Romantic Summer Styled Wedding Shoot {Newark, Ohio Wedding Photographer} Dawes Arboretum

   I wanted to share with you the wedding styled shoot I had over the summer. I collaborated with local vendors in Newark and a wedding dress boutique in Columbus. All my vendors were SO fantastic to work with and I hope to work with them in the future. I put out a model call and received a dozen emails from couples wanting to model for me but when I seen Tommy and Alexis I thought they were so adorable. They were so great to work with and went along with anything and everything I needed or wanted. I am currently trying to get this styled shoot on a wedding blog and if that happens, I will definitely share it.

 2017 is going to be a busy year for me. I am only going to book four weddings in 2017 and since it is peak engagement season, it is important to book your wedding photographer early because they book fast. I would love to work with you!


Stay Fabulous,
Janessa Dawn


Vendors: 

Hair and Makeup: http://www.bellezzaspaonline.com/
Dress: http://www.sgebridal.com/Home.html
Tux: http://www.callmrtux.com/
Flowers: http://linnetsflowers.com/
Rings: http://www.pughsjewelrynewarkoh.com/
Cake: https://www.facebook.com/triciassweets

Ohio Fall Mini Session at Dawes Arboretum {Newark, Ohio}

  Does anyone know what tomorrow is? It is the first day of FALL! I am so excited for fall. The pumpkins, colorful leaves, pumpkin spice latte's and bake goodies, and fall pictures with clients. See what I did there? 

  I am happy to announce my Day at Dawes which will be Saturday, October 22nd. Now, I already have a couple slots booked before I even released this special. The sessions will be $35 for a 30 minute session and 50% off of CDs making them only $50.00. Fall is my busiest time of year so take advantage of this opportunity. I would love to work with you and your family. To book your session, please give me a call at 740-974-2902!

Janessa Dawn

A heart full of client love and Kyndal's 6 month Session {Newark, Ohio}

  I finished a 6 week newborn session last night and later on in the evening posted their sneak peeks on Facebook. Some photographers may not do this but it is something I like to do for my clients and for myself. It gives them a sneak into the final product of their session and it makes me feel better to read their positive comments about my work.

  As I sat down here at my desk, my heart was full. I love capturing a newborn and then reading a mom's response like, "These melt my heart! Thank you for capturing these moments of our miracle babies!". I love seeing that mom or grandma tear up over their family portraits. I love when a session doesn't seem to be going very good with a toddler and I put some adorable images out of the hat at the parent's view and order session. I love all my clients. I love my clients who have been with my for a couple years and put up with my mess ups. I love my new clients who search for a photographer, find my name somewhere on the internet, and then book a session not completely sure of how it will turn out. I particularly love when clients keep coming back for more. So if you are my client, know that I love you and your family and I am thankful for each of you.

    

   Sweet, baby Kyndal came into the studio for her 6 month session in August. I had the privilege of capturing her newborn pictures earlier this year. It is fun so watch my newborns and kids grow up over the years.  Wait...did I just call them mine? It is fun to get to hold a newborn baby every so often...who doesn't love that?

Thank you, Hope and Tyler, for bring your babies back once again.

Janessa Dawn

Mary Salon - Fashion Shoot {Bryn Du Mansion} Granville, OH

I am so happy that Mary has asked me to shoot the pictures for her fashion Instagram page. We always have fun chatting about different clothing pieces we see, among many other topics. When I shoot a client at an outdoors location they usually have to change in their car. Mary usually brings many different outfits so she ends up changing in a hot car without hardly a complaint. I mean who sticks a Louis Vuitton bag in a tree? I will say that shot turned out pretty cute though. :) I love this shoot with her because we got some ridiculously adorable shots and working with just one subject allowed me to step outside my box and try some new poses and locations around Bryn Du Mansion. Trust me, there have been shoots with other clients where I haven't felt quite up to my A-game. Sometimes I need to take a step back, readjust my focus, and plunge ahead. 

Stay Fabulous,

Janessa Dawn

Drema Barnes {2016 High School Senior} Columbus, OH

Drema is adorable. I shot her senior session back in March along with Alexis Terry's Senior session. You can see pictures from her session at the link. They both did great and we had a good time. I know I have said before and I'll say it again, I love shooting seniors. It is a lot less complicated shooting one person versus three or four. I love a cute family but it is nice to break from that and focus on one individual and implement the different poses and ideas you can come up with. Drema, follow your dreams. You are a special girl and never forget it. I wish you the best. 

