Nicodemus Photography

New Blog!

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http://blog.nicodemusphotography.com/

Come on over and check it out! Leave me a comment and let me know what you think!

Shelley and Eric

2011-01-30T22:16:00.005-05:00

Good news! The weather is amazing!! Bad News! The weather is amazing and everyone including their sister is out at the park and in my way for pictures! There were about 54616461 people at the park so we had to spend extra time finding nooks and crannies that did not have people or wait for people to pass, but I think it was worth it. So much nicer shooting pictures in 70 degree weather! Shelley and Eric thank you so much for allowing me to take your pictures again!

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We're having a baby!!

2011-01-29T13:36:00.004-05:00

Lillian and Tyler are expecting their first baby!

What a sweet couple! I love taking pictures that involve babies! Granted this one is still in hiding, but it is a baby none the less!

Best Face Photo of 2010

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Go on over to I heart faces.com and see the other best face of 2010!

MaryAnne and Robbie

2010-12-19T10:04:00.005-05:00

This Bride makes the best facial expressions! I am sure she got tired of hearing us say that all day! She is a pro in front of the camera! Thank you so much for letting me photograph your wedding guys! You rock!

Claire

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I met Claire's momma in May at a wedding. I immediately liked her and wanted to be her friend. It is didn't hurt that she was several months pregnant and I am a sucker for a baby bump! I am so glad her and I have become friends and so glad I get to see growing up! She is a chunky monkey for sure with leg rolls for days! Without further ado her is the bodacious Claire.

More of Caitlyn

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Caitlyn

2010-12-07T21:08:00.007-05:00

Holy Mother of Gravy it has been 3 months since sweet Caitlyn was born! Where did those months go!!? She is cuter than ever and I must say I adore her red hair!

I am back !!!

2010-11-30T14:42:00.007-05:00

So I must admit I took a little break from blog spot to try out another blog, but I like the way blog spot post the pictures sooo much better so I am back! Here are a few pictures from recent shoots

The Guyton's

2010-07-08T22:29:00.003-04:00

Yummy to my tummy! This is Madalee and her mommy and daddy. I could eaten this baby girl up in her delicious chunkiness! I loved seeing how smitten her parents were with her and after a few minutes I could see why! Madalee was so sweet and I had a great time hanging out with this family. Thank you so much for allowing me to take your pictures!

Seriously!

2010-07-08T22:10:00.006-04:00

I don't think I have ever seen pregnancy look this good on anyone! I was so happy when Jennifer asked me to take her maternity pictures! She is beautiful, so down to earth and it was my pleasure to work with her. I can not wait to meet the new leading lady in your life!

Double whammy!

2010-07-08T22:00:00.003-04:00

It is Landon and Lilly's birthday! Although their birthday's are a few months apart their mommy decided to have them together ( genius!). I was asked to photograph their party so that their daddy who is over seas in the military could be a "part" of it. I hope the two of you had an amazing birthday and thanks mommy for allowing me to come hang out with you guys!

It's my party.....

2010-07-08T21:46:00.004-04:00

Happy birthday Olivia! She is 2 and fantastically cute! Here are a few of her birthday pictures. I don't have parties posted in my prices, but they are $100.00 and I come take pictures of the party so you don't have to worry about it! Plus n added bonus you actually get pictures of you and the birthday guy or gal! Olivia I hope you have an amazingly blessed year!

Let's play catch up!

2010-05-28T09:31:00.009-04:00

Here are a few pictures from recent photo shoots.

It's Prom time!!!

2010-04-26T15:24:00.003-04:00

This is my nephew and his girlfriend Felicia ( I may be spelling it wrong sorry). I so giddy when she showed up in a poofy dress!! What fun to be young , in love and on your way to prom!

Moe Wedding

2010-04-26T15:03:00.004-04:00

Well as you may notice these pictures are posted from the end to the beginning :) OOps my bad. This is the Moe wedding. I work with Ginger Sumerlin as a second shooter and weddings and this was our first wedding of the year. I was so glad to be working with Ginger again :) I have missed her so.

Lucy and Noah

2010-04-26T14:45:00.004-04:00

I can't even begin to tell you what fun this photo shoot was. Lucy is so polite and such a wonderful model!! Both kids were a pleasure to work with! Lucy and Noah's mom is Stephanie. She is the owner of SWeetiepooh designs. All the outfits she made!! Her link to etsy is
http://www.etsy.com/shop/sweetiepooh
The hats and flowers came from Jenny Owens her etsy link is
http://www.etsy.com/shop/genevadiva
The bows are from Jimell Kahrs and her link is
http://www.etsy.com/shop/piggytailsboutique

I adore these dresses!! Be sure to check out their stuff and tell them Melinda sent you!

