hello spring!I'm a sucker for flowers and I have no shame!!! Everything about spring screams hope, joy, and new- that's exactly what I need in my life. I want that fresh-cut- flowers, dancing-around-barefoot, sun-on-your-face kind of vibe. As you can tell already, Nicole Mendoza almost always has her head stuck in the clouds- but that's where the sun will hit you most. If you didn't promise yourself change back on New Years Eve, the time is now! It's called Spring Cleaning, baby, and I'm ready- Things to give up and things to get down:
Thanks, darlings, for the read.
I hope this spring season is filled with the best and happiness in the mind. Can't wait to post all the photos this coming month. xoxo- NM
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Honestly, it's a hit or a miss.Prom night is one or the other: you either hate it or you love it. For the lucky ones, its the most magical night of their high school career. And for the ones who weren't graced with constant good luck: it sucked. I've heard horror stories galore. "My girlfriend ditched me at the dance cheated on me with a Force hockey player." "My friend and I got into a huge fight and didn't talk until a year later." "My date tore my $800 dollar dress." "I thought my date was gay until he tried to kiss me right in front of our parents." "My best friend, who I was uncontrollably in love with (and started seeing recently), slept with my close girl friend and I didn't find out until the night before" **And there it is, my dear reader. The last one was my story. You've got to understand. Everything happens for a reason. You're probably wondering how I reacted to that/what happened. Honestly, it was miserable the day after since we were all in the same prom group. But the best way to see a person's character is how they react to the worst situations. I just shook it off and focused on my first prom and danced the night away with my friends. Did I go again the next year?
No, actually I did something better. I love the prom industry... but people need to realize that it's O N E night of your high school career. I spent roughly $650 dollars including my meal, ticket, dress, make up, and etc. That was me being someone cautious of what I spent compared to most girls who spent roughly $900. My senior year I decided I wanted to leave Fargo because I knew I was going to be here for the next four years studying at NDSU. With what I spent on prom, I spent the same exact money on a trip to Paris, France instead. The irony was my senior prom theme was "A Night In Paris." Instead, I spent three nights there with my cousin running around celebrating Bastille Day with a bottle of champagne. It sounds weird to say, but sometimes you need to be thankful for awful things that happen in your life. These are the things that make you grateful for what you have and these are the things that push you to do better. Don't forget: a wounded deer leaps the highest. xoxo, NM Be scared and do it anyways. Last month, Abbi was my giveaway winner and we finally scheduled our shoot! Because of all of the support I have been getting from friends, family, other photographers, and more I want to do another giveaway! Luckily, I already had what I wanted to do ahead of time so my lovely model, Abbi, helped me out with it during our shoot. I'd like to take a moment to say that I actually check if people follow all the steps and rules to my giveaways! Last time I did one, I did not expect that many people to actually participate but the amount of support was amazing. For those who followed and went above and beyond during my last giveaway, I promise to keep a look out for you next time! Since Valentine's Day was over a month ago, Abbi and I went into a different direction and took her headshots for her resume instead. It was a blast but obviously my love for dramatic flare never seems to cease so I turned it into a mini fashion shoot for Lot 2029. And though the clothes looked amazing, Abbi was even better. I truly believe that this girl is a natural born model because I've never shot with someone who is so bubbly and talented as she. Keep your eye out for my next giveaway! Till next time, my loves.
xoxo, NM O H, D A R L I N G!
Isn't it weird to think, about 3 years ago we were taking your senior pictures and now we're taking head shots for med school applications? Looking back at your senior photos (picture below) makes my stomach churn with anxiety. I was so naive back then and I barely knew how to hold a camera. But what am I thinking, I'm still pretty damn naive and I still barely know what I am doing as it is! It's weird to think of when we were both 17. Oh god and how we would spend our weekends talking about boys and our metabolism weren't complete crap. Simpler times but with bigger dreams. Sending all of my love and best of luck applying to different medical schools! xoxo, Nicole Midwest C O L D F E E TEverything about my life is wild, wacky, and out of the ordinary. For a girl who is married to her job, I don't mind it. But the best part is that I never really know what I'm doing next. I love the idea of spontaneity since I only have two years left of it before I become concrete with my career. So just like that, everything kind of fell into place. Let me start off with saying that I would no way be as confident in my work without Autumn Wilson. When I first met Autumn, she really inspired me and helped me out a lot with learning how to solo backpack. This time, she's helped me so much with the first steps of wedding photography. Next thing I knew, I was shadowing my first wedding with her.
"I HAVE FOUND THE ONE WHOM MY SOUL LOVES."
I N T H E E N D...being there was an absolute blast. I learned so much in that one day compared to two months inside the studio with my professors. After this shoot, it was the turning point of what I really wanted to do: wedding photography.
Now I'm just waiting for that happily ever after (the dream job). |
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