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A Little Lady {Audrey is One}

Nicola Borland — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:11:44 +0000

Audrey is the perfect mix of her parents. She is a little lady like her mother, and I think she is going to be super smart like her dad. She is still very petite, and is working on the whole standing and walking thing, but I know she will be running all over the house pretty soon, causing lots of trouble! Watching her grow from a bun in the oven to three, six, nine and twelve months has been so amazing. I am sad that we have finished our Belly To Baby First Year Series, but know that her mum and I are now friends and I will still get to watch Audrey grow.

My favorite things about Audrey:

Her fashion sense – good job mum!
Her big brown eyes
Her giggle – makes me giggle thinking about it
Her expressions – even when she is not smiling she has the best expressions
Most of all the fact that I get to be her photographer!

Leave a comment and let us know what you think about this little darling!

A Cheeky Holiday {Kayla}

Nicola Borland — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 21:06:41 +0000

Little Kayla has her parents, especially Dad, wrapped around her little finger! And quite rightly, too. She has these huge blue eyes and a lot of funny faces in her repertoire. She is just learning to sit so I used my magic powers to help her become an expert in sitting, and we captured some amazing images of her cheeky face…and her other cute cheeks too!

A Year In the Life {Emma Noelle}

Nicola Borland — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 17:41:57 +0000

This is the final slideshow for Emma Noelle after completing her Belly to Baby First Year Collection with us. This shows Emma and her family from Newborn to One Year. Her mum and dad are so proud and I am as well. It was such an honor to capture this first year of her life and I look forward to continuing as she gets older, taller and even cuter!!!!

Baby Blue Eyes {Emma’s 1 Year Session}

Nicola Borland — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 05:40:10 +0000

Ummm…so cutest baby in the world or what?????? I have had such pleasure watching Emma grow up over the last year with our newborn and six month sessions as part of my Belly to baby Collections. Every time I see her she just gets cuter! Those big bay blues get me every time. It was really cool to see her walking and with hair too! She was very well behaved for the session and mum, dad and grandma where excellent helpers with the singing and dancing and clapping portion of the session.

As always, with Emma, these are my new favorite images and I can’t wait to put together her 1 year collage with all her best images. She will have a portfolio better than most catwalk models by the time she is 2!

If you are a family member and wish to see all the images from our 1 year Belly to Baby Collection please click HERE to find your event.

The New Hepburn {Audrey at 9 Months}

Nicola Borland — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 05:32:53 +0000

This is Audrey’s third session with us and she is now nine months old. We had great fun at both her three and six month sessions and I was really looking forward to these ones now that she can sit up better. Of course sitting up better leads to crawling and she was all over the place! I managed to get a few shots off before Mum had to run back in and put her back on her place. We were working hard to keep her in one place, and smiling, for this session. It was a workout for Mum and me. I was so overjoyed when at the end of the session she gave us some massive giggles for about 2 minutes. I think you will agree that even when not giggling she is adorable and I just know that her one year session is going to be a blast.

Hello…my name is cutie pie! {Audrey at 6 Months}

Nicola Borland — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 23:30:00 +0000

Umm…so I was dying whilst editing these images of 6 month old Audrey. Just dying at how freakin’ cute she is! Seriously love these images and am already looking forward to seeing Audrey again for her 9 month old images has part of her Belly to Baby First Year Series.

I know I don’t have much to say on these, but it’s because they speak for themselves

Arrggghhhh, soooooo cute!

Sleeping Beauty {Welcoming Baby Amaya)

Nicola Borland — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 05:20:11 +0000

Baby Amaya was a little late to join us, but arrived on December 11th, 2010, weighing in at 9lbs 8oz and 23 inches, and with a very full head of hair. I have included some of our favorites from Amaya’s first professional photo session, and I think you will agree she is a natural!

If you are a family member and wish to view all the images and select some to keep as special memories in your home click HERE and enter Amaya’s middle name as the password. Enjoy!

Belly Bumps in the Park {Erin and Jin’s Maternity Shoot}

Nicola Borland — Sat, 27 Nov 2010 06:06:27 +0000

I was over the moon to hear that Erin and Jin are expecting a little bundle of joy, and even happier when they called me to capture some images of the little bump before she arrives. Yes, they are having a little girl and are still thinking of a name for her, but after hearing some of the options I can’t wait to hear what they decide on when she arrives!

Congratulations you two and I am looking forward to meeting her when she arrives!

Cute and Spooky Halloween Special

Nicola Borland — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 07:51:14 +0000

Straight To The Spooky Point:
• Sunday October 17th from 9am to 2pm at my Home Studio.
• Saturday October 30th from 5pm to 8pm at The Little Gym of La Cañada.
• Only $25 for a 10 minute Halloween Themed Setting and 3 Finished Images to choose from.

Is this your little one’s first All Hallows Eve? Or are you regulars to Trick or Treating, apple dunking and sugar highs? The kids are back at school, and the days are fast approaching fall colors and pumpkin patches.

I am having a Spooky Halloween Special for only $25. That’s 60% Off!!! Why not get the kids and their costumes ready early and let them have fun getting dressed up before the big day. Bring them to my Home Studio for a Halloween themed photo session and some fun on Sunday October 17th from 9am to 2pm. There is limited availability so call or email as soon as possible to reserve a space.

I will also be at The Little Gym of La Cañada/La Crescenta on Saturday October 30th from 5pm to 8pm.

