this blog will no longer show updates. we’re going to a blog-site only web presence. i’m excited about this because my website was being neglected and i hadn’t updated it in over two years! for me, there’s no sense in updating a blog and a website. yay for cutting down on responsibilities!

2011 holds many new adventures for us, and we couldn’t be more excited to see what God has in store.  we are launching our church The Paradox Church that jim (my sweet husband) is the lead pastor of…that’s right, i’m a pastors wife and harper is a preacher’s kid, Lord have mercy on us.   and with his transition from my business partner to pastor, his presence with heather essian portrait arts is no longer. which means i’m on my own! so with all of our new changes i will be taking much less portrait sessions this year than the years before.  i’ll take a limited number of sessions each month in order to keep up the quality of work we’ve always strived for, as well as me being able to care for our little harper full time. so if you or someone you know wants to book a session with us please do so as soon as possible so that we can be sure to get you in when you desire.

another new-ish thing is my design business art-is design. for the past 4 years i’ve offered holiday card templates i’ve designed to other professional photographers. i’m pursuing this business even more this year and plan on adding many new product templates, book templates and of course card templates. so if you haven’t already checked out the website please do! we’ll be launching a blog for art-is very soon where i will give marketing tips and will be featuring other photographers. it’s sure to be big fun! “like” our fan page on facebook to keep up with the goings on over at art-is.

check out these two marketing calendars we’ll be adding to art-is website this week:

it is sooo fun getting to photograph my own baby girl. i was super nervous to photograph her official newborn session because i wasn’t sure how she would do, errrr…maybe more how well i would do! let me tell you, i have a whole new respect and care for my mom clients especially those with a new baby, i had no idea how much effort it takes just to get out of the door with a newborn! shew! of course she did wonderfully and slept the whole way through. however, being mommy and photographer i tuckered out real quick but i love what i was able to capture!

and here she is…our sweet cheeks

i love how small this photo above shows her to be…well, as small as a 9 lb. baby can be

all three of my loves

me and my sweet baby

i dreamed of this photo above. when i was younger i vividly remember taking a photo with my mom, grandma, and great grandma and i’ve always hoped of having the same photo for myself…4 generations!

great grandma’s hands…so special to me.

harper with jim’s dad, jim jr.

with jim’s mom, janey

this is a favorite from a recent engagement session…

see! it’s that easy …

we are so blessed to have such wonderful clients willing to share not only their photographs with friends, and family, but who are also willing to share who their photographer is! thank you so very much to each and every one of you who send friends our way. please be sure to tell them to share with us who sent them so that we can be sure to apply your print credit!

**one more thing…if you do opt to post your photos in your facebook photo album (or similar gallery) please do not crop out our website url. this is MUCH appreciated! **

hope everyone’s holiday season is shaping up to be a good one!

here is a little sneak at one of my new christmas card designs for this year! if you’re a photographer we will be releasing a whole new 2009 christmas card template collection very soon, so stay tuned!

if you’re one of our beloved clients or soon to be client, please be sure to set up your portrait session soon, the holidays start now! for us anyways . don’t miss out on our studio special coming up in a couple of weeks. great for maternity, kids, and christmas card photo’s of the two of you…

if you’re a fabric buff like i am, you’ll appreciate that this is my version of an ikat fabric

whoops! just noticed “holiday” is missing the “l” who needs it?  your card will be corrected

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i just love stumbling upon new (to me) creative business owners! today i found this blog whos owner happens to make the most beautiful wrapped clothing.  She also takes orders for bridesmaids dresses! hello fabulous!  Can you imagine having two coordinating colors in these gorgeous dresses?? Because they’re so versatile, depending on the way one chooses to wear the dress, the bridesmaids could surely wear these again. But for real this time .

i’m in love with how big the creative box is in ny. anything goes and to be called crazy or weird means you MUST be, because everyone marches to the beat of their own drum   i like this, i like that there is more self expression through art and fashion in big cities!  i rocked a higher rhino poof (what i like to call my hair poof on the top of my head) than usual.  yeah that was my contribution to the creativity .

i love that most people in ny live there and sacrifice to do so. people room with people they would rather not room with in order to afford living close to or in manhattan. you walk in the snow and rain because you have to and accept that that’s just what you do. hil and i walked a ways in the pouring rain to visit a cute boutique with original art work by locals.  it was fun. a part of the experience.

hilaree showed me all the great places to shop, which really meant we spent most of our time in h & m. i’m waiting for the day for ft worth to get an h & m! we visited the jonathan adler retail store and heeellloooo fabulous! i wish i lived in that store. we also got to go to the yankee game and had amazing seats. that was a really fun experience! it’s neat to see the die hard support the fans have for their team.

here are a few pics i managed to take while there. i have a bad habit of leaving my camera at home while vacationing becuase, well, i’m on vacation and it’s heavy!

jim and i striking a pose before hoppin’ on the train to time square

the movement in these images reflects to me how the city feels. it’s never still, people and cars always moving…

i have no idea why people are sitting in lawn chairs in time square but i think i was more intrigued at what they were doing while they were intrigued watching the happenings in the city

a view from the subway window

we had a little date night at the cutest italian restaurant that had beautiful large paper lanterns in their outdoor seating area.

we went on to a place called angel share where you can only have 4 people in your party- max. adrian’s friend showed us where the place was because apparently there are lots of “secret” bars  that you have to know someone who knows where it is, or you have to know a secret password in order to get in. kinda cool! i guess with a plethera of bars and restaurants  to visit, this is a trendy way to attract people.

our friends hilaree and adrian

a view out of the window at angel share

this is a gorgeous mural painted on the ceiling above the bar…

i’ve been to ny on a few occasions but the more i visit the more i love it! i’ve decided i would really like to do more work there, so if you know of anyone, anyone at all that could use a photographer for whatever reason. have them contact me, i might be able to work somethin’ out for them .