<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Nikki's Narrative Photography]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cinematic fine art portrait studio based in Taylorville, Illinois, serving Springfield and Central Illinois with guided maternity, newborn, family, br]]></description><link>https://www.nikkisnarrative.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 20:10:14 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.nikkisnarrative.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Why did I do this again….]]></title><description><![CDATA[I had always wanted a studio. I wanted enough room to work without rebuilding and tearing down everything for every session. Seriously, do you know how long that takes? Such precious editing time spent on moving props here and there.  I wanted a temperature-controlled place where I could safely store my gear, props, clothing, and artwork. A place where clients can come in from the winter cold, or like right now, escape a heat advisory instead of standing in a cornfield. I wanted a styling...]]></description><link>https://www.nikkisnarrative.com/post/why-did-i-do-this-again</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a66e86135380d3132b74b51</guid><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 23:34:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2e7e72_6f052e6211dc46fb8cb9677ebbbca1b3~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_863,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>nikkisnarrativepho</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why were digital galleries never enough for me?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nikki’s Narrative has always been about more than taking nice pictures and sending someone a download link, although that is how it worked for quite a while, while I got my bearings. But let’s get real here…   We all have thousands of pictures sitting on our phones. Name one person who goes through their photos regularly? I’ll wait…  You see, eventually our storage fills up, we back everything up somewhere online, and then most of those photos are barely looked at again, if ever.  That has...]]></description><link>https://www.nikkisnarrative.com/post/why-were-digital-galleries-never-enough-for-me</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a66e7e4b59210289e93adb7</guid><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 23:34:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2e7e72_8bc95ec9f7894fb5945312ede192334f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_715,h_960,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>nikkisnarrativepho</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[But what even is this? ]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have loved photography for as long as I can remember, but it was never really the photos themselves that interested me. To be honest, the subject matter didn’t really matter to me. Others saw an image… I looked at a story, as if it were living and breathing before me.  For me, it was the feeling behind them. I would look at the colors, the expressions, the environment, and immediately start imagining everything happening outside of the frame. Where could this story take me? I wanted to know...]]></description><link>https://www.nikkisnarrative.com/post/but-what-even-is-this</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a66e69635380d3132b74552</guid><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 18:23:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2e7e72_3daa1ccbc23c4268a7fb886423c45af9~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>nikkisnarrativepho</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>