Sami - Central High School - Madison County Photographer

I know that Sami is waiting for her preview and I'm looking forward to her viewing premiere! I had so much fun with her from planning outfits, to hair and make-up at Perfectly Polished (they did incredible!!), to photographing in the studio and around Highland and finally ending the day in Saint Louis. We started out meeting beforehand and planning outfits for her shoot. She had plenty of ideas and different options to choose from and I think we pulled together some awesome stuff, like using all of her Cheerleading bows as props! We had a blast walking and finding interesting spots in Saint Louis. She was a total natural in front of the camera, barely needing any instruction from me! And believe me, I give lots of instruction usually ;) Brenda, Sami's Mom was a huge help here, holding the reflector for me and even though we may have blinded Sami a few times, it was worth it to get the shot ;) Plus, Brenda was always ready with jewelry and outfit swaps, which saved us lots of time!

Sami, I had a great time meeting and hanging out with you and I think your images turned out amazing! I can't wait to show you them all! xoxo, H

We love PhotogEdu! [St Louis Senior Photographer]

If there are two things I love (more than my hub and babe), it's photography education and southern california. When I heard I'd have the chance to combine the two, I jumped on it. And of course, the hubs decided to join me, even though he'd have two whole days by himself (Im pretty positive he found a golf course or two...) I'm always trying to find new and exciting educational opportunities because in the world of photography, there is always something to learn. The location was La Jolla, California - a cute little beach community located just barely north of San Diego and the workshop was held at the La Valencia Hotel. It focused on senior photography, which is perfect since that season is just around the corner! We learned so much and I absolutely can't wait to start implementing some of the new ideas! Check out our iphone images from the trip!

The Travel

The Location - La Jolla, California - La Valencia Hotel

The Workshop with mentors Michelle Moore, Meg Borders, Leslie Kerrigan and Sarah Lane.

Oh just self-portraits, you know...

Fun with the hubby at the beach and Little Italy in Downtown San Diego. We ate at a little place called Filippi's Pizza Grotto, located behind their Italian Deli. If we went off first impressions, we might have left - but given we were both recommended to go their from two separate people, we walked in. It was the best Italian food we've ever had!

And being that I'm the unofficial Queen of Sunglasses, I of course had to find two pairs while we were there.

xoxo, h

Kristin + Brandon [Engagement]

What I love about Kristin and Brandon is how laid back they are. They are so relaxed with each other and yet so, so sweet. Just the way he would do exactly what she wanted and with a smile was so perfect and she doesn't force him to be anything but himself. He wanted camo, she wanted a romantic picnic scene and so they compromised and did both. Kristin is so beautiful and down to earth and Brandon is just a downright sweet guy - plain and simple. The two met in high school and have been together since - they have a beautiful daughter who loves to "talk" [Even though she's super young, I was pretty such I could tell what she was saying at their viewing ;)] and I'm lucky enough to get to photograph these two again, with their daughter this time, coming up this month! And beyond that, I absolutely can't wait for their wedding in October - It's going to be perfect :)xoxo, h

Photo + Chaos = My Beautiful Life..... A Photography Workshop

FOTOCHAOS! Photographs + Chaos, yep that pretty much sums up my life. Such a good name for a workshop! Recently I was lucky enough to attend a workshop sponsered by Missouri PPA in St. Charles. It was a two day full of classes from multiple photographers/business owners and group shooting. I learned so much from fashion and dynamic posing for seniors with renowned fashion photographer Craig Stidham, more on video techniques and even some fun ideas that I can't wait to incorporate into the studio! The thing I love the most about education is that it means my clients' images and experience are just going to be that much better! Check out some of the images from my favorite class! Always moving, always improving!xoxo, h

Welcome!

Welcome to our blog! We are so excited to share what's going on in our studio and post sneak peeks of images! Here you can keep up with us by seeing where we are (Destination sessions in San Diego, Nashville and Los Angeles in the next two months!) what we are doing to continue to improve (We'll be blogging about workshops and conventions in both San Diego, Springfield and St. Louis all in April & May!), and most importantly, you'll be able to see our latest sneak peeks of client's session! PLUS, video of their experience and most likely, video of our travels and hilarious journeys (like hiking bluffs to find the perfect location only to encounter lots of snakes and come to find I'm scared of heights - yes that really happened last week). Be on the look out for our first sneak peek coming soon, Kristin and Brandon's Engagement! And, our scouting locations video! :)

xoxo, -h