Hey Guys
Nicole Here.
Welcome to the Sea Dust Photography.
I founded SDP as a 23 year old college student who had no idea what she was doing with her life and NO CLUE how to run a business. I had this glorious idea that photographing weddings was my dream job.
Well there have been a few bumps along the way but I have come to realize over the years that "Dream Job" is not exactly something I could grasp at 23. At 30 I honestly don't know that I co
I believe in
Life is beautiful, and messy, and complicated.
It's not always good nor is it bad. It is a mix of all the gray spaces between that make for a rich and vibrant life worth living.
I believe in documenting the real life around me. From the people around me on the street living their daily existence to the beautiful couples starting a new life together, to the portraits I create to document the darker sides of life each is important and as unique as the moment it was created in.
Documenting emotion
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I believe in
I met my husband during my sophomore year of college. We got married after graduation and never looked back. Our life has been messy, full of ups and downs, and far from easy but it's beautiful and I wouldn't change an instant of it.
He makes me laugh. He makes me smile. He makes life wonderful and worth experiencing.
Life with my best friend
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I Believe in
Life is to short to live trapped in the box other people want you to be. I believe in finding your own beat and being the person you want you to be. Your opinion is the only one that matters and how you live is your choice.
For me I personally believing in finding joy everyday, spending time outside, and dancing in the kitchen.
Joy, Dancing, and Adventures
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A Date with Dementia
2019-2020
Life is not always easy. I had the honor of following my grandfather Keith through his battle with dementia. This past year and a half I was really able to experience how in some ways in changed him and in others he was still there, the same as always just confused. It was one of the most rewarding and heartbreaking experiences of my life to watch someone go from the strong farmer I had grown up knowing to someone who hardly recognized his wife and knew the rest of the world as strangers.
“You do such a great job of showing love and reality. You really captured him. The man he is now and the man he was.”
-Susan Snodgrass
Performing in Northern Colorado
2020-2021
This is a photo book project in progress.
Centered on the community I maintained my theatrical career in for years, this project is an intimate showcase about what its like to work in, perform in, and grow in the performing arts industry.
Interested in participating? Contact us.
Street Photography
I carry my camera everywhere with me, especially when I am walking in cities.
There is something beautiful about knowing I have a thread to the lives of these people I have never met and that I see them in a way no one ever sees.
Denver 2019
Paris 2018
BRUSSELS 2018
London 2011
Delft 2018
Breckenridge 2019
Florida 2020
Airports
Denver 2020
Travel
2017-2020
I have been documenting my experience flying and traveling as long as I can remember. In 2017 I decided to start a photo story with these images.
-C.S. Lewis
"It's funny how day by day nothing changes but when you look back everything is different."
THE IMAGES OF OUR LIVES ARE OUR VISUAL LEGACY...
What legacy we are building for the generations to come? One of curated moments or one that show who we really truly are?
How many of us have bought a camera with grand plans to document our life only to have it sit in its box in the closet? In this workshop I will teach you how to use the camera in a way that suits your life, where to look for good light, how to teach yourself the art of capturing moments and we will build a preset for you that matches your personal style in Lightroom Mobile so you can easily achieve a clean consistent look on social media or in prints.
You bought a Camera Now what?
The Workshop
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Anyone can document their life in a Beautiful way.
We are all photographers.
Get the scary part out of the way so you can tell your story.
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The Importance of Imagery
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couples
Be it your engagement, your anniversary, or just a celebration of your love for the Christmas card, these sessions are focused on the relationship you have and how you relate to each other.
These sessions are often outside or in the home and focus on capturing the emotional connection between you. I give a mix of posing and prompts to help you feel comfortable together but ultimately its a time to play together and have your love documented.
Each session is about 90 min and when possible involves hearing your story over chai first. The first 30 min of the session we talk.
I want to hear abut your story. What brought you together and to give you time to be comfortable with me before the camera even leaves its bag.
The remaining 60 min are about creating beautiful and meaningful images together.
elopements
There is something magical about elopements.
