N16, London
I always focus on style and the quality of the image at the best possible price. I have 25 years experience photographing families, newborns, weddings and business headshots portraiture. I studied HND Photography and Design at Newcastle School of Art and then cut my teeth assisting commercial photographers in editorial, fashion and advertising before starting my own portraiture and wedding photography business.
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36 customer reviews
Rich Hunte
Slightly utilitarian accommodation
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Fiona Monkman
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Nicola was great to work with.
I loved the results; I'd recommend her 100%
Joel LeBlanc
Nicola was both fun and professional. We're thrilled with the results and were very happy that she was able to join us to shoot our wedding at such short notice. Definitely recommended.
Patricia Bryla
Nicola was the photographer at my son Jayme's wedding to Magda. I was very impressed with her skills at photography and the wedding album was exceptional. I would highly recommend her to anybody looking for a photographer for any important occasion. More...
Michael O'Sullivan
Great communication and very friendly and professional, highly recommended!
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Effie Dower
Nicola came and photographed my daughters. She made the girls feel very comfortable and at ease and the photographs have come out beautifully. Highly recommend.
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Neve Gordon
We wanted a nice family portrait to give to our parents for their 75th birthday. Nicola did an amazing job! She is a top notch professional but also very personable and sensitive. The major thing is that everyone was happy with how they looked in the picture and our parents were thrilled by the present! We ended up framing several images also for our flat. Highly recommended!! More...
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Jayme Bryla
Nicola is easy to work with, her packages are well-priced and we were very happy with the quality of the photos and album, both for our engagement shoot and wedding. Wouldn't hesitate to recommend!
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S D
We did a newborn shoot with Nicola in our home and are really happy with the lovely photos we have received. The shoot itself was so much fun and Nicola worked her magic by keeping our daughter calm and sleepy throughout! We also had enough time to do a couple of family shots at the end. We really recommend hiring Nicola if you are considering a newborn shoot! More...
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Seena Madhav
We did a newborn shoot with Nicola in our home and are really happy with the lovely photos we have received. The shoot itself was so much fun and Nicola worked her magic by keeping our daughter calm and sleepy throughout! We also had enough time to do a couple of family shots at the end. We really recommend hiring Nicola if you are considering a newborn shoot! More...
Lungu Claudia
We are very pleased that we choose to work with Nicola! She is very professional, has patience and also she is very kind and good with babies. The photos she took are amazing and good quality. We are looking forward to work with her again in the future! More...
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Nadine Sirjue
We are so lucky to have found Nicola to photograph our newborn son in our home. It was a challenging shoot as he had been poorly and we were all one week out of hospital and very dazed! Nicola however is an absolute professional and made our whole family feel at ease to get the shots we wanted. We were so pleased with the experience and the quality of the photographs that followed we have booked Nicola again.I would highly recommend Nicola as a patient, attentive and very talented photographer who listens to exactly what her clients ask for. More...
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Katherine Forrest
We couldn't have been happier after commissioning Nicola for our wedding photography. From the initial meeting to the actual wedding day and after, Nicola was a dream to deal with. On the day she blended into the background and captured the most beautiful images that really captured the essences of our guests and the day. The final package of images was absolutely stunning - we were absolutely thrilled with them. We can not thank Nicola enough - and just to add, she is not just an extremely brilliant and professional photographer, she is a lovely person too - something that is so important on your wedding day. Five stars and highly recommended. More...
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Kathleen Guégan
Nicola is a very professional photographer who offer studio or home base family photoshoot. She was able to make the whole family comfortable, especially our 2 year old and captured some amazing pictures. She provided a great service, she was available, answered quickly to our questions and sent the photos within a week. We were very satisfied with her work and loved the photos! More...
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Chiara Zilaghe
Nicola did a great job taking pictures at our wedding, in particular putting together our family and friends to take the shots we wanted.
She was punctual and professional at all times and a pleasure to deal with
Highly recommended.
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Veronica Humble
An excellent photo session with our two months old baby. Nicola definitely is a baby whisperer, and the aforementioned baby enjoyed it a lot.
Kieran Wadia
Nicola was great with us and our newborn. She was not only patient and understanding, but also proactively helpful throughout the session. Would definitely recommend
Danielle Wofford
Thank you so much Nicola! We absolutely love the photos and look forward to more family photos in the future!
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Shaju Miah
From start to finish Nicola was very professional. The pics have turned out great and the variety/choice far exceeded what we were expecting. She has some very good props to work with, our daughter was thrilled with all of it especially the balloons! The turnaround was stated as 2 weeks from photo shoot to sending us the pics, and she was bang on with that timetable. The retouched pics look fantastic, we are glad to have booked Nicola's service's and will be looking to book her in future as well. More...
Ana Pombo Rose
I am glad I hired Nicola as a photographer for our wedding. She was very professional and helpful. She went out of her way to make everything work well, like she arrived at church early and photographed the guests and the groom before the wedding started and even bought the confetti for the after wedding pictures, amazing! I was a bit nervous at the beginning, but she made it a lot easier for me to be able to relax in front of the camera. Thanks so much Nicola, John and I really appreciate your help and the photos look fantastic! More...
Maroua Mkacher
We had the best experience ever. I can never thank Nicola enough for all her hard work and the amazing pictures she took. I am so glad we picked her . The pictures are just waaaw. Thank you again Nicola More...
Selvina Ramsamy
It was nice to have Nicola as our photographer on our Wedding Ceremony. She has a different approach and makes you feel comfortable while shooting. You can be assured that every moment of your special day will be captured as Nicola is experienced, professional and flexible. Thank you for the wonderful job! More...
