tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34309833936402437602024-02-07T18:14:51.233-06:00Purple Lemon PhotographyInformation and images from Nikki Dukes, the St. Louis photographer behind Purple Lemon PhotographyNikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15791852846032386457noreply@blogger.comBlogger358125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430983393640243760.post-37309079975101731212018-03-15T14:10:00.001-05:002018-03-15T14:12:46.506-05:00Personal Project- Classically Quirky<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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When I was in high school, one of the projects we had to do in our photography class was to emulate the photography style of a famous photographer. I don't recall if I was assigned or got to choose my subject, but I was to draw my inspiration from <a href="http://www.rodneysmith.com/portfolio" target="_blank">Rodney Smith</a>. Immediately, I was drawn in by his work and have loved it ever since.<br />
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Some of those prints from high school are even on display today in my basement, some 15 years or so later.<br />
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Marked by quirks and whimsy, his portraits of classy, beautiful, striking women and dapper gentleman attract me every time I see them.<br />
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A few years ago, there was a new book put out of <a href="http://www.rodneysmith.com/publications" target="_blank">Rodney Smith's work</a>, and Brian got it for me for Christmas. Perhaps it is my favorite gift of all time. I decided as I gingerly turned the pages and soaked it in, that I'd try emulating his work again.<br />
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I had a number of things in mind, and a few years of adoption paperwork, massive personal haircuts, and children to tote along later, it wasn't exactly what was in my mind's eye originally, but such a wonderful experience for me nonetheless.<br />
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My husband, Brian, good sport that he is, became my subject and I photographed him. I wanted our kids to see what it is that I do and how I think when I am being creative and creating art, so they came along, and a friend came to help me help them. We were kind of a sight...<br />
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We wrapped up our photo session with a portrait of us both together.<br />
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<br />Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15791852846032386457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430983393640243760.post-35574099041786618722017-07-25T10:55:00.002-05:002017-07-25T10:55:30.848-05:00Z FamilyI love thinking back on the history I have with families, and this is one for which I have much fondness. Having bonded over drying cloth diapers when we were neighbors several years ago, this family trusted me with photographing their family back when I was just starting (and honestly had a lot to learn!). <div>
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I enjoyed finding a location that suited all of their interests and allowed us all to enjoy an outing on an otherwise really hot summer week. </div>
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Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15791852846032386457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430983393640243760.post-31155338514098623272017-06-13T10:41:00.001-05:002017-06-13T10:42:10.443-05:00Red Thread Session: A homecomingSeveral weeks ago, I had the honor of photographing a family as they brought their newest son home from China. They had previously adopted from China and had taken that son along on their trip, but upon their arrival they were able to introduce him to their three daughters. He was so excited to meet his other new siblings and begin this new chapter of life in their family.<br />
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I loved the grin that crossed his face as they paused to see the group of family and friends who gathered to welcome them to St. Louis.<br />
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This was my favorite moment as he smiled and reached out to meet his sisters.<br />
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I am so thankful to be a volunteer with <a href="http://redthreadsessions.com/" target="_blank">Red Thread Sessions</a>. As with many parts of being a photographer, It is such an honor to be a part of these special moments as families grow and change- through marriage, birth, and adoptions.Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15791852846032386457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430983393640243760.post-22055378746477059142017-06-06T14:30:00.003-05:002017-06-06T14:32:38.750-05:00Lynn Family- On location in Tampa<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
While in Tampa visiting my brother's family, I got to photograph them in their new home of Tampa, Florida. It might have been raining and unplanned, but I love it! My brother is the youth pastor at an urban church and as we walked out the doors into the drizzly day, but I saw this overhang with great coastal color, I had to brighten up the rainy afternoon ahead with some cheery portraits. </div>
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A special little guy just had his first birthday! Baby T is ready to cruise the streets and and enjoy this next chapter ahead: Adventures in Toddlerhood. I loved photographing this family for a This Season session. We spent a great morning together enjoying his special Radio Flyer tricycle, a breakfast picnic, and walk through their neighborhood park, which just so happens to be Forest Park. Can't beat that! </div>
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What I love about a session like this is getting really personal with a family. They really let their guard down and engaged with each other, laughing, munching, and playing. I got up close and in their face, but they were perfectly in tune with spending time together, and I love the special, relaxed glimpses we get into their family life.<br />
