I had the pleasure of photographing a beautiful dancer underwater yesterday and she was amazing!  We had stormy weather, then sunny weather, then stormy weather but we made it work.  My clients always pick their own photos so I helped her choose the best of the bunch.  I'm in love with these and I know she is too :)  Can't ask for more than that!

One of my favorite parts about being a photographer is capturing new parents when they bring their babies home from the hospital.  All of my clients get to pick the photos they want me to edit so I always love seeing which captures they like best. 

Meet the world's cutest 2 year old... 

A glorious sunny night to capture this lovely family!

She asked me to capture her with sun haze and we were fortunate that the weather cooperated....zero clouds on a sunny evening made us both so happy! 

Location: Charleston, WV.  

Favorites from my first downtown photoshoot

These two siblings genuinely love each other...

Underwater photography is my absolutely passion.  Not only do I love the freedom that comes from swimming and just documenting what I see, but I love that I don't really have to direct my subjects.  People are natural in the water.  They don't feel the need to send a smile to the camera and I don't have to worry about stiff awkward posing.  My son also loves the water.  He is not...

Tessie Wallace Photography, Charleston, WV:

What an experience!  Last month, one of my underwater photos was featured on Instagram BY Instagram (see it here)!  The holy grail of features!!!  It has been a crazy month and I have been getting tons of messages about how it happened and what gear I use, so here ya go...

Being a photographer on Instagram (@tessiewallace) has been a...