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I’m an in-home newborn and family photographer serving Fort Worth, Aledo, and the surrounding areas. Welcome to my blog!

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I'm NIKKI CAVINESS.

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It is a digital world, my friends. When you book a photography session, you expect to receive digital images. But…in a digital world, technology fails. Those pictures of your newborn baby and your family are priceless memories that you’ll cherish forever. But…what if your computer crashes and you lose the files? How do you keep […]

Storing your Digital Files from Your Session – Fort Worth Lifestyle Photographer

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Photography Education

Today marks my official first year in business. Who would have thought you can run a business (much less START a business) that revolves around people in the middle of a pandemic?? I’ve shot 70 sessions, taken THOUSANDS of photos, spent hundreds of hours editing, and have loved it more than any job I’ve ever […]

Lessons Learned in My 1st Year of Business – Fort Worth Photographer

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You’ve invested in professional photographs – now how do you display them?? One of the main reasons I encourage my clients to print their photos (my full session clients get a print credit!) is because we don’t want your photos to go to die on your computer. Studies show that children that have family photos […]

3 Ways to Display Professional Photographs – Fort Worth Photographer

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Have you ever pushed yourself waaaay outside of your comfort zone? Where there’s financial risk, social risk, risk of failure, risk of wasting your time? Yeah, those all sound like terrible situations to put myself in……waaaaay outside of this plan-ahead, worry wart, Virgo, Enneagram 6’s comfort zone! But, yep, that’s just what I did. I […]

Three Takeways from Retreat Week – Fort Worth Lifestyle Photographer

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What kind of photo session scheduler are you? Do you intentionally schedule a photo session to document your family interacting in your home, playing with their favorite toys, being themselves? Or do you only reach out to your favorite photographer at the end of summer to book your fall mini session for holiday card photos? […]

Why You Shouldn’t Wait for Fall Mini Sessions | Fort Worth Photographer

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Shooting at home is my favorite! If you haven’t noticed, all of my newborn and family sessions are in your home. Why, do you ask? There are so many reasons why I love shooting at your home. Let me tell you allllll about it! YOU’RE HOME. You don’t have to worry about rushing to get […]

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Becoming a parent for the first time (or second or third!) is SO hard. You’re trying to figure out how to care for this new baby, make sure they’re fed, dressed, happy, but chances are, you’re getting way less sleep than you’ve ever gotten in your life. And if you haven’t noticed, sleep is important […]

Tips for Helping Your Newborn Sleep – Fort Worth Newborn Photographer

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Congratulations! You’ve brought a brand new baby home and you’re starting to get acclimated to taking care of a tiny human. You’ve perfected cuddling. Your husband has gone back to work. You’re caught up on your Netflix series. And you’ve taken all the naps. Now what? I’ve got a few ideas of some things you […]

Five Things to Do with your Newborn – Fort Worth Newborn Photographer

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You guys, this year has been insane. What started off with lots of excitement for new things to come, quickly turned to tragedy with the wildfires in Australia and death of Kobe Bryant – so much sadness in such a short amount of time. And in the background, we kept hearing about this “coronavirus” that […]

2020 Year in Review – Fort Worth Newborn and Family Lifestyle Photographer

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There are so many talented photographers in our area, and it can be hard to decide which one is the right one for you. I’ve put together a list of 5 things to focus on when you are choosing the newborn photographer that is right for you.   Check out their portfolio – photographers choose […]

How to choose your newborn photographer – Fort Worth Newborn Photographer