Portrait Best of the Best 2019 One thing you may have noticed recently is that I am taking fewer portrait sessions from new clients. Almost every single portrait you see below has either been a past #AMPcouple, are a dear friend or family member of mine, or they are AMP family alumni (as in I […]

Church Camp Senior Session Branson Bridges is a senior at Gibbs High School, and I have photographed his family a couple of times over the years. So, when his mom, Jovelyn, asked if I could photograph his senior session, my answer was, of course, YES! We scheduled it pretty far out, and when we started […]

Knoxville Senior Session Kate is a Knoxville senior at Hardin Valley Academy. She’s looking into a few different out of state colleges but has yet to determine which one she’ll call home for the next four years. It’s crazy to think that as a senior in college… with the whole united states as your option… […]

Estate of Grace Senior Session Every time I get the opportunity to shoot an Estate of Grace senior session, I am reminded of how incredibly awesome our God is. Not only through conversations I have with the owner, but also through the ridiculously awesome views I see of the mountains. This past Sunday at church, […]

World’s Fair Site Senior Session I have known Mariah since she was a little girl. Her family and my family bonded together a long long time ago, and I have had the utmost pleasure of watching her grow up. I’ve seen all the stages of this girl’s life. From pool parties to asking what it […]

Melton Hill Park Senior and Family This blog post is going to look a little bit different because this session was a little bit different. I had the privilege of photographing both the Bullard family and Natalie one evening last week at Melton Hill Park. The last couple years I have run a special on […]

Forks of the River Senior Pictures You know those famous sunflower fields in TN that shower your news feeds every summer? Did you notice that they weren’t there last year? Yeah, I didn’t either until I started looking into it for this year and saw where Forks of the River did not harvest the sunflower […]

2018 Favorite Portraits There is a second branch to Amanda May Photos, and that is portrait photography. Portrait photography includes seniors, families, newborns, maternities, birthdays, headshots, fundraisers, anniversaries, and more. It’s pretty much anything I shoot that is not a wedding or an engagement, which are the main purpose of AMP. Sometimes, it means shooting […]

Knoxville Botanical Senior Session I think this senior is the epitome of awesome. With her adorable glasses, high waisted pants, and floral combat boots, she’s the cutest hipster I know. Also, to go right along with her personal style, she’s planning to go to a makeup school in Nashville that teaches you how to do […]

Knoxville Botanical Gardens Senior Session A couple of years ago, I took senior portraits of a girl named Brianne (click here to see those). They are still some of my FAVORITE senior pictures because of how fun this girl was. Her smile, her hair, and most of all, her authenticity made it so much fun […]

Estate of Grace Senior Session I don’t get to shoot as many senior sessions as I’d like. I have found that most of the seniors that inquire with me wait until the spring to have their photos done, which is when my schedule is crazy, and they can’t take time off of school. When Kendall’s […]

Volunteer Landing & UT Gardens Senior Session There are a few areas around Knoxville that really thrive in the spring and UT Gardens is one of them. I met Melissa Black on The University of Tennessee’s campus to do a UT Gardens Senior session with her. She is graduating with her Bachelor’s in nursing from […]

2017 Favorite Portraits 2017 brought so many amazing, exciting opportunities. I got to take some 2017 favorite portraits in the Smoky Mountains, at the Grand Tetons just outside of Jackson Hole, of a big sister meeting her baby brother for the very first time, over 14 newborn sessions, 2 proposals, in the snow, in the […]

Celeste Ritchason had her graduation last week from the University of Tennessee. Before graduation began, we all met just outside of Thompson-Boling Arena for some quick pictures of Celeste and her family. It just happened to be the coldest day in December, so after a few outside we headed in for some additional family pictures […]

Colton McConnell lives in Maryville, TN and goes to Christian Academy of Knoxville. He’s going to be moving to Nashville to attend Lipscomb University with his sister next fall and plans on studying business with a minor in fashion. You can tell with just one glance at his pictures why he’s choosing that route. Not […]