My name is Alison Galloway and I am the owner and lead photographer with Alison Shane Photography. I have been an East Tennessee photographer, based out of the Knoxville area, for over five years now. I am a licensed and insured Lifestyle, Portrait, and Wedding Photographer and love to capture the memories of people's lives for them to last a lifetime!
I am originally from California and moved
to the Smokey Mountains back in 2009. I have been married to my wonderful husband, Addison, since November 5, 2011, and he has been my number one supporter in this adventure as a photographer. We have three beautiful children, Andrew, Anakin, and Alizabeth. (Yes, we all have "A" names) Besides my love for photography, I run on coffee and have a HUGE Disney & Universal obsession. I'm also a Ravenclaw.
If you've known me for awhile, you know that Alison Shane Photography was not the first name of this business. When I started this journey five years ago, it was AS Captured. It was a play on my first and middle name, Alison Shane. I also didn't want to have photography in the name either because I wanted to be different. So why the change? After being in the business for five years, I realized that I have changed. I felt like I grew up, I went from being an amateur to a professional. Sometimes it's hard for people to see the growth and can't see past the starting phases, so I wanted to "glow up" with my business.
Many people ask me how I got into photography. I've always had an interest, but never in a million years thought that I would be running my own business. My mother in law was starting her own photography business and I would be her assistant and second shooter. She was diagnosed with breast cancer and passed away in 2015. A few months before she passed away she was unable to continue photography and encouraged me to keep going and AS Captured was born. *Now Alison Shane Photography* Photography has become my passion and I do it in memory of her.
