Orlando Portrait Photographer ~ Sweet Daddy and Daughter Session

November 2, 2009 – 1:57 pm

When Michael called me to do a session with his daughter I have to admit I was a bit nervous.  I’ve done lots of single moms, but no single dads in all the years of doing photography.  I was excited too, so we booked the session and shot it at Lake Eola a few weeks ago.  It went great, Michael and his daughter have this sweet relationship and you can just tell he is smitten with her.  I enjoyed seeing their relationship and how they could be funny together and how she’s still daddy’s little girl!  Here’s some photos from their session!  :)

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Orlando Portrait Photographer ~ Have you heard our STUDIO news??

October 15, 2009 – 10:01 am

We are very excited to announce that we are opening a studio in Oviedo. We have taken over 2 train cars that we are turning into our offices, studio, and shooting areas in the downtown Oviedo area. Yes you read that right, 2 train cars! We couldn’t be more excited and are really looking forward to this unique opportunity to have a cool space like this to work in and share our work with others! So stay on the look out for your invitation to our grand opening party and updates about what we are up to! We also created a Facebook Fan Page, so if you haven’t joined please do so for Facebook only invites and offers. Here’s some photos of the studio in progress. We have done lots of work and have gone to great lengths to make it ours and reflect our brand. We have been painting, redone the flooring, and still have more work to do! I will be posting more photos in the near future when we decorate and get all of our furniture moved in! See you at the studio soon!!! :)

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  1. kate oren   -  

    OMWord!! How awesome are those spaces!! and all of the natural “backdrops” around your new studio.
    Can’t wait to see images from your new studio.

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Destination Wedding Photographer ~ Tara & Steve marry in New Jersey!

September 22, 2009 – 12:54 pm

I have known Tara all my life, and she has grown into quite the beautiful woman!  You may remember me talking about my family’s “camp” or lake house in Maine that my Grampy built when my dad was just a toddler.  Tara’s family owns the camp next door on the lake.  We are a few years apart in age so we didn’t see a ton of each other growing up, but our parents have been friends since they were children too.  When Tara asked me to fly up to New Jersey for her wedding I was honored, and knew it would be beautiful and fun to see everyone!  I was thrilled to see Tara’s cousins who I grew up with and spent nearly every summer of my childhood with.  We have all grown up, had kids, and life has taken us in many different directions, but we all still remember the memories of our summers together on the lake.

Tara and Steve, thank you from the bottom of my heart for asking me to photograph your wedding.  I had an amazing time and know that you guys will have a wonderful life together!  I hope you are enjoying Aruba and soaking up the sand and sun!  Congratulations to you and your families!  Here’s a sneak peek of my favorites, the rest will be done soon!  :)

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  1. Mandy   -  

    Oh Tara…my dear childhood friend…you are beautiful.

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Orlando Portrait Photographer ~ They grow so fast!!

September 15, 2009 – 10:32 pm

This is the son of my dear friend and neighbor Lesa.  I’ve seen him grow and change over the years and it always blows my mind how fast kids grow up and turn into little adults!  Even in a year he has changed so much.  He rarely gets in front of my camera, you know boys just aren’t “cool” with that at this age.  Tonight he was dressed up so his mama asked me to take a few and he obliged, much to his dismay…lol.  This was all of 5 minutes outside of our house, but I liked what I got.  It’s very “him” at this age.  Of course laughing and smiling at his mom, and then a friend drove by, ahhh the embarassment of getting caught doing a “photo shoot”.

Lesa, Gage is growing into quite the young man.  He’s kind, he’s generous and such a good kid.  You’ve done well my friend, I love you! :)  

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  1. Lauren   -  

    Ahhh my face, he took my face. I am impressed that you got my little bro in front of a camera. Thank God and Cristy!

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Orlando Commercial Photographer ~ Check out our second Southerly Shoot!!

September 15, 2009 – 3:28 pm

We did this shoot for the fabulous clothing line Southerly a few months ago.  Southerly’s website was updated recently so we thought we’d share our favorites from the shoot!  This is our second shoot with Southerly and we love working with them and think their clothes are just awesome!  If you haven’t seen Southerly or the site you must check it out!  Keep an eye out for new designs in the future!  And yes, we are all crazy enough to attempt some wakeboarding shots for the site as well…lol.  :)

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Orlando Portrait Photographer ~ Pardon our dust!

