I don’t know about you, but I have felt like the days are crawling by, but wait a minute, where did April go? As the weather finally warms up here in Ohio, and life is oh so slowly and carefully moving back into gear, I am looking forward to reconnecting with family, friends and clients! (Slowly and carefully) Portraits in front of the house have always been one of my favorites, since it will give children a reminder of the house they grew up in. We actually have a front porch photograph of my husband’s great grandparents’ family. Truly priceless. … Continue reading Mother’s Day Already?

As we settle into this new way of family life, I remember the great Aretha Franklin song, “Who’s Zooming Who?” from 1985. If you don’t know it, you can find it on YouTube. Now ZOOM has entered the international consciousness as a verb, defining the way we communicate. No longer does a simple phone call suffice. We want to SEE each other too, especially since we can’t do it in person. A wonderful idea, in my humble opinion! Now, we live a scant 10 minutes away from two children, but still connected with them and our youngest via Zoom for … Continue reading Who’s Zooming Who?

Life, Part IV. That’s how I think of our latest adventure, here in Cleveland, Ohio. Part I was growing up in Chicago. All the fun of a big family in a big city. We were city kids, roaming the neighborhood and spending a surprising amount of time downtown. Mom worked in the Loop, and we were at her office so often, she may have invented Take Your Children to Work Day (unofficially). Part II was getting married and moving to Ohio, my new husband’s home. Our children had the best of both worlds, enjoying a cozy life in a small … Continue reading Finding Our Way Home

Can you believe it is almost Christmas again? And the end of a decade? 2020 around the corner. Grab the reins and enjoy the ride… You know I talk about our kids and grandkids all the time. They are the light of our lives. So it came as no surprise to most of you when I announced we were (semi) retiring and moving to Cleveland to be near them. Well, we did it, and here we are, five minutes from the beautiful shores of Lake Erie, getting to know our new home and loving hanging out with our family. Hopefully … Continue reading Countdown to Christmas!!!

So here we are at the beginning of another new year, and the perfect time for an updated headshot for your work, blog,  social media, or for those single individuals out there, a dating site! Your online image is generally the first impression you make on others, whether personal or professional. What does your portrait say about you?  Are you  just another face in the crowd? Or does your portrait stop the scroll and make the viewer want to get to know you and do business with you? Are you fun and outgoing, a thoughtful introvert, a lover of books … Continue reading New Year, New Look!

One of the first questions clients ask is “Where should we have our portraits made?”        It used to be automatic to go to a studio, either a chain like Olan Mills or Sears Portrait Studio or if you wanted something more elegant or unique, an individual photographer, like Portraitions! In recent years, the trend has been outdoor portraits, which are great, unless it is too hot, too cold, windy, rainy or just too humid for our hair to behave properly!  Trees and flower are lovely, unless our hair is droopy or we are freezing or sweating. The most frustrating is … Continue reading Your Place or Mine?