Nicole Caldwell Studio Blog


Wedding at The Sherman Gardens and Library Corona Del Mar CA
September 26, 2007, 2:22 am
Filed under: Weddings

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Congrats to Lauren and Scott, who got hitched at St. Mary’s Church in Laguna, then moved the party to the Sherman Gardens and Library in Corona Del Mar. 

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Bubbles!

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The night concluded with a cigar “bar” Lauren even joined in!wedding_photos_sherman_gardens_nicole_caldwell_16.jpg

***All Images Copyright 2007 Nicole Caldwell



Photo shoot for Artist Tom Curran
September 22, 2007, 12:13 am
Filed under: Photo Campaigns

 Meet Tom Curran, a great artist, who latest work will be showcased at the Living Room in Costa Mesa next Month.  Tom needed some shots of his art work for the promo piece, and rather than selecting one to showcase  I suggested he star in the photos along side all his work.

copyright 2007 Nicole Caldwell Photography



Actor Headshot
September 21, 2007, 3:33 am
Filed under: Headshots

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Meet Christopher Gavin, who you can see on the Discovery Channel in November.  He will be part of the going “green” show.  We shot these here in the studio using natural light.  The image of Chris in the brown shirt was the first shot we took, and that was the winner for his headshot choice!

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I love the way his face is only lit on one side, mysterious!



Noah’s Arcade Launches new web site!
September 19, 2007, 1:00 am
Filed under: Photo Campaigns, kids

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Thanks for the above photo credit and link to the site guys!  You rock!

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Noah’s arcade clothing line specializing in cool contemporary wardrobes for today’s young hipsters!  The clothes are featured in boutiques around the county/  Visit www.noahsarcade.comto view the store locater, and to also to see the shots from the photo shoot we did earlier in the year.  To view more photos from the shoot and a sample of the catalogue  http://nicolecaldwell.wordpress.com/2007/02/09/noahs-arcade-launches-new-line/



Wedding at the Summit House
September 14, 2007, 3:14 am
Filed under: Uncategorized

I am back with weddings!  It has been such a crazy busy summer and I am super stoked to share  the images with you from Wendy and Derrek’s wedding!  I love this couple, they smiled the entire day!

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This is the beautful bride, this was taken in the hotel suite where she was getting ready, using avaialable light.  I love the combo of red, black and white. The smile you see on her face never left the entire day.

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The location had beautiful trees, look at the way the sun illuminates her veil. 

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The groom!  Look at that smile!

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The bridal party, ready to party!

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Was laying down in the grass for this shot, love the fisheye!

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Derrek is  a certified Yoga instructor and practices Ashtanga, so we had to do a yoga pose!

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The Toast

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Thanks again you two, for your radiant smiles and wonderful day!



September 12, 2007, 3:25 am
Filed under: Uncategorized

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Laguna Beach Family portrait in studio
September 11, 2007, 10:32 pm
Filed under: families

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 The sun came in through the skylight above and hit their faces just right!  EXPERIMENTING WITH LIGHT is such a joy a a photographer.

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 I love the expression on the little one’s face!

all images copyright 2007 Nicole Caldwell



Family photography Laguna Beach
September 7, 2007, 3:00 am
Filed under: families

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all images copyright 2007 Nicole Caldwell

Christina and Nathan are celebrating their 10 year anniversary!  Christina is also a portrait photographer.  Here are my faves from the shoot.

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Gavin decided he wanted to be the “star subject” of the photo- he just crawled right to me.

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I love this image- shooting into the sun gives such a glow and really creates a mood no “strobe” can.

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Love this couple!

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Beautiful Gabrielle, you can tell she knows how to pose, as I am sure she has for her Pro photographer mom!



Engagement Photo Shoot Laguna Beach
September 5, 2007, 3:32 am
Filed under: engagements

laguna_beach_engagemnet_photographer_nicole_caldwell_07.jpgKristin and Chip flew in from Boston for their engagement session and will be getting married in Laguna in 2008. 

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I LOVE motion blur!   

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The sunlight was just peeking through gving the image a warm background glow and lghting the side og Kristin’s golden locks. 

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I love the contrast of the intense warm sunlight on their faces, and the cool tone of the blue ocean.