I adore the intimacy and the beauty of sharing your love just with each other and celebrating the life you are building in a way that is meaningful to you.
These events are often outside and I treat them similarly to couples portraits.
They are two hour sessions with a meal before to plan whenever possible. For out of town couples I will do an hour on video chat to build the relationship instead. I want to learn about you before I shoot your elopement so I can serve you in the best way possible and be authentic to you.
weddings
Weddings are a special time.
For many of us they are one of the few times in our lives that our entire family is together to celebrate something.
They are one of the few times in live we are surrounded by the love of all those who care about us.
They symbolize the end of your individual lives and the start of your new adventure together as a new family.
I look to document these relationships and the moments that surround them in a way that is authentic and honors the couple. I focus on the people not the things or places around them.
Documentation begins with 5 hours on site the day of, an archival album and a dinner with the couple before the event to discuss details.
BEGINNING AT $550
BEGINNING AT $300
BEGINNING AT $3000
Other Photography
Events
Life Documention
Travel Documention
Bids Open at $650 for 4 hours
+$150 per hour
*More information is joining the site soon. Until then please email Nicole for more information.*
Beginning at $1000
Beginning at $300
Street Photography
I believe in
BUT HOW MUCH OF THAT IS TRUE DOCUMENTATION OF OUR CULTURE AND OUR SOCIETY. WE TAKE AND SHARE IMAGES IN A CONSTANT HIGHLIGHT REEL. WE SHARE THE LARGE EVENTS AND THE BEAUTIFUL MOMENTS BUT THESE IMAGES ARE ALL INCREDIBLY BIASED AND DESIGNED TO SHOW US IN A CURATED WAY.
WHAT I LOVE ABOUT STREET PHOTOGRAPHY IS HOW BEAUTIFULLY HONEST IT IS. THERE IS NO CURATION OR COMPLICATED PLANNING. IT IS SIMPLE, ME, MY CAMERA, AND THE WORLD AROUND ME. IT SHOWS THE TRUTH OF EVERYDAY LIFE FROM AN OBSERVERS PERSPECTIVE. I HAVE NEVER MET ANY OF THE PEOPLE IN MY PHOTOGRAPHS BUT THEY ARE TRUE AND HONEST DEPICTIONS OF DAILY LIFE IN THE PLACE THEY WERE TAKEN. IN THAT MOMENT I WAS ABLE TO CAPTURE A FLEETING SLICE OF A LIFE GRAZING MINE AS IT CASCADES DOWN ITS OWN PATH COMPLETE AND UNAWARE OF MY EXISTENCE.
It is widely accepted that we are the most photographed generation in history...
Airports
Rural
Denver
Paris
Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder
Prints
4x6................$2.00
5x7.................$4.00
8x10...............$7.00
11x14..............$20.00
16x20.............$35.00
20x30............$60.00
Canvas Prints
8x10 (1.5" wrap) ........ $99.00
11x14 (1.5" wrap).........$137.00
16x20 (1.5" wrap)........$179.00
20x30(1.5" wrap)........$229.00
Studio Print Policy
I (Nicole) retain all copyrights.
I do not give print releases because I can not ensure the print quality unless it is printed through my lab.
Metal Prints
8x10...............$79.00
11x14..............$99.00
16x20.............$159.00
Print Minimum : There is a $100 minimum on all print orders
Digital Prints - Weddings
Each couple receives 50 images per hour of shooting in 5x7 format and in social media format
Digital Prints - Sessions
Each session receives 35 images in 5x7 digital format and in social media format.
Memories you can hold
Prints and Albums
10x10 Full Album....................................... $1400
25 Spreads Leather or Fabric Cover 100 Images
10x10 Portrit Album.................................. $550
5 spreads Fabric Cover 15 Images
5x5 Full Album...........................................$1000
25 Spreads Leather or Fabric Cover 100 Images
5x5 Portrait Album...........................................$870
5 Spreads Fabric Cover 100 Images
Extras:
Additional Spreads ...............................$50 per Spread
Image Cover.......................................... $100 for 10x10
$50 for 5x5
ALBUMS
Prints
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