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Some Updates on our world.Our Life as an Ohio Photographer
Two great myths of photographer's kids: 1. You must have tons of professional portraits of your kids. 2. Your kids must be so easy to photograph. First - have you ever heard the phrase "the cobblers kids have no shoes?" Yes. That pretty much explains things. Yes....
Sidney’s Session at Keepsake Portraits
We hope to have more of the behind the scenes videos for you to see what it is like to have a senior session done here at Keepsake. All the images and scenes that you see here have been done right here on our location. We have been photographing Sidney for many...
Certified and Celebrating 10 Years
Excited to have just gotten my 10-year pin from PPA. For the last ten years, I have been committed to the largest professional photographers organization. Why? Because for me photography is about telling a story with portraits and doing it with excellence. Ten...
The Hancock County Fair
The Fair is one of the highlights for me. It brings back a ton of memories. I wanted to make this post not just to test the new Facebook embedded posts feature, but to highlight one of the most memorable sessions in the last few years. When you bring together funnel...
A quick trip to Old Man’s Cave in Hocking Hills
What to do at Old Man's Cave Certainly the goal isn't to make this a travel blog - the focus here is really great portraits. I wanted to show some of the photography that we did while hiking about in nature. Our visit to Old Man’s Cave First - Old Man's Cave is...
Valuing Family
What is the value of family? Priceless. Our recent vacation took us to Mt. Pisgah in North Carolina. Yes the camping was great and the food was great. We did a little bit of hiking and little bit of shopping. But we did a WHOLE LOT of family. It was an absolutely...
Commercial Photography Photoshoot
Commercial Photography in Findlay Being a food photographer on commercial photography projects in Findlay is different than the big city. For one, you get to know the owners a lot more and it has been great to know We Serve. Coffee's owners over the years. It is a...
Preserving Memories – Restoration
What if you have a print that needs restoration Real Stories: A wallet image of a mother and daughter was the only remaining image of the two of them together. That image was ran through the wash and most of the paper backing was gone and the emulsion layer (the top...
Planning for Your Senior Pictures
Senior Picture Planning We did a quick interview with Emily to find out how she had prepared for her senior pictures. You can see the video below and find out what you need to do to prepare. Planning your senior pictures helps the session to go...
Mom in the Picture?
Recently someone pointed out an article on the web that made me think. How often do we take images on the run with our family or have images created at Keepsake that is just of the kids. So when all is said and done, if I can't do it for myself, I want to do it for my...