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Youngstown Wedding – Ellie and George!

I couldn’t wait to share this wedding only because of the happiness they rub off to everyone!  Eeks…theirs smiles all day long. Even weeks after their wedding I sat in my chair smiling back at those smiles while editing their images…makes my job even more enjoyable 🙂    

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Cleveland Engagement – Cleveland Museum of Art

Oh my goodness…you can just feel their love…it bounces off of each other…they are honestly too cute…Meet George and Ellie…you cannot help but smile when seeing their faces!  Eek…cannot even wait to show you how stunning they looked at their wedding (when I finally put it up on my blog!) But for now I can […]

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Childhood Friend gets married…

When Heather called up the moment she was engaged she TOLD me I was photographing her wedding!!! YAY!!! I couldn’t be more happy for her…and she wanted to get married soon…and I had her date open…double YAY!  I was so excited to see the entire family. My family and theirs have know each other since […]

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Winter Engagement Session…Heather and Greg

Love love love winter sessions…and when combined with an engaged couple…YAY…and a gal I’ve know practically my whole life…double YAY!  And it snowed…couldn’t be happier…it was time for them to snuggle in front of the camera 🙂  

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Just A Little Reveal…

…so its been FOREVER since I’ve posted in my blog and what a better way then to show the latest reveal during my last wedding…oh my goodness…just LOVE this couple…perfect fit!  More to come sometime soon!  

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A Gorgeous Summer Day For A Wedding…

Well I feel its time to share some weddings…its been FOREVER since I’ve blog any sessions and why not start out with weddings from last year to rev up for this year as wedding season is fast approaching…. Matt and Anne had such a gorgeous day at this quaint Train Station in Youngstown.  The weather […]

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Tom and Kelly ~ Cleveland Wedding…

My wedding from last year is finally getting blogged…I am determined to catch up on this thing…and besides who doesn’t like seeing wedding photos?   I love the entire day of their wedding…we started at the salon where all the girls {and mums} had all their up-dos done and went to her parents house to […]

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Engagement…Amber and Kyle

I am so happy to share Amber and Kyle’s engagement session…and more excited for their upcoming wedding in June…it is going to be here before you know it!  I just love getting to know the bride and groom during their engagement session. It helps me understand and see how they interact as a couple and […]

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New Beginnings…

…I was so happy to have the privilege to photograph this family for their engagement and wedding!  What a special day for the three of them 🙂  Here are a few of my favorites from their wedding…cannot wait to see how the wedding album will lay out…sigh…I just love weddings 🙂         […]

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When Families Return…

One of the best part of my job is a returning customer…to document their memories at a particular phase in their lives is such a blessing…and when I get returning customers I get all giddy….they are automatically comfortable with me and I love capturing the changes…witnesses who their family is molding together….love love love it! […]

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Grown up…

…it is amazing how fast time goes by…thinking back twenty years ago when I moved into my house and neighborhood it was so quiet with just a few families with kids…then fast forward 3 – 4 years and boom…kids everywhere…and then 5-10 years later they play everywhere and with everyone…neighbors have come and gone and […]

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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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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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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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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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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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Starting New…

I have said time and time again on how much I love doing engagement sessions!  One main reason is to get to know the couple better before their big day! I am a bit behind on my blog these days so please bare with me as I am still posting a few sessions from the […]

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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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Nothing Like a Southern~Beachy Wedding…

…my new favorite to photograph are weddings…to capture the love between two people and seeing their close family and friends gather around them for their special day!  And what makes it even more special is how not one single one is near the same as the last wedding…so unique and special in its own way…Randy […]

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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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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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Randy and Sarah…Engagement Session

I had so much with Randy and Sarah’s engagement session…and their new pup was also so fun and energetic  {makes me miss a puppy…I may get that itch…nah}  I love photographing unique wedding themes… there wedding theme is “beach/ocean”  ~ Can’t wait to share those as well. We went around Medina area for their session […]

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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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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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A Brand New Family ~ Meet the Duncans

I had the pleasure to photograph Kerry and Iain’s family photo session as their “engagement” session in October of last year…and was lucky enough to photograph their wedding!  I immediately was hesitant with the “bar” atmosphere as the “main” venue backdrop but then once I took some pictures…I fell in love with the place!   […]

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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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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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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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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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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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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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Erin and Rich Wedding – Chippewa Lake

My step-sister married the man of her dreams May 24th this year and she couldn’t look any more beautiful…the location was stunning with the country charm…I’ve never been there before and just fell in love…I can see why they chose this location!  It was very intimate and couldn’t be more perfect…here are some hightlights!

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Dedicated to the couples

It’s amazing how powerful someone can be on their own and feel the triumphs his or her life endeavored but when you have someone to share that with the feeling is just remarkable. I dedicate today’s post to the partnership everyone craves for through thick and thin, sickness and health, and death do us part!!

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