Nadine Nasby Photography

A Very Blessed Photographer

As I am finishing up the last orders this month for the families that gave me the privilege of choosing me to be their Holiday Photographer, I am feeling sentimental about all the many wonderful children and families I have photographed this year. Whether it be the new dancers at Tutus On Broadway School of Dance I photographed last spring, the new families I met this month or to my dear friends that have continued to bless me with their business year after year, I am truly thankful. I always say my favorite pictures are the pictures I have just shot. I have loved all the smiling faces and the not so smiling faces. I have loved the real moments and yes, even the dressed up moments for Christmas to be used on Christmas cards sent all over the country.  Thank you to all who have been my clients this year and to all who have decided to maybe take a chance on me this year and I hope I have earned your trust  to photograph your children again in 2012! Enjoy the best of my year end photo sessions with some very special families. Happy New Year!!!

Seventeen is just enough

Being a family photographer allows me to enter people's homes and capture many glimpses into what it means to be a part of that particular family. Recently, I think I hit an all time family photography record when I met The Picerne Family, all 19 of them! Seventeen kids in fact, aging from one year to well into young adulthood, make up their beautiful family. Bob & Gwen Picerne have two biological children while the rest have been adopted as their own. To help others in the adoption process, based on their experiences, they formed, Embraced By Grace Inc., an adoption and Home Study Agency in Casselberry. Visit www.embracedbygrace.org to get more info. 

I have to admit, I didn't know quite what to expect, knowing that some of their children have come from challenging circumstances, prior to being adopted. What I found however were children laughing and playing together in their back yard as if they had been a family from the day they were born. I discovered that there were just as many hugs, kisses, and smiles for each and every child who needed one. Sure, there was plenty of toys, but these kids were just content on being together enjoying a gorgeous sunny afternoon in their back yard. Of course, my camera's shutter never got a rest as there were plenty of real moments to be photographed. But all the while, my heart was smiling on the inside as I watched and was blessed by the love they all share for each other. They know they are loved and that they matter to God. I call that a lesson for us all. Enjoy some of these images of this very special family!

 

"Completely Taylor" Senior Portraits

 Remember your senior portraits? From what I remember of mine (and let's just say it's been awhile...), they were in a typical studio setting, I had to drape some black velvet fabric across my chest and hold a pink rose, tilt my head and flash that phony smile. All my girlfriends basically had the same picture, but somehow theirs looked better than mine. And it was a simlar formula for the guys, dressed in a suit, no rose though, but the plastic smile just the same. Well, am I ever glad times have changed! I had so much fun doing senior portraits of Taylor using my style last Saturday. I found out what a great guitarist he is and shot some really cool stuff in his music room and then because he enjoys the ROTC program at Oviedo High School, we went over there to shoot some in his element there. His parents would say he's a pretty great guy too and were around for some family shots. These are just a few of my favorites. Beats the studio rose any day!

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My gift to you

I'm making it easier than ever before with my new Holiday Photo sessions. Here's the deal: choose from one of these time slots below that works best for you and your family, show up at the rear fountain at the Winter Springs Town Center and let me do my thing, which is to capture the heart & soul of your family interacting as everyone sees and knows you on digital film and create stunning unique images to be used for your Holiday Cards. 30-45 minutes of your time and you're done. Come dressed casual or dressed up a bit. It really doesn't matter. Other people don't really want to see your clothes. They want to see You and Your Kids, see how they've grown since they saw them last. So no worries, no stress about your pictures, where to get your cards, etc.  Easy and simple. Check out the details below and call me to pick your time! 407.340.2990

Sat. Oct. 22, 29, Nov. 5th 

9-11:30 a.m. Winter Springs Towne Center Gardens & fountain

$250-

 30-45 minute photojournalism session

20 custom Holiday Cards with envelopes

 2 5x7's

"Falling" for it too...

O.k. I hate to admit it, but now that summer's over and my kids are back in school (that's Florida for you), I'm catching the "Fall" fever and it's still 90 degrees and the height of hurricane season! Maybe it's because everywhere I look, I see Halloween ads and the school supplies being quickly replaced by bags & bags of Halloween candy. Even my daughter has begun to decorate her room and plan her costume for this year. She's already made an adorable Halloween headband, thanks to the latest issue of American Girl Magazine. So, can you blame me? Thought I'd pull up a couple of last fall's shots from a Halloween photo shoot to help get you in the mood too. If that doesn't work, how about my New Buy One Get One Free Fall Special!!!  Buy one mini or regular photo session and receive one free session of equal value ($100- 1 hr.mini  or 2-3 hr. reg. $225) OR buy one Premier Photo Package and get one free ($150 value ) You can even share the photo sessions with a friend and you both split the costs. Both sessions must be scheduled by Oct. 31st however. Call or email me, 407.340.2990  nnasby@bellsouth.net

 

Boys Town Fundraiser Participants

For the months of April and May, I had decided to donate the proceeds from my family mini photo sessions to help our local chapter of Boys Town. I want to feature two of them for you now.  The Lang Family (featured below), pleasantly surprised me when I saw that even though a family has adult children, they can still have a blast together and share a closeness that was so encouraging to see. The Ross Family photo session was a breeze as we shot on the campus of Rollins College. I always need to be ready for some spontaneity, as you'll see in the photos below with Ashley's hat trick. Thank you to both families for helping touch the lives of many children right here in Oviedo. And you got some beautiful works of art too!

