PS: I skied this mountain!! [ Squaw Valley in Tahoe where the winter Olympics were held 50 years ago ] After only ever have gone skiing at Peek ‘n Peak this was a pretty big deal to me, it was awesome! And it was 55 degrees and we got to ski without coats on, so that was pretty awesome too

That is a shot of the vineyards surrounding the Robert Mondavi winery in Napa Valley. Now it is back to the real world [ and the gym… and a more reasonable calorie intake! ]. I will be responding to emails and phone calls starting on Monday. I will be posting both Heather & Nate and Kelley & Mike’s engagement sessions today and Monday.

<3 Heather

What’s this have to do with HNP? I was honored to be recommended to help photograph the progress and document things for the builders [ the Maleno family ] along with Rachel at Puremotif photography and design. Rachel is shooting the first half before jetsetting to fabulous Italy with her hubby! I’ll pick up on Sunday afternoon and shoot through the rest of the week. So I won’t be spending too much time in the studio but if you email or call and leave a message I will try to get back to you as fast as possible!

Yesterday was so much fun seeing everything come together prior to the door knock, meeting the cast and crew and of course sitting in *the* bus I can’t post photographs here on my site but you can watch the progress by checking out the photos on the Maleno site. Go check out the great pictures Rachel has taken so far that were posted from Day 1 and the press conference and Pep Rally prior.

Want to help out? There are a ton of side projects going on to help the entire Erie area — blood drives, canned food drives and more. You can check out the Grace church’s website for details! I hope you will help in any way you can!

<3 Heather

I’ve been photographing a bunch of Vixen Sessions and even have a really exciting announcement to make about that later today!  So stay tuned — follow me on the Vixen Sessions Twitter or check the The Vixen Diaries blog later this afternoon.

I’ve also been working on some really cool products for seniors, photos to come of the books when they come in! Also been photographing preschoolers, reworking portrait packages, meeting with brides and grooms [ and booking a bunch! ] and just getting ready for the start of wedding season. Tomorrow I will be second shooting a wedding with my friend Rachel from Puremotif Photography and Design.

Also, I finally succumbed to the Twitter world after much thought about it. I plan to announce specials via Twitter just for my “tweeps” … I’ve still gotta get used to this lingo! Anyway, you can follow me @hnphoto and @vixensessions!

Be back soon with some new photos!!

Happy mother’s day to all you wonderful ladies out there! I hope you all had a lovely day with your children and grandchildren. I went out with my mother, one of her sisters and my grandmother yesterday and had an awesome time! It was nice to see my grandmother doing so well for the first time in quite a while.

Thanks to my mother for playing such a huge role in my life — you are beyond amazing, mom!! Thanks for all the support, the behind the scenes secretary work, and being one of my biggest fans. I love you!

Note: The above photo is from a maternity session last week that I hope to get posted in the next few days, so come back and check it out soon!

Last week my mom brought some flowers to the studio for me and I had to photograph them, they were just so beautiful, and it made me realize I really LIKE photographing flowers   Anyone with a beautiful garden or flower shop? I’d love to do some photography for you!

Have a great weekend! <3 Heather

DJ Joel Miller even stepped in for a shot –

And I wanted to end on a photo of part of my new studio! This is an image of the gallery which is what you will see when you walk in the front door. I’m loving it! What do you think? Its still a work in progress at the moment but we are getting closer to being open! We have already started meeting with clients at the studio, so if you need some portraits made or want to meet with us about your wedding, we are ready to meet with you!

Come back soon for some exciting news and a possible opportunity for you — look for it on Monday!

The wedding was perfect [ see some more of the fantastic photographs by Genevieve Nisly here: http://genevievenislyblog.com/2009/01/26/wedding-at-the-ambassdor-ballroom-erie-pa/ ] and the honeymoon to Costa Rica was absolutely divine. It was just what I needed. I thought I would share a few of the images that Murl and I got while in Costa Rica.

The first shot is an image taken of the Caribbean at Salsa Brava, the colors in this image just don’t do it justice but all we took to take pictures with was a small point and shoot, I guess that’s what we get!

This picture was taken just after the Super Bowl. We were at a soda [ restaurant ] by the ocean. It was really hard to explain to these people who didn’t speak any English whatsoever what we were hoping to watch but I can speak a teeny tiny bit of Spanish and we made it happen. It was so amazing to watch it by the sea with the waves crashing down behind us and sand between our toes…not the usual surroundings for any Super Bowl I’ve ever watched at least!

Here is a picture Murl took of me during our canoe ride at the Sloth Rehabilitation Center somewhere around Cahuita, Costa Rica. We saw a bunch of birds, heard howler monkeys and saw some sloths while there. Sloths feel a lot like your hair the day after your wedding/prom. It was an interesting experience to pet a couple of them!

Here is a shot I took of Murl while he was fishing in Lake Arenal at the base of the Arenal Volcano. It was such an amazing place to be!

And here is a shot of sunset at the end of our fishing trip on Lake Arenal.

It was a great trip but I’m ready to get back to work and also start moving my studio. Busy busy! Check back soon to see what I’m up to!  | Heather

PS – I found *the* dress! Life is good

We were just traipsing around Vancouver taking in the sights and they showed us a few locations where the Bebb’s make the magic happen and we ended up doing a mini-shoot before the sun went down. It was so much fun and ended up being a learning experience at the same time. I picked up a few directional ideas that I’m planning to put to use – oh and I’m definitely going to embrace shooting into the sun! Thanks guys, we love these images – you truly do rock ! Thanks for being an open book!

We look forward to meeting up with you two again! <3 Heather & Murl