What I’ve been up to….

Posted on January 27, 2012

January has been a fun and busy month- this week in particular had me having flash backs to my Christmas season lol!  We had four new babies in the studio this week so stay tuned for their showcases soon.  I’ve also been working with several vendors and I’ll be doing some vendor highlights here soon!  As always if you want to see the latest session sneak peeks find us on Facebook!

January’s Vintage Angel Mini Sessions :)

 





Set feature 4 (Quad Cities photographer)

Posted on December 30, 2011

Today’s set is the “grey damask”.  Beautiful for maternities, families, and dressed up little girls!





Christmas family (Davenport family photographer)

Posted on November 28, 2011

Every year I get lots (and lots and lots) of calls for families wanting pictures for their Christmas cards.  My studio is TINY and I keep shopping and filling it with new things…which makes it to where I can hardly turn around lol!  The sets we build are geared for babies and kids so when I get a family I always tell them all we can really do is close and cozy.  Close and cozy worked well for this family :)





Fall family (Bettendorf family photographer)

Posted on November 10, 2011

We’ll take a little newborn break for today and I’ll show off this beautiful family.  This was a fun session because we went to their friends’ house who live out in the country surrounded by beautiful woods.  The colors were just beautiful that day and I loved having a new location to explore….although my husband did laugh at me when I told him I’d be tromping around in woods.  My family loves to geo cache (did I even spell that right lol?) and I went one time with them and have politely declined any other invitations.  Of course my kids’ first question when they heard I’d been in the woods was “did you find any geo caches”?  Umm no but I did find a really cute family :)

Love the mommy/daddy moments here :)

 

 





Fall time is family time! (Rock Island family photographer)

Posted on November 7, 2011

Every year when the leaves start to change you’ll find me outside with lots of families.  It’s the perfect time of year to get pictures of your family playing in the leaves and taking advantage of all those yummy fall colors.  I had to show this family off because they did an AWESOME job on their clothing choices.  The colors are a little different than what you typically see for a fall session and with five kids I know I would have been tempted to buy everyone the same thing lol.  But I love that they all match but no one is wearing the same thing, they look GREAT!!

Great looking family!

We’ll go oldest to youngest:

I have to show a little before and after here…he assured me he didn’t get bit by a tiger but I’m pretty sure the sidewalk chewed him up and spit him out!


 





Fall family sessions (Rock Island family photographer)

Posted on November 2, 2011

I just love this little family!  They’ve been coming to me since little Elizabeth was born and it’s been such a joy to watch her grow.  I love red heads and I may have squealed the first time I saw her…..for sure in my head if not out loud.  And then when I got to meet her big brother I was in love.  Brody took a few sessions to warm up to me and he doesn’t have a great love for having his pictures taken but I think he’s the perfect example of how it really pays off to stick with the same photographer.  He totally stole the show for their family session and I think it made a huge difference that I’ve worked with him several times now and he was very comfortable with me.  I knew him well enough now to know what I can and can’t get him to do and as you can see we got lots of smiles!

We started off with a family one and some of the kids together…

Then we went for a little walk (umm hello favorite picture!!!)

Then we got one of mom and dad too….so important :)

Then Elizabeth got the idea that she needed lipstick….and without it her world would end (careful there Elizabeth your age is showing) and we got a picture like this:

Which then resulted in a family picture like this:

Mom and dad were good sports about it and the way I look at it is that they have many years ahead of them of “perfect” family pictures but for today she wanted lipstick and it’s very who she is today and it perfectly captures her little personality (that may or may not have something to do with that red hair!).

And then Brody brought out all his cuteness and stole the show :)

And well…he IS a little boy :)

You can see more of their session on the facebook fan page!

 

And if you want to win a FREE session look HERE for details!


 





Would you like to win a free session?

Posted on October 31, 2011

When I first told my assistant about this idea she told me no….bad bad idea Jennifer.  But I’m kind of stubborn….. so Jennifer wins….we’ll see in the end though who was right- me or Nichole!  I’m a REALLY bad blogger, Facebook has made me a little lazy with my website because it’s much easier to just upload pictures there and reach over 4500 of my fans.  However, I have a small portion of clients who aren’t on Facebook at all and I’m always feeling bad that when they book a session they don’t know what fun new things I have because well…they haven’t seen them!  So in an effort to be a better blogger I will be giving away a FREE session to anyone who catches me missing a day from now through the end of December!  Now keep in mind my schedule is a little crazy and no two days are ever alike.  I’ll do my best to post in the morning but it might be evening, you just never know.

