IN THE SPIRIT OF BLACK Called to the Camera: Black American Studio Photographers
🩷💜 ARTIST RECAP💜🩷
Last week we celebrated the closing of the legendary “In The Spirit of Black” exhibition that I’m so honored to have been apart of! It’s truly a surreal feeling having my art on display in an exhibition amongst so many other amazing artist! Thank you all so much for the opportunity and thank you to everyone that came out! 🥰🙏🏽
During this exhibition I revealed to my family that I had been published in the book “Called to the Camera: Black American Studio Photographers” as representation for modern photography! This book is dedicated to the social, political, and artistic impact of Black photographers in the United States from the 19th century to the present day. Work from this book was on display at NOMA September 1, 2022- January 8, 2023. NOMA is New Orleans oldest fine arts institution, a definite source of inspiration! I received the book recently and I was in awe of my work being on a full page in a textbook with proper credits! It made me think about the art history books I read while growing up and how I’ll forever go down in history. I feel so honored to have been featured! Thank you to @yaleuniversity press for the distribution featuring over 100 color palettes and essays by leading scholars of photographic and Black American history!! Thank you to the authors: Brian Piper, Carla Williams, and John Edwin Mason for recognizing my work! Thank you God, my husband, my family, and my lovely clients for your support 🫶🏽✨
Looking forward to what the future holds! This is just a reminder that what’s for you is for you and it’ll always find its way to you! 🥰💐
www.nyejahbolds.com ✨
Dillard University Senior Portrait Photography
💙🤍DaJhae Ballard Dillard University Senior Portraits💙🤍
Criminal Justice Major ⚖️
I absolutely loved doing DaJhae’s Senior Portraits! We’ve been working with her and her family for two years now and she finally got to do a solo session celebrating her personal accomplishments! ✨
I love working with her because she truly trust the vision. I styled her for this session so that she can match the school colors well! This blue suit is so perfect on her paired with clear studded heels, silver accessories, and the bossy side part look! The clear balloons filled with confetti was another suggestion that made her grad photos pop some more! DaJhae is an amazing muse and very respectful of the craft! ✨
Thanks so much for trusting the vision!! I’m soooo proud of you girl and wishing you the absolute BEST! 🥰
To book your session visit our website at www.nyejahbolds.com
Xavier University Senior Portrait Photographer | Delta Sigma Theta Photo Shoot
👩🏻⚕️🎓Imani Hill | Xavier Pharmacy Major 💊🔥
Imani was such a pleasure to work with for her senior portraits! I love her personality and style! Wishing you the absolute best as you move into the next chapter of your life! ❤️
Thanks again for booking with us 🥰
To book your senior portraits visit us at www.nyejahbolds.com ✨
Mom and Son Mommy and Me Photo Shoot at Longue Vue House and Gardens
💗🍃Dawn & BB’s Mothers Day Mommy and Me Photo Shoot at Longue Vue House and Gardens💗🍃
We’ve been working with this mommy and me duo since 2022 and they’ve already done three sessions with us! I absolutely love to witness and document the love that these two have for each other. You can really tell how much Dawn loves her baby! 🥹😍
When Dawn contacted us this year she let us know she wanted to do a formal mommy and me photoshoot and give us full creative control. If you don’t know by now, having full creative control give you the BEST experience with our team. Dawn allowed me to pick her outfit, nails, jewelry, and location while also having an open budget for the purchases. It’s so important for attire and location to compliment each other when you want the images to look really clean. ✨
Thanks again for booking your 2023 Mothers Day mommy and me photoshoot with us! 🥰
To book your mommy and me photo shoot visit us on our website ⬇️
www.nyejahbolds.com
New Orleans Wedding Photographer | II Mercato Engagement Photos
Elge & Kaylani’s New Orleans Engagement Session 🖤🔥
Kaylani’s mom contacted us to book for her and Elge’s wedding. When couple’s book us for 6 or more hours of coverage they receive a complimentary engagement session! This helps us to get to know the couple before the wedding and vice versa! You’ll already be familiar with how we creative direct and photograph so the wedding day is smoother with the added trust! 🥰
For their session we went to @ilmercatonola for the first half and New Orleans City Park for the second. I absolutely loved their look!
To book visit our website www.nyejahbolds.com ✨
Creative Photo Shoot Idea For Baby Boy | Mickey Mouse One Year Milestones Pics |
🖤❤️Xade’s Mickey Mouse 1st Birthday Photoshoot ❤️🖤
We decided to do a outdoor Mickey Mouse themed photo session for our client since his party theme is Mickey Mouse! This is our very first time doing this theme in the original colors, we usually would do Mickey Safari since our sessions are outdoors 99% of the time.
