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Chagrin Falls Family Session…

How adorable are the Beg’s…three absolute beautiful sisters and gorgeous parents!  After having the privilege of doing Julianne’s senior pictures the Beg’s called for a family session. The day worked out perfectly!  I also found a few more nooks and crannies in Chagrin Falls that are awesome backdrops for photos!  Here are my favorites from […]

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Logan’s First Year…

Another one of my favorite sessions complete…what a face!  What a character…he is too darn cute!  I have to admit I was so excited to put these together for my blog today…I miss editing this face!  His smile is too darn contagious! You can’t help but smile back!  Baby Logan was a little miracle for […]

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Jaime’s 1st Year

I honestly feel blessed with my job…I get to photography weddings…exchanging of vows of a young couple, newborns, high school seniors, and families of all sizes…but what I truly love capturing the most is the baby’s first year…so much happens within that first year…and I love capturing it!  I was lucky enough to photograph Jaime’s […]

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The Adorably Gorgeous Abby…

This is a me on a blog run…haha…three posts in one week…yay…   I know I’ve mentioned I just love to photograph seniors but every once in a awhile I get “model” shoots, how fun! To me there are just like senior sessions but with the younger teens!  And to get to photograph Abby who […]

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Sweet Birthday Girl ~ Olivia

This sweet little princess turned six!  And of course family needed to capture her just as she is….there little princess…She did so good…even though it was a tad chilly she handled every thing so well!  Also her grandfather is my old neighbor…which I am still in disbelief we are old enough to be grandparents….EEK…that stings […]

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Brunswick 2015 Senior ~ Angela

…meet Angela…simply gorgeous and born to be in front of a camera!  I had so much fun during our photo session and couldn’t be happier with weather…which is pretty rare these last few years in Ohio! Here are my favorites from our session…  

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Connor…2015 Medina High School Senior

Meet Connor…a very handsome young man who graduated this year from Medina High School. We were able to have a gorgeous sunny day during our photo session and stayed in the Medina area.  His mom came along with us as well and so happy she did…she was able to get those genuine smiles out of […]

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Courtney….2015 Strongsville High School Senior

I had so much fun during our photo shoot…she is such a joy and she radiates happiness in general…and she is a spitting image {always hated that term} of her mother!  Her mom came along with us and we literally never ran out of something to talk about…{I love chatty peeps 🙂 } Here are […]

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Eric…2015 Medina High School Senior

I have seen bits and pieces of Eric growing up. One of my son’s best friend is his brother and every once in a while I get a glimpse of him in the car or in the house with a pick up or drop off here and there and just cannot believe how fast time […]

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Emmy…2015 Willoughby South High School Senior

Meet Emmy…what a joy!  So soft spoken and gorgeous!  We had fun during our photo session even though it was chilly!  One of my favorites locations they chose…Chagrin Falls…love that area!  I wish Emmy the best in her future endeavors…so much ahead of for a high school senior’s life…sigh….enjoy it…time goes so fast!   Here […]

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Gillette Family…Brecksville, Family Session

With families with small children the conversations can get interrupted, everyone wants to share a story, the squeals of the youngest daughter of pure joy because they brought their pup to the shoot was enough enthusiasm even for strangers. I cannot express enough of how much fun I had during our session. The smiles and […]

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Meet Sydney…

I had the pleasure to photograph Sydney’s brother for his senior pictures and capture a few family photos of the entire family but was super excited when I got the call for some model pictures they wanted for Sydney…and oh my goodness…what a complete natural at it… and so young!  I honestly believe she has […]

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Too Much Sibling Cuteness…

Meet the Rusinko family…they are so darn cute! These kids are all around sweet children, and take care of each other.  This is the second time I photographed this family…per their mama’s request as her birthday wish…I am more than happy to record these memories. So two years later I got to capture more memories […]

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Such Darling Little Kids…sigh…

I received an email requesting information regarding a mini session and found out the ages of the kids…eek…I love love love little siblings close in age!!!  I have such fond memories of my sisters and brother growing up!  Here are a few of my favorites from the Peckham Family…  too much cuteness!  

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Natural Beauty…Meet Julianna

I had the pleasure to photograph this beautiful young lady!  She has such spirit its contagious! We had a tad of a chilly day but she totally rocked it!  I love when I get my Eastside clients!  Here are my favorites from Julianna’s session. She is a 2015 Woodridge Senior…    

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Meet the Ciacchi’s…Such a Gorgeous Family

…Meet the Ciacchi’s…a beautiful family inside and out…I was luck enough to do their first born’s maternity and their wedding, and this mini session over the holidays.  Everyone braved the chilly weather {although I would welcome that weather any day compared to what it has been lately}.   I cannot get enough of her adorable […]

