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Well we are on vacation, as some of you may have found out if you attempted to call our studio (all calls and emails will be answered ASAP).

The first image is of our children taken at Point Michaud Beach – this is the beach that Nicole spent many childhood days playing in the sand and in the surf as well. She did not start playing in the surf until late July, August or early Sepetember as the water of the Atlantic Ocean can be a little on the chilly side in Cape Breton. Believe me I speak from experience, as I was standing in about a foot of water when I took this image.

This next image is from our day at Fort Louisburg – the largest rebuilt settlement in North America from the period of the 1800’s. This is something to see. Not only can you look through what life was like back in the 1744 but they have people there that play the role of many of the inhabitants of that period. They say that questions are welcomed, and they will answer any question that you think of. As I was entering the gate of the Fort, I was questioned about my camera – to them it looked like a weapon, but they let me pass anyway.

The final image is of a sunset taken place in Antigonish, which is located just south of Cape Breton. We left Fort Louisburg and  stopped for the night at a spot near the Atlantic Ocean. This was our view as we settled down for the evening.

During the seminar that both Nicole and I attended, we signed up for a shoot-out. What is that? It very similar to a cook off, except whoever gets the best picture wins.

The shoot-out consisted of 5 photographers, 5 digital retouchers – we were not aware of what we were going to photograph before we were thrown into the mix. As I entered the room, I was the first victim on the photographer side of the shoot-out, I saw that I had a female model, an old wooden golf club and an orange plastic truck. And I only had 5 minutes to capture an image that I could use for my digital retoucher, which I was very fortunate to have Tabitha Norris (from The Metropolitan Gallery) do my digital retouching. From this effort we received the most number of votes from our peers, of approximately 1,000 members, on a website that ideas about anything that involves photography is shared.

Nicole and Dawn Sheree (from DS Photography) came in second place with their effort.

Here is the image that took first place:
Photographer – Bruce Nicol
Digital Retoucher – Tabitha Norris

Here is the image that took second place:
Photographer – Dawn Sheree (DS Photography)
Digital Retoucher – Nicole Nicol

Furthering our photography education is something that we strongly believe in. That is why we continually attend seminars that feature different photographers, as well as other professionals that help us improve what we can offer our clients.

We were in Chicago for the past 4 days taking private courses as well as group courses on how to improve our photography, how to see the light when photographing and collecting information on items that our clients would love to purchase to enhance their portraits from our studio.

Below is a group image that was captured of all of the attendees, as well as most of the speakers that were present at the photography seminar. As usual we had a blast, and we also connected with some of our friends that we have seen in the past. You can see that its a little bit different then your normal group portrait – well the group that we belong too challenges all of the members to offer a portrait experience that everyone will love.

Nicole and I are currently visiting a senior photographer in Indiannapolis.

Scott Crosby is a photographer that thinks out of the box and gives his senior clients something different and new. This gives them the chance to be unique and to have images that no one else would capture for them. The big thing is that his seniors have FUN. Yep FUN while being photographed. This fun concept is something that we incorporate into all of our portrait sessions and is crucial for our wedding couples. Why? Because it relaxes everyone that we are photographing so that the image that we capture looks natural and not “forced”. When others look at the images we want them to say WOW – that is a really cool portrait.

Check out our portfolio to see what we have to offer and contact us to see how we can help you capture life’s important moments they way they should be captured.

The past four years we have attended a photo seminar that attracts between 100-130 photographers from Canada and the US. The seminar is sponsored by a photography forum that we participate in, and have learned so much from. Attending this seminar is like visiting family, and its a great way to talk shop, face to face with photographers from different areas of Canada and the US.

We were nominated by another photographer and received an award for continued improvement in customer service, as well as good business practice. What does this mean? Our customers are very important to us and we show it with our customer contact, plus continuous improvement in our photography skills, and in customer service will always be a focus for our business.

Thank you to NoBSPhotosuccess and Kris Gay for this award. We are truly humbled from this and will proudly display our award in our studio.

Nicole and Bruce Nicol make up Nicol Photography, LLC.

Being a husband and wife team we bring a different look and feel to our clients. Not only do we have the ability to capture your images with the expert eye of a trained professional, but we also have the ability to make your portraits a work of art that you and others will enjoy for years to come.