Ella

2010-04-26T14:39:00.004-04:00

My how you have grown sweet thing!! I took Ella's newborn pictures and she is now a whopping 4 months old! Where does the time go. She was delight to photograph.

AnnaBelle

2010-04-26T14:26:00.005-04:00

How cute is this little lady!!! I could eat her up!! Special thanks to mom for meeting me at my house for pictures. Congrats to Becca and her family on their beautiful new addition! She is marvelous!
The little flower bows are made my Jenny Owens. The are perfect for newborns! Check out her etsy site at http://www.etsy.com/shop/genevadiva

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Great day for posting

2010-04-01T20:18:00.008-04:00

Today is a great day! A great day for an Easter egg hunt, hanging out with friends, making a sand box, skipping exercise so your kids can play in the new sand box longer, washing sand out of your kids hair, making dinner while hubby and son are at baseball and waiting for my momma to come to my house tomorrow. It is a great day. Here are some pictures from my latest photo shoots. I will try to narrow it down, but I can't promise you anything.

Week 13 - “Dramatic B&W” Photo Challenge!

2010-03-29T22:14:00.004-04:00

It is a new week on I heart faces! I am not sure if this photo counts because it does not technically show her face, but it is my favorite bw photo ever! Check out the other bw entries at Iheartfaces.com.

Week 12 - “Focusing on Angles” Photo Challenge!

2010-03-22T12:30:00.004-04:00

I had a really hard time deciding this week which picture to choose. I love trying different angles on pictures! This is one I kept coming back to though so here it is! I love his little cheeks in the picture! So cute!

Check out Iheartfaces.com for other great angles!

"Jump For Joy!"

2010-03-08T12:28:00.003-05:00

This week on I heart faces.com it is Jump for Joy week! Here is my picture!!
Yippee!! Be sure to check out the other pictures this week!

Week 9 - "Hilarious Outtakes" Photo Challenge

2010-03-01T08:14:00.005-05:00

This is sweet baby Ella. I understand having a naked baby can be dangerous, but up until this time I have been pretty lucky. As we were doing the picture Ella's momma said oh no she is peeing! We quickly learned it was not pee, but poo! Yikes! Check out the picture I got!

Week 8 - “Hands-On Fun” Photo Challenge!

2010-02-23T08:56:00.005-05:00

This picture is one of my all time favorite pictures. My sister was pregnant with her 5th child and I wanted to incorporate all of her kids without having all 4 of them running around stressing out momma. I decided to get them to each put their hand print on her belly so they were there but not there :) I love how it turned out!

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Week 7 - “I Wanna Dance!” Photo Challenge

2010-02-15T09:24:00.003-05:00

Put on your dancing shoes folks and head on over to I heart faces.com!! This week's challenge is "I wanna dance!!" I have so many of different ones I wanted to use, but kept coming back to this one. This is my daughter during her birthday photo shoot. I love the little smile and fancy dance moves she has!! I adore this child!! Here she is in all of her glory.

Week 6 - “We Heart Kisses” Photo Challenge!

2010-02-08T09:18:00.004-05:00

With Valentines Day coming up it is I heart Kisses week at I heart faces.com
I could not decide which kissy picture to choose so I went back to one of my favorites. This is Courtney and Bo. Happy Valentine's day!!!! Kiss the one your next to......unless your in the grocery store or post office in that case save your kisses till you get home!

More of Miranda

2010-01-31T22:10:00.007-05:00

I have so many pictures of Miranda that I just love!! I don't normally like a ton of pictures posted since it is just a "preview", but I just can't help myself!!! Here are a few more for Miranda to peek at.

Photo Out takes

2010-01-31T21:28:00.005-05:00

So as most photographers know a photo session can have ups and downs and if you lucky you catch those downs on film :) Here are a few from Miranda's shoot.
Thanks for letting me post these!

I will explain the pictures so you aren't left confused.
So this first one it looks like Miranda has no legs from the knees down :) She was walking up a hill and since it is all white you can't tell.

I love this! Miranda was kicking up snow and some got in her mouth.

Sloushy, snowy hill :) Enough said

Notice the hand she is leaning on.....You can't see it... it went straight through after a few seconds of "sitting" there.