 

So first up is this cute little family who also happens to be great friends of mine….so I might be slightly partial to their cuteness :) .  I have had so many toddler girls this year and it’s amazing to me how much alike they all are and yet so different in their little personalities.  This session was to celebrate Olivia turning two but mom wasn’t sure how she’d do so they came prepared for family pictures in case they needed to be in any.

She started off really well…(it’s hard to blow kisses with pumpkins in your hands)

Then she started to get a little more comfortable with me and decided to show me her tummy….

Next we decided to have a little fun with the whole family….and what kid doesn’t like to have mom and dad swing them?  Umm that would be Olivia.  Check out the look she gave me lol!

She quickly recovered thought and we got a great family picture!

then we were on our way to exploring, playing with leaves and just being cute…

And then it was time for Angry Birds and Olivia was done :)

 

And if you ARE on Facebook you can see more of their session in the Oct session gallery!

 





Exciting news!!

Posted on October 5, 2011

Hi everyone!  I’m writing with exciting news!  My 2011 calendar is back open!  Due to the high demand that I can’t even try to wrap my head around, I’ve continued to do all that I can to be accommodating.

As of May, my calendar has been booked solid and I’ve been going non-stop ever since.  While brainstorming for 2012, I have decided to make a few changes so that I can be as available as possible while maintaining a highest standard of business at an affordable cost to my clients.  While doing so much planning I realized just how much help I’ve received by hiring an assistant and decided to take that one step further.  By taking full advantage of the help that I have, I have been able to work on a plan to implement our great ideas for next year into this year.  While not everything will be revealed now, I’m starting small and opening the calendar.  I’m also revealing a few other things so keep reading!
More Sessions:
Beginning today, I am scheduling sessions through the end of November.  Because I have a lot booked already, there are a few exceptions to keep in mind.  I’ve listed them below.  Also, be sure to check the website for more scheduling details before calling or emailing the studio!
For October: Evenings and weekends are full, but daytime spots are flexible.  If you have a session booked already, and you would like to move it, just call me!

For November: Evenings are available, but limited.  Weekends are full.  Again, if you have a session booked already, and you would like to move it, just call!

On Location: the weather is quickly getting cold and the time change is just around the corner.  That being said, I can’t schedule anymore outdoor sessions, but the studio is up for grabs.  Remember, its tiny in there…built for babies and kids…so full on family sessions won’t work so well.  However, I am willing to squeeze mom and dad into one or two photos if we can work it out and you don’t mind being cozy!
Package Adjustments:
All full and newborn sessions now include a set of 4×6 prints!

Note: this package adjustment took place beginning July of 2011 for all sessions booked on or after July 1st 2011.





Yummy fall light (Quad City family photographer)

Posted on September 3, 2011

Even with the little heat wave we’ve had again the light is starting to change and fall is just around the corner!  A photographer’s job is to of course capture the subject but the first thing we do is to read the light and let me just say if I could bottle up the light from this session and sell it to other photographers I’d be a millionaire a million times over.  Maya was a little too busy to stop and have her pictures taken but that didn’t stop us from getting some sweet smiles….and she totally cracked me up playing with sticks and dirt in her pretty pink dress!  Speaking of dress if you’re looking for clothing ideas for your next session this family did a fantastic job and I love the colors they chose!  Right now I’m doing more sessions in a week than there are days so I can’t possibly blog them all….if you want to see all my recent sessions check out the facebook fan page!!

 





Family Time in the Park (Moline Family Photographer)

Posted on July 19, 2011

We haven’t had many beautiful days this Summer, but lucky for Amy (who had to reschedule because of rain) we ended up with a gorgeous day for outdoor pictures! Her little boy was turning one and couldn’t have been happier the day of his session. Family photos are more than fun when babies are all smiles! And kudos to Dad for his smiles and being such a good sport. A lot of dads don’t like family pictures and he was all about recording memories for his little boy! My favorite picture from the session is of Mom and Dad together. They look beautiful and I love capturing images of just Mom and Dad since they seem to be forgotten after the wedding!

 

 





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