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Welcome! Booking a session with me means partnering with someone who is deeply committed to capturing and preserving this moment for you. My passion lies in ensuring you have timeless, beautiful images that you'll treasure more and more as the years pass by. With over ten years of experience in maternity, newborn , and family photography in the Toledo, Ohio area, I focus on creating beautiful, lasting images for families like yours. You'll receive genuine, heartwarming photos that capture real connections and joy, all crafted with care and expertise. My passion is to make sure these images become cherished keepsakes for you and your family. Keep scrolling to learn more!
Imagine looking back at your photos and feeling the joy, the love, and the connection all over again. That's what I aim to capture—the real, candid moments that make life beautiful, but with a touch of romance, magic, and fun. Your photos will do more than capture a moment; they'll unlock the love you feel, evoking all the emotions you experience about your family each time you look at them.
When you work with me, you receive more than just beautiful photos—you get a completely stress-free experience. And we both know that planning your wardrobe for photos can be so stressful.
That's why I offer complimentary one-on-one styling service that ensure you have a beautifully coordinated outfits tailored to your vision. I’ll pull together pieces that match the season, location, and your personal style, whether from your own wardrobe, new items, or my curated client closet. You’ll receive a selection of looks that not only photograph beautifully but also make you feel confident and radiant.
During our styling call, we’ll discuss the different options and finalize everything, so you don’t have to worry about last-minute outfit decisions.
This way, you can relax leading up to your session, knowing everything is taken care of. On the day of your session, you can simply enjoy the time with your family, stress-free and focus on making the most of the moments spent with them.
"we were thrilled!"
"I wanted photos to capture the way that complete chaos and transcendence can exist in the same fleeting moment with small children, and Cynthia did an amazing job. There were so many little details she managed to capture, things I see every day and are perfect representations of those moments with our littles but would never think to take a photo of, and her style and composition are breathtaking! I'm so excited to get prints. She put my kids completely at ease, got our photos done incredibly quickly, and in a very short span of time managed to "read" our family and capture so many of our special moments. We're thrilled with her work and with the whole experience."
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My love for photography grew when my daughter Ava was diagnosed with a brain tumor. I wanted to capture her every moment and have a way for her to always be with me. Looking at those photographs now helps our family in so many ways. Without our photos of her, the pain of losing her would hurt even more.
Ava taught me so much about life in her short five years and one of those things was the value of photography. It is something we don't think about until the years have passed and the moments that we are living today are nothing more than memories.
I have been given a gift to share with you that allows me to capture everything about your family you want to always hold on to. If you want photographs that highlight your family's love, connection, and the beautiful details of your children that will soon change, then I am the photographer for you!
Learn more about my photography journey and The Gold Hope Project , a non-profit that we founded in Ava's memory here.
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Cynthia Dawson Photography is a Toledo Ohio Newborn , Maternity, and Family Photographer. She serves the Northwest Ohio and Southeast Michigan areas including Toledo, Sylvania, Maumee, Holland, Perrysburg, and Oregon with high-quality, heirloom newborn, maternity, and family portrait sessions. Get the details about a session with her here.
