Nicole Lee Photography

Nora’s Senior Portraits!

Nicole Lee — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 18:29:52 +0000

A few months ago, I took a trip to California to visit with friends! I was lucky enough to be able to stay with my e-BFF turned real life BFF, Nora of Pride and Vegudice! We geeked out over photography, and I even got to take her senior portraits! It was such a blast.

I LOVE this shot! So sassy.

While the sun was setting, we headed over to some train tracks near Nora’s school for some more dramatic shots!

One more before I go, look at this incredible salad I ate at M Cafe while I was in Los Angeles. It was one of the tastiest I’ve had in a while!

Inside Bella’s Closet

Nicole Lee — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 01:54:30 +0000

Well, it sure has been a while! Sorry about that. I’m back, though, and here to show you my favorite photos from a few different shoots with Christi from Inside Bella’s Closet.

Food Photography

Nicole Lee — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 01:50:36 +0000

As I’ve written before, I’m obsessed with food photography. In fact, I’m giving a presentation on (mostly) food photography in Chicago at the Healthy Living Summit in a week! Since it’s been a while since I’ve posted about it, here’s a few of my favorite food photos from recently.

I’ve been eating pretty well, but I’m sure you noticed that! All vegan, too! Yum.

Jackie!

Nicole Lee — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 01:32:14 +0000

When my friend Jackie asked me to take portraits of her a few weeks ago, I was so excited! I love taking photos of all my beautiful friends. We headed over to the beach in the next town over and took some lovely shots around there.

Melissa & Jeremy

Nicole Lee — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 22:30:48 +0000

Hi friends! Sorry for my lack of updates. I’ve been on and off sick and generally very busy and overwhelmed! I recently cut myself free from a very time consuming commitment and plan on blogging my photography much more frequently! This commitment left me creatively and emotionally dry and I cannot wait to show you what I’ve been up to since then. I’ve been feeling so very inspired lately!

Anyway, I had the pleasure of taking engagement photos for my friend and old college roommate, Melissa! I met up with Melissa and her fiance, Jeremy, in the area to take some gorgeous shots. It’s great working with my friends! They trust my crazy ideas and are willing to hop fences and get dangerously close to waterfalls, just to get that shot

They are such a super fun and lovely couple! I’m so happy they let me take their photos

Lion King Extravaganza

Nicole Lee — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 01:43:31 +0000

Sharon & Matt’s Wedding

Nicole Lee — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 14:20:22 +0000

I welcomed in the New Year yesterday by tagging along with Kiva from Annandale Photography on a lovely intimate wedding shoot in Stamford, Connecticut. Being my first wedding, I was incredibly nervous, but it was so much fun! The couple and their families were great, and the setting was wonderful. The snow was coming down pretty heavily in the morning, but it eventually stopped and left us a beautiful snowy backdrop.

The ceremony was lovely. Sharon & Matt wrote their own vows; it was so touching! I have to admit, I was definitely tearing up. I’m such a sap! After the short ceremony, we headed outside to get some wedding photos of just the two of them. This next one is one of my favorites from the day. The light was incredible! They look pretty fierce themselves!

I’m sure you can imagine how freezing it was yesterday. My toes were frozen solid at this point, and I had three layers of leggings on!

Doesn’t the cake look delicious? I think it was hazelnut and chocolate, with fresh strawberries! Yum. Anyway, I have a ton more photos, but I just wanted to get a few (okay, a little more than a few) up quickly. I couldn’t sleep after my New Years Eve shenanigans so I decided to edit photos. Sounded like a good plan to me! I am so proud of myself! I think I did a nice job for my very first wedding.

Happy New Year, everyone!

Happy Holidays!

Nicole Lee — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 21:08:59 +0000

Happy Holidays from Nicole Lee Photography! I hope you all had a beautiful holiday and that it continues into the New Year. I am so thankful for the support received this year. I plan on this business growing and being able to create many more lovely images for my clients in 2010.

Again, happy holidays from my family to yours! I’ll leave you with some personal photos from our Christmas celebration yesterday.

Alex Convertito Benefit Show

Nicole Lee — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 04:06:12 +0000

Hi friends! Last night I had the pleasure of taking photos and video at a show that was put on to benefit my good friend, Alex. Alex was hit by a drunk driver a couple months ago and is in rehab in Atlanta, Georgia. (I also wrote about it here) My buddy Andrew put together this show to raise money to help Alex and his family with the wicked medical bills and other needs. The show was a serious success!

A ton of money was raised! I was supposed to sell prints of my photography at the show, but I forgot, so I’m now going to open it up to the blog world. If you’d like to donate to Alex and his family, please email me at carpentern2@gmail.com and I will send you a print of any photo off my flickr site, and I’ll throw in some delicious, baked vegan treats as well!

Anyway, as I said, the show was one heck of a success. It was pretty much my first time really taking video or photos at a show, and I think I did a good job!

And of course, if you’d like to see video of the bands, check them out! I’ve got video of Fugue, Signal The Escape, Sleeping At The End Of The World, and Joe Ballaro.

I’ll be back with some food soon, I hope. I’ve been having laptop/camera/memory card issues. My camera/laptop ate a ton of video and photos from yesterday. Boohoo!

My First Love

Nicole Lee — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:55:00 +0000

My love for photography started when I began writing for my personal food blog, Another One Bites The Crust (formerly Sweet Potatoe- remember those days?). At first, I just snapped a quick shot without taking much consideration into the composition, positioning, and lighting. I naturally progressed into becoming more aware of what makes a good shot and what does not.

The passion I had sparked for photography grew rapidly. I rarely strayed from food photography though, convinced I had no talent for any other kind. Just recently, late this year, I began to take photos of animals, people, and landscapes, but food photography will always be my first love.

I became familiar with my camera through documenting everything that went into my mouth. So, I thank you food photography- my gateway.