zack and ava {siblings}

i've failed to mention that the last few posts have been from the studio special we ran in april. we had a great turnout and i'm super excited to share all the sessions with you!

leslie bushnell from chocolate dipped and sugar kisses children's boutique supplied many of the clothes in the images you see and will see. i'll do a final post and share all her cute clothes. in the mean time go to her website HERE

ava and zack were a blast to photograph! zack was a great big brother & helped me to entertain sweet little ava while I took their pictures :)

nicola {graduate album}

kenrie {toddler}

meet sweet kenrie! i had a blast chasing this little one around. absolutely love her sweet pigtails :) thank you pruitt family!

layla {baby}

another super sweet baby session...isn't she a doll? thank you kyle and stacey, layla couldn't be any cuter!

sarah kate {baby}

isn't she adorable!! sarah kate is the 3rd baby girl in the edward's family. we go way back to the days when Heather Essian Portrait Arts was just beginning. this family holds a special place in my heart :) i love you edward's family! thank you for allowing me to see your little girls grow up.

graduate session {allie}

a little sneak peek for you all...more to come this week!

custom designed senior announcements

meet the new graduation announcement concept...it's all about the senior, it's personalized and a whole lot cooler than the typical gold adorned formal graduation announcement.

2010 seniors this could be you ;)

calling 2010 high school seniors!!!

We are now booking for 2010 senior sessions. Call or email the studio for more info 817.201.9401

Okay so here is a sampling of my most recent rockin senior sessions...


The beautiful Katie


Gorgeous Nicola

and the very GQ~Michael

I feel that this is where I (WE) can really let my (OUR) creative side run free. What a cool opportunity to um... show em' what you got. Who can have the coolest, most unique senior portraits? Isn't that what we all want...to be set apart? Not like everyone else. We are now booking for 2010 senior sessions. Call or email the studio for more info 817.201.9401

Stay tuned for an introduction of some sweet print options, as well as some senior specials. SERIOUSLY!

baby elly!

isn't she a doll?! i photographed elly's parents wedding a year and a half ago, and now get to photograph sweet elly. thank you hayley and kris for allowing me to photograph your new baby girl!
click here to view SLIDE SHOW

little girls and their tutu's

i think every little girl should wear tutu's everyday until they're at least 4. in fact i kind of wish i could wear a tutu from time to time because they just seem like so much fun! this of course would be no good considering i struggle to look my age and not 17 anyways ; ).

meet sweet jenna. isn't she a doll baby?! i'm excited to share these images with you all because not only did i get to shoot her portrait session, but she'll be my sample baby for an upcoming studio special. stay tuned!!




sweet sweet sweet!

cram family portraits

i had such a great time photographing the cram family! they had a lot of fun, and the kids did just about anything i asked...(that doesn't happen often with kids;) thank you cram family! i really enjoyed photographing your sweet fam!

now that's my kind of family portrait!

2008. christmas. card .designs.

Here are this years Christmas Card designs! You will notice some familiar faces! {I also changed some names just for fun ;)} Let me encourage you all to get the card you like most...not the one that you think others will like. I tend to stray away from traditional Christmas decor so I think you will see that in my designs.

Please know that the last day to order your Christmas Cards will be November 22. It's super important that this be the last day to order so that I can insure that you have them to mail out in early December. If I've shot your wedding or a portrait session at any time you are welcome to place an order with us!

sample slide show

baby. riley. + .the. new. studio!

This is Riley and she is just such a doll! She was content and full of smiles for me the whole time (well most of the time right Angela? :) I feel so honored to get to shoot Riley because her Daddy is serving in the armed forces in Baghdad. Angela plans to send him some images of the two of them and I can't wait for him to see his sweet girls from my perspective. I have to send my deepest gratitude to Angela, her husband and baby Riley, and to all who are serving for our country. It's definitely a sacrifice for the whole family and I'm so thankful that we have men and women brave enough to fight for us! All of these images were taken in our new natural light studio, I hope you enjoy them :)

one of my favorite baby images of the year!


Angela brought her friend Ashley along with her and I'm so glad she did because I borrowed Ashley's new baby boy for this shot :) Thank you Ashley he sure is a cutie!