Pitman Family Portraits - Canal Winchester, Ohio

When Julie contacted me and told me she was interested in having her family portraits taken at Slate Run Farm, I was instantly excited for the shoot. And when she told me she had two boys, ages 2 and 10 months, I got even more excited. The last time I had a shoot at Slate Run it was for the Faz Engagement/Family shoot in March. And it was so much fun then, that I knew the Pitman Family shoot last Saturday was going to be absolutely amazing....

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Thanks, Yoda.

"Everything will work out how it's going to work out and whether we think it's good or not it will be what it is." I was supposed to move last weekend. I had been planning and packing for weeks not to mention spending money and getting excited for months. But when moving day got here - we packed all of our stuff in 5 cars and drove all the way to the apartment complex only to find out out that there was no apartment ready for us to move in to.  Major...

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Setting the Scene

The first thing I do when I get to a new venue on the day of the wedding is walk around the location a few times. I want to get a feel for the venue and pick out a few different options for family pictures, the bridal party, and a first-look location. While on this walk I take a few pictures of the places that really speak to me and that I feel capture the essence of the location. After all, the bride and groom picked this venue for a reason and...

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Stay in Character...

"So you're Caley Norton?" Yes, I lied. But I had just gotten a human on the phone after frustratingly punching buttons and enunciating way too loudly into the phone for 15 minutes - I wasn't going to lose her because I didn't happen to be the name on the package that had somehow gotten lost in the last 20 miles of its journey. Apparently, my house doesn't exist to this certain delivery company even though they had successfully delivered...

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