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Four Generations…

I just love it when I get phone calls for generation pictures…I can remember only one picture I have of my grandmother, mother, myself, and my oldest daughter…it will forever be precious to me.  When Lorena called to take pictures I was more than excited… It was a bit chilly, thank goodness it was before […]

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Meet Rachel…2015 Nordonia High School Senior

I am so lucky to love my job the way I do…it honestly does not feel like work to me…the passion I have for my job hopefully shows through my work…I love every part of my job…down to blogging (which honestly has to get done more often…yikes…)  But as I get caught up to blog […]

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Meet Griffin…

I would like to introduce to you a senior at Chagrin Falls. Such a young polite handsome young man! Congratulations go out to him…he just signed with Detroit Mercy for lacrosse…Go Titans!  Here are a few of my favorites from Griffin’s session…  

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Hello 2015

Well it is the second day of 2015 and I am sitting at my desk listening to music as I breeze through my business portfolio of  2014 and all of a sudden feel an overwhelming feeling of joy. As you know I am not one to make New Year’s resolutions ~ since that is pretty […]

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Mr. Handsome…

Oh please let me introduce you to Ray…2015 Brecksville-Broadview High School senior…  He was shy at first but became very comfortable in front of the camera…and he has the B E S T hair!  Honestly he does…his curls and his adorable face makes a very handsome young man!  Here are a few of my favorites […]

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iHeart Returning Families….

…it just makes my day when I get returning customers…to see those changes in the children and the family unit and being able to capture more memories for them.  Especially this adorable family…Mom and Dad weren’t in their last session but I was so happy when they schedule the entire fam for the photo session […]

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The Adorable Lauren…

Aw meet Lauren…a Brecksville-Broadview Heights 2015 senior…the first moment I saw her I thought of Precious Moments…if they became real…this is what she reminded me of…so cute!  And extremely warm and inviting…had fun with her parents on our photo session as well…here are a few of my favorites…  

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Miss Ashley…2015 Medina High School Senior

I love when I get to take photos of families I know! I grew up with Ashley’s mom and ran into her a few years back…it’s nice to catch up!  Her second daughter is graduating and I had the privilege to do her senior pictures just like her big sister!  Sending out a big virtual […]

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The Very Model-esk Angie…

…oh my goodness does the camera LoVe Angie…a complete photogenic natural.  Angie is a Medina 2015 High School Senior…super sweet and so soft spoken…I had a blast photographing her… Here are a few of my favorites from our session…  

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Miss Erica…2015 Medina High School Senior

I just adore Erica…her spirit is just amazing…she always looks like she is having a great time…and pretty much has a smile or smirk on her face every time I see her…after our photo session she cut her hair…I honestly wish I can share what it looks like…all I can say it is “her”  ~ […]

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A Medina Family…Meet

…the Bartinelli’s!  YAY I got to do these three adorable boys!  A few years back I had the opportunity to photograph the entire family…these boys were a riot…I absolutely love their relationship and how they get along! So when I got the call from the Mrs. and said she would like another shoot with the […]

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A Summer Family…

I just love when I get emails and phones calls that start out “I saw your pictures on Facebook…you did so and so’s” and they want to book a session…sigh…besides returning-customers, referrals are the best kind…and when they know a specific location they want…I take a deep breath…patiently waiting to hear their location choice…THE BEACH….I […]

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Pregnancy and Radiant…in the same sentence?

I was never blessed with that “glow” many pregnant women get while expecting…me, well I blew up like a balloon with bad skin, terrible hair, and crabbiness like there was no other…I honestly did not enjoy my pregnancy like I should have…I lOVED the fact a baby was growing inside me, and the ability to […]

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Capturing the Stages of Pregnancy…

I get many opportunities to capture a baby’s first year from newborn to 1 year old/cake smash session, and never have the opportunity to capture “mom” from the beginning to the end…to the maternity shoot… I did however have the opportunity to capture some of the progress with my step-daughter during her pregnancy…and it was […]

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Friendship…iHeartfaces.com

Every once in a while I enter a picture through iHeartfaces.com when the photo challenge screams…”oh this picture would be perfect!”  And for the friendship theme I had plenty…thanks to my recent photo shoot with my youngest daughter’s group of friends.  They have been friends since preschool and now approaching 7th grade I felt it necessary […]

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Bestfriends…

I went through a divorce when my youngest was just a little baby…and just didn’t have the heart to go back to work outside my home…it was hard enough to give up every other weekend with my three children let alone the daytime as well…so I started baby sitting and yes it was a handful […]

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Meet Melanie…high school senior

I think I have mentioned it once or twice before that seniors are one of my favorite subjects to photograph…let alone senior girls…so many of them know their future goals and others just want to take it one day at a time…to witness to youth and hear their stories…truly enjoyable…Here is a sweetie girl who […]

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Meet the Lucas Family…

…Facebook has been such a wonderful resource to catch up with old friends from school and for referrals for clients…and there is nothing better than when then combine…love seeing people I used to know years ago {we just won’t mention how long ago that was…hee hee}…and I have had the pleasure of taking pictures of […]