 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
 

Tutus On Broadway Photo Shoot

For the fourth year in a row, I've had the honor of photographing what has increased from 50 to 250 girls in their recital costumes for owner Morgan Cate and her dance students. Since moving the location to the Winter Springs Town Center last year, it has gotten better and better. We lucked out on the predicted thunderstorms on two of the days, with only a brief downpour one day, which didn't even put us behind schedule. Take a peak at some of this photographer's picks and let me know what you think...

For more info visit www.tutusonbroadway.com

 

 

O.K. I admit I'm a little partial to these last two above. She's my daughter.

 

 

 
 

 

 

Comforts Of home

 
 


It's always a privilege when families invite me into not only their homes, but essentially their lives. This was the case last Saturday with The Dahm Family. Caryn Dahm just so happens to be an excellent designer in her own right and is responsible for collaborating with me in consulting and creating my new logo on this blog and my website. She came up with the words, "Comfy. Candid. Completely You." for my logo because that's what I strive to achieve with all my clients. And let me just say,  Caryn and her beautiful family were just that, from P.J.'s in the a.m. to late afternoon supper, they allowed me to capture their real lives and create the fine art you'll see below. If you're needing a new logo or any other design work, visit Caryn's website at www. caryndahm.com Thanks Caryn and to your husband and your beautiful children for just being real and allowing me to create these stunning images of your life! I love them and I hope you do too.

  
"Sandwich Time" is one of their favorite family things to do.

 

 

 
 
 
  
 

 
 
 



 

 

 
 He loves to pull weeds for his mama!
 
 
 

 
 

Little Trey just learned to swing all by himself. So glad I got that one!

 
 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 It wasn't really in the plan, but I just went with it when Trey decided to take a bath!
 
 

 
 
 

I loved the title of that book, "Thankful Together." Yep, that pretty much sums up the Dahm Family... and the way we all should be.
 

Mia actually has live baby birds in a nest in a window box outside her window. She was watching the mama bird bring food to her babies.

 
What a great way to end a blessed day!

 
 Remember to schedule your photo session this month to help Boys Town of Central Florida. Since my schedule is filling up for May, (got the cuties of Tutus On Broadway next week!), as long as we book your session in May, I'll still donate your photo session fees to Boys Town. Call me at 407.340.2990 or email nnasby@bellsouth.net
 
 
 
 

 
 

Father's Day Fundraiser for Boys Town of Central Florida

My 13 year old son has become friends with another kid at his school that lives at Boys Town. We don't really know how he got there or why he's there and from what we can see, he's a really great kid and he seems happy and cared for. It got me thinking when I saw another photographer in Delaware blog about the fundraiser she did to help her local Boys Town organization. Since so many of these kids will not be with their real Fathers for Father's Day, why not make life a little easier by donating to my local chapter. So...when you book a family mini session in April and May, I will donate all the profits from the $100 session fees to Boys and Girls Town of Oviedo. (Print prices not included) Pictures will be ready in time for Father's Day! The 1 hr. photo session can be in your home or on location. If you're not familiar with Boys Town, visit www.boystown.org Let's make a difference in our local children's lives, one picture at a time.
call 407.340.2990 to book TODAY!
email nnasby@bellsouth.net

Spring Break Visitors

On the last weekend of our Spring Break, a longtime friend from Nashville of my husband's and his two kids came to stay with us. His daughter was close in age to Rachel and his son was the same age as  Elliott. Remarkably, all the kids hit it off being they pretty much didn't know each other. We showed them some good 'ole Central Florida fun at Wekiva Falls resort where the water smells like "rotten eggs," but they endured anyway, playing water football and hunting for small minnows. The evenings were spent dancing non-stop to "Just Dance 2" on our Wii. I never thought teenage boys could get into "Walk Like An Egyptian," but they certainly did. When it was time to say our goodbyes and see them off, I grabbed a few of those "Comfy. Candid. Completely You." moments, which btw, is part of my new logo. Like it? And while you're at it, let me know what you think of my new blog design? Post your replies on my facebook page.

 
 
 
 

 
 
 

Design Divas

The best part about what I do is that I become friends with my clients. We're all moms, sometimes our kids going to the same school, etc. So when I happen to be at a friend's house and I look around their home and see some beautiful black and white photographs on display, I say to myself, "Wow!!! Those are amazing pictures!" and for a split second I have to remind myself that I took those. Now I say all of this not to call attention to my work, but I think what happens is that I get to view the artwork in a whole new way. I see the pictures on their wall not only as a new design element in their home, but their children, their families, the true realities of their personalities in the photographs are now part of who they are as a family and are part of the feeling you get when you enter their home. Then I realize that although I may have given my recommendations as to sizing and space at their proofing sessions, the end result is all their own. The few I'm sharing today are some recent ones I've photographed to let you know the possibilities after I release the images to you. Admire these design divas because I do. Who knows, the next one could be you!!!

 

 

 
 
 Call today to discover the Design Diva in you and schedule your  Real. Natural. Art. photo session with me at 407.340.2990  Visit my Facebook page and post comment on my new website to receive 40% off a Premier Package plus 10% off a photo session with a friend referral!