Ash Nichole Photography

Ash Nichole Photography Creative Portrait Photographer Serving Charlotte, North Carolina

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Charlotte NC Photographer | Creative Portraits | Top 20 in Clt
Engagement | Weddings | Elopements | Grads/Fams | Brands | Maternity/Newborn
✈️ Will travel
Photography Educator I’m Ashley, and I am a 26 year old photographer currently serving the Charlotte, NC area. My photography journey started off with modeling for several years, so I have a unique skillset both behind and in front of the camer

a. My modeling experience allows me to help my clients let go and get comfortable posing during our sessions. I aim to capture images that translate a feeling of nostalgia each time a client looks back at their gallery. I specialize in senior portraits, influencer, and brand photography; however, if you need a picture for any reason, I can take it! I also have a senior influencer team where we partake in styled model shoots throughout the year.

Straight out of a 1950s Christmas kitchen 🍪🎄✨Think vintage aprons, Christmas cookies, a little flour everywhere, and all...
09/07/2026

Straight out of a 1950s Christmas kitchen 🍪🎄✨

Think vintage aprons, Christmas cookies, a little flour everywhere, and all the nostalgic holiday magic. These sessions are meant to feel playful, cozy, and like a tiny moment pulled from an old family Christmas album.

My 1950s Christmas Kitchen Mini Sessions are officially booking for the Charlotte, NC area! ❤️

Come bake, play, make a mess, and let me photograph the memories in between.

✨ Limited spots available — book directly through my website!

TheMostBeautifulPlaceI’ve Ever Seen❤️
09/06/2026

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I love a cozy couples session
08/30/2026

I love a cozy couples session

08/30/2026

I’ve always been a little obsessed with the aesthetic of Gilmore Girls. 🤎

Emily Gilmore’s house, the Dragonfly Inn, the antiques, the wallpaper, the layers of old-world details… and even the little dollhouse Emily gave Lorelai. If you’ve been following along with my Victorian dollhouse craft series, now you know there was a little Gilmore Girls inspiration behind that idea too. 😂

There’s something about that collected, cozy, slightly over-the-top New England look that has always felt like Christmas to me.

So when I started dreaming up this year’s Victorian Christmas minis, I realized just how much of that inspiration had found its way into the vision.

Vintage details, candlelight, old-fashioned Christmas decorations, miniature houses, rich textures, and a room that feels like it could have been decorated over generations instead of created for a photo session.

Basically, if Emily Gilmore were designing Christmas minis in Charlotte… this is what I imagine she’d do. 🎄✨

And if you’ve been watching me transform that little Victorian dollhouse over the past few weeks, you’re getting a tiny preview of everything I’m planning to bring to life on the full-size set. 🤎

08/25/2026

If you’ve been following along since Part 1 and Part 2, thank you so much. 🤍

I’ve had so many people mention this little series to me in person, in messages, and in comments, and it has genuinely blown me away. There has been SO much time, thought, and work going into these sets behind the scenes, so knowing that you guys are enjoying watching them come together means more to me than you know.

I started this Christmas Mini Session Craft Series because I wanted to show you more of what actually goes into creating my Charlotte Christmas mini sessions. Not just the finished set you see in photos, but all of the planning, thrifting, painting, crafting, styling, changing my mind, fixing things that don’t work 😂, and all of the little details that eventually bring the vision to life.

And we’ve officially made it through Part 3 of the dollhouse transformation! 🏠🎄

But Part 4 is the one I’ve been waiting for because we’re FINALLY decorating for Christmas.

We’re taking this little house and turning it into a magical Victorian Christmas dollhouse, and I have a feeling this is going to be my favorite part yet. ✨🎄

See you in Part 4. 🤍

08/19/2026

The Victorian dollhouse makeover is officially underway 🎄🏠

This week was all about PAINT. So much paint. 😂 I painted the walls, the trim, accidentally painted over things I had already painted, touched those up… and then did the scariest part: painted the stone white because y’all told me to.

