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Sunset - June Photography Challenge - Omaha Professional Photographer

June 12th

Sunset



The skies here in Nebraska are beautiful.  I remember when we first moved to Omaha telling my mom about how bright blue the sky was and how it looked like I could reach up and grab the clouds right out of the sky.  She jokingly said to me "So, what you are trying to tell me is that you are a bit closer to heaven out there?"  Sometimes I think she is right.

Something Blue - June Photography Challenge - Omaha Professional Photography

June 11th

Something Blue



I love these glass balls.  I was drawn to them for several reasons.  I knew immediately that I wanted these glass ornaments to be my image for the Something Blue challenge for today. 

Wordless Wednesday - A Mother's Love - Omaha Professional Photographer

This Face Makes My Heart Melt - Omaha Professional Photographer

Wordless Wednesday - Omaha Professional Photographer

A Winter's Eve - Omaha Professional Photographer

Wordless Wednesday - Elation - Omaha Professional Photographer

Wordless Wednesday - Snow Day- Omaha Professional Photographer

Wordless Wednesday - Omaha Professional Photographer

A Nice Glass of Cab or A Nebraska Winter Afternoon or Reflection -Wordless Wednesday- Omaha Professional Photographer

I once again was intrigued by reflection. 

Wordless Wednesday - My Little Photo Bug -Omaha Professional Photographer

'Tis the Season to be Giving - Omaha Professional Photographer

This Christmas season I need your help.  I need just a bit of your time.  I know we all have a tremendous amount of busy-ness in our lives... especially around this time of year and so you may think I have quite a bit of moxy asking for help, for asking for a bit of your time, but I cannot do this alone.

This Christmas season I want to partner with you and help bring a bit of Christmas spirit, a giving spirit, to somebody who might need our help. 

You know somebody who over this past year has experienced some sort of life-changing circumstance, a loss, a tragedy.  Somebody who is trying to stay afloat while working more than one job, a single parent struggling to raise a family or maybe it is somebody who gives back so much for the community that they forget to do for themselves.  You know somebody who cannot afford custom photography and who deserves to have beautiful photographs of their family as a cherished keepsake.

So, I am asking you to take a moment to tell me who that person is so that they can receive complimentary custom portrait photography this Christmas Season.  I want to share with that person $500 of custom portrait work...prints, canvases, albums, memory books or a slideshow.  And they'll have you to thank for it.  Just think.  All it took was a bit of your time to bring a smile to that someone's face and to give them a priceless gift - artwork they will cherish forever.

I almost forgot.  You, because you are generous and caring, can be a winner. First, there are guaranteed warm fuzzies for giving so freely of your time but the best part is if your nominee is picked then you will win custom portrait photography yourself....a $200 print credit!

There are a few rules.

1.  You *cannot* nominate yourself.  The person or family you nominate must be incapable of purchasing custom portrait photography themselves.  (Being unable to afford to fly their private jet to their winter home in the Galapagos Islands because they are having problems making their 3 million dollar mortage payment on their house here does not qualify them as a sincere recipient/nominee.)

2.  The nominee must live in Omaha, Bellevue, Elkhorn, Bennington, Papillion, Gretna or Millard, Nebraska.

3.  You have to take the time to email me their full story.  E.ViningPhotography@gmail.com Please include in your email, who they are, what they are experiencing, why they deserve my custom portrait artwork and why you would like to see them win.  Please be sure to include contact information for both yourself and the person/family you are nominating.

4.  The nomination deadline is December 18th and the winner will be announced December 23rd!  So get to nominating the person/family you want to see win!  I cannot wait to work together on this project and bring a smile to somebody this Christmas Season...I have the warm fuzzies already, how about you?

