meet Jax.

what a total honor...
about 3 years ago, when I moved back here from Montana,
I met baby Jax's mama and daddy...
they graciously let me shoot their wedding.
My very first digital wedding!
I had just started using photoshop,
and "going digital" scared me to death.
They had total unwavering faith in me...
it's just something you will never forget...

and now...they welcomed beautiful baby jax...
what a blessing to share in a small way, their love story...
xo
nik

preview.

so I am guessing this is probably closer to the preview the beautiful ms. jennifer was expecting...
a totally different feel than a skeet shoot...(;
congrats Jen & Tyler!
nik

getting ready.

So, I am working on 14 years of marriage...
and well, let's just say...in my experience,
guys and gals often do things, we will say, "differently".

For example, guys can shoot skeet up to, oh about, 15 minutes before formal pictures..

and still manage to be on time...

While ladies, on the other hand, can start a LOT earlier...

annnnd... I will stop there...or the hubby will use my own words against me next time I get ready for a formal event....yikes!
either way, "different" is a good good thing.
just sayin'
nik

the name...

Amanda, is the feminine gerundive of amare, "to love".
also, meaning "she who is to be loved," "worthy of being loved," "worthy of love"
or just plain ole' "lovable"
i agree.
nik

september 4.2011

I don't know how you do one blog post on an entire wedding...
so impossible.
but here is a small glimpse into,
Pete & Amanda's day.
oh truly, Amanda was a glowing bride...









thank you Pete and Amanda!
what an honor to be a part of your day...
so blessed.
nik

two.

sooo my brother's kiddos are SMART...
I was feeling very proud of myself when I thought I had convinced Rylee she had a pine needle in her shoe....
and just HAD to sit down to get it out...
seriously, you could see the little wheels turning in her brain....
by the time she sat, she knew she had been "tricked"...
and wasn't having any of it...photo opportunity over...

she was on the run.
in my film days, I would have said, "I burnt a roll on her" (36 exposures)...
but in our beautiful digital world...I just deleted, oh about 35 images of the back of her head...
teehee....welcome to the age of two....
don't think I am pointing fingers here...I happen to have a BIG pouty picture, of my Tye,
gracing the space above the boys potty...let's just say...."it happens"...

and well, miss Hannah gave me this....and was ready for her nap....
the good news, it's my brother,
and he can't fire me...
xo
auntie nik

saturday afternoon.

boys are napping....
football is on...
I'm in photoshop....

my perfect afternoon.
nik

september.

I don't know, does it count if it is in the book of James?
I do know, I think way too much and way too often...

but one of Webster's definitions of the word Mercy is,
"compassionate treatment of those in distress."
probably a good thing.
nik

ref. james 2:12&13.

my to do list.

I mean how sick is that...
love.
nik

camera vs. photoshop

So, if I had to choose my camera over photoshop...
or photoshop over camera...
camera/photoshop
photoshop/camera
hmmmm....
I can't do it...I love to shoot...I LOVE to edit...
BUT I can't edit without shooting...
it's like diet coke vs. chocolate...can you really choose one over the other?
no.

truly. I need to go to bed.
xo
nik

more luke...

so sweet.

nik

meet little master luke.

really...

just perfection...
perfeicao!
nik

set.

lovin' me some old school studio!!

poor tori...I actually said "setter" almost like "cheese"...
bad and corny
nik

more tori...

my sister argued she prefered the word "effervescent"

I am assuming she meant, as in..."marked by high spirits or excitement"

and not, some super charged bubbly liquid...

however, I would think a more appropriate 'e' word would be:
ethereal, as in
1. extremely delicate or refined; exquisite
2. almost as light as air; airy
3. celestial or spiritual
words and sisters are so much fun...
nik

just because.

I am sooo close to finishing miss Randii's cd...
and I haven't done a crunchy twiggy inspired b&w in awhile...so for fun...

work. reward. work. reward...
and now you understand my exercise-eating cycle...
it's a problem.
nik

meet tori.

ok, so I am the corniest of creatures...but I really have my one word summary again....
Fresh!  as in the Mirriam-Websters definition:
fresh,  having its original qualities unimpaired
fresh,  not stale, sour, or decayed
fresh,  not worn or rumpled
fresh,  not altered by processing

fresh,  free from taint
fresh,  pure
fresh,  original
fresh,  vivid
my opinion here, but I do not think Tori has a clue as to absolutely naturally beautiful she is...

simply re-fresh-ing!
nik

ode to Penn

I adore Irving Penn images...they captivate me...

Irving Penn June 16, 1917 – October 7, 2009

I have looked and looked online for Irving Penn style backdrops...

I can't find any out there...this is my lame attempt at a Penn drop...it took me a week...

"imitation is the sincerest of flattery"
nik

my "team"

my poor poor family...really...truly....I kinda feel bad...a little...ok, not much...
but I should...


bruce: hubby/art director.
mimi:  mom/assistant director (AD)    
jay:    sister/stylist.
shan:  sister/make-up designer.
amy:  daughter/hair designer.
b:      niece/model

"make it happen people!!"
LOL
nik

birdie.

because I get some work done...then it's play time...
it's a great system...kinda like kindergarten, I guess...
oh well.
nik

meet Jennifer & Tyler.

just plum rand-y  is what it is...

shoot fire!

we had FUN!

they laugh together a LOT...I like to think that is a good sign...

they didn't know they were crushing...

until it was obvious to everyone else...

love it.

and they lived...

happily ever after...
xo
nik