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Custom Kitchen and Bath Interiors (Normal, IL)
Recently, I was back behind the camera again to capture the beautiful work of Prairie Woodworks at a private residence…
Our 2023 Holiday Card (Portrait Photgraphy)
Our family tradition of making a fun holiday card continued in 2023. I styled the clothes and set. I was…
Extended Family Portraits (Lexington, IL)
Last fall, I made these portraits for this beautiful extended family just in time for holiday greetings. The leaves and…
Exterior, Interior, & Event Photography at Affordable/Supported Housing Development (West Chicago, IL)
In 2023, I spent a night in West Chicago to make exterior and interior images of Main Street Lofts, which…
Bath Remodel: Custom Cabinetry and Paneling by Prairie Woodworks (Interior Architectural Photography)
Earlier this year, I was tapped again by Prairie Woodworks to make interior images of their beautiful custom woodwork inside…
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Old Blog: Previous Posts
- Custom, Modern Lake House – Exteriors (Lake Bloomington, IL)
- Chicago Skyline at Sunset – River Cruise (Architectural Photography)
- Extended Family Portrait Session at Constitution Trail’s Camelback Bridge (Normal Family Photographer)
- Shooting with Medium Format Camera / Film inside US National Parks (Landscape Photography)
- Grand Tetons National Park + Jackson Hole, Wyoming (Landscape Photography)
Tag Archives: OKC
20 Years.
Thinking of loved ones and our life in Oklahoma City today on the 20th anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing, and praying for peace. (See more images of the Oklahoma City National Memorial in my original post.)
Posted in Architecture, Stock, Travel
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Oklahoma City Aerial Photos Published in Oklahoma State History Textbooks
Two of my aerial photographs of Oklahoma City, one of downtown and one of the State Capitol, appear in the most recent editions of Oklahoma State History textbooks, published by Oklahoma History Press. In the first textbook, Oklahoma: The Sooner … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Portfolio, Stock
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Bricktown Exteriors (Cheyenne Architectural Photographer)
My last assignment in Oklahoma City before we relocated to Cheyenne included making two exterior photographs, one of the Oklahoma City Bricktown Ballpark, and one of the electronic sign at the west entrance of Bricktown at night, for use in … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Product
Tagged Bricktown, Bricktown Architectural photography, Bricktown Ballpark, Bricktown OKC, Bricktown Oklahoma City, Bricktown Sign, Cheyenne, Cheyenne Architectural Photographer, Cheyenne Commercial Photographer, Cheyenne Photographer, OKC, OKC Bricktown, Oklahoma, Oklahoma City Bricktown, photography of Bricktown, photos of Bricktown, photos of Bricktown Ballpark, Wyoming, Wyoming Architectural photographer, Wyoming Commercial Photographer, Wyoming Photographer
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Aerial Photography Tips
Earlier this year, just before my water broke, I had the incredible opportunity to foray into aerial photography with a flight over downtown Oklahoma City and the Oklahoma State Capitol. It’s not every day a pregnant lady tackles aerial … Continue reading
Posted in Shooting and Editing
Tagged aerial photography, aerial photography of OKC, aerial photography of Oklahoma City, aerial photos, Cheyenne, Cheyenne Aerial Photographer, Cheyenne Architectural Photographer, Cheyenne Commercial Photographer, Cheyenne Photographer, cloudy, daytime, downtown, downtown OKC, dowtown Oklahoma City, during the day, from the air, midwest, OKC, OKC aerial photographer, OKC aerial photography, OKC Architectural Photographer, okc architectural photography, OKC Commercial Photographer, OKC Photographer, OKC Photography, OKC skyline, Oklahoma, Oklahoma aerial photography, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma City aerial photography, Oklahoma City Architectural Photographer, Oklahoma City Architectural Photography, Oklahoma City Commercial Photographer, Oklahoma City Commercial Photography, Oklahoma Photographer, Oklahoma Photography, Urban, Wyoming, Wyoming Aerial Photographer, Wyoming Architectural photographer, Wyoming Commercial Photographer, Wyoming Photographer
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How I Coped With 62 Days as a NICU Parent
Today was our son Rawley’s original due date, but he is now 11 weeks and 1 day old. Rawley came home from the NICU on July 24th, 62 days after his premature birth on May 23rd. Our family collectively spent … Continue reading
Posted in My Family, My Thoughts
Tagged baby in NICU, bed rest, coping with NICU, hospital bed rest, miracle baby, neonatal intensive care unit, NICU, NICU after pPROM, NICU baby, NICU parent, NICU story, OKC, OKC Photographer, Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma City Photographer, Oklahoma NICU, Oklahoma Photographer, OU Children's Hospital, pPROM, pre-PROM, premature, premature babies, premature rupture of membranes, PROM, PROM outcomes, PROM treatment, research on pre-PROM, treatment for PROM
