Nichol Krupp Photography

Mrs. Kelly Atkinson. WOO HOO! You are the winner of a Relationship Session with your wonderful husband Steve and your sweet little miracle baby Johnathan. This was a tough one. SERIOUSLY!!! I was crying my eyes out reading this as I laid in bed this morning and drank my coffee. I do know them personally as I know many of you who submitted so I am very glad I had people involved who could vote on the essays who do not know the names of those who submitted. THANK YOU…YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE!!!

I look forward to working with you and cannot wait to document your beautiful family and your beautiful relationship.

I was so touched by all of the stories. There were 5 of us voting on the winner. 4 of the 5 placed this essay as the top vote. None of us were allowed to converse about the stories ahead of time so that we would be able to choose on our own.

Due to the fact that I was also very touched by other submissions. I feel the need to bless you all with a gift of some sort to NKP. I can tell I would love to work with each of you. I am not sure what that gift will be yet, but keep checking back as I contiue to tally the other votes and see how things fall.

Here is Steve’s essay so that you all can see why his wife was chosen:
(PLEASE COMMENT IF YOU FEEL MOVED TO. I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR YOUR FEEDBACK)

ESSAY #7:

Steve

***CONGRATULATIONS STEVE AND KELLY…HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!!!***

Okay…just a few more minutes. We are still deciding. This is really tough. I have some great material here. I will be sharing some of the Mother’s Day submissons with you all if not all. You are all great and made this really hard for us. There are 5 of us deciding on this so just give me a few more minutes.

And the winner is…………………………………………………

I am not sure how all of you outstanding mom’s are doing but so far, my day has been wonderful. It is 10:00am and I am still in bed cuddling with my little ones. I awoke to breakfast in bed and freshly brewed coffee. The kids are always so excited to do breakfast in bed for me so I went to sleep last night hoping and praying that would happen once again today.

What was on the menu???

Fresh ground and brewed STARBUCKS, orange juice, toast and EGGS IN A BASKET(which was a childhood favorite of mine that my mom used to make for us). It is now Addy’s favorite breakfast item.

It doesn’t get any better than that!

I have received several Mother’s Day Essays. I am so excited at the response from everyone. I am off to go and read all of the new submissions. There have been some great ones. Thank you to everyone who has participated and I will probably share the essays with all of you when the contest ends and the WINNER is announced.

Have a BLESSED day. I am praying that the rain holds off so I can enjoy the great outdoors at least for a while.

XOXOXO,

Niki

Okay, we have received a few submissions already. Still hoping to see more. I just got one that was short, sweet and beautiful because DAD/HUSBAND wrote it. Being a mom of three kids myself, it made me cry. Keep them coming folks. This is a pretty great session being offered worth $250. That is a great Mother’s Day gift, not to mention a lifelong gift of memories that will last forever.

54 hours and counting!!!

Have a great weekend!

Niki

Okay, here is the scoop. I had an urge to run a MOTHER’S DAY CONTEST TODAY. So, here is how it will work. Moms and Grandmothers, you may not write your own letter. *WINK*

Husbands, children, friends, sisters, aunts, uncles, moms and grandmas writing about other mothers may write the letter.

I want to hear about why I should pick your wife, grandma, sister, aunt, or mom to be the winner of a Very Special Relationship Session at Nichol Krupp Photography. This session will include one hour with Nichol in the NKP Studio and will include one complimentary mounted 8×10 portrait of your choice. An on-line gallery will be provided to choose your images from. The MAJORITY of the images will be taken in black and white. Winner may pick up to two people to be in the session with them. Each additional person after that would be $20

My staff and I will be the ones choosing the winner based on the content of the letters and the stories shared. I cannot wait to hear some great stories and reasons why YOUR MOM or GRANDMA should be chosen.

This is a 5 day contest ONLY so don’t be a procrastinator and miss out on a great opportunity. The winner will be announced by 9:00PM on Mother’s Day. The session must be completed before July 31st of 2008.

*PLEASE SEND YOUR LETTERS DIRECTLY TO NICHOL AT KRUPPPHOTOGRAPHY@SBCGLOBAL.NET*

Which is why I love them. This mom was super open to me doing my thing and being creative with this session. I have to say…we all have our strengths and I will be the first one to admit that first communion photo shoots are not at the top of the list of my strengths. Perhaps it is because I am not a traditional photographer. I love using my lenses to be creative though. I love to create a cool D.O.F(depth of field). Some of these images show that. How you can make the tiniest thing focused while you blur out the rest. This young man was great to work with and I ended up having a great time during the session. I was also super pleased with the photo mom chose as her large wall portrait. Again NON-TRADITIONAL and unique.

