Nicole Barczak Photography

Jackson, MI Child and Family Photographer

2011-10-09T08:54:00.003-04:00

I love documenting lost teeth. :)

The Brimhalls | Chelsea, MI Family Photographer

2011-10-09T08:49:00.003-04:00

Lauren and Addisen | Jackson Michigan Child Photographer

2011-09-16T08:43:00.000-04:00

Lake Michigan | Mackinaw City Family Photographer

2011-08-30T08:39:00.000-04:00

This gorgeous family and I met up in Mackinaw City for an amazing sunset session on the beach. The weather was PERFECT and the kids were such fun to work with! Mom and Dad were stressed throughout the session but I told them not to worry... trust me. And the images they most worried about? They're our favorites! I'm thinking next summer I need to make time to do a few on location sessions at the beach. I love it!

Fall Mini Sessions

2011-08-28T23:26:00.008-04:00

I can't believe it's that time again... time to start thinking about Fall Mini Sessions and ordering Holiday Cards!

This year's mini sessions will feature two different locations. One date will be an "urban" downtown setting and the other date will be a nature/fall colors setting.

You will also have the option to purchase all finished (high-res) images from your mini session (10 images) for $250 with rights to reprint as you please.

The Dates:

Tuesday, September 13th (evening): Urban Downtown
5:00
5:30- Booked
6:00- Booked
6:30- Booked

Saturday, September 17th (morning): Urban Downtown
9:00
9:30
10:00- Booked
10:30-

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Saturday, October 8th (morning): Fall Nature
9:00- Booked
9:30- Booked
10:00- Booked
10:30- Booked

Tuesday, October 11th (evening): Fall Nature
4:30- Booked
5:00- Booked
5:30- Booked
6:00- Booked

The Ragans | Auburn Hills Child Photographer

2011-08-09T00:56:00.001-04:00

This one cracks me up. I was attempting a shot of Miss Ella but... Matthew stuck is stinky head in the way. These kids were a RIOT. Such a fun session!

Three Princesses | Jackson Child Photographer

2011-07-27T01:15:00.000-04:00

This beautiful family and I have sort of a running tradition.... no session is complete without a re-do. Miss Grace's newborn session... it was a bust the first time so I had to revisit them. Her 6 month and 1 year were okay... but when she was 2 we attempted another session but were rained out. And the Twinny Twins newborn session? Had to have a second shot at that session as well. Their 6 month went great (love 6 month olds!) but this year... well, we had to have two shots at their 1-year session and Grace's 4-year session. It's a good thing I love this family so much! And really, how could I tire of taking pictures of such a beautiful family?

Baby Hawk | Mason, Michigan Newborn Photographer

2011-07-15T01:23:00.000-04:00

Baby Austin came into this world with a cute little nickname... Hawk. See, that is what his big brother was determined to name him. And ironically, the nickname has stuck. I think it's adorable... almost as adorable as little Mr. Austin himself.

The Carey Family | Lansing Family Photographer

2011-06-09T01:02:00.000-04:00

Remember this beautiful family? Well, I was SO excited to meet up with them again and see how much Miss Isabel had grown. They also added to their family... Titus, the Mini-Goldendoodle. There are so many images from this session I love. Its hard to choose which ones to post!

Happy Mother's Day! (more from the Mommy and Me Mini Sessions!)

2011-05-08T17:40:00.001-04:00

Mommy and Me Mini Session #4

2011-05-04T23:07:00.002-04:00

Mommy and Me Mini Session #3

2011-04-25T23:02:00.001-04:00

Are these not the 4 most beautiful girls ever? These poor little ladies were a bit chilly during their session but you wouldn't know it by looking at them would you? I last saw them about a year ago and boy have they grown!

Mommy and Me Mini Session #2

2011-04-25T22:53:00.001-04:00

Andrew is another little guy I've photographed before. It has been juuust about 4 years since I last saw him so obviously he's changed A LOT! I'm super excited to meet his little brother (whom he has dubbed "Hawk") this summer as well!

Mommy and Me Mini Session #1

2011-04-25T22:49:00.000-04:00

It is so exciting for me to continue to watch my clients' children grow up in front of my lens. I have been photographing this family for just about 4 years... since Caitlin was 2.5 and Gavin was 4 months. And I saw them again last year when Miss Emma was born. I was so excited to get to photograph yet another stage in their life!

Aviva I Dearborn Newborn Photographer

2011-04-25T21:31:00.001-04:00

Current Availability for Spring/Summer 2011

2011-03-10T13:00:00.002-05:00

I thought I'd update everyone on my current availability for the Spring/Summer of 2011. Sessions have been booking quickly over the past few weeks, even for end-of-summer dates.

March: Booked

April: Booked

Mommy and Me Mini Sessions:

{April} 1 available {May} 1 available

May: 1 Session available

June: 4 sessions available

July: 3 sessions available

August: 4 sessions available

If you have a specific date/month you want to schedule a session for, I'd recommend booking early as opposed to waiting!

(updated 4/12/2011)

Mommy and Me Minis

2011-03-06T23:29:00.008-05:00

They're back again! Mommy and Me Mini Sessions with the unique Jane Dawson Design "Mommy Necklaces". Mommy and Me Mini sessions make great Mother's Day gifts for the special Mom (or Grandma!) in your life. And the images from these sessions make great gifts as well!

