Katie SwiftPHOTOGRAPHER
Cole is AriAnne’s son, Jaden’s identical twin and Niah’s younger brother. I photographed Niah’s woodland senior session last year at Aullwood Garden around the same time. This year, I was so excited to meet Niah’s twin brothers and photograph them in a completely different setting- downtown Dayton near Chaminade Julienne High School. Their mom, AriAnne, told me...
Juliana’s senior session was a fun new challenge for me because I’ve never (can you believe it?) photographed horses OR Caesar’s Creek Gorge. The horses were majestic and the gorge was too! Juliana is my second senior from the Warren County Career Center and I just loved capturing her sweet animal lovin’ soul… One word...
When Noah’s mom, Sarah, called me to inquire about taking her son’s senior pictures, she told me with a voice that smiled that Noah was a country boy. My voice must’ve smiled right back when I said, I can’t wait to photograph him! You see, I just love capturing ALL the people with ALL the personalities. Not...
Preston is the second senior Levier boy I’ve been privileged to photograph. We choose Oakes Quarry Park, a desert-like oasis located in Fairborn as a backdrop for Preston’s unique personality. Even though he looks a lot like his older brother Parker, Preston has a whole different energy about him. He reminds me of my own...
Ava is a bright light who shines smiles on all around her. She and her family just moved to the area recently just in time for her to finish out her high school career at Dayton Christian School. Her senior session in the Oregon District was full of energy, dance moves and of course, lots of...
Rachel is a theatre girl and her senior session shows it! I loved how dramatic and fierce she was in front of my camera- parts of her session felt like poetry to me. And is there anywhere else like Wegerzyn Gardens in the fall? It’s a different kind of magic- shadowy and shifting like a slow...
Logan’s one of those guys who makes it impossible for you not to like him. His senior session was full of laughter, good vibes and go with the flow energy. I’m sure the fact that Logan has EIGHT brothers and sisters might have something to do with his easygoing personality. I had never shot a...
When Shannon told me she wanted a Phantom of the Opera aesthetic for her senior photography session, I was pretty jazzed up in a way only an ex-showchoir girl could be. (Jazz hands!) I was on mission to find an epic location. After a few failed attempts to connect with local opera houses and theaters,...
Val is MJ’s daughter and Octavia’s younger sister. I photographed Octavia’s senior pics last year at Wegerzyn Gardens around the same time. I have to say, it was pretty neat to photograph two sisters in the same place. Both sessions have a thread of familiarity running through them and yet, a distinctive personality all their own- like...
When planning senior photography sessions the most common question I get is: Where should we take the pictures? Now, every photographer is different, but I prefer tailoring each session to each individual client. It’s more work but it’s also more fun! I love getting to know my clients and then figuring out the perfect location to...
Caitlin’s senior session was as authentic as she is. We started inside her Uncle’s stunning Victorian home filled with warm wood and instruments. Then we headed out back to find us a funky and fancy garden fit with a chandelier and chamomile. After that we headed over to Wegerzyn Gardens just in time for a...
Springtime in Ohio reminds me that I believe in miracles. Every year somehow, I forget but the daffodils, with their happy smiles invite me to remember. For her senior pictures, Niah, her mom and I explored Aullwood Garden Metropark for the first time and were delighted by the most glorious spring array any of us...
Winter in Ohio is not for the faint of heart. It’s cold, gray and we’re all a little depressed. Most of us want to stay inside wrapped in blankets and warm puppies but thank God for bold and bright souls like Briaja, a high school senior who shines no matter what the season, reminding us...
Ben is our neighbor and the oldest Ekola. His mom, Heather, makes THE best caramel apples I’ve ever had! Ben is a senior this year. He used to take guitar lessons from Josh and now look at him- if he’s not already a rock star, he’s definitely on his way to becoming one! I’m sure...
I’ve known Parker since he was a boy. He’s the oldest of four and has that unique, firstborn mix of humility, silliness and strength. He’s also one of those rare teenaged boys who shows respect to his mother. I enjoyed every moment of our senior session at Cox Arboretum and delighted in editing Parker’s pictures....
When my nephew Jacob was a little boy I wrote him a letter that I’m pretty sure he’ll never get to read. In it I talked about his name and shared with him the story of Jacob in the Bible– the one where he wrestles the angel: “And Jacob was left alone. And a man...
I don’t know if it was the epic waterfalls we sort of stumbled across, or the cozy coffee shop warming us up on the cold, cloudy day, but Ethan’s senior session was incredibly peaceful. I think mostly it was Ethan himself- he has what I like to call “chill vibes…” One word to describe me...
Octavia, a senior at CHS, is MJ’s daughter which makes her inherently cool and interesting. MJ is a deep sea diver doctor, blue fedora wearing, folding fan waving, peace-giving kind of mama. See: Thanks MJ, for trusting me to photograph your absolutely stunning daughter and for fanning me while I worked in the thick August heat...
Nate was such a fun senior guy to photograph, not only because he had a sort of easygoing quality about him that made my job feel effortless, but also because he had the uncanny ability to look like a completely different person depending on the light and the angle. See for yourself… My name is...
Documentary and storytelling high school senior pictures taken in downtown Dayton, Ohio.
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