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HI! I'M CATHY BLACKSTONE.

I am a Columbus based photographer and welcome to my blog.

I love to photograph babies in the tummy, babies out of the tummy, kids being good, kids being bad, kids with special needs, kids with fur, couples in love, families being themselves and seniors in between text messages :)

I have a fun and carefree style that I think you will be very comfortable with. Of course I love to take the classic picture where everyone is looking at the camera with a perfect smile but what I really love to catch is the real "in between" moments. The candid moments that you will cherish forever.

This is my photo blog where I will share favorite images from recent sessions and blab about my interests and family.

Thanks for visiting my site and taking a look. I really appreciate it. 

JOEY | columbus, ohio senior photography

October 12, 2010 Posted in Seniors

Time to catch up on some Seniors!

This is Joey. Quiet. Sweet. Interesting. Humble. Easy on the eyes:)

He operates a geeky techy blog that gets loads of visitors a day yet loves and plays water polo.

So basically he is a Type A with muscle tone, lol. Gotta love that!

Adored his mom Libbe. Emailed me that she wanted downtown, chipped paint, urban setting. Hello, I love you.

Joey could care less. He has no idea how cool his mom is:) But obliged.

I loved this session……

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And yes I shot some horizontals:) Feeling vertical today.

by Cathy

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December 8, 2015 - 1:26 am Rawan - Wow Thanks!..I used this method with a French zcpdoie now have French . In view of the fact that registering i see that the app verifies my ip each time I open it. I assume that although accepted my registration from the proxy ip address it now knows I'm in USA while traveling. Free users r allowable to be away for 2 wks tops..At the end of 2-wks will block my login if it is not from a French IP?? Is there a way to ploy before the deadline, using Hiload etc?

December 21, 2010 - 6:15 pm Elisa - What you fail to mention in your description is that Joey's mom is friends with your bff. These pics kill me. I have known Joey for a long time and I swear this happened overnight. over.freaking.night.

October 13, 2010 - 1:41 pm Libbe - whats funny is how we teased him that someday his cell phone would be so outdated looking and I just realized it already is. Its been replaced by his Droid. lol

October 13, 2010 - 1:39 pm Libbe - i was just looking to see what interesting pics you have posted and I see Joey!! Love them all, thanks so much!! You captured him. Best part was that he had fun, and it was great getting to know you

October 12, 2010 - 12:53 pm janel - Whoa. Second row down, on the right. Gorgeous boy. :)

THE GRAVES FAMILY | columbus, ohio family photographer

October 4, 2010 Posted in Families

Words I think of when I think of Meg and her family:

Alive. Real. Hands full:) Passionate. In shape (they ran a half marathon the next day). Fun. Fast. Entertaining. Enjoyable. Lovable. Wish we were neighbors….

This would be huge somewhere in my house.

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3 boys, lol. Two of them are like 13, 14 months a part or something crazy. Maybe less.  Mr. Fiery redhead had no love for me – which only makes me crazy and try harder – but luckily I always get my best pictures from the most challenging – always:)

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Mr. Serious but so scrumptious and squishy..

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HOLY MOM GETTING TRAMPLED! Love this shot. And I love it that it’s not me:)

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One of my favorite true “lifestyle” shots.

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October 5, 2010 - 3:00 pm Katie Purcell - I don't know Meg personally but Zoe loves her and her family so I have gotten to know them through Zoe! Love their pics and it makes me wish October 7th was today!!

October 5, 2010 - 7:23 am Leslie - LOVE the one with the little guy throwing his arms in the air! These are great. So glad you are finding time to blog!

THE MASHBURN FAMILY | columbus, ohio family photographer

October 2, 2010 Posted in Families

Adorable adorable family. Every time I have a session with a family of 3 I leave feeling like I don’t spend enough quality time alone with each one of my kids. Because I don’t, lol. But in a perfect world I would. Then they would all be spoiled and think the world revolved around them like Jackson does (our first bearcub) – so forget that. But still I leave each session wanting to be more attentive to each of my kids – and I ESPECIALLY did after this session. These three were fused. Everything a family should be:)

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Meet Joey. Allergic to a gazillion different foods. Basically Joey can only eat meat, fruits and veggies – like were supposed to, lol. Anyway in the middle of the session he whips out this container from Christin’s backpack and starts munching on a piece of steak and kale. Mark and Christin have no idea how funny this is because it is their norm. I wish it were my norm. But instead Ring Pops are my norm.mashburn3

Love that Christin hugged me after seeing this photo of herself. Love that Mark howled. Love that I caught the two of them looking at each other like this. Love that Mark wasn’t afraid of the camera and worked it:)mashburn21

I love my job…..mashburn4

The perfect miraculous family photo with a 17 month old:) mashburn51

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THE BARR FAMILY | columbus, ohio family photographer

September 29, 2010 Posted in Families

Had the complete honor of photographing the Barr’s again. There is a quiet deep strong love with this foursome that you have to be around to feel. Amazing. They let me pick the location:) The light is perfect at parking garages people! It has to do with the reflection of the concrete I’m sure AND it just makes kids happy to run around – so you get relaxed happy crazy faces. Love that. Then we went to my secret path that I will get kicked off of one day. I’ll beg for forgiveness, never permission.

Here I am singing Old McDonald at the top of my lungs. Kids especially love my loud harsh donkey bray. If anyone ever secretly videotapes me during a session I am totally quitting.

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Love this one…..

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And this ….

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September 30, 2010 - 2:58 am Liesbeth Parlevliet - Oh yeah... I've seen the whole slideshow at their Caringbridge site... so gorgeous Cathy. Thanks for sharing their love with us.