Recent Shoots

Baby blues. Columbus Family Photography

The Radi Family.

The sweetest!

It’s slick out. Columbus Senior Photography

Alyssa.

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She’s adorable.  And she laughs a lot.  And I really, really like that.
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My session fave…
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A senior.  On her phone.  Duh.  I love the previous text from her mum.  “Be careful coming home.  It’s slick out.”  🙂
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Alyssa, thank you so much for the highest of spirits even when it was seriously 30 degrees out and you were rocking a dress and sandals while your mother and myself were in coats and gloves.  You have such a warm heart!  Xo, Crystal Jo

More on this adorable senior…

Give me one sentence that tells us who you are and what you are all about. Have fun with it!
I am a loud, musical, and creative person who enjoys painting on walls.

List 3 songs on your musical playlist…
She Looks So Perfect – 5 Seconds of Summer, Little Me – Little Mix, Through the Dark – One Direction

What do you do in your free time? (school and non-school related activities)
I watch youtube, iisten to music, edit things, and paint.

What is your favorite memory from High School?
Going to arizona for marching band and winning grand champion at the Fiesta Bowl parade contest.

What are you plans for post graduation?
I plan to attend Wright State University and major in motion pictures.

What do you wanna be when you “grow up”?
a movie producer/director

How was your experience with Crystal Jo? And if you have a favorite memory/thing with Crystal Jo Foto, please share.
I liked how she made the experience fun, and not awkward while i was getting my pictures taken.

The Wood Family. Columbus Family Photography

The Wood Family.  

Session fave!  Love it!

 

Here’s some fun facts about The Wood Family..

If you could be any one person for the day, who would you choose?  Maddox would be Superman, Charlotte would be a teacher, and Marlee would be Jeff Bezos.

What is one thing you would like to learn to do? Marlee wants to design clothes, Maddox wants to learn to draw all the dinosaurs on one piece of paper, Charlotte would like to be on a cooking game show, like Nailed It
 If you found $100 in your back pocket, what would you buy? Maddox would buy a whole bunch of squishees, Marlee would go to Great Wolf Lodge, and Charlotte would go to Kings Island.
Describe the perfect weekend – Maddox says Christmas weekend, Marlee says a quiet weekend where she can read and watch TV all by herself, Charlotte says a weekend at the beach.
Are you more like your mom or dad?  – Maddox says dad because he’s a boy, Marlee says more like mom because we look so much alike, Charlotte says Dad because she looks like him.
What did you like best about your experience with Crystal Jo? Maddox says getting ice cream afterward, Marlee said when Maddox cooperated, Charlotte said seeing the different places within the small park to make the pictures all look different. I really appreciated your patience working with Maddox who was less than cooperative, and that you took care to get everything just right before taking the photo. I loved the beautiful choice of location and the opportunities for fun and spontaneous photos as well as the posed ones.

Mommy + Me. Columbus Family Photography

Nikki and Keagan. Mommy + Me.

Session fave…..

Adore you both and had so much fun at your session.  I hope you cherish these photos for all of eternity.  I sure will!

Tell us a little about your family dynamic…
I’m a single mom with my energetic,adventurous, mischievous son. Keagan is 10. He plays baseball and does Boy Scouts, I play softball and work with my horses. Family means a lot to both of us, anytime we get to just be around each other and family is always a good time.

If you could be one person in the world..
If he could be any person it would be a vampire, he said he wants to be able to float in the air, go where ever he wants quickly and scare people but he doesn’t want to hurt anyone lol . If I could be any person it would be Pam Beasley from the Office pranking Dwight with Jim.

What do you do in your free time?
Keagan and I enjoy being outside and riding horses, hiking, having nerf war battles and playing board games together.

Money, money, money…
If I had all that money we would travel the world with our family and close friends while we do anything fun in sight.

Describe a perfect weekend…
Our perfect weekend includes North Carolina with my sisters family, all the kids playing and laughing while we sit on the beach.

How did you meet Crystal Jo?
I met Crystal when I was about 11 yrs old. She and my sister went to high school together and became best friends. All through the years we have talked and kept in touch and followed each other. Now Crystal’s girls and Keagan go to school together.

Dylan. Columbus Senior Photography

Dylan. Class of 2022.

My session fave….

So handsome!

A few fun facts about Dylan..

What are 3 songs that are on your playlist..
Don’t worry (slimelife shawty)
AI Nash (young boy)
Dead Trollz (young boy)

What do you enjoy to do in your free time?
sports and gym

What is your favorite memory from high school?
winning the OCCs with the boys

What would you like to do after graduation?
go to college
go to ranger school

What would you like to be when you grow up?
army ranger

How was your experience with Crystal Jo?
It was good she was funny and nice and was teaching me new things

Umbrella Alley. Columbus Family Photography

The Bankes Family. (After years and years of calling this family by Rachel’s maiden name, Melchoir, we will get this right! Ha!)

