Dedicated: Christine Olson Photography
Christine Olson did her best to become a science nerd. But after two years of punching out Punnet Squares and pouring over protein synthesis, our girl’s inner creative genius was dying to climb out of its cage, so to speak. So she pulled a switcheroo, trading a lab coat for lens, and has never looked back.
When you know what you’re supposed to do, it hits you with a flash of light. Or simply a flash from the camera. Obsessed with light for who knows how long, Christine says that’s just how it happened for her. After all, she had a point-and-shoot practically glued to her palm throughout high school and (eureka!) her beginner photography class was always her favorite.
A few years after the science stint, Christine found her place and found it well, graduating with a BFA from California’s prestigious Brooks Institute with an emphasis in portraiture. She’ll photograph everyone under the roof from Grandma Flo to Fido. And as soon as June 27, this California resident will be taking up a Utah address, which means she’ll be around to photograph your event whether it’s a new baby, birthday party or wedding. (But really, who says there has to be an event?)
Aside from the fact that her professionalism and training are top notch, we dig that Christine’s photos come out warm and happy—like they’re giving you a hug. It doesn’t matter if it’s an table-top spread or smiling baby, the images are beautiful and bright. We also applaud her habit of including 4×6″ prints of all the images she shoots, because, as she says, “Photography is meant to be viewed and touched.”
People who love what they do tend to excel at it. Christine is case-in-point. But she could probably tell you how little Lily’s baby blues came to be, as well as capture them “on film” perfectly.
{Smile}
Christine Olson Photography
(801) 694-4518
www.christineolsonphotography.com
www.christineolsonphotography.blogspot.com
{Doorprize} Strike that pose, honey. Christine wants to treat one YHO reader to a portrait sitting of your choice (Grandma Flo, Fido or the wo-man in the mirror) as well as prints of the images and a CD. Want in on this $400 giveway? (Need we ask?) Leave just one comment on this post before midnight on Sunday, May 17.
May 12th, 2009 at 8:34 am
I would love it!
May 12th, 2009 at 8:40 am
BEAUTIFUL!!!
May 12th, 2009 at 8:41 am
Awesome.
May 12th, 2009 at 8:53 am
I would love pics of my little girl who just turned 1!!!
May 12th, 2009 at 8:55 am
I have been dying to get some pictures done of my dog, Warhol because basically he’s like my son. I’d loooove to win this :)
May 12th, 2009 at 8:58 am
amazing! i’d love to win this prize
May 12th, 2009 at 9:00 am
Count me in. I would be beyond pleased to win.
May 12th, 2009 at 9:09 am
Oooh. I need a press portrait. This would be fantastic to win.
May 12th, 2009 at 9:12 am
Oh I’d love to win this to get some newborn pics of my baby boy to be!
May 12th, 2009 at 9:13 am
please shoot me in the face!!!
May 12th, 2009 at 9:18 am
Please pick me!
May 12th, 2009 at 9:21 am
Fantastic photos! Would love to win!
May 12th, 2009 at 9:22 am
I would love to have some great family photos.
May 12th, 2009 at 9:32 am
I’m ready for this amazing prize!
May 12th, 2009 at 9:34 am
those photos are incredible! sounds like fabulous prize!
May 12th, 2009 at 9:35 am
Pick me! :)
May 12th, 2009 at 9:37 am
WOW! What a great giveaway!
May 12th, 2009 at 9:44 am
Love it – I am keeping my fingers and toes crossed
May 12th, 2009 at 9:48 am
She has got some serious talent!!! I would love to have her photograph my crazy family!
May 12th, 2009 at 9:48 am
Me! I totally need this.
May 12th, 2009 at 9:55 am
i need family pictures real bad. i would love love to win.
May 12th, 2009 at 10:03 am
I want in!! how fun!
May 12th, 2009 at 10:05 am
I would love to win this!!!
May 12th, 2009 at 10:09 am
I’d love this!
May 12th, 2009 at 10:09 am
such great photography. hope i win so that i can get some great pictures of my adorable little girl and hot husband!
