I decided I am ready to start sharing much more about my trips to Haiti. There are so many stories to share but for now… just an image that struck me as I walked around a few weeks after the Earthquake. As you can see it was business as usual amidst all of the destruction. Love how put together the women of Haiti always are. This women is telling me a whole lot in this image.
~Niki
“When I look back at where I’ve been, I see what I am becoming is a whole lot further down the road from where I was.” ~Gloria Gainther
~N
This is Claire. She is an unbelievable dancer and I always LOVE photographing her! I just watched Benjamin Button and could not help but jot this down. I loved this movie beyond words! Incredible messages all the way through, but this message fits perfect with Claire and the person/dancer that she is.
Some people were born to sit by a river. Some get struck by lightning. Some have an ear for music. Some are artists. Some swim. Some know buttons. Some know Shakespeare. Some are mothers. And some people….Dance.
~From the motion picture “Benjamin Button”
This is Baby Will. He is an amazing blessing to his parents who had to wait very patiently for his arrival. I told Mom he would be worth the wait and he CERTAINLY was. I think he is too pretty to be a boy if you ask me. See for yourself…
And isn’t his Mommy BEAUTIFUL!!!
This is mom’s knitting basket(she is an amazing knitter) and she loved this blanket at the studio because of all of the yarn, so we captured some of him in that.
Last one for now. Dad brought some of his favorite old fishing gear and this is what we came up with. It took a little bit of patience but we got the shots. So cool!
Jill and Ed, Thank you for sharing Will with Cassie and I today at the studio. We loved hanging out with you and getting to work with your incredible new family.
P.S. Ed, I am so bummed I did not get that little out take today. It is still making me snicker as I sit here and work.
P.S.S. To check out Jill’s work please go to Knitterella
Take care!
~Niki
- Great work!!! these are wonderful! June 3, 2009 - 2:15 pm
- We had sooo much fun Niki and I'm head over heals for these photos! Can't even wait to see them all. You are so so good! Thanks so much for making it so easy and fun! Ed, Jill and Baby Will June 3, 2009 - 4:57 pm
- Great work!! I am a friend of Jill's, but have seen your work before! I LOVE the fishing pic since it's something a little different :-) June 4, 2009 - 2:56 pm
- Wow, these are super! The 2nd picture of mom and Will is priceless~~ June 5, 2009 - 9:29 pm
- Thank you so much everyone. I loved doing this session and working with someone who I have thought was a pretty incredible artist herself for quite sometime now. I have tons of great ones that I cannot wait to share with mom and dad. Thanks for the kind words. ~Niki June 6, 2009 - 6:28 pm
I just had to! We just LOVE HER!
- Oh Man! I just can't wait till it's my turn. These are Gorgeous!!! May 13, 2009 - 4:49 am
- Thanks Jill. You are SO CLOSE. When is your due date? Maybe we should just go ahead and schedule you. You have definitely had to wait a long time which as the mother of this baby will attest....is TOTALLY WORTH IT! XOXO! May 13, 2009 - 8:00 am
- Oh Nichol, these are super, super beautiful!!! I was so excited to see them! You do absolutely amazing work! Looking forward to seeing the rest (and having them hanging in my house!!! :-) Lauren says hi! May 13, 2009 - 9:07 am
- absolutely beautiful work! May 17, 2009 - 11:31 am
I LOVED working with this couple. She was adorable and he was halarious. They were super cute together and very HAPPY. I think he may have even talked me in to doing their wedding and I don’t do weddings. Hmmmm…We shall see. Anyhow, I had a great time photographing them. We were originally just doing a studio session but decided to go outside for a few since it was nice out. I only wish he had his Harley there for those. I believe that it will be at the wedding though(partially why I am considering the whole thing. Well, that and the sailboat) (wink wink). Anyhow, we have lots but I wanted to give them a few to see so here they are. Enjoy!
…And this little PERFECT MIRACLE certainly has one of her own. So does her New Mommy. Here is a teaser for you Mom and Grandma. This is one of my favorite images this year and there are many more to come. Enjoy!
~Niki
- I just loved her!! I totally would have kept her for the rest of the day if mom would have let me :-D May 6, 2009 - 8:42 am
- Cassie~ You would have had to fight me for her first. It is rare for me to get "THE ITCH" but this baby certainly did that for me. Absolutely PERFECT in every way! What was even scarier is that Cassie looked like she had a tad of that "itch" as well. Whew...that was a close one! :) May 6, 2009 - 8:45 am
- OK Nikki, You need to have Cassie run errands when you do baby shoots from now on. I am not old enough to be a grandpa yet. May 6, 2009 - 8:26 pm
- Nikki and Cassie, What an amazing photo! Everyone that has seen it just thinks it is so sweet! We cannot wait to see what is yet to come! Lauren and I had such a great time with both of you. Thank you for spending the time with us to get the great shots! May 7, 2009 - 5:35 pm
This 15 year old beauty was just so sweet to work with and her mom was such a hoot. She let me do my THING and brought some pretty cool photos of her and her mom when she turned 15 and had her quinceanera photos taken. Mom really wanted a different twist on the typical quinceanera portrait session. So, this is what we came up with.
Mom was just so happy to be there and complimentary of the studio and my work. I was beyond flattered to work with them and really did not want them to leave. It is interacting with people like them that remind me how much I LOVE WHAT I DO! Thank you for making my day ladies. You were both wonderful!
- wow these are breathtakingly beautiful! April 30, 2009 - 12:43 pm
- Thank you so much Carley. She is certainly a beauty. May 1, 2009 - 10:29 am
One Year…
I cannot believe it! It seems like I just completed her newborn session. She looks so different to me from her newborn photos. This is the babe of a great friend of mine. I have been photographing them for many years now. They had to wait patiently before being blessed with these little ones so it is even more exciting to get my hands on them. I have to say that little Karlie gave me a RUN FOR MY MONEY or should I say THEIR MONEY. Anyhow, there are several and since Karlie was a bit GUN SHY throughout the session I just wanted to show mom a few so she would not worry. Oh….and her clothes were to die for. Very good choice mom….and Grandma Diane.
And my personal favorite MOMENT from the day. This is what she would do everytime mom would move from her side.
- she's gorgeous and i love her name :) outstanding work April 23, 2009 - 10:29 am
- Injoyed viewing Karlee' profs. She sure is a beauty and you certainly captured that on film. Job well done. May 5, 2009 - 3:15 pm
I am nursing a bit of strep throat today and trying to get well before I leave town again on Thursday. I came across this quote and fell in love with what it really meant. I just thought I would keep it short and sweet today. I LOVE THIS!
“Destiny is no matter of chance. It is a matter of choice: It is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved.” ~ William Jennings Bryan
by Nichol Krupp
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