Your child will not only get a really cute image of themselves in their costume, but they will also get to run around, have fun and get some energy out in a fun and safe environment. Call The Little Gym at 818. 249.4496 to let them know you heard about their party from me and to book your space with them. If you bring a print out of this post you will get a Discounted entry into The Little Gym Halloween Party for only $5 per Child! Book us both now to ensure your spot!

There will be a special and very cute Halloween themed setting with hay bales, pumpkins and all sorts of cuteness. Bring your little one over for a memorable photo session that will make great presents for grandparents and out of town relatives alike.

It may seem a little complicated so feel free to call me at 323.240.4407 or email nicola@nicolaborland.com with any questions! I look forward to seeing your little Goblins and Ghouls…

The Fine Print:
• All sessions are $25 for 10 minutes on the Themed setting only.
• Each session will result in 3 final images.
• Sessions are for 1 child and each additional child is $10 each. Add 2 additional retouched images for each extra child.
• Session can be for any age child from 0-12 years.
• 5 Days after the special all images will be available online for 1 month at a Password Protected site.
• Special photo print packages are available online and include the following and more: 1-8×10 and 2-5×7’s for $26.99 and 24 wallets for $32.99.
• A digital disc of the images can be purchases for a reduced price of $75. Or individual images can be downloaded online for $24.99 each. No digital images are included in the $25 special price.
•If you want more than 10 minutes and one location call ahead and ask for additional locations.
•The Little Gym Party Times are 5pm-6pm for 4 month old to 3 years, and 6pm-8pm for 3 years and up. Siblings can come together.

A Trip Down Memory Lane

Nicola Borland — Mon, 17 May 2010 15:14:41 +0000

So here I am in the Mother Country! Beautiful Scotland! It was the longest trip to get here with both flights being delayed due to mechanical problems, never encouraging! And a long wait in Edinburgh to get my suitcase. Although that was not too bad as my nephew made the trip out to the airport, so he was entertaining us all while we waited.

In my business and line of work I am always talking about memories. Making them, capturing them and just having them in general. I always try and tell my clients how important it is to have photography and a good professional photographer in your life. I sometimes feel like a broken record saying the same things to everyone and it can feel a little cheesy at times. The phrases “Memories that will last a Lifetime” and “For Generations to Come” seem to come out of my mouth on a daily basis!

It is not until I come back home and visit with my family and old friends that it really hits me. Its true, the memories do last a lifetime and for generations to come. I just had a look through a photo album that my grandmother, known as Babí to the family, made of my sister and I as kids and some trips she took with my Granddad, known as Dêda (d-yeda). It was so cool to look at that album and see what images she loved and wanted to keep, what was important to her, and to just remember her. Her smile, her style, her grace, adventurous spirit and green thumb.

Babí had the best green thumb! One photograph was of Babí and myself standing in her veggie garden and it brought back some of my favorite memories of having Sunday lunch on the tiny patch of grass surrounded by the bounty of all her hard work. There were potatoes, strawberries, gooseberries, chives, poppies, carrots and so much more. We would have whatever cold foods and goodies we could pack into containers, and enjoy the weather while Babí watered and looked after her plants. Dêda would have to cut the grass with the hand mower, but there was always hay fever and a bad back to contend with, and of course, once the back goes, well that’s it gone!

I talked with my mother and sister about it and we all smiled and laughed and paused for a second to remember the scene in our heads. Yes, the memory could have come up of its own accord, but that picture was the starting point for me for that one memory. Then all the other ones come rolling out of the woodwork and before you know it you are on the floor laughing at something obscure that happened 20 years ago in a distant land, but is still funny today.

What makes us people? Is it the houses we live in, the jobs we have, and the places we are going? Or is it the places we have been and what we have learned from them? Sure I like to look forward. To look ahead to the future, keep moving on and learning and growing. But what we have done in the past, places we have been, and people we have met are what I think truly shapes us. We learn from the past, the good things and the bad things. The happy memories and the sad memories. Our lives are no longer quite with little distraction, but loud and quite frankly all over the place. Meetings, classes, phones, work, computers, obligations, kids, pets, the gym and so many other things fill our lives. We forget the people that make up our lives. I forget the people in my life. I forget people that I haven’t seen in a few years. Does that mean I hold their teachings any differently? No. It just means I am looking ahead a little too much and need to slow down and look back. To sit with a photo album and remember. To read a diary, or an old birthday card sentiment, and laugh.

To look at my old photos at home brings back so much I feel like I want to bring them all back to California with me! To hold them close and never forget. To show people why I love photography so much. That before I was even able to hold a camera, photos were already a huge part of my life. To try and convey that those baby pictures of myself, and my sister and not just a quick shot that doesn’t mean anything, but something so big and important I may never be able to convey what it really means to me. To show my clients that when I say that the images I capture will be “memories to last a lifetime”, and the images will be here “for generations to come”, that its true. There kids will hold them close, and their grand kids and great grand kids. They will look at them as I do mine, and wonder do I have her nose, her eyes or her style. And of course the one that most of us are heard saying as we look as childhood photographs, “What on earth was I wearing!”

So next time you are about to snap a quick shot with your point and shoot or hire a photographer to do a family portrait, remember that it is not just a picture, but actually a memory that you will cherish, and your kids, friends and family will love even after you are gone, as I do with Babí’s pictures from so long ago.