If you missed out on last year's mini sessions, or you kept telling yourself "when I...." or "if I....".... just STOP. The time is now, the moment is now. I'm guilty of this myself... "when I lose weight"... "when my kids behave a little better...." But the reality is that this is life. This is life as it is now and it is meant to be captured. Don't miss out this year. I promise, in the end you won't regret it!

Mommy and Me Mini Session: $100
-20 minute session
-Jane Dawson Design Necklace (see necklace options below)
-5-10 images presented in a private online gallery
(On location in Jackson. Location to be determined.)

When:
Saturday, April 23 (4 sessions available)
rain date will be Saturday April 30
9:00am:
9:30am (booked: AB)
10:00am (booked: BS)
10:30am (booked: CS)

Sunday, May 1st (4 sessions available)
rain date will be Saturday May 7th

5:00pm (reserved: MB)

5:30pm (reserved: JD)

6:00pm:

6:30pm (booked: RV)

Session fee is non-refundable and can only be rescheduled to another mini-session time/date. Sessions will be booked back to back. If you are late, you will only have your remaining time to complete your session. To schedule your session contact me at nicole@nbarczak.com

Love You Necklace (includes TWO name charms + i love you. additional charms $15)

Love You 2 (includes TWO name charms, gem + i love you. additional charms $15)

Multiple Blessings (includes TWO or THREE name charms. additional charms $10)

Tiny Tag necklace (includes TWO charms. additional charms $10)

Jillian and Lyla at 6 months | Jackson Michigan Baby Photographer

2011-02-09T01:21:00.000-05:00

Housekeeping: Changes

2011-01-26T22:19:00.000-05:00

Well it seems I've been on a little hiatus here on the blog... and I'm not sure anyone even reads this (maybe through Facebook?) but I wanted to update all of my past, present and possibly future clients to some changes that are happing with Nicole Barczak Photography.

As many of my current clients know, photography is my second job. I work during the day as a Language Arts Specialist (aka in my district as a Literacy Coach). My day job, compiled with my two young children, a husband, home and the mundane daily things to keep up on... life can be pretty chaotic and stressful. Did I also mention I'm in the process of going back to school for my Master's Degree? Yes. Last semester I took a class and after a busy fall with sessions (plus work, and kids, and home and husband, and everyone being sick, and the holidays....), life got a bit crazy.

With the New Year comes resolutions and changes and evaluations of life. I've definitely done some evaluating and originally I had decided to take a step back from photography (possibly more like a giant leap back..) and cease taking on any clients for at least the first half of this year. However, just a few weeks after deciding this I'm itching to plan things for this year for photography. And I realized I would be a bit sad to quit altogether.

I am still going to take a step back and I will be saying no a lot more, and probably being a little pickier as to which clients I take on (mostly because space will be VERY limited). I have come up with a tentative plan for the year and, although it is subject to change at any time I feel necessary, I think it might be just what I'm needing right now. I don't want photography to overwhelm me and consume my life with my family. I love photography and one of my goals this year is to find within myself the spark that inspired me to get into photography in the first place... to capture those little moment with my children and my OWN daily life. To do this I need to step back a little from capturing everyone else's life. :)

Are you still with me?

Here is the current availability through this summer:

January-May: I will take on ONE client per month. Session requires the purchase of a Collection (which start at $400). January has been taken, there is room for February and March is pending a session deposit.

I will probably be doing Mommy and Me Sessions in April or May... again, teaming up with Jane Dawson Designs to provide you with amazing keepsake necklaces.

June-August: I will take on no more than ONE session per week.

Once fall hits, I'm not sure where I'll go from there... I'll keep you updated!

I would like to thank all of my wonderful clients from 2010 and wish everyone a Happy New Year! I hope this year has started off great for everyone as it has for me.

Belly to Baby Expo

2010-11-07T20:45:00.000-05:00

Thank you to all of my friends, family and clients who stopped by my booth this past weekend! I really enjoyed seeing all of you and chatting. Also, thank you to everyone else who stopped by (if you've made your way to my blog from my business card!). It was great to meet so many new people!

When I registered for this Expo I knew I wanted to "go big or go home." If I was going to do a booth I wanted it to be... WOW. And I got a lot of WOW's... which was so nice! I felt a little silly hauling in the fake wall my (awesome!) husband and our friend (Adam) made for me. Thank you!!

I can't take credit for the booth design. I got my inspiration from Aria Photography. I LOOVED her booth (and hers is FAR better than mine!) and knew I had to replicate it somehow.

And, boy... do these prints look SO much nicer in person!

Jack and Emme │ Jackson Michigan Child Photographer

2010-11-03T21:18:00.002-04:00

Itty Bitty Peanut

2010-11-02T04:15:00.000-04:00

The next few days I will be showcasing some Etsy vendors that I am working with. The first is Itty Bitty Peanut. She has an assortment of knit hats and darling little hair barrettes!

3 Crazy Boys │ Jackson, MI Child Photographer

2010-11-02T01:35:00.001-04:00

Amazing location + Darling Boys = Perfection!

A quick sneak peek for the L Family │ Ann Arbor, Michigan Family Photographer

2010-10-25T00:06:00.000-04:00

Lauren │ Jackson, Michigan Senior Photography

2010-10-13T17:47:00.000-04:00