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Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15791852846032386457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430983393640243760.post-41387147289231558412017-05-25T13:07:00.000-05:002017-05-25T13:07:12.395-05:00Red Thread SessionI had the pleasure of photographing a <a href="http://www.redthreadsessions.com/" target="_blank">Red Thread Session</a> last weekend, which honors adoptive families. I was so excited to meet Baby N! N's mom had been one of my son's preschool teachers as we were preparing for our own adoption over the last few years, but little did I know she was doing the same.<br />
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We spent part of the morning together, dodging rain drops and enjoying a little outdoor oasis on the property of gracious friends.<br />
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It was so precious that each time N's dad gently stroked his cheek, he just lit up with these darling, toothless grins. </div>
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<br />Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15791852846032386457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430983393640243760.post-8354729280751623872017-05-18T13:27:00.002-05:002017-05-18T13:27:20.549-05:00Newborn E<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
I had the honor of photographing Baby E just a few days after she was two weeks old. I love seeing the connection with newborns to their parents. She loved the cuddles and snuggles with both of her parents! It was so beautiful to see the expressions on their faces as they held her close and enjoyed her newness. </div>
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<br />Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15791852846032386457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430983393640243760.post-44280353302871373822017-04-25T11:18:00.000-05:002017-04-25T11:18:44.620-05:00This Season: DinosaursI write often about seasons and our This Season package here and on social media. I think one of the reasons I love it so much is because I see these special glimpses of my every day life that are simply wonderful. Full of wonder.<br />
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I step back often and have to just take in the incredible life that God has given to my family. Certainly there are challenges and hard parts, but alongside that- and perhaps because of that, sitting in almost magical contrast are the sweet, miraculous, and warming moments that fill us up, let us savor the goodness.<br />
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The seasons change often all too quickly, and the little moments change. The light that drifts through the window is filtered through leaves that come with the freshness of spring. The interests of our children shift and wane and blossom. The milestones and rhythms of our families change as our children grow up.<br />
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Our middle son amazes me. Even in this year of change in our family, with three rowdy boys, two of which are preschool age, he takes a long chunk of almost every afternoon to enter into imaginative play and whispers to himself involved stories and complex characters. There are voices and independence and creativity. I tend to let him play alone, but one afternoon in midwinter, I asked if I could observe him with my camera. Unscripted. Unposed. No consulting mom on wardrobe.<br />
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Special details that make the difference. Slouchy socks, train shirt, necklace from the treasure box at school transformed into a form of dino transportation, and PopPop's hand-carved dinosaurs.<br />
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This is his season of imagination.<br />
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Unfazed by my camera, this is what I saw.<br />
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For Sami and Collin, this meant a sunrise picnic (Collin and I surprised Sami with photos from this part of their date; She didn't know I was there!), running, walking, and laughing as we took a long walk around Forest Park in the early morning hours as the fog rose off the Grand Basin. We then switched gears and headed to one of their top coffee shops- Foundation Grounds- in Maplewood, near their new home, and took a walk and explored another favorite- a bookstore along Manchester in downtown Maplewood.<br />
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I am thrilled to present a show highlighting that day with a mix of real moments, striking portraits, and many details that surrounded their morning date. Grab your lemonade, sit back, and enjoy!<br />
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Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15791852846032386457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430983393640243760.post-38385142008843465162017-03-27T18:18:00.005-05:002017-03-27T18:20:37.888-05:00Baby AIt was my privilege to photograph Baby A, and see the way her mother and father were tenderly looking at their new daughter. They were learning the ropes of parenthood with their first child and it was such love driving them to do it as well as they can. One special moment was so powerful for me to see Baby A's mom as a mother for the first time. Having known her for many years it was striking to see the transformation from daughter to mother. And there are a few frames in which I can see the look her mother gives to her as she looks lovingly at her own daughter.<br />
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Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15791852846032386457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430983393640243760.post-68198622800878815742017-03-25T12:28:00.003-05:002017-03-25T12:28:53.060-05:00Sami + Collin WeddingI tell wedding couples that, among other benefits, the engagement session helps them know what to expect from me and to get excited for their wedding day. In this case, Sami and Collin's engagement session last fall did the same for me. It let me know that I could expect something stunning, lovely, and expressive on their wedding day. I was certainly excited.<br />
