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My heart is so full, y’all. SO full. If you read my last blog post or have seen my pinned post on my instagram, then you know that I wanted to upgrade my traditional model team experience. I wanted to use ESP for something more meaningful than just pretty portraits of pretty girls. So, I […]

Today’s senior post is all about Maggie, one of the sweetest seniors I’ve ever photographed! Maggie is no stranger to my camera– I’ve been photographing her family for years! They have the most beautiful gallery wall of canvases in their home, and it makes me so happy to see it each time I’m there. Maggie […]

Meet Raegan, a Class of 2024 senior from Davidson Academy! She booked an August session for her senior pictures, and her inspiration photos were unlike any others that I typically receive. The whole vibe was more mountains and rocky fields than we have here in Tennessee, but I was up for the challenge! With August […]

Want to know what the trickiest and hardest part about my job is? The weather. Most of my clients want at least part of their senior portrait session outdoors, and we book these photo shoots months in advance. As the date approaches, I begin to monitor the weather…. but honestly… TN weather is so unpredictable. […]

One really fun thing about what I do is that I’ve had the honor of meeting clients from all over the U.S. who chose to have their senior portraits taken in Nashville. I’ve photographed high school seniors from Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin, and of course, from all over Tennessee. Ella is one […]

Creating the ESP Model Team back in 2013 was the best move for my business. It was a brand new concept in the area, and it became very popular very quickly. I loved putting together a team of girls from all across Middle TN so that they could be showered with attention, make new friends, […]

Meet Carissa. She’s the very first Class of 2020 senior to hang out with me for senior portraits, and we had so much fun! We started in the studio, and the early-June weather made for the best outdoor photos. I’d say that this was the perfect way to kick off a new group of seniors! […]

Meet Erin. This pretty girl and her adventurous spirit just graduation from Gallatin High School. We took her senior portraits around downtown Nashville and the Vanderbilt campus back in September. Here are a few of my favorites from the day… Why did you choose Erin Smagala Photography? I chose ESP because Erin truly makes every […]

Meet Sydney. Sydney is a recent grad from South Warren HS in Bowling Green. I love that Nashville is close enough to Kentucky that it’s no problem to drive down for senior pictures, but it can give these girls something different than all their friends. Come hang out with me, Kentucky girls!!!! Why did you […]