First off I want to say, Happy 2010!!!  It’s gonna be an amazing year for Cassidy Dawn Photography and we are soo happy it’s here!  We’ve are currently halfway booked for weddings for the year, and lots & lots of inquires rolling in from the holidays, so be sure to email soon about your date before it’s gone!  We also have quite a few requests for fall photos…so if you were hoping to have a fall session, please let me know so I can get you on the list…if this year is anything like last year, the dates will go fast!

I’ve been missing on here lately (I warned you ;), but that’s only because of everything we have going on!  Not only was Christmas perfect (like always), I had the best New Year yet!  Actually, I kept forgetting that it was New Year’s Eve & Day…to me, it was moving day :)  We are thrilled to finally be living in our too cute little house and happy to be homeowners. Not to mention we finally have both pets under our roof…it’s too cold for my baby to be living outside ;) Thomas & Sayid are…um, co-existing…but I am sure they will soon become great friends…or at least acquaintances ;)  Oh, and thanks to all our family & friends that helped us move.  I was in awe all day at the love that was shown by them.  Not only did we have people helping us move everything we own (which is too much ;), but we had neighbors stopping by to welcome us (we go to church with most of our neighbors!), our friends/neighbors even fixed lunch for all our helpers (a yummy fish fry!).  I am telling you, I don’t think we could be in a better place.  Loving every minute of it :)

Okay, now onto what you really want to see…pictures! Right in the middle of fall this year I got to photograph Joe.  I’ve known Joe for a couple years now, and knew we would have a great time.  He’s crazy talented and he picked some amazing spots for our shoot.  Joe, you’re pretty great.  That’s all I have to say :)

My favorite!!  I’ve actually been wanting to shoot in a field like this for a while…thanks Joe :)

We had to sneak in a few of Cydney…she’s actually gone on a few shoots with me to help with the reflector.  She’s pretty great too.

Don’t forget, I’m leaving on Thursday for Nashville for a photo conference…so it will be boring on here again, but I am sure I’ll sneak on a time or two with updates.  I’m still posting shoots from October, so you can imagine how much I still have to show you!

I honestly don’t even know where to start.  If I could dream up the perfect shoot…this would be it.  Hands down.  We photographed in my idea of *perfect* locations, we had amazing light…and the subject…wow.  Julianne is stunning and there is no other way to put it.  Not only is she model material, her heart is pure gold.  She’s one of the sweetest, most poised teenagers I know, and I am absolutely honored that she choose me to photograph her senior pictures.  I love when seniors want something a bit different than what everyone else is doing…that’s why Julianne & her mom asked me to come down to Kentucky to do her pictures!  I’ve known the family for a few years now and I love any chance that I get to see them again.  Julianne’s dad is a professor at Asbury and Allison (my roommate/best friend/other sister) would go to their house to watch Project Runway & Alias with Julianne’s mom when we where in college (loved those days!).

Julianne is one of those girls you look at and say, “Good gracious, she’s got it together.”  Not only is she blindly stunning, but she accomplished in running & the violin.  Oh, and don’t even get me started on her artistic talent (she has no idea how good she is).  She is also an amazing big sister to three of the cutest siblings you’ll ever meet.  Julianne, not only am I honored to photograph you, but frankly, I am honored to know you.  I am so excited for your future…you’ve got so many exciting things coming!

We started this shoot in downtown Lexington, then headed back to Wilmore to go to High Bridge for the rest of the shoot.  I promise I narrowed it down as much as I could…you don’t want to know how many she has ;)  This is as good as I could get it, so sit back and enjoy a few (ahem, a lot) of my favorites from her shoot!

love this…

So Julianne:

FAVORITES:

Jcrew model? I think yes.

love everything about these. light, background…julianne!

Julianne, whatever you do, promise me you will look into modeling when you skip off to college…geesh girl.

I first met Alexis back in August at Skylar’s senior photo session.  At the end of her shoot two of her best friends came by so we could get some fun shots of them together.  Not long after that shoot, I got a call from Alexis’s mom.  She had been trying to decided where to go for her senior pictures, but hadn’t had much luck.  She had so much fun at Skylar’s shoot, she wanted to have me photograph her too…I was thrilled!  She is so sweet, and soo easy to photograph.

We met up at the Park of Roses and just walked around looking for spots…I’d never photographed their before, but I definitly plan to again…so beautiful!  Alexis goes to Grove City High School in Columbus, and I hope she has the best year…she’s got so much going for her!

A few favorites…

I LOVE these black & whites.

Have a great weekend! We are gearing up for our last wedding of 2009 on Saturday, it’s been such a great year!

Sweet, sweet Megan.  As you can tell from the photos…this wasn’t taken last week.  I told you I am a bit behind ;)

Megan wasn’t thrilled with the idea of having her photos taken.  Actually, she wasn’t looking forward to it at all…it was for mom.  I think it’s so sweet that even though she didn’t want to have them done, she did it for her mom.  (megan, I know you’re mom is grateful).

The great thing about these situations with me is that I can completely identify.  I avoid getting my picture taken whenever I can, ironic, I know.  I keep this in mind and try to make it as easy as possible on them, so we did this session really fast, but still got some great images.  Here are a few of my favorites:

I love sister pictures.

