Nichol Krupp Photography

The "K" Family...

Loved working with this family and their little girl. How can I not adore her? Her name is Addison. I know from that alone that these parents have very good taste. This was a fun maternity session and a beautiful family for sure. I know that the new baby will only add to that.

Little Addison had such a great personality and made me SMILE which is always a good thing.


So So SWEET!

Some of mom, dad, and baby-to-be




Oh I LOVE THIS SHOT. I just wonder what Addison is thinking.

Do you ever just decide not to do your "TO DO's?"

And instead stay in bed allllll day with your daughter who just had surgery and not leave her side? Me either but I did today. Part of me feels guilty because I know I have a million other things to do. The other part of me says, hey Niki, practice what you preach. Take time to STOP and ENJOY those moments before they pass you by. Besides...she is in a ton of pain and if I am not in here with her, I will miss the moments when she tears up at the drop of a hat because it hurts to EAT, it hurts to COUGH, and it hurts to SWALLOW. I will miss those moments when she endlessly crawls onto my lap for some cuddles with her tiny little self.

Sure I should be planting my vegetable garden but that can wait. I got my flowers done. So, I chose to be lazy with her and get some much needed clutter cleared from my head and my heart. I did some planning, writing, and dreaming. Then, we got bored. She wanted to do something but needs to stay down for two weeks of little to no activity. Thus we got out the artist palette of colored pencils, drawing paper, and oil pastel colors and we let the creating begin. WOW! She is really good. I mean good. Perhaps I am quite biased. She just went to town and ended up with some pretty incredible artwork which I must say is very worthy of framing. WHY? Because she CREATED it.

Then there is me, I do not hardly ever draw. It is definitely a weakness but I am always up for a good challenge and I always remember loving it when I was a little girl.

I was inspired myself by some drawings I saw in a blogging magazine and found one in particular that reminded me of Mother's Day morning when I walked into a wall and broke my nose. DON'T ASK! It was so fun to do something different...something that is definitely not my STRONG SUIT...something that did not entail manual labor and working outside when that has pretty much been all I have done in recent weeks with the little bit of FREE TIME I do get.

Thanks for looking at our creations. No need for Critique. They are ours and we are proud of them. Plain and Simple. We were inspired and it was a GOOD THING! It was COOL to think out of the BOX and do something I never do and it was cool watching her do it so effortlessly. Hopefully she will be recovered and back to herself very very soon. Until then, I will give her all the drawing paper and oil pastels that she needs.

~Niki

Here is mine. As I said very much inspired from a blogging magazine and the artist was Diane Duda. I just love what I interpreted to be a band aide for a nose.

Some People Are...

This is Claire. She is an unbelievable dancer and I always LOVE photographing her! I just watched Benjamin Button and could not help but jot this down. I loved this movie beyond words! Incredible messages all the way through, but this message fits perfect with Claire and the person/dancer that she is.

Some people were born to sit by a river. Some get struck by lightning. Some have an ear for music. Some are artists. Some swim. Some know buttons. Some know Shakespeare. Some are mothers. And some people….Dance.
~From the motion picture “Benjamin Button”

I {HEART} this Baby...

This is Baby Will. He is an amazing blessing to his parents who had to wait very patiently for his arrival. I told Mom he would be worth the wait and he CERTAINLY was. I think he is too pretty to be a boy if you ask me. See for yourself...

And isn't his Mommy BEAUTIFUL!!!

This is mom's knitting basket(she is an amazing knitter) and she loved this blanket at the studio because of all of the yarn, so we captured some of him in that.

Last one for now. Dad brought some of his favorite old fishing gear and this is what we came up with. It took a little bit of patience but we got the shots. So cool!

Jill and Ed, Thank you for sharing Will with Cassie and I today at the studio. We loved hanging out with you and getting to work with your incredible new family.

P.S. Ed, I am so bummed I did not get that little out take today. It is still making me snicker as I sit here and work.

P.S.S. To check out Jill's work please go to Knitterella
Take care!

