Two Shots at Heather Swanner Photography: Custom Photos + Holiday Photo Package

     

Photographer and Advent mom Heather Swanner took her first photos as a girl. Using her dad’s Polaroid, she snapped pictures of her cat, Pepper, propped against carpet squares and her dachsund, Gretchen, dressed in hats. It was years later that she rediscovered her love of photography when she stepped into a darkroom and saw her first black-and-white photograph transform from blank paper into a piece of art. Since then she has photographed her own children and the children of dozens of families throughout the Southeast. Her style? She describes it as a mix of “vintage and modern, serious and silly, classic but non-traditional.” (For more samples of her beautiful work, click here.)  “Some of the best photographs come from the most unexpected moments,” she says. At Advent Auction 2013, you have two great chances to win a photo session with Heather:

Heather Swanner Photo Session
Let Heather capture photos of your children or the whole family through a special one- to two-hour, custom photo session. With this package, you get to choose a studio or location session for up to five people with two 16″ x 20″ fine art canvases.

Value: $1,000

Holiday Photo Package
This package includes a 30-minute mini-session, on location, in 2013 for up to five people with 10-15 digital files on a disk to print as your heart desires! As an added bonus with this offer, Advent mom Regina Ammon (whose gorgeous handwriting will make you wonder where you were the day they taught penmanship) will address up to 300 envelopes for you. A wonderful way to help take the “hectic” out of the holidays!

Note: 
– Holiday photo session must be booked by Sept. 15, 2013, to ensure availability.

Value: $600

Says Heather Swanner: “When my own children were born, I fell in love with photography on a whole different level. Realizing how quickly they blossom and grow, I wanted to capture as many memories of them as I possibly could…. As a mother, I understand the desire to stop time to cherish the fleeting memories created by your child. My goal is to create images of your children that are not only beautiful, but that also preserve a moment in time.”