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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!

This fall has been crazy busy with photography… which is a good thing, but it’s bad as far as having the time to update my blog!  I have so many wonderful sessions that I would love to post.  If you are a blog subscriber, I apologize for the sudden influx in blog updates.

I had a lot of fun photographing Nikki & Javier’s engagement pictures.  We started up at Inniswoods, but got rained out after a few minutes.  So we rescheduled for later on in the week, and went over to Minerva Lake for a change of pace.  I love Minerva Lake, it’s a very beautiful, small park.

This next one was just me being creative… our shoot was the week before Halloween, and it was very dark and overcast outside.  So using my flash, I exposed for the sky and got a pretty creepy Halloweeny sort of shot that I think is fun.

Ok this next one was just them having fun! It makes me laugh when I look at it.

Filed under : Engagement pictures in Columbus Ohio, Wedding Photographer in Columbus Ohio, engagement photos at the park, artistic and creative engagement photography

I had the pleasure of photographing Aimee for her senior pictures at 7:30 am mid-November while we still had some good weather outside.  Not many people are willing to get up early for senior pictures (and I needed my coffee), but Aimee was a trouper, and I have to say, a natural in front of the camera.

Enjoy!

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I met up with  Mary-Rebekah and Ben down at Goodale Park for their engagement pictures towards the end of October.  It was my first time doing engagement pictures at Goodale Park, so it was a fun time for me to try out some creative stuff in a new location.  The weather was fabulous! It does start to get dark early, and once the sun starts to go down, you lose light SO fast.  This was the perfect time to do engagement pictures, because a week later, most of the leaves had fallen off the trees.

They’re getting married next July, and I’m very much looking forward to photographing their wedding!

We walked over to the Short North to do some more “urban” engagement pictures.  Marcella’s is “their” restaurant (and they went there for some food after we were done with the photography session).

Filed under: Wedding photographer in Columbus, Ohio, engagement pictures, Central Ohio wedding photographer

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 met up with Emily & Kent at Inniswoods for their engagement pictures… and I asked them, “Are you more interested in posing smiling for the camera, or are you more interested in artistic sorts of shots?”  I was really ecstatic when they responded that they prefer more artistic pictures… those are the ones that I really enjoy doing (both during weddings and for engagements).  It was a fantastic day for photography sessions at Inniswoods… you would not BELIEVE the number of photographers and clients who were also there.  It was actually kind of hard to get pictures without people in the background.

I’m also photographing their wedding this next April.  Should be a good time!

filed under: Wedding photographer, Columbus Ohio engagement photographer, Central Ohio wedding photographer

Yay! The fall leaves are almost upon us! Which is awesome because I was getting a little bit tired of the stifling hot weather.  But it means winter is fast approaching… ok let’s just not think about that part. I love all the color in the fall leaves… there’s a very short fall leaf season that runs 2nd week of October into the first week of November (the earlier into it, the more leaves that are still on the trees).  This is actually the most popular time of the year to get outdoor pictures done… last chance before the cold weather hits too!

As of right now, I have still available 10/3 @ 9 am, 10/3 @ 4:30 pm, 10/11 at 9 am, 10/24 at 5 pm, 10/31 at 9 am, 10/31 at 4:30 pm, 11/1 at 8:30 am, 11/1 at 3:30 pm.  If you were thinking of booking an outdoor shoot, and are constrained by the weekend, then you’ll want to call fast, because these slots will fill up.  (call 614-323-3147, just say the Blog sent you).  For my outdoor park photography sessions, I do one in the morning and one in the late afternoon, since this is when the light is best in the sky.

Want to see a recent session? I thought so!  Here’s a little sneak peek!

Ok this one looks kind of scary but cool at the same time.  They were really having a blast!

This is their new baby… what a sweetheart, and look at all that HAIR!!  I photographed this same family a year ago, and it was so nice to see them again, and see how their older son had grown (but still had the same spunk!)

We had awesome weather, and some fantastic light that evening.

Here he’s going PEEK A BOO! One technique that I use to get natural, happy expressions from kids is to play games with them.  If the kids are having fun, they will have natural smiles instead of forced “cheesy” grins. (which if you catch my son with one, it looks more like a grimace of pain).

I have a lot of catching up to do with my blog.  So you’re going to see a slew of new posts to follow.  I really want to post some of these recent weddings that I’ve done.  They were so much fun!  Have a great evening!

Filed Under: Family portraits in Columbus Ohio, park pictures at Inniswoods, Westerville, Ohio, Family photographer in Central Ohio, outdoor location photography in Columbus OH, baby & children’s photographer, family pictures, fall leaves photography

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 updating the blog, somebody give me a kick in the seater!

I had this awesome newborn photo session this past weekend… I always get doubly inspired when I do sessions in people’s homes and can use their cool stuff. And especially so when the parents go “I don’t really have anything in mind, just do what you do!” Mom had a very cool sense of style, and some fun decorative elements in the baby’s room and elsewhere. And of course the baby was the absolute sweetest, very sleepy, very curly, and so tiny and adorable.

So here’s the sneak peek!

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I had a real good time working with Kara and her mom over at Inniswoods for her senior pictures. In fact, I ended up with so many good ones that I’m trying to whittle down 150 pictures! She requested going to the secret garden at the park, which I’d only used once before for a session, so it was fun for me to try some different creative stuff with the “new” area. So check these out!