Reagan | Child Portraits

I was so happy to get to visit with Reagan and her parents, Jen & Larry again.  It has been 6 months since her last session, and boy has she grown!

We met at Goodale Park again on a lovely spring afternoon.  Reagan was having so much fun running, dancing, feeding the ducks, exploring her mommy's purse & going down the slide.

I think this is so adorable!

Reagan wasn't the most cooperative when it came to posed family photos...but I think we got a few keepers!

Reagan earned a little slide time after all that hard picture taking!

Thanks Jen, Larry & Reagan, I love getting to see Reagan grow!

Gabe | Senior 2010

Gabe is another senior who just wasn't into getting his pictures taken.  We met at the North Market on a sunny afternoon for a half hour session (even though we probably only spent 10 minutes taking pictures:)).

Thanks Gabe!

Ally & Matt | Engagement

I was so excited when Ally and Matt decided on the Spaghetti Warehouse area for their shoot.  After one super windy and slightly rainy Saturday reschedule we were able to meet on a beautiful (but windy and cold) afternoon to take their engagement session.  This area is so awesome to shoot at.  It is urban, distressed and no one seems to care if you are around.

Poor Ally was freezing in her short sleeves but agreed to take a walk over the Broad St. bridge and explore a little of downtown as well.  We ventured around the LeVeque tower and behind the Palace Theater.  I learned that Matt is interested in photography and he gave me a few pose suggestions...they were fantastic!  These two were up for anything, even a little smooching in a bus stop:)  I love when couples allow me to be creative and go along with my craziness.    

Ally & Matt met at work and have only known each other for about a year and half.  I think it's great that they know they want to be together and see no sense in a long relationship before marriage.  That's how my husband and I felt so I can definitely relate.  They are great together, Ally laughs a lot and Matt is a quiet thinker.

Umm how cool is this abandoned building?

Matt had the idea for the Park and Tailor sign...awesome, right?

Ally said this is as close as she will be to being on stage:)

Thanks for spending your afternoon with me.  I am so excited for August, and I'm sure you are too!

Brian | Senior 2010

When Brian's mom, Stephanie contacted me and said that her son was just not into senior pictures I had to laugh.  It seems like a lot of senior guys have much much better things to do than spending two hours getting their picture taken but are nice enough to put on a smile for a few minutes to make their mother happy:)

I did a 1/2 hour session with Brian since his mom thought that's about all he could handle.  And she was right...I felt like I was torturing him the entire time!  He was a good sport though, and definitely and independent soul.  Stephanie described him as artsy so we picked the area outside of the Columbus museum of art to take his pictures. He wants to go to the University of Cincinnati to major in addiction studies.  I love that he wants to help people with his career - that really says a lot about the character of someone.

Thanks Brian for letting me take your photo and being kind enough to even smile for a few!

Arabia | Senior 2010

I met Arabia at Franklin Park last Saturday, a beautiful & sunny day.  She is a senior this year at Independence High School and wants to go to Shawnee State next year to go into dentistry!

Arabia brought her mom and her best friend along to help her get changed and make sure she was looking her best.  It took a little while for Arabia to warm up to the camera (according to her mom & friends she always does the same pose in pictures:)) but once she did the shoot went beautifully.  We decided to forgo the inside of the conservatory because we figured the Saturday crowds might make things difficult and focused on the beautiful spring blooms in the park.  It was the perfect day for a spring photoshoot!

Thank you so much Arabia!!!!