I’ve frequently been asked via email “Can you please send more information about how you work?”
Well, I was asked that very same question by the writers at Martha’s Vineyard Weddings magazine. The answer ended up being a feature in the current issue of the magazine, entitled “What Makes Nicole Friedler Click?” Cheeky title, evoking a slight shake of the head, but it does explain my philosophy and how I approach a wedding and the way I like to shoot.
I like to think that what I’m doing is truly handing the couple’s wedding day back to them, eventually in a beautiful fully custom album. There’s nothing better than being able to review your own story again and again.
By the way, my April 2, 2011 wedding was featured in this same issue of the magazine. It was very fun to share our wonderful day with the readers of the magazine!
So many of my clients say that there are too many great shots from their portrait session that it’s difficult to choose which ones they want to print and frame! That’s such a compliment, and something that warms my heart. To me, a photograph, as in the physical object, is such a treasure, and something that just doesn’t translate on an iPad or iPhone. Although it’s a wonderful thing to be able to “carry around” your family with you, there is nothing like sitting in a room surrounded by the presence of your loved ones.
One of my clients this year loved all the photos so much that she chose to make a collage out of her favorite images, gathering the family together, if you will, in one big wall portrait.
It’s important to me that my people feel comfortable in front of my camera, and that they feel free enough to be themselves. There is such an openness and vulnerability in children that they often let me in to capture their true personalities. Look at the difference in the kids above, for example: their ages, their genders, and their own personalities shine through.
So as the holidays approach, why not gather the family together and consider giving a wonderful memory to your loved ones? More information will be coming shortly about purchasing framed prints!
I think what makes you a very special photographer is that you make everyone comfortable while you stand behind the lenses. And that’s probably why each shot is filled with happiness.