Olivia & Morgan Slideshow

Last week, I introduced you to Olivia and Morgan, two adorable sisters. Now that I've had some time to edit through their lifestyle portrait session, I've put together a slideshow of the girls, plus a few with their mom, aunts and grandma.

Please CLICK HERE to view the slideshow!

Robin + Chris' Winter Wedding

Robin and Chris were married on Friday in a wonderful winter ceremony. They agreed to meet each other before the ceremony for the formal portraits with their families and bridal party so that we could spend some time together making some killer portraits of the two of them.


Robin was a sparkling bride who donned her grandmother's pearls.


And Chris, always a classy gentleman, serenaded his new bride at the reception with the help of his Phi Delta Theta fraternity brothers.

Thanks to Robin and Chris for inviting me to be a part of their special day. Thanks goes out also to Brett Schauf for shooting along side me as Karen played the part of maid of honor (Robin is her sister!). Be looking for more from this incredible wedding as we edit for a slideshow in the next couple of weeks!

A tale of two sisters

This morning, I spent some time with the FABULOUS Olivia, above, and her little sister, Morgan. As you can see, at 5 years old, Olivia is NOT shy. I'm told Morgan is not shy either, but ....


After some time inside, we went outside to romp in the snow a bit. I was hoping Morgan would warm up to me a bit, but even with her Aunt Erin telling her how nice I am, she was still shy.


This series MUST be titled "Grandma's Got Game" because as Olivia found out, Grandma Jama can throw an accurate snow ball!


After a little more coaxing, Morgan let me look at her while taking her picture, and I simply ADORE this photo of Morgan and Grandma!

Be sure to look for the slideshow later this week!

Also, our final wedding of 2007 is tomorrow! After we have the photos of the wedding ready, Mike and I will put together a slideshow of Heartland Photography's best of 2007! It's going to be rockin' so be sure to be on the lookout for it!

Behind the scenes

We've been busy getting artistic prints ready for our clients in time for Christmas. Above is one of our "Signature Prints." These prints are artistically enhanced and signed by the photographer. They make spectacular wall art and are a keepsake and family heirloom.


To get these to our out of town clients, there is a SERIOUS amount of bubble wrap involved.


Once they are wrapped up safe and sound, we ship them out.

Heartland Photography Slideshows on Facebook!

We are now super proud to offer our clients a new facbook application! David Jay, photographer and entrepreneur extraordinaire, developed this AMAZING application.

Thanks, DJ! You're the BEST!



If you see your slideshow, please click the "add show" and it will appear on your profile. If not, please shoot me an email and I can get you hooked up with your VERY OWN Facebook slideshow!

***NOTE: These are enlarged "screen grabs" and NOT as sharply in focus as our slideshows. Please visit to view Karen's Facebook page to see the shows.

Mother Nature

A wintry storm dropped on us this week, leaving plenty of ice and a little snow to go along with it.

Since my newspaper photojournalism days are over, I don't have to tromp through bad weather to get photographs of people —well — being miserable in the cold.

This morning, however, I was de-icing my car and couldn't help admire the beauty of the first sunshine I've seen all week. It just danced through the ice that is hanging on every tree around Hays.


But with all the beauty of the ice comes danger. In Saline County, 8,700 homes were without power and 12,000 had no power in Topeka. Homes without power reached record numbers in Oklahoma, and I'm thankful MY home is warm, merry and bright.

Now, thanks to some sunshine, the ice is starting to melt off of the trees. It's still a hazard, however, because the heavy chunks of ice are now falling OFF of the trees and into the streets, onto oncoming cars, and on top of peoples heads!

Please, be safe.

AND stay tuned ... an exciting announcement is coming later this week.

24th Annual Five State Photography Exhibition

This is the third year I've entered and had photos accepted to the Hays Arts Council's annual photographic competition. (Mine is on the top left).


The image is from my travels in Africa last year (I'm SO ready to go back! I had such an amazing experience with Jeanel).


This photo is from my experience with the Great American Cattle Drive this fall.


The top middle photos is NOT one of mine. It's "Dawn Flight" by Stephen Weaver, Colorado Springs, Colo., and I'm in LOVE with this photo. It's so abstract, yet I look at it and know EXACTLY what it is! If you're looking for a Christmas gift for your favorite photographer, this would be a good one! ;-)

The show will be up at the Hays Arts Council until Jan. 18, so if you're traveling west on I-70, it's a stop that's WELL worth it! (HERE is a map so you can find it).

Happy Graduation, Class of 2007!

Most people think of graduation in May, but a small sector of the population graduates mid-year. I had the joy of attending graduation last night, which brough back fond memories of my OWN graduation ... which was also in December.

The holiday season is a beautiful time of preparing for the new year, but for graduates, it's also a time of new beginnings.

Congratulations. class of 2007!

And be sure to leave a comment with YOUR graduation memories!

Holiday Card designs

I'm excited to show off some MORE holiday card designs!



These first two are front and back. They come on linen paper and are LOVELY!


These last two cards are photo greeting cards. They're printed on photograpic paper and come with an envelope.

Our cards are sld in packs of 24 and come complete with an envelope. All you have to do is address and mail! I also type up a little holiday greeting and slip it in to save time from hand-signing gobs of cards!

If you have had a wedding or portrait session with us this year, please drop us a line to inquire about a custom Holiday Card for you!



I'm also working on a SUPER EXCITING project. I haven't eaten or slept much this weekend because I'm SO excited! I hope to have it wrapped up by the end of December, so be sure to check back for details!