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# Sunday, September 25, 2011
Sunday, September 25, 2011 10:54:19 PM (Mountain Daylight Time, UTC-06:00) ( )
So it's time again for another post for the lifestyle blog circle that I'm participating in. I'm so loving this project because it's forcing me to get out my camera and document my life. Which is honestly why I ever picked up a camera in the first place . . . so it's nice to get back to shooting those that I love the most.

So here is just a smattering of what our evenings look like. Nothing posed, nothing really planned . . . . no art prints here. Just my life with my family.

We live in a beautiful mountain community nestled in the trees (a rarity in deserty Utah, haha). We've been loving the balmy fall weather we've been having and are trying to soak up every last warm ray before winter comes. So every evening finds us outside playing pirates in trees or taking a walk up to the local park for a game of frisbee.

Pirates at sunset with stick swords . . . .






And family walks up to park . . . you gotta love the deer . . . they're ridiculously tame around here and everywhere. I think that I see deer more than I see birds, honestly.





And he's off . . . . my three-year-old just can't seem to stick with us . . . he's either completely ahead or utterly behind. This night he chose ahead . . .



And I love that the fall leaves are just beginning . . . This is a composite of several images and yes, you can barely see my little guy still running in the left hand corner, haha.



My older children being good and NOT running away . . . 





This park has to have about the best view of any park in the state, honestly . . .





A little time-out for running off while the older kids play frisbee . . . Why do all our family activities involve him being in time-out at some point?









And here's the last shot right before she fell (she's fine) but the sobbing meant putting down the camera and tending to the wounded . . . again, just a typical evening, haha.



Whew! So there you have it . . . now hop on over and see what Brenda Acuncius  |  Dallas/Ft. Worth Child Photographer has done for her challenge this month!


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Monday, September 26, 2011 7:14:38 AM (Mountain Daylight Time, UTC-06:00)
all right nichole ... I'm ready to come visit! what a gorgeous area you live in! your everyday is wonderful. I just know your littlest one is so filled with life and love and adventure. his time-out is classic and I adore his little tongue sticking out in concentration. your daughter is beautiful ... she looks so grown up in the one on the swing. blessed life!
Monday, September 26, 2011 8:34:12 AM (Mountain Daylight Time, UTC-06:00)
loving the light in all of these. My faves are the swing shots.
Monday, September 26, 2011 9:13:52 AM (Mountain Daylight Time, UTC-06:00)
Your place looks gorgeous in the winter, and beautiful in the fall. I long to have those color leaves around here in sunny Southern California. We don't get so much of that here. Anyhow, it is really nice to see your family lifestyle shots. I know you must be so happy with them, I love your posts so far.
Monday, September 26, 2011 10:06:29 AM (Mountain Daylight Time, UTC-06:00)
Love it Nichole, these just really tell a story!
Monday, September 26, 2011 10:54:43 AM (Mountain Daylight Time, UTC-06:00)
when did your kids grow up? your surroundings are beautiful. i love these ordinary shots just as much as your fine art masterpieces...
Monday, September 26, 2011 1:25:56 PM (Mountain Daylight Time, UTC-06:00)
Awww, beautiful! My favorite time in Utah is fall when all of the leaves are changing and turning the wasatch into a wonderland of color. I love peeking into the everyday of your life.
Monday, September 26, 2011 6:55:22 PM (Mountain Daylight Time, UTC-06:00)
This looks like Spanish Fork above the Rez! Beautiful work as usual!
Wednesday, September 28, 2011 9:54:54 PM (Mountain Daylight Time, UTC-06:00)
I love this series Nichole. your lighting is so warm and beautiful. And you captured every day lifestyle pictures perfectly!
Wednesday, September 28, 2011 10:33:00 PM (Mountain Daylight Time, UTC-06:00)
Aw man! You totally did an amazing hazy shoot after you saw me swooning over your other one at the workshop just to make me totally jealous right?... Okay I am sure that is not the case but man do I LOVE the haze!
Friday, September 30, 2011 11:11:31 AM (Mountain Daylight Time, UTC-06:00)
Tiff here from St.George, Ut, thank for the AMAZING WORKSHOP!!! Love your home and family as well!!!
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About Nichole
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.

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