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The Blogging Starts Again…

…wow… I had someone mention they checked out my website quite often and noticed I haven’t blogged in awhile…I am like really?  Hmm I wonder how long it’s actually been…HOLY COW…since April/May…um…I really have no excuse…well yes I do…warm weather finally came…more sessions…kids home from school…and well…I am outside much more…so I will be dedicating […]

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Fun ~ Loving Life Jenna…

…Meet Jenna…her and her mom went to school together and had so much fun!  Now I had the opportunity to get to know her oldest…there is so much of Lisa is Jordan its amazing…besides there resemblance they talk the same and laugh the same!  I love it.  We started Coe Lake for her photo session […]

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Meet Austin…

…meet Austin…such a handsome adorable young man! I have known his mom which seems forever!  We just won’t mention how many years it actually has been… LOL. It is always so nice to catch up with his mom…I cherish all my friendships I have kept from the past…and it seems so bittersweet as the time […]

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A Happy Photographer…

Nothing makes me more happy than when a family member calls me up and wants a photo session!  And not just anyone!  Jaime!  She may be my cousin but we are honestly more like sisters…love her to pieces!  She is always there for me and I for her…family…can’t get better than that…and when I get […]

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Sisters…

I’ve watched these girls grow into such young ladies in what seems like overnight. I swear the older I get the faster time just seems to fly by. I will only see them once or twice and year if that and when I do it just amazes me how grown they are! And beautiful!!! When […]

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Tu-Tu and Snow…

What a better combination that toe shoes…a tu-tu…and snow…makes an awesome session…and an awesome brave talented girl. When Emma’s mom told me what she wanted for her daughter after she got her braces off I was more than thrilled…I was so looking forward to this photo session…and couldn’t be happier with the results…she looks like […]

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I Hope Winter is Finally Past…

…but now is the time to share some of my winter sessions. There is nothing better than the contrast with snow and everything else in this world…and when you can get snowflakes in the mix…wow…it makes a magical picture. I have the wonderful opportunity to photograph this adorable new family for their wedding this summer […]

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The Mowery Kids…

I know I said I was going to be good at posting on my blog…all I can say is I am trying…I think what I might do is post in the morning before the craziness starts during the day…because once the phone calls come in and answering emails I have a calm quiet time I […]

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Young Love…

I was asked my an old friend of my daughters if I would take pictures of her little brother and his girlfriend before he went off to boot camp…I was in aw of how adorably cute they were together…and sadden on how much I knew he would be missed for the time he will be […]

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Missing Friendships…

My daughter made such wonderful friends with neighbors across the street and they are such a wonderful family…I would be able to see their adorable faces on a daily basis and I can honestly say I miss them.  They moved a few years back and come back into town to visit family and their friends…and […]

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The Eads Family

Here is a sneak pinto a photo shoot I did last summer…I can’t believe I am still this far behind on my blog….I think I should just make blog posts all night one night next month and bring myself current haha…or start at the end of my list and start with snow themed sessions so […]

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Sisters galore!

I absolutely LoVe these girls…what’s not to love…they are so adorable and full of energy…and how can I complain…they have fun during their photo sessions…it’s not the first time I’ve photographed them…and hopefully not the last…and not to mention the little one has been the face of Victoria Campbell Photography for some time now…she asks […]

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Best Part of My Job…

I honestly can say I have SO many favorite parts of my job…I photograph so many “moments”….the brand new soft adorable newborn…and children of all ages…the happy engaged couple…the high school senior who has come a long way to find the rest of his or her life…and of course…their special day. This couple I am […]

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How Fast They Grow…

…I absolutely LoVe when my kids have the same friends since they were itty bitty…and see how they grow and mature into their own… …One of Frankie’s best friends Lucy is being such a sweet young lady…and then when I saw her sister which I can’t remember the last time I saw her at a […]

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The “ho-hums” of January…

January brings mixed emotions for me…I am sad the kids are back at school and excited all at the same time…even sad when my busy season is now over and silently happy that I have a month to breathe…but love the craziness of what my busy season brings…It is so hard to find inspiration in […]

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Happy 2014!!!

