Photography by Nikki Cole
Sep 01
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Why You Should Have a Professional Photographer at Your Corporate Event

Whether you are hosting a corporate event, business seminar or fundraiser, you should hire a professional photographer to document the day. If you try to delegate the job to a co-worker or do it yourself, you may be stuck with juggling too many tasks.  Event planners often go into events with the best intention to document the day themselves.  Unfortunately, they find themselves missing key moments while trying to put out fires.   Planners should be able to enjoy the event, or at least maintain their sanity! The right professional photographer will have experience with different types of corporate events and occasions. They will know to photograph the decorations, food, speakers, awards, group shots as well as capture candid moments.  The right images of your keynote speakers, guests, speeches, vendors, and everything your event offers will help planners to promote future events. A professional photographer understands how to capture the candid shots that will help promote your event. They will be able to photograph your guest networking and enjoying themselves without being noticed. They will frame photos to omit empty seats to help showcase a well-attended event.  They will capture the details of each event so the event planner can reference […]
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Aug 22
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The Best Type of Entertainment for your Corporate Event

Bringing Fun to Corporate Events If you are in the current process of planning your next corporate event or conference, hiring entertainment is a great idea! When figuring out what type of entertainer to have at your event, you should take into consideration the event timeline and the theme of your event so you can plan accordingly! Also take into account your venue size and available space so you can ensure your entertainment can be experienced and enjoyed by all your guests.   If you are hosting a conference or event where your guests don’t know each other well, it can be a good to idea to hire an entertainer that engages and interacts with everyone! This will help facilitate networking.  Comedians or hypnotists can really lighten the mood for your corporate event and encourage people to participate in their act.   If you are allowing guests to bring their significant other to your corporate event or conference, hiring a musician, band or DJ could be a great way to get people dancing and having fun! Alternately, your guests are much less likely to dance without their significant other.  When choosing your musical entertainer It’s important to select a variety […]
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Jul 28
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Corporate Spotlight: Bright Horizons

One part of my job that I am always fond is when I get the opportunity to photograph events for large companies based around the Boston area. One company that I’ve had the pleasure of photographing different events for over the years is Bright Horizons Family Solutions. Bright Horizons is a company that offers early education and preschools, employer-sponsored child care, backup care, and educational advisory services to all types of people.   "Working with Nikki over the last several years for our annual Awards Event has been awesome!  Having a vendor you can call year after year is so beneficial.  She immediately knows what the event will entail, who the key leaders are by name and how the event will flow.  Other than a few quick conversations to update her on small changes year to year, she knows just want to do – and what we expect!  It’s a wonderful relationship." - Jill Tryder a Senior Manager from Bright Horizons The company was founded in 1986 and their world headquarters are based right in Watertown, Massachusetts! Bright Horizons was created by husband-and-wife team Linda Mason and Roger Brown where they first began the company in Cambridge. Bright Horizons currently operates more […]
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Jul 03
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The Meeting Planner’s Photographer

I've had the pleasure of experiencing an evolving career.  When I started in hospitality, I was a restaurant server.  A strong drive and willingness (OK, maybe insistence?) to be the boss quickly promoted me to a manager.  And from there, I started planning events.  I've planned everything from corporate parties and leadership conferences to extravagant weddings.  This work experience had made me detail oriented, customer focused and quick to react to potential fires.  I'm very grateful to be able to bring these traits and more to my photography.   Photographers are often drawn to the business because they are artists and have found a way to make a living with their art.  I think I'm a little different in this regard.  I'm really a business person who happens to have artistic skill.  This puts me at an advantage in the corporate world.  I approach my corporate events as a meeting planner would.   My first question is how can I contribute to the success of this event?  Obviously, creating great images is a must.  I focus on images that show how fantastic the event was.  I make sure my images show the event was well attended (avoiding empty seats and […]
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Jun 16
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Tips on Blogging

If you're new to blogging, you might be unsure of where to start! Below are some tips to help make your blog stand out from all the rest. A blog is a great platform that allows anyone to express their ideas and personality through writing.   Creating good unique content is key for your blog, you want to make sure that the topics you are writing about will be valuable to new and current readers. Along with having strong content on your blog, you should also include high-quality images for visual interest. People enjoy scrolling through websites and seeing great images along with the text. Write about what you love. It’s important when you start blogging that it’s on a topic that you have a passion for and are comfortable writing about. (Above are some of my favorite topics to write about) Don’t forget about social media, it’s important to showcase your blogs on Facebook and Twitter so you can always update your followers and fans. Try to acknowledge your followers and respond to commenters, people will love to hear from you and really appreciate the thought. When you invite a guest writer onto your blog it can help build […]
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May 20
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Social Media – A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words