May 12th, 2009 at 10:12 am
Her work and style is beautiful!! I would love to win, it’s been quite a while since we’ve had family portraits.
May 12th, 2009 at 10:12 am
That is not enough good family photography in the world!
May 12th, 2009 at 10:15 am
I like her style! This would be a fun photo shoot.
May 12th, 2009 at 10:16 am
Since my husband and I are often the only ones together (the rest of our family and friends are far away) we only get single pictures of one or the other of us. I would love to have a photo session with pictures of us together as a couple for once. We haven’t really had any since our wedding 3 years ago.
May 12th, 2009 at 10:19 am
Yes! I want this prize! Come November we’ll have a new family member to celebrate!
May 12th, 2009 at 10:23 am
She has an amazing sense of color and such variety in her work! I’d love to win.
May 12th, 2009 at 10:24 am
Wow, how beautiful! I’d love this!
May 12th, 2009 at 10:26 am
I would love to get some great pictures of my parents.
May 12th, 2009 at 10:28 am
love her style!
May 12th, 2009 at 10:28 am
We’ve been meaning to get a family photo of Me, my husband and Our Lady Flea, our precious “dawgter”… woof! to send our relatives back home.
May 12th, 2009 at 10:32 am
Being a photographer myself, I understand the importance of photos. However (and quite unfortunately), that also means I’m always the one BEHIND the camera, taking photos of people OTHER than my own family. I would LOVE a shoot of us, especially since we have a little one on the way.
May 12th, 2009 at 10:32 am
Such talent! I would love to win!
May 12th, 2009 at 10:36 am
We would love new pictures of our kids! Thanks.
May 12th, 2009 at 10:41 am
yes please!
May 12th, 2009 at 10:43 am
I’m currently 37 weeks along with my second child and would love to have a great photographer for newborn pictures or family pictures. And I agree that pictures should be looked at and touched…
May 12th, 2009 at 10:46 am
pick me please!
May 12th, 2009 at 10:49 am
Her photos are amazing!
May 12th, 2009 at 10:53 am
we’ve never had family pictures taken. this would be awesome!
May 12th, 2009 at 10:59 am
I would love pics of my family….
May 12th, 2009 at 11:01 am
crossing my fingers…and toes. :)
May 12th, 2009 at 11:05 am
Need it. Want it. Pick me.
May 12th, 2009 at 11:08 am
I would LOVE to win!!!
May 12th, 2009 at 11:15 am
I’m a photographer but I want pictures of my own family desperately! It’s tricky to be in front and behind the camera at the same time, ya know? Pick me please!!
May 12th, 2009 at 11:16 am
I love her photography! I would love to win!
May 12th, 2009 at 11:17 am
Love the photos!
May 12th, 2009 at 11:22 am
Count me in! I would love a fun picture of my W and J!
May 12th, 2009 at 11:28 am
I would love to get in on this! I’m crossing my fingers to win !
May 12th, 2009 at 11:28 am
I think I’m due for some new family pictures.
May 12th, 2009 at 11:32 am
I would love to win!
May 12th, 2009 at 11:35 am
What a fabulous giveaway! I’m totally in.
May 12th, 2009 at 11:44 am
Gorgeous photos! It would be so fun to win :)
May 12th, 2009 at 11:45 am
I would love it!
May 12th, 2009 at 11:53 am
Such beautiful, fun photos!
May 12th, 2009 at 11:55 am
I just got engaged.. Pick me, please!
May 12th, 2009 at 11:55 am
eeek! i’ve been subscribed to her blog for a few weeks now and just LOVE her! Would be SO HAPPY to have such a great photog take my piktcha!
May 12th, 2009 at 11:56 am
I love her stuff…pick me!
May 12th, 2009 at 11:57 am
Pick me!
May 12th, 2009 at 12:03 pm
I would lllllove this! i have been wanting to do a portrait with my mom sooo badly…pick me!
May 12th, 2009 at 12:11 pm
buddha and stella so very much want to strike a pose! please?!?
