Dan Cleary was voted best photographer in the region by Dayton Magazine readers for 2024.
With years of experience and a genuine passion for photography, Dan Cleary at Cleary Creative Photography captures the essence of your most meaningful moments. Dan brings creativity and a personalized touch to every session, from family portraits that reflect deep connections to high school senior photos that showcase individuality to professional headshots that exude confidence. As a Certified Professional Photographer and a Master of Fine Arts graduate from the prestigious Cranbrook Academy of Art, Dan combines technical skill with artistic vision. Recognized as a Proud Dayton Original by the Dayton City Commission, he embodies the city's spirit of innovation and creativity. Trust Cleary Creative Photography to tell your unique story through images you'll cherish for a lifetime.
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High School Senior Portraits Dayton Ohio
I want to thank Brittany from the Miami Valley Career Technical Center High School in Clayton Ohio, MVCTC, for coming in for a great high school senior portrait photography session. We did both studio portraits and location photography. Brittany was really easy to work with. I think the photographs are beautiful. Call the studio to see what our current high school senior portrait specials are for the rest of the year.
Outdoor Family Portraits At Smith Garden In Oakwood Ohio
Dan Cleary of Cleary Creative Photography been very busy this summer photographing families at Smith Garden in Oakwood, Ohio. It’s Smith Garden’s 40th anniversary this year and the folks at Oakwood asked Dan to photograph families this summer and fall at Smith Garden. Dan have been using Smith Garden for many years photographing families in their great outdoor garden. We really appreciate how well maintained the garden is and the families I have photographed over the years have been some of my best work. There is one more date scheduled this year on October 11th in the morning for outdoor family portraits. If you want to have a family photographed give Dan Cleary of Cleary Creative Photography a call at 937-298-6776 to talk about your family portrait.
Studio Photograph of Twin Home Grown Tomato
There’s a song by Guy Clark called “Home Grown Tomatoes” and it applies to this years crop of my backyard tomatoes. They have been big and bountiful. There’s nothing in the world that I like better than home grown tomatoes. I saw this one growing and hoped it would turn red before the squirrels took a bite out of it. I picked it yesterday and wanted to memorialize it properly. So I did a session this morning with my newest, biggest, ugliest, reddest home grown tomato. It came in at 1.625 lbs. and I’ll enjoy it tonight for dinner.
Newest Little Miracles Baby Portraits Member
I want to thank Jaycie’s Mom for bringing her in for her three month baby portraits. Jaycie’s Mom signed up for the First Year Little Miracles Baby Portrait series. The Portrait series include four photography sessions starting at 3 months when the baby is holding their head up. Then 6 months when they are sitting up. The 9 months when they are standing up and then on year. The proud parents who sign up are never disappointed and many start crying when they see their photographs. I can’t wait to see her back at six months when she’s sitting up.
