As a photographer, I’m happy when I’m creating art. But I’m happiest when I’m creating art with my family. Such is the case with this set of images: This is my great-nephew, who will be graduating in 2022. I’m incredibly proud and I have such high hopes for him after graduation. My vision here was to give him a sophisticated look — something more grown up — but with a youthful vibe. I hope you see that in these images as well.

It was really difficult to choose just six photos from this senior’s photo session. We opted for the autumn beauty (thank goodness the rain held off!) of Dawes Arboretum in rural, east-central Ohio.

She’s the captain of her soccer team — and headed to college this fall on an athletic scholarship! We scheduled a brief, second session to shoot her soccer pics. After two rain delays, we finally were graced with a beautiful evening on an abnormally-warm autumn day.

For a photographer, the best feeling in the world is when I client refers their friends and family, or when they ask you to photograph others in their own families. I photographed this guy’s sister last year — and it was so fun to see the differences in their personalities are give their parents a completely all new images to enjoy!

This dude is all about soccer, so I had to incorporate some tricks on the field to his senior collection. I took the show on the road to eastern Ohio for this session. Who doesn’t love a road trip, right?

The graduate (and her mom!) wanted her photos to have an artsy vibe, so we had our session at a farm in Lancaster. The late summer sun added so much to these images. Watch for her autumn and winter photos later this year!

Football and baseball are two of this senior’s passions, so we took to the fields for part of his session. I’ve decided to only post a few standard portraits with a lot of the more creative shots in which I used supplemental light to create really dramatic images against the spectacular evening sky.

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These beautiful portraits were created in the alluring gardens of Inniswood Metro Park and in charming Old Westerville. A natural in front of the camera, she has a warm smile and impeccable taste in clothes!

This guy is one tall drink of water! At 6’6”, he (literally) stretched our light stands to their extreme! We spent an evening at the peak of the autumn colors and created some spectacular and dramatic photos - and Mom loved the smiles (as moms always do).

This guy has his eye on law school, so we opted for the area around the beautiful Art Deco show piece that is the Ohio Judicial Center and the Statehouse as a back drop for him. He’s also a Cleveland Browns fan, so we coupled his football jersey with a spectacular alley and wow! We love the results.

This family took advantage of our annual Winter Sale, and despite the cool temperatures, we think the images are outstanding!

These city views - from bird's eye to street level - created a striking backdrop for this guy.  He's genuinely polite and relaxed - which definitely shows in his pictures.

We had a great afternoon photographing this senior at an abandoned farm in central Ohio.  The midday light was strong - but it created wonderful shadows all around.

This senior's photoshoot was a nice mix of rural and small-town city life.  He's the kicker for his high school's football team in addition to playing baseball (check out the patches and medals on his letter jacket!).  The late-autumn weather provided some spectacular light and shadows!

We were glad to be able to participate in the second part of this senior's photoshoot!  It's so tough when the clock says that it's time to go but the heart wants to continue shooting.

We used off-camera flash a little differently than in the past and we're quite pleased with the outcome -- particularly the shadow shot.  We hope you enjoy them, too.

We risked life and limb (not really) and a monsoon (yes, really) for this collection.  We started the day in a cornfield and midway through were caught in a torrential downpour.  Needless to say, we had to scrap the rest of the day's plans.

Our second attempt produced fantastic results:  We braved a rickety bridge to get to a run-down barn (with permission!).  From there, we traveled to Columbus' near-West side for some urban grittiness.