I have known Nicki for years… we used to all hang out and she would start playing on the piano / guitar and singing and I was always left totally speechless. She is a beautiful, sweet lady with unbelievable amounts of talent. And she sings like a dream. An old-school west-coast dream. Think Laurel Canyon in the 60’s & 70’s… And then she went and put an awesome band together (Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers, follow them here on facebook) and sharing her immense talent with the world… If you have not yet heard her music, I highly recommend checking it out here. You can also watch tons of live video clips here on youtube.
I was so excited when she asked me to do a shoot with her for her next album. Nicki lives in San Fransisco now but was coming down for a few days and so we scheduled the shoot. She also happens to be married to one of the most talented guys in the business, Tim Bluhm of The Mother Hips. Incidentally she was a huge Mother Hips fan and had a crush on Tim for years before she even met him! Those two lovebirds make giant epic beautiful sounds together.
All these photos were taken at our mutual friends Mark & Kristen Murino’s gorgeous home in San Diego.
Below, medium format film (Holga)
Another Holga shot below.
My absolute favorites!
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Too many favorites to name them all but I really love love love the first hazy holga shot but all of these are so damn gorgeous!! Not sure if she’s using these for the actual CD but if she is I wonder how the heck she is going to choose which ones to use… if it was me I’d want to put different images in different cd’s so I could use them all or just have it come with a book of the images so I wouldn’t have to decide…
Incredible, beautiful woman, beautiful light, beautiful images…
These are stunning…I love the one with her and the antlers behind her. Great work.
gorgeous Noa!
holy-moly-out-of-this-world-amazingnes!!!! you outdid yourself this time, little lady! you guys make a stunning team! xo
These photos are all incredibly beautiful!! She is gorgeous and the house is amazing!
These are simply amazing! You are soooo good at this! Please can you shoot me and/or my band???
Uhm Tim…. YES! I would love to!! thanks for the kind words 🙂
Noa you know i LOVE everything you do.. these are good!
LOVE LOVE. xo.
-t
As always, your work is stunning. I am freakin’ in love with these images.
Heaven. On. Earth.
these are beautiful…you have the ability to pull from the past but also make your images new and fresh.
Amazing pics, and beautiful woman. very good work
Incredible!
Brilliant!
These are insane. Love the pops of yellow and red, beyond amazing.
These pics are soooo amazing!!!! The colors and this vintage style, so so so great! And this beautiful woman – simply great!
I have fallen in love today. Sunny greetings from germany, geisslein
Just wow.
oh my goodness these are so beautiful and magical! every time i se your pictures it’s like i am watching an old movie with talented and beautiful people with so much character! brilliantly done my dear!!! you totally ROCK!!!! twiggs
These pictures are beautiful! I was lucky enough to be introduced to Nicki’s music the other day on a Facebook share. I’m hooked! You captured her beauty and voice (without it being heard) perfectly! Do you photograph other people as well? For a fee? I recently survived Breast Cancer and would like some photos done in the future once my hair grows back, 🙂 I love the peaceful, soothing tone of your photos. Hope this finds you well! 🙂
thanks for the sweet words Miya! yes please feel free to email me for my pricing: noa@featherlove.com…. you are STUNNING!! RADIANT! 🙂 ps: did you see the video of nicki & tim that i shot of them singing in my living room? it’s here: https://featherlove.com/tim-nicki-bluhm-duets-film-digital/ xoxo!
Thank you! I love the video-the song is so sweet! I will reach out to you once I feel ready for pics, 🙂 XOXO