Here she is jumping up after her hand sank in the scary snow covered logs

This is Sugar the dog :) She had a great time playing with Miranda in she snow and running through her legs. If you notice in the second picture with just Sugar she is fixing to be hit by a snow ball. I am not pointing any fingers, but I didn't throw it...... Miranda....do you need to confess to anything.......

This last picture cracks me up. As Miranda and Sugar were playing in the snow I was busy snapping pictures the whole time. Sugar stopped right in the middle and took care of business. Ahh the life of a dog.

Miranda's Senior Pictures

2010-01-30T19:56:00.006-05:00

I was super excited yesterday when I got a phone call from Miranda asking if I was free to do her senior pictures in the snow!! Lucky for us I had some last minute change of plans and I was able to squeeze her in. This is my first session in the snow and I love the pictures! Special thanks to Miranda and her mom for opening up their home and the wonderful hot tea!

Week 4 - “Texture” Photo Challenge!

2010-01-25T08:34:00.003-05:00

I loveee the use of textures. I just learned how to use them this last month and I could not be happier. I have a long way to go in really getting the look I want, but here is one I did this weekend. Saturday we spent the day sight seeing with the family and had a great time! Here is my hubby, oldest son, and our dog Bailey.

Week 3 - “We Are Family” Photo Challenge!

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Let's celebrate families this week!

I heart families is celebrating families. Here is my kids, some of my nieces and nephews, my dad, brother and brother in law on the Nashville walking bridge.

Week 2: Photo Challenge - “Best Face Photo”

2010-01-11T07:30:00.006-05:00

I Heart Faces is celebrating their 1 year Birthday! This week is all about you Best Face Photo. The picture has to have been taken in either December or January. So of course I picked Elizabeth she is with me the most and my best model :) I have other pictures where she is doing her "pretty" smile, but this picture shows her personality perfectly!

Happy Birthday I heart faces!

I ♥ Faces Photo Challenge!

2010-01-04T07:29:00.006-05:00

Congrats on one Year I heart faces!!!! Here are my entries for the week :)
Check out the other entries at http://www.iheartfaces.blogspot.com/

“I am submitting this photo into the I Heart Faces logo photo contest. By entering, I am granting I Heart Faces LLC permission to consider my photo for use in the marketing and promotion of their website.”

Sneak Peek

2010-01-03T20:14:00.007-05:00

This weekend I went to Nashville to take pictures of Shakema and Paul. We have had it planned for a several weeks now and of course had no idea how ridiculously cold it was going to be!!! Since we were both out of towners we did not have the option of rescheduling. This was to say the least a very short photo shoot!!! I am hoping to go back when it is warmer and take advantage of the amazing area around the Parthenon is Nashville. If you have never been there GO!!! Shakema and Paul thank you for braving the cold with us!! Here is your sneak peek!

Week 51 - "Hilarious Outtakes" Photo Challenge

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I ♥ Faces “Hilarious Outtakes” Photo Challenge

First picture is sweet little Harper. We put a hat on her for her photo shoot and as she was trying to take it off she fell over.
The next two are what you get for most pictures when you try to put 8 cousins on one couch and ask them to sit still. It ain't happening :)
4th picture is an intense game on the Wii at my sister's house this Thanksgiving. Check out that hair.
The last one is at my daughter's 4th birthday party. I was scanning the group getting pictures and when I got to her she was "taking care of business". As she can see she was a pro and still smiled!

Spur of the moment

2009-12-27T23:33:00.006-05:00

Last week I got an early morning phone call asking if I was by any chance free at 10:00 for pictures. Just so happens I was so I drove over to Kathleen's house and got some pictures of her adorable boys. I must say this was hands down one of the easiest photo shoots I have ever done! Her boys were perfect! Here are a few of my favs!

I ♥ Faces “Pets Only” Photo Challenge

2009-12-14T06:40:00.008-05:00

oops wrong link for this week on I love faces! Please click above to see the correct one. My apologizes :)

Week 49 - “Pets Only!” Photo Challenge

So this is my sweet dog Gidget. She was attacked a few months ago by another dog in our front yard and died. She was with us for 11 yrs so we were very heart broken to lose her. So of course with this week being "Pets only" at I ♥ faces I had to submit Gidget's pictures. The sun would come into the kitchen from the window and she would find that spot and sleep all day. It really was the sweetest thing. I now have this picture blown up and hung in my kitchen. She will always be missed.

