Atlanta Fashion Photographer, Portrait Photographer, Atlanta Georgia

“I am my beloved’s, and my beloved is mine”

~anonymous~

If you are interested in a Beloved Couples Session, Please contact Karen at karen@nickelweddings.com or 678.773.2562

I recently had a Beloved session with Jason and Nikki. My husband and I have had the honor of getting to know both of them over the past year. These two have that magnetic connection you don’t see too often. You know, the kind that makes  singles want to be married. They were a blast to photograph! We took our time photographing in downtown Atlanta and finished off the evening with some tapas. Good times!

Here are a few quick guidelines to help you prepare for a couples Beloved Photo Session

How to mentally prepare – If you can, spend some time the night before thinking about the history of your relationship as a couple. Look  through old pictures, tell your favorite stories or ask friends or family for their memories. Maybe you could go to your favorite place and take some time together to get in the mood. All of these things will help jog your memory.

How to dress – Wear something comfortable and fun. Please don’t dress alike. Dress to reflect your individual personalities.

Photo Session Location – Think about a location that reflects your history as a couple. Is there a particular place that you love to go such as a restaurant, a park, a café or a store? If nothing specific comes to mind, do you want a rustic location? Something simple? How about a historic site? Or perhaps an urban environment.

Practical things to bring – Bring a blanket so you can sit on the ground. Women, bring face powder and men bring a towel to mop up sweat. Georgia is hot in the summertime…

Fun things to bring: Consider bringing personal items that show your interests and hobbies. These items can include newspapers, books, wine or checkers but can also include scuba diving equipment, bicycles or a karaoke machine. If it means something to you and you can get it to the shoot, Karen will figure out a way to photograph it! If there’s something that you love but you don’t own it, consider renting it at a place like 4 Inch Fold.

Come Relaxed and Happy –bring wine or champagne to help take the edge off. Do you have a favorite song that makes you happy? Bring an ipod and speakers to listen to it while Karen’s photographing you.

This Beloved photo session is going to be a really unique 2 hour date spent with your sweetheart. You’ll have photographs to document it and the more open minded you are and the more you invest, the better the photos will be.

What we behold is censured by our eyes.
Where both deliberate, the love is slight:
Who ever loved, that loved not at first sight?
- Christopher Marlowe

Why is the official Month of Love one of the coldest months of the year? Is it the snow, rain and low temperatures that make love and intimacy seem so much more important?  I personally think it’s because everyone needs someone to cuddle when it’s 30 degrees outside!

For some of our readers, having an official Love holiday like Valentine’s Day is just another opportunity to acknowledge the one that you love. In that case, Karen Nickel Photography’s February special is custom made just for you.

However, some of you might feel stressed and pressured by Valentine’s Day, like you “have” to celebrate, which is no fun because nobody needs more obligations or to feel that they’re getting an obligation gift.

But fortunately, Karen Nickel Photography can help you out no matter how you feel. Aren’t ya’ll the lucky ones?

Karen would like to offer everyone 20% off her Beloved couples photo session in February. A Beloved photo session is a chance for couples to reconnect. It’s a photography session that focuses on where a couple’s come from, the relationship they’ve developed and the depth of their feelings for each other.

Let’s be clear, a Beloved photo session is a great gift no matter what month it is; but it’s an especially great gift when it’s cold and snowy outside and you want to reconnect with your sweetheart. Release yourself from the chains of a national holiday and do something for the one you love simply because you love them.

That’s the only reason that really matters.

Email Karen Nickel at Karen@nickelweddings.com to set up a phone consultation or give her a call at 678-773-2562.

Models: Ocean Nickel and Anna Johnson (ADVANTAGE Models & Talent)

When you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with someone, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible.
- Nora Ephron

Don’t forget to book your Beloved Couples session for you and your sweetheart for Valentine’s Day. Please contact Karen Nickel at 678.773.2562 or email @ karen@nickelweddings.com.

Lots of cool things are happening here at Karen Nickel Photography! I have decided to make some changes to my photography business, with the help of my husband Shawn, and I’m really excited about them. I’m doing some refining and making some changes to  both my website and my blog,  so I wanted to let you know what to expect.

As far as the business side goes, I’ve become really passionate about certain photo sessions and I want to focus more on them. To be a little more specific, I am going to be concentrating on individuals and couples and doing some more work in the commercial magazine world.  I welcome models and fashion designers for portfolio photography, graduating senior for portraits, couples in love who want “Beloved” sessions, moms who want to be pampered in my “Moms to Models” sessions and business owners who want promotional pictures.

I’m also expanding my website and opening my blog to guest bloggers. Up until now, I’ve focused my blogging on my personal experience with my clients and what’s it’s like out there taking photos. I’ll still write those blogs! Don’t worry. But now you’ll also get a chance to hear a different perspective. What kind of perspective, you ask? Well, you should come back regularly to find out!

I’m going to make it habitual. That’s right, you heard me. I’ll be posting regularly from here on out! Well, I’m not perfect, but I am going to give it my all.

Mondays will be blogs about my photo sessions (starting next week) and Thursdays will be sneak peeks of  photos and things I’m working on. I’ve also been working on some exciting monthly deals, ways to celebrate the holidays, and special things to mark the year as it passes.

It’s gonna be a whole new world over here so make sure to come back on Thursday and see what we’ve got going on.

Watch out world, here I come!

If you are interested, book now by calling Karen Nickel @ 678.773.2562 or email me at karen@nickelweddings.com. I look forward to hearing from you!

The most thoughtful (well, in my opinion) gift you can give your sweetheart for Valentine’s Day,  is the gift of  time.

I know all of you guys (and women) out there are wondering what would be the best gift to give your ‘love’. I know it seems a bit early, but, early is smart!

Do you want something that will stand out from all the other gifts you have given? Well, this is the year to outdo yourself.  Make it a memorable 2011! What I’m talking about is an experience. An experience that you can both share together that will be remembered always.

We call it a ‘Beloved’ session. This is not any typical photo session. This is a time that is planned out in advance and discussed in detail which will give you both an experience you will not soon forget.

The ‘Beloved’ session will be a fun session for couples (which includes dating couples, engaged couples, newlyweds, and couples that have been married for many years). This means if you have children, a babysitter is a must-have! We want you and your beloved to focus on one another and be able to capture you in that moment. I think you know what I am talking about. I know, because I have children too, and when they are around, we as parents feel the need to keep our eyes on them (as we should).

For those out there that would rather give yourself the  ’Beloved’ session and present the images to your significant other we can schedule and discuss this great option as well.  Either way your ‘Beloved’ will be one very happy person.

What’s the best gift you can give your sweetheart for the holidays?

I know all you guys (and women) out there are wondering WHAT could you possibly give your wife or girlfriend (husband or boyfriend) for the holidays. You want something that will make a statement, something that will standout from all the other gifts you have given.

Well, this is the year to out do all the guys (girls) and really give her (him) that ‘perfect gift’!  What I’m talking about is an experience. One that you can both have together. One that will be remembered always. A ‘Beloved’ session.

This is not any typical photo session. This is a time that is planned out in advance, discussed in detail, and an experience you will not soon forget. This session will be a fun session for couples only (that includes dating couples, engaged couples, newlyweds, and couples that have been married for many years).

That means if you have children, a babysitter is a must-have so you and your significant other can focus on one another, and be in the moment. I think you know what I’m talking about. I know, because I have children too, and when they are around, we as parents feel the need to keep our eyes on them (as we should).

Give us a call to book some time for yourself. You won’t regret it!

To schedule your beloved session….The best gift you can give your sweetheart for the Holidays, call Karen Nickel Photography at 678.773.2562.