With love and a giving heart,

Erica
E.Vining Photography

**This giveaway was totally inspired by Giving Is Awesome.  After I contacted the founder and was informed it wasn't officially happening again this year I was really moved to go ahead and do a giveaway myself this year.**

Wordless Wednesday - Brilliant Bride - Omaha Professional Photographer

I fell in love with this photograph.  Even the sun noticed my sister's radiant beauty. <3

Wordless Wednesday - Omaha Professional Photographer

Kicking It 1940s Starlet Style in Studio - Omaha Professional Photographer

Earlier this month I photographed Lynette in studio with a 1940's twist.  Today I thought I would share some of the fun ones with you. :)

We had such a FUN time.  This is probably one of my favorite sessions to date.  Lynette really embodied softness and femininity throughout the session and I fell in love with the frames!  It really makes me want to explore this a bit more. I think I might be inspired to do a personal project.  You can view more of Lynette's lovely images here. 

Headshots with Imagene - Omaha Professional Photographer

Who's Imagene?  Well, if you've been following the blog long enough you might already know but for those of you who are new here this post is where she has her first honorable mention.  Alright...so I name my camera.  It's cool. 

Anyway, I was asked to photograph an urban headshot session by some amazingly talented opera singers, Jennifer and Brandon  so they could have some updated headshots.  I was thrilled to work with them.  I was super excited because they traveled from South Dakota just to work with me! Talk about make somebody feel special. :) 

It was such a super fun session!  Imagine....Jennifer's heel getting stuck in a crack down in the Omaha Old Market and instead of a gasp escaping her mouth an amazing scale of beautiful notes came trinkling out.  Meanwhile, Brandon was singing quietly on and off throughout the couple hours we spent together.  I was loving every minute of it!  Best part?  Imagene LOVED them.  It's always nice to photograph beautiful people.  They definitely fit the bill.

Thank you, Jennifer and Brandon, for the opportunity to photograph you, for traveling to Omaha from South Dakota to work with me, for the fun time and laughs and especially for the talent that you shared with my ears that day.  I wish you all the best in your endeavors and I cannot wait for the opportunity to see your next performance!

Gifts from Mongolia - Omaha Professional Photographer

My mother-in-law went to Mongolia to visit my brother-in-law and sister-in-law.  She came back bearing gifts.  I'll share Lela's gift with you first.  Kathy, my MIL, brought Lela back this beautiful handsewn Mongolian dress with a matching embellished fancy jacket.  It is traditional wear for Mongolian girls on special days or events.  Lela adores it!  Kathy asked me before she left to please be sure to photograph her in it...well of course!  As if I would pass up that chance! ;)  What my MIL doesn't know (and don't worry, I'm pretty sure she doesn't blog stalk me) is that her Christmas gift this year is going to be a HUGE canvas of Lela in her Mongolian wear.  So...if you are related..shhh! It's a surprise.  Don't ruin it for her. ;)

This is my favorite image.  I absolutely love it.  Although, this is not the image I will be giving my mother-in-law and I won't post it here or on FB just in case she does decide to take a peek at the blog.  Then the whole surprise won't be ruined...and also, I think I'll be giving her a color canvas.

 This particular image just puts a smile on my face.  It is such a genuine photograph and truly represents Lela when she is tickled about something.  I love it, not only as a photographer but even more as a mom.

Lela is always so fun to photograph...when she is in the mood.  This particular day was one of those days.  She was excited to help me make her Gramma's Christmas gift.  She was happy to put on her Mongolia dress...and she charmed me the whole session through.  You can take a peek at the color images here.

Color or Black & White? { Omaha, NE Professional Photographer }

Awhile back you may remember this post.  I asked you, my readers, which image was preferred...black and white or color?  I'm revisting that today.  What say you?  I tend to lean towards the black and white images when it comes to portraits, especially headshots.  For me, I fee they are more classy and the eye does not stray from the subject or roam around the image as much.  I can appreciate color. I just love black and white. 

Today's image is a photo of Lynette taken on my front porch this past Sunday.  She was a big help as my assistant on the fun urban sessions I did downtown in the Omaha Old Market.  Those images will be shared in a later blogpost.  For now, which do you prefer?  The black and white portrait (my fave) or does the color one do it for you?

Black and White Portraiture { Omaha Professional Photographer }

I just had to share one more image of Becca before Creighton Prep's Homecoming.  I really love it.  You can view the first one I shared on the blog by clicking here.