You can check out other pets at iheartfaces.blogspot.com

I ♥ Faces “Sweet Dreams” Photo Challenge

2009-12-08T15:10:00.004-05:00

I heart faces is a great website!! http://iheartfaces.blogspot.com/ They have weekly challenges and this week's theme is " Sweet Dreams"
Here is one of the pictures from yesterday's newborn photo shoot. This is sweet baby Ella.

Thanksgiving!!!

2009-12-02T07:33:00.009-05:00

This year at Thanksgiving we went to my sister's house. It was the best Thanksgiving ever! My mom, dad, and brother came up from Alabama. We ate glorious amounts of food and hung out all weekend. I so veryyy much enjoyed myself and hated to see it end. We had several mini photo shoots while we were all together. My kids, Nana and all the grandkids, Papa and all the grandkids, my mom (Nana) and all three of her kids, every other combo of us you can imagine except we forgot to get one of myself and my three kids, and baby Ava in a Christmas Tutu (http://www.etsy.com/shop/piggytailsboutique). Here are a few of mannny pictures I took this weekend.

Sassy and Sweet

2009-11-16T14:24:00.005-05:00

This Sunday was made for taking pictures! I had the pleasure of hanging out with Aleah and her family. She was a pro at getting her pictures made! Thanks Faith for having me take Aleah's pictures! I had a great time!

Delicious chunkiness

2009-11-16T13:54:00.003-05:00

This ridiculously cute baby is Harper. She is one wonderfuly chunky monkey. Her mom is a good friend of mine and you can check out her blog at http://www.anothergrayhair.typepad.com/

Portrait Party

2009-11-10T08:11:00.004-05:00

I have said before that Portrait Parties are quickly becoming my new favorite thing and this weekend's was no exception. I love the stress free atmosphere of them. The parents come and get pictures and if they like them they buy if they do not like them they do not have to buy them. This allows the kids and parents to come and leave with little to no stress! This portrait party was schedule months ago so when it came time to the actual weekend several of Kim's friends had plans already, but that is ok. Here are a few of my favs!

Time for my monthly date with Matthew!

2009-10-31T00:31:00.004-04:00

Matthew and I get together each month for pictures. He is apart of the Babies First Year package. Here is a sneak peek for his mom and dad!

Take 2

2009-10-18T23:18:00.007-04:00

This is the second wedding. It was to cold to take pictures outside which makes me a little sad because inside the church is not always pretty and during the wedding we could not use our flash. Here are just a few that I got.

This picture just makes me laugh. This is a couch at Bryan College in Dayton. It is hugeeeee! I had our assistant Cherilynn (sp) sit on it so you could visual this size of this.

Baby it's cold outside.....

2009-10-18T22:57:00.007-04:00

This Saturday Ginger and I had two weddings to photograph. The first wedding was on top of a mountain and outside. We nearly froze to death, but it was beautiful none the less. The bride and groom were both so charming that I find myself wanting to be their friend :) Laura the bride is very natural and into vintage things so her "flowers" are made of cotton balls and they had the guest sign in by using an old typewriter! How fun is that! I loved this wedding so much and found myself saying I love that what a great idea several times through out the day. Here are a few of my favs and trust me these are narrowed down. Oh and yes he is wearing a kilt ;)

It's football time!

2009-10-18T22:49:00.004-04:00

A few weeks ago I took some football pictures of my friends son. Here is a sneak peek for her.

2009-10-16T08:20:00.003-04:00

Here are a few pictures from Saturday's wedding. It was held at the Kinslo ( I think) Gardens in Dayton. This place in amazing!!! The last picture is the view! I will post a few more later.

September Birthday's

2009-10-08T09:58:00.006-04:00

Two of my three kids have birthday's in September. I have been trying to take them on a photo shoot around their special day so I can remember them and how little they were :) I did not get around to taking my middle sons pics so that is on my to do list. Here are a few of my favs. from their 11yr and 4yr pics.

What a day!

2009-09-27T22:58:00.005-04:00

On this beautiful day I had the pleasure of taking the adorable Matthew who is taking part in the Babies First Year package and his sister Megan's pictures. I was excited to try out a new location, but much to my surprise the whole place was pretty much flooded when we got there! We only had a small area to work with, but that is all we needed. Melissa I had a great time meeting the rest of your family! I hope you enjoy your preview!

New Website

2009-09-22T23:06:00.000-04:00

www.melindanicodemusphotography.com

Come check it out!

