a quick post...

Happy New Year, friends! I have been thinking a lot about my absence from the blog and how the longer that I go, the harder that it seems to jump back in. The truth is that I have so much to say and so much to post that it continues to feel a little overwhelming. I think it is safe to say that we made it through the busiest season of the year! It feels good to be in a quieter season and be able to take some time to enjoy our precious boy as he is quickly changing before our very eyes. We had a wonderful time celebrating this season of love and grace with our families and had the privilege of understanding the birth of Jesus with new eyes this year. I have so much that I want to post of Grayben from the last few months not to mention so many wonderful weddings and portrait sessions. We're hoping for some mega-posts soon to try to catch up on the fabulous year that was 2008. We are truly overwhelmed with God's goodness to us.

I took these pictures back in the summer but loved everything about this shoot. This family holds a special place in our hearts and I am so glad it worked out to do some family pictures for them!

merry christmas

ode to my 30d

I've had 3 cameras in my lifetime as of yesterday. A Minolta film, a digital Rebel (the very first model), and a 30d. Three years ago I started taking pictures for people who weren't just my friends... 2 years and 7 months ago is when I got my 30d. It has been with me through every wedding, every portrait session, and every shoot in between. Canon says the shutter cycle life of the camera is around 100,000 clicks. We figured I was currently somewhere in the ballpark of 350,000. To say this has been a great camera would be an understatement. It has basically been the foundation on which we've built our business.

Earlier this year we decided we needed to make the investment into newer cameras. The problem was that rumors of a replacement for the camera we wanted started surfacing. So we waited and we waited. Finally in September Canon made one of its most anticipated announcements ever when it unveiled this new model. We immediately ordered them online only to find out that they were already on back order! So, once again, we waited and we waited. Yesterday--three months later--the UPS man finally showed up at our door... he's actually at our door most days but this day he had something for us. So in keeping with the theme of business changes here on the blog, we are proud to announce our new upgrade in equipment. More than that though we are using this as an honorarium to our newly retired 30d. We won't forget you.



Sorry for the lack of session posts. We've been trying to get through the Christmas rush. We'll post lots soon and hopefully unveil our new sites in the coming weeks!

at long, long, long last...

Last January, Corey and I sat down to have a business meeting. It was really official. We wore business suits and sat at a long, fancy table. Not really. Really we sat at Panera and drank hot chocolate. One thing we did do was talk a lot about our vision for the future of Nolen Photography. Our biggest "to do" on our list was to update our brand. Our goal was to come up with something that was more us, something that demonstrated who we are and what we're about. The truth is that this process wasn't easy, wasn't quick, and didn't exactly stick to that original to-do list. We wanted our new website and logo to be original and customized. We wanted our site to truly represent who we are. We wanted to give our current clients and our prospective clients a clear picture of where we've been and what they can expect with us. We hope you'll find all of those things here. So far we only have the wedding website up and running. Please check back soon for the portrait and commercial sites.

And so, after months and months of planning, designing, customizing, emailing, consulting, and who knows what else, we are so excited to show you our new logo and website. Let us us know what you think!


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