Cake smash sessions are often heavily themed. Sometimes they are based on a fandom or favorite book. Other times a favorite food or a particular style. But they definitely don’t have to be! Sometimes having just a “simple” color theme is the perfect choice! I first met Miss Oakley as a newborn. Just look at […]

Cake Smash, featured

August 6, 2021

Cake Smash – Peach and Mint Theme

Congratulations! You’re expecting a baby! Maternity sessions are a great way to document that bump and your family before baby joins the crew. Maybe you’re a happy glowing pregnant human. Or maybe you’re like me and are a grumpy, swollen, uncomfortable parent-to-be. I do not provide maternity photography sessions, but these six Cincinnati Area maternity […]

Maternity, Newborns

July 1, 2021

Six Amazing Maternity Photographers

12.9 Photography Maternity Session

I first met Miss L for her newborn session, and I can’t believe that was already almost two years ago! I mean just look at those tiny baby toes! But Miss L is now a full blown toddler! Running around and being curious and doing all the things that toddlers do. So for her second […]

Families, Toddlers

June 16, 2021

2nd Birthday Session, Symmes Park

Woohoo! You did it! Your photo session is done, your digital files are downloaded, and you’re ready to print them! They are going to look so good on your walls. Now you have to decide what size you want to print. The size you choose is called your aspect ratio. In really simple terms, it […]

Cake Smash, Families, Newborns, Technical Stuff

June 2, 2021

Aspect Ratios and Why They Are Important

Two sisters snuggling their baby brother

Most of the time the people who contact me for newborn sessions are new parents or new parents-to-be. But every once in a while I get a really excited grandma that contacts me to schedule a session for her baby and THEIR new baby. Miss Samantha has the sweetest most excited grandmother I’ve ever met. […]

Newborns

May 31, 2021

Samantha, Newborn Session

newborn baby girl cinderella princess

Zeshawn had a fun blue and gold themed cake smash session for his first birthday photo shoot!

Cake Smash

May 27, 2021

Zeshawn, Blue and Gold Cake Smash

blue and gold cake smash session for one year old boy

Mr. Jackson had a fun neutral colored Wild One first birthday cake smash session.

Cake Smash

March 30, 2021

Wild One Cake Smash Session

As a newborn photographer I use a lot of technical gear.  I have a camera, lenses, strobe lights, newborn posing table, props, and a ton of backdrops and wraps.  That all goes without saying.  But there are quite a few other items I use for almost every newborn session that are just as important!   Over […]

Newborns

March 15, 2021

10 Items Every Newborn Photographer Should Own (and some newborn parents should too!)

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About the Artist

March 8, 2021

My Story…

Most newborn photographers have a routine of how they work through a session. These are the eight poses I try and get every session.

Newborns

March 8, 2021

Eight Popular Newborn Poses

newborn girls photography poses

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