Hilarious!

Umbrella Alley.  This was my first time photographing in the new area of Easton and it did not disappoint!

Tell us a little about your family dynamic. How you met your husband, how long you’ve been married, names and ages of the children.
We met at my now SIL’s 30th birthday party over a euchre game 11 years ago and will be married for 6 years this November! Charlotte will be 5 in January & Rori will be 2 on Nov 27th.
I’m the planner of the bunch and try to find new and fun places to go to keep us busy. Clint is the more athletic one and works with the girls on their golf skills and is trying to perfect his cartwheel skills.

What do you children enjoy doing?
Charlotte loves gymnastics, coloring, anything LOL doll related … and talking. She never stops talking!
Rori is baby doll and Elmo obsessed right now. And will literally copy everything Charlotte does, which is always fun for my mama heart to handle!

If you had a $100 bill in your back pocket to spend on whatever you’d like, you’d buy…
Honestly … I’d probably spend it on photo books or frames to hang more pictures on the wall. It’s hard not to smile when our house is covered in family photos!

How did you find out about Crystal Jo?
Crystal Jo was our amazing wedding photographer and we fell in love with her personality and style! She’s been documenting family moments ever since. I’m hoping she’s still available when the girls need their senior photos!! Thanks again for everything. You’re seriously our favorite!

Baby Fish. Columbus Baby Photography

Georgia.  Baby Fish.

 

These sunflower dresses!

SO CUTE!

Go Greyhounds. Columbus Senior Photography

Makala. Class of 2022.

Makala’s beautiful, TOTALLY FUN Momma that I work out with all of the time.  Love her!

So cute!

 

Makala, you are gorgeous!  HAVE A WONDERFUL SENIOR YEAR! XO!

Let’s hear some fun facts about Makala….

List 3 songs on your musical playlist…
Mirror by Lil Wayne, how to love by Lil Wayne, All of the lights by Kanye West

 

What do you do in your free time?
In my free time I coach gymnastics, I work at Roosters, and I do cheer.

 

What is your favorite memory from High School?
My favorite memory from High School is being on the cheer team.

 

What are you plans for post graduation?
After I graduate, I want to attend Columbus State and go to real estate.

 

What do you wanna be when you “grow up”?
I want to be a real estate agent.

 

How was your experience with Crystal Jo?  And if you have a favorite memory/thing with Crystal Jo Foto, please share.
I had a great time and Crystal Jo was great at making it a comfortable environment.

Lovely Lane. Columbus Senior Photography

Lane.  Class of 2022.
Family changing station!!!
Good luck with your senior year, doll!
My name is Lane and some of my favorite things are watching my horse race at Scioto Downs and traveling with my friends and family to different places !
Three songs on my play list are Long live by Taylor Swift, Flare Guns by Quinn XCII &  Chelsea Cutler, & American Country Love song by Jake Owen.
In my free time I’m a cheerleader for football & basketball at bishop ready. I also love playing with my dog Armand and hanging with my friends and family.
My favorite memory from high school has been getting ready with all my friends for our cheer games.
After graduation I will be attending a university.
When I grow up I want to be a health care worker of some type.
My experience with Crystal Jo was amazing ! It was so much fun trying new poses and laughing of course while doing it. She takes the most amazing pictures, and makes everyone feel their best while doing it.

Be the sunshine. Columbus Family Photography

The Rowe Fam.

I just love the energy here sooooo much! Be still my heart, my little bestie! And those baby teeth! EVERY picture is frame worthy!

 

Tell us a little about your family dynamic.  How you met your husband, how long you’ve been married, names and ages of the children.
We just celebrated our 9th anniversary. Crystal photographed our engagement about 10 years ago and has been documenting our growing family ever since. We have 3 daughters. Kinley (8), Kendall (6) and Quinn (8 months).

Do you have any hidden talents or something unique to you?
Mom and Kendall can roll our eyes like no one else can in the house.

What’s one thing you want to learn to do?
Kinley & Kendall want to learn how to surf.

If you had a $100 bill in your back pocket to spend on whatever you’d like, you’d buy…
Mom – clothes, Dad- tools, Kids – toys and candy

Describe the perfect weekend.
Our perfect weekends include not having a ton of plans which allows us to just decide last minute what we want to do. These things include bike rides, shopping, park trips, hanging out with neighbors, etc.

Are you more like your mom or your dad?
Kinley = dad, Kendall = mom (looks and personality), Quinn = not sure yet, seems to be a mix.

How was your experience with Crystal Jo? After 10 years, we keep using Crystal Jo for our family photos. Our kids love her and as a matter of fact this session in particularly they were so engaged that it took us longer. They kept asking for more and more photos. I’m always so happy with our photos because she captures true genuine emotion from us. Thank you!