Babies | Heather Essian
Jan 7 2012

best of 2011

2011 was a blessed year! i spent the year learning how to be a mom, and learning how to scale back and balance my photography business…editing will never be the same again with a cute little gal who loves to bang on the keyboard while i attempt to be productive ;) .  below are a few of my favorite images from the year. i’m so thankful to my sweet clients who allowed me to share in their life and love.

don’t miss the slide show at the bottom of the post (there are some crazy awesome photos in that set!) and it took forever to make. ;)

{seriously the cutest baby i’ve ever seen.} ;)















 

SLIDE SHOW! <——click it


Sep 2 2011

harper {9.5 months}

oh my she is growing so fast! i couldn’t wait to photograph her at this age in the studio.  these photos mean so much to me…to look back on and know that our baby was photographed in my studio where i photographed many other babies means the world to me :-) . i’ll have to share her pictures in two different posts because there are WAY too many that i love!  first up are some outtake photos.

at one point i wanted a sweet simple photo of her sitting on the backdrop, but what i got was a sweet baby making a beeline right for me.  that’s the joy of being mama and photographer.  your baby runs straight for you which results in a billion out of focus images as you frantically try to capture them coming towards you. so i decided to just photograph her sitting on my belly with my feet in the background to appropriately remember the moment.

her daddy was just a few inches away in almost every photo to make sure she didn’t face-plant. he was quite nervous the whole time…i’m happy to report that as active as she is, not once did she face-plant. success!

 

 

goodness i love her!

{more to come}


May 19 2011

emma {baby}

it’s always a pleasure getting to photograph the sweet roebuck family! meet baby emma…

 

    Donna

    Again Heather – you are the best! Love them all!!

    Kim Thomason

    They are all so beautiful! Great job Heather!!!

    Ashley Self

    They are beautiful!!! I don’t know how you will ever choose!!

    I love them all! How ever will I choose? ;)


Mar 12 2011

hazel {baby}

this is sweet hazel, itty bitty tiny hazel! her mama is a talented birth photographer here in DFW, check her out keri duckett photography. also, keri’s mom, ann was my awesome midwife for harper’s birth! :: gentle beginnings birth center ::

i’m sporting a new watermark that i’m quite excited about. :) much better than the snooze-fest that the last one was.

    Rachel

    These are so beautiful– I adore the bright-eyed shot. Love these girls.

    tonya buffington

    Wow, You are so talented.. I didn’t think anyone could make Keri and Hazel even more beautiful than they already are…
    Great job!!!

    Absolutely loving the new logo +pix!!! :)


Dec 19 2010

our harper grace is here!

many of you know that we just welcomed our baby girl, harper grace into the world just five weeks ago! she’s a doll baby and we just can’t get enough of her sweet cheeks :) . i’ve just received her birth announcements in the mail and once i’m sure most have received them, i’ll post the design here!

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

    Awe thank you friends. I hope to be a good mommy photographer and take lots of photos of her!

    The first image is super-cute. I’m sure it’ll be LARGE in your house somewhere! :)

    YAY!!! I’ve been patiently waiting for this blog post and it was so worth the wait! Your daughter is so amazing and you have a lovely family Heather! Congratulations to all of you!

    Heather, these are so sweet! Congratulations!!

    L O V E !!! i just can’t get enough of her. she is absolutely breathtaking. SOOOO happy for you guys!!! <3

    Ezra Boggs

    AMAZING photos!

    The one with Jim and Harper was my favorite until I saw the photo of your great-grandmother’s hands holding Harper!!!!! WOW!

    Thank You Lord for the blessing of little ones!

    Jodi

    These are beautiful!! I especially love the fact that there is a (gorgeous) clock on the mantle in the 4-gen photo! It really adds so much nostalgia to the image!

    Great Grandma’s hands . . . powerful.

    I just love the one of Jim, Harper and Zoe!!! Harper and Jim look like twins in that pic!! LOL!!

    God has truly blessed you, Heather! May He continue to do so.

    LOVE LOVE LOVE! Cheers friend, Em

    Oh Heather! I smiled the enitre time I scrolled through! They are all fabulous…I especially love the ones with the two of you. Harper will cherish those one day :)

    beautiful baby, and you look gorgeous!!

    Heidi Essian Kapousis

    Harper Grace is a beautiful blessing. Hope your feeling well Heather.

    Kim

    These are so precious:) Love them all. You always do such a great job.


Oct 27 2010

jax 6 months {baby}

he is such a delight to photograph! so laid back and just sweet as can be :)

check out the geyer’s maternity and newborn pics: maternity & newborn

    Heather Essian

    Thanks Erica! I bring all of the props :)

    ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE!!!! that last one is just perfect. Do you have all the props or do clients bring them?


Oct 20 2010

naaman {1yr}

this has been my 3rd time to photograph sweet naaman…the first was for the ballentine maternity session. so fun to watch him grow!

    Megan Ballentine

    love, love, LOVE them all…thank you! you are one creative gal!!!

    Cassie Wiggins

    LOVE them!
    6,7,8 and 9 AUH-MAZING! :)

    Audrey

    one of my favorites! your art makes me smile inside!

    I’m so impressed by you and even though I only found your blog about a month ago, you are quickly becoming one of my favorite photogs.

    …just thought i’d tell ya :)


Oct 18 2010

claire {baby}

another sweet baby’s first year baby! this is claire at 6 months…

    Cassie Wiggins

    So precious! The first two are my faves.

    chris & libby

    we love the pics! thanks for posting!

    Jodi

    BEAUTIFUL!


Oct 11 2010

ashlynn {baby}

meet sweet ashlynn…she’s such a doll!

i snapped this photo above early in the session while chance was trying to get her to stay asleep…i love it!


Aug 19 2010

audrey {newborn}

audrey was a doll!  another sweet baby that i get to document her whole first year.

her birth announcement…

    Heather Essian

    Thanks Jennifer! :)

    Jennifer Knight

    Amazing birth announcement Heather! You are so talented!