Heirloom Photography

Have yourself a Merry little Christmas- The Ballard Family

2011-12-05T18:11:00.000-08:00

Ok, isn't this baby adorable?! Of course, I'm partial....but I can't help bragging.

We had a fun and short shoot in Orange County this last weekend. Such a blast! I always love spending time with this family <3

Happy Holidays, Everyone! He is the reason for the season!

Don't forget to book your Christmas photos before it's too late and the holiday "scoots" past you!

-xoxo

When a Man loves a Woman!

2011-11-28T23:54:00.000-08:00

I had the joy of taking the anniversary photos for my best friend and her boyfriend.

Mike and Becca were such a fun couple to work with. I can't wait to see the journey these two take together and where life will lead them.

Can't wait until there is a ring on that hand!! :)

Such a great day in Laguna Beach with such an awesome couple. Lots of blessings to the two of you and I pray for many more anniversaries!

-xoxo

Pretty Woman!

2011-11-16T23:47:00.000-08:00

Meet my best friend, Becca! We have been friends for a super long time now and if there is anyone I love being silly with, it's this girl! I am one of the few people who actually knows how to make her uncomfortable (but can sometimes get away with it!)

She has such a joyful heart and is always there for me when I need her to be strong advice and loving words. Not to mention, she is GORGEOUS!

Isn't she Beautiful?!?!

-xoxo

Future Mr. Pro Soccer!

2011-11-16T22:33:00.000-08:00

In an effort to encourage my lovely fiance, I thought it would be a good idea to take some photos of him shooting the ball around. He has some pretty wonderful talent and I would love to see him soar!!

Can someone send me the number of the Galaxy coach so I can give him a call?? ;)

-xoxo

CONTEST! CONTEST!

2011-11-16T20:24:00.000-08:00

I posted a new contest today for a FREE PHOTO SHOOT!*

What you need to do is:

1.Head over to Facebook and "like" our page.

Heirloom Photography's Facebook Page!

2. Share us on your wall to notify your friends.

3. Post a comment on our page so we know who you are!!

After all three have been completed, your name will be entered into a drawing for the chance to win!

The contest will close Tuesday 11/22 at 10:00 p.m. The winner will be announced (via random drawing) on Wednesday 11/23. Please help us spread the word about Heirloom Photography!

Can't wait! Praying to meet a lot of new faces!

-xoxo

*Note: Limited to Southern California residents.

Boys Will Be Boys! Kaleb & Brady

2011-11-16T20:16:00.000-08:00

I have had the pleasure of knowing these two boys for the past seven months. After a few weeks of babysitting them, I decided to bring my camera along on one of our park outings.

Little did I know, but these kids are so photogenic! Kaleb is a future GQ model! I had so much fun and we laughed a ton during our time together.

-xoxo

Senior Celebrations!

2011-11-16T18:10:00.000-08:00

How much fun is to to celebrate becoming a senior with balloons, dresses & cowboy boots?!

That's exactly what Jasmine and I did! Can't wait to take more photos of this girl:

Fun & Exciting!!

-xoxo

Posting, Posting, Posting! Brooklyn's 6th Month Old Photos!

2011-11-16T13:58:00.000-08:00

Ok, so of course I am partial to this little one! We had such a fun time doing our two-day photo shoot for her Half Birthday! Who doesn't need an excuse for photos and (two) days with Brooklyn!!

Love all of these fun little photos!

Love her to pieces!!

-xoxo

Baby Lyla Marie

2011-11-16T13:48:00.000-08:00

I had the pleasure of taking photos Miss Lyla. She is one of my Mom's friends newest addition. Lyla, just a few weeks old, was such a good sport. We had a rainy day inside and in between naps. But she was already camera ready by the time we showed up. What a lovebug!

Can't wait to see this little cutie grow up!

-xoxo

Photo Challenge!

2011-11-15T13:12:00.000-08:00

So, in order to try and get myself out there, I decided to enter a few photo contests.