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Introducing Our Son, Rawley William (Rawley’s Birth and 1st Month of Life)
Meet Rawley William Ambuehl; born at 28 weeks, 6 days, on May 23rd at 6:20 am; 2 pounds, 13 ounces; 14 inches long. He is one month old today! Rawley’s Birth Story My water broke on April 3rd, 2012, at … Continue reading
Posted in My Family, My Life
Tagged baby in NICU, bed rest, coping with NICU, hospital bed rest, miracle baby, neonatal intensive care unit, NICU, NICU after pPROM, NICU baby, NICU parent, NICU story, OKC, OKC Photographer, Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma City Photographer, Oklahoma NICU, Oklahoma Photographer, OU Children's Hospital, pPROM, pre-PROM, premature, premature babies, premature rupture of membranes, PROM, PROM outcomes, PROM treatment, research on pre-PROM, treatment for PROM
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My Life in the Hospital for 7 Weeks, 6 Days (Bed Rest, Part 2)
Between the time I was hospitalized after my water broke on April 3rd and when I was discharged after delivering our son Rawley 8 weeks later, my life on hospital bed rest was less boring than you might think! 7 Memorable … Continue reading
Posted in My Life
Tagged 2012, Baby Shower, baby shower ideas, baby shower in a hospital, Baptist Integris Medical Center, bed rest, camping theme, camping themed baby shower, coping with bed rest, hospital bed rest, humor, miracle baby, Morning Joe, OKC, OKC Photographer, Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma City Photographer, Oklahoma Photographer, OU Children's Hospital, pPROM, pre-PROM, premature, premature babies, premature rupture of membranes, PROM, PROM outcomes, PROM treatment, research on pre-PROM, Super Moon, treatment for PROM, what happens when your water breaks early, what to do on bed rest
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Baseball-Themed Baby Shower (Oklahoma City Event Photographer)
Three days before my water broke, I had the pleasure of co-hosting a baseball-themed baby shower for my friend Catherine, who is expecting her baby boy any day now! We displayed framed photos of Cat’s husband Nic playing baseball as a young … Continue reading
Posted in Events
Tagged Baby, Baby Shower, baby shower idea for boy, baby shower ideas, baseball baby shower, baseball baby shower ideas, baseball themed baby shower, Catherine Long, Edmond, Edmond Event Photographer, Event, Maternity, OKC, OKC Event Photographer, OKC Event Photography, Oklahoma, Oklahoma City Event Photographer, oklahoma event photographer, party, pregnant, sports themed baby shower, Tea Inspirations, tea room, tea room baby shower
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My Life On Bed Rest Since My Water Broke at 21 Weeks, 4 Days (Part 1)
In January, I joyfully announced my pregnancy on this blog. I intended to keep shooting, assisting, consulting, and working just as hard as always for as long as my body would let me. I thought I could make it through 7 months, which … Continue reading
Posted in My Life
Tagged Baptist Integris Medical Center, bed rest, hospital bed rest, miracle baby, OKC, OKC Photographer, Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma City Photographer, Oklahoma Photographer, OU Children's Hospital, pre-PROM, premature, premature babies, premature rupture of membranes, PROM, PROM outcomes, PROM treatment, research on pre-PROM, treatment for PROM, what happens when your water breaks early
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Oklahoma State Capitol (Oklahoma City Aerial Photography)
In addition to the Devon Energy Tower and Oklahoma City skyline, on my recent aerial photography project I captured images of the Oklahoma State Capitol. Here are two of my favorites! To license or buy prints of these images please … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture
Tagged aerial photography, aerial photography of OKC, aerial photography of Oklahoma City, aerial photos, Capitol building, cloudy, daytime, downtown, downtown OKC, dowtown Oklahoma City, during the day, from the air, midwest, OK Capital, OK Capitol, OKC, OKC aerial photographer, OKC aerial photography, OKC Architectural Photographer, okc architectural photography, OKC Capitol, OKC Commercial Photographer, OKC Photographer, OKC Photography, Oklahoma, Oklahoma aerial photography, Oklahoma Capitol, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma City aerial photography, Oklahoma City Architectural Photographer, Oklahoma City Architectural Photography, Oklahoma City Commercial Photographer, Oklahoma City Commercial Photography, Oklahoma City skyline, Oklahoma Photographer, Oklahoma Photography, Oklahoma State Capitol, State Capital, State Capitol, Urban
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Aerial Photos of Devon Energy Tower and Downtown OKC (Oklahoma City Commercial Photographer)
