January 3, 2017 - Print Your Art!

Ahhhhh, you have no idea how happy this image makes me. Why, you ask? Because my client purchased THE MOST BEAUTIFUL newborn photo album as a keepsake for her family and that one day, she'll hand down to her daughter, Adeline. I wish you could hold this album in your hands right now. It's the most beautiful thing that I've ever offered in my studio. The album comes in a keepsake box with a magnetic closure and inside, there's a custom album holding some of Adeline's newborn photos. The pages are thick and her name is stunning - varnished on the cover. Completely amazing in every way. 

I wish every client saw the value in this. We will spend $200 on designer jeans or drop $300 on a pair of boots, but not on a family heirloom :(  (Insert sigh here).

I hope to share many more beautiful printed pieces my clients acquire for their families, in hopes of inspiring you to do the same thing for yours. xo, Nicole

January 2, 2017 - Newborn Baby Photo of the Day!

Baby Cruz! His momma is coming in this weekend to see his entire gallery reveal and I can't wait! There's something about this image that is truly inspiring me for 2017. It's the moody warmth of it. I'm admiring the selective focus and letting all of the other details fall off into a blur. I need to do more of that. I need to let the natural beauty of the images I create shine through. Sometimes it's hard, because I love the small details that make an image perfect and symmetrical. But I need to challenge myself and find the beauty in the imperfect and the moment. So with that, here's to creating more newborn photography just like this. xo, Nicole

January 1, 2017 - Newborn Photographer Minnesota

I've decided this year, I'm going to document one photo and post each day! There is so much that inspires me about the art of newborn photography, that I think documenting the special stories behind these little ones each day, will ignite other ideas, inspire other photographers and challenge me to get better. So, to kick it off, I'm sharing a special capture of Suhani. She's a baby I photographed before Christmas, so she deserves to be first on the list. Her parents had her after 6 years of marriage and they are the sweetest, kindest people I may have ever met. Their daughter takes after them both, and with a name meaning "pleasant," how could she not! xo, Nicole