Oil Paiting Giveaway ~ Dorothy Nicole Photography + Adam Antaloczy Fine Artist

Hi everyone!!  I'm SUPER excited about this weeks giveaway.  I am partnering with Adam Antaloczy from Fayetteville, GA and he's offered to giveaway a FREE 9x12" canvas board to one luck DNP reader!!  I'm VERY excited b/c he has a MARVELOUS talent!!

 I LOVE his oil paintings!!! I've seen a lot of different oil paintings and artists in my life, but there is just something that distinguishes his work from others.  Maybe it's just a little abstract or maybe it's the use of his lines, or the detail he creates...I really have no idea, but I know it's AWESOME!!

Here's some of his work...

You can also visit his FB page for more info, HERE!

So just enter below...there are many ways to earn points and you can do them DAILY!!!  So get ready and spread the word.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

If you win, you'll be notified by email and you'll just need to email Adam the image you want painted.

Good Luck!!! 

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! :)

Magic Hour Foundation ~ Portrait Sessions for Cancer Patients and Survivors

Hey Everyone!!  Today I want to tell you about an AWESOME non-profit  called the Magic Hour Foundation.  In the photography world the "magic hour" is that short period of time when the sun sets and rises when the lighting is perfect and cast a perfect yellow glow.  The Magic Hour Foundation relates that transition of the sun to the transition of life that most cancer warriors deal with, "Our clients are in the magic hours of their lives - some are transitioning out of life on this earth and we aim to capture their beauty and preserve it for their families. Some have overcome and are transitioning into a life with more clarity and purpose, disease-free."  

The goal of Magic Hour is to provide cancer patients and survivors with a charitable professional portrait sessions.  AWESOME, right?  If you're a photographer please go sign up to volunteer.  If you know of someone who is a cancer patient or survivor go nominate them!!!  Click HERE for the Magic Hour Foundation website.    I have not had the opportunity to provide a Magic Hour session in my area, but here are some pictures from other awesome photographers in the Magic Hour Network.  Click on their name for more images and to learn about their story and click on the photographer to go to their website.

Katherine by Barb Hogan Contemporary Photography

 Amani by Archetype Studios

Holly by Bonnie Iris Photography

Vanessa

 Debra by Topher Simon Photography

Amber by Munchkin Moments Photography

Camille by Brittni Schroeder Photography

Martha

Now, let me introduce to you Cindy T.  She is the reason why I LOVE this program and why I had to be a part of it.  A year ago a mutual friend was organizing a fundraiser for her and asked If I would provide a photography package.  I knew I wouldn't be able to since I was going to be moving soon, so the next best thing was to offer her and her family a session.  I  just  wanted her family to have these pictures to provide memories of this time.  At the time Cindy had Stage 4 breast cancer, STAGE FOUR!!!!  But, if you spent any time with her at all you knew she was gonna beat it.  Her positive attitude and faith in GOD was HUGE!!!  Sure enough, she is now cancer free!  I am so happy for her and her family!! 

She just posted a pic from our session, on FB, the other day and saying how much she loved that image.   It's just proof that cancer patients and survivors WILL benefit from Magic Hour sessions.  To have those memories forever will be such a gift to survivors and their families, as well as to families who have lost their loved ones to cancer.  

Please go to their website and FB page and share this foundation with everyone you know! :)

THANKS!!!

TTFN,

Nicole

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?

The Couch Wedding ~ Fayetteville Wedding Photographer, Prime Community Park~Secret Garden

It was a RAINY Saturday, yet somehow, when it was time for the wedding the rain stopped.  AMAZING, right?  Oh, and then it was STORMING again within hours.  Sounds like this beautiful wedding was MEANT to be!! As was their marriage!  Apparently they knew each other in Middle School and then met again YEARS later through work.  Such a good story! I was so impressed with the love between these too!! 

Their Wedding was at the beautiful Prime Community Park ~ Secret Garden in Fayetteville, GA.

All I can say, is that I LOVE wedding photography!  There's just something so special about watching two people SO in love and eager to start their lives together.  Also, I can't help but feel like we're longtime freinds before it's all over! :)  Thank you, Couch Family, for letting me be apart of your lovely day! :)

 

Miss {C} ~ Fayetteville, GA Senior Photographer

Say hello to Callie, a beautiful Senior over at Whitewater High School.  She was so adorable with her little umbrella.  It was a super rainy and gloomy day, but there was break from rain just long enough to snap some super cute pics of her! :) 

 She's a beautiful young woman, don't you think?  I wish her so much luck as she enters the "real world".  That time in life is so fun! :)

We took these fun pictures at the gorgeous Prime Community Park ~ Secret Garden in Fayetteville.  If you haven't been, you should check it out, it's such a serene place to be. :)

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