Recently I had the incredible opportunity to take aerial photographs of downtown Oklahoma City, including the Devon Energy Tower and Oklahoma State Capitol. To license or buy prints of any of these images, please contact me at holly@hollybaumannphotography.com. The Devon … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture
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Family Portraits at Chesapeake Tulips (Oklahoma City Portrait Photographer)
This is Rachel…one of the spunky students I had the pleasure of meeting at Keystone Adventure School and Farm. Her parents asked me to make some portraits to celebrate her birthday, and we wove in her dad’s Dutch heritage by … Continue reading
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Tagged blooming, Family, family portrait with Chesapeake tulips, Family Portraits, Family Portraiture, flower, flowers, girl with red hair, OKC, OKC Portrait Photographer, OKC Portrait Photography, Oklahoma, Oklahoma City Photographer, Oklahoma City Portrait Photographer, Oklahoma Portrait Photographer, Portrait, portraiture, spring, Vanderkooi
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Advanced Photo Restoration Using Photoshop CS5 (Oklahoma City Photo Restoration)
I recently tackled the challenge of restoring this very damaged, torn, and stained photo for a local client. While I’ve done photo restoration projects before, I knew this one would require that I take my skills to a new level. … Continue reading
Posted in Before and After Images, Shooting and Editing
Tagged how to fix a stained photo, how to fix a torn photo, how to repair a torn photo, how to restore a photo, OKC, OKC Photo Restoration, OKC Photographer, Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma City Commercial Photographer, Oklahoma City Commercial Photography, Photo Restoration, photo restoration in OKC, Photo Restoration in Photoshop CS5
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Marissa’s “Modeling” Session (Oklahoma City Photographer)
You may remember from my last post about Marissa that she is launching a bit of a modeling career this year! To help her prepare for her first portfolio shoot in Dallas, we met recently for a consultation and mini-session … Continue reading
Posted in People
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Marissa and McKenna (Edmond Portrait Photographer)
Meet Marissa (6), and McKenna, (2). You may remember these sweet faces from our Daddy’s Girls session last Valentine’s Day, and from the session with their brothers for Easter. Marissa and McKenna both have February birthdays, and I met with them … Continue reading
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Tagged Baby, backdrop, ballerina, birthday portraits, child, Children, Edmond, Edmond Portrait Photographer, girl, girlie, girls, OKC, OKC Portrait Photographer, Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma City Lifestyle Photographer, Oklahoma City Portrait Photographer, Oklahoma City Portrait Photography, Outtakes*, pink, Portrait, portraiture, purple, purple and pink, Schoenhals Family, sisters, speedlight, studio, tutu
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Our 2011 Holiday Card
I wasn’t sure we could top last year’s card, but I think we’ve done it! We did a single mailer this year for all friends, family, and business contacts, including clients that received holiday gifts, SMUG guest speakers, job leads, photographers that I assisted on-location, ad … Continue reading
Posted in Marketing Ideas, Personal
Tagged adopting a dog, Eiger, Family Holiday Portraits, family photographer, Greater Swiss Mountain Dog, holiday card, holiday card ideas, OKC, OKC Family Photographer, OKC Photographer, OKC Photographers, Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma City Family Photographer, Oklahoma City Photographer, Oklahoma City Portrait Photographer, Oklahoma holiday card, Oklahoma Humane Society, Oklahoma Photographer, Oklahoma Photographers, Oklahoma Portrait Photographer, photographers, photographers in OKC, Photographers in Oklahoma City, photography gifts, photography marketing ideas, Portrait Photographer, puppy, quakanado, self-portrait, Swiss Mountain Dog, Tebow, Tebowing
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What My Clients are Getting This Holiday Season (Grateful OKC Photographer!)
Each year, I start planning client holiday gifts in early November. My goals are always to 1) have a cohesive theme, 2) be generous, 3) be unique, and 4) highlight my own products to recall their experience as my client, … Continue reading
Posted in Marketing Ideas
Tagged boutique, client gift ideas, client gifts, coffee, coffee roasting, gift ideas for photography clients, gourmet coffee, home brewed coffee, home roasted coffee, marketing, marketing ideas, OKC, OKC Photographer, OKC Photographers, Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma City Photographer, Oklahoma Photographer, Oklahoma Photographers, photographers, photographers in OKC, Photographers in Oklahoma City, photography gifts, photography marketing ideas, roasting coffee at home, Sweet Maria's, what to give a photography client, whole bean
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