Kristina O'Brien Photography

Kristina O'Brien Photography Professional portrait, lifestyle, and scenic photography in Southern Maine. Please note that I no lo

Second share of the day is the O Family! I feel like every year I have a story to share with this crew, and this year is...
09/04/2026

Second share of the day is the O Family!

I feel like every year I have a story to share with this crew, and this year is no different! Year NINE brought us some sickness and some tricky weather, and I have to tell you - there is no family that can handle these curveballs like the O Family.

I arrived at our session with almost no voice and limited energy, and to skies that looked like they were going to open at any moment. But this crew - this crew can roll with anything, and nobody bat an eye as the clouds got darker, and Anthony and Erin were yelling out my instructions for me. Over the years we’ve had everything from rain to rainbows, so I knew these guys would be down for whatever we got - and we laughed, danced, jumped the (very cold) waves, and snuggled our way through our cloudy session that was magic in its very own special way.

And then of course - we got ice cream. Because Scoop Deck and time with the O Family are literally the best medicine. 💕

Ok kids, it is catch up time!! I have been an editing machine behind the scenes, but my sharing needs some work. 🤣 So - ...
09/04/2026

Ok kids, it is catch up time!! I have been an editing machine behind the scenes, but my sharing needs some work. 🤣 So - as we head into the long holiday weekend I’m sharing two sessions today - one this morning and one later this afternoon!

We’re kicking it off with the B Family - a family who I have had the extreme pleasure of getting to watch grow up through my lens since 2015. And every year I talk about how much the kids have grown up, but this year was really something. With one in her last year of college, one entering senior year, one entering freshman year and two in elementary - it’s just wild to know that these kids I have known since little kid, toddlerhood, and infancy are getting so ready to take on the world. 🥹

This year we met up at their beautiful home here in Yarmouth where we enjoyed their gorgeous gardens and then headed to the community dock where we enjoyed a lovely low-tide sunset.

Time marches on, but I’m so grateful that each year I get to capture it for this really special crew. 💕

I don't choose the sky, but wowza do I get excited when the sky chooses me! 🤩🤩🤩
09/03/2026

I don't choose the sky, but wowza do I get excited when the sky chooses me! 🤩🤩🤩

It’s BIG TEN session time!! 🎉Every time I get to post one of these, I am emotional, because I never ever ever take for g...
09/01/2026

It’s BIG TEN session time!! 🎉

Every time I get to post one of these, I am emotional, because I never ever ever take for granted that families will come back each year, and so when they do - and especially when they do for a DECADE or more - holy cow my heart is just so.darn.full.

This is a long one! (Sometimes it’s hard not blogging anymore!)

Today’s big ten is with the G Family - Jessica, Tim, Kallie, and Abby who I first met on the shores of Popham Beach waaaay back in 2017 when Kallie was a toddler and Abby was just a little baby. Since then, I have seen these guys every year and we have done sessions in Brunswick, Phippsburg, Georgetown, Boothbay, Scarborough, Cape Elizabeth, and Yarmouth.

But aside from the ten sessions in so many amazing places, my favorite part of working with this family is our ice cream tradition. When my daughter joined us in 2019 because I didn’t have childcare that evening, we ended our session with ice cream at a marina. Every year since, we’ve wrapped up our time together with a cone, and even when my own family doesn’t come to the session, they often will join for ice cream after - a tradition both families have come to look forward to.

And so, a decade later, we have two families who have become buddies, and I have had the insane pleasure of watching Kallie and Abby grow into smart, talented, strong and beautiful young women, while also watching Jess and Tim grow into parenthood with amazing energy and an awesome sense of humor. Also, I need to give a super special shoutout to Jess’ mom Sarah who has also joined at many of our sessions over the years. 💕

This year these guys showed up with balloons to celebrate the occasion, and it was super special knowing they also recognized this awesome milestone. 🥹

Thanks for a decade of memories, G Family!! I adore my time with you - photos, ice cream, dance parties and all! 📸 🍦

I can think of no better post on the Friday of the last week of summer vacation than this year’s session with the F Fami...
08/28/2026

I can think of no better post on the Friday of the last week of summer vacation than this year’s session with the F Family!

When Lindsey shared with me that she and John purchased a camp on Belgrade Lake over the winter and wanted do their summer photos there, my mind immediately started to spin with magical images of this crew at camp.