La De Dah

2009-09-04T06:49:00.003-04:00

So last week I had 5 photo shoots scheduled. Yea! Well that just didn't happen. There were forgotten ones ( not by me but the client), double booked days ( client again), sick kids, and car wrecks. Bad Bad week! I did get to take pictures at a birthday party though which was great fun. I however don't have permission to post the pics from each parent. So alas this is a photo post to say I don't have photos. My daughter's 4 yr. birthday party was yesterday so I will be posting pics from that soon though.

Weddings, Spiders, and Elizabeth oh my!

2009-08-21T14:07:00.012-04:00

I never got around to posting my pictures from the 2009 World Series Fast Pitch Softball and now since my hard drive died I no longer have them :( Thank the sweet Lord that I have already given them to the photography company I was working for or I would be up a creek with no paddle!

Amanda's wedding was held at the Fillauer House in Cleveland and even though in threatened to rain all weekend the day was perfect! The location was as well and Amanda was a beautiful bride! I worked as the second shooter with Ginger Sumerlin of GingerSumerlinphotography.com in Dayton. I still have pics that I have not transferred so I am sure there will more to follow.

This set of pictures is my sweet "baby" girl Elizabeth. She will be 4 in 2 weeks and I wanted to snap some pictures of her so I could hold on to this age forever. I am so in love with this child I can hardly stand it! Thank you Elizabeth for allowing me to bribe you with icecream and take a few pictures of you!

Then lastly Mister Spider who made a short appearance by our back deck. Thank you sir for gracing us with your beautiful web and of course for leaving quickly :)

Thanks for stopping by!!

Delicious babies!

2009-07-23T22:43:00.006-04:00

Everyone knows I love me some babies! This week I took Matthew's 1st month of the Babies First Year plan. Unfortunately we didn't meet until now, but I told his mom we could still start the Plan because getting a late start is better than not doing it at all! He is 4 months old now and we will take pictures each month until he is 1! I can't wait to see how much he grows!
Here is also Harper's pictures. I have taken her pictures several times before and this child just keeps getting cuter and cuter!

Helena

2009-07-03T09:44:00.004-04:00

My friend Samara just had a sweet baby girl named Helena. I took them dinner last night and of course had to sneak in a little impromptu photo session! Who can resist a newborn I ask! Thank you Samara for letting me borrow your little lady for about 10 mins and take her picture. I completely enjoyed it!

Ava LeeAnn

2009-07-02T16:49:00.007-04:00

This weekend I went to Nashville to visit my sister ....ok in all honesty it was to really see my new niece again :) With 8 kids between the two of us it does not really allow time to take pictures so I only had a few mins to snap a few of the sweet little lady. Here are a couple of my favs and two collages I made for her.

What a weekend! Two weddings and a family shoot!

2009-06-22T01:05:00.013-04:00

I worked as a second shooter on two weddings this weekend with my great friend Ginger of Sumerlin Photography in Dayton. We had a great time, but oh my was it hot!!! I felt sure several times through out the day we were not going to make it! The pictures are out of order, but here they are :)
I didn't get permission from the families at the family shoot I had Saturday morning and since they all live in other states and there were 32 of them I am not even going to try!

Mary Beth and Josh

Laura and Derrick

Portrait Party

2009-06-15T14:35:00.010-04:00

Here are a few pictures from Kimberly's Portrait Party. I must say I am totally digging the no pressure atmosphere of these parties!

Sweet little babies!!

2009-06-10T07:55:00.006-04:00

As most of you know I just love me some babies! They are wonderfully sweet! This sweet little lady is only 5 days old and magically delicious! Her cousins were there so of course we got some pictures of them :)

Cari-Jean

2009-06-10T07:37:00.006-04:00

I was so excited to get the invite from my friend Ginger Sumerlin of Sumerlin Photography in Dayton to go on a "just for fun" photo shoot. Cari-Jean is a friend of Ginger's who was moving back home soon and wanted pictures and Ginger and I wanted a model that would let us play around and take pictures! Win win I tell ya! I had a such a great time hanging out with these two lovely ladies!! Cari-Jean it was a pleasure meeting you and Ginger as always it was such fun hanging out!!

More of Robert

2009-05-24T00:14:00.002-04:00

Here are a few more of my nephew Robert.

