Today marks my baby’s Last Day of Kindergarten! Claire completed kindergarten in a completely virtual setting for the 2020-2021 school year. While it wasn’t ideal and not at all what we had expected prior to the pandemic, she did well and made the best of it. She did have to switch teachers once, which was […]

Today I thought I’d get personal and share 10 things you probably didn’t know about me! 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Melissa Dayton, Ohio Photographer   1 | I have a bachelor’s degree in English Writing. I actually started out thinking I wanted to pursue nursing, but turns out I can barely pass a […]

Hey friends! Spring has sprung and I’m feeling happy now that my winter blues are gone. There’s just something about the change of seasons that is so refreshing, but especially so after a long winter indoors with COVID. Although 2021 hasn’t been totally out of the woods for COVID, I am happy to be feeling […]

Time for April 2021 Goals! I’m not sure if you’ve kept up with my goals posts this year, but it makes me nostalgic for when I had a personal blog for many years! I’m glad to bring some more personal elements to my photography business so I can share me with you. Also, I’m amazed […]

I’m really excited to share my first two rolls of 35mm film with you today! I was born in 1989 which makes me almost 32. Most my early childhood was still documented on film that my dad got developed at Price Club. I fondly remember disposable cameras. But my own first experience capturing images has […]

Time for another goals post! March 2021 goals, here we go! Although January and February felt really slow to me – cold, gloomy long days and still staying at home a lot due to weather and COVID, I cannot believe it’s March! I love this month because…⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🎂 It’s my birthday month!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 💐 Spring […]

There’s nothing like the first snowfall of the year, right? Our first snow falls in both 2020 and 2021 were both in January. I grew up in Colorado and always loved playing in the snow as a kid. My kids had yet to experience much snow yet as we came from Hawaii before we moved […]

It’s already time to put out another monthly goals post! Time to set some February 2021 goals! Even though January was a bit slow for me, I can’t believe we’re already another month into 2021.   February 2021 Goals   Personal Goals Pick something to give up for Lent, starting on Feb 17th. I am […]

2020. What a year. While most of us are looking back in it in disdain and hoping we soon forget everything that dumpster fire of a year held for us, there are many moments I hope to not soon forget. Lots of photographers struggle with taking personal photos of their family. In 2020, I finally […]