Abigail & Huy.... here you go guys!

John and I photographed such a fabulous wedding last Saturday! Abigail and Huy are an amazing couple with this energy that just lights up the room! The day was so fun, two ceremonies, and one ragin party of a reception! Everyone was all dressed up looking amazing and there was so much love and energy in the room. Abigail was stunningly beautiful and Huy... well let's just say he was "too sexy for his tux"...lol. (Inside joke there!).

Hope you guys are having a wonderful amazing time in Hawaii and give me a call when you get home! You can view the preview images by visiting www.cristynielsen.com/slideshows password: preview. More to come!!

Congratulations!

Thankful!

I meant to post this last week, but got caught up in the holiday, house buying, and a wedding we did over the weekend.

I'd just really like to say how thankful I am for my clients... for my clients who keep me busy all year, who support me and help me provide for my family. I appreciate the trust you all put into me to capture the moments of your weddings, birthdays, births, children, and pregnancies. I am often in awe of clients responses to my images. I truly feel that I bond with each and every client as I get just as emotionally attached to their images as they do. It's a blessing I was given this gift to be able to do this for people and help to save these fleeting moments in their lives. So I say thank you today, thank you for all of you who keep me going, keep me clickin that button, and support me!

Thank you to my fellow photographer friends, you know who you are... you guys keep me SANE! You take me under your wing, teach me, let me vent, help with me when I'm feeling like I just can't do another day of pictures...lol. You guys are my lifeline to what this business is about. I appreciate each and every one of you!

Thank you to my family, who deals with my countless hours spent away from home, behind the computer, and for supporting me as I follow this dream. Thank you to John, my rock, my love for putting up with me and my constant busy, and my constant hecticness in our lives. Thank you for taking an interest in my work and starting to join me in this adventure I call photography. Thank you to Shaylee for keeping life light, making me smile and laugh my butt off daily, for our morning snuggles, and for showing me what life is really about!

I'm just in a thankful mood lately, realizing how even though my life can get hectic and busy, it's the simple things that keep me going.

Thank you to everyone who has helped me along the way. I can only hope that I am doing the right thing by using this gift that I have been given to help my family prosper!

Happy Belated Thanksgiving to you all! Here's a quick shot of Shaylee on Turkey Day!



:o) Cristy

More info about the workshop!

We are at a new age where everyone seems to be walking around with a digital camera. But we all know there is more to it than the equipment we use. That is what this workshop is all about! Join Misty Woodward, Kimberly Smoot and Cristy Nielsen for a TWO day photographic essentials seminar on February 4th and 5th. They will take you through step by step how to build a unique selling position geared towards your target market as well as some of the
mistakes and successes they had along the way. They will show you creative branding techniques that will take your studio to new levels of success as well as helping you to develop client incentive programs that will have them shouting your name from the rooftops! You will learn all about product development that your customers will actually invest in, pricing for maximum profits and the psychology of the sales appointment. Be ready for a fast-paced and highly energetic program full of fun and information. This workshop is limited to the first 50 people to register.

When: Sunday and Monday February 4th and 5th
Where: Holiday Inn, Bolingbrook, IL, just south of Midway airport in Chicago
Cost: $395 workshop fee

You can register online at www.mistywoodward.com/workshops.htm

Teaching a workshop!!

I have been asked to help teach several workshops around the country in 2007. "Wake Up and Smell the Success" is a business and marketing workshop geared for photographers who are established and want to push their business to the next level, or just starting out. This workshop will be taught by Misty Woodward (www.mistywoodward.com), Kimberly Smoot (www.kimberlysmoot.com) and myself. We are thrilled to host these workshops around the country and meet photographers we have known online for quite some time. For more information about the workshop and how to register please visit http://www.mistywoodward.com/workshops.htm

The photo posted below is of Misty, Kimberly, and myself taken by Karina Golembiewski (www.karinagphotography.com) at a recent photographers gathering in Springfield, IL. Thanks Karina!