Heartland Images By Venus

2009-11-02T20:38:00.001-06:00

October is Family Portrait Month....help make a difference in a child's life!

2009-10-01T11:55:00.001-05:00

What is Family Portrait Month you might ask??
During Family Portrait Month, October 2009, Heartland Images by Venus is donating your family’s session fee to PPA Charities to benefit Operation Smile, which treats children around the world who suffer with cleft lips, cleft palates and other facial deformities. Your session fee donation will truly help change a life. What better way to celebrate your family than by helping a child!

Call now.... Appointments limited.

Call 918-638-2216
to schedule your appointment.

Holiday Cards Sale

2009-10-01T11:48:00.002-05:00

Can you believe that it is October already?? Wow...where does the time go? Believe it or not, the holidays will soon be upon us. I know that it is still a little bit early to think about the Christmas season but get a jump on the holiday chaos this year and get your your portraits taken early. Consider scheduling soon to have your portrait taken outside while the weather’s still gorgeous!!

Also....Order your holiday cards early, and save $$$! Beginning October 1st (yes...today!!), schedule a portrait session and receive 25% off of custom photo portrait-holiday cards. Avoid some holiday stress and get your holiday portrait session scheduled today!

Call 918-638-2216
to schedule your appointment!

Want to have a Facebook party??

2009-08-08T13:44:00.000-05:00

What is a Facebook Party?

More and more we’re connecting through social media, so why not look your best to all your old and new online friends? Gather some friends together and join the fun at Heartland Images for a Facebook Party!!

Here is what you will get:

For only $30, you will get an image you would be proud to share on the internet. Each portrait session will last 10 minutes, and you will have a choice of backgrounds to create a casual, personality-driven image.

A few days after your portrait is taken, the image will be uploaded to my Facebook page, and we will email you a link so you can tag yourself and drag the image to your desktop to use on your social networking or e-dating sites.

Call Venus at Heartland Images By Venus at 918-638-2216 to schedule your Facebook party with your friends at my studio. You will be glad you did!!

Painted Portraits- I LOVE THESE!!

2009-02-27T09:15:00.002-06:00

These three images happen to be my three children (big shock ;) ). They are images that I have taken. I can't take credit for the painted part though. I have to thank Beeka for that part. I am now offering the painted portraits so if you might be interested please contact me and set up an appointment. I have to say that I just LOVE them! Thank you Beeka!!

Tilli- 6 Months

2009-02-27T09:04:00.003-06:00

Awww....I have to say that I loved working with Miss Tilli! What a sweet baby girl. It took her awhile (two sessions actually :) ) to warm up to me but once she did she gave me some great stuff! A big thanks goes out to Tilli's mommy for bringing her in. I have so many great ideas for the big 1-year session so I hope to see them back. :) Here are a few favorites from the session.

Ashtyn- 3 Months

2009-02-27T08:55:00.003-06:00

Little miss Ashtyn came into see me for her 3 month session. What a little cutie! I love those cheeks and that beautiful brown curly hair of hers. I did her newborn session as well. It is always so much fun to see how much they have changed in only 3 short months. Here are a few of her mommy's favorites! I am also including the Valentine card that I designed for this session. I can't wait until her 6 month session!!

Kally

2009-01-25T12:58:00.005-06:00

This is my daughter and I recently did some shots of her. I was trying to get something that we could enter into the photogenic category for her dance competitions this spring. I believe this is the one we will be using. Well, unless she lets me do more of her and we get something better. :)

Update: I am so happy to say that she did win the photogenic award at her first competition this past weekend. She has another one in two weeks. We'll see how she does at that one. :)

Jasmyne & Olivia- Sisters!