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Beyond being excited for a certainly loving couple from my <a href="http://www.citylightschurch.com/" target="_blank">church</a> to begin their marriage, I was professionally eager to have the opportunity to create beautiful artistic photographs that documented and celebrated their wedding day.<br />
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Their wedding had a simple, modern, industrial feel, highlighting shades of blue and rose. It was a joyful day with weather that was a delight as the tail end of winter toyed with the early days of spring. We commented at how their photographs from last fall were also at the cusp of a new season, and as a seasonally-focused photographer I love how their wedding marks the start of a new season for their lives together.<br />
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Reception venue: <a href="http://sqwires.com/" target="_blank">Sqwires Annex</a> in Lafayette Square, St. Louis, MO.Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15791852846032386457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430983393640243760.post-27251470105786116322017-03-01T13:47:00.001-06:002017-03-01T13:51:46.301-06:00Personal Project: Road TripThe last few years, I have had the intention of completing a number of personal photography projects, especially while I have been working less and mothering more. But most of them sat unfinished, or even stuck in my brain, un-photographed. As we begin the push to get me behind the camera more again this year as Silas starts preschool, and all three boys will have some time away from me, I am really wanting to work through a number of personal projects I have mulling around in my brain. Not only is it so good for my soul to express the creativity that God has instilled deep in me, but it also makes me a better photographer for my wedding photography and other portrait clients.<br />
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They might not all fit my normal brand or style. They might not be polished, but they they at least have purpose. For the style of portraiture and wedding coverage I provide, I prefer to travel light, and simply. I purposefully don't use huge cameras or lenses or lighting setups so people are comfortable with me and are less intimidated. <br />
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I also provide myself with many mini-assignments in my day to day life. Can I make this seemingly poorly lit, ugly location into a worthwhile setting for a photograph? Can I light this photo for a text to my mom in a better way? Can I take this normal thing and make it seem amazing? What story can I tell?<br />
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This series came at a time like that. I was on my way to Texas, a passenger in a dirty van, full of tiny tots and their snacks. I allowed myself only my phone and only the basic editing capabilities that I have on there. What kind of art could I create using the light, texture, and patterns available to me?<br />
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How does editing change the way we see a scene?<br />
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<br />Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15791852846032386457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430983393640243760.post-19321378328736319492017-02-13T18:56:00.001-06:002017-02-13T19:34:22.275-06:00Heather + BenLast fall as the coverage for a wedding I was photographing ended, I scooted over to a surprise engagement party for one of my dearest friends. Her fella had planned a proposal and party here in St. Louis for her with some of her dear friends and his family who came in from Kansas City. <br />
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A few weeks later, I ventured out to photograph the bench where he proposed for the custom wedding invitation that I was able to design for them. It was a great collaboration as they were able to describe what they wanted and to be able to create that for them. </div>
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Some of the joyful benefits of photographing a friend's wedding is knowing all the things that went into making that special day special, the joys and hardships, the hard work, the fast turn around from engagement to wedding, and so many of the stories. </div>
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It is my pleasure to share a handful of photographs from Heather and Ben's wedding day, a bright, colorful wedding day with humor and class woven throughout. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjRD2lGRahM0WBHKgazLiNb69hrLA8Q3YpGqvSlTFVwoBOlworPRajxWOrgYXYMovLt_Btszh0hHmhOKp3AqbbXDGCeorOgGR1bNw0EcIlM-kM7TzZw_9Uoh4G842M1YlEsU3yuwxyp4g/s1600/Raines+Wedding-036.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjRD2lGRahM0WBHKgazLiNb69hrLA8Q3YpGqvSlTFVwoBOlworPRajxWOrgYXYMovLt_Btszh0hHmhOKp3AqbbXDGCeorOgGR1bNw0EcIlM-kM7TzZw_9Uoh4G842M1YlEsU3yuwxyp4g/s640/Raines+Wedding-036.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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This picture came almost by accident as we hopped in the car to go take a few portraits and I glanced up and saw this. Heather and I were so excited as we remembered this photo of her grandparents that I'd happened to grab a snapshot of on my phone the night before. See top row, center. (You can see a better copy <a href="http://blog.purplelemonphotography.com/2016/01/value-of-photograph.html" target="_blank">here</a> from when I wrote about it a year ago!)<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">I love the look on my son's face as he watched my husband blow the fire out of his marshmallow for his s'more. </span></div>
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P.S. Since my kids got to get dressed up and join the fun, I took their photos, too. After they'd been covered in chocolate and had no ability to focus on a picture. Regardless, I think they are cute and enjoy their shenanigans. </div>
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Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15791852846032386457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430983393640243760.post-50313676372872200122016-12-10T14:20:00.000-06:002016-12-10T14:20:14.461-06:00The Development of a SuperheroWhen I was in college, I had a class project of some kind, in which I created a series of story-telling photographs to show a young girl on the quest to become a superhero. She is clever and resourceful, and works hard to accomplish her task. <div>