I love my job! Here is Mr. Wakeman with the one mom chose first. How cool is that name?

And my favorite image of the session.

Well, after several years of people asking me to do this….I have finally organized a dance special at NKP. Here is the promo. {PLEASE CLICK TO ENLARGE IMAGE}

Please call the studio to schedule your dance session. Space is limited and this is a one day special ONLY. We will also be running a special on our beautiful new dance bags that are perfect for your little dancer or teens as well.

It is a great size for any age and will last a long time. These super cool bags are regularly $250 but will be just $200 for this dance promo only.

You can call the studio or email us through the website with any questions you may have.

Have a great weekend!

~NIKI

Okay, well it has not been my biggest strength in life. I must say. However, while reading through this really cool book I came across this quote:

TO BE ON TIME

It’s a compliment to others.
A chance to observe.
To eliminate pressure.
To calm down.
To organize.
To improve your chances of success.

“Punctuality is the politeness of kings.”
~Proverb

It got me thinking. I have realized that some extremely timely and organized people have been brought in to my life and for that I am blessed. I am noticing that I want my car to be cleaner(long way to go but getting there), I am getting my kids to school on time or early(way more often), I am getting more organized, I am managing my time better and I LOVE IT!!!

Jodi, Rebe and Rachelle…Thanks for rubbing off on me. It is much less stressfull I must say. I have a million miles to go but definitely see how much less stressful it is to be somewhere early as opposed to late. I remember Oprah saying many years ago that she finds it disrespectful and arrogant for someone to be late. I never really thought of it that way nor did I ever mean to come across that way but I can definitely see her point.

My daughter recently started traveling for different dance competitions. I found out how important it is to be organized in these stressful and often chaotic situations where time management is essential. I completely pulled it off and wow did that feel good to know where everything was.

I think most artists tend to be very unorganized and untimely because whenever we have any free time, the last thing we want to do is clean things or make sure everything is in it’s place. Then, we are often late because we are creating things and always need “JUST A FEW MORE MINUTES.” In addition to that, we may have a family and choose to spend our free time with them over cleaning and organization. I am working on it though and it is like FREEDOM.

Oh yeah, the other MAJOR thing I did is hire a cleaning lady. I AM SOOOOOO EXCITED! Now we can have even more family time without having to spend our weekends cleaning the entire time while the kids are left to self-entertain. WOO HOO!!!!! Thank you GLORIA for taking on the task of cleaning our home and we love you already.

~Niki

It’s up there with the most beautiful sights on earth.
The smile of a child.
All innocence.
Full of untapped promise.
And pure joy.
Take the time.
Reaffirm their trust in humanity.
Make YOUR day.

“Tis unto children most respect is due.”
~Juvenal

Have you ever met someone who truly has life in the palm of their hands? They have everything a person could ever want or need, yet they still do not seem TRULY HAPPY. Why is that? Is it because what they say is true? All of those THINGS do not make you HAPPY. Sure, they may help. They may add to the quality of your life, but perhaps THINGS are not the key to our REAL happiness. We cannot take our things with us when our time here on earth is up. What can we take with us? We can take our LIFE MEMORIES. We can take our AUTHENTIC FRIENDSHIPS, LOVE and BLESSINGS. We can take all things that are NOT TANGIBLE yet that we know are there. We can take our FAITH.

I am learning more and more how important REAL LIFE FREINDSHIPS are. My RELATIONSHIPS with others far outweigh any TANGIBLE thing I could ever want. My friendships are what truly feed my spirit….my soul…and WHO I AM. My friendship with my husband is worth more than it’s weight in GOLD. Who are your REAL friends? Who feeds your spirit and makes you truly happy. Who makes you a better person simply by being around them? Who will be knocking down your door in a time of need? Who will support you in your toughest life challenges? Who are your real friends? Surround yourself with AUTHENTICITY. Encourage it with those you are around. Be yourself. Know WHO YOU ARE. People will be attracted to that type of energy like a magnet. That…in my opinion….is REAL HAPPINESS.

To let yourself be HAPPY

“Be sad when you must. Greive when you must. But don’t be sad just because others expect it of you. Take charge of your own happiness. We are all entitled to be happy. Seek light instead of shadows. Treasure your hapiness. SHARE IT.”