Robert

2009-05-23T21:39:00.005-04:00

So I guess I am in age denial because I was shocked to learn my nephew was graduating this year!!! I think I assumed he would stay a junior forever. After I found out he was graduating I asked if I could take his senior pictures as his graduation gift. I am so happy he was up for it!! We went to Dayton where my friend Ginger lives and she took us to Laurel Snow Pocket Wilderness ( I think that is the name). Oh my this place is fabulous!!!! Here are a few shots from our shoot and one of Ginger with the guitar that I have been wanting to take for quite a while now!

The Tunnell's

2009-05-07T23:03:00.009-04:00

Thankfully the rain stopped for the day so I could meet up with the Tunnell's and get some pictures. First let me say I loved their matching outfits! Their boys are adorable and so well behaved! I had a hard time narrowing them down so here are several! Thank you guys for letting me take your pictures! Here is your sneak peek!!

Check out my new website!!

2009-05-01T13:22:00.000-04:00

http://www.nicodemusphotography.com/

More Portrait Party pictures!

2009-04-30T09:34:00.001-04:00

A few more pics of this cutie named Ava!

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I was so excited about being in the delivery room with her! I'll spare you any of those pictures although they are all tasteful :) The one of her hand is where she is gripping the bed so tight during a contraction. Wow!

Introducing Miss Ava!!!

2009-04-28T14:34:00.004-04:00

On Monday my sister had her 5th baby! After a ridiculously quick labor and delivery ( 3 hours total!) here is the newest addition to the Turney family Miss Ava LeeAnn. You can check out Charlene's maternity pictures titled My Twin Sister!!

Lacie Senior Pics!

2009-04-23T22:25:00.005-04:00

Lacie and I finally got to meet and get her senior pictures done! We have had to reschedule a few times due to the weather or school. Lacie was so easy to work with and I know I am going to have a hard time narrowing down her pictures because I love them all! Here is a few of them!

My first Portrait Party!

2009-04-23T21:47:00.006-04:00

This past Monday I did my first Portrait Party! My friend Holly hosted it and invited her friends. I had a great time! I have not asked all the moms yet if I can post pictures, but here are a few of the ones I can post :)
Thanks Holly and to all the moms who brought their kids out. It was great meeting everyone! I hope to do many more portrait parties in the future!

Out numbered!

2009-04-17T21:41:00.004-04:00

I meet up with Jennifer and all of her boys this Wednesday for a photo shoot at my favorite place ( Heritage Park in Chattanooga). Jennifer did a great job choosing different colored shirts for her family! I love bright colors for pictures and that is exactly what she did! Her goal going into this session was to get everyone lying in a circle with their heads together, well that is much harder than one would imgaine! We tried it three different times and for the most part we were not successful. It was just to bright to look up so I will have to do some things to fix that and retry that one day. Thanks Jennifer and family for letting me take your pictures! I had a great time!

Three amigos

2009-04-17T21:29:00.004-04:00

Last week I meet up with my friend Kristin and her three kids. These kids are just to cute! Her son Christopher was not really feeling it, but he is cute enough he pretty much could just stand there and make it work! Thanks Kristin for letting me take pictures of your little chickens!!! Here is your peek :)

What a day to get married!

2009-04-07T20:27:00.004-04:00

This Saturday was the perfect day to get married! One of my best friends ( Ginger Sumerlin) is a photographer in Dayton. www.gingersumerlinphotography.com Her and I have taken pictures at 3 weddings together and I personally love it! I always have such a great time working with her! So Saturday we headed to Ringgold to take some pictures. Here are a few I got as the second photographer.

Eli and Josie

2009-03-31T15:48:00.004-04:00

Monday was a beautiful for pictures! The sun was out and it was relatively warm. Josie and Eli are two of the kids I baby sit. They both just celebrated birthdays!! Josie is now one and Eli is four! Wow how time flies! It seems like last week when I took Laura's maternity pictures. We drove over to heritage park to take a combination of pictures. Laura wanted some birthday pictures and Easter pictures. Here are a few of them from yesterday.

Michelle's senior pictures

2009-03-31T15:12:00.009-04:00

I am starting to think taking senior pics may be my fav because this age group is pretty much willing to do anything for a great shot! Michelle it was great meeting you and your family on Sunday and thank you for being so easy to work with! In the beginning you said you didn't know how to "pose" well I think you did a great job! You are natural beauty and seemed at ease in front of my camera! Thank you again! Here is your sneak peek!

My twin sister!!

