
The Benjamin Family (Scott + Catherine + baby Mason) celebrated the beginning of their Fall break with some family portraits with Catherine’s parents before leaving for a mini-vacation to Gatlinburg earlier this month. It was my first time getting to meet Mason, too, because the last time I saw Catherine + Scott was for their maternity session earlier this year (click HERE to see their maternity session at the historic Union Station Hotel in downtown Nashville).
Here are some of my favorites from their special family portrait session. Don’t forget to scroll down to see the family Ray-Ban portrait (my personal favorite)!
If you are ready to experience your own family photography session at the Nashville Ellington Ag Center (or any fun location in Nashville) and you want to work with me (Dolly), the best way to get started is to fill out my contact form!
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Whether you’re a Nashville family looking for a studio session in Franklin or you’re searching for a Franklin, TN photographer who can guide you through a polished, relaxed experience, I’m so glad you’re here.
I can’t wait to help you capture something beautiful!

Dolly DeLong is a Nashville-based family & branding photographer AND a creative business owner who educates other family photographers (aka creative business owners) on systems, SOPs, workflows, and marketing (aka how to run the backend of your own family photography business as a one-woman show)! Dolly loves serving families with her bold, elevated, and radiant photography. She also loves educating other creative business owners on how to set up systems and workflows to help them save time in their businesses. Dolly produces weekly blog posts, podcast episodes on The Systems & Workflow Magic Podcast, and weekly YouTube Episodes.
Dolly shares her expertise in Marketing, Email Marketing, and Business Systems with family photographers in an encouraging, supportive way, because she believes anyone can find joy in systems, workflows, and intentional SOPs! Plus, BONUS: Systems are where the magic happens! You can streamline and automate the backend of your creative business with ease!
Dolly’s faith and love for her family motivate her to help other business owners find the joy and freedom she’s seen in running a successful small business.
Whenever she has a spare moment, she enjoys watching TV, loves eating way too many sweets, and listens to podcasts while running or walking. Fill out her contact form to work with Dolly DeLong Photography for a family photography session.
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Absolutely in love with these pictures Dolly. Great work 👍🏽
Thank you so much for your kind words Jayasri!