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The Hottest Stylist I Know {April Ray}

Nicola Borland — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 03:50:02 +0000

April is one hot mama, and I think you’ll agree! This was a really fun relaxed shoot and I am so excited about what it resulted in! I especially love the ones with the blue background. It’s actually an old beat up truck that stopped to haul away some trash. I know what you’re thinking. I take my clients to the classiest places! I know, but how cool are these images?

April has a really cool and funky hair salon in Montrose, CA. It’s called April Ray Salon. As you know I have really curly hair and have had many a bad poodle cut in my day, so when I found April I was overjoyed. If any of you need a great new hair style, or gentle color that lasts and isn’t full of amonia, then April is your gal!

Thanks for letting me take some amazing headshots of you, April, and I can’t wait for my next style!

The New Arrivals {Kantor Family Portrait}

Nicola Borland — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 00:17:34 +0000

This family were the lucky winners of a portrait gift certificate from The Little Gym in La Cañada. They are new to the area and what better way to start than with a new family portrait, even including Tex, their 12 year old lab! It was great meeting this family and chatting with them, especially Dad Jonathan, whom is also a photographer. He does some amazing product and beauty photography. Check him out at jonathankantor.com. I am looking forward to getting to know this family better and showing them some cool hot spots in their new neighborhood!

Playing With Seaweed {An English Family Portrait}

Nicola Borland — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 16:09:18 +0000

Hannah and I have know each other for about 10 years. I know I can’t believe it either! Whenever I go to Newcastle to visit my old friends there, I get to impose on Hannah, and Play, and stay with her. It’s like going to a fully stocked mini hotel. I get all the snacks and drinks that I need, a room to myself, a comfy sofa with all the TV channels, yummy vegetarian meals cooked to order, and the best part is, I get to hang out with the coolest person and a best friend. We go out dancing and have a great time, but I love just hanging out and watching TV with her, chatting about old times, and how cool the guy is that worked at Kathmandu.

When she asked if I could take some family portraits for her I was delighted. Her parents drove up from York and we all went down to the beach. It had been nice and sunny in the morning, but of course as soon as we got there it clouded over and got a bit blustery. But being the no complaining about the weather Brits that we are we soldiered on, and had a great time. Dad, Ian, was finding strings of seaweed as tall as Hannah and having a little munch on them, as you do, while the rest of us were trying to staying warm. I had a great time shooting their portrait and miss them dearly already.

I have your room ready for you here when you make it across the Atlantic and there will be a bowl of soup waiting, not stew, but soup.

Call me: 323.240.4407

Email me: nicola@nicolaborland.com

The Leone Family

Nicola Borland — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 07:24:43 +0000

These are my new and most favorite neighbors. Diana sent me a little note after the La Cañada Station Fire to get to know her new neighbor, in a times when you just might need them. I was so touched by her not,e and always willing to meet new people, that I returned her note immediately, and we made instant friends. Her son, Luca, is one of the funniest kids I have met. To me he seems like he might be either a mad scientist or an actor when he is older. He does the funniest things and is super smart. Gotta watch out for him! Diana is an amazing massage therapist at The Four Graces in Sierra Madre. And Michael, working in the medical field, and studying to further his education at the same time, is a devoted dad. When he gets time off he spends it all with his family. You couldn’t ask for much more.

I was so excited when Diana asked if I was able to shoot her family portrait that we arranged it for only a few days later. We met and went off to a local park to have some fun and take some pics for their new family portrait, earlier this month. Of course, Luca we entertaining us all with his mad ideas and playful nature, and the time just flew by while we were having all the fun. I love the way these images really capture Luca’s fun side, Diana’s gentle fun nature and Michael’s role of devoted father. I can’t wait to be able to play with this gang again and am dying for my next massage with Diana. Yay for new neighbors becoming new friends! Let me know what you think!