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The photographer who captured images of Cpl. Lucas Watts with the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office and his wife spoke out exclusively to WYFF News 4’s Rashad Williams following a shooting incident. The family booked a photo shoot on Oct. 8 with Jenny Jones, owner of Sweet Honeycomb Photography LLC in Westminster.“I get emotional when I’m taking those photos because these are people who put their lives on the line literally every day,” Jones said. “It’s an honor for me to be able to take those images.”According to Jones, Watts did not have the intention to take photos the day of the photoshoot but changed his mind at the last minute.“Lucas did not have the intention of being in the photos that day, so that was a last-minute thing,” Jones said. Jones said the kindness of Watts is something she will remember forever. Jones said that was the first time she met Watts and his family and following the photo session, she said it then felt like they were friends for a long time.“It’s that brief moment captured in time and one day, that may be all that we have left is a photograph of someone that we love. How we felt and how they made us feel in that moment because life can change in the blink of an eye,” Jones said. “That photo just shows a police officer, but also a human being and the love for his child.”Jones said she wishes Watts the best and hopes that he makes a full recovery.

The photographer who captured images of Cpl. Lucas Watts with the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office and his wife spoke out exclusively to WYFF News 4’s Rashad Williams following a shooting incident.

The family booked a photo shoot on Oct. 8 with Jenny Jones, owner of Sweet Honeycomb Photography LLC in Westminster.

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“I get emotional when I’m taking those photos because these are people who put their lives on the line literally every day,” Jones said. “It’s an honor for me to be able to take those images.”

According to Jones, Watts did not have the intention to take photos the day of the photoshoot but changed his mind at the last minute.

“Lucas did not have the intention of being in the photos that day, so that was a last-minute thing,” Jones said.

Jones said the kindness of Watts is something she will remember forever. Jones said that was the first time she met Watts and his family and following the photo session, she said it then felt like they were friends for a long time.

“It’s that brief moment captured in time and one day, that may be all that we have left is a photograph of someone that we love. How we felt and how they made us feel in that moment because life can change in the blink of an eye,” Jones said. “That photo just shows a police officer, but also a human being and the love for his child.”

Jones said she wishes Watts the best and hopes that he makes a full recovery.