New Year’s Eve is often seen as a time of regrowth…the chance to start all over…or improve what needs improved, but the older I’ve become the cliché’s of regular resolutions for the new year are no longer important to me. So I sit here on the first day of 2014 listening to Despicable Me 2 […]

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Home for the Holidays…

There is no better feeling  than waiting to spend time with family over the holidays…the very little time that goes by {and Christmas does fly by} I still am so excited to see the family I don’t get to see as often as we can. My brother and his wife along with my nephew came […]

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The Warmth of it All…

I am writing this blog post and looking at the soft glow of the warm sun and staring at the snow covered ground right now…Geez am I behind…but better late than never.   I use “models” once in a while to try new locations and/or specific times during the day and I had the privilege […]

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Meet Wyatt…High School Senior

Meet Wyatt…he’s handsome, talented {wish you can see his imagination come to life on paper} and has one awesome name!  He will graduate from Theodore Roosevelt High School next summer…I wish him all the best in his adventures. Wyatt’s mom came along…we bummed around Kent area and had a blast…so happy mom was there…she got Wyatt […]

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Sweet Sixteen

A girl’s sixteenth birthday means so much…maturing…DRIVING…the first milestone we truly cared about {and probably wish we can re-do}. I had the pleasure to do a photo shoot for Amber for her 16th birthday. Her parents are throwing her a big birthday party…she had a choice to make…a special trip or a party…her response I […]

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The Gorgeous Jessie…

Here I am again trying to play catch up on my blog when I need to take a break from editing…I should be blogging…but for some reason other things get in the way…like laundry…and house cleaning…or a good soak in the hot tub {actually wish that happens more than it does too}…but I have every […]

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Baby Camden….

You know its amazing how quickly I can fall behind on this blog thing…which is good when I am busy taking the photographs and editing them to get my clients galleries up…but then by the time I have time to post a blog…it’s literally months after their photo shoot…one of these days I will be […]

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It Can’t Get Better Than This…

…there is nothing better than doing your job and then doing your job for family! I had the opportunity several times to photograph my niece Sydney…she was also the original face for Victoria Campbell Photography years ago and I just love having the privilege of capturing her every year and watch her grown into such […]

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How Quickly a Year Goes….

I had the pleasure to document every step of Matteo’s first year…and now that he will be turning one I have decided to dedicate this post to him…his dark luscious locks are so darn cute and that so stinkin cute face of his just makes you stare at him in “aw”…and no wonder he’s so […]

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Letting go of the guilt…

I think I have to let go…let go of a lot of things and just focus on what’s important…I have labeled myself a stay at home mom for quite some time when in reality I work work work and struggle with juggling it all. I am hitting my 6th year of being in a full-fledged […]

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The Wagner Kids

My youngest daughter has known Gillian as young as preschool and they have been friends ever since…and through the years us parents have become friends…it was so nice to get the call when Shelley wanted pictures of the kids…now getting all three together was another story…with sports and other after school activities it just seemed […]

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The Adorable Megan…

…I used my neighbor’s daughter as a model for late winter early spring…and you never know what type of weather we get here in Ohio during that time but so happy we had snow on the ground…With her dark gorgeous hair and her perfect skin tone…the photos just popped!  So happy I was able to […]

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Meet Baby Alex

This blogging habit of mine sure needs to change ~ jeez! I did this newborn photo shoot back in February of this year and am just now getting to it…WOW…but nothing like the present! I love newborns…everything about them…and just love seeing how older siblings take to their new baby sister or baby brother…the pride […]

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A Wonderful Accomplishment!…She Published a Book!

I received a phone call from one excited young gal stating she is publishing a book and needed an “About the Author” photo and was wondering if I can do it….WHAT?  Publishing a book? How awesome is that?  This is huge!  Of course I said yes…her book is coming out this month too…super excited for […]

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I’m a new Aunt…well not that new!

Can you believe I am actually going against my promise to myself and have gotten so far behind on my blog again…GEEZ! Here I go again…but what better time than the present to get things rolling…I actually spent 2 hours today getting new p osts organized to do one a day until I get caught […]

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Meet Alannah…My Beautiful Niece…

She has her entire future ahead of her and I couldn’t more proud…such a hard worker and her dedication to education is beyond any parents’s dream.  She came into town for me to photograph her for her senior pictures (back in the winter ~ yes that is how far I am STILL behind on my […]

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Changing One’s Perspective Can Be Make a Difference…

I feel photography is art…and love having almost every single photograph “off-entered”.  But I also love changing my perspective. Photographing kids can be a difficult task to begin with but just changing one’s perspective can help give the emotion in the image…I love every form of photography…and almost every form of art, but when it […]

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Strongsville Ohio Family ~ Medina Ohio Family Photographer

Just two more 2012 photo sessions to blog and onto the new year ~ phew!  FINALLY…I will get this caught up one way or another! I was thrilled when I was contacted by an old classmate {well that was a bad choice of words…ha ha…not old…but long time classmate ~ there that sounds better hee […]

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A “70th” Surprise ~ Medina Family Photographer

Okay I am finally posting  photo sessions from December 2012! YAY!  I will soon be in the 2013…I will get caught up on the blog if it kills me! LOL A friend of mine contacted me to see if I would be available to take photos at a surprise birthday party for her mom…A “70th” […]

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My Twin’s Kids…Love Them to Pieces

…as a twin I love seeing my sister in my own kids…yes we may look alike but its Val’s mannerism I see in my daughters at times and I love seeing some of me in hers. I love taking the time {I should do it more often} and taking my niece and nephew on a […]

