DGN Photography in Columbus, Ohio – newborn, maternity, baby, child, family, wedding photographer, senior pictures

October is always the busiest month out of the year, and this past October was no exception.  It is really amazing to me, following the pattern of the fall leaves.  The first weekend in October, there was not much color, and most people wanted to wait a bit to do their portraits.  The 2nd & 3rd weekends had more color, with the weekend of the 24th and 25th at the peak color.  The weekend of Halloween, most of the leaves had fallen off the trees, and I had to hunt around to find trees still with color.

The number of photographers at the parks were quite amazing too.  Usually when I am shooting up at Inniswoods, there might be another photographer there. In October, you could count at least 5-8 there in the late afternoons, and sometimes on Saturdays you’d watch and see weddings parading in and out.  The rangers certainly had their work cut out for them!

So here are a smattering of some of the recent outdoor photography sessions from this fall.  Enjoy!

I love the 6 month age so much! They are cute, smiley, with little chub rolls, and game for anything!  This little guy was no exception.  We had his 6 month baby portrait session at 8 am, when he is at his happiest (and because I was shooting a wedding later on in the morning), and we were able to capture a ton of very happy and cute photos down in my photography studio (in Olde Towne East, Columbus Ohio)

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I had the pleasure of photographing this sweet girl for the 3rd time this past year.  The first 2 times were at the Janie & Jack photography promotions last October and then March.  (She wasn’t very happy at the March one, she had a tear in her eye).  I thought she was cute then, but goodness gracious, she’s grown into the cutest little one year old.  Here’s just a little sampling sneak peek from her one year photography session at Inniswoods Metro Gardens in Westerville, OH.

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I’ve been slacking off on my posting sessions, must get back in the habit!

But I just wanted to take a moment to talk about this organization,Wish Upon A Hero.  I’d never heard of it before.  But a week or so ago, I got a call from a wish ambassador, on behalf of baby Leighton’s family, who made a wish to have a special family day and do have a family portrait taken.  They explained their situation and asked if I would be willing to donate my services for their pictures.  I said “Sure!” and went online to read about them.  Here is their wish and their story:

http://www.wishuponahero.com/wishes/?id=272347

Wish upon a Hero is an organization web site where ordinary people can wish, and ordinary people can be a hero in a small way.  I personally always find it more satisfying to donate a bag of clothes to someone who can use it, than to anonymously drop it off somewhere, where I’m not totally sure where they’ll end up.  If someone does something nice for you, you can pay it forward and do something meaningful for someone else.

So this session that I’m about to blog, was their “Hero” session, and very special to both myself and them.  Baby Leighton is 6 months old, and sweet as pie.  Mom & Dad were so excited to finally get some pictures of her, and they came with their cowboy boots and hat to show their Texas pride.  Here are some of my favorites from their 6 month baby photography session:

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I’m offering mini-sessions until 5/31/09 (the details are posted on my site under ’specials’), which is a great deal. You get 10 images on CD (in color and b/w) and 10 5×7’s, with a 30 min (1 backdrop) studio session for $150. (see my site for the rest of the details). The feedback from these has been great! Here are a few shots from the mini-sessions in the past week:

If you happened upon my blog via a search engine and are looking for a photographer in the Columbus, Ohio area, you might want to go check out my main site which is at http://www.dgnphoto.net, where I have galleries & pricing information. And as always if you have any questions or would like to book a photography session, you can give me a call at 614-323-3147.

What kind of photography do I do? I am a bit of a jack-of-all-trades, but I would say I am primarily a portrait photographer and the majority of my clientele are people wanting family portraits, senior pictures, maternity & newborn photos, and children & baby portraiture. And then secondly I’m a wedding photographer, and I accept a limited number of weddings per year. Occasionally I wear a pet photographer hat, and I also do corporate & acting headshots. My studio is on Oak Street in Old Town East, in Columbus, Ohio (hours available by appointment only), but I split my time there and out on location shoots (parks and urban areas are my favorite!)

Contact:
Dianna Narotski
Owner/Photographer, Dianna G Narotski Photography
Columbus, Ohio (Central Ohio area)
614-323-3147
dianna(at)dgnphoto(dot)net

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We had another great day today at Janie & Jack.  So many CUTE kids!!  It just doesn’t get any cuter than this.  Anyway, for the parents who wanted sneak peeks, here they are!

Here are the sneak peeks from the Janie & Jack photography promotion, for Thursday!  We had a busy and chaotic day today!  It was a lot of fun… but I’m ready for some hot cocoa and my slippers.   Enjoy!

Back last August I did a little photoshoot for Sprout Soup (which is a natural products for families and children store here in Columbus, they are located on N. High St. next to Dr Kvitko’s office and just south of the big post office on the corner of Henderson and High) to get some images for some ads that they were planning on running in Mothering magazine. It took me awhile to finally get to see the final ad, this one I believe is from the Nov/Dec issue that ran on the inside back cover.

How cool is that? Even though I knew it was coming, it is really neat to see the final ad in print in a big magazine like that.

Actually, here is the original photo. This little baby’s a running around toddler now!

If you’ve been to my blog before, you notice that I finally have its theme matching my web site! Hooray! I was really not liking those standard blog themes. And this one lets you use big pictures. It’s still a work in progress (like anything else!) but I’m so happy to have this done finally.

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This poor little guy was having some tummy problems so wasn’t a happy camper! Such a sweetie, I felt so bad for him that we couldn’t wave a magic wand and make it all better.

But here is his big sis! She is almost turning 3, and we did her 2 year pictures in April 2008, so it was great to see her (and her family) again! So we did a combo 3 year/newborn/family photography session.  Here’s Little Miss Spunky herself:

And she is such a devoted big sister!  (We’ll see how much she appreciates him once he becomes mobile and knocking down her toys! )

He did really like the little knitted cocoon!

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