If you know me at all, or follow my blog you probably now this one thing about me….I love to photograph kids! Really, I can’t get enough of it. So for me, what’s even better than photographing kids? Photographing them regularly! I love watching them grow up and they really get used to me and we have such a great time. This was my second time to photograph beautiful Annie. She is the cousin of Sophie…the kid most photographed by Cassidy Dawn :)
We had a shoot with the the family a little while back and I thought I would split them up in two posts.
So meet Annie:
Annie & her mom Heather were in from Albuquerque, New Mexico, and it was a must to get some updated photos of her (you may remember her from her last shoot, seen here). We had such a fun time and the girls did great! Here are just a few of my favorites:
Sophie & Annie: Stay tuned for the Ash Family up next!

So sorry for the lack of posting, I have been running around photographing amazing people and loving it! I just wanted to check in before I am gone again… I am not leaving town, but I will be in town!

This weekend is our annual Fall Festival of Leaves and not only will I be super busy there (I am a bit involved), I’ve got shoots everyday. Our regular blog posting will continue on Monday…

If you are around Bainbridge this weekend, be sure to stop by…just be careful, I might just put you to work :)

(matt, this post is for you :)Saturday was my first time ever at an Ohio State Football game! Now, I have been to the stadium before…but only on the field for pictures :)
Justin, his parents & I went up to see a field goal exposition against Purdue…if you saw the game you know what I mean. It was an experience…and I learned a lot. For instance, just because it is chilly at home does not mean that it will be in the stands…so even if all you have is a long sleeve black Buckeye’s shirt…you’re better off finding something else. It was warm, but I had fun. By far the best part was the halftime show…and I am not just saying that…I usually hate halftime shows (and yes I know who I am married to…but I still think it is the time to get more popcorn). The band was incredible, they really are The Best Darn Band in the Land (yes I am censoring…it’s my blog!). I tried to find a video of the show online but couldn’t (well here is one, but you have to listen to the girls and it is a bad angle: click here). The did a tribute to TV Land, and it was remarkable! Really, I was very impressed! My favorite was when they did Gilligan’s Island and actually became a boat & an island with a palm tree, then their boat ran aground on the island…really, you just have to see it! Here are a few pictures from the day…The crew:It was a packed house!Ok, now, for the best part. Notice in this picture how the sun has just gone behind the stadium… Well, when we sat down I said that “I bet the sun will be down with 3 mins left in the game” (being sarcastic…praying it would be much sooner) Well…I was pretty darn close! Justin said he would give me a minute & a half either way…now look closely…4:29 – Score!It was a great day and I had a lot of fun! Thanks to Jerry & Lou Ann for taking us!

Photo shoots have been in full swing here at Cassidy Dawn, and I am working really hard to keep up and keep you all updated.
Jimmy had some great ideas for his senior pictures, and a couple great locations picked out. He was so easy to photograph…a natural! We had tons of great images, but I restrained myself and just picked out a few…I could have posted all of them!

I finally had a shoot at my house and loved how the shots turned out…I had to share a couple of those. In the evening we have the most amazing light filtering in and Jimmy’s shoot was at the perfect time to catch it…needless to say, I was so excited!This was one of Jimmy’s locations…I loved the colors we had!
My favorite:
I love senior shoots…they are so much fun and the seniors are usually up for anything (we even had Jimmy in a tree…a very big tree)! Thanks again Jimmy for a great shoot!

Tonight my dad and I went flying, I have been wanting to go up for a while and do some more aerials and see the leaves for a little higher perspective. It was the perfect night for flying…so smooth and a gorgeous sunset! Here are a few of my favorites:
I told you we had amazing light!


The valley looking towards beautiful Bainbridge…there is no other place I would rather live.
Oh, by the way…the leaves are *amazing* in the fall here…we haven’t even hit our peak yet!
Dad did a little fly by here:Love this photo!It was a beautiful flight, thanks Dad for taking me!

Just thought I would share Laura & Rob’s Slideshow…
Enjoy!

*It’s a bit stretched…sorry about that!

Hope you are having a fabulous Friday!

I was thrilled when I got an email from Laura about photographing her wedding, even more than usual. Last January I was honored to fly down to Naples, Florida and second shoot a wedding with some amazing photographers (and great friends) Sam & Ashley Brockinton. Ashley was very pregnant at the time and they needed an extra hand. We photographed a wedding for Jackie & Rob – Laura’s sister. Needless to say I was so excited to get the chance to see their wonderful (and I mean wonderful) family again, and I was honored that they chose me. Be prepared for a little blog photo overload…I just love reliving that day! Here are a few of my favorites: The shot on the right was taking by my amazing second shooter. He offically has that name now, because he completely outdid himself at this wedding – I was blown away by some of his images.
Oh, his name is Justin Drummond :) Right: Justin DrummondI absolutly loved this adorable house, we used it in many of the photos, it was just so perfect!
I am ending this post with this lady because she is remarkable! This is Laura’s Grandma, and boy did she like to dance. I remember her from Jackie’s wedding, and she didn’t disappoint here. She was on the dance floor for almost every song, really…she was there till the very end! I love Grandma’s that can dance, how cute is she!!!

Ok, so I know I don’t have room to say much, but anniversaries rock! Yesterday for our first year anniversary we went ziplining for over 2 hours at Hocking Hills with Hocking Hills Canopy Tours. We had soo much fun! We couldn’t take many pictures – you basically go from one platform to another…so it wasn’t the first thing in our mind, but we managed to get a few…Justin even got a little video of me. I actually edited the video, he really filmed his ride, but trust me, you’ll be glad I edited it – for starters, the camera was sideways because he had to let it hang. Anyway, here are a few pictures from our trip. By the way, we completely recommend this to everyone! Really, anyone can do it…when we arrived there was a group of 3 or 4 ladies in their 70′s that had just gone. ***disclaimer – I am not saying that is old – just saying that it’s for all ages! Ok, back to the photos. Meet Adam & Jonathon…are awesome guides!Here we go:

ziplining from Cassidy Dawn on Vimeo.
If you decide to go, let me know – and I hope you do. It’s actually rated one of the top things to do in Ohio. Oh, and if you need another person… ;)

I married my best friend.
photo: melaniemauer.com

I had a few requests to see more photos from inside the stadium from our shoot a while back, so I thought I would just share the slideshow. Enjoy!