Thursday, March 04, 2010 11:22:33 AM (Mountain Standard Time, UTC-07:00) ( )
Well, we are headed off to WPPI's (Wedding and Portrait Photographers International) annual convention in just a couple days. It promises to amazing fun mingling with 10,000+ other professional photographers for 5 days! I'm also stoked to be part of WPPI this year. I'm teaching a MasterClass that, yes, is sold out.
But if you missed the MasterClass, you can still see me in action.
I will be helping out at the Thirst Relief booth from 11 to noon on Monday, March 8th. And I will have 20% off coupons for Flourish for anyone who stops by the booth to say hi.
Also, I will be doing a Photoshop tutorial demo at the ProDPI booth from 3:00-3:45 on Tuesday, March 9th. The tutorial will focus on how to effectively use textures in photos. So stop by and see some Photoshop fun and check out ProDPI's amazing press products, while you're at it! This is the kind of editing that I will be covering, how to integrate textures like this. Can't wait to see you there!
Saturday, February 20, 2010 11:46:29 AM (Mountain Standard Time, UTC-07:00) ( )
Well, I'm excited to announce that my new Ethereal Action and Texture set is now available. I've been working hard on it for a while now and so love everything about it. And my testers are raving that it's my best set yet. This new action
set creates a dreamy, hazy look, turning everyday photos into
mini-masterpieces. Best of all, the actions bring out details in shadows and
darken blown highlights, saving seemingly ruined photos. This set includes 21
actions, 4 textures and a detailed video tutorial. To see all the details, visit my Flourish Emporium website:
Flourish Emporium
And even better, enter this coupon code and receive 10% off your entire purchase:
flourish030610
Here's a little peek at the new set . . . . . .
Also, my February and March professional workshops in Salt Lake City are sold out,
but
my Orlando, FL workshop on April 29-May 1, 2010 still has a little
room. And as an extra thank you to attendees, the Orlando workshop is
on sale for the next three weeks for only $1100 (this discount will
also apply to those who have already enrolled). So grab a spot
while you can! And if you've been hesitating on purchasing my {life as
art} Workshop in a Box, here's a coupon code to sweeten the deal! Just
enter this code at checkout to receive $50 off your purchase:
box030610
You can see the all the details about the Orlando workshop and {life as art} Workshop in a Box on my workshop website:
{life as art} Workshops
Don't hesitate to email me if you have any questions!
Monday, February 15, 2010 9:25:33 AM (Mountain Standard Time, UTC-07:00) ( )
Well, I just have to give a little shout out for Thirst Relief and WPPI this year. I've donated a one-on-one, 2-hour mentoring session to be auctioned off tomorrow, February 16th and February 17th. This is your chance to help bring clean water to the world and receive a one-on-one private mentoring session with me at the same time. I promise to be uber-generous with the winner, haha. You can see the details here:
Auction Details As I said, the bidding starts tomorrow and you don't need to attend WPPI in order to bid on the auction. Don't hesitate to email me if you have any questions!
Thursday, February 11, 2010 10:27:30 AM (Mountain Standard Time, UTC-07:00) ( )
Alright! Just thought that I would take a minute to update all the happenings around here.
We're really excited for our first in-person {life as art} workshop of 2010 coming up in just two weeks. The workshop is entirely sold out and we're busily making last minute preparations. The March 25-27 workshop is sold out too. Also, the workshop in Orlando on April 29-May1 still has a couple spots left, if you want a workshop a little later in the spring. Additionally, our June lighting workshop is sold out and the lighting workshop on July 9-10 only has 1 spot left.
Many of you have asked what happened to my group on Flickr. Apparently, Flickr is deleting all groups that are tied to a business or product, so I have instead created a page on Facebook for Flourish Emporium. I will be posting updates and specials there. You can also feel free to jump into the discussions section and ask questions. Also, if you post a photo using my products, feel free to tag me in the photo. This will help others to find examples of photos edited with my products.
Flourish Emporium Facebook Page
Also, many of you have asked if I will be creating a Photoshop version of my Sunflare presets. And the answer is yes! I am currently working on creating a Sunshine set of actions that will add sunflare to your images. Additionally, I am putting the final touches on my new Ethereal Action set. It includes actions that will add a light, airy feel to your photo. I love this set, because it brings out detail in shadows and masks blown highlights. I plan on releasing both sets in the next 10 days or so.
Another sample . . . . .
After
Before
Friday, January 15, 2010 8:08:45 PM (Mountain Standard Time, UTC-07:00) ( )
Well, I just had to hop in here and say that my new Proofing Presets and Sunflare Presets are now available on Flourish Emporium. You can see samples and read all the details there. And hey, why not save a few pennies while you're at it?! Enter this coupon code when you checkout and receive an extra 10% off your entire order:
flourish013110
Also, my {life as art} professional workshops are selling out for 2010, so if you've been hesitating on signing up, now would be the time to ensure your spot. And if you can't make it to a {life as art} workshop in person, the Workshop in a Box will provide you with that workshop experience from the comfort of your own home. In fact, enter this coupon code when you check out and receive $50 off your purchase of the workshop in a box:
box013110
Note that both coupon codes will expire on January 31.
And stay tuned . . . . . there are fabulous things in the work for February, including the launch of my Ethereal action set . . . . I've been working on this set for a while and I LOVE the look of it . . . soft, light and oh-so-yummy! Here's a little teaser . . . . .
Before
After running an action from my new Ethereal set . . . .
Monday, January 11, 2010 10:53:42 AM (Mountain Standard Time, UTC-07:00) ( )
Okay, so my first New Year's Resolution is to post more to my blog. Honestly, I need to schedule it on my calendar, haha.
Second New Year's Resolution is to create more products for Flourish Emporium. To that end, I've been working feverishly on several items. One is a set of proofing presets for Lightroom and ACR. This are presets that will allow you to quickly proof a session in LR (primarily) but can be used in ACR too. I do all my proofing in LR and this is a collection of the presets that I use on every session that I proof.
Along with the proofing presets, I also have created a little set of sunflares for Lightroom and ACR. These are just little sunflare presets that you can add to a photo to get an instant burst of sunlight from the edge of the photo.
So here are some before and afters using the proofing presets and sunflare presets. No PS work here . . . . all these edits were done in LR using just the presets and no other adjustments. And those of you who have worked with presets know how fast theyare to work with. These edits took about 10 seconds each to do. I love these sets and anticipate having them ready for purchase in the next week or so.
Before
With Proofing Presets applied
Sunflare preset added
Before
With Proofing Presets
With Sunflare presets added
Before
With Proofing Presets
With Sunflare preset added
In addition to these presets, I'm also working on a new action set I'm currently calling Ethereal . . . . . think soft, light tones . . . . . it's going to be so yummy!
Wednesday, December 23, 2009 3:05:07 PM (Mountain Standard Time, UTC-07:00) ( )
First of all, I want to wish everyone a happy holidays and a very merry Christmas! After weeks of craziness, I have mailed all my holiday cards, completed my Christmas shopping (though I haven't started to wrap presents yet . . . . sigh) and am now hoping for at least a day or two of relaxing time.
But I first wanted to wish everyone some Christmas cheer, so here are the outtakes from my 2009 holiday card. Photos are always stressful, especially when you add an active 16-month old into the mix.
First you have to catch the toddler . . . .
Then you have to get him to hold still . . . . .
And prevent him from escaping . . .
And going boneless . . . .
And then several hours of frustration later, 164 frames, 2 swapped heads in Photoshop and lots of tears (theirs and mine), you have a holiday photo. So here's wishing you and yours a fabulous holiday season!
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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.