Friday, April 02, 2010 9:07:43 AM (Mountain Standard Time, UTC-07:00) ( )
Well, there's still a foot of snow on the ground around here, but I have spring fever . . . . . honestly, can't wait for some green grass and warm sunshine. But seeing how that's in short supply around here, I've had to make my own, haha! There's lots of spring goodness in this blog post, so read carefully!
For starters, I've heard your pleas and created a set of sunflare actions for Photoshop, the Sunshine Action set. This fabulous little set is similar to my Sunflare Presets for Lightroom 2 (though not identical), but instead works in Photoshop CS-CS4. This wonderful set will add a burst of sun instantly to any photo.
A before and after . . . . 
To see more details about this new set and view more before and after images, please visit http://shop.nicholeV.com. And of course, I can't launch a new action set without a coupon code, so enter this coupon code to receive 10% off your entire purchase of Flourish Emporium
products!
flourish041610
Also, due to high demand, I've added a few more workshops for
2010. I have opened up another Professional Workshop on August 5-7 in Salt Lake
City and new Lighting Workshops on July 16-17 and September
17-18. And best of all, I am
now offering my Lighting Workshops to everyone, even those who have never attended one of my
workshops in the past. But hurry! I expect that the Lighting Workshops will
fill quickly as they are limited to only 12 people. Visit http://workshops.nicholeV.com
to see all the details. And how's about a coupon code?! Enter this code at
checkout to receive $50 off your purchase of the Workshop in a Box:
box041610
All coupon codes will expire on Friday, April 16, 2010.
And what's even better than
owning the Workshop in a Box? Winning one for free, of course! The workshop in a box has been such a huge success 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 bragging about any nicholeV site
and linking to me on your blog or your Facebook page or Twitter (you get the idea) 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 Saturday, April 10th at
midnight MST.
Yay! Don't hesitate to email me if you have any questions!
Wednesday, March 24, 2010 8:53:19 PM (Mountain Standard Time, UTC-07:00) ( )
Well, I'm heading off to my March Professional Workshop for the next three days. Can't wait to meet all my new workshop people tomorrow. The workshop will be amazing . . . . we've been working so hard on all the details!
And in the meantime, I thought that I would post a little teaser shot from a bridal session yesterday . . . .
Saturday, March 20, 2010 9:47:19 AM (Mountain Standard Time, UTC-07:00) ( )
Just wanted to let everyone know that I've had a spot open up in my March workshop next week, March 25-27 in Salt Lake City. The workshop has been sold out for months, but someone had a last minute conflict. If you are interested in the spot, please email me. The workshop promises to be amazing and we'd love to see you there!
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!
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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.