approach and focus on a clean, professional studio setup showcasing the Iconic Washburn Red. The Final Product From Tough Team Photos to Smiling Individual Portraits, this […]
Washburn High School Baseball and Softball Seniors, Class of 2024 Behind the Scenes About the Session Lenz Photography is proud to present 15 Iconic Portraits ft. the Washburn High School Pirates Baseball Team, plus the Softball Seniors Class of 2024! The Experience A couple weeks ago we brought you the Washburn Lady Pirates Softball team photos. This week, we’re back at it again to bring you the Washburn Pirates baseball team! The timing couldn’t be better since the Washburn Pirates Baseball Team just became District Champions after going 17-2 in their regular season! Congratulations, Pirates! Good luck during your Regional Tournament. These student athletes will always hold a special place in our hearts. The Washburn Athletes always bring the intensity each and every year, and that makes our job of making them look like certified professionals easy! The Vision As always, we try to set the scene based off a unique vision that we haven’t photographed for Washburn before. Last year we photographed outside on the field, so we decided to switch up our approach and focus on a clean, professional studio setup showcasing the Iconic Washburn Red. The Final Product From Tough Team Photos to Smiling Individual Portraits, this […]
Behind The Scenes About the Session Lenz Photography is proud to present 34 Iconic Portraits ft. the Norris Middle School Lady Senators Softball Team. The Experience This was our first time working with any sports team from Norris and the Middle School Lady Senators Softball Team set the bar high! These ladies were fun to work with during their photography session. All the athletes seemed to be in good spirits and took direction well. The Vision Recently, we’ve been photographing sports team with an emphasis on clean, epic studio lighting while showcasing the team’s color scheme. NMS Lady Senators Softball Team uniforms are White with Red pinstripes paired with Red pants. The Lady Senators also have a secondary color of Blue, so we chose to add a touch of Blue to the backdrop to add some contrast and a pop of color. The Final Product All in all, we are very happy with results from our first ever Norris Sports Team! The Lady Senators look very clean, focused, and professional! Good luck on the rest of your season, Norris Middle School Softball Team! Thank you to all the parents, coaches, and athletes that made this session a success! We appreciate […]
