This is my third session with this sweet family and I wanted to post these fun teasers before I take a week’s vacay. Funny tidbit from our shoot: Three-year-old big sister “M” turned to her almost 2-year-old brother and said, “This is gonna be a great shot!” I love it. I cannot wait to show you the rest of this fun session which includes some shots for my upcoming Christmas promo. Stay tuned!! I’m super excited about it!!
- Love the fun colors!
This session was so special to me because Melisa is another former bride of mine who trusted me with her children’s photos. I had so much fun photographing her handsome 13-year-old and brand new bundle of joy. JD is going to be an awesome big brother for Wyatt! Melisa and Dodd, congrats again on your new addition! He’s perfect and I hope to continue capturing your journey!
Wyatt’s adorable nursery
One of my faves!!!!!
- So very sweet Heather. I Love the nursery and the pic with big bro holding his baby bro!
- Oh my goodness. The first and last pics are my absolute favs. So precious!!
- Awesome boys!! The photos are so artistic and moving. Never want to forget who they are at this age...it's so precious.
Last year I was lucky enough to become a charter member of the National Association of Professional Child Photographers (NAPCP). It’s so important as a business owner and professional photographer to get plugged into your community. I’ve learned so much and met so many wonderful artists through the professional organizations I’ve joined. NAPCP held its first working/learning retreat this June in Napa Valley – the perfect backdrop for friends, fun and photos! I flew into San Francisco a couple days early to spend some time with my dear friend Jane of Jane Johnson Photography and Branding Design – the designer of my new fabulous branding! We had fun taking in the city, shopping and just catching up. On our way to Napa, we wanted to take in the ocean so we stopped in Half Moon Bay for lunch and a quick walk on the beach. Then, on to Napa for three days of encouragement, support and learning among some of the top children photographer’s in the nation.
I’m so thankful to Alice Park and her husband, Kyu, for starting this organization of inspiring, encouraging photographers. I look forward to our next retreat and many more great opportunities and friendships!
A few of the beautiful child models from CITY Model Management that we photographed in the vineyard…
The beautiful wine tasting at Merryvale Winery – AMAZING!
My “Soul Sister” Jane and I in the vineyard…
These two photos taken by the talented Eydie Nelson:
A couple of me from the fabulous Andi Laine (it’s so fun seeing different takes on an image!
I took the following photos off the NAPCP blog 
Our bus ride to the vineyards
Listening to our keynote speaker, the amazing Tamara Lackey – Can you find me?
Listening to the motivating and dynamic Dane Sanders – again, can you find me?
My new friends – LOVE YOU ALL!
- Beautiful pictures and such a fun time. Miss you! :-(
- thanks Lisa - miss you too! We need another one asap! :)
- Beautiful, Fabulous, Amazing! I'm just checking in on you. Love love love your Napa captures! I hope you are doing well. Miss you...and hoping for another get together soon! :)
- thanks MaryAnn! MIss you too!! Hope all is going well!!!
A couple of teasers from yesterday’s newborn shoot. “W” belongs to a former bride of mine and I can’t wait to post more, including his handsome big brother!
So excited to post precious baby Wyatt! His mommy is Becky, one of my best friends that I’ve captured numerous times - maternity, family and oldest son Walker here and here. Becky and her gorgeous (and growing) family are about to move to Colorado from San Antonio. I so wish we were closer to each other but I look forward to many CO trips and photo shoots with her and her precious family. Becky, here are some faves from our brief visit. Your boys are simply yummy and I’m so happy for you!!
Wyatt with a very special blanket his grandmother made him…
And a couple of big brother Walker – I’ve loved watching him grow!! (The chair was in Becky’s car – she was picking it up from her parents’ house. It happens to be hers from childhood – LOVE IT!)
This sweet cherub has appeared on the blog before – I was blessed to photograph her arrival into this world and take her newborn pics. I can’t believe how much she’s grown! Here are some faves from Lorelei’s 3-month session at the studio recently. What a living doll!
