At the time of this review, this will have been my 4th time using my man Bryan to do photos for me…read moreand my family! First time was my wedding when he first came to the Columbus area back in 2015. My wedding was June of that year. We have also had him come out for our baby shower in Oct of 2017. 3rd was our pregnancy photos which was just a few weeks before we were do and today on Nov 28, 2017, he is doing the photos for our newborn! What can I say! This man is very professional, very reliable, comes to events and now has his own studio in downtown Newark inside of the Arcade Plaza little indoor mall strip. He also does prints of the photos but we mostly get them on a disk and print out what we want. We did have him print out one large one for our wedding! I have zero complaints and will continue to use him time and time again. He is great with newborns as well as he has shown us today with this photo shoot. You want reliable and professional, seek him out. He does come to Columbus for your events so do not think you have to live in Newark to book him. Feel free to put comments on him about more questions about his service but this man is great and clearly love what he does! I cannot complain! Contact him today and set something up. You will not be disappointed!

I stalled for months, even though I needed a professional photo to use on my social media. Once I…read morespoke to Sarah, and explained my anticipated discomfort - she eased my mind immediately with her empathy and her positive attitude. The photo shoot was actually very enjoyable - I loved Sarah's suggestions and her feedback, and I trusted her professional opinion. I gave her the three things that I wanted the photos to show, and she delivered! I have gotten so many compliments on my photos! She made the process extremely comfortable, and I think Sarah's photos truly captured me!

We sort of stumbled on Sarah at Desired Focus. A wedding photographer is a hugely important part of…read morethe planning stages; their job is to capture all the moments on one of the most emotional days of your life. We wanted someone who could not only capture the moment but also our personalities. We were fairly intimidated when we started shopping around. My husband has been studying photography for awhile and had some very specific ideas about his wants and don't wants. We both agreed that we wanted a photographer who would get as much right in-camera and have a subtle touch with the post-processing work. Since we were going for a pretty non-traditional wedding, we also needed someone who would "get" it... or, at least, be game for it. We lucked out with Sarah across the board. Pretty much from the moment we met her at a consult, we were sold. Not only does she have extremely solid photographic and post-processing skills, she is exceptionally nice and out-going. We had a blast at an engagement shoot in Granville. She had great ideas and was open to suggests of location/pose/etc... A couple weeks after the shoot, Sarah came by and we went through the shoot to pick out shots to enhance. Then a couple weeks later (due to technical issues), we got the results and they were fantastic! At this point, we knew we'd chosen the right person to photograph our wedding. About a month before the ceremony, we went over a shot list (our requested photographs) and asked that Sarah take as many candids as she wanted. We also gave her a warning; the event location (16-Bit bar & arcade) is quite dark and that could be an issue. On our event day, Sarah arrived promptly and went to work right away. She took mostly candid shots with a few posed shots mixed in. She blended in with the crowd so that you didn't know that she was there most of the time.. but she also mingled freely and looked like she was having as much fun as the rest of us! This past weekend we were able to get a look at the pictures. And they are amazing! They are so good that we aren't having any of them enhanced. Typically, I hate the way I photograph but she got some shots of me where I look fantastic. We are thrilled with the photographs that Sarah took. I would highly recommend her for wedding, event or portrait photography. She also teaches some photography classes every so often. Her Facebook page is more frequently updated than her website so check for her there.

I worked with Michelle again for my daughter's second bday and loved the experience. She met us at…read morethe location we wanted to use. She was patient with my daughter as she didn't want her pictures taken! Can't wait to work with her again soon!

Thank you, Michelle! for you and Lee doing such great photos of Carissa!…read moreThe photos were so good that we had a difficult time picking which photos to order/print! Thank you for working with us, too, in our time frame! We definitely will remember when we need more professional photos!

There are absolutely no words that can express how much I love Cassie Clarkson and her incredible…read moretalent when it comes to photography. She is amazing at catching the perfect angles that make you feel incredible in every photo. She is also wonderful at making you feel comfortable and beautiful during the photo shoots. I will ALWAYS recommend Cassie and speak her up every chance I get!!!!

Cassie and Jon were absolutely outstanding to work with! I am so happy that I entrusted Cassie to…read moreshoot our wedding. She is so passionate about her work and it showed in our final results. The photos are amazing! I recommend Cassie Clarkson photography 100%!