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Cynthia Dawson Photography
When you look at your children, do you feel like they've aged years in the time it took you to fix them a snack? As a mom myself, I understand how fleeting childhood is, and as a photographer, I want to help you hold on to the memories you will cherish forever.

Whether you want to document the impossibly perfect, tiny details of your newborn or the outlandish shenanigans of your toddler or the eye-rolls and whole body sighs of your teenager, my specialty of emotive portraiture will be a time capsule for you to revisit long after they're grown.My goal is that you'll have fun and what I create for you will be authentic to who you are while focusing on your beautiful love and connection to your family.
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I'm Cynthia and like you, I am busy with so many balls in the air (family, photography, homeschool, volunteering) but my most important one is being a mom to my four kiddos, Ava, Miss M, Jr, and Archie (the baby!) They steal more of my heart every day and I am in awe of the little people they are turning into.
A session with me as your photographer will truly capture what this moment with your family feels like and allow you to cherish the images we create together for many years to come. We won't be sitting and forcing a smile towards the camera. Instead, we spend our time together playing games, running, cuddling, and making each other laugh.
We had an outdoor family session with our 6 kids. I was hesitant of how it would go and was hoping for a few good ones. Our whole gallery looks so good! Cynthia did a wonderful job of directing everyone and was able to capture the fun nature of our family. I was very pleased and impressed with her work.
Reviews (10)
Rebecca Taylor
Rebecca Taylor
Jan 15, 2021
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Positive: Professionalism, Quality, Responsiveness, Value
Cynthia came to Tiffin to do our Fresh 48 at the hospital and did an AMAZING job! She made my husband and me feel at ease and was great with our baby. The session was fun, and the pictures are absolutely beautiful! I’m so glad I went with her and had this session done!
Kelli Egeler
Kelli Egeler
Nov 25, 2020
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Loved our session with Cynthia. She was so professional, kind, and listened to exactly what we were looking for. Couldn’t have gone any better! Ohhhh and our photos are just beautiful too, she captured our newborn just perfectly and I love looking at them!!!
I’m very thankful that Cynthia was recommended to us!
Jessi Cole Jackson
Jessi Cole Jackson
Oct 04, 2020
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Positive: Professionalism, Quality, Responsiveness
Cynthia shot our adoption in Monroe, MI and she was wonderful--professional, responsive, thorough, flexible. There's a lot of things that are outside of your control when working with the courts--especially during Covid--but she was happy to work with us throughout and got some great shots of our big day!
Tess Leininger
Tess Leininger
Jul 01, 2020
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We had Cynthia take our family photos and could
Not be happier! She took all pressure off as soon as she started snapping away, which we knew going into it, our little girls were going to have a hard time staying focused! But she was so patient, and gave us space to recuperate, refocus, and take little snack breaks! She knows how to work magic behind that lens. Her eye for bringing art into every picture is amazing. Our pictures spoke a thousand words, and they were so accurate of our family dynamic. If you want someone to bring out the tenderness of your family, and to capture raw emotion-Cynthia
Kate Fineske
Kate Fineske
May 13, 2020
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Positive: Professionalism, Quality, Responsiveness, Value
Cynthia shot my daughters senior photos in downtown Sylvania, Ohio and they came out amazing! She really captured her personality and has a tremendous eye for unique angles.
Daphne Dushane
Daphne Dushane
Nov 18, 2019
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We had an outdoor family lifestyle shoot with our 6 kids in Toledo. I was hesitant of how it would go and was hoping for a few good ones. Our whole gallery looks so good! Cynthia did a wonderful job of directing everyone and was able to capture the fun nature of our family. I was very pleased and impressed with her work.
Jessie B.
Jessie B.
Oct 07, 2019
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Cynthia came to our home in Toledo and documented our little family. I was very nervous about lifestyle photos, but I am so pleased with the work she did. She reminded me how beautiful my little girls are. Cynthia also gave me feedback on clothes and styling resources when I was anxious. Highly recommend!
Kurt Ellis
Kurt Ellis
Jun 04, 2019
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Cynthia did an outside family lifestyle shoot for us this fall and she was absolutely spectacular!! We felt like it was chaos but Cynthia assured us that she got some really good shots and man was she right! The pictures turned out amazing and we are beyond excited that we used Cynthia to capture our family again!
Justin Kahla Lipsey
Justin Kahla Lipsey
Jun 16, 2018
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We had an in home storytelling session with Cynthia in Temperance, MI. Let me just say AMAZING! Cynthia immediately captured the attention of our 6 month old. She was kind, timely, and very personable!! You can tell she loves what she does. The photos were awesome and I am so thankful that she was able to get some very special moments. We ordered a package that came with mounted photos and they were delivered quickly and were so clear and nicely mounted! We will definitely be contacting Cynthia in the future again.
Jenie Coppler
Jenie Coppler
Sep 21, 2017
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We booked an outdoor family photo shoot with Cynthia. Before we even arrived, Cynthia made sure to know about each member of our family and was so helpful in helping me decide on what everyone in our family should wear. Cynthia did an amazing job capturing my family. The pictures were stunning. I have a teenager who doesn't like having her picture taken. Cynthia was able to make my daughter feel comfortable and relaxed. The pictures of my shy teenager who doesn't like her picture taken were absolutely beautiful. Every one was perfect. Cynthia was also flexible and creative in finding ways to capture