A LITTLE SUSSY

Easter Eggs and Evie!

noreply@blogger.com (nicole hill gerulat) — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 21:34:00 +0000

With my two-year old Evie, this activity took all of 5 minutes. Lots of dunking and re-dunking and she loved every second!

Real Simple: Magic Party!

noreply@blogger.com (nicole hill gerulat) — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 20:37:00 +0000

And here is the Magic party! Full party here at Real Simple.

Story: Krissy Tiglias / Styling: Blake Ramsey

Real Simple: Stripes Party!

noreply@blogger.com (nicole hill gerulat) — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 22:57:00 +0000

I recently photographed some darling themed birthday parties for Real Simple. Check out the full Stripes story here.

Styling: Blake Ramsey

Special News!

noreply@blogger.com (nicole hill gerulat) — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 22:56:00 +0000

Special news for our little family... a new baby at the end of July! Evie is so excited to see the baby in Mommy's tummy.

New things to happen to this blog, which is why I rarely post. For more updates, follow me at NicoleGerulat on Instagram & Vine.

noreply@blogger.com (nicole hill gerulat) — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 01:29:00 +0000

Some new stories for Real Simple! Click the links below for the full features.

10 Creative Valentine's Crafts for Kids

& Unique Wedding Guest-book Ideas

Classes on Sale Today!

noreply@blogger.com (nicole hill gerulat) — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 19:05:00 +0000

New things for this blog soon, but wanted to share the once-a-year huge sale we do today! Head over here to see the savings!

Dinney-La!

noreply@blogger.com (nicole hill gerulat) — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 23:07:00 +0000

We had the most magical time taking Evie to Disneyland! The princesses were her favorite.

12 Thanksgiving and Christmas Crafts for Kids : Real Simple

noreply@blogger.com (nicole hill gerulat) — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 19:17:00 +0000

Had a great time working with my favorite people at Real Simple again and working with talented stylist/crafter Morgan Levine. Have you seen her giant flowers? Unreal. Anyway, here are 12 Thanksgiving and Christmas Crafts for Kids. For the full feature, click here.

Real Simple : 10 Creative Ideas for Holiday Centerpieces

noreply@blogger.com (nicole hill gerulat) — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 20:04:00 +0000

Here are a bunch of darling holiday centerpiece ideas I photographed for Real Simple. Story by Krissy Tiglias and styling by Elizabeth MacLennan. Love working with these talented girls! Click here for the full story, below are my favorites:

New Cover: Kiwi Fall

noreply@blogger.com (nicole hill gerulat) — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 18:12:00 +0000

My newest Kiwi Cover (with a fashion feature inside). Loved these two girls. Such natural models.

Us Weekly / Bacardi: Southern BBQ Party

noreply@blogger.com (nicole hill gerulat) — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 17:56:00 +0000

And the final shoot for Bacardi / Us Weekly is the Southern BBQ Bash. So many adorable details here. My favorite was the croquet setup and the bandanas tied around the mason jars.

Nicole Gerulat, Photographer

Carrie Purcell, Food Stylist

Kate Martindale, Prop Stylist

Us Weekly / Bacardi : Fabulous Fiesta Party

noreply@blogger.com (nicole hill gerulat) — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 13:00:00 +0000

Next up is the Fabulous Fiesta!

Nicole Gerulat, Photographer

Carrie Purcell, Food Stylist

Kate Martindale, Prop Stylist

Us Weekly / Bacardi : Retro Glam Pool Party

noreply@blogger.com (nicole hill gerulat) — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 00:51:00 +0000

Here are the outtakes for the Retro Glam Pool Party with Busy Phillips for the Us Weekly/Bacardi advertorial featured June 11th. There were so many great details with wonderful Carrie Purcell food styling and Kate Martindale on props.

Watercolor Popsicles & Ice Cream

noreply@blogger.com (nicole hill gerulat) — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 03:43:00 +0000

It's 94ºF over here so even though school has started, I don't think our summer weather is going anywhere just yet... which is great, because I have another ice cream story after this one to show you.

Inspired by dreamy watercolors (and doing a little of my own painting), here is the second half of our shoot.

Photos: Nicole Gerulat

Food Styling: Dana Bonagura

Prop Styling & Art: Brenda Barrett-Taylor

Light & Fresh Desserts

noreply@blogger.com (nicole hill gerulat) — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 23:01:00 +0000

Excited to share with you my most recent food shoot featuring light and fresh desserts. Dana Bonagura rocked it with her beautiful food styling, creating a Plum Almond Rustic Galette & Strawberry Rhubarb Crumble. Those plums were unreal. Brenda Barrett-Taylor's prop styling added just the right amount of deep jewel tones and a rustic woodsy theme.

