Just wanted to post a quick note that we’ll be out of town through the weekend to photograph a fabulous wedding in Northern Ohio!

Have a great weekend! We’ll be back Monday!

Just a quick note to say that the website galleries have been updated…it was long overdue! Be sure to check them out when you get a chance.
Cassidy Dawn Photography

Have a wonderful rest of the day. And to all you Southern Ohioans…enjoy the rain!!! It’s about time!

What a shoot! Really, as I got in the car after we had finished, I took a deep breath and just smiled at Justin. I am so thankful that such wonderful people allow me to photograph their families, and children, and weddings. I am so very blessed.

This was my second time photographing at The Ohio State University and we thought it would be appropriate since many of them went to school there, and a few of them work there! I was thrilled with the locations that we were using…everything was so beautiful. At the end we headed to the stadium to do a few shots outside. Little did I know, we where about to finish off the shoot with a rare opportunity…and into the stadium we went! We had the whole place to ourselves (a big thank you to the man at the gate), and I was thrilled!

The shoot was a gift for the mother, what a sweet idea. Thank you for not only wanting to document your family, but for allowing me to photograph. It was an honor.

(i have a sequence of this…so fun!)

I wanted to share a sneak peak from a photo shoot last weekend. The family was fabulous, the weather was great, and *love* the images! I wanted to share at least one for now…more to come! Have a great weekend!!!

Happy 1st Day of School to anyone that involves! I don’t know if I officially announced on the blog where Justin is teaching this year. He is now teaching at his Alma mater, Adena High School! This year he is teaching Sophomore English II, and a class that involves Journalism, Creative Writing, Speech & Reading. He’s on an amazing staff and is really looking forward to the year!
Most would think that only new mothers take photos of their child on their first day of school…..not here! Here is Justin on his first day of school, he’s so cute :)

I went for a little walk around the farmhouse tonight and thought I would give you a little tour of where we live. I’ve been inside all day editing and needed to get some fresh air and my trigger finger was having withdraws (I think it was from the too fun session this weekend). So here is a little look around at what we call “the farmhouse”. Enjoy!

The old “summer kitchen”:

I *love* the logs used in this barn!

from the front porch:

I can’t wait to use some of these locations for photo sessions!!!

We are finally online here at CDP! I am *so* happy to have the internet back, really, you have no idea… Things have been super busy, but I wanted to take a break and show you a beautiful canvas that arrived this past week. This canvas is 20 x 40 (huge!) and I was so happy with how it turned out:
Oh, and a small note about Mid October sessions (I know, again?!)
I’ve had many, many requests for mid October (and we are booking them daily)…so if you are hoping for a session with our b-e-a-u-t-i-f-u-l Southern Ohio leaves, please contact me asap so we can put your day on the calender…they are going fast!

*Also, the end of October is also the deadline for shoots for Holiday cards, so if you are hoping to get one of our too-cute holiday cards, please contact me!
**I’ll have more on those soon!

…but not on purpose, I promise!

As you may have caught on, we moved today! However silly Horizon (internet folks) said they can’t come for over an entire week!!! I know, crazy! The Direct TV folks can come next day (at least we’ll have the Olympics)…oh well, so I will be bouncing around in different locations checking email and such, but I can’t guarantee any great blog posts until at least next Wednesday. I hate to do it, but unfortunately I don’t have the capabilities to hook it up myself (trust me, I would if I could :)

So keep checking back, I may surprise you, and if any of you Horizon folks can speed this process along I will be your very best friend.

I’ll be back as soon as I can!!! Love you all!

*The photo has nothing to do with anything, but I couldn’t post without a picture and I thought it was cute :)

Justin & I went for an evening walk last night to enjoy the weather. I wanted to take a few more photos, because we are attempting to move into the farmhouse today, so it was potentially our last night at Swartz Farm…
Here are a few of my favorites:

This is Stormy, beautiful isn’t she?!

Love this shot of the three of them!
This was from another night, but I just stumbled on it today…I love it when that happens.
*and yes, the sky was really that pink!

It has been a great summer, and we are blessed to have had the experience. We are moving on to our next adventure, but thankfully, we have lots of photographs to remember this one :)

I snapped these with my point & shoot yesterday while Justin & I were driving and I just loved the colors! Yesterday’s weather was beyond amazing…I am crossing my fingers for at least just a few more days of it, so beautiful. Here’s to another day of wonderful weather.

And a quick note about Fall sessions:
I am having many, many inquires for fall sessions. So if you are one of them, or hoping to be, please email or call. It’s a must to get it on the calender before we get booked up! Those beautiful leaves unfortunately don’t last long!