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My name is Kelsie and I'm an Ohio photographer based in Columbus. Grab a cup of coffee (or in my case - a chai latte), a glass of wine or a bottle of coke and enjoy viewing my latest work, browsing resources for seniors & photographers, and getting a little peek into my life!

Barn weddings are probably one of the most difficult venues to photograph. If you aren’t comfortable with your flash, they can be extremely stressful and you most likely won’t be happy with the results. The reason why they are so challenging is because they are filled with wood and you cannot bounce your flash, otherwise, […]

My Secret for Photographing Barn Receptions

Jorgensen Farms Wedding Venue: Historic Barn

Do dark churches, give you the heeby-jeebies when it’s time to take family formals at the altar? What about reception halls with no windows, or even just regular evening receptions? What makes these scary for natural light photographers is the word that makes us all cringe: FLASH. In order for pictures to turn out in […]

My Off Camera Flash (OCF) System

As I’m sure you know, the ceremony start time dictates the entire timeline for the day. So I’d say it’s pretty important to consider when planning out your wedding day! There are so many factors to think about when choosing your ceremony time: is your ceremony indoors or outdoors? Is your wedding a morning wedding or an […]

What Time Should you Start Your Ceremony?

While this title may seem a little bit obvious, I’ve found that quite a few photographers are not aware of a simple trick that allows you to actually choose your focal point instead of the camera choosing for you! I use something called single point focusing, which allows me to choose almost any point in […]

How to Get your Subject in Focus

As most of you know, I recently went full time with Kelsie Lynn Photography. I’ve been asked by so many people about what that process looked like and I figured I’d write a blog post that gives you a glimpse into my heart behind the decision. For the past 2 years, I’ve been working a […]

My Road to Full Time Photography