I looked online for an outfit that I didn’t see many kids wearing for their Mickey Mouse Photoshoot and found this cute Mickey Mouse overall with a matching hat on Amazon, too cute!! 😍
🔻Props Used For This Session 🔻
* White Polyester Sheet Backdrop
* Custom ONE Mickey Mouse Letters
* Red Bin
* ONE Mickey banner
* Mickey Confetti
The props were all from Amazon and the seat was thrifted and spray painted red for this session.
We had fun although the weather was crazy!! It’s not that often that we bring our backdrop stand outside but the day we choose to it was so windy!! Even with the wind having props flying all over the place the images came out so good! This is the epitome of a session with images that don’t look anything like the actual experience.
Romantic Engagement Photos At The New Orleans Seraphim House
🔥🤎Shantel & Steven New Orleans Seraphim House Engagement Photo Shoot 🤎🔥
When Shantel contacted us she had already booked her venue and needed to secure her photographer but we weren’t available! Thankfully they moved their session date to what worked for us and we killed it! 🥰
Shantel & Steven got engaged at the church he went to school in as a little boy and I think that’s just too cute of a proposal story! They are a builder & healer couple! We had so much for during their session since Shantel is so funny and knows how to get Steven to smile & laugh!
I absolutely LOVED Shantels outfits for this shoot, very stylish and on point for the venue!! She looks so amazing! I absolutely love when you guys are detailed about location and attire. ✨
Also she told me I needed more old people on my page lol but how will people think that when they look this good !!
Thanks again for booking with us!! Can’t wait to see how you spread the images throughout your home. 🥰
www.nyejahbolds.com
Best Friend Senior Picture Ideas |What To Wear For Senior Pictures
🦷Cia & Dwannta Duo Senior Portrait Session 🩺
Cia(pronounced Kia) contacted us for their senior portraits. These two have been best friends for some time now and I really could tell during the session! I absolutely loved how they hyped each other up and just support each other throughout the session! Even the colors of their coordinated outfits was just too cute! 🥰
We decided to use “CASA BLANCA” which is a house located near @morrowsnola ! This home produces a lot of white which make the clients colored outfit really stand out against it! We’ve been using this spot since they first started building it about fire years ago! The owners are super cool and even let us use the yard and rooftop sometimes! 🥰
The second slot was at Louis Armstrong Park. Louis Armstrong park is a public park that honored the great jazz artist, Louis Armstrong. There’s sculptures, a pond, beautiful greenery, and much more to use as backgrounds for amazing pictures. This park is always less packed than others like City Park and Audubon Park! This in turn makes Louis Armstrong great for an outdoor photoshoot! ✨
Cia graduated from @meharrymedicalcollege with a doctorate degree in dentistry. 👩🏻⚕️🥼
Dwannta graduated from charity school of nursing to be an RN. 👩🏽⚕️💉
I’m so so proud of both of you and wish you both the absolute best in your future! 🥰🤗
Book your session with us at www.nyejahbolds.com 😊
RN Graduation Photos| New Orleans Best Senior Photographer
💙🩺Nurse Dwannata 🩺💙
Cia & Dwannata contacted us for a duo senior portrait session and they absolutely killed it!! I decided to do a three part post with each girl, and then them together!✨
I absolutely LOVE Dwannata’s powdered blue blazer outfit that she wore to give her senior portraits an extra POP! They were both so open to using whatever locations we thought worked best so we went with “CASA BLANCA”. Casa Blanca is a house near @morrowsnola that we’ve been using as a backdrop for photoshoots for some time now. We love the amount of white the house has, it creates beautiful contrasting images! Plus the owners allow us to use the yard, etc! (Thanks again) 🥰
I kept thinking that I knew her already but it’s actually just her reminding me of @meagangood !! What do y’all think ?