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Probably about 12 years ago I asked her mom if she could be my model, and probably as soon as I got her, "Yes!", I swung by and picked her up in my giant green, rusted, '92 Ford Explorer. She must have been so brave, as any good superhero is. We barely knew each other, and I knew nothing about kids or carseats. She probably didn't even know my name. </div>
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Today that little girl turns sixteen years old and we still love their family dearly. I am consistently amazed at the poised, kind, and well-mannered young woman she is becoming. She is still brave, strong, and as the big sister to four siblings, she is surely a hero to each of them. </div>
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Happy Sixteenth Birthday, S!</div>
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These were photographed on film; I developed and printed these 8x10s in the darkroom. </div>
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Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15791852846032386457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430983393640243760.post-14588649119020306332016-11-23T21:04:00.000-06:002016-11-23T21:04:19.207-06:00Ashley + BradleyAshley and Bradley had a cheerful wedding day full of laughter and excitement in early October. Their outdoor wedding ceremony was at <a href="http://www.laumeiersculpturepark.org/" target="_blank">Laumeier Sculpture Park</a>, and their concert themed reception was at <a href="http://oldrockhouse.com/" target="_blank">The Old Rock House</a> after a quick pit stop at <a href="http://4handsbrewery.com/" target="_blank">4 Hands Brewing Co</a>.<br />
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Their friends and family were all very excited to celebrate and it was wonderful to see how all of their faces just lit up after the ceremony!<br />
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This sculpture has always been one of my favorites at the sculpture park, and I just love how it worked for this wedding!<br />
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We managed to get everybody in there!<br />
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One of my favorites from the whole day of Bradley.<br />
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I love the way couples find creative ways to incorporate their theme. Their cupcakes are displayed on records! I thought that was so clever! And Casey and I enjoyed shooting and editing their reception with a little more "grit" to enhance the concert feel of their location at the Old Rock House.<br />
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<br />Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15791852846032386457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430983393640243760.post-2004756492586996412016-11-14T21:34:00.000-06:002016-11-14T21:34:07.866-06:00T turns one!I had the joy of photographing Jessica and Lonny on their wedding day a few years ago, and they simply love each other so much. You can tell they shower their son with that same enthusiastic love and he just lit up seeing the smiles on his parent's faces. <br />
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Happy first birthday, T! You are such a champ!Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15791852846032386457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430983393640243760.post-79448436164772223302016-11-14T21:06:00.000-06:002016-11-14T21:06:08.826-06:00Baby TThis little guy was a bundle of joy and it was so fun to spend a bit of my morning with his parents and grandmother who all just loved each other so well. I know I say it almost every time, but I love every time I get to photograph someone in their home or at their front door- this time I got to do both.<br />
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I am looking forward to seeing Baby T grow and that big toothless grin change as he gets older.<br />
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<br />Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15791852846032386457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430983393640243760.post-87939924201337697122016-11-14T20:28:00.000-06:002016-11-14T20:28:49.718-06:00Senior SaraI love photographing people in places that have meaning. I met Sara and her family at her grandparent's home just outside of St. Louis, and the two of us explored their property together. <br />
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One thing that I love about photographing seniors is the glimpse you get at the childlike spirit they are leaving behind and the adult they are becoming. You see the expressions their parents have seen since they grew up and also can see the maturity they have growing in them.<br />
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<span style="text-align: center;">I have no doubt that Sara's parents are thrilled to see both and are proud of their daughter as she prepares to graduate high school. </span>Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15791852846032386457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430983393640243760.post-24152555944388013582016-11-14T20:12:00.003-06:002016-11-14T20:12:28.903-06:00Red Thread SessionI am a volunteer photographer for <a href="http://redthreadsessions.com/" target="_blank">Red Thread Sessions</a>, and I have really been enjoying sessions of new families who have joined together through adoption. This family is really special to me because we have ventured together on this journey and brought our sons home a week apart. We shared in the trials of adopting from a virtually closed nation but never giving up because our sons are fully worth every bit and more. <div>
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Though I briefly met this brave, sharp young man just hours before he flew to the US from his birth country, I had the privilege of sharing part of the morning with him recently. Welcome to St. Louis, E! We are very glad to have you. </div>
