About Me
I'm an avid professional photographer and have owned my own business since March 2016. I am based in Knoxville, TN where I have lived all my life! I have worked on my photography skills since high school and graduated with my Associates in Photography in 2015 with a huge passion for dog portraiture, family portraiture, cosplay portraiture, wedding, and children portraiture. I want to produce images that capture special memories, laughter, as well as give clients a sense of happiness with themselves!
Besides being a full-time professional photographer since 2016, I am also a Wedding and Event Photography teacher at my Alma Mater, Pellssippi State Community College since 2021.
My hobbies include cosplaying, reading and collecting books, cafe hopping, traveling wherever possible, and eating at as many new places as I can with good friends!~
For more recent reviews check out my google review page!
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Amanda Farnham
Amanda was AMAZING! She made our special day one to remember and captured each of the moments that I wanted to remember. Her and her partner were so laid back and easy to work with. 10 out of 10, would recommend! We are so incredibly happy with our pictures and we're in awe with her abilities!
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Elizabeth Burchett
Amanda has always been awesome to work with throughout the years that I've known her. She is friendly, hardworking, and beyond talented. She prioritizes professionalism and creating positive relationships with her clients. She wants everyone to have a great time during the shoot while also feeling comfortable and safe. The final photos are always amazing and you can tell how passionate she is about her art. She's been my go to photographer for years and I always look forward to working with her! I absolutel
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Jane Delozier
Working with Amanda is nothing short of a delight! She is super efficient with scheduling, transparent about the editing process, and she is so respectful when actually shooting! She always asks before helping with posing and is so encouraging and sweet throughout the whole shoot, she makes even the most camera-shy model feel confident. I have been beyond impressed with every album I ever received from her, I can’t recommend her highly enough!
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Brandi Lignelli
Working with Amanda is like working with your best friend. From our very first shoot she’s always made my son and I feel super comfortable. She has the best attitude and is such a kind soul. She really cares a lot about her clients and making them feel comfortable. Every picture she takes is amazing and she always gives you the best pictures back in such a timely manner. We recommend her to everyone!
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Emily Harrell
Amanda was the absolute best! She was kind, thoughtful, but still could get everyone to focus on getting pictures done! She felt like a close friend! I would absolutely recommend her to anyone!
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Kayla Epling
Amanda was our wedding photographer, and she more than exceeded our expectations! We chose her because her photography is beautiful, but she is also extremely fun and EXACTLY the type of person you want at your wedding! Every guest loved her, we had SO many compliments and she worked with us for every shot we wanted and captured things we never would have thought of. My husband and I highly reccomended Amanda Swanson!
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Fruitbat Cosplay
Amanda is absolutely amazing! She’s always on time for shoots, is super patient, and knows her stuff. I’ve done a couple of shoots with her in both a group setting and a duo setting and every time I’m always in awe of how well she works with people during shoots and how communicative she is. Probably one of the best photographers I’ve ever worked with. 10/10.
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Keslie Farrow (1/2)
Amanda will forever be one of my favorite photographers to work with. She's not only fun to be around, but she helps pose you in a way that will be flattering to your body type. Not many photographers will actually take the time to make you feel and look like you're awesome. Amanda always gives me shots that not only make me feel empowered, but improve my image of myself, not to mention she always puts in a few silly shots which are always fun! She truly is a photographer who captures the best of everyone,
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Kelsie Farrow (2/2)
-regardless of body shape, size, or skin color, so I am definitely working with her in the future!
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star.pixels cosplay
Every time I feel even slightly unsure in front of the camera, Amanda restores my confidence and makes every moment of her photoshoots an enjoyable and comfortable experience! I am always blown away by the effort she pours into every photo she produces. It is truly wonderful to work with someone who pours their entire heart into their product!
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Kyle Gardner
Amanda did an engagement session for my fiancé and I, and we could not be happier with just how amazing she was to work with! Amazing service for an amazing price. Highly recommend her, and will definitely be a repeat customer.
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Susan Giles Hiser
Amanda took amazing photos of my elderly Corgi, Mickey. She is a pleasure to work with!
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Annie Caroline Oliver
Amanda Swanson is an excellent photographer. I was a bit apprehensive "going cheap" when booking a photographer for something as important as my wedding, but I didn't regret it one bit at any point during the process. Amanda is professional, easy to work with, receptive to ideas, had plenty of ideas of her own, and in the end, I have more amazing photos than I know what to do with! I feel lucky to have booked her before she gets more established and expensive. I highly recommend her!
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Emily Gardner
Amanda is one of the most talented photographers that I have had the pleasure to work with. She is passionate about her craft and shows it in every picture that she takes. She's respectful of her patrons and ALWAYS asks before touching any part of their body to pose or fix a flyaway. She is an absolute joy to work with!
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Joy Buongiorno Altom
It was such a pleasure working with Amanda again. She had done photos for my belly dancing troupe at the TN Theatre, and she was first one my mind for wedding photos more than a year later! She is extremely flexible, patient, and full of ideas! She is very professional and made my new husband and I feel very comfortable during our nature shoot in the heat. She produced a very diverse set of photos/poses for us, and we couldn't be happier with the fast turnaround!!
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Hallie Chandler Lands
I ALWAYS love working with Amanda. She makes me feel mega comfortable the whole time and she does a great job working around my schedule, too. Her skills are top notch and she's definitely a personal fave to work with. Her edits are amazing and on top of that she has such a sweet personality! So she makes it so easy to be around her!
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Jane Potter
Amanda is one of the best photographers that I have had the pleasure to work with. She has helped bring my cosplays alive with her attention to detail and fantastic posing instructions. I love how excited she gets taking photos and fangirling over them with me. Before Amanda I never thought I could be one of "those talented cosplayers".
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Megan Elizabeth
I absolutely loved working with Amanda! The photoshoots were so much fun and the pictures came out beautiful! Super professional!Highly recommended!
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Zeke Scott (@carnivoreteeth)
Amanda is a wonderful photographer. She is extremely skilled in the actual craft. I’ve never been dissatisfied and I’ve worked with her at least twenty times. She has a knack for posing and getting the angles that are most flattering.
Beyond that,she is wonderful to talk to during the shoots. She is funny and sweet in a way that puts one at ease. I’d recommend her immensely.
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Tiffanie Weddington
Amanda Swanson did some of my wedding photos along side another photographer back in 2016. I absolutely loved all of the pictures that she had taken. Also, her personality added joy to my big day and I am thankful that she was part of it! Her creativity and amazing personality are two things I admire the most. I highly recommend her as a photographer!
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Gabrielle Blevins
One of the best photographers I've shot with. She has such a positive attitude and the shoots have always been a stress free environment. Amanda has helped me so much with posing and making sure I look good in all my photos. 10/10 would shoot with again and again 💕