May 12th, 2009 at 12:21 pm
I would love to have photos taken of me little family. My daughter will be 3 in June. What a wonderful way to document it!
May 12th, 2009 at 12:28 pm
i’m a sucker for photo’s and giveaways
May 12th, 2009 at 12:31 pm
We are in desperate need of a new family picture! Please pick me!
May 12th, 2009 at 12:34 pm
I really need a family photo for that empty frame in my front room. Please!!!!
May 12th, 2009 at 12:38 pm
Wow, I would love for her to photograph my little family of three! Amazing!
May 12th, 2009 at 12:40 pm
That is one awesome giveaway!
May 12th, 2009 at 12:44 pm
What a great giveaway!
May 12th, 2009 at 12:52 pm
May 17 is our first year aniversary! I would love to have a picture taken with my hubby a year after our wedding.
May 12th, 2009 at 1:02 pm
Bookmarked! I would love to have such a talented photographer take pictures for me.
May 12th, 2009 at 1:07 pm
We are in dire need of a family photo – thanks for the opportunity!
May 12th, 2009 at 1:16 pm
This sounds so fun!
May 12th, 2009 at 1:17 pm
We would love a new family photo! My fingers are crossed!
May 12th, 2009 at 1:26 pm
I AM WINNING THIS ONE. I am. That’s all there is to it. It is a need, not a want. Please!!
May 12th, 2009 at 1:32 pm
This would be so awesome!
May 12th, 2009 at 1:38 pm
I wish I knew about her before. I live in Calif. and am bummed she is moving to Utah. But glad that we head their frequently.
May 12th, 2009 at 1:41 pm
I really, REALLY want this!
May 12th, 2009 at 1:45 pm
Yes please! I would love!
May 12th, 2009 at 1:49 pm
fabulous! i’d love to have her photograph my family!!
May 12th, 2009 at 1:57 pm
her photos are stunning + captivating. i really admire her work & would be tickled pink to win!
May 12th, 2009 at 2:00 pm
What an awesome giveaway! This would be great!
May 12th, 2009 at 2:03 pm
this would be amazing!!
May 12th, 2009 at 2:09 pm
Sign me up!!! Her work is stunning. I’ll be crossing my fingers…really hard!
May 12th, 2009 at 2:10 pm
Love Love LOVE!!!!
Her photography is AMAZING!!
May 12th, 2009 at 2:10 pm
Oooh, her work is just lovely! I hope I win!!
May 12th, 2009 at 2:16 pm
unique and beautiful!
May 12th, 2009 at 2:17 pm
I hope I win. We really need a new family picture, but funds are a little tight these days.
May 12th, 2009 at 2:37 pm
Pick me! I would love to strike a pose with my Hubby and Son!
May 12th, 2009 at 2:37 pm
Christine is uber talented! She has done photography for my site and the photos are perfect. She is exactly what this article describes & anyone who wins would be more than lucky to have her photograph them!
May 12th, 2009 at 2:43 pm
I would so love to gift this to my sister for her newest addition. Count me in!
May 12th, 2009 at 2:48 pm
yes please.
May 12th, 2009 at 3:12 pm
I would love to give this as a gift to my mom for her birthday. She wants a photo of our family so badly, but can’t find a photographer that she likes. I think she would like Christine!
May 12th, 2009 at 3:32 pm
Yes, please! Her photos are stunning.
May 12th, 2009 at 3:38 pm
That would be awesome!!
May 12th, 2009 at 3:40 pm
Awesome eye!
May 12th, 2009 at 4:26 pm
I’m not saying you should pick me, but this weekend is my birthday and well…..it would be very nice of you.
May 12th, 2009 at 4:27 pm
Pick me, pick me! I am in love with the picture of the little girl holding the bag of frosting… Seriously, what could be cooler?
May 12th, 2009 at 4:31 pm
okay!
May 12th, 2009 at 4:41 pm
I want!!!
May 12th, 2009 at 4:58 pm
I literally just found out I am pregnant with my third baby, so please, please pick me!
May 12th, 2009 at 5:25 pm
count me in FOR SURE- I could definitely use an updated picture.
