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See you soon Durango Kid's Mini-Sessions....

I am offering a select number of mini-sessions the last week of July to say "see you soon" to Durango.  I will be living in Denver after August, with frequent trips back to Durango to see family, friends and clients, but want to offer clients in Durango something special before I leave.

Here's the scoop:

10 mini-session slots (total) offered on these days in Durango...

** July 23rd, 24th, 25th and/or July 26th **

Session includes:
*30-45 minutes session at in-town location of heidi's choice.
*10-15 high-resolution images (in color & b/w) on disc in special case (one disk & case only).
*5x7 prints of each image to show you how they should print.
*For children or babies only, with one child per slot; additional $50/child with up to 3 children total from same family. **
*Private online gallery & shopping cart with password for 1 week to share with friends and family when images are ready.

 ~ $550 (tax already included) (**a $1,600+ value**) ~
 ~ $250 is required to secure secure slot with remainder due at session ~
~ Cash or check preferred; additional fee for payment via credit card ~

**If friend's want their children to be in one session together, all 10 slots must already be filled and there is an additional fee of $100 for the additional disc, case and prints along with all other specific information above.**

 Please contact me to book one of the slots available or with any questions!
I can't wait to hear from you!

Pass this along to all your friends and family so they can have their children photographed as well!

heidi@heidichowenphotography.com
970-749-1461

xoxo-heidi

We may just have a little fashionista or maybe just a perfectionist on our hands.
I apparently did not have enough lip gloss on, so my little Jolie fixed that for me.

*photos taken by Daniel Chowen*

xoxo-heidi

...what a beautiful young lady...
...I had the honor of photographing her senior beauty portraits last fall and recently photographed her pre-prom party with friends & family...
...& she wore the cutest cotton candy pink Betsey Johnson dress...
...her father was so sweet too...he let ~K~ drive the amazing car that he drove to his prom in...
...thank you ~K~ & family for wanting me to capture these special moments...
...~K~ I look forward to hearing about your adventures after high school & wish you all the best...
Lots & lots & lots of love...
xoxo-heidi

...I love the spring so very very much...
...I love that the days are getting warmer so the girls can be outside in their bouncy house...
...Oh, and by the way, a mom's secret weapon for fun: the bouncy house...
...It keeps them entertained for quite a while...
...And gets them nice and tired...
...Thank you inventors of the bouncy house...
...

xoxo-heidi

...I LOVE this company and wanted to show you some of their beautiful products...
...I am particularly fond of this company as they fit my style so perfectly...
...They are individually handcrafted by artisans and use the finest materials to create their albums, folios and presentation boxes. Each one of their products are made from rich, smooth, heavyweight fine art paper and fabric. They have a beautiful selection of elegant Japanese bookbinding fabrics and Swiss ribbons to color coordinate the products with your images, personal style or home.
...The craftsmanship is absolutely amazing...and I am so excited to keep filling up my home & studio with even more color combinations for me to enjoy and you to see...
...lots of love and a lot more to come soon too...
...I just wish there were more hours in the day...
xoxo-heidi

...little ~c~ is a little blessing...
...I am overjoyed for this family and their new addition...
...he is so super sweet too...
...babies are so wonderful...
...I love that I get to photograph the journeys in this family's life...
...I am so grateful that I get to do this for all my lovely clients...
...I love my job...

xoxo-heidi

**double click slide show for full-screen viewing**

~ please click here to vote for me!~

~just leave a comment under my photo...that is your vote...~

...I am so excited that The Wedding Chicks placed one of my images in the running with all the other amazing photographers...

...Please vote for me TODAY!  It would just make my day if you did...
...Pretty please with a cherry on top:)...

xoxo~heidi

...happy valentine's day...
~xoxo~

bou*tique
~ a business that serves a sophisticated or specialized clientele ~

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...my new downtown Durango bou*tique office is ready and I am excited to share it with my clients...
...I will be putting finishing touches to it as well as ordering some fabulous new products and art for the walls through the year, but am now ready to meet my wonderful clients there for any reason ~ to take select photos in to start off a session, to meet, view images on a large screen as well as view all the products I offer and go over orders...
...and to all my clients who love me coming to them for orders, I still do that too, so no worries!...
...meeting there is by appointment only, so please contact me to set a date...
...I look forward to meeting you there and I love that I have a place just for my clients...
...and what is so exciting is that I am in the process of designing my sign & all the other last details to make it complete...
...one day, soon, I will make into a true boutique to sell fashionable accessories *fine art for the home* as an addition to the portraiture, but for now, it is just a bou*tique office...
...wow, this is fun...

xoxo-heidi

...this is the precious baby I was photographing yesterday...
...I will post more in a few days...