Thanks again for trusting us to document your grad portraits! You are an absolute pleasure with a smile that’s contagious! Wishing you the absolute BEST! 🤗
Mommy and Me Photo Shoot Idea| White Sheet Photo Shoot
🍃💙Jamai & The Twins Lux & Pax 💙🍃
We have been working with @mainotmy since 2021 when we did their New Orleans CBD gender reveal. I remember Jamai and her husband popping their smoke bombs and being filled with joy finding out the twins were boys which is EXACTLY what she wanted! We were so excited for them, she was literally crying tears of joy! 🥰
A few months later we did their maternity photoshoot which came out amazing! Once the boys made one we did those too but it was crazy hot so we only captured crying! 🥲😂 Shorty after that we did their immediate family photos in city park which was also fun! I love getting to meet my clients family! 🥰❤️
Anyway lol… Jamai contacted us again for her first mommy and me Photoshoot and I was READY!! I really strive to post my clients who constantly come! Jamai gave me full creative control and here’s what we came up with. ✨
We decided to do the outdoor sheet backdrop photos including a purse, baby breaths, and an extra large hat! We got the draped linen from the thrift store! Please thrift your props to save money! 🙏🏽
We absolutely love the turnout of these images and look forward to offering more creative mommy and me photoshoots! 📸❤️
Book with us at www.nyejahbolds.com 🔥
Cohen’s Easter Themed 3rd Birthday Portraits
🍃💙Cohen’s Easter Themed 3rd Birthday Portraits💙🍃
We have been documenting Cohen since he was only a few months old! I remember him in his little suit at the Roosevelt hotel in 2020! We’ve now done over three sessions with them since then! 🥰
Cohen is a little man, intelligent, curious, and so so cute!! This year we went withthe a Easter theme due to his birthday being on Easter this year! Holli(his mom) and I had a few themes and outfits to work with but the all blue featuring their pet bunny won this year!🐇🤍
As y’all know we scoot locations and props specifically for our clients so we used this blue background in a parking lot, a blue basket from @michaels and blue eggs from @tjmaxx to pull it all together! ✨
Let me know what y’all think 🥰😍
MRS & MRS New Orleans Elopement | New Orleans LGBTQ Wedding
Johnetha & Jamie Intimate Wedding In New Orleans at The Free People of Color Museum 💗🍃
We have been working with these two love birds since 2019 which is when we did their engagement session. We then did their courthouse ceremony in 2020 due to COVID 19. Now here we are in 2023 and I just love these two beautiful people together, the joy that they bring each other is so beautiful to witness! 💕
Their intimate wedding was so beautiful and laid back full of people that truly love and support them! The weather was absolutely gorgeous on their wedding day as well which made their photos really POP!
We appreciate you guys having us be apart of your journey and look forward to creating more memories with you guys!!🥰
Best wishes to the both of you!! ✨
HAIR- @d.amirecollection
MAKEUP - @mai.themaverick.muallc
DRESS- @davidsbridal
LOCATION- @themckennamuseums
FLOWERS- @wforstall
To book your intimate wedding or elopement visit our website at www.nyejahbolds.com
In Home Winter Wonderland Family Portraits
💙❄️THEE SCALES IN HOME HOLIDAY PORTRAITS 💙❄️
Every year the Scales decorate their home with an extra large Christmas tree, and other holiday props to bring this indoor set up to life! We absolutely love their blue, silver, and white theme they went with for 2022. They are such a pleasure to work with, they really treat us like extended family! Thank y’all for all that you do!💙
This year we decided to included some flash and not rely on the natural light that comes in their home. Luckily we did because it was a horrendous day outdoors!! We had so much fun during the session playing holiday tunes and giving the kids, Aspen and Ava, all of the attention. 😇
Book NOW ✨
www.nyejahbolds.com
Anniversary Photos At The Four Seasons Hotel New Orleans
Kayla & Roin One Year Anniversary Photoshoot At The Four Seasons, New Orleans 🖤✨
We absolutely loved doing this anniversary photoshoot! 🤗 These two have great chemistry on camera and their attire + location is giving all the holiday vibes! My favorite part about this session was the variety in their poses! Check it out 😊
Thanks again for booking with us! ✨
Book NOW
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New Orleans Rooftop Engagement Photos
Ryan & Kaylynn New Orleans Rooftop Engagement Session 🖤🔥
These two wanted engagement photos that were modern so we used the 601 Tchoupitoulas rooftop parking garage to document these! ✨
We had so much fun documenting these two ! Kaylynn is so bubbly that getting the smiling shots was truly a breeze because her personality makes Ryan smile! 🥰
The weather this day was cloudy and dark but we still had a fun time and got great photos!
Thanks again for booking with us guys! 🥰♥️
25th Birthday Photoshoot New Orleans |Birdy’s Behind The Bower
Zari 26th B-Day Photos 🥵🔥😍
I absolutely loved taking Zari’s birthday photos at one of my new spots! Her personality is just as cute as her, seriously lol!! A true joy!! Birdy’s is such a cute modern location to take your photos at. I’ve never actually tried their food though but if you have let me know how it is! 🥰
I met Zari in 2020 at one of my other clients Lindsey, senior portrait session and then she assisted again in 2022 for the same client’s session. We literally kept talking during the shoot and she insisted that I would be taking her photos soon but she just needed a reason and BOOM here we are!! ☺️
Thanks again for booking your birthday shoot with us!! We really hope you enjoy your day and life gives you flowers while you sip lemonade!! Lol!! 💕