Check back tomorrow for the second half of our shoot, the Watercolor Popsicle and Ice Cream story.

photos: nicole gerulat ; food styling: dana bonagura; prop styling: brenda barrett-taylor

Casting!

noreply@blogger.com (nicole hill gerulat) — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 05:33:00 +0000

We are putting together some really cool fashion story shoots and looking for Utah 4-8 yr old kids. More info here! Watercolor below by Brenda Barrett for a food shoot I'll post here this week.

Ali's Bridal Shower

noreply@blogger.com (nicole hill gerulat) — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 05:44:00 +0000

I'm back! I'm back! And I have lots in store for you this week. First up:

Saturday was my baby sister Ali's bridal shower and the details were too sweet not to share. My mom's friends did a beautiful job with gorgeous flowers (Holly Fowler) and our favorite "shower" food: Thai Lettuce Wraps. I'm not sure how the tradition was started but if we are ever involved in giving baby or bridal showers, it's either quiches or lettuce wraps. I made my salted caramel ice cream and Oreo sweet cream ice cream and you better believe there wasn't any leftover to eat the rest of the weekend. (To keep my weight up, I'll be making more.) Happy Wedding Month, Ali!

Woah --are you there?

noreply@blogger.com (nicole hill gerulat) — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 17:22:00 +0000

Hey Friends!Sorry for the radio silence. I'm trying to refigure things here over at A Little Sussy. But, the Nicole's Classes® blog is amazing and I've been blogging a lot over there with photo tips. Click here to visit.

I'm having a call for new teachers to teach at Nicole's Classes®. If you think you would be a good fit (we are also interested in hearing your class ideas) click here for all submission info. Have a great weekend! photo by Nicole Hill Gerulat

Jane the Safari Queen

noreply@blogger.com (nicole hill gerulat) — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 23:59:00 +0000

A year ago from the spring, Mallory and I collaborated on this Safari-inspired shoot with my sweet cousin Jane. We never posted it then, but excited to be reminded of this fun day. I love this girl and Mallory's styling is so darling. Enjoy!

For Sale: Allegro Tower of Power Reformer

noreply@blogger.com (nicole hill gerulat) — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 20:01:00 +0000

I'm making different use of my space and have decided to sell my Allegro Tower of Power Reformer made by Balanced Body. Originally retailing at $3695, I'm selling mine (with extra foot straps and sitting box) for $2300. It's in great shape and I have looooooved working out on it. Please email me at info at nicolephoto.com for more details. Pickup only in Utah county.

Photo Tip & Giveaway Winner

noreply@blogger.com (nicole hill gerulat) — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 18:00:00 +0000

I know I've said it before, but our new NC blog is so awesome. We have such great teachers sharing the coolest tutorials, tips and features from our Photography, Illustrator, Photoshop and Design online courses. The feedback from our blog has been amazing and we are so happy to continue teaching.

About every week, I also contribute a little tip, download or video. Check out today's about Adding Contrast to Your Photo. Also, it's the last day of our Father's Day contest! Details here.

Congrats to our Blowfish Shoe giveaway winner is Julie who says "This Summer I'm planning a vacation to see my mom & sister."

Evie Update

noreply@blogger.com (nicole hill gerulat) — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 06:13:00 +0000

While Evie and I were in New York, she was invited to hang out on set at our Kiwi Magazine cover shoot. She loved playing on their chalkboard wall. And, she did surprisingly well the rest of the day.... and even took her nap in her stroller so I made a cove of black v-flats to help keep her asleep on set.

At home, I pulled out my camera when she was playing on our bed. I need to do this more often. The proverb of "The shoemaker's children go barefoot." is unfortunately a little too true for Evie. I rarely dig out my "good" camera for pictures of her, but I'm so glad I did. She's growing up so fast. Changing so quickly... and that personality of hers can't seem to get bigger.

She is 19 months. I can't believe it.

New Cover: Kiwi Pets Issue

noreply@blogger.com (nicole hill gerulat) — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 19:48:00 +0000

Photographing pets and kids... sounds like total chaos, right? I had a lot of fun with sweet 4-5 yr olds and 2 very well-behaved pets for this cover shoot for Kiwi Magazine. Lots of drool and slobbery kisses!

Us Weekly / Bacardi Shoot

noreply@blogger.com (nicole hill gerulat) — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 02:53:00 +0000

In April, I had a great shoot for an Us Weekly/Bacardi advertorial featuring three parties with Busy Philipps. The parties will be featured individually throughout the summer in the magazine. Here is the first, featured in the June 11th Us Weekly issue:

So happy to work with.....

Carrie Purcell, Food Styling

Kate Martindale, Prop Styling

Hopefully I can show some behind-the-scenes because I'd love to share with you all the great details Carrie and Kate created.

Evie & Stella

noreply@blogger.com (nicole hill gerulat) — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 04:29:00 +0000

When I ask Evie if she wants to see Nanny (Natalie), she just starts barking for Natalie's dog, Stella. It was a happy reunion when she woke up from her nap to find herself smothered by Stella in Nat's apartment. So basically, we made it here safely and are excited for lots of adventures this week!