Heather Swanner Photography

Sometimes all it takes...

is just a little time to warm up.

Lauren was quite shy when we first got together for our pictures.  It took quite a while for her to be comfortable enough to leave her mom's arms.  Right about the time Lauren got comfortable enough to get down and play, she hurt her leg, and unfortunately, she did not feel up to the session anymore....or so we thought.  We took a little hiatus and decided to give it another shot a few hours later.  And I am so pleased that we did.  I had SOO many pictures from both the first half and the second half of our session that it was near impossible to decide what to show, but here are a few:

Two sweet babies

Last week I was able to photograph two sweet 7-month olds on the same day!  I absolutely love this age!  Here are a few from their sessions.

Mini-sessions, round 2

Another day of mini-sessions....another day of rain!  We improvised, and moved them to the studio instead.  And then the rain stopped, and we were able to get outside for a few.  What the last two weeks have taught me is that I definitely have to be flexible!  I am so thankful, however, for this beautiful day today and am looking forward to a week of OUTSIDE shooting once again! :)

Mallory

Told you I was going to catch up!  :)  So, I'm really only about half-way there, but I'm making some progress with updating the blog!  Mallory had a lot of fun dancing around the studio.  If I had time, I would put together a full sequence of her dance moves!  They were pretty impressive!

Mini-sessions, round 1

I had my first set of mini-sessions a couple of weeks ago, and we had a blast despite the dreary, dreary weather.  I think there was a little bit of rain during each one of the sessions, but we were able to push through regardless!  The last session, however, did get a little too wet, so we moved it inside.

It's funny how many of these types of shots I got from this particular session!! :)

I am seriously, and I do mean, seriously...

delayed on getting my blog updated.  Okay, this is where I catch up.  It has been busy around here.  That's pretty much all I can say.  My fall season has kicked into FULL gear, and between managing that and managing sick kiddos in my own home, I've just had very little time to get pre-views (in this case, post-views) up.  So here goes....these are from a couple (maybe 3) weeks ago.  Keep checking back for more current pictures!

Magic Light

I almost moved this session to the studio because it was sprinkling just as our session got started and the clouds were black.  But I decided to stick it out and get as many as I could outside before the bottom dropped out and we were forced to go in.  Instead of the bottom falling out, though, the sky opened up and we had the most gorgeous light!  This is what I call magic light.  I haven't seen it for awhile because it's been raining so much lately.  But man, it was worth the wait!  And it doesn't get much better than having an absolutely adorable little girl to go with this amazing light!  If you'd like to see the whole slideshow, you can click here  .  Keep in mind that I didn't have magic light at the very beginning of the session!  :)

My niece

My sweet little niece was in town from Virginia last week, so we got together yesterday before she and mommy flew back home to get a few pictures.  The weather was actually pretty dreary (and wet!), but we managed to get some really good ones before it really started raining.  Harper (and mommy & daddy) are moving back to Birmingham next summer, and I am so excited.  I can't wait for my kids to have a cousin who lives in the same town - I never knew what that was like growing up.  Here are some pictures from our time together.  Some people say she resembles her aunt Heather!!  What do you think??? 

Boys!

I've have photographed these sweet boys for the past 2 years, and I've had such a good time watching them grow up.  We had a great time playing in the weeds a couple of weeks ago (see, I told you I was behind on posting!).

Sweet baby girl

I had Hannah Grace in the studio a couple of weeks ago, and I'm just now getting around to posting her pictures (I've got lots of these I'll be posting soon!).  She was such a sweet little thing!

Vintage Baby

I've been a bad blogger lately, and I'm sorry.  I am going to try to do better.  Things have been real busy around here!  

First of all, I wanted to say thank you to everyone who came out for the Matilda Jane show yesterday!  We had a great turnout, and I think there are going to be some sassy little fashion divas walking around Birmingham in a few weeks when the clothes come in!

Now on to the pictures!!  I was afraid that this session wasn't going to happen because clouds were looming, and the rain was really close by.  But we worked fast and had a wonderful session before the rain came (which has been happening A LOT lately!).  Mom brought along one of her dresses from when she was 2, and we did a few pictures in it.  I love how vintage the pictures look in that little short dress.  It's funny how much hemlines have changed since we were little.  And it's also funny to think that clothes that we mothers once wore as children are now considered "vintage".  Hmmm, does that mean that people think I'm vintage???  I guess it's a good thing that vintage is cool.

Holiday Cards!

Okay, I'm WAAAAAAAY behind posting pictures, and I'll get back to that shortly, but I did want to go ahead & post a link to some of the Christmas cards I'm offering this year.  Those of you who've done cards with me before know that the cards are even more beautiful in person.  If you'd like to take a look at the different card stocks, we have some at the studio that you can put your hands on!  Anyway, I know lots of people have been asking me about these, so here they are:  holiday cards .  This is a LARGE file, so you may want to load it, grab a cup of coffee & then come back & take a look!

Matilda Jane Clothing Show

Okay, okay, I've been slack on posting lately....but I've just been so busy!!  I am going to try to make up for that next week.  Anyway, lots of people have been asking, so I thought I'd go ahead & post the information about the Matilda Jane Show.  Next Saturday the 12th (time still TBD), I am hosting a Matilda Jane clothing show at the studio.  If you scroll through my blog, you'll probably see some clothes from their spring line, which was just absolutely adorable.  Think Anthropologie for girls.  This is, in my opinion, the cutest clothing for girls out there.  Anyway, I'll post more details next week about what time it will be.  AND, I want all of you to come out and check out the new studio!   Spend your day shopping in downtown Homewood and come on up and see me at 1747 Reese St., Suite 211.

And, just like last time, I will offer a $50 gift certificate to Heather Swanner Photography if you come & buy some clothes!

If you get a chance, check out the MJ Blog to see some of the cuteness they have to offer.  I don't think all of the clothes are shown on the regular website yet.

Anyway, hope to see you next Saturday!  I'll send out a reminder!