I am so excited to share that all my goofy, playful, magical, perfect camp session dreams came true. 🤩

This was my fourth year with these guys, and every year I leave knowing I’ll be on a high for hours after. Lindsey, John, Tessa, and Simon are the type of people who carry light around them. They are beautifully positive, playful, and full of love for each other and the space around them. Tessa and Simon are total goofballs, and Lindsey and John are always ready and willing to go with the flow, and embrace the magic and beauty of the life they are building.

From pictures in front of their new place to big jumps and swimming as the sun went down, this year’s session was Maine summer perfection. I’m so honored to have captured a piece of their first summer on the lake. 💕🌲🌊

The DP Family! 🌲 I met this gorgeous crew for the first time at Reid State Park earlier this month. These guys are from ...
08/26/2026

The DP Family! 🌲

I met this gorgeous crew for the first time at Reid State Park earlier this month. These guys are from Virginia, but spend a good amount of their summer in Eastern Maine, and were such troopers to travel a few hours south for our session.

Laura and Gerti, their three teens Edison, Elliott, and Camille, and their adorable doodle DeeDee are so laid back, lovely and easy to photograph. They wanted photos that captured the beauty of rocky Maine, and Reid is the best place in southern Maine to capture this vibe.

This crew is close knit and quietly hilarious, with many inside jokes and words passing between the teens all evening. And of course DeeDee stole the show with her forever-puppy cuteness. 🐾 🥰

It was wonderful meeting this family and capturing them together in their home away from home. 💕

For Cristina and Zoltan, time with family is absolutely everything! This summer they brought their whole crew to their n...
08/24/2026

For Cristina and Zoltan, time with family is absolutely everything!

This summer they brought their whole crew to their new home in Cape Elizabeth and wanted to commemorate the occasion with family photos at their beautiful property.

With kids and grandkids and great grandkids visiting from everywhere from DC to California, these guys were all thrilled to be enjoying the Maine coast together earlier this month.

Every summer this crew gathers somewhere, and when I was speaking with Cristina ahead of our session, she expressed how important this time is to the whole family, and how grateful they all are to be able to travel together. And at the end of the trip, the feedback is that they always need more time together. 💕

Our evening was full of laughs, cuteness, and all the magic of family being together. Thank you to this crew for such a fun evening during your time here in Maine!

I was a little quiet here last week thanks to whatever ridiculous sickness it was that decided to turn me into a ball of...
08/23/2026

I was a little quiet here last week thanks to whatever ridiculous sickness it was that decided to turn me into a ball of nothing for several days.

THANK YOU to my two families last week who were so amazing about pushing their sessions a few days, and who did not judge when I had to have them yell instructions to their kiddos because I had no voice. It is weeks like that that remind me why I have the best clients in the world and gratitude for the relationships I have built with them over the years!

I am finally on the mend and have some really incredible sessions to share here this week. Off to foggy (and hopefully not rainy!) Higgins tonight for a session that will be magical in its own right. But for now - here’s some Portland Head Light goodness, because even Maine photographers like to photograph the most photographed lighthouse in the world. 🤩

Today's edit is a real splash 💦 🤩
08/19/2026

Today's edit is a real splash 💦 🤩

The W Family! ✨Last week I shared Zoe’s senior photos, and now I get to share her beautiful family, too! We split our se...
08/18/2026

The W Family! ✨

Last week I shared Zoe’s senior photos, and now I get to share her beautiful family, too! We split our session into two parts - family photos and senior photos, and after knowing Zoe for a few years now I was super excited to meet her family as well.

Our session took place on a private beach in Phippsburg, on an evening that was supposed to be sunny, but ended up cloudy - but then gave us a beautiful hazy pink sky at the end. 🥰

Alongside Zoe was her mom Cecile, dad Taylor, siblings Andre and Claire, grandparents Mark and Wendy, and super energetic and adorable pups Ziggy and Juno. It’s been a long time since this crew had professional family photos taken, and I was thrilled at the opportunity to capture them in this phase with a tween and two teens before Zoe heads to college next summer.

The whole crew is so sweet and fun, and easy to photograph, with Claire keeping everyone giggling and the pups keeping us all on our toes! Thank you to this crew for sharing your special home away from home with me! 💕

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