Cameron and Chandler’s Vogel State Park Engagement Session

Since the shelter-at-home order in March, Sharon and I have been spending a lot of our time at our tiny cabin near Blairsville. The nearby scenery, along with the cool temperatures, make the area an awesome location for engagement sessions.

So, when Cameron and Chandler and I were planning their engagement session, I suggested a couple of mountain locations.

They chose Vogel State Park, only four miles from our cabin.

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After we took photos around the lake, we headed to the waterfall. I suggested we go back to the cars and drive around to a parking area nearer the falls. But when we got there, the parking area was blocked.

So, I had what I thought was a brilliant idea. Leave the park, and go around the lake to the road to Woody Gap, where there was another parking place close to the falls. But when we got there, we encountered No Parking signs, again.

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The third choice parking place was near a dirt road that I thought would lead us to the waterfall. Alas, it did not. The road was someone’s driveway. To our delight, they weren’t home.

We finally made it to the creek that ran from the foot of the waterfall, but not to the waterfall. At that point, with the light fading, we abandoned our quest for waterfall photos. Maybe it was meant to be. At least Cameron and Chandler didn’t end up in the water, like this couple.

Thanks, Cameron and Chandler, for being such good sports about the whole adventure.

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Cindy Brown

I'm an Atlanta wedding photographer who takes soulful, quirky and honest photos ...

I'm also an adventurous traveler and all-round nerd. I love to hike with my beagle/cattle dog Roux and best friend/spouse.

I was born in Atlanta, moved around a lot--30 cities and 5 states--and then came back.

After graduating from the Art Institute of Atlanta, I took a job at asmall newspaper in south Georgia, where I photographedhospital teas, pecan farmers, and beauty queens.

I photographed a biker funeral, death penalty protests andTed Bundy while interning with the Associated Press.

While a photographer for two dailies in Florida, I photographed Ronald Reagan, a train derailment and the dedication of a screened-in porch.

An unexpected life turn took me to Vermont where I fell in love with Bernie Sanders and on to Indiana, where I edited photos for a major daily, and nerded out getting a master’s and PhD.

After teaching photojournalism at colleges and universities in Florida, Indiana and Mississippi, I returned to Atlanta to earn myfifth degree--a Master's of Divinity.

My passion for storytelling with my camera and my interest in religious diversity led my to the field of wedding photojournalism.

I have documented weddings large and small, Unitarian and Pagan, indoors and out, Christian and Muslim, in backyards and in churches. The most exotic wedding I have photographed took place in Mexico and was officiated by aMayan shaman.

When I'm not photographing weddings, portraits or corporate events, I work on personal photo projects, visit friends in amemory-care home, and volunteer at a recovery center.