About Heather Palmer
Get to Know Your Photographer
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With a photographer on every corner (or at least it feels like it), I think the big thing that sets us all apart is our personality. A lot of people can take pretty pictures, but how well do they interact with you? My favorite compliment people give me is that they had fun at their session! Finding things in common with my clients is my favorite way to help them relax and get to know them. So I wanted to first share some things about myself to help you get to know me better:
My life is my family. My husband and I have been together for 18 years. From the time we started dating until we got married was only 4 months. I’m not kidding.
My favorite compliment people give me is that they had fun at their session!
I am a mother of 5 little boys, ages 17 to 8. No girls. Yes I have a basketball team and no we don’t see a girl in our future. At least those are the answers to the questions I get whenever I’m out in public with all my children. We spend a lot of time outdoors. We go fishing more times than I can count and hike all over the place. My boys (and husband included) are my buddies and I love spending time with them.
When people ask me what I do I always say I’m a stay-at-home mom with a little photography business on the side. I know many in the world look down on that, but to me there is no greater thing in this world than to be my kids’ mom. My goal is to work my business around my family, not my family around my business. So far it has only made me a better mother and a better photographer!
Yes I have a basketball team and no we don’t see a girl in our future.
Whenever people apologize for how their kids act during family pictures I laugh. I have so many little kids I have yet to see anything that I haven’t seen before! Kids never bug me. I’m actually a former elementary school teacher so I feel the most comfortable around kids. One thing I have learned from being around kids a lot is if you take forever to do something you will lose their attention. So I take that into consideration whenever I’m taking pictures. My goal is always to be as fast and efficient as possible, because honestly, how many kids (or dads) want to be taking pictures all day?
No need to apologize for how your kids act during your session.I have so many little kids I have yet to see anything that I haven’t seen before!
As I watch my kids grow up I realize how fleeting my time with them is. Capturing memories is what I love to do the most. I love to take my camera on our adventures together and from there my business started itself. I absolutely love meeting new people. I love meeting couples about to get married. I love meeting the grandparents coming to see me for extended family pictures. It’s an honor to think my photographs are hanging on peoples’ walls. I treasure all of my family pictures and miss the days when my children were all really small.
I love to find connection points with my clients. I love to see what we have in common. I hate awkward silence so I tend to talk a lot! Part of that might be the fact that my main job is being a stay-at-home mom, so I love talking to an adult every once in awhile. I thoroughly enjoy my client’s company and I look forward to meeting each new person I photograph. I love getting to know people. I love seeing friends I haven’t seen for a long time, something I’ve been able to do a lot with photography. Each session becomes a new favorite and I can’t wait to take pictures for you!