xoxo-heidi

...Here are just a few of the sweet and adorable kiddos I photographed today...
...I am quite exhausted:)...I think I photographed about 40 kids in 2.5 hours...
...And, I don't usually post any fundraisers I am a part of or donate to as it is my personal belief that giving should be that-giving, but I thought I would share this one as I would love to help raise awareness for this school as it will be here for a long time and it is a part of our community...
...The Riverhouse Children's Center is a non-profit school for children up to 5 years old.  It is a wonderful school and I adore the teachers and staff that work there.  And since they are non-profit, they rely solely on grants, donations, fundraising and tuition to allow the school have the best learning environment with the best teachers & staff available. Early childhood education is SO important and we need to foster education in our lovely town as much as we can to maintain the already amazing people and families that are here. This school really does need the community to take notice to help it reach it goals...If you would like more information on how to help, please contact the school (click here) to see how you can help.
...I feel so lucky to live in a community that has so many wonderful pre-k schools & families that focus so much on the importance of early childhood education...Durango is so amazing...

**To the families~I will have these ready soon...I had a hard time just posting a few!!  They were all WAY too sweet!**

xoxo-heidi

...I have debated on whether to post this or not, but finally came to the conclusion that I want the people who love my photography to know a little about me...nothing too exciting, just a bit of who I am, how I got here and what I absolutely love...I want to give a little insight as to who I am and my history with art to set me apart from "just another photographer"...I hope this helps you get to know a little about me...

...I remember growing up always wanting to be an artist...I started drawing and painting at a very young age and took as many art classes as I could...I fondly remember one of my childhood friend's mother who was an amazing artist. I vividly remember all the art supplies carefully organized in canisters along the art tables, counters and windows...I mean tons of them. All organized by type and color...but "artist" organized, not super clean or perfect...just like they had been used and placed quickly back where they were supposed to go but able to be used right away... I loved that...I loved everything about the colors, the paper, the brushes, and the creating of something beautiful...As I grew older, I wanted more of it...I did fine in all my other studies, but art was by far, my favorite. My grandfather was an artist/illustrator for Disney back in the day and I loved just the notion that I was related to an artist...that kept my hope alive that I could do it too...

...I moved to Durango in the middle of my high school years and the only thing that made it easier were my art classes...I took them all:)...I instantly connected with my art teachers...they were so amazing...they made me feel like I belonged...I graduated with academic honors and received academic scholarships to a couple different colleges, including Fort Lewis...but my secret favorite thing is that I was entered into the National Art Honors Society as well as chosen as the Senior Artist of the Year when I graduated...if anyone out there has moved to a new city and knows how hard it is, then you may understand how honored and special I felt when told these things my last year of high school...It made it real that I might be able to pursue being an artist after high school...

...But then, you second guess yourself anyways...or at least I did...How could I possibly make it as an artist? What kind of stable job would I have? blah, blah, blah...I started off as an art major, not really thinking about what I would do after college...but all of a sudden I felt pressured to make a decision on what to do with my life...so, with one year away from graduating, I switched majors...and I graduated with an International Business Degree...what? I know...I just thought it may be really amazing to learn multiple languages and somehow incorporate the fashion world into it... so I set my sights on Parsons Design School and a move to Paris...I know what you are thinking...where did fashion come into play?...I forgot to mention that I LOVE the entire theatrics of a fashion show, the creating of clothing as well as the photographs that accompany them...wow...I love all of it and consider it an very beautiful art...So, I did the student exchange thing, lived in Europe and went to school while traveling across Europe. While there I visited each and every art museum I possibly could...I was kind of obsessed...well, because they are amazing...and I planned on going to Parsons as soon as I graduated college (I think I still have the vhs tape they send you when you apply)...I dreamed of one day having my own art gallery...a beautiful modern art gallery.... as well as doing something, anything in the fashion industry...

...well...then I came home, graduated...and...happened to meet the love of my life, my husband, Daniel... who knew he would be right in Durango too...and on a blind date set-up to top it all off...seriously...I never would have thought that...

...now 10 years later we have two gorgeous daughters...wow...I have a super blessed life...and I am now able to fulfill the artist in me...and do it with photography...and to my surprise, I have the most amazing clients who hire me to photograph them...that is the most extraordinary thing ever...I LOVE making people feel beautiful and taking images that freeze a moment, a kiss, a smile, a hug all while creating a piece of art...all the special moments that I share with my husband and daughters make me appreciate every single day...I get to capture that for other people...That is so special to me and I do not take that for granted...It is very exciting to me that I get to do what I absolutely love and make people happy all at the same time...It is like all the paths in my life led me to this place...