2009-03-23T18:57:00.008-04:00

This weekend I went to Nashville to visit my sister and take her maternity pictures. I was so excited to take them! This is her 5th (!!!!!) and last baby, but her first maternity shoot. I only got to visit for a little bit and we spent most of that time driving around town, parking, running to snap a few pictures, then run back to the car. To funny! We had such a great time! The picture with the colored hand prints are her 4 other kids hands. We wanted to represent them without actually trying to make them sit still for a picture :)

Here are a few pictures from our time together.

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Gloria and family

2009-03-21T21:36:00.009-04:00

Today was a beautiful day for pictures! A little chilly, but beautiful none the less! After chatting for several months now I finally got to meet Gloria. For those who do not know, Gloria runs the website Fun and Frugal http://www.funandfrugal.com/. For those of you wanting to save money and hear about all the great deals around town this is the website for you! Check it out!
Gloria's sister was in town with her family so we set aside a time to grab some quick pictures of them all together!
Gloria it was great meeting you and sister and both of your lovely families. I hope you both have a fabulous weekend hanging out!
Here is your sneak peek!
There are a lot of pictures so brace yourself :)

Introducing Miss Harper!

2009-03-19T19:01:00.005-04:00

Today to had the great joy of taking Miss Harper's newborn pictures. What a cutie this little lady is! I think I could pretty much take pictures of a newborn all day long! They are constantly changing and they grow up so fast! Harper is two weeks old today I think. Here are a few pictures from our session today.

Sweet Little Sophie

2009-03-08T20:05:00.003-04:00

As I said in the previous post yesterday was perfect for taking pictures! I was so happy to be getting to go out twice to enjoy the great weather. Sophie just turned 1 and she is such a cutie! Even after being woken up from a cat nap she was still peachy. With the exception of not liking the cold, prickly grass on her feet she didn't complain at all! Thanks to Sophie's mom and Nana for coming and hanging out with me and letting me take pictures of Sophie for her first birthday!

Samara and the main men in her life

2009-03-08T19:57:00.007-04:00

Yesterday was the perfect day for taking pictures! Thank you Samara for letting me hang out with you and your boys. I had a great time! Samara is 25 weeks pregnant with a little girl! What fun! Poor little sister will never be able to date with two big brothers and a daddy! Here are a few of your picture for you to preview.

Introducing Portrait Parties!

2009-03-01T22:05:00.008-05:00

What is a Portrait Party you ask? It is simply a group of friends and families that gather at a home for a party. I come take candid shots of your kids or friends while they play, hang out and have a great time! There is no obligation to buy. You get to check out all the pictures online about 1 week after the party and you can decide then if you would like to purchase any. There will be no sales pitch just a fun time hanging out with your friends!

As a Hostess you get a free 5 x 7 with the arrival of the first 12 guests and $10.00 off your total order with each $100.00 ordered. As an added bonus you get a free 8 x 10 with each party booked from yours!

Call today to book your Portrait Party and ask about a themed party! A few examples are sports, dance, holidays, playgroups, dress up, make over, tea party, mommy & me, daddy & me, mom's night out and pets! Feel free to suggest any themes you are wanting to have at your party.

Julianne

2009-03-01T17:04:00.004-05:00

My friend Julianne is expecting her third child in just a few days and I was super happy when she asked me to take her maternity pictures! Jules is a very laid back kind of casual gal so she did not want your typical heart on the belly pregnancy picture. I hope I was able to capture her great style and laid back attitude! Thanks Jules for having me take your pictures and I can not wait to meet little miss Harper!

Cassie

2009-02-23T11:27:00.005-05:00

This Friday I took Cassie's senior pictures and what a great time it was! The two things her mom mentioned that she wanted in her pictures were a barn and rail road tracks! Those are two of my favorite things to take pictures of so I was giddy! Cassie is a natural in front of the camera and so easy to photograph! Thank you Amanda for letting me take pictures of your beautiful daughter and to both of you for braving the freezing weather we had that day! Here is your sneak peek!

Introducing something new!

2009-02-15T14:27:00.002-05:00

Hello Everyone! I wanted to take a minute to introduce something new if you book your child's photo session during the month of their birthday you will receive a free 8 x 10 and 2 5 x 7's!
Also if you refer a friend to book a photo session you will receive a free 8 x 10 of your choice!
I hope everyone has a blessed week!

Happy Valentine's day!

2009-02-14T13:02:00.004-05:00

Price increase

2009-02-06T23:09:00.003-05:00

I just wanted to take a second and let everyone know that I will be having a price increase in April. This will include sitting fees and pictures prices. Any sessions booked before April 1st will still have the current prices. This includes if you book a session now for after April 1st.
Have a wonderfuly blessed weekend!
Melinda Nicodemus

What an amazing day!

