nicholeV photography - I Got [Framed]

Tuesday, July 05, 2011

Tuesday, July 05, 2011 10:37:37 PM (Mountain Daylight Time, UTC-06:00) ( )

So as if my July wasn't already busy enough with Australia and our Flourish re-launch, I also have had time to be [Framed] . . . If you haven't heard about [Framed], well, then you really need to check it out.

[Framed] Show

They do web shows that feature different photographers and even little competitions. So this week is their first competition web show and, yes, I was chosen as one of the competing photographers. So if you'd like to see me in action, shooting and doing what I love, check out the link! And even better, throw in a vote for me. Apparently there will be a finale competition with all the webisode winners, so hey, vote for me if you'd like to see more, haha.

Anyway, I thought that I'd post some of my images from the shoot a little larger for those who would like to see. I also wanted to post some of them SOOC, just so you could see how little editing most of them have. As many of you know, I'm a HUGE fan of getting it right in-camera.

So here are some images. This first series are from my shoot with model Kenzie. And in looking at my exif, from first pop to last, I shot for a total of 23 minutes to get all these images, including 5 minutes spent walking between locations and all the time it takes to set-up my lighting gear. Whew! It was ridiculously fast.

This one was one of my favs from the shoot. Nothing like making the sun at high noon in summer look like nighttime. Everyone always asks how I create these shots in Photoshop, but the reality is that I do them in-camera, haha. So here is the photo straight from camera:

And here's the edited version . . . . like I said, the difference is subtle . . .

A few more from my shoot with Kenzie. These were all edited with my Tints and Textures action set:

Here is another SOOC before:

And after going through PS . . . . again, the difference is so subtle . . . .

After shooting downtown, we headed to a studio location and I got to work with models Phoebe and Nate. Huge kudos go out to Darin and Dallan, the hairstylists, for their amazing idea to use turn the truffle wrappers into a hairpiece for Phoebe. Loved it!

My goal with this shoot was to create images that Utah Truffles would realistically use in their advertising. So I wanted to make the images fun and really feature the chocolate without making the images too overly sexy or racy, which is soooo hard to do when you have two amazingly gorgeous models!

So here are the images. Again, from first click to last, I shot for exactly 20 minutes to get these images, including a complete lighting reset when I decided to completely change what I was doing, haha.

For starters, an SOOC before:

And after going through PS . . . .

More from the shoot . . . .

And then, at the end of it all, I was super flattered that the Framed crew asked me to do a quick group portrait for them . . . . so one light and some posing later, I was able to frame them, haha. . . .

I think that every client should have to be a tiger for at least one shot . . . . just sayin . . . .

Whew! It was quite the amazing day. Thanks again to all the Framed crew! It was so much fun.

And don't forget to vote for me! I would love to work with Framed again in their finale challenge!

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Wednesday, July 06, 2011 12:08:51 PM (Mountain Daylight Time, UTC-06:00)

I've voted :o)) Interesting and fun watch - you rocked as usual!

Jennifer

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About Nichole

Nichole Van has repeatedly been labeled as a hot, new, up and coming photographer. As a Utah wedding photographer and a Utah portrait photographer, she specializes in turning everyday life into art. Nichole loves expressing the unique beauty of every client, creating artistic images that make people gasp when they see them.

As an international award-winning photographer, Nichole won the prestigious International 8x10 Portrait of the Year from Wedding and Portrait Photographers International (WPPI) for 2007. Consequently, her international award winning photography was featured in Rangefinder Magazine in June 2008. She has also taken First, Second and Third place honors from WPPI in other international competitions for her child and family photography. Additionally, Nichole has received numerous Accolades of Excellence and currently holds an Accolade of Photographic Mastery from WPPI.

In addition to her love for photography, Nichole loves teaching and enjoyed being English faculty at Brigham Young University for nearly 10 years. As the best of both worlds, teaching photography to others is her passion. Nichole currently offers international photography workshops focusing on helping others enhance creativity and artistry in their photos. Combining her excellence in teaching with her photographic knowledge, Nichole’s Life as Art Workshops are quickly revamping industry standards for photographic workshops.

Nichole lives in southern Utah County with her husband and three children. You can see her work at www.nicholeV.com.