RECENT WORK - Nicola Toon (Hulahoop Photography)

The Importance of Colour in your session wardrobe

Oct 01, 2025

Whenever my clients ask what to wear for their family portrait sessions, I always, always suggest bringing some vibrance to the photos with a beautiful vibrant wardrobe. It's important to remember that you want to be the most important thing in the images. The star of the show, the thing that draws our eye. Gone are the days of everyone wearing white and beige. I love it when clients bring some richness in their wardrobe. Personally regardless of the season I love to ...

Location, Location, Location

May 26, 2025

I like to do this little thing to myself where I stress so much about locations. Client's messaging me a week ahead of time asking me to commit to a place. It gets me a little sticky under the arms trying to always think of the "perfect" spot. But here's the thing - Sometimes you just have to let the moment take you. I like to FEEL a spot and sometimes that can happen in a second. Depending on the time, the light, the sky, the weather, the vibe.I was inspired by ...

Sports Portraits. You need these in your athletes life.

May 14, 2024

You know the old saying. Do what you love and you will never work a day in your life. Well. Dang do I EVER love shooting these portraits for athletes. If you have a young athlete who is super committed to their craft then I truly can't think of a better way to honour the hours they put into it. Photographed on a beautiful, sunny evening at Dickson park here in Cambridge. These baseball photos turned out just perfectly.

Sometimes I get stuck in my ways. And this is my sign to get unstuck.

May 13, 2024

I have been a family photographer in Cambridge for the past 14 years. When you do anything for that long I think you sort of get used to doing things the way you've always done them and you hang out there in your comfort zone. My comfort zone has always been golden hour. That lovely time before sunset when everything just comes alive and the light is so soft and forgiving. BUT. That doesn't always work for clients. When I photograph families with ...