Monday night, I took the family out after dinner to Greenwell State Park. It’s been a long time since I’ve taken any portraits of the girls, and I also wanted to get atleast 1 portrait of Tristan since he turned 1 month old on Monday. It certainly was a stressful evening though. The girls decided to play in the dirt and ofcourse, Tristan decided he was hungry, cranky and tired as soon as we arrived to our destination. I didn’t get many shots but my only goal was atleast one of each child, and I achieved that.

I wanted to remind everyone that I am currently booking August sessions and in 2 weeks I will officially be off of maternity leave. If you have just had a newborn, and you would like portraits, please contact me right away so that I can get your little one a session before he/she is 3 weeks old.

Such a sweet pose I had to give it a different post processing than my usual stuff.

August is quickly approaching and I have begun to think about some special’s I’d like to run for the month of August when I return to work. I have different special’s for every age group!!!

I am also running a short newborn promotion from now until October 31st! When you book a paid newborn session, you will receive your 6 month old session FREE! After October 31st, the regular promotion of booking a newborn session and receiving a $25 gift certificate for a 6 month old session will go back into effect.

You may begin booking now for your End of Summer session. Session dates valid from August 1st - August 22nd. I have weekend sessions and weekday sessions available. I am available from 10am to 4pm for sessions. Sessions book quickly, so book yours as soon as possible!

Ofcourse, if you ever have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact me at heather@chapmansphoto.com!

Please notice that I will be out of town for most of September due to both of my daughter’s birthday’s. We are taking the kids to Disney World for a week and then visiting family in Florida for another week. I will not be available from September 1st - September 22nd.

On June 19th, 2010, my husband and I welcomed a new addition to our family. Our little BOY was born at 3:04am after a long and somewhat difficult labor. I am so excited to have a boy now in addition to my 2 little girls. Here are some portraits of my handsome little guy.

I hope that this spring is treating everyone well so far! We’ve had our fair share of nice days, and our fair share of rather cold days as well.

I wanted to send out a reminder that as of June 10th, 2010 I will be going on maternity leave and will not be booking sessions until August 1st. If you would like portraits done before I go on maternity leave, please contact me by May 27th, 2010 to fit your session in, in time. I book 2 weeks in advance but please remember that newborn sessions will be booked right away into the nearest possible slot I have available. Newborn sessions are done before 3 weeks old, so it’s vital to get these portrait sessions booked before the baby is too old.

Please see my website on how to contact me if you wish to book a spring session by June 10th!

I hope that everyone had a great holiday and a wonderful New Year. As most of you know, December is my month off, it’s my time with my family since our holidays are so busy with traveling to so many locations to visit family. But, it is January now, and I’m starting to book sessions again.

I do have a few changes to announce. Due to recent and current remodeling to my home, my studio only has room for no more than two children at a time. My studio portraits will, for now, be solely newborn portraiture and children’s portraiture. Maternity portraits, family portraits, and portraits with more than 2 children will have to be done on location. I can help you choose your location if you need help.

A new offer that I am promoting this year, is that when you book a Newborn session, you will receive a $25 print credit for a 6 Month Old session. This is a print credit only, and does not count towards the session fee. A session fee must be paid when booking a 6 Month Old session.

With that said, I’d like to announce that my husband and I are currently expecting our 3rd baby at the end of June. I will probably accept booked sessions up to the 2nd week in June and then I will take some time off while we are adjusting to having 3 little ones around our house.

I look forward to getting back to work, and I can’t wait for Spring to arrive so that I can do more outdoor portraits as well. I’m not a fan of winter, so I’m already ready for the warmer weather to get here.

Yep, I was busy today with two sessions. My 2nd one was with my sister and her boys. Littlest one didn’t have much interest, but her oldest was a ham for me.

Last weekend I was supposed to have a family with this session, but due to the weather and another mis-hap, we rescheduled for this Saturday. Unfortunately, the beautiful fall colors have vanished and winter is well on it’s way, but I think we got some great shots of this family! The kids were so funny and cute! For having a session later on in the day and the kids being tired they were absolutely terrific to work with! I’ve never seen such well behaved kids after nap and lunch time. Thank you J for letting me photograph your family. It was great meeting you and your family. I hope that you enjoy your sneak peak!

Christmas is right around the corner, and I was able to prepare with some Christmas shots of my girls. I’m excited to see my kids faces on Christmas morning! My oldest is finally starting to grasp the idea of Santa and everything so I know that she’s going to be thrilled to see what Santa has brought her this year.

Dropping off some portraits of my girls before I get prepared for my sessions over the weekend!

Today, I had a reshoot with newborn baby girl L! Today we were able to get some really cute shots of L and a few more family portraits!

It’s fall and while the leaves are not 100% turned they are turning… it’s going to make for beautiful portraits near the end of the month and for November! I have a special going on, check my blog posts below for details if you are interested!

I had a pretty large family session today, and am hoping that the Dad to the 2 little girls comes my way so that I can get their pretty little faces in my studio and get some of them alone. He’s in the military and about to move away so he wanted to get family portraits done before he leaves.