~Niki

ATTENTION ALL 2010 SENIORS...

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Curly Joe...

Meet Mr. Landon with his two big sisters. Love those curls and the bright colors mom chose for them to wear. I have been photographing this family for many years now and just adore them all. It has been really neat to watch them grow.

Sorry for making you wait so long to see a sneak peek mom. It has been crazy busy around here!

~Niki

And one with his beautiful Mamma...

Landon with his big sisters Ava and Quinn...

And one last one with Grandma....
(A little more than a sneak peek but I did have you wait a bit)

Did ya know?

"Moms in this country are way undervalued - Mothers make 73 cents to every dollar an equally qualified man makes at the same job - Single mothers make only about 60 cents to a man's dollar - Those two facts, it should be noted, really suck - especially because men aren't making much these days either - Over a lifetime mothers are paid anywhere from $400,000 to $2 million less than men doing the same work due to gender wage disparity. That's a ridiculous "Mommy Tax." A full quarter of US families with children less than 6 years old live in poverty - Well duh, all these other statistics would lead to this likely outcome - Motherhood is one of the hardest full-time jobs that does not come with Social Security or health benefits - It does however come with a lot of labor as well as love."

I am nearly a week late in getting this post up but I was out of town on Mother's Day for a weekend of Dance Competitions with my little Addison. I wanted to share the above message though and let all mothers out there know that I think you are amazing. I respect you greatly and although we may not always be paid for our hard work....it is a HUGELY IMPORTANT task that we are doing.

I am not always the best mom. Sometimes, I get too fired up. Sometimes I yell too loud. Sometimes, I say "Just a Minute" a minimum of 50 times a day. Sometimes, I am a pseudo-listener. Sometimes, I am too stubborn, too controlling, and too much of a perfectionist. Sometimes, I think I am going crazy. Sometimes I feel over-worked and under-appreciated. Sometimes I don't cook enough. Sometimes I am too busy documenting everyone else's family besides my own. Sometimes, I work too long at the studio. Sometimes I lose my PEACE. Sometimes I say bad words. Sometimes my expectations are too high. But one thing is very very clear. My children know that I absolutely LOVE and ADORE them more than anything in the world. They know that I am proud of who they are. They know that I would throw myself in front of a train to save them and give them my right kidney if I had to. They know that I went through H#* to get them here. They know that I am a very hard worker. They know that I am pretty good at making something out of nothing. They know that I would give up anything to make their life better. They know that I will always provide for their needs. They know that I kiss them at least 10-100 times a day depending on the day. They know all these things and much much more. I love being a mom! It completes me and makes me WHO I AM. You cannot put a price on that. I hope all of you moms out there had an amazing Mother's Day. I took a rain check for mine due to being out of town and plan to redeem it very very soon. I was going to talk a bit about my own mother here but she deserves her VERY OWN POST. She always wanted her very own POST. I am just sorry that she is no longer here to see it but she is looking down, watching over us, and living the GOOD LIFE now. I MISS YOU TERRIBLY MOM!

Happy Belated Mother's Day to all of my friends, family, clients, those of you who are no longer with us and those of you who read this blog. God Bless You!

~Niki

Had To Share A Few More Of Baby "L"

I just had to! We just LOVE HER!

Super Cute Couple...

I LOVED working with this couple. She was adorable and he was halarious. They were super cute together and very HAPPY. I think he may have even talked me in to doing their wedding and I don't do weddings. Hmmmm...We shall see. Anyhow, I had a great time photographing them. We were originally just doing a studio session but decided to go outside for a few since it was nice out. I only wish he had his Harley there for those. I believe that it will be at the wedding though(partially why I am considering the whole thing. Well, that and the sailboat) (wink wink). Anyhow, we have lots but I wanted to give them a few to see so here they are. Enjoy!

Everyone has a STORY...

...And this little PERFECT MIRACLE certainly has one of her own. So does her New Mommy. Here is a teaser for you Mom and Grandma. This is one of my favorite images this year and there are many more to come. Enjoy!

~Niki