2009-01-07T09:23:00.007-06:00

These two sisters are absolutely adorable! I really enjoyed having them in my studio. They came in with their mom (who happens to be a long time friend of mine). I managed to get some really great images of them (the chair images happen to be my faves). Thanks Jay for bringing them in. :)

Dagen & Brylee

2009-01-07T09:11:00.008-06:00

This is my niece and my nephew. My sister brought them over before Christmas to get some Christmas shots. Here are a few that we managed to get. :)

Montie & Family

2009-01-07T08:50:00.004-06:00

This is Montie and he is releasing a new gospel CD soon. He contacted me because he had seen some other work of mine and wanted me to produce images for is CD and promo material. He also asked me to get some shots of him and his wife Caroline and also his granddaughter Hannah.

Brent & Holly

2009-01-07T08:42:00.003-06:00

What a great couple! I had a lot of fun shooting this session. We did a few inside the studio and then headed outside (where we got some of my favorite images from this session). Thank you two for giving me the opportunity to capture some great memories.

Brothers

2009-01-07T08:25:00.003-06:00

These two little guys came to see me before Christmas. What a fun session! It took a while for the little one to get warmed up but once he did we were able to get some adorable images. As you can see we even got shots of the little guy beating up his big brother. :)

Ashtyn- Newborn

2009-01-07T08:17:00.005-06:00

This little cutie is Ashtyn. Her mommy (also pictured) brought her in for her newborn session before Christmas. In addition to beautiful newborn images we also managed to get a totally adorable Christmas image as you can see. I do have to say I just LOVE all of that hair you have miss Ashtyn! :)

Miss Olivia

2009-01-07T07:49:00.004-06:00

This is little Miss Olivia. What can I say about Olivia?! She is so sweet and such a little cutie. She is a dancer like my daughter and dancers are up for anything. Mom wanted dance images so that is what we got....plus some.

Hagen

2008-12-22T10:56:00.003-06:00

Hagen plays football for Owasso and his parents contacted me because they wanted some shots of Hagen that they couldn't get just anywhere. This was a really fun session for me because I enjoy a challenge and this is not a typical session for me. There were many cool shots but these two images are two that his parents chose.

Kade- Newborn

2008-12-22T10:49:00.004-06:00

This handsome little guy and his parents came to see me recently and here are a few of my favorite shots from that session.

Logan & Landon- Brothers

2008-12-04T17:11:00.004-06:00

These two little guys happen to be my cousins little boys. Wow! I sure got a workout chasing the little one around. I believe I broke a sweat even though it was cold out. ;) As challenging as this session was I think I captured some great images. :)

Brylee- 6 months

2008-12-04T16:51:00.006-06:00

This is my precious niece Brylee Addison. As you can see she is a little baby doll. Not only is she a cutie but she also happens to be one of the happiest babies I have ever been around. She gave me some of the FUNNIEST faces during this session!

Kelan- Newborn

2008-12-04T16:37:00.006-06:00

This cute little guy is Kelan Patrick. He belongs to a very dear friend of mine from high school. Not only was I able to capture beautiful images of her son, we were also able to catch up a little bit as well. Love ya Mandy!

The "T" Family

2008-12-04T16:28:00.005-06:00

I have to say that this was one of the easiest families that I have photographed in a long time. The kids were great and did everything I asked them to do. Thanks guys! You made my job seem pretty darn easy. :)

Charlye Reese- Newborn

2008-12-04T14:40:00.004-06:00

This precious little girl happens to belong to one of my very dearest childhood friends ( you know who you are ;) ). What a precious baby!

Miss Ashley

2008-12-04T14:25:00.006-06:00

This is Ashley. I was needing some updated portfolio images and she was nice enough to come help me out with that. You can see she is absolutely gorgeous so she was a great addition to my portfolio. Thanks Ash!

B.J.

2008-12-04T14:14:00.004-06:00

B.J. has to be one of the nicest, most polite seniors that I have met. He came to see me for his senior pictures a couple of months ago (like I said before, I have been neglecting my blog and have not updated it in awhile). Anyway here is a collage and one of his (and mine) favorite images from his session.