May 12th, 2009 at 5:47 pm
I would love this!
May 12th, 2009 at 5:51 pm
My baby girl is coming in august and it would be so great to have a portrait session with her!
May 12th, 2009 at 5:56 pm
I would love to win! Even though I’m a photographer myself, I have surprisingly few photos of my husband and I. This would be wonderful!
May 12th, 2009 at 6:29 pm
I really need some new family pictures. Pick me, please!
May 12th, 2009 at 6:47 pm
i love this site…and if I win, I’ll give it to someone else.
That’s just the kind of girl I am (grin).
May 12th, 2009 at 7:14 pm
How cool would that be? Pick me!
May 12th, 2009 at 7:29 pm
Wow, what an awesome give away! Count me in.
May 12th, 2009 at 8:18 pm
Her portraits are GOR-GEOUS!
May 12th, 2009 at 8:20 pm
You know it! I’ve been wanting to meet her.
May 12th, 2009 at 8:50 pm
Oh, beautiful! would love to win it!
May 12th, 2009 at 9:03 pm
love, love, love it!
May 12th, 2009 at 9:08 pm
What a wonderful doorprize. I hope I win!
May 12th, 2009 at 9:18 pm
ooo, me!
May 12th, 2009 at 9:50 pm
would LOVE this!
May 12th, 2009 at 10:15 pm
Me, me, me!!
May 12th, 2009 at 10:49 pm
Beautiful work! What a great opportunity to be photographed by Christine!
May 12th, 2009 at 10:52 pm
i would love to win this, and its almost my birthday!
May 12th, 2009 at 11:00 pm
Please pick me! Can I bribe you with a cupcake? Awesome giveaway.
May 12th, 2009 at 11:01 pm
I would absolutely love to win! I want some great photos of my son! Please pick me!
May 12th, 2009 at 11:24 pm
count me in! i can never have too many pictures of my baby.
May 13th, 2009 at 12:10 am
Looks like fun! Everyone appreciates someone who has an eye to well-capture a moment
May 13th, 2009 at 12:20 am
pick me please!
May 13th, 2009 at 12:30 am
I would love pics of my three year old-and we’re moving to UT in the next month!! Perfect timing!
May 13th, 2009 at 12:30 am
Oh my, I would LOVE this for my little one!
May 13th, 2009 at 6:36 am
Beautiful photography? I’m in.
May 13th, 2009 at 8:14 am
I want to win!
May 13th, 2009 at 8:19 am
Wow! Thanks Christine and YHO. What talent!
May 13th, 2009 at 8:21 am
Amazing, thanks!
May 13th, 2009 at 8:26 am
Amazing photography! I would love to capture my little girl in an unforgettable way like this!
May 13th, 2009 at 8:26 am
absolutely amazing! gorgeous photos!
May 13th, 2009 at 8:35 am
Absolutely lovely work!
May 13th, 2009 at 9:05 am
I could totally use this, I hope I win.
May 13th, 2009 at 9:13 am
I would love some kid or family pics!
May 13th, 2009 at 9:26 am
I wish, I wish, I wish.
May 13th, 2009 at 9:30 am
Oh I love these. Please pick me!
May 13th, 2009 at 9:40 am
sweet!
May 13th, 2009 at 9:52 am
I started loving pictures after I had my son, I’m just another proud momma! I would love to have some pro shots of him :)
May 13th, 2009 at 10:02 am
how very fun fun fun!
May 13th, 2009 at 10:07 am
I would love it!
May 13th, 2009 at 10:13 am
I love it! Keeping my fingers crossed– that picture that first shows up on her site has me smitten!
May 13th, 2009 at 10:34 am
Sitting Pretty? What a wonderful idea.
May 13th, 2009 at 12:06 pm
I have an 8 week old baby girl and a 2 year old boy I have been dying to get pictures of! I would LOVE to win, please pick me!!!
May 13th, 2009 at 1:28 pm
ooohhh- i like it.
May 13th, 2009 at 1:42 pm
Me! Me! Over here!! I’d love this!