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Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15791852846032386457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430983393640243760.post-37124079510942011902016-11-03T20:13:00.003-05:002016-11-14T20:12:44.287-06:00Black and White BoyI have had the honor of photographing this family from engagement session to wedding to the newness of a son at all his young ages and stages, and even of their homes as they have moved and transitioned. I was so excited to continue to document their journey as a family at a new house with their now three year old boy. His vigor mixed with contemplative spirit really shone through in a number of the black and white photographs I created of him. I am eager to share a few!<br />
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<br />Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15791852846032386457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430983393640243760.post-53677304841302635472016-10-31T21:03:00.002-05:002016-11-14T20:13:06.997-06:00Red Thread Session with a BAM!It's been quiet here for a while, as I have been on maternity leave. We adopted our youngest son and brought him home from Ghana after quite a lengthy battle to bring our family under one roof. It was fitting for me to ease my way back in to a short fall season with a <a href="http://redthreadsessions.com/" target="_blank">Red Thread Session</a>. I volunteer with Red Thread Sessions to provide photography for families who have recently adopted, and it's such a an honor to introduce a new family through photographs.<br />
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Not only did we photograph these two lovely ladies in a way you might expect from a PLP family session, but we also did something special. Part of their personal adoption story included a special connection to DC comic book characters. A few years ago now, a friend donated a very large poster collection to Brian and I to aid in our fundraising efforts- a large portion of which was DC comic book characters. We got bogged down in paperwork and never sold them. As soon as I read their story, I knew that the person who donated the posters would be honored by them being used as a background for their portraits- a story-telling element and something really unique. This person has a huge heart for adoption and is an adult-adoptee. They gave the OK for us to use them in this way and I set to trying to find a way to create something.<br />
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My favorite part of the session was when this lovely young lady asked me, "Can I hold my mom's hand and look at her? She just makes me so happy!"<br />
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This photograph also really touched me. You can see this new mother's heart through her facial expressions of tenderness, protection, and satisfaction. This daughter is so dear to her. Likewise, her daughter's face is so joyful. She simply could not stop smiling when she was close to her mother. It was so beautiful.<br />
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<br />Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15791852846032386457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430983393640243760.post-56688323704186474222016-03-18T13:08:00.000-05:002016-11-14T20:13:36.291-06:00Kansas City Parking Garage PortraitsI am so excited to share a few images from this session for two reasons.<br />
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First, when I am walking or driving around anywhere, I have a small conversation going on with myself in the background of my mind. I am asking, "If you <i>had</i> to photograph here, how would you do it? Could you make it work? How would you light it?"<br />
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I was headed to Kansas City for a conference last weekend, but knew that I was going to photograph the wonderful Peres family. Having checked the weather, I saw that it was going to be a rather dreary day. Rain. Not quite warm enough to feel refreshed by the rain. And yet, I didn't have any other days with which to reschedule. My tight schedule on the day of the session also, didn't allow us to travel far from the conference location so I could choose a suitable indoor location.<br />
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What to do? Use what you've got- a parking garage. I knew that we were going for cityscape backgrounds, so I figured getting us higher than street level was a win anyway, and the overhang from the garage would provide coverage from the rain and perhaps even good light.<br />
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The second reason I love this session is because of the ability of a photograph to show the realness of a person. I love when people respond to photographs with an exclamation about how an expression so fully displays the "real" person. I have known this couple since I was 11 years old, and they hold such a special place to my husband and I that they stood up for our marriage by serving as the Best Man and Matron of Honor at our wedding.<br />
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I don't often know the couples and families I photograph quite that well. However, since I do with this family, it was a special gift for Brian and I to look through each frame and find ourselves amazed that we can almost hear the exact laugh that Wendee or Josh uttered. Or we know the tone of voice that slipped through Josh's lips at a certain moment. It might not have been the technically perfect "photo face," but yet it was just the exact moment that we <i>know</i> that expression so well, and it feels dear.<br />
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Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15791852846032386457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430983393640243760.post-78554537380864940082016-03-08T11:48:00.003-06:002016-11-14T20:14:18.099-06:00My Lovely Levi<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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As important as it is to create the images to accompany your wedding day or the growth of your children, it is also so valuable to me to document my own children. Not just on the big, important days of their lives, but also on the silly afternoons spent laughing on the couch. These are the days that shape the lives of my children, and the days that I value so much.<br />