Kristie's Maternity Session

2008-12-04T13:12:00.010-06:00

Let me first say that I have been crazy busy and have totally neglected keeping up my blog. The Christmas season is really keeping me busy this year. Anyway, this is Kristie. Her and her husband Dustin came to see me a couple of months ago for a maternity session. She has since had her baby boy (Kade) and she is bring him to me next week for his newborn session. Here are a few of of her favorites from the session.

Holiday Cards!

2008-09-26T20:29:00.008-05:00

Yep, it is already time to think about holiday cards! Here is one of my many new holiday card designs for this year. They are a size 5x7 (folded). They are printed in full color on all sides (front, inside spread & back).

Holiday Cards2

2008-09-26T20:16:00.004-05:00

Design 2

Jamie's Maternity

2008-09-24T12:38:00.004-05:00

Here are a few from Jamie's session that I wanted to share. Jamie and her husband Thurman are expecting a baby girl in November. Thank you two very much for giving me the opportunity to capture this special moment in your life.

Lee and Tricia Engagement

2008-09-24T12:28:00.003-05:00

I just wanted to tell both of you thank you for choosing me to capture the memories of your engagement. I know that this is a very special time in both of your lives and I wish you all the happiness in the world. You two have a very special connection and I could tell that in the first few moments of being around you. Here are a few images from their session.

Tiffany's Bridal Portraits

2008-09-18T13:57:00.006-05:00

These three images are from a bridal shoot I did yesterday. Special thanks to Tiffany and her mom for giving me the opportunity to do her bridal portraits. I am shooting Tiffany's wedding on Oct. 4th as well. BTW- I want to thank Tiffany for being such a trooper yesterday! :)

Painted Portrait

2008-09-18T13:57:00.005-05:00

I just had to show this off because I think it is so very cool! This is an image of my son catching raindrops in his mouth during one of our recent rains. A friend of mine saw this image and asked if she could paint it. I said sure! And....I have to say that I absolutely LOVE it!!

I'm so very excited!

2008-08-14T22:19:00.003-05:00

These three images are going to be displayed in a new dance store in Owasso called "Black & Pink". If any of you have dancers you might have heard of it. They should be up by the end of August. BWT- the black and white images are of my daughter.

Brylee- 3 Months

2008-08-14T22:05:00.003-05:00

This is my niece Brylee. You might remember seeing her newborn pictures posted here on my BLOG. I cannot believe how much she has grown and how much she looks like her mommy. :)
The last image is of her big brother Dagen.

Loved this family!

2008-08-14T21:58:00.004-05:00

This family was a true joy to work with. I really had so much fun and the children were super sweet. Thank you so much for giving me the opportunity to photograph your children. I really look forward to doing it again in the future.

Green Chair Session

2008-08-14T21:46:00.003-05:00

I got two matching green chairs from my favorite antique store and just had to grab my son to try one of them out. :)

Miss Rylee

2008-08-14T18:32:00.003-05:00

I had this little cutie in my studio back in July. It can be quite a challenge to photograph newborns but it is so rewarding and I LOVE doing it.

My Boyzzz!

2008-08-14T18:27:00.003-05:00

I have been wanting to do this session for awhile now since my bedroom is done in Americana decor. I ordered a big canvas of the two of them to put in my bedroom. I can't wait to see what it is going to look like up on the wall!

Kally

2008-08-14T18:25:00.002-05:00

Here I was experimenting with some new lighting. My kids are usually my victims when I want to try something new. ;) So.... here they are!

Family

2008-08-14T18:09:00.005-05:00

I just loved photographing Gavin and his mommy and daddy. Thank you Sarah for giving me the opportunity to photograph your family. I look forward to working with you again. :)

Birthday Boy

2008-08-14T17:19:00.003-05:00

My son Quaid turned 4 in July. I am a little late posting these but these are his birthday pictures for this year. He just loves the frog boots so I had to get a few of him in them!

