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Apr 29 2010

self {family}

this is drew and jenna of the sweet self family…aren’t they just darling?!







    I just LOVE these sweet pictures of my babies!! Thanks so much, Heather! : )

    Tera Self

    I just LOVE these sweet pictures of my babies! Thanks so much, Heather!

    maury potts

    soooo sweet!!! love that little naked butt!!!

    Beautiful work, Heather!


Mar 17 2010

mr. & mrs. session

before i jump in here trying to ignore the fact that it’s been f-o-r-e-v-e-r since i updated the blog, let me just say i’m sorry and there is lots and lots to share. from even before christmas!! i know it’s spring you say, but well what’s a girl to do?  i still have our own personal snow pictures to share here on the blog. so maybe i’ll wait until july to share those in hopes that it might remind us of just how cold it was and how long it’s been cold ;) .

i love the idea of shooting “mr. & mrs.” sessions…i think they’re quite fitting if you’ve been married for a little bit and haven’t had your photos updated in a while.  colleen and aaron were a blast to work with and their dog is so stinkin’ cute! and if you can’t tell these were taken in the fall. the light is just so sweet in the fall isn’t it?

    These are gorgeous!! Love the location!

    Beautiful Heather…as always!

    Colleen

    Hi Heather!
    I was just checking your blog, since I love to keep up with your *amazing* work and – what a fun surprise – there we were! It was so fun working with you. We love our prints! Thank you for everything :]

    Cute! Love her scarf!

    Amanda

    Gorgeous job Heather!!


Nov 23 2009

elly {baby}

i’ve officially decided that if elly’s dad kris is ever in need of work and perhaps wouldn’t mind a paycut then i would for sure pay him to come make all my babies happy for their portraits.  he had elly cracking up, it was fun to watch. :)

thank you roebuck family, it’s always such a pleasure!!





    Cassie

    Heather and Haley-

    So super cute! I can’t wait to have family and baby pics made too.

    I love the next to last image!

    Heather Essian

    thank you for your sweet comments friends! love you Roebuck/Berry family! :)

    Uncle Bob & Aunt Marlene

    Elly is so precious. Can’t wait to see her!

    Heather ,
    You always seem to catch the perfect moment – So glad Hayley has found such a great photographer and even greater friend!

    Jessica

    we have the cutest neighbor ever :) and an extremely talented friend! great job heather! and great job elly for being so dang cute :)

    We love sweet Heather Essian! Now I REALLY can’t wait for our prints to come in :)


Nov 9 2009

magical {family}

i have been so super excited to share this family session with you all! i first met nick and tessa a few months back when jim and i had the opportunity to go to dinner with them. they are a sweet, fun couple, who pastor the Rooted church in fort worth. they told me their story of their adopted daughter olive, who is by the way unbelievably adorable. they spoke of her adoption in a way i have never heard before. they felt called by God to adopt a child to directly live out the gospel in their own lives. how cool is that!!?? what a story of redemption they have through little olive. i knew right away that i had to document this sweet family. i think the outcome is just magical, and not at all because of my efforts. thank you O family for allowing me to be your photographer!

i got to see olive on friday night at jimmy’s birthday bash. and do you know the first thing she said to me? she said…”corn field?” “heather”. melt my heart.

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    [...] is the sister to tessa from this awesome family [...]

    E Robinson

    This is family! So what our God ordained . Love it!

    Love ya’ll
    Johnny & E

    What a beautiful family… And such incredibly gorgeous, inspiring images. It’s seriously hard to pick a favorite. Lovely work Heather. :-)

    Anonymous

    OMG you are my idol.;0)

    STUNNING. simply STUNNING.

    Jodi

    *speechless*

    Jaime Fox Hardwick

    they get better and better and better… they you can capture a moment speaks to how beautiful your heart is…

    naomi

    heather, these are stunning! what a beautiful family. if that were MY child, i would be calling ford models immediately!!! she is breathtaking!

    HEEEEY thats my old roomate! Man I miss Nick….

    Heather Essian

    thank you so much friends! :)

    Absolutely beautiful work!

    Okay, I love these pictures about as much as I love Christmas at Starbucks…{which is A LOT!!!!!!!}!

    Amazing!

    Oh Heather. These are just beyond. I really have no words.

    Heather these are breathtaking. Their story and the imagery just warm my heart. God is so good!! Beautiful, my friend!!

    Amazing :)

    Oh how the Joy of the Lord is so beautiful in the faces of His children and through your work! I think His love is all over each of these photos!

    Heather,
    It has been along time that I have ever been moved so emotionally by another photos than by this session. The testimony, the purpose, and root of it all is so encouraging. You captured this magnificently!! Thank you for telling their story in pictures.

    These are just amazing, Heather!! I love all of them. She is an adorable child!! :) :)

    Allison Davis

    Magical is right! Beautiful session with many sweet moments. :)


Oct 5 2009

liz & jerry {family}









    Hilaree Hawkins

    i love your pretty pictures :)

    Jennifer Lyons

    What an absolutely beautiful family you have Liz!!! These are precious! Good work Heather!

    Jodi

    OMG!! It’s good to see Liz and Jerry again, even if it is through photos… The family has GROWN!! I love this location! The blues are gorgeous!

    Heather Essian

    thank you friends! I love the last photo too :)

    kathy anderson

    These pictures are excellent. You are a great photographer.

    I adore that last one. The blue chipped paint is gorgeous! That needs to be a HUGE canvas!

    Liz

    Heather, Thank you so much for these beautiful pictures! I have told you before that these are my most cherished posessions. Thank you for capturing my beautiful family in a way that I will remember for a lifetime. You are such a talented person, but most of all you are a wonderful friend and I am so blessed to have you in my life.

    Anonymous

    These pictures are absolutley beautiful!!!I live in Rhode Island but all of our family is in DFW area we are going to becoming home around March time frame I would love for you to photograph pics of my family, Elizabeth has spoken very highly of you, can you email me with what your prices are we are on a tight budget due to military but would really love to get at least a couple shots done!My email is ralewis1018@yahoo.com Thank you Kristen

    Elizabeth Hornbeck

    These are gorgeous pictures!!! You have a wonderful photographer and a beautiful family!!!!