New blog and Best of 2010 coming soon

I'm changing my blog (for bigger pictures, slideshows etc) and still working on a best of 2010 slideshow. Both coming soon!

City dates for fall shoots

I will be shooting in San Francisco on September 18th and 25th. A travel fee will not be charged for sessions on these days. It will be warm, you can get your cards done early.....yadda, yadda......

Email me at nicole@photographsbynicole.com to book your session.

Be creative with your light source

Light only coming from an itouch

Light from an itouch and some ambient light from a tv.

The image below has ambient light from cfl light bulbs. The light from lower camera left is my computer screen. It eliminates the shadows from the overhead lights.


These were taken at night with just available light. The key is to underexpose the images. The camera will want to brighten the photos to make the scene look like daylight. So turn down the exposure settings so your camera is under exposing the shot.

First time on a slide

This little guy was getting over a cold and still so happy and smiley.

Book Early - and no summer shoots this year

If you are thinking of booking me in 2011, please book early. I don't have as many dates available this year and in 2010 my fall weekend spots were booked up in June, so it's never too early to book fall!!

I do not charge a cancellation fee, nor do I require a deposit so if your schedule changes as the date gets closer there is no penalty for switching or canceling.

Also, I will not be photographing this summer so If you have a baby due between mid June through August I will unfortunately not be able to photograph your newborn.

Go here to see my latest availability:
http://www.photographsbynicole.com/availability.htm

Accepting credit cards in 2011

Starting in January 2011 I will begin accepting credit cards as forms of payment. Payment for sessions will be due at the time of the session. The only exception is for corporate sessions. In those cases I will invoice the client.

Images sent digitally or by disk

In an effort to be more green and to give clients their files faster I now am using mobile me to send clients the high resolution images.

I still will deliver disks to clients if requested.

Hong Kong images

A few pictures from my day in Hong Kong. Nov 2010

Indian wedding ceremony

Just returned from an amazing work/play adventure. Hawaii, India and Hong Kong. I was in India photographing a friend's wedding. Here are a random assortment of images from that trip.

Urban in the suburbs

Burlingame train station provided a lot of backdrops for us. Loved the balloons. Added a playful touch to the shoot.