Columbus Ohio Family, Baby, and Senior Portrait Photographer | Cathy Blackstone Photography » Cathy Blackstone is a Columbus photographer specializing in family, baby, child, maternity and senior portrait photography

I love my job, I love my job, I love my job:)

So Kelly calls me wanting to schedule a session with one little hiccup – it had to be that weekend. Both kids involved in soccer – practices and tournaments out the yingyang – and the tournament that they had been packed up and driving to 6 HOURS AWAY was just cancelled. Crazy.

So I fit them in a morning slot which made me nervous because it had been such a long time since I had done a morning session. When you are a photographer your entire being is thinking about what is facing west – so when you do a morning shoot and the sun is not where you are used to it being it feels left handed, lol. But I am so happy with these I can’t stand it.

It was cold. It was morning. And I’m pretty sure 3 out of 4 of them wished they were sleeping more than anything else in the world. But they were troopers and seriously cute and adorable:)

Seriously now….. can’t you just here everyone say awwwwwww during the slideshow at their weddings?

Harley. Best name ever for a girl and it fit her perfectly. She was as sweet as could be but I could tell there was a little bit of spicyness to her too:) I like that.

So. They would not touch each other. I made them try. I made them put their arms around each other but ummm no. So I made them stand back to back and it is my all time favorite sibling picture. Something I totally have to try with my numero uno and dos because they will also not touch each other.

Don’t worry – I have these same pics all nice and centered too but you know I like the ones where parts of heads are chopped off better!

A message for Dan the Dad: thank you for jumping. I know you didn’t want to. You will probably get made fun of by men that are insecure. But tell me you love this picture. This is the shot that would be 20×24 in my house somewhere. I have stared at this for so long with the biggest smile. I could not have positioned any of you any more perfectly. Thank you thank you thank you thank you forever infinity.

Another one that is so perfect. I love where the sun is. I love how Harley is standing. LOVE the boots. I love how mom and dad are holding hands. Kelly – you look awesome. Dan – perfectly relaxed.

I’m so glad you called me Kelly:) Thank you Wendi for the referral!

Badabing Badaboom:) 18 people looking at the camera and smiling. No one blinking. No one crying. SEVEN kids under 5 years old. Who’s your mamma? And to my photog friends – no head removals:) Did I make a complete and total fool out of myself within 5 minutes of meeting them? Yep:) Are all of the men super cute and attractive which only made singing Elmo and Old McDonald harder? Yep:) But so worth it!

Okay so this wonderful family is the Purcells. Mom and Dad are in the back and they are surrounded by their four sons and their families. I had so much fun. Total rush. It was completely organized and everyone “got” me. I can’t tell you how much I appreciate that.

This is Matt and Carrie……

and they have two darling shiny little toe heads. I was a toe head and had two red heads???  Look how adorable they are….

This is Mike, Kim, Laney and Jordan…..

Kim – I felt like I knew you from somewhere. It was driving me crazy. Then finally after 2 nights of staring at you, lol, I realized you have the same eyes as Carly Simon. Has anyone told you that?

Pinky swear the next one will be big somewhere…..BIG. Big is not 8×10.

My girl Katie’s family:) Katie set the whole thing up and was organized and kind enough to totally prepare everyone for my madness. Everyone knew my style and was ready to play and kiss and roll around. KATIE ROCKS.

She has 1, 2 and 3 year old boys. She also runs half marathons. After laughing at her I start crying on the inside, lol. Umm and the next picture needs to be BIG woman! Repeat after me, ” big is not 8×10″. Thank you.

I had to include the one on the right. Nice try Katie:) It brought me way too big of a smile to delete – it’s where you are right now:)

Last brother. If you think you are seeing double – you are:) This is Mark and Amanda……the one on the left made my heart skip a beat. One of my favorite couple photos ever!

This is their darling little boy Landon. I could swim around in his eyes all day long.

and don’t worry I have a shot in the next pose all nice and centered and perfect but there was something about this one that I loved…

Would you just die if you had these photos of your parents? I am so glad i didn’t pose them all stiff and traditional. So glad. I told him to get in there and he did! So cool. Thank you:)

Patty and Mike. You did a fine fine job with those boys of yours. You were so nice to me and welcoming and excited. I had so much fun. Thank you. Oh and thank you for making Drew drink his milk so that he could lift the 500 pound storm metelthingamajig with one hand while holding a baby in the other – not kidding – total superhero movie scene – to fetch my keys that i dropped. Yep. Classic Cathy.

the end:)