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Rusinko Family ~ Medina County Photographer ~ Family Photography

Ahhhh! I swear I have to be THE luckiest photographer ever! All of the familes and children that I get to photograph are so fun, outgoing and GORGEOUS…and this family is no exception! Meet the Rusinko family. The kids were so fun, energetic and truly a joy to photograph and I think their personalities really […]

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Meet the Mercuri Family ~ Medina Ohio Photographer ~ Family Photography

I have known the Mercuri family for a while now and what can I say…a warm and inviting family…and such love they have 🙂  And those boys…years from now look out young ladies…I can picture them now…very very handsome young men…lol…but let’s not get ahead of ourselves {sigh}…the last time I saw Jackson and Carter […]

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Spring Break ~ at home

I always see posts on Facebook and twitter about warm weather vacation trips with the family…I have never personally taken the family during spring break…I am a HOT weather lover and feel any where down south would not be warm yet…let alone the ocean…am I crazy for thinking this?  Although we stay home I do […]

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Happy Easter!

There is one thing I can say about this Easter is that it crept up on me…it came and went…a little too quickly if you ask me…and I missed so many family members. This was the first Easter that so many family members weren’t here. Every year we have Easter with our 5 kids (and […]

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A Peek Inside ~ Medina Ohio Photographer

Inside my world I get asked what equipment I use and what my work space looks like…by clients but mostly fellow photographers…I never really shared office photos because…well…it was a disaster area…a catch all ~ so to speak…but now I have claimed it my own and am loving every minute of it…and for once I […]

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Chasing the Light…in rain?

One thing I don’t think I even thought about with my new task was how would I find the light in this unpredictable Ohio weather…light is all around me…I just have to find the source…I think my next light source will be by candle light or a low interior light and push my creativity even farther…but since […]

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Chasing the Light ~ Medina Photographer

As a photographer the first thing we think about when taking pictures is the light…before anything else…and being a natural light photographer its always simple as the sky when I am outdoors, but indoors is another story. I’m sitting here editing with sunshine shining through my office windows and just cannot wait for spring…the smell […]

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Garfield Elementary Talent Show ~ Frankie’s last year

You know its bittersweet to see your children grow up…this is the last year my youngest daughter is in elementary school…this seems so unreal to me…my baby is going into middle school…where has the time gone? Every year she loved participating in the Garfield Talent show both performing and behind the scenes…as she got older […]

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Meet the Bartinelli’s ~ Medina Photography ~ Family Photography

I got so excited when I received the call from Nikki and said she wanted a mini session for her family…and that she had 3 boys!!! YAY for boys…I have had so many girls compared to boys…I was just a little thrilled to say the least…LOL  And talk about well mannered children…oh my goodness…were they so well […]

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The Campbell Sisters

Just to get some background history for these two sisters I need to mention I had a door close on my life and for years kept wanting to look at that closed door to later realize I was not doing myself any favors for me or for my children. I have learned after one door […]

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Friends for Life ~ Children Photography

Many children have a favorite stuffed bunny, bear, monkey, or puppy or even a blanket they adore, and bring almost everywhere.  God forbid this object gets lost or left at home. I have personally run out to pick up “Bunny” late at night because somehow it was “forgotten”…can’t even imagine how when these little “Friends […]

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Blended Family ~ Family Photography ~ Avon Lake Family Photography

Coming from experience with blended families on both sides ~ my mom’s and my dad’s…and in the past 6 years my very own…it can be a rough road ahead when blending two families together. I have been blessed with a stress-free transition and also love witnessing it through others.  I had the pleasure to photograph […]

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The Dread of January

I sit here very pleased with my business and my passion I have for what I do for a living but sometimes wonder if I can do more. I am trying to get my non-profit organization up and running but this is going to take time…my free photo shoots for family in needs and fundraisers […]

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How a stranger can help you take time to reflect…

I find myself staying up later and later these days…no matter how early I say I am going to bed ~ it just never happens…and then I’m totally exhausted in the morning {I am not a morning person in the first place} and it makes it extremely difficult to combine work and getting the kids […]

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…and the winner is…

Thank you all who have emailed me these amazing stories…its going to hard to make a decision…so therefore I had help…four additional people read these amazing stories but one nominee stood out from the rest…her heart was so generous beyond words…she is an angel…here is her story…I cannot wait to share the Dean’s family pictures…so excited and […]

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Get Those Photos on Your Walls

Many customers ask me for advice on how to display their pictures…there are so many ways you can so therefore I get so excited when I hear this! I subscribe to a blog that is for us photographers and found so many examples of different ways to display your images and it displays them like […]

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Hello New Year – Happy 2013

It is officially the first day of 2013 and I’m sitting on my chair listening to “The Hangover” in the background listening to Greg and Tyler chuckle wishing all the kids were home with us. I’m not the type of person to make New Year’s resolutions…since it’s typically the “kiss of death” for any success. […]

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Happy Holidays!