Gavin- 5 Months

2008-07-12T19:31:00.005-05:00

This is Gavin and his mommy Sarah. They came to see me this morning for a session in the studio. It was joy having them. As you can tell....Gavin is a handsome little fella. :) Can't wait to do their family portraits!

Kally

2008-06-23T22:30:00.003-05:00

Yes.....this is my daughter Kally again. I have not done any pictures of her lately and thought I would do a few today. The outfit she has on was a bribe. I told her I would buy her the outfit if she agreed to do some pictures for me in it. ;)

New Design- Softball Template

2008-06-17T14:52:00.004-05:00

I designed this template this morning for a softball team that I shot the other day. I am pretty new at designing my own templates and I hope they get better as I go.

Brylee- 6 weeks

2008-06-09T21:26:00.004-05:00

This is my beautiful niece Brylee. She came for a visit on Saturday and I couldn't resist picking up the camera. :)

Lacey- 08 Senior

2008-06-09T19:42:00.009-05:00

This is Lacey and she is a 2008 graduate of Caney Valley high school. She came to see me a few weeks back to have her senior pictures done. Here are a few of my faves from her session.

Attitudes Dance Recital Images

2008-06-09T19:16:00.009-05:00

I recently went to Attitudes dance studio in Collinsville to shoot their annual recital pictures. It made for a long day but I enjoyed it very much. Here are a few of the memory mates that I designed for them.

Miss Brylee Addison

2008-05-06T22:53:00.002-05:00

This is my new niece Brylee. My sister brought her over today for her newborn session. She was such a good baby! She slept through the whole session. These are a few of my faves from the session.

Bride-To-Be

2008-04-30T22:07:00.004-05:00

This beautiful bride-to-be is Jennifer. She will be getting married in June. These are a few of my faves from her session on Monday.

Jennifer, it was a joy working with you. Thank you.

Brylee Addison

2008-04-28T13:24:00.009-05:00

Brylee is my new niece. She was born on Friday and I was fortunate enough to be present at her delivery. She weighed 6lbs. 9 oz. and was 20 inches long. Here are a few pictures that were taken in the delivery room.

LOVING my new Blends!

2008-04-18T12:44:00.007-05:00

These images are some from past sessions but I got new toys and had to try them out. Let me know what you think.

Baby Caleb

2008-04-17T13:03:00.008-05:00

I had the honor of meeting baby Caleb yesterday. What a good baby and a total joy to photograph. These are a few of my favorites from his newborn session.

Skater Boy

2008-04-15T09:45:00.004-05:00

These are a couple of shots that I took of my son Kash the other day. We were at Kohl's and he wanted me to buy him a Tony Hawk shirt (actually 2 Tony Hawk shirts). I said OK...as long as you will do a few pictures for me. Lol- there is nothing wrong with a little bit of bribery is there?! :)

Dancer

2008-04-08T11:43:00.012-05:00

Here are a few shots that I took of my daughter Kally at her dance competition from this last weekend. This year she is competing in lyrical, jazz, clogging & tap.

Bags/Purses

2008-03-28T11:36:00.014-05:00

Yay! I am excited to announce that I am now offering customized bags and purses with your personal images on them as add-on's to my portrait packages. As some of you know, I personally carry one with my children's pictures on it and I LOVE it! People stop me all of the time to give me compliments on it and ask about it. The bags/purses come in many sizes and styles and they are very well made. They come in as small as a pouch or cosmetic bag size and all the way up to a diaper bag size. These make great gifts! What parent or grandparent wouldn't be proud to carry around a purse or bag with their children or grandchildrens photo on it? Please feel free to contact me if you have any other questions about them. Above are a few of the styles that are offered.

My Sis!

2008-03-24T21:41:00.004-05:00

Here are a couple of my faves from my sister Sarah's maternity session.

Senior 08

2008-03-21T10:54:00.006-05:00

This is Steven and he came into the studio a few weeks ago. Here are a few from that session.