I always love capturing baby and mommy – even when they aren’t expecting it. Such tender moments should always be captured!
- Hahaha, those eyes!!! SO cute!
- Love the one on the "barn door" holding her toes and all the direct big eyed looks you captured.
I’ve known Jedidiah (or Jedi as I call him) for a couple years now. I first met him when I did some fashion photos for a local boutique and he was one of the models. I absolutely enjoyed getting to know and working with him. I know, ladies – he’s super cute…but behind those good looks is a soulful, shy, sweet and spiritual guy. I was beyond thrilled when he and his gorgeous fiance Barbara approached me to take their engagement photos. They met on a modeling gig and have been inseparable since. Barbara is the kind of gal I feel like I’ve known forever. We have so much in common, including our love of vintage and Anthropologie. I love keeping up with her cute wedding blog as she counts down the days to her nuptials. Check out this super sweet post she wrote about our time together.
I love Barbara’s carefree spirit and how she wanted to use some fun props. We shot in several locations which included a stop for Italian gelato – one of their favorite things. When I found out Jedi had a motorcycle that he adores, I wanted to do something with that too. Barbara and Jedi, I can’t thank you enough for the opportunity (and for introducing me to Paciugo.) Having switched from wedding photography to kids, I can truly say that you two make me want to reconsider! Almost.. 
Can’t wait for your beautiful wedding day and hopefully getting to know you two even more! You are a beautiful couple inside and out that I’m so blessed to know!
Here are my faves – there are way too many but seriously, look at them! I just wanted to photograph them all day! Also, a special surprise for them….a slideshow to give you warm fuzzies. Which is exactly what looking at them does for me. Enjoy!
I used some off camera flash for these shots – not my typical “style” but I love the effect and how “glossy/sexy” these are!
And again, the full slide show can be viewed here.
- Good grief they are gorgeous!! Such a fabulous job as always!
- Really lovely, Heather! :) You should shoot more engagements/weddings!
- Thank you ladies!! I had so much fun with these two!
- Great job Heather! My faves are with the hay roll, ice cream cone, and the corn stalks! Oh, and I'm a little partial to Jedi's name. :)
- Heather~ These are so FABULOUS and very creative! Way to ROCK this session out!
- I love the use of props! So creative. That one of them on the bike with the reflection in the mirror...so cool!
- Dang, Jedi is workin' that moustache! He was such a good sport, lol! Heather, you are BRILLIANT! You somehow made our playfulness look pretty. We can't wait to see you again!
- Wow Heather these are super fab! You seriously NEED to start doing way more of it because you are obviously gifted!
- Oh wow!! Such lovely chemistry...my baby boy...I mean my handsome young son and his dreamy bride to be Barbie What a Doll! Heather, you're so beyond good, you're blessed with an eye for detail and capturing ' the moment ' so it can be relived over and over!! Of course, with the models being so meant for each other it really adds to the over all effect!! Super duper work you earn a A+++++++++++. I'll have to hug you one day soon!!
- Wow - thanks everyone!! I'm so blessed! So appreciate the love!!
- These are beautiful. I especially love the rearview mirror image. Great capture! And I didn't comment on it earlier, but I love your new brand design. Super cute logo!
I don’t even know where to start – this couple is beyond gorgeous inside and out. This engagement session makes me want to come out of “wedding photography retirement”. For real. I’m saving all the details for their full blog post next week but in the mean-time, enjoy the eye candy that is Jedi and Barbara. Love you two! Can’t wait for your wedding in Oct. I’ll be the crazy guest with a camera.
- Sexy...Sexy...Sexy! Love the first one! So stinkin' precious.
- Ah Heather! These are incredible! So hot!
- These photos look so good! I can't wait to see the rest.
- Love them all, especially the hay. think this might be my favorite set yet!
- Wow! Awesome pictures. They look like models!
