dog photobomb during family photo session

They’re back, they’re back, they’re baaaack!! For the past several years the Skaggs fam has called Omaha, Nebraska their home, but all is right in northeast Ohio once again! My friendship with Bud and Kallie goes back to our college years, and I am forever grateful for these lifers right here. When they recently relocated […]

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Being 3 was all about finding her independence, which of course was both a joy and a challenge to navigate 😆 But we did it, we made it through! Hazel Ann is sweet and spicy, creative, kind, stubborn, joyful, and so much more. She loves cooking and baking with mama in the kitchen, getting her […]

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Carlyn K Photography Greenhouse Christmas Sessions in North Lima OH

This year’s annual Christmas session weekend brought familiar faces and new faces alike, and EVERY family brought the festive holiday JOY! Every year I think to myself “how will I find a location I love more than last year‘s?!” and somehow, it always happens! Local photographer and event setup company Urban Elephant (Brittany Dowd) built […]

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fall family photos at Cuyahoga Valley National Park

End of October/early November is such a toss up on fall foliage, but this session just proves that you only need ONE tree with some leaves hanging on to make some fall portrait magic! The VanArsdale family session was scheduled for the first week of November, and the rainy/windy week prior dropped the leaves from […]

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golden hour fall family portraits

You can plan the outfits, the best timing for happy kiddos, allll the factors that lay the groundwork for an amazing portrait session….but you have no control over the weather and sunlight! So when my sessions luck out and the sun shines so beautifully for the golden hour fall portraits we were hoping for, it’s […]

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Mill Creek Park MetroParks Farm fall engagement session

Last week I got to hang out with these two on the most BEAUTIFUL Ohio autumn evening – I mean it really was just picture perfect! Jenny and Caleb love hanging out at Vintage Estate in Boardman, so it was the perfect spot for us to meet up to kick off their engagement session. Jenny […]

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