Victoria Campbell Photography would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas. I just love the magic of Christmas…almost wish I can see Christmas through the eyes of a child again, but as I am older I really do love the ability to see what the day is truly about! Christmas begins with CHRIST […]

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It’s Time to Say Goodbye Tinzel

It’s time to say our goodbyes to Tinzel and wait until next holiday season for him to reappear…oh what will he be up to next year?  We enjoyed seeking for him every morning…sometimes he was a good little elf and others he was up to his normal mischievous self.  Either way we will miss him…however I don’t […]

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Elf on the Shelf – Tinzel Updates

It never amazes me the world my daughter sees through her eyes….to be 10 years old again. Every morning she is so excited to get up and scour the house to look for Tinzel…I can post a picture of him everyday of what he is up to…but that of course requires me to blog every […]

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Medina Photography – Family Photography – Mini Session

As I am always promising myself to keep my blog updated its so extremely hard to do this this time of year, let alone during my busy seasons….so what’s my excuse that the busy season is winding down…EEK…and I still haven’t blogged in days….orders…clients are placing their orders….well YAY for orders for boo for my […]

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Getting Exciting for Holidays Nearing…Help from an Elf

Tinzel has been entertaining us…mainly my daughter and her friends…every morning before school her friends come over to get on the bus and before breakfast they are on the manhunt to find Tinzel. Sometimes he is extremely easy to find but others you can just pass him up like he belongs in the background. I […]

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Mini Photo Session – Medina Photography

I have had a few mini session this fall and I have to say I totally fell in love with these two sisters. You couldn’t pick more complete oppositie girls if you tried while having the same empathy and compassion. The older sister more wise, reserved, and quiet…more alert of the unknown while displaying a […]

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The Return of Elf on the Shelf…our very own TINZEL

Every year we have the pleasure to visit with our own Santa’s little helper Tinzel… comes and goes everyday and honestly helps keep my little one in line (LOL) But as an entire family we love to see where he is going to pop up next!  Last year he was naughty a few times but […]

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Medina Photography – Mini Photo Shoot – Family Photography

Here is a sneak peek at another mini session…this time it is of two adorable sisters!…Had so much fun with these girls…and what can top that is when they told me they were excited about the photo shoot. I just love when kids love getting their pictures taken…of course I love candid shots but when […]

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The Glowing “Mom-to-be”

There is nothing as so wonderful as the glow of a pregnant “mommy-to-be”.  When I was pregnant with my own children I would hear people say “look how wonderful you look” or “look your glowing”.  In the back of my mind I was thinking do you not see how big I am getting…look at my […]

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Wedding Party….Pre-Party Time!

Here are a few sneak peeks of the wedding party pictures…let me tell you it can be difficult to photography a HUGE wedding party but I was amazed how well they did…still have the ability to have fun but get down to business and get those pictures taken…ha ha! But I honestly couldn’t ask for […]

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The Beginning of a New Family…

This is the second post for Meghan and Ray Ciacchi…their wedding.  I was amazed on how beautiful the church was inside…gorgeous and the presence it had…absolutely stunning. Another memory I will always have is how WARM it was inside the church…an exceptionally warm day for September…I felt bad for all those beautiful bridal party gals […]

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Saying “I Do” Requires Preparation and Details

I can’t say enough of this bride and groom I will sharing with everyone in three parts. I fell in love with them a year back and couldn’t help myself in photographing the details because every single one was thought out! The first picture is the “finished” bride, and she would look beautiful regardless what […]

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Rain Rain Go Away!

Hurricane Sandy is showing her madness in Ohio…mind you I’m sure it’s no where near what the east coast is experiencing but I am about done with these gray rainy cold and windy days.  The kids are going stir crazy! I don’t mind hopping in the car and going somewhere for them to have some […]

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Gift Certificates Available – Tis the Season – ALREADY?

It’s hard to believe that summer came and went, but that the leaves are almost done falling and the moment Halloween is over with…CHRISTMAS decorations will be EVERYWHERE!  This is my favorite holiday but I have mixed emotions on how early the “pump” for Christmas starts in the retail world. I personally like to get […]

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Three Generations of Girls….Three Generations of LOVE

I am sure you’ve heard me boost how much I love my job…the passion I have for photography and the satisfaction I get when I capture that “perfect” moment…but there’s something more when I capture a mom with her first newborn baby! My friend Kristi and her daughter Ashleigh has such a wonderful mother/daughter bond, […]

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Medina Family Photography – DiNunzio Family

This photo shoot was originally for the youngest daughter…possibly with a few of their son…it ended up with all three and I couldn’t be happier…Bella, the oldest, came with the attitude her picture WAS NOT going to be taken…but of course she changed her mind…and Mia the youngest…OH MY GOODNESS  such a joy!  And then […]

