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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.
Ok I just realized a three "most" points about this engagement session: First this was the most scared I ever was during an engagement session, It is the most Ground I've covered during a single engagement session, and it could possibly be the most fun I've had at an engagement session! Stacie and Justin are my July 18th couple, and we went on an engagement sesssion Indiana Jones would have been proud of last week. Justin's family lives on 30 acres on the outskirts of town complete with 3 cute hounds, 2 osrtiches, and a river, along with a ton of things that bit! They love being there so I was more than up for shooting thier images out there! The scary part of the session was going out deep in the woods and climbing up 300 ft (realisticly about 100ft, but I REALLY don't like heights) to the abandoned railroad bridge that was covered in trees! If it wasn't so cool I would have just shot them with my long lens from the gound!! But the images were totally worth the cold sweats! :) If you would like to post the show on your Facebook or Myspace page please contact us at www.808photos.com Feel free to share the images and leave your comments below to let us know what you think! Thanks- Nick O'Donnell / Photojournalist
Chris is a good friend of Lauren's brother Paul. I'm glad their friends cause that's how we met! Chris and Gwen are such a cute couple! Never afraid to kiss or show some love towards each other and always willing to have a chat about anything! They had a very simple day, and you could tell the most important thing to them was being surrounded by their family and friends. They ad my favorite food SUBWAY! It was like another day at work (we go to subway almost every day) We had awesome weather for our half hour sneak-away photo session. After the reception we headed over to the Greene and walked around with them and I even got them to ride the rickshaw! It was a love filled day, Thanks Gwen and Chris, you and your families were fantastic! If you would like to post the show on your Facebook or Myspace page please contact us at www.808photos.com Feel free to share the images and leave your comments below to let us know what you think! Thanks- Nick O'Donnell / Photojournalist
Anne and Jeff's wedding was absoloutely beautiful! Anne was just full of creative ideas that put tons of unique and personal touches on her wedding. From the personally made, home-baked cookie invitation, to the sparklers they lit for their first dance, it was certainly a one-of-a-kind day! Anne looked breath-taking in her classicly appointed dress, her accessories really brought it all together. My favorite part of the day was shooting in the parking lot of The Dublin Pub. Yup, the parking lot of a bar in the Oregon District yeilded m favorite shot of the day. Thinking differently and trying something a bit new is kinda my thing! Marci pointed out a really neat ivy covered wall, and Blake actually went inside and asked the guy who was parked in front of the wall to move his car! (side note: I have the best crew in the industry! Thanks Lauren, Marci, and Blake!) So we walked over to the bar and must have spent a half hour just shooting Anne, Awesome images! Thank you so so much Anne and Jeff, I really just can't express how much I enjoyed working with you and your families. Your wedding party was a riot, and you both are just too cute together! Hope you enjoy the images! If you would like to post the show on your Facebook or Myspace page please contact us at www.808photos.com Feel free to share the images and leave your comments below to let us know what you think! Thanks- Nick O'Donnell / Photojournalist
Alice and I met at the wedding show we had in the spring down at the new Marriot in West Chester. I didn't get to meet Nick though. He is currently stationed in Korea keeping our country safe. They've been apart now for months but despite that, Alice and Nick are a very loving couple, which I know you can really tell in their images. We met over at Miami university, where they met, for their engagement session. We were joined by 2 deer just strolling through the campus. Oh, and by the way, it rained the entire 2 hours we shot! They are a super fun couple and I hope they can enjoy their time together before Nick has to get back to protecting our Country. Stay safe Nick, We will see you and Alice in about 11 Months! If you would like to post the show on your Facebook or Myspace page please contact us at www.808photos.com Feel free to share the images and leave your comments below to let us know what you think! Thanks- Nick O'Donnell / Photojournalist
These pictures are from Lara and Kasey's wedding I shot on May 30th. We had such a good time at this wedding, everyone was so kind to us and made us feel so welcome and part of the family! As you can see it was beautiful and it also was at my favorite church to shoot in, Normandy Church. Congrats to Lara and Kasey on their wedding. To see the rest of the images click the "purchase prints" link at the bottom left side of this page. Lara and Kasey should be near the top of the next page! Enjoy! ~Lauren