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Here are a few photographs of moments I spent with my middle-est, no longer my little-est. </div>
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Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15791852846032386457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430983393640243760.post-9232984587159001152016-01-19T12:59:00.005-06:002016-11-14T20:14:49.761-06:00Value of the PhotographThis past week, Brian and I ventured off to Atlanta for a photography conference, to continue to grow as a photographer and as small business owners. I am a member of Professional Photographers of America, as well as a Certified Professional Photographer (and certification liaison) through this organization. While we were there, we were able to stay a night with one of our dearest friends. In a moment, I want to share a small story of what happened during our short few hours together.<br />
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Sometimes I wonder about the value of my work, as many surely do. In the last couple of years, it has become quite apparent to me how valuable the photographic work that I do really is. We live in a really amazing era with photographs being available to us. They help us remember people and events that so quickly pass us by, and more important than that, they to help us draw encouragement via photographs of those people who mean so much to us. <br />
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Lives are fragile, and when we have a photograph to help us remember someone, it can bring such comfort. You can not only remember certain events, but the photograph can draw us into remembering a laugh, a smile, the look in the eyes, and so much more than that. Photographs can evoke us to remember the gift that we have in our families and friends. <br />
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Many people that I have photographed, from the very young to the very old have passed away. I know from notes written to me, emails, and posts on Facebook that the photographs taken at family portraits or weddings are cherished and hold so much value. I count it an honor to have created a photograph of a moment that will help a family member draw comfort in remembering.<br />
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Though we had just a few hours to spend with our friend, I was able to celebrate in the value of the photograph. She is in a challenging season of many difficult changes, and with just a short time together do you know what we did together? She showed us a few photographs of her family history. With giddiness, she pulled this aging photograph from a box to show us her grandparents on their wedding day. What a bit of delight added to a weighty season. She has discovered many special photographs of her grandmother and has been able to talk to her and learn more about her family with these photographs as illustrations.<br />
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It is sincerely a pleasure for me to photograph weddings and moments like this that one day will delight your grandchildren and children. I find such delight in knowing that I can create the illustrations to the stories your family will tell for years to come.Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15791852846032386457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430983393640243760.post-37090098827856652902015-11-12T12:20:00.000-06:002015-11-12T12:20:31.364-06:00Lakeside PortraitsEach year I take some individual time with my oldest son to photograph him and do something creative as a photographer. He has come to love this annual event and each year tries to find something special to do or include <i>again</i>, while I try to press in and find something new or different that shows his growth and change. I do what I try to do with my clients in choosing locations, colors, or props that hold meaning to him.<br />
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We started this routine when he was the age that our 2nd son is now, so this was the year I planned to give him the same adventure.<br />
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But as the time drew near (or so we thought) for our 3rd son to come home to us from Ghana, I stalled. I thought, "Well, maybe this time we should try to get family photos altogether." Then, "We should take individual photos and family photos". I waffled back and forth with all the options, and tended to think we should wait.<br />
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Finally I realized that right now we're enjoying who we are as a household right now, and part of that family experience is yearning for their brother. And right now, there are just two of them here. So two of them I photographed.<br />
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I opted to take them to the same place at the same time and let the four of us interact together and just enjoy one of the last warmish days of the year together.<br />
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Six years.<br />
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Two years.<br />
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I love this because:<br />
1. They are laughing at their Dad<br />
2. Eli always wants to sit on Levi's Rocky Donkey, but rarely gets to<br />
3. Levi is holding our "Silas Doll" which was lovingly given to us as a gift for Silas and gave us a way to incorporate our waiting into the photographs<br />
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Levi wanted to photograph me. Later, he saw it and wondered what happened to my head.<br />
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Brian + Me co-photographing.<br />
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A family photo at sunset. <strike>Complete with tripod.</strike> Nope, actually, I brought pieces from two different tripods on accident, so as the sun sank lower and lower and we stuck the camera on a styrofoam cooler in the trunk and propped the lens up with a pretzel. But there we are, at the end of a nice afternoon at the local lake, and only one brother threw the other brother's boot into the lake.<br />
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