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Hello! My name is Nicole Darling and I am so glad that you found my blog. I am a photographer based out of the Greater San Francisco Bay Area. Please leave me a comment as I love to hear what you think. Thanks for stopping by!

I am an extremely lucky woman. I am married to my best friend, and I am currently a stay at home mother of two wonderful little boys. Avery is 4.5, and Braxton is 2.5, both of their birthday's are in September. I am a photographer, a sister, a daughter, a wife, mother, and a best friend.

My business includes: Portrait Photography, Maternity, Newborns, Babies, Children, Families, & Seniors (Both Kinds :-) Engagements and Wedding photography. Capturing a child's' personality is my passion.

An English Proverb said "The eyes are the window to the Soul", and I try to capture more than just a "Picture", I want you to be moved when you look at my photos.

All images are the sole property of Nicole Darling (Essence of The Soul Photography). You must have written permission to use any images from this site.

Contact information: Essenceofthesoul@mac.com and (925) 594-1298

I Heart Faces Friday Challenge

I decided to take the photo challenge along with a ton of other photographers to edit the following photograph. I edited 2 different versions that will be posted below.  It is a lot of fun to see everyone's edits because one person can take a photograph, but every photographer has their own style so no 2 photographs are the same.  Here is the photograph we were asked to edit.

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After: Edits 1 and 2

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What to Wear

Ever wonder what to wear to a session?  I want to be cute, I want to be fashionable, I want to be timeless, I want to be....  Here are some guides for inspiration.



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My cute little owls, Dublin Family Photographer

I love my boys, they have sooo much personality, their little laughs' light up my whole heart with so much joy.  You can tell, they love to be in front of my camera.  Here they are modeling an owl hat :-)






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"B"'s Newborn Photoshoot, Danville Newborn Photographer

He was such a dream, he slept the entire session, and gave me a ton of different facial expressions, including smiles, being scared, and yawns. His brother is also a little Ham, he loved my squeaker, and wanted to get into all of my props. Here is a sneak peek mom, hope you like them.















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WOW, only 200 more fans until 1,000 fans, on my Facebook photography page, and another session will be given away! You guys are awesome! Become a fan :-)




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J's Newborn Session, San Ramon Newborn Photographer



Jordan is the owner of Anytime Fitness in San Ramon, Pleasanton, and Livermore. He also happens to love basketball. What better way than to incorporate 2 of his favorite things together in his sons' newborn shoot. Enjoy!
















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Remember this gorgeous mom to be?? I took her photos 3 days before her son arrived, talk about perfect timing. He came three 3 weeks early and he is so precious! This is what I am working on right now. I love it!



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A's Newborn Shoot, San Ramon Newborn Photographer

This little fiesty girl gave mommy and I a run for our money. She wanted to be awake for the whole session. This is my definition of absolute perfection, isnt she a beauty?











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