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DIY Wedding Center Piece for Less Than $15

7/27/2015

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I brought home a wedding center piece about 3 weeks ago and I've been creating new arrangements out of it as flowers wilt. This is the last one! These lilies have lasted for such a long time. I have cut them down and I do change out the water and clean the vase. This simple arrangement is pretty and inexpensive! Hopefully this inspires you to keep your wedding flowers going as long as you can! 

Fish bowl vase, Hobby Lobby $5.99
Center tall vase, Dollar Tree $1.00
Lilies, $7.99 (at the florist nearby - I checked) ;)
Champagne corks, FREE (I've been collecting for awhile) Sometimes my hoard of oddities goes into something good! 
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Ring Light Headshots

7/24/2015

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Mini Diva Light sessions!

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Nouvelle Design Studio is now offering 30 minute Ring Light or "Diva" light headshots for just $99. This in studio session includes:
2 fully edited images, 
10 shot password protected proof webpage for edit selection, 
One outfit change, 
Digital APP with your edits for social media sharing and print ordering, 
High resolution edits delivered to you in both 72 (for web) and 300 dpi (for print) via jpg format to your email,
Print Release 

This unique lighting style is sure to set your headshot apart from the rest. This quick and fun studio session can be scheduled Tuesday through Saturday 11am until 7pm. 

Fill out the form below to schedule your session today! 

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How to be More Photogenic

7/14/2015

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Look Great in Pictures! 10 quick tips

Take full length photos from a lower angle. This will make you appear to be longer and leaner. Who doesn't want to look tall and skinny? 
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Put your tongue BEHIND your teeth when you smile. This will keep you from having a cheshire cat wide smile. Also "smieyes" or smile with your eyes! 
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Tilt your face so that you're not square on with the camera lens. This will slim the face and give your cheekbones more dimension, making your features more flattering and pronounced. Focus on showing the left side of your face. For some reason it seems to be your "best side". Try not to look "square" onto the camera.
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Tilt your head up a bit at the chin to elongate the neck. Try to make sure you're tilting your head toward the light to soften any lines and to fill in the face. 
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Ask whomever is taking a seated photo of you to do so from above and tilt your head towards the lens. This will make you appear leaner and have light fill in your face. 
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This will reduce red eye by shrinking your pupils! Less photo editing is always a good thing. 
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Say "MONEY" instead of "CHEESE". The hard "E" sound in the word money causes the corners of your mouth to go up and your eyes will crinkle just a little giving the impression of a natural smile. And money is a little more fun to shout. 
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Crop your images so that your body fills the entire frame. This again gives you length and elongates the body. 
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When taking photos with one or several other people try to make sure you're all the same depth from the camera or step a bit back. The closer to the camera you are the larger you will appear. 
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Practice really does make perfect. Practice your smile in the mirror and when in doubt take a deep breath, close your eyes and then open them and smile before a photo is taken. Relax, and think of something that makes you happy, this will help you project that feeling to the camera and have a great natural smile! 
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Twin Cities Headshot Photography

7/10/2015

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Nouvelle Headshots

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120 min.           $399.99

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Natural and Studio Light

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FREE mobile sharing app

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MUA + $99

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Digital portfolio w/ app

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Two hour session includes:
Password protected proof webpage for selecting your edits. 
You will have 30 images to select your edits from. 
10 fully edited images, delivered in both 300dpi (print format) and 72dpi (web format) via email
Additional edits for just $15 an image
*NEW* Once your edits are complete you will receive a Mobile Sharing App that turns your phone into a digital portfolio for Agency meetings and Castings 
Print release
**Professional MUA + $99 for up to 2 looks
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***Only the best images from your session are selected for your proof page. You will not receive every photo from your session, should you wish to purchase all photos from your session you will be charged an additional $399.99 for approximately 300 images taken during your 120 minute session. Complete session images are delivered via USPS on a CD in .jpg format and at 300dpi 14 days from your session date. Images are UNEDITED, and subject to copyright. 
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Happy Birthday America! 

7/9/2015

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Happy 4th of July!!!! 

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My 'Merica picture!  *** as featured by Resource Magazine
Lol Richards Firebird. I'm trying to turn it into my engagement key ring.... Lol Pinks for I DO. If only I could get this beast into first gear, and stop relying on 2nd.... There's something to be said about the elegance of a European engineered gear box that the 71' Firebird can't quite replicate. >.<  
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I worked with Elle Halls of Nouvelle Design Studio for my business profile picture (used for LinkedIn, email, website, business cards, etc.) and she was amazing! She really listened to what I wanted, and made me a part of the process, stopping many times throughout the shoot to show me how the photos were looking. What I thought was going to be a "business errand/chore" ended up being a lot of fun! I highly recommend using Elle for your photography project.

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Working with Elle was wonderful! I was doing a fashion shoot and it was so fun! She's very nice, funny, and professional, the shoot went like that! She has a very keen eye and did wonderful work! Very happy with my photos. Thanks, Elle!

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