Sisters

2008-03-21T10:35:00.006-05:00

These two little cuties came in yesterday to have their Easter pictures taken. Here are a few of my faves from the session.

Mrs. Owasso

2008-03-19T11:13:00.006-05:00

This is Chelsea and she came in a few weeks ago for some head shots and some other fun stuff for the Mrs. Oklahoma pageant. These are a few of my favorite images from the session.

Tiffany

2008-02-20T13:10:00.002-06:00

Tiffany came in for her maternity session yesterday and these happen to be two of my favorites from that session.

Amelia

2008-02-18T00:21:00.005-06:00

This is little Amelia and she came to see me yesterday. She was such a doll and had the cutest little personality! Here are a few of my favorites.

Mishell

2008-02-14T19:38:00.005-06:00

OK....here they are (I'm sure you are thinking finally :) ). It was really hard for me to pick my favorites but I was finally able to narrow it down. Enjoy! :)

Charity

2008-02-08T22:37:00.001-06:00

OK girl...here is your sneak-peek. You'll have to wait until next Friday to see the rest. ;) I had a great time today! Thank you so much for giving me the opportunity to photograph you. It was a joy!

Snow Play!!

2008-02-01T21:14:00.000-06:00

The kids had a blast in the snow today before most of it melted. Lexie (the dog) even enjoyed it. :)

My Youngest Buckaroo- Part 2

2008-01-31T20:31:00.001-06:00

My Youngest Buckaroo....Quaid

2008-01-25T21:33:00.001-06:00

Dance Storyboard

2008-01-23T20:17:00.001-06:00

This one is going to be printed in a 14x30. The quote reads: Dancing with the feet is one thing, but dancing with the heart is another.

Dancer

2008-01-21T12:32:00.001-06:00

You see this face a lot but she happens to be one of my favorite models. :) OK...they are not all "dancer" images. The first two are from the same session though. These also happen to be the first images from my new Canon 5D camera and "L" series lens. :)

Senior Slideshow

2007-12-27T19:22:00.002-06:00

Kally's Collage

2007-12-23T20:28:00.001-06:00

Kally

2007-12-23T13:43:00.000-06:00

My oldest agreed to let me catch a few of her the other day and here are my faves. :)

Oklahoma Ice Storm 2007

2007-12-16T12:07:00.000-06:00

Ugh....what a week! I wish to never experience anything like this again.

Jeff & Jana

2007-12-15T16:46:00.000-06:00

This is my cousin Jana and her husband Jeff. They came over the other night to have their Christmas pictures taken. We had a great time (as you can tell from the images in the collage) and got some really good stuff in the process. :)

Tree Decorating

2007-12-08T18:28:00.000-06:00

Yep, this is my family decorating our new 12-foot (yes, you heard it right, 12-foot) Christmas tree. It was a lot of work but well worth it b/c it is BEAUTIFUL and I love it!

Jordan- 2008 Senior

2007-12-05T13:04:00.001-06:00

This is Jordan and he will be graduating this coming May. These are a few of my favorites from the session.

Senior Montage

2007-11-28T13:36:00.002-06:00

Just had to share this!! This is a 15x30 that I did today.

Cute Little Cowboy

2007-11-27T20:07:00.001-06:00

This is a storyboard that I created today and wanted to share. This one happens to be a 15x30. I offer several sizes though.

Saturday Family Session

2007-11-22T00:19:00.001-06:00

This is a family that I had the pleasure of photographing this past Saturday near Owasso. You really couldn't ask for better weather. It was perfect. Thank you all so much for giving me the opportunity to photograph your beautiful family. Here are a few of my favorites from your session.

Sam (Part 2)

2007-11-21T23:59:00.002-06:00

This is Sam. She is a senior at Owasso High School. We did her outside senior session a couple of weeks ago. Her inside (studio session) images are posted here on an earlier blog. Sam, it has been such a pleasure getting to know you. These are a few of my faves from your session.

