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# Thursday, December 03, 2009
Thursday, December 03, 2009 3:52:31 PM (Mountain Standard Time, UTC-07:00) ( )
Well, here is Part II of my ghost town bridal shoot. As you may remember, I had a contest a few months back for a bridal session in a ghost town. I had sooooooo many fabulous entries and it was so hard to choose a winner. In the end, I couldn't narrow it down and ended up doing two days of shooting with two different couples.

So here is Bride #2, Whitney and her husband, Nick. They were recently married this summer and were up for more fun wedding photos. I absolutely adored her dress for this location!







































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# Saturday, November 28, 2009
Saturday, November 28, 2009 9:15:29 PM (Mountain Standard Time, UTC-07:00) ( )
Well, this post has been a long time in coming. If you remember, I had a contest a few months back for a bridal session in a ghost town. I had sooooooo many fabulous entries and it was so hard to choose a winner. In the end, I couldn't narrow it down and ended up doing two days of shooting with two different couples.

The town is completely abandoned and is one of the best preserved old pioneer towns in the western US. Though it was so much work to arrange the shoot, I'm so in love with these photos. I've been savoring them for the last several weeks, haha!

So here is bride #1, Vikki, and her wonderful husband, Mark. They've been married for several years, but were less-than-thrilled with their original wedding photos. I so enjoyed working with them and soaked up the warmth and kindness that they radiate!


In the old church . . . .



The old schoolhouse/Masonic lodge . . . .


The grand staircase in the old hotel . . . .




On a bluff overlooking the town . . . .











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# Thursday, November 26, 2009
Thursday, November 26, 2009 9:40:51 AM (Mountain Standard Time, UTC-07:00) ( )
First of all, Happy Thanksgiving to one and all! I hope you're having a fabulous day!

I just wanted to pop in and say that we have all sorts of goodness planned for Cyber Monday (November 30th), so if you haven't already, make sure you're on our email notification list. You won't want to miss these deals. I only do them once a year!

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And here's a little something for my family. My brother's newest little one. She was so incredibly tiny, just barely 5lbs, but incredibly sweet.




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# Friday, November 20, 2009
Friday, November 20, 2009 8:56:47 AM (Mountain Standard Time, UTC-07:00) ( )
Thank you so much to all those who have purchased the workshop in a box over the last week. So far those who have received their boxes have been giving it rave reviews. I'm so glad to see people really enjoying all the amazing information in the workshop materials. Additionally, my WPPI Masterclass has sold out, so I'm excited to meet everyone who signed up at the class in March!

I also figured that I need to get on top of posting client sessions. I have quite a backlog, haha! Here are B&D's wedding images. They were so fun to shoot and SUCH troopers, as it poured rain pretty much the entire time. We were huddled under trees and overhangs waiting for the rain to let up and when it did, we'd dash out into the open for 5 minutes of frantic shooting until the rain came back. In the end, we got a little creative with the inside shots, which of course ended up being some of my favs.























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# Monday, November 16, 2009
Monday, November 16, 2009 9:14:13 PM (Mountain Standard Time, UTC-07:00) ( )
Thank you sooooooo much to all those who entered into my contest last week. It was so fun to see your comments and posts come in.The Workshop in a Box has been a tremendous success and I've loved to hear your feedback about it.  In the end, we used www.random.org to generate a random number for us to determine the winner. 

. . . . . and the winner is . . . . . . . Judy P. Congrats!!! I'll be emailing you with all the details!

Thank you again to all who entered!


I also wanted to mention that it appears that my WPPI Masterclass has sold out, so woohooo! The class promises to be a lot of creative fun! Can't wait to meet all the attendees!

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# Monday, November 09, 2009
Monday, November 09, 2009 7:55:24 AM (Mountain Standard Time, UTC-07:00) ( )
Woohoo!! My {life as art} Workshop in a Box is FINALLY ready to ship. I know that for many of you this has been a LONG time coming, so I appreciate your patience. I just wanted to make sure that everything was perfect with the box before I shipped it. I just have to say that I am so excited for this product. I was just telling my husband last night that I think that it's one of the best things I've ever done. Nearly a year of work has gone into it and I feel it shows!

You can see pictures and all the details here:

Workshop in a Box

Enter in this coupon code at checkout and receive $50 off your purchase of the box:

wrkbox112309

The coupon code is valid for all Workshop in a Box purchases until November 23, 2009.

And remember, the Workshop in a Box is still a workshop, so everyone who purchases will be entered to win a doorprize. I have a wonderful pile of doorprizes sitting here just waiting to be given away, from a CD of goodies from House of 3 to free canvases from Pixel2Canvas and more doorprizes keep arriving everyday! Who knows what you might win!

And what's even better than owning the Workshop in a Box? Winning one for free, of course! We're so excited about the workshop in a box, that we're going to give one away for free. Yes, we're giving away a $549 {life as art} Workshop in a Box to one lucky person.

So how do you enter to win?
  • You can leave a reply in the comments to this blog post to receive one entry into the contest.
  • Receive 5 entries into the contest by posting a link back to any nicholeV site and then link me to your link in a comment to this blog post, and/or
  • Receive 10 entries into the contest by posting a before and after image using nicholeV products and again, link me to your images by commenting on this blog post. 
Yeah, that's a total of 16 entries that you could get into this contest! Note that the links you post back must date after this blog post (sorry, no digging up old links, though I love you for having linked me in the past, haha). And if you have already purchased the workshop in a box and you win, I will refund your purchase. So don't wait to buy, hoping that you'll win! This contest will close on Sunday, November 15 at midnight MST.

