A Very Winning Family...

My mini sessions continued with this amazing family. I donated a session to a local new business for their open house, and this family won! 

I loved the colors that they chose, it really played well with the colors of the Myriad Garden's grounds. 

It was the day before Mother's Day, so we made sure and got plenty of shots of Momma and kids. And one amazingly beautiful Momma this was!

One the words that I always shoot for in my photographs is "connected." And this photo expresses that perfectly in my mind. A precious moment between momma and son. 

Only girl in the family, this was a sweet momma and daughter moment. 

I told these kiddos to line up against the wall, and they lined up like this. In height order, it was perfect. 

Thank you SO much Howell family for the privilege of photographing you guys. I know you won this session, but I can promise you that I feel like I am the one who won after meeting you guys and getting to capture some beautiful moments. 

... Heather

Mom and Daughter Love...

I got to spend the day before Mother's Day on a beautiful Saturday in downtown OKC. It was a morning of mini sessions. My first clients were this beautiful Mother and Daughter...

Sometimes when you meet clients for the first time, you can tell in the first 30 seconds of meeting that it is going to be a fun and relaxing shoot, and that is exactly the way I felt about meeting these two. 

Some people just wear joy, and these two did for sure. Just happy, and amazing smiles filled our session in the beautiful garden grounds.

I loved the moment that I asked the daughter to give momma a kiss. You could just tell that she LOVES her momma, and this was a very sweet relationship. 

Nothing was more clear about their sweet relationship, than this amazing moment of when I had them posed, and the daughter just reached up and hugged her momma. She just couldn't help herself, it was time for some love! Love it :)

Thank you so much Simone for the privilege of capturing some beautiful moments between you and your daughter. You two are amazing, and I hope I get the opportunity to do it again sometime. :)

... Heather

Soccer Time in the City...

Spring means soccer! And I started out my season of soccer shoots with two of my favorites, BFC Indoor Soccer, and my friends the Stayton's YMCA Soccer team. The way this Spring's weather is going, I think the indoor soccer teams chose the right way to go! These kiddos are all about 4-5 years old I believe, little ones. And they make for some of the funnest and funniest moments on camera. They are so sweet and just bring so much joy for me to photograph.

It was a chaotic, crazy morning, but somehow we got them all through with only a few minor meltdowns. And for 60 plus kiddos, that is a really awesome percentage :) Thank you BFC Mighty Mites for having me out, I hope you enjoy those sweet faces on the photos. 

Later that week it was time to visit my local Y and do photos for some friends, of their son's soccer team. That little diva above is one of my own. My little light/settings tester. Yea, never a dull moment with this girl, can't you tell?

My little diva and this handsome guy were born only a few weeks apart. So, it is so fun for me to see how he grows and changes along with my own girl. I love his smile. So fierce. :)

Sometimes the only way to get kids to pose for a serious photo is to promise a silly one at the end. So that is exactly what we did. Well worth it I would say. :) Thank you Stayton family for having me out to do your photos as well. :)

... Heather