Stay Fabulous,

Janessa Dawn

A Little Lesson From Living A Busy Life & Halko's 6 Month Session {Newark, OH}

     I am sure you all have experienced how busy life can get, especially summer. Actually, it seems my life is always busy. You may get tired or irritated because your always SO busy and racing the clock. But it was recently brought to my attention that the busyness of life can show exactly how much we have to be thankful for. You have a job which means you can buy the food you need to eat when some go hungry and you can afford to put a roof over your head when some live under bridges. You have weddings and parties to attend which means you have friends in this world. You have grandparents to visit, a Mom and Dad to hug and kiss, and siblings to fight with which means you have a family. You have deadlines to meet, errands to run, clients to met with which means you can afford a car when some people walk and strength to move when some are bedfast or dying. Every morning you are blessed that God wakes you up for another day to love the ones you love, to laugh and smile. So when you are tired from running and it seems the days aren't long enough, think of how blessed you are for what you have and that you can live in a free Country. Life is too short so instead enjoy every bit of, even the busyness. 

    Here is this pretty little girl's 6 month pictures taken in-studio. I think they turned out pretty adorable and she did a great job. I like to try to come up with different sets and the suitcases turned out pretty cute! 

Enjoy!

Janessa Dawn 

Fleming Newborn Session {Newark, Ohio}

     Here are some shots from sweet baby Elliot's newborn session. I blogged the maternity session I shot of his Momma and he is currently four months old so I am behind. :) The fun thing about offering the Grow With Me package is I get to watch these kiddos grow up. I am planning on showing his first year through a collage when all his sessions are completed. If you know someone who is currently expecting, the Grow With Me package would be a great baby shower gift. ;)

Janessa Dawn

Simon Gitchell {One Year Session} Newark, Ohio

   This precious baby turned one year but when he came for his one year session he was as sober as sober can be. We had to reschedule his session in hopes we would be able to get some better shots. He was just not having the whole smiling thing. Thankfully, when he came back we got some cute shots. And how handsome does he look in that outfit?? I LOVE it when Moms put thought into their child's outfits for photo shoots and if you want to make your photographer happy then put some thought and energy into looking cute and put together for your session. Enjoy some of the shots from Simon's One Year session!

Stay fabulous,

Janessa Dawn

Disbennet Family {Studio Session} Newark, OH

Hi Friends!

      Here is the sweet Disbennet family that I shot back in January. They were such well behaved children and that makes my job a WHOLE lot easier instead of chasing kids around the studio and dealing with temper tantrums. trust me..I'v seen several of those. :) The joys of working with toddlers and young children. So high-five to parents that are able to keep their kids under control. It makes YOUR studio experience 1000xs better. I hope you enjoy some shots from the Disbennet's family session. 

Stay fabulous, 

Janessa Dawn

Basic Online Digital Photography Class-July 18-23, 2016

    Join me, Monday through Saturday, on July 18-23 for a BASIC online digital photography course. You don't need to know much about photography to take this course because it is geared for beginners. Whether you are a mom or dad who wants to learn to take better pictures of your kiddos or someone who wants to learn more about their camera in hopes of one day becoming a photographer, this class is perfect for you.
     The best part? It is completely online so you can take this class from the comfort of your own home, in your pajamas, in another state somewhere{I guarantee you I will be hanging out in mine some of the time too ;)}. We can sip coffee together {or if you prefer tea} and hopefully I can help you become better acquainted with your DSLR camera. I know some people can be intimidated by their camera and not use it at all...and why waste a perfectly good, expensive camera? This class is only $120 for a SIX day class. I will be hosting it through Facebook.

To join and sign up for my class, please email me at jdawnphotography@yahoo.com or call me at 740-974-2902. I look forward to having you in my class.

P.S. Don't forget to share with your friends and family..no matter where they live!

William's 1st Birthday Cake Smash Session {Newark, Ohio}

   Here is William's 1st birthday cake smash session from January. He did such a great job. I have shot so many children, babies, newborns, etc., already in my few years of business. I hope that when parents walk away from their session that they say, "I love the way she worked with our children". I want to create a lasting impression and relationship with each of my clients and I definitely want them to be my "forever" clients and I can watch their children and family grow through out the years. 

Stay fabulous,

Janessa Dawn 

2015 Apple Orchard Sessions {Legend Hills Orchard} Utica, OH

   Happy Wednesday, Friends! I know I said I wasn't going to blog the rest of last years sessions but I think I changed my mind (I'm aloud, right?). :) On October 17th, I had Apple Orchard sessions out at Legend Hills Orchard in Utica, Ohio. I love working with Legend Hills and we got some great shots. I worked with 11 families that day; some new families and some families I have shot in the past. I hope to work with each of them again in the future. Here is a combined post of the families from my apple orchard sessions and I picked just a few of each family. Enjoy. 

