" Be the change you wish to see in the world "
- Ghandi
Hi All! Just wanted to let you know I am doing FREE sessions for Military families through Christmas. If you know someone out there that has a spouse that is deployed and wants photos of theirself with their kids or just pics of the kids I want to shoot them! Not only will I be doing the session free but I'll also be making a show of the images (if they want me to ) to share with them overseas. Holidays are an even tougher time four our service Men and Women and I would love to give them amazing art of their family to make their holiday a little brighter. Spread the word and tell them to call me asap, I'll take good care of them, but then again you already knew that right!
Thanks Friends!
Nick O'Donnell has been a professional wedding photojournailst for 15 years. He was chosen as PPSO's photographer of the year for, Picked for the Knot magazines Best of List, and Won Album of the year three years straight. This blog is his photographic life. This is real life as Art.
This is Jill Chabut's 50th Birthday Hoedown! It was such a great party and everyone just had so much fun. The theme of the party was square dancing which was such a cool idea. Some people had square danced before and others had not. Everyone was so good at it, they all looked like pros! Thanks to the Chabut family and friends for such a great party and letting us take part, we had a blast!! To see the rest of the images from the party click here.
Steph and Scott met me for what was supposed to be their E-Session and pics with thier dogs but it was so cold we decided on a quick shoot and some more when it gets nicer! So I thought 5 minutes of pics and back to the warm car but we were having to much fun for that so about 40 minutes later we finished! They are good freinds of Kathy and Chad who's wedding we did on NYE, and they are just as cool and fun as they were. Really looking forward to their wedding!! Click here to see the show full size. -Nick
Bummer about the winter time is I don't get to shoot much! So I think I've made a reason to shoot more over the winter: Save the Date Cards! We have been doing about 2 sessions a week with our couples. We're calling it their Pre-E-Session! Just a few pics in the cold so we can get a cool shot for their Save the date card. Keely and Brice came over last week and we did some shots so they could make thiers, then when Lola is ready for her close-ups well meet up in Cbus for the real E-Session! Click here to see the show full size. -Nick
Will turned two last week the same week as My Neice turned 1! These are the photos from his Baptism and the Blessing of Kate and Kirk's marriage. I just love getting to see them, anytime we get together for photos it always brings back such good memories of all the other times we got to shoot together!
Rikki and Tom met me at the greene for some pre-E session pictures for their save the date cards. In the spring we're going to get together again for some more pictures with their dogs at a local park. It should be a good time because their dogs are very contrasting in size. So stop by again for more pictures of these two when the weather warms up. ~Lauren
Natalie and Justin met me at 5th 3rd field for their engagement session last week, while Justin was in town for a short break from being over seas. They are getting married in May and I know it's going to be a great wedding. These two are so cute together and we had some much taking pictures down at the field. 5th 3rd let us come inside and take some pictures around the field, which was really awesome. Thanks to them both for hanging in there while we were out in the cold. It was totally worth it! ~Lauren
This is Julie and Nick's pre engagement session that we did in the studio last week (due to the rain) for their save the date card. When it gets warmer outside we're going to meet up for some more pictures of them with Nick's Harley. I'm totally looking forward to this cause it will be the first time I personally have ever seen one up close and in person. So check back in the spring for more pictures these two. ~Lauren
Kelly and Josh were married at Josh's family's farm where they have a beautiful reception hall just for such an occaision! They are one of the area's best places for a wedding reception and they ahve one of the best DJ's we've ever worked with, Josh! So I know Kelly and Josh were really happy with their wedding, reception and DJ, it was certainly a wedding all about family! I can erally see where Kelly and Josh have received the gift of being a caring and devoted person, from their families! They are just one of those couples you know that is freinds with everyone and that was certainly evident in the packed house, we had a hard time finding a seat to eat at, and I wasn't about to miss out on the food at Cooper's Farm, it's the best! I had such a nice time with you and your families Kelly and Josh, Thanks for taking such good care of Blake and I, and thanks for braving the cold with us! Click here to view all the images and click here to see the show full size. -Nick P.S. This shot was my favorite from Blake's images of the day. He's really been stepping up his game! Just wanted him to know....
Kathy and Chad had the most beautiful and intimate wedding we have been a part of in a while. I have had the pleasure of being a friend of Chad's since he and I were young. Chad's oldest sister is one of my dearest friends, and over the years all of the Barlow clan and I have become friends, that's just what they do, right! Kathy could not have been a better match for Chad, they are absolutely perfect for each other in every way, and you can tell she has become one of the Barlow sisters with no problem. It's is so inspirational to see two amazing people getting together to start their lives together. These two could not be cuter together either, I mean come on look at them! Movie Stars come to mind! This is my favorite image of the day. To me, this is their relationship in one single image. I guess I can just see the love and devotion in each of their eyes and I can just feel all the butterflies in Kathy and the calming effect Chad's touch has on Her. I'm not going to lie, I got a little moist in the eyes when I was shooting this image during the ceremony, but I was laughing at the same time! See, I was shooting with my two assistants Lauren and Marci and the moment Chad's hand met her face our 3 cameras let out a loud burst of 10 frames per second each on that moment. Just made me chuckle a bit hearing my Girls doing such a great job! Kathy and Chad, a sincere and heart-felt thank you for being such a wonderful couple to work with, picking such a fun wedding party and choosing unique day for your wedding. I loved every part of it! Click here to view all the images and Click here to view the show full size. -Nick
I photographed Megan and Patrick's wedding almost 3 years ago. It's such a compliment to me to see them back here again for some family photos! Chris (Meg's Mom) called me a few weeks back to see if we could get together around the holidays while everyone is in town and with some finageling of the schedules I was able to meet them here at the studio over the week long break we take between Christmas and the New Year. Glad we could get together, It was nice to see all of you! Click here to view the show full size. - Nick
P.S. This shot was my favorite from Blake's images of the day. He's really been stepping up his game! Just wanted him to know....
Kathy and Chad had the most beautiful and intimate wedding we have been a part of in a while. I have had the pleasure of being a friend of Chad's since he and I were young. Chad's oldest sister is one of my dearest friends, and over the years all of the Barlow clan and I have become friends, that's just what they do, right! Kathy could not have been a better match for Chad, they are absolutely perfect for each other in every way, and you can tell she has become one of the Barlow sisters with no problem. It's is so inspirational to see two amazing people getting together to start their lives together. These two could not be cuter together either, I mean come on look at them! Movie Stars come to mind! 
This is my favorite image of the day. To me, this is their relationship in one single image. I guess I can just see the love and devotion in each of their eyes and I can just feel all the butterflies in Kathy and the calming effect Chad's touch has on Her. I'm not going to lie, I got a little moist in the eyes when I was shooting this image during the ceremony, but I was laughing at the same time! See, I was shooting with my two assistants Lauren and Marci and the moment Chad's hand met her face our 3 cameras let out a loud burst of 10 frames per second each on that moment. Just made me chuckle a bit hearing my Girls doing such a great job! Kathy and Chad, a sincere and heart-felt thank you for being such a wonderful couple to work with, picking such a fun wedding party and choosing unique day for your wedding. I loved every part of it! Click here to view all the images and Click here to view the show full size. -Nick
