Thank you for visiting my blog! I'm Ashley, a lover of photography, reality TV, and chihuaha's. I'm a wife to my wonderful husband Jordan and a mommy to my beautiful little girl Sophia...and we can't forget my little furbaby Lola. I was always "that girl with a camera" and I think anyone who knows me can vouch that I've pretty much grown up with a camera in my face. I fell in love with taking photos and I've been so blessed to be able to actually call this my job!

I am a natural light photographer in the Dayton, Ohio area. Thanks for stopping by!

 

Thursday
Jul222010

Anna + Ryan are MARRIED! | Dayton, Ohio Modern Wedding Photographer

I'm finally back to updating! I've been in and out of town the last few weeks. Combine that with the fact that I'm smack dab in the middle of wedding season and you get one sad little blog :) I'll make up for the lack of blogging very soon! Also, have you noticed the new look around here? I'm notorious for changing up the look of my blog. What can I say? I bore easily :) I actually worked on this one for weeks now and am so happy with the outcome! I've also added a Categories tab to make it a little easier if you only want to look at weddings, or just babies & maternity, etc. Oh, and e-mail is still not my friend these days. I always return e-mails within 48 hours, if not the same day. So, if you have e-mailed me recently please try again via the Contact tab. Thanks so much!

Anna & Ryan had such an awesome day filled with crazy firemen, a pit stop at a bar and lots of smiles. These two are ridiculously adorable and I just loved working with them. Here's just a few from their beautiful day:

Hey studs :)

Are you kidding me? Anna, you looked amazing!

Told you they're adorable :)

The bridal party were troopers out in the heat!

Friday
Jun252010

A trip to the carnival | Dayton, Ohio Modern Photography

Well, this was meant to be a trip to take some "10 Month Old" photos of Sophia...That didn't exactly work out because she was in complete and total awe of all of the lights and music. We literally could not get her to look at me because she couldn't take her eyes off what was going on around us. So, I resorted to taking some fun/interesting shots of the carnival itself.

I did manage to get a little smirk out of her when I was testing light. However, as you can see in the 2nd photo, she would not take her eyes off the carousel! There was no goofy sound or silly face I could make to get her attention :)

This one of the carousel is my fave. I'm having it printed and hanging it on our wall :)

I was trying to capture the awesome ambient lighting by setting my shutter speed crazy low but I didn't have a tripod. It's totally out of focus but I still think it's pretty awesome for some reason. I just like it, imperfections and all.

Thursday
Jun242010

Emily + Chuck | Ohio Engagement Photographer

Emily & Chuck told me ahead of time that they were a little nervous because they're not very comfortable in front of the camera. As you can see, they definitely didn't seem too terribly uncomfortable afterall :) So sweet & cuddly, just love it.

I hope you 2 have an amazing time on your wedding cruise! It sounds like it's going to be a blast! Here are a few of my faves as I was going through the photos from our session:

 

Wednesday
Jun232010

E-mail

GREAT! I have just discovered that I am not receiving most e-mails AND some are not receiving my messages either. Note my sarcasm?

I am working on getting this fixed ASAP. If you have e-mailed me recently or have been awaiting a response, please resend using the Contact form. I really appreciate it!

Thanks so much. Stay tuned for Emily & Chuck's e-sesh!

Tuesday
Jun222010

Christina + Kevin are MARRIED! | Cincinnati, Ohio Wedding Photographer

I love Christina, I love Kevin and I loved this wedding. Simple as that. These 2 made my job so easy because they are totally, completely, ridiculously in love...and not afraid to show it!

I am SO happy for you guys! I hope you're having an awesome time in Cancun and that your move into your brand new home on your return is an easy one. Here's your sneak :)