Rachel Blair Tenpenny owns and operates Brasspenny Photography in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. She has over 7 years of experience as a professional photographer specializing in engagement, wedding, family, and boudoir photography. She has a Bachelor's Degree in Photography from Middle Tennessee State University. Currently, she is interning with Murfreesboro Magazine where she shoots and retouches images for articles and covers.

1. 903 WOODMONT DRIVE • MURFREESBORO, TENNESSEE 37129
615.653.9878 • RBTENPENNY@GMAIL.COM
RACHEL BLAIR TENPENNY
WORK EXPERIENCE
Brasspenny Photography, Murfreesboro, Tenn. October 2010 – Present
Owner/Senior Photographer
• Responsible for owning an independent, fully-licensed photography company, which includes
retaining existing and obtaining new clientele, scheduling and executing studio sessions and on-location
event coverage, digital retouching, attractive product design, directing styled sessions;
shooting a variety of pre-scheduled sessions, including engagement, bridal, boudoir, wedding,
family, professional portraits, newborn, and live performances; overseeing finances, including
maintaining a budget, equipment upkeep, and contracting junior photographers for specific
events; invited as feature photographer in The Murfreesboro Post inaugural bridal issue in 2012;
commissioned as product line photographer for Nashville-based Teely’s Boutique in 2011 and
Seacrest, Fla.-based LMN Boutique in 2013; ensuring a high level of client satisfaction, providing
a comfortable session environment, offering direction for subjects and models of all ages and
experience levels
Demos’ Restaurant, Murfreesboro, Tenn. January 2010 – September
2013
Head Cashier
• Responsible for ensuring an enjoyable casual dining experience for guests from arrival to
departure; operating multiple phone lines while managing to-go customers experiences;
maintaining company standards for customer service and relationship building; completing
monetary transactions, including payments, pay-in/pay-out, gratuity distribution, and cash
deposits
Freelance Retouching for Fjallraven; Boulder, CO. March 2013
• Responsible for receiving images from company of a new line of mini-backpacks, retouching
the bags and making them ready for online use with a white background. The company did not
have a photographer and usually this is part of the graphic designer’s job, so they were needing a
temporary solution until they had found a replacement.
EDUCATION
Middle Tennessee State University | Bachelor of Science in Photography; Minors in Music
MTSU College of Mass Communication | Internship

2. EXPERTISE
903 WOODMONT DRIVE • MURFREESBORO, TENNESSEE 37129
615.653.9878 • RBTENPENNY@GMAIL.COM
Adobe Photoshop | Macintosh Interface | Microsoft Word | PowerPoint | Digital Formatting
for Web and Print | Natural and Studio Lighting | Conceptual, Editorial and Advertising
Photography | Film: 35mm and Medium Format | Darkroom: Developing, Processing and
Printing | Location and Studio Photography
INTERNSHIP WITH MURFREESBORO MAGAZINE
JANUARY 2014 – PRESENT
Responsible for shooting and retouching the images needed for a variety of articles or cover
images including but not limited to:
Home and lifestyle shoots with local persons of interests; food and drinks; local musicians and
artists; I’ve worked with local wineries and organic farms to local boutiques and vendors to help
showcase their work to the community.
VOLUNTEER WORK
Volunteer Photographer for local chapters of the Boy Scouts of America: various events
including Murfreesboro Scout Shop functions as well as the “Friends of Scouting” Luncheon
with guest speaker Governor Bill Haslam.

3. REFERENCES
903 WOODMONT DRIVE • MURFREESBORO, TENNESSEE 37129
615.653.9878 • RBTENPENNY@GMAIL.COM
Jonathan C. Trundle, MFA
Assistant Professor of Photography | Middle Tennessee State University
615.898.2084
jonathan.trundle@mtsu.edu
Matt Payeur
GM/Cashier Manager | Demos Restaurant
615.772.7765
Melinda Hudgins Noblitt
Marketing Manager | Stones River Mall
931.797.0460
melindahudgins@hotmail.com
Laura Beth Payne
Community Editor | Murfreesboro Magazine
615.838.8444
Caitlyn Moore
Fjallraven, Boulder
615.924.5992