...extra little tidbits...I have been doing graphic design and using adobe photoshop & other various adobe design products for over 12 years now...so the blend of all of my nerdy computer skills and obsession with art just blend together quite perfectly:)...

...Ahh...what a dream...and I want to take this SO many places...so please stay and enjoy it with me!  I can't wait for all that lies ahead...I still dream of a modern art gallery of my own...who knows:)...my new downtown boutique office is a start...

...Here are a few photos (of two cutie pie sisters) for those of you who do not feel like reading this or to at least make up for boring you to death :) ...

Lots and lots of love...

xoxo-heidi

...I LOVE this time of year...
...I am enjoying my daughters' delight as they watch the lights & dance around the house...
...I am loving the music and holiday sweets...
...I am appreciating all the wonderful people and clients that have come into my life throughout the past year...from the lovely anticipating moms, the adorable newborns, the active toddlers and wonderful kids to the amazing families, high school seniors and people in love...
...I look forward to more of this in 2010...
...There is a lot of good stuff ahead...
...And I can't wait to meet it all...
...I can't wait to meet you...

xoxo-h

...I am SO excited to announce that my new downtown Durango boutique-style office will be opening in January...
...I am beyond thrilled...
...I will be working on its finishing touches over the next few weeks...
...And I cannot wait to meet with my fabulous clientele there...
...When it is complete, I will give you all the details so you can come visit me...

xoxo-heidi

**here are some things that are inspiration for my office**

This beautiful pair of shoes is just one of many that are up for bid at an amazing event in Durango that benefits a wonderful organization.  Morgan, the owner of From the Heart, decoupaged & decorated this lovely pair of stilettos...I LOVE LOVE LOVE that these shoes are helping someone...gotta love that...and I would love to wear them as they are amazing!

Here's the information on how to attend this event~

Date:	Saturday, November 21, 2009 at 7:30pm **auction is on Saturday only**
	Sunday, November 22, 2009 at 9:00pm
Location:	Henry Strater Theatre in Durango, Colorado

...This mom-to-be is absolutely stunning...
...It is so incredible how when I meet my clients, especially for the first time, how drawn we are to one another...call it fate or whatever...it is just an amazing connection...I love that...
...Her and her husband will be welcoming their little bundle of love into the world very very soon and I cannot wait to photograph them together...
...See you soon!...

xoxo-heidi

I just adore this family to pieces...
Little ~l~ is going to be a big brother in January and his mom looks amazing at 6 months pregnant...I am so elated that I get to take their photos each year and watch them grow...it is always an honor when you get to be a part of people's lives in this manner. I love it...I can't wait to take preggers and newborn photos of them in the next few months!

And of course...little ~l~'s clothing is by the fabulous www.lovebugclothing.com ...seriously way too stinkin' cute...the vintage recycled concert tees that are re-made into children's clothing are too die for...each one is unique and all custom made, so check them out for sure...

xoxo-heidi

*double-click gallery to view full-screen*

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So I know this is not a normal post for me...but I have to tell you how much I love these cookies...Since it is that time of year anyways, I thought I would share this fabulous company with you. I LOVE the smell of cookies baking and these ones are so yummy to eat and easy to make...perfect for all the moms out there...

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Ice Box Bakery ~ www.iceboxbakery.com/  *they have the cutest website too*

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You can get them at health conscious stores across the country and and find them locally at the Nature's Oasis in Durango too! Go support a Colorado company that is owned by the most amazing family and feel great about what you are eating too...

I will be making ALL the flavors over the holidays...mmmm...I want some right now actually...

And as my daughters would say "yummy in the tummy"...

xoxo

How gorgeous is this soon-to-be graduate! I had such a fabulous time with her...We went up to DMR (Durango Mountain Resort) to get some photos in a chair-lift as she loves to ski and we got SO lucky as the colors are absolutely stunning right now...It was so great that we did the entire shoot up there...She and her mom totally trusted me as we did some death-defying feats for a few photos that gave me a few heart attacks for sure, but it was worth it! Thank you Kelsey!  I hope you LOVE the photos!  There are so many more and I will have your entire gallery ready soon!

xoxo-heidi

...I am so excited to now be photographing high school seniors...These two gorgeous high school seniors (Durango High School) were so much fun to photograph...They wanted a rooftop, so I went and found one ~the gorgeous Crossroads Building *thanks to my wonderful friends who allowed us access up there*...I am so glad they wanted something a little different, a little more industrial and modern...

Tasha and Bryanna~ I hope you love these and I can't wait to show you the entire gallery from the photo-shoot as there are a lot more photos!  I am SO glad we got it all before the rain came down! You two were fabulous and I wish you all the best in your last year at DHS!

*double click the gallery to see it full-screen*

xoxo-heidi