Janessa Dawn

The Danison Kids below

The Myers Family. 

The sweet Peirano Family. 

The Meyer family.

Check out the Fordham boy!

The Kipe family.

Check out this Mother and her two kiddos. 

The Stadnicar Family!

The Gitchell family!

The Fisher family below.

The Miller family. Check out all them boys! :)

Fleming Maternity Session {January 2016} Newark, OH

   Hey Friends! I know it has been a long time since I have put up a blogged post. I had intentions of blogging more and catching up but life is crazy, right? So, since I am already into May and I haven't been able to finish up 2015 shoots I am just starting with 2016. I know that will mean photo sessions towards the end of last year won't get posted but maybe I will do a special post once a month to post some of the best. I don't want to promise to blog everyday or even four times a week. Right now I want to start blogging every Monday and Wednesday or twice a week, depending if I can keep the Monday and Wednesday with my schedule. 

    Here is the adorable Fleming family from January when they were expecting the arrival of baby Elliot. He has since then arrived and I have shot his newborn pictures which will go up in a blog post later. Here are some of the best shots from their session. I hope you enjoy.

Thank you, Mary-Ellen and Jerrod, for letting me capture your family once again. I look forward to watching Elliot grow up and maybe even shoot another baby in the future ;)

Until next time,

Janessa Dawn.

Photography Class {March 7th and 7th} Newark, OH

Hey Friends! There isn't much time left to sign up for my basic photography class on Monday, March 7th and Tuesday, March 8th from 6-8.  This is for those with DSLR cameras. If you would like to sign up, please email me at jdawnphotogaphy@yahoo.com or call me at 740-974-2902!

I would love to have you in my class!

Janessa

 

Stewart Maternity Session {Dawes Arboretum, Newark, OH}

   Here is Amber and Scott's maternity session that I shot in the fall. They did a fabulous job and were so kind. I will sometimes tell clients to bring along any props they might want to incorporate into their session and Amber brought a special book with them that went into the baby's nursery with the picture. I also like to shoot maternity sessions. I have yet to specialize myself into one or two types of photography and I'm not so sure I will unless it is down the road somewhere. 

    I hope you enjoy looking at Amber and Scott's maternity photos as much as I enjoyed shooting them!

Stay Fabulous,

Janessa Dawn 

Bowens Family {Fall Family Photography} Dawes Arboretum, Newark Ohio

     I am sure that no one in their right mind would say they hated fall. I mean how could you? I dearly love fall and it makes the PERFECT backdrops for my clients. Kim contacted me about taking their fall pictures and can I say that I love all that dark hair?? Sometimes babies just don't get the memo that it's picture day and they need to be as happy as can be. But you go with it and sometimes ask random strangers to bring their puppies over to take the baby's attention away from sadness. We had a great shoot and the fall colors were on display at Dawes Arboretum. Check out some of their shoot below!

Stay fabulous,

Janessa Dawn

Witter Family {Family Photography} Dawes Arboretum, Newark Ohio

   Fall is one of my favorite time of year to shoot photo sessions. The leaves are beautiful and make a fabulous background. I shot the Witter family in the middle of September and the leaves were just changing. This family is very near and dear to my heart and I enjoy shooting their family! 

Stay fabulous, 

Janessa Dawn

{Family Session} Dawes Arboretum, Newark, OH

I shot this family at Dawes Arboretum in September. I am slowly attempting to catch up on blogging so hopefully you will see more then two sessions a week! They did a fabulous job even with posing and arranging 15 people {foster children not shown for privacy reasons}.Check out some picture from their session below.

Stay Fabulous, guys!

Janessa Dawn

 

Abby Reed- Ohio High School Senior Photography {Dawes Arboretum, Newark, OH}

  I love to shoot high school seniors. The thing I love about it is I only have one person to pose and I have more freedom to try new poses. I don't want all my sessions to look alike and so I try to think of new ideas and posing to mix it up.  Last year I had the privilege to shoot Abby's senior pictures out at Dawes Aboretum. She did a fabulous job in front of the camera. One of my favorite spots that we shot from this session was the field of yellow flowers. Abby was not too sure about that but she went along with it and ended up liking them :) Check out some pictures from her session below!

Stay Fabulous, Abby!

Janessa Dawn 

Peirano Family {Family Session} Dawes Arboretum, Newark Ohio

   Here is the sweet and fabulous Peirano family. I shot Will and Ashley's family pictures back in the spring and since then they have had a sweet baby girl. You can see their spring session here. It was a privilege for me to shoot Will's whole family. This was my first time shooting a family this big {except for weddings}. They did great and rocked it in front of the camera!