Yay! Don't hesitate to email me if you have any questions!

# Wednesday, November 04, 2009
Wednesday, November 04, 2009 1:18:29 PM (Mountain Standard Time, UTC-07:00) ( )
Okay, in my on-going effort to post more sessions, haha, here is one of my favorite bridal sessions this year. Yes, we drove for hours and then hiked several miles to get into this location: a narrow slot canyon in southern Utah. It was a tight fit in places as the slot gets really narrow in places. And yes, we had to carry everything on our backs: camera, lighting gear, wedding dress, tux, flowers . . . . . well, you get the idea! But these guys were so much fun and up for anything! My only regret is the horrid sand storm that kicked up at dusk and forced us to stop the session (I think I'm still digging sand out of my camera bag, haha!). But the images were so much fun in the end!




















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# Monday, November 02, 2009
Monday, November 02, 2009 9:20:22 AM (Mountain Standard Time, UTC-07:00) ( )
Whew! Well, my {life as art} Professional and Lighting Workshops for 2010 are finally open for enrollment! So jump on and sign up! I'm so excited for the workshops next year. They promise to be amazing! You can see details here:

2010 Workshop Enrollment


Please note that I've had a lot of interest in the lighting workshop and do anticipate that it will fill quickly. But don't despair! I will open another one once the first one fills!


I can't wait to meet all my new workshop peeps next year. Getting to know you has to be my favorite part of the workshop!

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# Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Tuesday, October 27, 2009 4:29:28 PM (Mountain Standard Time, UTC-07:00) ( )
Well, WPPI just announced that enrollment for the 2010 WPPI Convention will open tomorrow! Woot! I'm so excited for the Master Class that I'll be teaching on March 10, 2010. Class size is limited to only 35 participants, so make sure that you're there. It promises to be an amazing time for everyone! Enrollment is only $50 with your paid WPPI registration! You can register here starting on October 28th:

WPPI 2010 Information


I'd love to see you there. The class is going to be inspiring and will recharge your creative juices, getting you thinking outside the box and creating images that go beyond the norm.

Here's a little teaser!

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# Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Wednesday, October 21, 2009 12:24:13 PM (Mountain Daylight Time, UTC-06:00) ( )

Woohoo!! Here's the information that I think a lot of you have been waiting for!

The professional {life as art} Workshops launched in 2009 to rave reviews. We solicited feedback from attendees and their response was almost overwhelming. Attendees overwhelmingly gave the workshop 5-stars and heaped praise for our attention to detail, organization and depth of instruction. Many raved that the workshop taught them more in a few days than they had learned in the previous year of study.

Consequently, I’m so excited to announce dates for my professional {life as art} workshop for the first half of 2010! My workshops will run a little differently this year and will be 3 full days of fantastic instruction, yummy food and amazing goodies!  All professional workshops will be limited to 25 people. If these workshops fill, I will add more dates for the second half of 2010. Here are the details:

{life as art} Professional Workshops

  • February 25-27, 2010 in Salt Lake City, UT . . . . Cost: $1100
  • March 25-27, 2010 in Salt Lake City, UT . . . . Cost: $1100
  • April 29-30 & May 1, 2010 in Orlando, FL . . . . Cost: $1300

I’m also excited to announce a 2-day professional lighting workshop. This will be a new workshop that will focus on using lights on location and seriously advanced Photoshop work. It will begin where my professional workshop ends and will only be available to professional workshop alumni and those who own my workshop in a box. Workshop space will be limited to 12 people and promises to be an intimate, hands-on learning experience. Again , if this first lighting workshop fills up, I will add more dates. Here are the details:

{life as art} Professional Lighting Workshop

  • June 11-12, 2010 at my studio in southern Utah County, UT . . . . Cost: $1100

Many have asked about workshops in Europe and Australia for 2010. I don’t have plans to hold another workshop in Europe for 2010, but I might consider adding one in Australia in August if I feel there is enough interest. If you would be interested in attending a workshop in Australia, please email me. I don't have plans currently to offer any beginner workshops in 2010.

Enrollment for all 2010 professional workshops will begin on November 2.

In addition to my in-person workshops, I will also be offering all my professional workshop materials for purchase as the {life as art} Workshop in a Box. The Workshop in a Box will include the {life as art} workshop manual, which is a 230-page textbook of my personal insight into creativity, composition, in-camera technicalities, digital workflow and business strategies. The book is an actual textbook, not just a copy of powerpoint slides and includes hundreds of full color images and illustrations, as well as exercises and worksheets that you can do to practice principles in each chapter. Additionally, the Workshop in a Box includes a DVD of me shooting an engagement session and a family session and explaining how I implement principles outlined in the book. The Workshop in a Box also includes the {life as art} professional CD which has over $350 in templates, actions, business forms and other exciting surprises, all entirely unique from anything on my Flourish Emporium site. The Box will also come with a $50 Flourish Emporium gift certificate, 2-years access to the {life as art} Workshop Forums, as well as vendor gift certificates, information and offers. And it all comes packaged together in a fun metal tin box!

The {life as art} Workshop in a Box will cost $549 but will be offered for the first two weeks for the amazing price of $499. The Workshop in a Box will go on sale on November 9.

Some images of the Workshop in a Box:









A page inside the book:

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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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