I recently found this new website called http://www.iheartfaces.com/ and fell in love!

So I decided I would enter their Autumn contest with my little pumpkin cutie!:

What harm can come from just entering a few contests? None. So here it goes!

-xoxo

Sneak Peak!

2011-11-15T13:01:00.000-08:00

There is so much I still need to blog! I can't believe how behind I am. But for now, I am only going to tease you with two of my recent sessions:

Yay for Harvest!! Check out this little pumpkin!

More of her adorable photos to come!

"Oh the weather outside is frightful"....

but we weren't afraid!!

Can't wait to finish these and show you all of the fun we had! (Not to mention we got SOAKING wet.)

Please bear with me. I am editing as quickly as I can. My photoshop decided it wanted to quit on me but I now have the new addition up and running. Heirloom Photography is back in motion! <3

-xoxo

Little Miss Brooklyn Ballard

2011-09-16T15:35:00.000-07:00

Ok, I know I cheated on the last blog by posting photos that had already been previewed. So in order to make up for it, I'll post a large blog today :)

Brooklyn 4 Months (with a mini shoot with her Mommy!)

She is always has to have those fingers in her mouth!! <3

And of course... the beautiful Mommy & Baby! I love these two ladies!!

I love working with these two. Can you see why? :)

The Most Gorgeous Baby!

2011-09-15T00:17:00.000-07:00

Here she is! Brooklyn is my niece so of course I am going to say she is the most gorgeous baby ever...but once you see her pictures, I think you will agree :) The photos below are just from her two month / Easter backyard beginnings.

Ooooh I just LOVE her! <3

Where the legacy begins....

2011-09-02T16:57:00.000-07:00

Before I begin posting all the photos from the last few months and officially previewing everything, I think a little background on how this all started is in order. :)

This past year has been a year for the record books. I have experienced more in the last few months than I could ever express in one little blog. I first began my photography journey on my cell phone. Snapping a few photos here and there of the kids I nannied and then sharing them with family and friends. I had always received positive feedback from everyone and heard multiple times that I should pursue this industry. It was the arrival of my niece, Brooklyn, which inspired me to begin taking photos. My sister-in-law, Jenna, and I thought it would be fun to do a mock photo shoot of Brooklyn to capture her adorable features (and also because she was growing so fast!) So my Mom, Jenna, and I set up a fun Easter/ Spring shoot in the back yard just to mess around. Some of our first photos looked like this:

The more she grew, the more photo shoots we knew we needed to have. (Of course, it was a lot of fun for Jenna, my Mom and me!) It was always such a great bonding moment for the three of us. We had to work as a team and coordinate it just right around Brooklyn....because "Whatever Brooklyn wants, Brooklyn gets!" When I expressed that I was serious about becoming a photographer, Jenna was one of my biggest supporters. She started giving me all the credit for the photos I took and continues to coordinate shoots for me to accommodate my growing portfolio. (But who would be apposed to hanging out with and shooting that precious little one?!)

During a shoot one afternoon, my mom had rocked Brooklyn to sleep and laid her on their bed. We had the great idea of having Brooklyn hold her Mom's wedding right while she slept. It was so cute we kept adding rings. First MY mother's and then MY grandma's. So Brooklyn ended up holding three generational rings. Her Mom's, Her Nani's, and her Great-Grandma's. As we sat and viewed the photos, we discussed how pretty the rings were and how precious the shot was of her holding the heirloom rings.

The three of us at once: "HEIRLOOM PHOTOGRAPHY! THAT'S IT!"

And so it was born. We had been searching for the name for a while and nothing sounded right. AFter my great-grandma and grandmother passed away, I had fallen in love and had become so sentimental with their heirloom pieces. So once I had heard it, I knew it was perfect.

Heirloom Photography: Making Memories to last throughout the generations.

Brooklyn sitting in a hand painted family heirloom.