September 14, 2009 – 2:43 pm

As you may notice over the last and next few weeks we are updating our whole blog, website, rebranding our logo, and even changing our business name!  There are more things in store too like a new STUDIO to soon be announced as well!  We have debated back and forth about a name change for quite some time… and over the last year or so it has become apparent that our business has become so much more than what Cristy Nielsen Photography is by itself.  John has become an integral part of our business and it’s not longer just about “me” anymore… so with that being said we are now going to go by “the Nielsens”.  Often when clients call Iask where they found us, and lately they seem to tell me that someone they know told them to call “the Nielsens”.  We’ve heard it enough now that we realize it was meant to be our new name, and it fits, isn’t too dramatically different from the old, and will help incorporate some of the other things we will be offering.

So please be patient with us, the site will change, the blog will change and start to look and feel different, and the logo will be changed as I have time to work on the various parts of our web presence.  For now, here is the new logo!  We love it and hope you do too!  Check it out, it’s at the top of the page!

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Orlando Wedding Photographer ~ Nicole & Joe’s Engagement session!

September 14, 2009 – 2:08 pm

Nicole and Joe flew down from the DC area to have their engagement photos done this weekend.  Much to our luck, it didn’t rain as forecasted and we got some great shots with the gloomy overcast skies!  We enjoyed every minute of getting to know Nicole and Joe better and can’t wait for their May wedding!  Here’s some from their session!  Enjoy!

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Orlando Portrait Photographer ~ and the winner is………

September 13, 2009 – 11:44 am

We have a winner!!! Kelsey C. The scavenger hunt was posted at 9:09 am and Kelsey’s email was received at 9:32am….WOW.  We are looking forward to shooting your free session in the near future.

Congratulations!!!

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Orlando Portrait Photographer ~ Celebrate 9/9/09 with a blog scavenger hunt!!

September 9, 2009 – 9:09 am

Ready, set, GO!  Whoever completes this 9 question blog scavenger hunt  first and emails the results by 9:09 pm tonight will win a complimentary session with us ($300 value).  The session must take place before the end of 2009 and in the greater Orlando area.  Your answers for the scavenger hunt must be delivered via email to cristy@cristynielsen.com to count and be checked for accuracy!  We will announce the winner after 9:09 pm tonight!  :)

We will also be offering $99 mini session fees for those that make 9 comments to the blog before 9:09 pm tonight!  Comments must be on separate posts, and each must be unique!  Your session must take place on one of our mini sessions days, October 10th or 17th, 2009 to qualify for the $99 sale.  Jump on this and comment away!

Enjoy and happy 9/9/09 !!  :)

Here are your scavenger hunt questions:

1.  What was the name of Graham & Travis’ nurse at Winnie Palmer for the birth of their baby girl?

2.  Who is the home birth midwife who has delivered ours and many of our friends and clients babies?

3.  What is the name of the owner of the new kids boutique in Oviedo, Cutie Patootie Kids?

4.  Where was Meggie & Kolby’s wedding held at in Vero Beach?

5.  Where did we shoot Lauren & Nathan’s formals?

6.   What favorite florist of ours did Anne & Andrew’s wedding floral arrangements?

7.  Where was Nikki and Van’s wedding held at?

8.   Who was the caterer at Ashlyn & Jon’s wedding?

9.  What were the 4 words in the color blocks on our (the Nielsen’s) holiday card last year?

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Orlando Childbirth Photographer ~ Julie has a baby girl!!

September 2, 2009 – 2:05 pm

Please help me in congratulating Julie on the birth of her baby girl Maya.  Maya was born at home with the assistance of Julie’s wonderful friends and midwife Kelli Johnson.  I was thrilled to have the opportunity to do another birth with Kelli, she is such an amazing midwife!  Julie was fabulously in tune throughout her entire labor and birthed her baby into her own hands.  It was truly a blessing and honor to have witnessed little miss Maya come into the world!  Congrats Julie!  Here’s some images from her birth day.  To watch the whole slideshow click HERE and be warned of nudity.  Enjoy! 

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