{Sunday Fashion Series}

"What should we wear?"

This is the most popular question I receive when someone books a session. Having been there myself, I fully understand both the excitement and the angst that come with trying to decide what to dress everyone in for family pictures.

So, some of my photographer colleagues and I decided to get together and come up with fun, coordinating outfits that would work well for family portraits. I have decided to post a Sunday Fashion Series highlighting one of these outfit boards each week.

Each Sunday, I will be posting a new "storyboard" of coordinated family outfits...information on where to purchase will be included as well.

I hope that this gets you even more excited about creating your family portraits, and takes some of the pressure of outfit-hunting off your shoulders.

Here is the first installment of the Sunday Fashion Series. ENJOY!!!

Family Session - Dayton and Springfield Family Photographer

I had the privilege of spending time with some awesome people recently. Two sisters and their families - everyone was absolutely hilarious!

One of the boys even brought his camera and snapped some pics of me and acted as my assistant. How fun is that?!

Here are a couple from that session:

Family Session - Dayton and Springfield Family Photographer

So, last week another photographer and I decided to swap family sessions. We had it all planned out. You know:

"Sure, we will all meet up and I will take pictures of your family and you will take pictures of my family!" Easy enough, right?

Well, let's just say that next time, we might plan the details just a little differently. ;)

We can also say that it was probably a little entertaining to any onlookers watching 2 photographers try to wrangle not only other kids (which we are used to) but also our own (who all have anti-camera photographer child sydrome) while the dad's looked on helplessly!

Seriously, though, it was a fun time...and amidst the chaos, we each even got some keepers for each other.

Here is Amy's sneak peek...













And, last, but DEFINITELY not least..."Ode to some awesome jeans."



p.s. If you are in Columbus, and need a photographer - Amy is your girl!!!

Family Holiday Session - Dayton and Springfield Family Photographer

You probably remember my senior session with Nick from a while ago...big, strapping guy with that awesome football-helmet-game-face-picture...yep, that's the one.

Well, this is the rest of his family. It is always a fun time with the J family - no matter what...this was no exception!

We hung out by their dock and tiki bar until sunset, and then I captured a pretty cool picture of the whole family (Skygirl included!).

Family Session - Dayton and Springfield Family Photographer

I had the opportunity to work with an amazing family last week. We had 2 families and the grandparents!

We met up at some local gardens, and spent a couple hours just capturing who they are.

Well, imagine 4 children (ages 5 and under), lots of room to run, a photographer who likes "candid" shots, and a 10 lb. camera and lens...yeah, I definitely burned some calories in this session!

We had a lot of fun and captured some great moments. Thanks for letting me hang out with ya'll! I hope you enjoy your sneak peek!

TWO WARNINGS:

1. LOTS of pictures...when there are lots of people, and they all happen to be gorgeous...well, this is the consequence.
2. LOTS of black and white. Don't worry, guys, I have tons of color for you too...the black and whites were just so striking that I had to put them up. I threw in a couple color ones too, just to keep us all on our toes!

The G family:















The T family:





The Grandparents:





All the cousins:



The girl cousins...making some music: