NEW BLOG!

Well folks, I have a new blog. I decided to switch to better facilitate images for your viewing pleasure. :-) I will no longer be posting to this blog, so please check out my new one HERE. However, this blog will remain open for you to view my archived posts.

The Wood Family Session Preview- Columbus, GA Portrait Photographer

I have know the Wood family for quite a long while. Carol Ann worked with my father in education, and they also used to be my customers at N. Columbus Pharmacy before I got rich and famous as a photographer. The rich and famous part is a joke people! Anyhoo, I was really excited to take the Woods' family portraits. It's always nice to take pictures of people you've known for a while... there isn't the need for introductions and stuff. A friend of mine, John Helms assisted me with the shoot, which was sort of ironic because Carol Ann was his first grade teacher. She had a really interesting story to share about John and pencil erasers, but I will leave that one for John to tell. ;-) Needless to say, we had a pretty fun time taking pictures, sharing stories, sweating... you know fun stuff. Wood family, I hope you enjoy your preview!

Casual Shoot with Annie- Columbus GA Portrait Photographer

Last week a couple of local photographer friends of mine and I got together for a casual photo shoot. Annie was our model and she held up very well in the humid heat. Thanks John for letting us use your house for the shoot. Here are four of my favorites from the shoot.

The Rollings- Columbus GA Portrait Photographer

Skeet and Kathy held a family session with me earlier in the summer, and I thoroughly enjoyed getting to know them. They haven't had portraits made of just the two of them in a long while, so one morning while it was still warm and not quite HOT yet, we did a session with just them. Skeet said that he had been looking forward to the session all week because he knew I would make them kiss! Haha! It was such a gorgeous day, and I really loved shooting these two love birds. Skeet and Kathy, enjoy your sneak peek... the rest are only a day or so behind. :-)

Brayden and John Paul Session Preview- Columbus GA Children's Photographer

I did a session of my friend's little boys a couple of Saturdays ago. Brayden (Not my Brayden) is 9 months, and his brother John Paul is 3. My Brayden and John Paul are buddies, and we try to have a play date with them every week or so. Both boys are absolutely precious. I love Brayden's little fat rolls... my babies were never chunky. Here are some of the pictures from our session.


Isn't he cute? Boys will be boys! I just had to post this one! lol

UPDATE: Please Read

Life never follows the course we plan ourselves, but the one that is laid out for us by God our Father. In that, I am very thankful, because if it were left up to me, I am confident that I would mess things up. With that said, I wanted to let you know of some changes I feel the Lord is leading me into regarding my photography business.

As you may know, I had our second son, Asher, about 3 months ago. I had an extremely rough pregnancy, and was limited in my activeness with our eldest son, Brayden. Right after giving birth, I jumped back into my photography business full force with portrait sessions and weddings. Although I love what I do, I feel like this was not healthy for myself or my family. It’s not fair to my boys (Lance included) to spend the majority of my day editing pictures on the computer. God has blessed me with a wonderful family, and I don’t want to neglect them in any way. Although my talent was given to me from above, if I do not balance my life and my priorities, my God given talent does not honor God or my family. Being stretched too thin also effects the quality I am able to give my clients, and I don’t want to sacrifice quality for quantity.

Therefore, I have decided to do what is best for my family and myself. For the foreseeable future, I will no longer be photographing weddings (with the exception of the weddings I have booked for the rest of the year), and I will be limiting my portrait sessions to a maximum of 2 per week. I will still do bridal sessions and engagement sessions. I appreciate all of you who have helped me grow my business by referring your friends and family, and I would still appreciate you passing my name along to those you know who need any type of portraits, with weddings being the only exception.

Thank you for all your support in the past and present. I thank God for all of you, and pray that God will bless you and your family.

With Love,
Kristian Ogden

M and J's Wedding Sneak Peek

M and J tied the knot a couple of weeks ago at Holy Family Church in Columbus. Their reception was at the new Infantry Museum that just opened the day before their wedding. M and J put a lot of work into their wedding and J even made a lot of the special little details. She even made the groomsmens cufflinks! I just loved how special and unique everything was. The couple had a very vintage theme, so you will notice some of the shots have been etited a bit vintage too. M and J, it was a pleasure, and I hope you enjoy your little preview.