May 13th, 2009 at 1:54 pm
What a fun giveaway! Pick me! Pick me!!
May 13th, 2009 at 1:58 pm
wow…..! i wish Christine had been in Utah BEFORE i got married – then we would have had amazing pictures..(siiigh i wish i had thought twice about our photographer!)…!
Her photography makes me think cotton candy – bright – light – sweet – fun – and all around goodness to the soul! :)
May 13th, 2009 at 2:02 pm
Oh pick me!
May 13th, 2009 at 2:08 pm
Delightful pics. Hope to win!
May 13th, 2009 at 2:45 pm
she’s great! pick me!
May 13th, 2009 at 3:21 pm
I would LOVE to get some family pics done! Pick me ! Pick me!
May 13th, 2009 at 4:41 pm
It would be so cool to have her capture my favorite people.
May 13th, 2009 at 5:58 pm
oh pretty please pick me!!!
May 13th, 2009 at 6:18 pm
How exciting – FINALLY a UT photographer with an NYC eye!
May 13th, 2009 at 7:00 pm
pick meeeee!
May 13th, 2009 at 8:07 pm
This would be fabulous!
May 13th, 2009 at 8:09 pm
Pick me, Pick ME!
May 13th, 2009 at 8:58 pm
Great style – I’d love to win this prize!
May 13th, 2009 at 11:27 pm
Oh – what a fabulous prize {pick me}!!!!!
May 14th, 2009 at 12:29 am
Love these photos! What an amazing photographer
May 14th, 2009 at 7:53 am
I would die for some great pictures!!!!
May 14th, 2009 at 8:53 am
Love the pics and would love to have some new family photos! Thanks for all the GREAT info! We love Your Heart Out!
May 14th, 2009 at 9:25 am
I’ve yet to have professional pictures taken of my little girl. Pick me please!
May 14th, 2009 at 9:52 am
Oooooo! and Ooooooo! and Ooooooo! I love her work! I would adore this prize. Heres to hoping! :)
May 14th, 2009 at 9:58 am
my husband and i haven’t had pics since our wedding 4 yrs ago…he travels a lot now and i would love to have some new pics to dreamily stare at!
i hope i win!
with crossed fingers,
emily
May 14th, 2009 at 10:00 am
We have a new baby on the way, this would be great!
May 14th, 2009 at 3:36 pm
I want it, Please!
May 14th, 2009 at 8:44 pm
I love her style:o) We just had baby #4 and are in need of some updated family pictures:)
May 14th, 2009 at 9:06 pm
absolutely lovely! i’d be thrilled to win!!
May 14th, 2009 at 9:18 pm
Love her eye!
May 14th, 2009 at 9:54 pm
This would be such a wonderful gift!
May 14th, 2009 at 11:29 pm
Beautiful work!
May 15th, 2009 at 12:31 am
Yes, please!
May 15th, 2009 at 4:03 am
I would love this
May 15th, 2009 at 7:14 am
Ooh! Yes, please!
May 15th, 2009 at 9:17 am
I love her photos! This would be an amazing prize to win!
May 15th, 2009 at 10:17 am
I need to get new pictures! Pick Me!!
May 16th, 2009 at 9:24 am
I would love to win! Would love some darling pictures of my three year old and baby!!
May 16th, 2009 at 12:25 pm
i can’t say no to an awesome photographer…it would be nice to have some GOOD pics to put on my blog for a change. :)
May 16th, 2009 at 12:28 pm
I would love this! My babies are growing much too quickly with little photos to prove it!
May 16th, 2009 at 3:34 pm
Ooo-ooo!! Yes please!!
May 16th, 2009 at 7:49 pm
I’d love to win this and get some great pics of my two little girls!
May 16th, 2009 at 11:49 pm
185, this is it. I will win. I will, I will. Won’t I?
May 17th, 2009 at 1:22 pm
She has an amazing style! I love all her work.
May 17th, 2009 at 6:20 pm
I need new family pics way bad!! And she looks like an amazing photographer!
May 18th, 2009 at 2:38 pm
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