Children | Cathy Hartman Photography

Happy Valentine’s Day

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Feb 142012

Even though it is cold and grey outside, Valentine’s Day has me feeling all warm and fuzzy inside!! Not only am I so grateful for the love of my family and dear friends, I can honestly say I LOVE what I do! Creating masterpieces for the amazing people I get to work with just warms my heart over and over again. My clients often ask me, “What do you like to photograph most?”

My response, “Whatever I am photographing at the moment.” I am inspired by Life and absolutely love any moment my clients feel worthy of capturing. Let’s face it; I never get bored with all the variety Life has to offer. So far this month, I’m having the time of my life shooting precious little ones. The sweet, stillness of newborns and curious personalities of babies and toddlers are so fun to work with. I just love the creative opportunities in these shoots. I believe children in general offer such a joyful innocence to the lens.

Aside from my photo sessions, I’ve also spent time this month meeting with Brides as wedding season is just around the corner. I’m anxious to hear stories of all the Valentine’s Day proposals and hoping for warmer weather for upcoming engagement sessions ~ although I was really wishing I had one scheduled yesterday in that beautiful snowfall!

The close of January brought a few new additions to Cathy Hartman photography. I’ve brought in some “behind the scenes” part-time help in Amy Greco! Amy is coming alongside to take care of some of the details that I don’t always have the time in my day to get to. She is currently updating some of the wording on my website, packages, programs, etc. to offer a more “creative voice.” If some of you were wondering if I’ve suddenly gained a new talent in my creative writing ability, well, that is probably Amy translating for me. I welcome Amy and look forward to the support she will offer me in the upcoming months.

In addition, I’ve introduced a new SENIOR ROLE MODEL program that I am really excited about. I am currently accepting applications for ROLE MODELS and will continue through March 1st. Watch my blog in March as I unveil my ROLE MODELS for the 2012-2013 season.

Until next Tuesday,

~ Cathy

Lillian

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Jan 262012

I am thankful every day for being blessed with such a wonderful job. Singing and laughing with 2 year old Lillian made my day – what a sweetheart!

Not sure what’s going through her little mind right here, but I love this expression!

Belly laughs are awesome!

Happy 2nd Birthday Lilly!

Tyler turns two | St. Peters Family Photographer

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Nov 102011

Some of my favorites from a great session with a beautiful family and their adorable little guy Tyler who just turned two. Dark brown eyes and blonde curls – could he be any cuter?

McAFee Family | O’Fallon Family Photographer

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Jul 282011

I’ve known Brian since he was a kid playing football with our son Chad so he almost feels like one of my kids. He now has a sweetheart of a wife, Laura and two beautiful children Hagen & Addison. I loved being able to spend some time with them recently and welcome baby Addison. Congratulations to a wonderful family! Feel free to leave them a comment on the blog.

Hagen is very proud to be a big brother!

Amazing what a bribe from dad to go to McDonald’s will do for a smile!

Addison was determined to stay awake and not miss a moment of her first photo shoot, but we did get a few sleepy baby shots. She is just precious!

Congratulations McAFee Family!

Thank Heaven For Little Girls | St. Charles Family Photographer | Hermann Family Photographer

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Jun 212011

I had the pleasure of photographing two great families recently. The Wunderlich’s at their home near Hermann and The Bushong’s in Old Town St. Charles. Both families have two adorable little girls. The girls are all so sweet – I can’t stop smiling as I go through the photos from their sessions!

Grass in your toes is the funniest thing!

I’m a Little Teapot

Little Angels

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Feb 032011

I have had so many sweet little angels in my home studio this month. I love trying new sets while we’re stuck indoors for the winter!

Holiday Photo Shoots

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Dec 012010

One missing tree stand, one very crooked tree, several tangled strands of lights, and a lot of mess later – my house is decorated for Christmas! I have 3 sets with trees inside, plus some fun props with the white background. We can also do holiday photos outside. Bring your kids, your family, and your pets. There’s still time to do a session and get custom designed cards.

Christmas Card Designs

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Nov 162010

I have 8 new designs for 2010 cards. These are beautiful 5×7 cards printed on both sides. They are printed are card stock paper in your choice of linen, smooth, or pearl texture with 2-5 images per card. The designs can be customized for your images and text using photos from any of your galleries in the past year or come in for a holiday session. I’ll be posting a blog tomorrow showing the trees and sets I have at my home studio or we can set a time in front of your holiday decor. The cards come in sets of 25 including envelopes.

Merry Christmas Front