Social media has changed the way we all do business.  As a small business owner, I use social media every day to advertise my photography services.  The images on your social media business page can be a huge asset to your growing business.  But they can also hurt.  Let's consider your actual profile photo.  Your profile photo will represent you on social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.  They're even used with many email platforms.  Considering many of our first interactions with potential clients are through social media and email, these images are introducing you to your future clients.  What does your profile pic say about you? It's common practice to use a selfie for social media.  Some people go as far as asking a friend to take a photo of them.  I don't deny cell phone images have improved in quality throughout the years, but if the user does not understand light and angles, you're still probably stuck with a sub-par photo.  So what does the selfie or cell phone photo say about you and your business?  Maybe it says you don't care that much about first impressions.  Or that you are not interested in projecting professionalism.  On […]
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May 05
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Featured Client – The InterContinental Hotel Boston

I've been so lucky to pair with one of the most stylish and beautiful hotels in Boston!  The job came from a rather unlikely source, a former wedding client.  I shot a gorgeous wedding in Boston for Meg and Mike.  It turns out, Meg is the eCommerce Manager at InterContinental Hotel Boston.  She liked my work enough to ask me to do some corporate work for her! I was thrilled.  The InterContinental Hotel is a gorgeous property and I love shooting there.  But I also really love working with Meg.  We've worked together photographing hotel rooms and function spaces for their sales team, food and private rooms for their restaurant team, and some of the staff head shots.   Meg and the team at InterContinental Hotel have become true partners.  We've worked together so many times we're starting to know exactly what the other needs in order to create the perfect image for them.  When asked to describe the work we've done the work we've done together, Meg said the following...   "When I was tasked with developing new, fresh images for the InterContinental Boston hotel, there was only one person in the photography industry I turned to; Nikki Cole […]
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Apr 21
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What to Wear for the Perfect Headshot

If you are entering the business world, it's most likely that you will need a professional headshot for a number of reasons. It's important to make sure that you are prepared and have a clear vision for what you want to portray in these photos because a number of people will see these! Here are some helpful tips everyone should know before getting headshots: Think about what the head shot will be used for: Business website, LinkedIn, an article you're publishing Who is your target audience: Young, Old, Rich, Funky How do you want to portray yourself: Professional, Approachable, Fun What makes you comfortable? If you feel good, you look good You should talk with your photographer about your goals You should tell your photographer about and physical attributes you are self-conscious about and any attributes you want to highlight Clothing: Make sure you clothes are in good shape, cleaned & ironed It's OK to bring changes out outfits Avoid loud prints unless you are making a statement with them Don't forget about accessories! Make your choices "Season Neutral" You shouldn't have your outfits look like specific winter or summer outfit If you are interested in getting headshot photos, contact […]
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Feb 18
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Documentary Photography – Hands Up For Haiti

The purpose of my trip to Haiti was to document the great work Hands Up for Haiti does.  The volunteers for HUFH spent the week hosting clinics for the children of Cap-Haitien and the neighboring villages.  They hosted five days of pediatric medical clinics.  And while the trip was not structured this way, each day of clinic got a bit more intense.  Our first two days were spent at Open Door Ministries, which also hosted us overnight for the first four nights of our trip.  Open Door is a faith based organization which includes a medical clinic, a school, church and an orphanage.  The children who visited Open Door were the most healthy of all the children we saw.  This is a testament to the fact that Hands Up for Haiti has been holding clinics there for five years.  It was great to see the progress they had made.   Our third day of clinic was an outreach clinic called Bord de Mer located in Limonade.  When we arrived at Bord de Mer, I was surprised to see we were setting up in an old building with a dirt floor.  The structure was in such rough shape, there were chunks […]
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Feb 01
by Nikki Cole in Corporate Photography Blog 0 comments tags: documentary photographer, hands up for haiti, Northern Haiti, Photo Documentary Haiti

Documentary Work – Portraits of the Children of Northern Haiti

One of my biggest joys was interacting with, playing with and photographing the children on my trip with Hands up for Haiti.  They were my biggest fans!  They loved having their photo taken and would often ham it up for the camera.  Then, they would run at me and insist on seeing their image.  When it was time to find a corner to edit, I was often followed by a group to help me cull and edit.  While we did not share the same language, they made it very clear which images were their favorite.   So much about these children is just like their American counterparts.  But then, you take a close look and realize many of them have seen and experienced more heartache than we will ever see.  I believe you can see it in the eyes of some of these little ones.  Below, are some of my favorite portraits taken throughout the week.  I just love the ones taken on the side of the road (whether on walks or when our van broke down).  There were a lot of kids rocking the peace sign.  I'd be very curious to know how they learned it. When we started […]
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