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Root Family Photo Shoot – Medina Photography

I feel lucky or privileged when a family asks me to capture them! And its especially FUN when the kids are young and DO their OWN thing 🙂 This family is was so much fun I have to say for the kids ages they were even more fun! The Root family will be expecting a new […]

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Delaney – Newborn Photography – Avon Lake Photography

I just get so happy when I do newborn photo shoots! LOVE LOVE LOVE them….This moment doesn’t last very long and when parents want to capture this moment I get super excited…and then I see the little tiny darlings..and OH MY GOODNESS…how I miss my kids this small…it goes by so fast…and its such a […]

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My Sweet Haley Baley – Medina Photography

This is my daughter’s best friend…she calls her her sister… Francesca has to write in her journal for school and one day she picked the topic of Haley to write about and I wish to share to you what she said…too cute: Haley and I are just like sisters. We’ve been through a lot together. […]

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Friends Photo Shoot – Medina Photography

My daughter Frankie is so blessed to have such wonderful girlfriends…and I just love it when they ask to have their photos taken.  OF COURSE! Who am I to say no. Of course her best friend Haley is here everyday…and I do take advantage of that…she has a GIANORMOUS (I think I just made up […]

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Model Search Success! Medina Child Photography

Every year I am in need of a model in a several age brackets to inspire me with new locations which also gives me an opportunity to play with some new software. I couldn’t of asked for a better girl than Tess. When I approached her she was more than thrilled and can I say […]

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Let the Blogging Begin….AGAIN

Back at the first of the year I posted a promise to myself {{It is officially the first day of 2012 and I’m sitting on my chair listening to sci-fi in the background wishing my kids were home from their dads.  I’m not the type of person to make New Year’s resolutions…since it’s typically the […]

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The Hetz Family – Medina Photography

…Check out this gorgeous family…pale skin…freckled face…blue eye kids…they can’t get any cuter than this! This photo session took place in the summer…I know I am a bit behind…UGH!  But nonetheless I am catching up.  These are my cousin’s kids!!! They are beautiful and was so up to the task when I asked their grandma […]

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Child Photography – Medina Photography

What can I say about this sweet adorable little girl name Jaden…she is such a princess and boy does she want to be just like Hannah Montana…I had so much fun photographing her…she survived the 90+ weather…such a trooper 🙂

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Medina Family Photography

Had such a wonderful extended family contact me for some family photos while some grandparents where in town from Germany…here are a few of my favorites: This is Cindi and her family:  

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Summer Picnics

…I love picnics…even if its in my own backyard…nothing like grabbing a blanket and a few sandwiches and sodas and relaxing in the summer light (shade for me these days). Frankie had a friend over for this picnic so of course I could resist and brought my camera with me…the joy to be a 10 […]

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Lucas Twins – Chagrin Falls Children Photography

I had the privilege of growing up with a twin…there is no comparison of the connection I have with my twin sister compared to my other siblings…don’t get me wrong I love them dearly and am very close to each and everyone of them but my twin sister I just don’t know what I would do without […]

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Medina Family Photographer – The Yanke Family

Let me tell you what a joy it was to shoot this family!  I have known the dad since high school (we won’t mention how long ago that was 🙂 ) and was able to reconnect via Facebook…his wife and son are such beautiful people. This little stinker didn’t even needed to be bribed to […]

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Beginnings…

…I love the fresh look over everything new. New seasons, new clothes, new haircut, new seedlings, and new life! I have two styles when it comes to shooting newborns but honestly prefer one over the other. When I am shooting a newborn in a more photojournalistic way I feel I capture their memories…over the staging […]

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Nordonia High School Senior – Mikey

Now here is Mikey…the other half of the twin session! Such a cutie…and just like Stephanie I was able to see how much he has grown from a little boy into a young handsome man! I wish both of them such luck and fun in what their life and future has to offer them.  

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Nordonia High School Senior – Stephanie

Here is beautiful Stephanie Miller…she has so much energy and love for life. I had the pleasure to watch her grow from a cute adorable little girl into a beautiful young woman. She is one of the twins I posted a few days back…and what a joy was it to photograph her…and lucky me for […]

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Double the fun!