Oh, and did I mention that when we where done, Megan said she had a good time ;)  That made my day.

Amazing location. Great light. Crazy good looking guy. New photo spots. Heaven.

This shoot was so great…and sooo worth the 2 hour drive it took me to get there!  Robert & his mom heard about me from the beautiful Ellie (‘09 CDP senior!), and I was thrilled when they asked me to come photograph his senior pictures.  It’s always flattering to be asked…but there is something even more flattering when they are out of town. I know there are photographers around and in between…but to be chosen makes me smile soo big :)

Robert is such a great guy.  Big brother to 3 siblings, plays guitar in a band (with his brother), involved in swimming, track & cross country, and no doubt an excellent student!  He’s the kind of guy that makes you know you can do more great things with your life.  In the 2 or so hours I spent with him and his mom, I knew that if we lived closer…we’d have to be friends.  They are all so involved in making where they live a better place.  I wish more people were like that.  It was an honor to spend time with them…and I’m crossing my fingers that the family shoot is able to happen ;)

Here are a few of my favorites (a few)…enjoy!

*love* the birdhouse :)

Dear Mansfield, thank you for your awesome alleys, brick buildings & streets…and crazy amazing doors.

Robert is a super talented guitar player…I’m always impressed with guitar players!

Robert, enjoy your senior year!  Thanks so much for picking me as your photographer…I had a great time :)

Skylar = gorgous. Simple.

Skylar’s mom contacted me a while back about doing her senior pictures.  She lives in Grove City and was hoping to do something a little different than what everyone at her school does. Enter, Cassidy Dawn Photography :)  I was thrilled that she wanted me to photograph her…according to her mom, Skylar was “picky” about her senior photos…and the fact that she chose me was an absolute thrill for me. (oh, and it doesn’t hurt that she loves them all :)

We had a great session early in the morning.  I usually prefer shooting in the evening because of that beautiful evening light.  If I was a morning person, I would have known a lot earlier that morning light can be even better!  We did her session at 8 am (yes, location was an hour from me…that’s how much I love my job ;) and I was just over the moon excited about what we got.

Skylar, thank you for picking me as your photographer. I am soo glad you did.  It was great to meet you, your amazing mom & grandma, your best friends, and your beautiful horse!  I can’t wait to do Alexis’s pictures in a few weeks!

Here are a few of my favorites (and yes, I mean a few…so many more).

Did I mention all the photos were done at the same amazing location. 2 points for Skylar for picking such a great place to shoot!

Love these:

I love that she had her best friends come by at the end…I wish I had photos of my best friends in High School!

*Seniors, no extra fee to bring someone along or come at the end of the shoot…in fact, it’s encouraged!

Dear Denise, please don’t kill me for posting this.  You all are so gorgeous, I couldn’t help myself.

“I never look good in pictures”.

If I could only tell you how often I hear this.  Right as we started Myriah said that exact statement, so after I took the very first shot I turned the camera to her and she said…”wow, I really like that one!”, then smiled.  Trust me folks, we don’t believe in making people look bad in photos…it’s not what we do :)

Thanks for a great shoot Myriah, I know it was a little warm that evening, but you totally stuck it out and nailed every single shot.  I hope you love your photos…I do!  Have an amazing senior year at Greenfield!

Oh, by the way…you do look good in pictures ;)

*love* this one…oh, and these too!

I couldn’t wait for this shoot!  Rebecca was one of Justin’s students last year in Maysville, Kentucky and she asked me early on if I would do her pictures…of course I would!  It was great to catch up with her and be back in our Kentucky home.  Maysville is one of the best towns for a photo shoot.  We did this entire shoot in the two blocks surrounding where Justin & I used to live…it was nice to be back!

Here are a few of my favorites from the day…and appartenly I was in a very vertical mood…

she’s a dancer, so you know i took advantage of that!

um…rebecca, you are gorgeous!

Thanks for a great shoot, and have a great time at Graduation!  Wish we could be there!

Perfect light + guy w/ style = one amazing photo shoot.

I knew I had a reason to be excited to shoot Gage’s senior photos.  We had talked early on, but he wasn’t really “into” senior pictures, so it just didn’t happen for a while.  His mom got a hold of me and said I just needed to pick a day, and Gage wouldn’t argue – “we just need to get them done”.  I knew he wasn’t thrilled about getting his photos taken, but since I am not really a fan of it either (having my photo taken)…we clicked.  Actually, we clicked big.  Gage is into photography too (and is really talented), and I think he knew the feel I was going for once we got started.  I approached this shoot just wanting him to have photos that he liked…something that showed his style & something he loved.

I think it worked.  I think it worked out really well.

Thanks Gage for letting me shoot your senior photos…I am more than thrilled with how they turned out!  And heck, maybe they will be helpful sometime in college (Gage is going to school for music in Orlando, Florida!)

love it!

i told you, amazing light!

what?! shouldn’t this be illegal?!

Oh, and if you think I picked to many for the blog…you can’t even imagine how many I ended up with.  You could say there are more than a few ;)

Have a wonderful weekend!  Justin & I are heading to Pittsburg for the weekend with our friends Hayley & Richard!

of things to come!

This weekend has been full of great photo shoots, so I just wanted to share a little sneak peak of what is in store!