- Heather, you are AWESOME! We love the pictures! I'm having trouble picking a favorite. I wish I could zoom in on the close up of my ring... I think your camera is being reflected in it, LOL. You did such a great job of capturing our sweetness. THANK YOU!
- LOVE the hay photo! Very creative!
- Thanks everyone!! Barbara, can't wait to show you the rest!! :)
Anna is one of my fabulous girlfriends from Michigan that I’ve had the pleasure of photographing twice before. She contacted me a couple months ago and wanted me to take her daughter’s one year pics. That one email launched into an entire weekend of fun photo shoots! Nothing means more to me than to have a client want to hire me again (except maybe their referral)! It’s been so much fun traveling back to Michigan the last three years to document my old clients and meet new ones. This was the last (but certainly not least) session of my trip. Little Kate broke out in hives the night before our shoot and we decided to press on – after all, her photographer came all the way from Dallas. Actually, I wouldn’t have pushed it but she was in great spirits and didn’t seem to be in pain or itching too bad. I’m so glad we had the session! Nothing a little Photoshop can’t handle. Anna and Vince – I love you guys. Thanks again for your trust and support. Here are a few of my faves from our time together…
The image on the right just won “Image of the Week” by the National Association of Professional Child Photographers!
I love her strawberry blonde hair!
This reminds me of the sailor dresses my mom used to dress me in – so cute!
- Beautiful!! Love the photo of her big blue eyes with the blue flower hat. What an adorable little model for you! :)
- Absoulutely adorable and what gorgeous eyes she has! Great work again Heather!
- These are great! I was worried how they would turn out since she was under the weather, but I never should have doubted your skills. Thanks for flying to Ann Arbor to take beautiful pictures of my "busy bee." See you next spring for her 2 year old shots :-)
- Heather these are SO precious! Congrats on Image of the Week!
- Thanks all!! Anna - I can't wait for the 2-year pics!! Thanks again!!!!
This shoot has been a long time coming! Christy and I met through the Junior League when I lived in Ann Arbor. Sadly, it wasn’t until after I moved away that we really became friends (long distance). I officially started my business when I moved here three years ago and Christy has been a devoted follower of my blog and constant cheerleader for my career. She is simply one of those people I call “a light”. Her kind heart and sweet spirit make her someone I strive to be more like. The last couple years that I’ve gone to Michigan for my annual shoots, she has been out of town or unable to schedule. This year we finally made it happen and I’m so glad. Her family is just as I thought they would be – happy, loving, adorable and close-knit. You can also catch a few pics of them over on the NAPCP blog in the article I wrote re: what to wear for your photo shoot. Christy’s kids wore the cutest J Crew CrewCuts outfits!
Christy, thank you from the bottom of my heart for reaching out over the past few years. You have no idea how much your words of encouragement and inspiration have lifted me up. You are a light. And I’m so honored to have photographed your beautiful family. I had a hard time narrowing down faves. Enjoy…
Sarah has the most beautiful eyes and sweet spirit like her mommy:
Handsome Gabe – such a sweet kid!
Little Matthew melted my heart – he had a cast on his arm but Christy said it’s pretty representative of him-an active little guy. So precious!
- How stinkin' adorable! Great work again Heather! You totally ROCKED it!
- THANK YOU!! I love how you catch the spirit of those you photograph - it jumps out on the picture. Thank you for the thoughtful words as well. You are so amazing inside and out. My favorite all time quote reminds me of you (no it screams to me of you): "she lives. she dances. she sings. she takes. she gives. she serves. she loves. she creates. she dissents. she enlivens. she sees. she grows. she sweats. she changes. she learns. she laughs. she sheds her skin, she bleeds on the pages of her days, she walks through walls, she lives with intention." Hugs and gratitude to you my friend.
- WOW! Christy the kids look so grown up and gorgeous. Great job Heather!!!!
- Thank you!!! Wow, Christy - your quote brings me to tears!! Thank you dear friend for all you do - I'm so blessed to have captured your family!
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