This is Anna and TJ's engagement session we shot last week. I met this great couple one night at my brothers house and we became fast friends over a really intense game of monopoly! Anna, who told us she was not very good at monopoly, wiped the floor with everyone, even my brother who is impossible to beat! Way to go Anna! Its about time my brother's reign is over! We need to get together soon so you can do it again! Anyway I had a ton of fun shooting this session with these two. They are so cute and make my job super easy. The love they share is evident and I enjoy so much the opportunity they have given me in shooting their special day on August 22. I can't wait for the wedding, I know from what they told me at the engagement session it is just going to be beautiful!!! ~Lauren
Ashley and Josh's wedding is just around the corner on July 11th, so we met up at Cox for their engagement session. It was a beautiful evening for a stroll in the park! We had a great time shooting and chatting about the wedding, it really seems like Ashley and Josh (Ashley) has a handle on it all! Looking forward to the 11th guys! If you would like to post the show on your Facebook or Myspace page please contact us at http://www.808photos.com/ Feel free to share the images and leave your comments below to let us know what you think! Thanks- Nick O'Donnell / Photojournalist
We really luck out on the weather with Angie and Corey! While all my fellow wedding photographers got rained on we were north of town in Engelwood and maybe got a misting of rain while we were driving to the reception with Marci hanging out the sunroof of my car! One thing I really love about Angie and Corey was how into the wedding they both were, you can really tell all of the personal little touches they put on the wedding to make it unique! Angie always has such a bright smile on her face, and Corey, well Corey's smile really only comes out when he's with Angie. I have the photographoc proof!! We had an awesome time with them, they were so agreeable to everything we wanted to do, even the photos in front of the tomb! We noticed this cool red door behind the church in the cemetery and I just could resist shooting with it! I'm glad we did because the shot of the two of them is now hanging as a massive print in our new studio! Come by and see it sometime! Click here to view all the images and if you would like to post the show on your Facebook or Myspace page please contact us at www.808photos.com Feel free to share the images and leave your comments below to let us know what you think! Thanks- Nick O'Donnell / Photojournalist
I just had to get on here and tell everyone how much fun we had yesterday at Anne and jeffs wedding! It may be a little longer till we get the pics up cause we shot so many, but I promise it'll be worth the wait! And, if you're ever in the neighborhood stop in to see the wall we'll have covered with the breathtaking shot we did of Anne in front of the ivy!!
Hi all you Shooting for the Soul regulars! Nick here blogging from my new iPhone! I needed to update my contacts list since the new phone doesn't allow me the ease of copying them in from my trusty old blackjack. So to all my friends, clients, fans, or people who just like what I have to say (the smallest of the demographics) shoot me a text to 937-232-2705 with your name and wedding date if applicable and I'll add you to my contacts in a much easier and fun way! Txt to you soon - Nick- Photogapher / iphoner
Ok I just realized a three "most" points about this engagement session: First this was the most scared I ever was during an engagement session, It is the most Ground I've covered during a single engagement session, and it could possibly be the most fun I've had at an engagement session! Stacie and Justin are my July 18th couple, and we went on an engagement sesssion Indiana Jones would have been proud of last week. Justin's family lives on 30 acres on the outskirts of town complete with 3 cute hounds, 2 osrtiches, and a river, along with a ton of things that bit! They love being there so I was more than up for shooting thier images out there! The scary part of the session was going out deep in the woods and climbing up 300 ft (realisticly about 100ft, but I REALLY don't like heights) to the abandoned railroad bridge that was covered in trees! If it wasn't so cool I would have just shot them with my long lens from the gound!! But the images were totally worth the cold sweats! :) If you would like to post the show on your Facebook or Myspace page please contact us at www.808photos.com Feel free to share the images and leave your comments below to let us know what you think! Thanks- Nick O'Donnell / Photojournalist
