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Unique Family Portraits, Columbus Ohio

Family

BOOK your session at unique locations special to your family My dear friend and assistant wanted to commemorate her son turning one by going to their favorite library in Upper Arlington. Have you every heard of Miller Park Library ? It is a gem tucked away in a quant UA neighborhood. Such an adorable neighborhood […]

How to Design a Wall Gallery {Powell OH Family Photos}

Family

The Spurling family wanted a large wall gallery for their family room that had a 2 story ceiling. The 9 frame grid pattern they chose is certainly a show stopper. This is the perfect session to help you with questions about hanging your own wall gallery. One of the leading trends in interior design are […]

Family Session at Your Local Flower Farm

Family

You wanna know my secret for getting genuine portraits of your kids with big smiles? I let your kid just be a kid and capture all the fun they are having. Photo sessions are a just a fun family activity. Don’t make a family session bigger than it is and miss out on giving your […]

Urban Fall Family Session {German Village, Ohio}

Family

Kate and I had been planning her family session for many months so I was thrilled to finally meet her. We met in German Village for the beautiful brick backdrops and quant architecture. Kate wanted to document this time in their son’s life but they also wanted elevated family photos to hang as a gallery […]

Fall Family Session {Clintonville Ohio}

Family

Goodness it’s taken me awhile to blog a session again. Thanks for your patience! I’m trying to juggle a few projects and being a Mom is a full time job in itself! I love this job because I get to meet the greatest families. It’s hard not to become close with them after we have […]

Maternity Session in Nature {Homestead Metro Park}

Maternity

“GODDESS”, “Nature Goddess”, “a gentle Goddess”. after sharing this session’s sneak peek I saw this word used over and over to describe this new Mama expecting twins. She enhanced her surroundings rather than the other way around. Thunder boomed in the distance but when I started taking photos the clouds cleared to show a striking […]

Baseball Themed Cake Smash

Family

“As always, Emily has exceeded my expectations with my son’s first birthday/smash cake photo session! We had a baseball themed party planned and Emily came up with some great ideas for the photo session. She even helped find and supply props! The turn around time for final edits was perfect so that I could get […]

Holiday Mini-Session, Rustic Winter Backdrop

Mini Sessions

On average I come up with a crazy idea every 3 months. This last October I had a doozy and was going to need to approach my husband carefully.  With only a couple eye rolls he was soon helping me with my vision.  I wanted a rustic winter backdrop that families didn’t have to travel […]

How to Get-In-The-Frame With Your Kids {Columbus Ohio Photography}

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One of a Mom’s laundry list of jobs is often the family photographer. You want to document your children’s lives, so in 20 years they have a love letter of photographs. They’ll have photos to match their memories, which is such a gift. When you’re behind the camera your kids are missing one very important […]

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