i haven’t shared the individual portrait shots from sueann’s shoot and i want to share it ;) because the “just for you” portraits is one of the collections at {nicolethen studio} that I’m passionate about. well, i’m passionate about all of them, they each have their value but woman to woman or lady to lady or girl to girl…we all wear so many hats everyday and play such integral roles in our worlds that having a time set aside to remember you at each point in your life…to just pause and feel beautiful and at ease with yourself…is something that i feel so strongly for!!

sueann had turned twenty one and in her list of twenty one things she had to do was to have her portrait taken. (on a side note: i tried to do the twenty-ish list of things i had to do before my birthday after hearing sueann’s story…and then i realized that having less then a month to accomplish the entire list was a ridiculous plan haha) 

just like me, she was a little camera shy, and i guess coming from someone who avoided the camera like a plague when i was in my early teens (i’ve worked hard at working through this fear haha)…i understand what it feels like to be afraid that the shots are just not going to look nice. but in the little moments where i see she has let her guard down and that beautiful sunshine smile spreads across her face and i quickly focus, snap and capture her gorgeousness…wow!! 

valentine’s day lookbook with the love bonito team :D thank God for the amazing weather and finding a location to shoot. Many thanks to Vivi of the Scandinavian Dining & Bar at Robertson Quay!

Ok, i gotta go!!

i had the wonderful opportunity to celebrate Cindy & Weiqi’s union with a portrait session. Cindy had picked out a pretty lace dress from ASOS and she looked so gorgeous! Of course, Weiqi was looking sharp too and the both of them looked so cute together. 

We shot under extreme sunlight in the mid-afternoon sun and the light was so harsh but we made it work ;) Many of her friends can’t believe it’s her when they look at her photographs, “she doesn’t look so demure!” her friends say. In between whether she has trouble walking on granite stones and grass or she says something funny, a laugh will escape from weiqi’s mouth and his eyes will light up because Cindy makes Weiqi smile from the inside and making her happy, makes him happy.

She’s one who’s shy about how gorgeous she is, never playing it up and that’s what i think makes her all the more endearing. I definitely felt so honoured to be able to capture the way they love and I wish them a blessed and beautiful marriage that will grow from strength to strength with much laughter, joy and love!

I need to share this before it’s too late! Some time back I did a portrait session with the beautiful and talented Nabillah for her The New Paper feature. Her story is a special one, she with many odds against her has actually secured a place at the Royal College of Music (RCM) in London! 

However, due to the high fees of the school, she has been trying to garner media support in hopes that someway, somehow she’ll be able to get the fundings she needs. During our portrait session, she played for me a piece and the second photograph is her in the middle of that song. She doesn’t just play the piano, she plays the kind of music that touches your soul and make one swell up just at it’s beauty. And I know, that one can be technically perfect but never create that kind of music that carries weight. It was definitely an honour to listen to her song.

Here’s the link to the TNP article where you can read more about her story and if you can help or know someone who can please drop me an email at info@nicolethen.com and i will link you guys up ;) thank you (click)