Brothers

2007-11-21T23:26:00.000-06:00

Yep, I'm sure you could never tell that these three are brothers. They look nothing alike ;) Anyhow, this is my favorite image from their session.

Jessica- Caney Valley Senior

2007-11-21T17:52:00.002-06:00

This is Jessica and she is a senior at Caney Valley this year. I had the privilege of taking her senior pictures. Her and her mom were so much fun to work with. Thanks you two. :) Here are a few of my favorites from her session.

My Little Monsters

2007-11-21T15:38:00.000-06:00

Here are a few of my own little monsters at Halloween this year. :)

Chelse- Owasso Senior

2007-11-21T15:25:00.001-06:00

This is Chelse. She is a senior at Owasso High School and such a sweet girl. She brought her boyfriend to the session with her and they were both a joy to work with. They kept me laughing the whole time. :) Here are a couple of my creative pieces from the session and one of her and her boyfriend.

The Chair Session

2007-11-21T15:19:00.000-06:00

This is Bradshaw. Lol- This session lasted all of about 15 minutes (almost 2-year olds don't last long) but we were still about to get some good stuff. :)

Senior Brothers

2007-11-21T15:04:00.001-06:00

These are two 2008 Caney Valley high school senior brothers (Johnathan and Nathan) that I had the joy of meeting and photographing. Here are a few of my faves from the session.

Engagement Session

2007-11-21T14:45:00.001-06:00

This is my sister Sarah and her husband Danny. They were married back in October and I'm just now getting around to posting them. :)

Dancer Collage

2007-11-21T14:38:00.001-06:00

This is a collage I created using my favorite dance images of my daughter from this past year.

Yep...My Kiddos Again

2007-09-27T13:11:00.001-05:00

I'm thinking that these are the images we will be using for our family Christmas cards this year.

What a nice family!

2007-09-27T12:41:00.002-05:00

I drove many miles early on a Saturday morning to photograph this family. This family was such a joy to work with. Thank you Kasha and Debby.

Brothers

2007-09-27T12:19:00.001-05:00

This is Trevor and Levi. I just love the images I got from this family session. The boys seemed to have such a strong connection.

My first senior session (ever)....

2007-09-27T11:56:00.002-05:00

This is Sam. She goes to Owasso High School. She was so much fun! These images are from her studio session we did in August. There will be more to come because we have not done her outside session yet.

Dagen

2007-09-27T11:35:00.001-05:00

This is Dagen (my nephew). Wow, what a session this was! His mom just knew we were not going to get any usable shots out of this session. She was pleasantly surprised when she saw them. :) Here is a collage from that session. She ordered an 11x14 of it.

My Youngest.....

2007-09-27T11:24:00.001-05:00

Well, this is Quaid. He is my youngest of three kids. Three is such a fun age. These are some of my favorite images from my most recent session with him (he lasted all of maybe 5 minutes).

My Buckaroo

2007-09-27T11:12:00.001-05:00

This is my son Kash. He is quite the little cowboy and wanted to be extra serious for these pictures (because cowboys are very serious he says). These are two of my favorites from that session. The second image I actually used for my business cards.

Dancing Diva

2007-09-20T18:57:00.001-05:00

My daughter Kally dances on a competition dance team and has been doing so for 4 years now. She takes tap, clogging, ballet, jazz and lyrical. Here are a few of my personal favorites of my dancing diva from this year.

My Children....My Guinea Pigs

2007-09-20T18:37:00.001-05:00

My children have played a big part in my decision to become a photographer. In the beginning they were the only subjects I had to practice on (therefore they were my guinea pigs:)). I hope you don't get tired of seeing them because every time I get a new prop or a new background they are the firsts ones I try it on.

Yep...I'm finally doing it.

2007-09-20T18:29:00.001-05:00

After much consideration I have finally decided to try this "blog" thing everyone is talking about. So, here you go. :) Enjoy.