And I have to admit… you were right. 🤍

She’s finally starting to look like the little Victorian Christmas house I’ve had in my head, and now we get to move on to the fun part: aging, antique details, tiny shutters, Christmas decorations and all the little things that are going to make it look like a Christmas storybook come to life. 🎄✨

All of this is being handmade for my Victorian Christmas mini sessions in Charlotte, NC this year — because simply buying Christmas props would be too easy. 😂🎄

More dollhouse chaos coming soon. ✨

If you’re coming into a family session hoping your kids will stand still, smile on command, and cooperate the whole time...
05/16/2026

If you’re coming into a family session hoping your kids will stand still, smile on command, and cooperate the whole time…

I’m just going to gently reset that expectation right now.

That’s not where the good photos come from anyway.

If you want your session to feel easy (and your photos to actually feel like your family), here’s what helps:

Match your kids’ energy instead of trying to control it.
If they’re playful, we lean into that. If they’re shy, we slow things down. Forcing it almost always backfires.

Let go of the idea that everything needs to go perfectly.
Some of my favorite images come from the “in between” moments—when things are a little messy, a little chaotic, and very real.

Encourage movement.
Walk, swing them, tickle them, explore. Standing still and saying “smile” is the fastest way to make everyone uncomfortable.

Give yourself buffer time.
Getting there early makes a huge difference. You’ll feel calmer, your kids will feel it, and we won’t be rushing into anything.

And please don’t stress about behavior.
I don’t expect your kids to be perfect. I just need them to be themselves.

At the end of the day, you’re not going to love these photos because everyone was perfectly posed.

You’re going to love them because they feel like your life right now, that’s the part worth remembering. ❤️

Some engagement sessions feel less like “taking photos” and more like getting to disappear into a little adventure toget...
05/07/2026

Some engagement sessions feel less like “taking photos” and more like getting to disappear into a little adventure together for a few hours.

Kaitlyn and Joel were exactly that kind of session. The kind where nobody is overly worried about posing perfectly, where we can chase good light, climb fences, follow horses into fields, try weird creative ideas on a whim, and somehow end up making magic because everyone is simply present in the moment.

Those are always my favorite kinds of sessions.

I think the best photos happen when people are willing to play a little. To move around. To trust the process. To lean into the unexpected moments instead of trying to control every second of them. Sometimes that means windblown hair, dusty boots, laughing through chaos… and sometimes it means me standing way too close to large animals risking getting trampled for the shot. Worth it every time honestly.

There was something about this evening that felt straight out of an old film, wild, laid back in the best way. The kind of love that feels effortless to photograph because it already carries so much warmth on its own.

Kaitlyn and Joel, thank you for fully embracing the experience and trusting me creatively. I already know your wedding day is going to be such a good one, and I genuinely cannot wait to document it all.

P.S. go check your email for the full gallery you two 😍

Most people think good engagement photos come from being “photogenic.”They don’t.They come from how you approach the ses...
05/04/2026

Most people think good engagement photos come from being “photogenic.”

They don’t.

They come from how you approach the session.

If you want photos that actually feel like you, here’s what I always tell my couples:

Pick a place that makes sense for your relationship.
If you’d never hike in real life, don’t pick a mountain just because it looks cool. Go somewhere that feels like you.

Have something to do.
Walking, grabbing coffee, exploring, bringing your dog, anything that gives your hands and your energy somewhere to go. Standing still is when things start to feel awkward.

Wear something you don’t have to think about.
If you’re constantly adjusting it, pulling at it, or worried about it… it’s going to show.

Give it a minute to warm up.
The first part always feels a little stiff, and that’s completely normal. The best moments happen once you forget the camera’s there.

And honestly—just focus on each other.
You don’t need to “do” anything. You just need to be present together.

Because when you look back on these, you’re not going to care if everything looked perfect.

You’re going to care that it felt like you.

Ask any of the my couples, they’ll attest to this!

is dropping some fun stuff this Friday 🤪
04/29/2026

is dropping some fun stuff this Friday 🤪

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