2009-02-02T17:23:00.005-05:00

Yesterday was the perfect picture day! It was unusually warm at 63 degrees on Feb. 1! I got to enjoy with Kelly and her family! The little girl Maggie was very sweet and compliant. Jackson was also very sweet, but for the most part wanted nothing to do with getting his picture made! What boy does though really! Thanks for letting me take your pictures guys. I had a great time!

Notice the picture of Maggie on her daddy's shoulder. The first picture she is very happily holding her flower, the second much less happy picture she is no longer holding the flower. So cute, sad, and funny the difference in her expression. Her poor daddy is oblivious to it all.

365 day project

2009-01-31T21:48:00.004-05:00

So I am doing a 365 day project. I will be taking a picture every day throughout the year and posting them in the album. I originally posted them to the blog here, but it just took up to many pages. The link below should take you to my facebook album if you would like to check it out. They are pictures of mainly things around my house. Enjoy!

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=56015&l=99612&id=1173214162

Maggie

2009-01-20T11:03:00.004-05:00

This weekend when I went back home to Alabama I got to meet sweet little Maggie. She was wonderfully sweet and a joy to photograph! Thank you Mom and Dad for changing your schedule so we could fit it in before I had to come home. Here is your sneak peek!

Alabama 2009

2009-01-19T20:09:00.010-05:00

This weekend I went on a no kids weekend to Alabama! My cousin was getting married so I crammed in as much as possible in the few days I was there! Here are some of my favorite pictures.

Josie beanie baby

2009-01-08T18:08:00.003-05:00

Here are some extras from my 365 project of sweet Josie.

Charlene and Gabi

2009-01-06T17:43:00.004-05:00

This weekend I went to Nashville to visit my sister. We had a great time! It is however a little chaotic seeing as how we have 7 ( almost 8) kids between the two of us! I asked Charlene and her oldest daughter to be my model's for the weekend and they happily obliged.

Knoxville Zoo

2008-12-28T19:47:00.001-05:00

Sweet Acorns it's cold!

2008-11-22T13:48:00.012-05:00

This cold weather is making it hard to take pictures! Becca and her boys were champs though today in the 30 degree temps. I had a great time hanging out at their our house taking pictures. Thank you Becca to you and your family for having me over!

These are a few of my favorite things......

2008-11-16T13:54:00.005-05:00

These two pictures are completely random, but I love barns and I love this tree! This tree by it's self is on a hill in a field full of cows. I see it everyday when I take the boys to school and I adore it!

Brrrrrr

2008-11-16T13:43:00.006-05:00

Yesterday I got to meet Sissy and her family! What a bunch of cuties they all are! Unfortunately it felt like it was about 20 degrees below zero and it had been raining most of the day! Not your ideal picture taking weather! We decided to keep it short and sweet and get what we came for which was a Christmas card picture. Thank you Sissy for meeting me in the yucky weather and to top it off you are 8 months pregnant and sick! Bless your heart! Your boys are adorable and I look forward to hopefully working with you again in the future!

Little Miss Chloe

2008-11-09T19:28:00.005-05:00

I had a great time taking pictures of Chloe! She is very sweet and so easy to work with! Thank you mom and dad for coming today! It was a pleasure meeting your family! A Special thanks also to Fun and Frugal http://www.funandfrugal.com/ for their virtual Christmas shopping. I advertised with them along with several other vendors for easy Christmas shopping on line and that is how I got introduced to this family! Check out their website!

My family

2008-11-09T13:06:00.006-05:00

I decided it was about time I had some pictures of my own family! All of us together! The last time we had our pictures made was 10 yrs ago!!!! We have had snap shots done at places like the pumpkin patch ( last years Christmas card), but not where I pick out the clothes and the spot and take our pictures. So I got everyone ready and we headed to the mountains! It was amazingly beautiful and we had a great time! So thanks Nicodemus crew for going to take pictures with me! The first picture is the view from the mountain we drove up. Amazing!

For my momma

2008-11-06T15:22:00.011-05:00

I was talking to my mom this morning telling how amazingly beautiful the colors are right now! Here are some pictures from my back yard to show her! I hope you enjoy them as much as I do!

A few more pictures of Alison and Anna

2008-11-03T22:28:00.005-05:00

Here are a few more pictures of Alison and Anna. I love the two pictures of Anna with her parents! So sweet! Thanks again girls!