"There is nothing more thrilling in this world, I think, than having a child that is yours, and yet is mysteriously a stranger."
-Agatha Christie
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Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Monday, September 29, 2008
Families.
"What greater thing is there for human souls than to feel that they are joined for life - to be with each other in silent unspeakable memories."
- George Eliot
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- George Eliot
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Friday, September 26, 2008
Introducing Sova
Welcome to the Sova Photography blog. Let me introduce you to Sova.
Sova Photography is a partnership of sisters-in-law and friends, Heather Hetteen & Lori Hetteen. Heather takes the pictures, Lori works with you to set up your appointment, carefully edits your photos and gets them safely into your hands.
Sova photography specializes in natural light images, which means we do all of our sessions outdoors. Since we live in Minnesota, this makes us "fair-weather photographers" and we do all our work from April through October. We'll work with you to find the right location for your photo shoot. If you live in the Twin Cities metro area, we'll come out to your home, a local park, or one of your favorite locations. And if you don't have anything in mind, we have great spots we can recommend.
Our business is run with an innovative, yet simple approach to pricing. We charge a flat fee which covers the costs of the shoot and gives you an entire set of photos on a CD in digital format. The files are then yours to do with what you want. You can get as many printed as you like without having to pay marked-up prices for each print. You can share them with your friends and family, post them on your blog, use them as a screensaver. You now have full access to the images you've invested in.
To find out more email us at sovaphotography@yahoo.com. We can get you information about current prices, more details about the sitting, and available appointments and begin a conversation with you about your unique session.
Sova Photography is a partnership of sisters-in-law and friends, Heather Hetteen & Lori Hetteen. Heather takes the pictures, Lori works with you to set up your appointment, carefully edits your photos and gets them safely into your hands.
Sova photography specializes in natural light images, which means we do all of our sessions outdoors. Since we live in Minnesota, this makes us "fair-weather photographers" and we do all our work from April through October. We'll work with you to find the right location for your photo shoot. If you live in the Twin Cities metro area, we'll come out to your home, a local park, or one of your favorite locations. And if you don't have anything in mind, we have great spots we can recommend.
Our business is run with an innovative, yet simple approach to pricing. We charge a flat fee which covers the costs of the shoot and gives you an entire set of photos on a CD in digital format. The files are then yours to do with what you want. You can get as many printed as you like without having to pay marked-up prices for each print. You can share them with your friends and family, post them on your blog, use them as a screensaver. You now have full access to the images you've invested in.
To find out more email us at sovaphotography@yahoo.com. We can get you information about current prices, more details about the sitting, and available appointments and begin a conversation with you about your unique session.
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Behind the Name
by Heather
Many people have asked me where the name Sova came from. Sova is actually a made up word combining the names "Sophia" and "Ava". Sophia & Ava are my twin nieces (daughters of Lori) who were really the original inspiration for my interest in photography.
In the fall of 2003 these little beauties made an early appearance in the world. They had a syndrome called Twin to Twin Transfusion where their circulatory systems were connected inside the womb, causing one twin to get too much blood & nutrients and the other not enough. At 28 weeks, the smaller one had stopped growing, and doctors made a risky decision to remove them and hope they would make it. It was a tough call because the odds of survival weren't great (they were smaller than normal 28 wk babies), but they were even less if nothing was done.
I remember anxiously awaiting their arrival in the hallway. We had just made phone calls to their dad (my brother Allan - who was stationed in Egypt with the Army) and to other groups of friends & family who were all fervently praying for their safety and awaiting the news. I remember when the nurse rolled out the first baby girl to take her through the tunnel over to Children's Hospital. She was the smallest thing I had ever seen. Sophia Mae - 2 lbs, 13 oz. When I found out she was the bigger of the two girls, I couldn't imagine what her sister must look like. After some close calls and multiple attempts at getting the little one ventilated, Ava Grace - a mere 17 oz, finally joined her sister in the NICU.
Long story short - we had many months in the hospital to come to know & adore these little ones. Because very few people were allowed in their room, we took tons of pictures in order to introduce them to the world. And I began to get excited about the fun pictures we could take when they were finally home and we didn't have incubators and ventilators and monitor cords in the way. My grandmother was one of those we sent a lot of pictures to. She was never able to meet her great-granddaughters and passed away while they were in the hospital. It seemed like an appropriate purchase to spend her inheritance money on a nice camera that we could use to continue to enjoy these little girls.
The girls grew & healed & thrived in a way that we could never have asked for. They just got more healthy and more beautiful with each day and I've now spent almost 5 years annoying them with my camera in their face! So it's only right that I leave them alone & expand my photography energies to some other poor kids now.
Ava Grace
Sophia Mae
One of the girls' first times being held together with mom.
Finally leaving the hospital!
Many people have asked me where the name Sova came from. Sova is actually a made up word combining the names "Sophia" and "Ava". Sophia & Ava are my twin nieces (daughters of Lori) who were really the original inspiration for my interest in photography.
In the fall of 2003 these little beauties made an early appearance in the world. They had a syndrome called Twin to Twin Transfusion where their circulatory systems were connected inside the womb, causing one twin to get too much blood & nutrients and the other not enough. At 28 weeks, the smaller one had stopped growing, and doctors made a risky decision to remove them and hope they would make it. It was a tough call because the odds of survival weren't great (they were smaller than normal 28 wk babies), but they were even less if nothing was done.
I remember anxiously awaiting their arrival in the hallway. We had just made phone calls to their dad (my brother Allan - who was stationed in Egypt with the Army) and to other groups of friends & family who were all fervently praying for their safety and awaiting the news. I remember when the nurse rolled out the first baby girl to take her through the tunnel over to Children's Hospital. She was the smallest thing I had ever seen. Sophia Mae - 2 lbs, 13 oz. When I found out she was the bigger of the two girls, I couldn't imagine what her sister must look like. After some close calls and multiple attempts at getting the little one ventilated, Ava Grace - a mere 17 oz, finally joined her sister in the NICU.
Long story short - we had many months in the hospital to come to know & adore these little ones. Because very few people were allowed in their room, we took tons of pictures in order to introduce them to the world. And I began to get excited about the fun pictures we could take when they were finally home and we didn't have incubators and ventilators and monitor cords in the way. My grandmother was one of those we sent a lot of pictures to. She was never able to meet her great-granddaughters and passed away while they were in the hospital. It seemed like an appropriate purchase to spend her inheritance money on a nice camera that we could use to continue to enjoy these little girls.
The girls grew & healed & thrived in a way that we could never have asked for. They just got more healthy and more beautiful with each day and I've now spent almost 5 years annoying them with my camera in their face! So it's only right that I leave them alone & expand my photography energies to some other poor kids now.
Ava Grace
Sophia Mae
One of the girls' first times being held together with mom.
Finally leaving the hospital!
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