Knockin' Arahnd Knoxville

On Thursday, December 1st, I started the long trek to Knoxville, TN, and, as usual, I got a late start. Jeremy & I went to the zoo, the day before, then we had dinner, and then we went out for drinks. We did get home at a decent hour, but I still slept in & got on the road a little later than I wanted, and of course, waited til the last minute to pack.....

Anyway, I got my car packed up, got on the road, and got my ass to Knoxville. I had one shoot there, on Friday evening, and then I was heading to Atlanta, for the weekend. Since I had to check out of my hotel at noon, on Friday, I had the whole day to run around Knoxville. There was a vintage store that I wanted to check out, and then I also found a few antique malls online that I wanted to cruise through. The first store, Hot Horse, was in Old City, and I had a shoot in that part of town the last time that I was in Knoxville. I absolutely love Old City. It is such a cool part of town! The last time I was there, I discovered these old train cars that were super awesome, so I decided to pay them a visit this time, too.

 I even got brave enough to go a little closer. Maybe by my third visit I'll be able to go even closer, lol.

 I was walking back to my car when I saw this fantastic piece of art...

 I sent this pic to my boyfriend, and he said that I made his millennium, lol. I did find a cool TV lamp from the 50's at Hot Horse. It's a chartreuse swordfish, and I wish that I had a pic to post here. It truly is magnificent!

I headed over to the antique mall that I found online, but I didn't see anything that I absolutely couldn't live without, so I quickly got my nails done before my shoot.

My shoot that evening was with Candid Vision, and this would be our second time shooting. I absolutely enjoy working with Bill, and we definitely had a lot of fun during this shoot! First we did some head shot type shots that he needed for his upcoming book, then we did some interesting shots using Japanese lanterns. I'm excited to see what those ones look like! Lastly, we did some shots that involved fake snow. Supposedly, the fake snow that Bill had gotten is the same fake snow that's used in movies and at indoor snowboarding places. Well, after rolling around naked in it, I can definitely say that that fake snow is truly interesting stuff, lol. Rumor has it that this tiny bag of snow granules will make 8 gallons of fake snow once water is added to it.

 I finished rolling around the in the snow, then we wrapped up our shoot, and I was on my way to Atlanta. I would be staying with Candle Boxxx, and working in the ATL, for the next four days.