Hey Friends! I do have an about me page, but I still think a general introduction every once in a while is a good thing, at least to keep my face around so you feel comfortable with me holding, snuggling, settling and capturing your sweet babe’s newborn session, or their entrance into the world, or their whole first year. Basically, if we’re going to work together, lets be semi-friends. So, lets do 15 fun things about me!
1) My name is Nina and no it’s not short for anything. Just Nina. My mom’s name is Tina and she wanted to name my sister Gina, but my dad said absolutely not. haha.
2) I’m the oldest of three. I have a younger sister and brother. We are all 2 years apart. My best friend thought they were twins for the longest time, but they’re not.
3) I am a girl mom. I have two sour patch kids [seriously]. They’re sweet most of the time but having two toddlers, the sour really comes out during tantrums, A LOT.
4) I’m married to my favorite person. We are going on 7 years of being together and 4 years of marriage. I would not want to spend this crazy life with anyone else.
5) My favorite show is 24. I fell in love with it in 8th grade and have loved it ever since. I started watching it while it aired in the middle of the 3rd season, and never missed a live episode. (I also have a small crush on Kiefer Sutherland).
6) My favorite color is pink. Sometimes I like baby pink, sometimes mauve, but overall pinks are my fave.
7) I’ve lived in Michigan my entire life and have never been to the U.P. It’s on my list of things to do but still haven’t made it up quite that far.
8) I went to school for criminal justice and worked as a police officer for a hot second. As much as I thought I was going to love it, the job just wasn’t for me.
9) Newborn sessions are where my heart lives. I absolutely love setting up and designing your session, the clean up, the baby snuggles and settling. It seriously makes my heart so happy when I know I have a newborn session coming up on my schedule. So bring me all the newborns ;)
10) I don’t drink enough water, ever. I tell myself every morning I need to drink water, and I still don’t. I forget, but I solidly make time for coffee (haha).
11) I am afraid of fire and finally lit a match to light a candle for the FIRST time this past fall. This is not a joke, and my husband thought I was insane for never lighting a match before, but I was so proud of myself and I still think he’s in a state of shock about it.
12) I’m an enneagram 6w5, type A personality and faithful to a fault. I am also a perfectionist and have a hard time just “taking the shot” without the shot being perfect, which actually makes me anxious.
13) I watch way too much TV, but I prefer binge watching 20 seasons of a show over watching 20 different movies. I also prefer reading book series with three or more books, so I don’t have to find a new book. So if you have any TV or book recommendations, send them my way!
14) We do not have any pets. Although I would love to have a dog one day, our scehdule’s do not allow for all the training and responsibility that comes with owning an animal.
15) And finally, my favorite animal is a penguin. I don’t know why, but I have always been obsessed. I think they’re cute and funny.
Well, if you’ve made it this far, thanks! and that’s me in a nutshell. I am always down to answer questions and I want to learn about you too. I post a lot of questions to learn about you on my Instagram page, so go check that out if you haven’t yet. Until next time.
xoxo
Nina
Your Metro Detroit Newborn Photographer