Meredith Alane Photography

The Gray's at Phillips Park in Beavercreek Earlier this month I had a great photo session with Megan and Matt Gray and their adorable dogs, Ruby and Bayley.  We went to Phillips Park in Beavercreek. It's a great location with lots of trees, a big red barn and a pond.  Here are some of my favorites!  Ruby and Bayley are huge Cincinnati fans! Love their cute jersey's to show off there Cinci Pride! Ruby was so cute while we were taking these pictures.  I had her squeaky toy in my pocket and every time I squeezed it she tilted her head a different way.   Phillips Park is going to be one of my new favorite places for portraits. I love this red barn with Megan and Matt's outfit choice. It worked out perfectly! Thanks Megan and Matt, I'm looking forward to our next photo session!

The Many Different Faces of Nora                       I had the privileged of photography one of my friends from work daughter a few weeks ago. Let me tell you, she is an absolute doll face. We had a great time getting her to smile and laugh. There were many different songs and toys used to capture these great expressions.                       The first few, Nora just wasn't to sure about the camera but I love this pose of her. She could be a baby model for J Crew. Her cute little hand at her side and those giant blue eyes!  Everyone loves sock monkey! Finally starting to see that precious smile starting to show up. Tim's back yard was great for the photo shoot. There was a nice row of trees in a shaded area which made for a perfect location for Nora'...

Well it's been awhile since I've posted pictures. It's not as easy now that my laptop has crashed and I've having to use my husband Josh's computer to edit pictures. Back in June, my husband and I went to house sit for some friends of ours in Traverse City, Michigan. This is my new favorite place to vacation. It's not to far of a drive from Dayton, Ohio and it's absolutely beautiful. One of our favorite places to visit while we are in Michigan is the Old Mission Peninsula . It is a great way to spend the day. We started out the day by enjoying wine tasting at Chateau Chantal . My favorite was the Late Harvest Riesling. The view from the vineyard was breath taking looking over the vines of grapes, out to the crystal blue lake. After enjoying a glass of wine, well really Josh enjoyed his glass of wine, out on the balcony, we headed to grab a bit to eat at Peninsula Grill . It was very tasty and not crowded for lunch. Once our tummies were full, ...

My Beautiful new baby niece Riley Katherine! Two weeks ago, my gorgeous niece Riley was born.  She is already one stubborn little girl, making us wait two extra days to meet her.  And of course, her uncle, Josh, and I had planned to leave for vacation the day she was born.  We left for a week long vacation to Traverse City, Mi only 30 minutes before she was born. Needless to say, I made Josh cut our vacation a little short and we came home Friday!  My Sister in law and I had a blast yesterday, taking Riley's first baby pictures! Here are some of my favorites:  She was amazing during the photo shoot.  Didn't cry or fuss, we could mold her anyway we wanted!  She is going to be a model!

Last Saturday, I had a photo shoot with an amazing family for their grandfathers 90th birthday. What a great group of people. They made my job a breeze. Here are some of my favorites!   All the kids were great. It is so had to keep that big smile for so many different shots. Luckily, I hit it off with the first shot by talking about Bumble Bee from Transformers!  I love that we where able to find a location at the grandmas house. With this gorgeous tree and the patio, it will make a great memory of the families house.   Great picture of grandma and grandpa, celebrating birthdays days apart. A great reason to get the whole family together. Happy 90th Birthday!  

  My senior session with Melissa at Eastwood MetroPark in Dayton was awesome! If you have never been there it is gorgeous. There is a large pond with a cobble stone bridge with lots of surrounding greenery for pictures. It is also connected to the bike path that will take you downtown or to Beavercreek. Melissa and her boyfriend, Josh, picked a great place for pictures.   Here are a few of my favorites for the session, we took them in the park and also at the railroad tracks that run along the park.     Melissa also wanted to have some pictures with her mom, Kelly, and boyfriend, Josh.   I had a lot of fun taking Melissa's senior pictures. She was a great to work with and very photogenic!