In our March issue of INSPIRED by napcp, we followed up with our featured photographer, Cheryl Jacobs Nicolai to share a little more about her inspiring career in a segment we call "At a Glance." Enjoy her fascinating responses below: Started photographing when: 1998 Officially opened business:...
Inspiration – My inspiration for this session really came from the Mom. She had previously seen an image I photographed of a Mom and her son together giggling and happy, and she wanted something similar with her little man. The entire session was...
Inspiration - I was beyond excited when Brittany contacted about doing her senior session at the stable she boards her horse. The love we posses for our animals is usually quite unwavering so I was eager to try and document this emotion and love between...
Inspiration - I shoot documentary/lifestyle sessions, so unless my clients specify beforehand that they want something a bit stylized, I tend to go into the session knowing a bit about their personalities and desires for the shoot. This was my first same-sex parent family,...
Inspiration - The parents moved into their brand new house just before Teagan was born so I wanted to show the warmth in the house where Teagan will grow up. Favorite Element - Definitely Teagan. She was absolute perfection. With a little bit of my help,...
Inspiration - A few months ago I came across some sleeping toddler images taken by another photographer (Daria Kielek Children Photography). I was immediately drawn to them and was inspired to put this idea into practice with my own baby girl. She is...
My key inspiration for the session was this baby girl's adorable cupcake dress. It was the perfect shade of pink and tied in her beautiful blue eyes. The decorations were simple, which is what I wanted. I really enjoyed the attention being all about her....
This momma contacted me a little last minute, wanting to schedule both a maternity and newborn session. She originally was thinking she wanted to do an outdoor session, but after talking with her more and getting a feel for her style, I just knew an...
Submitting Images for Image Competitions has always been a hard decision for me. I strive myself on offering both technically beautiful portraits, and also ones that my clients will be able to remember how that moment felt forever. So, how do you separate...
We continue our series with our next competition judge, Beverly Walden! 1. Coming from a Professional Photographers of America background and having judged by their standards, I would have to say my number one tip is their number one tip in a national judging and that...