The {S} Family | Family Portraits | Atlanta Area Family Photographer

Meet my cousin and his family!! Again, I love it when I get the opportunity to take pics for family members. I grew up seeing my cousin every few years and it's so fun to see his family grow.  I love that we have kids the same age and  now they make memories of their own.  

Phil, you have a great looking family! :) Thanks for asking me to take your family portraits!

Miss {A} | 5 Year Old Portraits | Fayetteville Portrait Photography

As a Photographer Mom, I always take my girls portraits on their birthday. But, I ALAWYS forget to blog about it.  I guess they're not technically clients so I forget about my whole "process"!  lol!

Her Birthday was in April...Oops!  Oh well, better late than never! ;)

We went to her FAV place here in Fayetteville, The Prime Community Park~ Secret Garden and she wore her little outfit we made for her "Little Mermaid" Bday party!  It was a great day!

FREE "First Day of School" Printable | Dorothy Nicole Photography | Atlanta Photographer

I've got something super special for you today... It's a FREE download created by my awesome graphic designer and friend, Alison Chandler!!  She's created a printable for your child to hold for "First Day of School" pictures.  If you're a Mom, I know you take them...you know, those pictures of your child right before school showing off their CUTE new clothes and bright and shiny shoes!!  I LOVE them and I LOVE seeing all the pictures you post on FB.  

Whether your child is going into preschool, 2nd grade, or even 5th...we've got you covered!!  Simply click HERE for the downloads, pick the one(s) you want, download, and PRINT!! 

Alison is a designer, entrepreneur, wife and mother of two four-legged children. She has over 10 years of experience designing logos, brand identities, invitations, editorial and web design. Contact her if you have ANY graphic design needs.  She'll be happy to help!!  And tell her Nicole sent you! :)

Alison Chandler

Alirj@me.com

alisonrjohnson.com

ENJOY!!  And seriously, I'd love to see pics with your child holding these cute printables.  Please post to my FB page HERE or simply tag me (If you'd like)!  I can't WAIT to see them!!

ALSO, don't forget about the AWESOME frame giveaway I'm doing over HERE!!  It ends Friday at Midnight!

PS...my daughter is actually going into Kindergarten!!  I printed the wrong one!!  haha!  I didn't even notice until she had already taken off her new clothes...oh well!  Thank goodness the REAL first day of school isn't until next week. :)

Who doesn't love Beach Pictures? ~ Dorothy Nicole Photography, Pensacola, FL

Over our Spring Break we drove down to Pensacola, FL and went camping at the Beach. First, let me say, it wasn't that bad.  I'm not really all that into camping, but it was really nice.  It's a GREAT way to spend some quality time with your family!  Second, I just LOVED having the opportunity to take pictures of my family on the beach.  Who doesn't LOVE beach pictures??  We went to the beach just before sunset and it was BEAUTIFUL!!  I'm not gonna lie though, taking pic of your OWN kids is WAY harder than taking pics other families and their children.  haha!

I added some clouds in on this picture.  I just can't decide if I like it.  What do you think?  Clouds or no clouds??

We camped at Ft. Pickens at the National Gulf Islands National Seashore.  The beaches were BEAUTIFUL and NOT crowded.  While there we toured Ft. Pickens which was a union Ft. during the civil war.  It has a very interesting background AND it was a beautiful structure.  I just had to take pictures of all the beautiful architecture..kind of fun!

Then it was off to the beach with the fam.  We spent about 4 hours out on the beach, had a blast, created some memories, and YES, we (mainly I) got burnt.  That gulf sun is NO Joke!!!

All in all, I highly recommend the Pensacola beaches and yes, even Ft. Pickens!!  We had a GREAT time and I realized I LOVED taking pictures down there.  Photography on the beach in PRICELESS!!  Maybe I need to move to Florida! :)

I Heart Faces, Photo Challenge ~ Atlanta Portrait Photographer

This months theme over at I Heart Faces, is wind.  Luckily we just got home from the beach so I had a few pics with the wind effect.  This one is my favorite! :)  I enjoy these contests...they're just fun!

Spring Break ~ Dorothy Nicole Photography

Things are pretty quiet here this week.  It's Spring Break, the kids are home and we've had some lazy mornings.  Pretty much all my clients or potential clients are out of town and I can't WAIT to be gone as well!! 

Where are we going?  Well, the BEACH of course.  This beach to be exact...

Isn't it breathtaking?!  No, I did not take this picture.  This is Ft. Pickens  I got this image from this website HERE.  We're doing something a little bit different this year.  I LOVE the beach and my husband LOVES to camp, so we're camping at the beach.  It should be fun!  I'd prefer an awesome little condo, but my hubby and the kids are BEYOND excited, so that makes me happy and excited too!!

What are/we're you're plans for Spring Break?