Kristina Carlson Photography

08/28/2026

I'm a few days late to celebrate National Dog Day... but its never too late to look at photos of a cute dog! This sweetie was a riot at her parents family session this summer. Swipe to see photos from her newborn shoot a few years ago!

08/25/2026

Honored to be featured in the August issue of Professional Photographer magazine!

Olathe-Kansas-based senior portrait photographer Kristina Carlson describes the lighting techniques and posing approaches she uses to capture the best photographs of her teenaged subjects. https://www.ppa.com/ppmag/articles/just-as-they-are

07/03/2026

Golden fields. Endless summer skies. Soaking in these slow July days. I hope you all have a weekend filled with sunshine and sweet memories.

04/03/2026

Where'd all the time go?! The days of elementary school recesses are long over, and soon so willl the days of walking down the locker lined hallways of highschool. It happens in a flash doesn't it?! Sadly my own kids highschool doesn't have lockers in the hallway so I can't make him recreate this photo 🤪.

03/27/2026

I’m donating a one-hour portrait session to support mental health resources for students in the Olathe School District. You can be part of this effort by bidding on a session with me (you can bid remotely)! It’s been over a decade since I’ve donated a photo session, and I’m grateful to support such an important cause.

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Olathe students need your support. This year the contract therapists paid for by Taste of the Town have seen 371 students and paid for 1,763 sessions.

Mental Health Matters. They matter. You matter.

03/08/2026

Meeting Annie Leibovitz was a full circle moment. From idolizing her, to becoming a professional photographer myself, and now meeting her in person. It's a moment I’ll cherish forever. She has been an inspiration to me since my first photography class in high school. For over half a century she has created beautiful, meaningful work that has shaped generations of photographers. Proof that one person’s vision can leave a mark on the world.

Special shout out to Chad Kraus for filming Emmalee & I getting our books signed. He was so kind to indulge the request from 2 complete strangers. Thanks Chad!!

02/27/2026

There is something about senior year - everything feels golden! “The light was beautiful and the air full of promise.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson. If I could bottle up this light and use it at every one of my sessions I would! Senior year looks good on you, Class of 2026!