Today I got to enjoy a photo shoot twice as much! I was able to capture 2 high school seniors from Nordonia…TWINS. And not just any twins…a pair of twins I knew since they were itty bitty…all grown up now but such a blast to photograph them. Being a twin myself I enjoy watching other […]

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Time Can Sure Fly By…

…when you take an newborn and his or her first few years! The amount of growth and development is unbelievable but let alone a parent’s love and how much it grows along with their admiration and bond. Will just turned two years old and has endless energy…the little stinker was hard to sit still.  I was […]

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Life’s Precious Moments…

…I wished I had the opportunity to capture those “moments” with my older children the way I do with my youngest. When I am on a photo shoot with youngsters I get “lost” with them. Of course some children dislike getting there picture taken…so its my job to let them know I am not forcing […]

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Pet Photography – Medina, OH

It’s not every day I am in a client’s home to photograph them but there are occasions I end up in the home instead of outside at locations. On a newborn photo shoot I did I have fallen in love with more than just the sweet sweet baby boy…it was a dog 🙂 Of course […]

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Child Photography – Brunswick, Ohio

You cannot get any more adorable than this little Irish two year old. Her strawberry blonde hair and gorgeous blue eyes are going to give her parents a run for their money when she is a teenager! I love photographing children and what is extra special is when they have this warm welcoming personality that […]

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Nothing Like a Sleeping Child

There is nothing like a little child sleeping. I can stare at my own children for hours when they sleep. They look so sweet, innocent, and content…to be at the age again where there are no worries and everything is new and a mere wonder! I went downstairs to fold some laundry and to see […]

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And the weather today is…?

The other day I posted pictures of what the weather was like here in Medina Ohio for a child photo shoot and it snowed and was quite chilly. But the next day it was 57 degrees and just a bit breezy and all the snow that fell yesterday was practically gone. It was nice to […]

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Interesting Winter here in Ohio

Many people in Ohio believe that the weather is predicable…but I have to disagree…one thing you can count on living in Northern Ohio is the fact that the weather can be polar opposite one day to the next. We can have a snow storm one day and the next day all that snow can be […]

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Winter wonderland

There is one thing I love living in Ohio and that is the change of seasons. We are so lucky to be able to witness of four seasons even though the “slushy” transitions can be annoying. There is nothing more rewarding than being able to witness this change during a photo shoot itself.  Below are […]

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Winter is here to stay

I have to admit I am slacking on the job when it comes to my blog [sorry 🙁 ] but my free time I have been trying to spend it with family. I am pretty much caught up editing photos. I do have to say it is much easier to edit in the colder months […]

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The Simplicity of Black and White Photos

There is nothing more classic than a black and white photo. You can take a photo that is colorful and tends to be more on the whimsical side but the moment you turn it into a black and white you see the depth of the photo and find the beauty within.

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Medina Family Photographer

I do have to say Facebook is a wonderful social tool, both personally and socially. I have a business fan page I am able to show examples of my style of photography all at the same time of catching up with people I have gone to school with {won’t mention how long that’s been}. I […]

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Beauty Comes From All Angles – Taylor – Medina Photographer

Yesterday’s post talked about how I live off-centered…I’d admit I’d like to live more organized and routinely but for me this is just impossible. I enjoy making my own hours and having “my” own routines…if I had a regular 9-5 job I truly would not know what to do anymore because I’ve been custom to […]

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I’m finding that I like being more off-centered :0)

A few posts back I put up pictures that I normally ignore and don’t wish to edit only because I know my most of my clients are more traditional.  My clients sometimes wonder why he/she/they were off-centered in a picture. I personally follow the “thirds” rule in composition but I know there any some clients […]

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Winter and It’s Accessories!

I love winter only when you don’t have to drive in it. I love the layers when it comes to clothes and how accessories can change the look and feel of an individual. Sitting all snug on a couch watching it snow outside with a warm blazing fire!  The kids get off the school bus […]

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Cooler weather means cool accessories!

When the thermostat reaches the low temps its time to pull out all those adorable hats, gloves, and scarves.  I love the way children look in any type of hat…and the way it frames the face…here are two girls who wear the hats well.

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Medina Photography – “Girlfriend” Photo Shoot

About 5 years ago I was blessed with an unexpected extended family that I have grown to love and adore and their daughter is just as photogenic as anyone can be…when she came to me and asked if she and her girlfriend can have a mini photo session…who am I to say no to such […]

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Medina Photography

I had a family photo shoot a couple days back…worried about the weather…rained all day…but when it came down to the photo shoot the rain stopped…someone was on my side. The family’s middle daughter is a high school senior who does not want her senior pictures taken. To my surprise I thought this was a […]

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Medina Child Photography – Trey

I had the pleasure to photograph this little cutie a year ago when he was only one years old…now a year later I had the pleasure again. This little stinker is so adorable you just want to squeeze him…at first he wouldn’t look at the camera or smile but once I showed him the photos […]

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The Holdridge Family

In the midst of getting behind on my blog I was looking through my photo shoots I have not been keeping everyone updated with….then I came across my younger sister and her family…I absolutely love these shots…the more candid the moment the more I feel you can feel the “family”. But I do have to […]

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Child Photography – Benjamin

Benjamin is so cute and so accepting of anything asked for the first 3 minutes…ha ha …he had spunk!  At the end of the photo shoot we took him to a play ground where he got to watch another little boy play with a remote control car…this finally got rid of the tears and brought […]

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