Nicholas Long
Nicola was really great on the day and for the whole build up. Really nice and friendly and helpful in making sure we felt comfortable. Would definitely recommend.
Stephanie Pocino
Nicola helped us capture beautiful pictures of our 3-month-old. She was easy to communicate with and very flexible with timings of the photo shoot. We'll be using her again to capture more photos as our baby grows. More...
Emma Miller
Thanks so much for our beautiful family photos. They're so lovely and really capture our little family. The session was great and surprisingly stress free given we were only about 10 days into the whole parenting venture at that point! Thanks for helping make it a great experience! More...
Jackie Buttigieg
I recently had my wedding in August this year. Initially, when I was getting prices I was over the moon that Nicola was almost half the price.
I met Nicola at her studio where I was asked what types of photography I liked. I was very impressed with Nicola's style of photography it made the choice easy for me! The style was different yet very modern.
I booked Nicola 6 months before my wedding and she allowed us to pay a deposit and pay regular instalments running up to the big day. Also Nicola was in regular contact as she wanted to know the rough timings of the events throughout the day.
Nicola, made us all feel at ease and my guests were approaching her to get their individual family snaps.
After the wedding Nicola sent us a USB with all our wedding pics on. We then meet one last time to go over our draft album. Once we confirmed the pictures a beautiful album was delivered within 7 days.
I highly recommend Nicola, so glad we had her on our day.
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Xuan Tran
Nicola is a totally fantastic professional photographer. I had great range of pictures of my newborn baby beautifully taken capturing emotions and peacefulness, with much care and attention to detail. I highly recommend Nicola's work.
Jonas vetterle
Fun photo session, and high quality photos. Thanks a lot, Nicola!
Elina nupponen
We wanted to get photos of our 5 member family - 2 adults and 3 kids between 2 and 13. We had a lovely photo session with Nicola who had loads of great ideas - and the photos were great! We thought the package was also good value for money as we got all the photos on USB and can order as many prints as we wish from where ever we want to use. We would thoroughly recommend Nicola and want to send her and her family many thanks for the fab photos. More...
E Little
A good shoot 'experience', accommodating, friendly and professional service, and ultimately lots of great shots!
Rosie Strachan
Nicola created some beautiful shots for us. She encouraged the children to smile naturally and was generous with her time. We are delighted with the results - thank you. More...
Bandana Rehncy
Nicola was such a professional, we loved her work! I took my Husband and our 7 month old daughter for a photoshoot, she really interacted well with our baby and we got some really beautiful pictures. We hadn't done anything like that before, we really enjoyed it and it was a lovely day out, thanks Nicola! More...
Nadine Trask
Our family went for a studio session with Nicola and we had a lovely time, our child was quite shy to start with but Nicola was very good at getting us all to have fun in front of the camera. We used a white and also a black background, which was striking. There were so many great shots to choose from we bought the CD as well as the 5 A4 prints included in the session fee. More...
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What’s the secret to taking a great photograph?
Know your technical stuff so you can focus on creativity, composition and perhaps most importantly, getting to know your subject. Its crucial to build their confidence and help them be at ease infront of the camera - although some subjects - the very young or old, are of course "naturals" and need very little encouragement. I do prepare for my shoots but try not to over plan - despite many years of experience and ideas for what works well for different kinds of portraiture, wedding or party etc. I also like to respond spontaneously to the subject in front of me and surprise myself with some of the results ince I have the staple shots in the bag. A few of the best pictures in my portfolios are ones I did not plan - rather opportunities that presented themselves and were hopefully seized with some skill. I always allow a generous amount of time for a shoot, because taking a good quantity of images also helps to ensure there will be some gems in there. Likewise, a shoot is nothing without a great edit - being able to spot those gems and then crop and "retouch" to maximum effect.
What questions might you ask a client when starting a new project?
What is the occasion, its meaning and who will be involved? Ages? Particular characters, be it entertaining or exasperating? And perhaps most importantly, what sort of style of shoot are you looking for. Formal? Contemporary? Spontaneous? Or if it is a wedding, do you have some suggestions for local landmarks or street scenes etc where you might like to be photographed. Would you like to meet me there beforehand to 'walk me through' the shoot?
What do you love most about your job?
I enjoy the privilege of being asked to share people's important life moments, whether that be a family photoshoot, wedding, engagement party, christening or other occasion -- and hopefully seeing the delight on their face when I deliver what they had been hoping for, and perhaps surprise them. I also enjoy that no two shoots are ever the same. Taking people's portraits is not just about clicking the camera, it is about clicking with the subject. That can be easy or hard but is always engaging - and I am constantly learning and gaining experience in this aspect as much as in the technical aspects of my job.
What inspired you to start your own business?
I spent a "gap" year between school and university working and saving up to go travelling, particularly in India -- and it is the colours and vivacity which I met there that inspired my love of photography and decision to study for a degree at Newcastle College of Art. Subsequently, my time assisting a variety of photographers in London, from fashion and food, to cars and children, taught me the exciting technical and creative challenges of the job. When I then married and became a mother of two, setting up my own family, child and baby photography business seemed a natural progression. From there, I have expanded into party and wedding photography and undertaken shoots for the local council as well as corporate events - and found that my roots in portraiture, capturing people's quirks, foibles, best sides and unguarded moments, can lend itself well to the often more fluid demands of a wedding, party or corporate shoot.
Why should our clients choose you?
Contemporary. Spontaneous. Fun. Technically excellent.
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