I’ve relocated. All the lastest sessions and info will now be found at www.nicole-hensley.com

Here’s the deal: We’re going to Disney this December, so I’ve decided to extend my wedding special from earlier this year and offer it on all my remaining open dates.

As of August 21, these are the remaining days I still have open:
Sept 5
Sept 12
Oct 3
Oct 31
Nov 14
Nov 21
Dec 5

The discount package includes up to 6 hours (continuous) of wedding day coverage, a password protected online gallery, online slideshow, and the high resolution edited digital files with a personal reproduction release. All this for only $1000!  Additional hours can be added for $100 per hour, and a second photographer can be added for $50 per hour with a minimum of 4 hours.

If you’d like to add a bridal, engagement, or boudoir session, they are only $100. They don’t include the digital files, but those can be added for only $200. I also offer studio sessions as well as on location. These sessions don’t have to be added to a wedding package; anyone can purchase one.

Also, with the exception of albums, all products are 25%. This includes prints, canvases, cards, guest books, printed proofs, a dvd of the slideshow, etc. (Only applicable to new sessions.) Contact me for a list of the discounted prices.

The wedding package is currently only available for 2009 wedding dates, subject to availability, but I do have an early bird special for 2010 wedding dates. A signed contract and $500 retainer are required to secure your booking.  Travel fees will apply to wedding more than 50 miles from zip code 37764.

Please contact me with any questions or to schedule a consultation or book your package.

I can be reached at info@nicole-hensley.com or 865.228.0926.

Please, everyone, always use car seats and seatbelts.

We were in a car accident a little over a week ago. We were almost home when we were rear-ended.

The arrow shows where we were when we got hit, facing that same direction. We were hit so hard we did a 180 in the middle of the road and slid up the grass, stopping right before slamming in the tree or going off into the ditch. The kids came out of it absolutely fine, zero complaints or issues whatsoever. Car seats are truly amazing! My husband and I took a bit of a beating. We were pretty banged up and have whiplash. We also both had some respiratory issued and have had multiple visits to the Dr. I think we’re finally on the mend now, though we’ll still need some follow up visits.

I’ve been trying to keep up with emails through all of this. If I somehow missed you, please let me know. If you email and don’t hear back in 48 hours (normally 24 hours), then it’s possible I didn’t recieve or overlooked your message. I’m returning phone calls as I’m able to, but my voice is very spotty right now.

Coming soon – Eye Candy Sessions!

What are eye candy sessions? It’s my fun name for boudoir sessions, which are sensuous photos. They can range from very tame to wild. It’s all up to you!  Contrary to popular belief, this type of photography is not just for the skinny gals the look like models.  Any woman can look sexy.  As I get closer to launching this division of my business, I’ll be providing more info for you.

I’m looking for a handful of people willing to model for some boudoir sessions. I’m tentatively planning on doing the sessions in late June or July, depending on getting everything ready in the studio. In exchange for allowing me to use a few of your images on my website (and you’ll get to choose which pics I use), you’ll get the session free and the images on a disc for you to print yourself. If you’d like an album as well, you’ll get 50% off. If you’re interested, let me know.

I can’t believe another is new year is here! I’m officially off vacation and busy playing catch-up. I’ve still got one more sneak peek to post and then I’ll finish up with editing December sessions.

If you’re a regular blog reader, you probably noticed the new look here on the blog. My websites are currently under going make-overs as well. I hope to have those done by next week. I’m also changing shopping carts. This one is pretty sweet. If you’re getting an album, you can drag your image selections into a folder, and it will also show (and let you choose) what gets cropped off when ordered different size prints. I’m not really sure the launch date, but I’ll let you know when it’s up and ready to go. All current active galleries will be moved over to the new cart when I’ve got it done.

I think I’m caught up on e-mails, so if you’re expecting a response from me and haven’t received one, please let me know.

I’m looking for a couple. I don’t care about age, gender, married, engaged, just dating, etc. I do have a few other requirements though. First you have to be able to ice skate at least a little. Second, you have to be okay with mild public displays of affection. Nothing much, just some smooching.

Holiday’s on Ice kicked off off over the weekend at Market Square. I’d love to do an engagement style session. With a signed model release, you’ll get your session free (subject to my availablilty), and you’ll get some free prints too. If anyone out there is planning on proposing, this would be an awesome opportunity. Send me a message, and we can work out all the details.

UPDATE: Filled, thanks!

Sorry for the delay! I meant to finish these up last week, but with Thanksgiving on Thursday, a session on Friday, and a fierce stomach bug over the weekend, it just didn’t happen. So here are the rest of the ones I know about. If there’s more that you know about, please let me know.

Celebrating Adoption photographers donate a session and proofs to adoptive families that have adopted within the past year. Additional discounts may be offered at the participating members discretion. More info is available on their site.

National Association of Charitable Photographers (NAOCP) is a group that donate sessions to various groups of people including hospice, NICU, deploying military, and adoption. You can get more info on their website.

Think Pink Photography – Through our photographer network, we are helping breast cancer survivors and their supporters to celebrate life with charitable photography sessions. Any individual that has been diagnosed with breast cancer or completed treatment within the past 12 months qualifies for a Think Pink session.  Sessions are available to document the fight before or during treatment or to celebrate the victory when treatment is completed. Clients will receive a complimentary session, (20) small prints, and a discount off additional print orders. I’m a member of Think Pink, or see the site to find a photographer in your area.