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September 25, 2023

Fall Is Almost Here In The Smoky Mountains Fall Colors Great Smoky Mountains National Park Photography

We think East Tennessee is beautiful at any time of the year, but soon the landscape will be changing because Fall is almost here in the Smoky Mountains! During the month of October, you’ll see the green changing to yellow, orange, red, and an assortment of other colors. The fall colors usually hit their peak […]

September 20, 2023

We are often asked which of our packages offers the best view of the Smoky Mountains. Although many of our packages offer mountain views, we feel that the best view comes from our “Photographer’s Favorite” package. With this package, we usually go to a pull-off along the Foothills Parkway between Wears Valley and Townsend. It’s […]

August 10, 2021

The Goodman family recently enjoyed their first Smoky Mountain vacation. They had previously only vacationed in Florida and had used our sister company, Shore Shooters Beach Photography, for vacation pictures on the beach. Amanda said she was so excited to find out that Mountain Escape was part of the same family! If you’re planning a […]

March 25, 2021

Smoky Mountain Proposal Photography Photographers In Gatlinburg Tennessee

We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again. We LOVE proposals! Jordan contacted us to book his Smoky Mountain proposal photography session. He said his girlfriend, Kayla, thought it was just going to be “couples” pictures, but he was planning to propose during the photography session. Erica met them at the PERFECT location on […]

February 3, 2021

Foothills Parkway Maternity Photography

Justin and Kelly traveled from Houston, TX for their “baby moon” in the Smoky Mountains and met our photographer Erica for a Foothills Parkway maternity photography session. When Kelly booked with us, she said “We picked the Smokies because one, we have never been, and two we love a good mountain escape, especially in the […]