About Penny Heath

If you haven't watched our new Heath Photography video yet on You Tube, get your clicking-finger ready to open this short (3 minute) discussion of types of Heath shoots. Penny shares her philosophy on photographing high-school seniors, families, wedding parties, and newborns. Along the way, you'll get a feel for why a session is a social event as well as a historical record. Get the story behind the process, and at the same time, get inspired about recording your own memories.

Community Work

Heath Photography recently completed a charity fundraiser that we do once a year.  We shoot $10 sessions, and then donate the session fees to the Backpack Club at Alexandria Central School in Alexandria Bay, NY.  The Backpack Club sends food for the weekend home to needy households, in student backpacks.  In this photo: Penny Heath presents the Heath fundraiser proceeds to Patty Durand, who is one of the directors of the club along with Terry Satterley.

Maine Trip!

A few weeks ago, I planned a trip to take my husband, his mom and dad, and our son Logan to the ocean, as a thank-you to them for all the work they did when we were building our house. Gene spent a year on the project, if not longer.  His mom and dad were always helping, too, diligently painting and doing other work.  I knew Gene would really like going on a fishing trip-- and when I invited his mom and dad, they said to count them in.  At Vinalhaven Island; we got to go lobster-fishing with a seventh-generation lobsterman (our sternman was named Landon).  Our hosts with the most, who rented us a cabin, were Charlie and Rusty Warren. Everybody had a blast! All of us just really enjoyed ourselves. Here are a couple of videos and photos.

Heath Photography Gets an Intern

Penny Heath has been in the portrait business for over 25 years and is always willing to share her knowledge of the industry with other photographers. In these behind the scene pictures from a senior photo session, we see Renee Bartlett - Patterson an aspiring photographer from Clayton assisting with holding props and reflectors.

Here is what Renee has to say about her experiences here at Heath Photography:
"I was researching photographers in the area and came across Heath Photography. I have seen Penny's work on her website and facbook, and I watched a short clip on youtube of a baby being photographed while hanging in a large scarf, and was impressed on how they accomplished it without waking the baby!  I was given the opportunity by Penny to intern and learn about portrait photography.  I have assisted setting up and adjusting lighting and backdrops for the specific shoot.   It has been interesting learning the different posses for a senior, family or a baby shoot.  I enjoy doing outdoor portraits in the summer and learning how to diffuse or reflect the light with a reflector.  Penny is a talented photographer that I learn from everyday."

50th Anniversary

This year Penny's parents celebrated 50 years of marriage! Here are a few of the images from the celebration!

 

Penny's Family

 

Penny and Zoey

Penny, Penny's 91 year old Grandpa, and Penny's Daughter Chanelle

PPNYS Convention!

Again, we have had a successful adventure to PPNYS land! We stayed at The Desmond Hotel located in Albany, NY where the convention took place. Four days of fun-filled seminars and of course the all famous tradeshow. If you don't know, we are connected with the Professional Photographers of New York State.....and yes, we had an amazing time. Penny's favorite images were entered into the PPNYS competition and she did extremely well! Our competition is tough out there and we are continuing to educate and keep our eyes fresh for the upcoming family sessions, senior sessions and our weddings. At the end of each day we had the opportunity to relax and socialize with other professional photographers. We learned new techniques and came home with some new products too. Get ready seniors....because we are!

Heath Photography: Trip to the Bahamas!





We left the good state of NY and landed in the Grand Bahamas on January 14th. We stayed at the Viva Wyndham Fortuna Beach "all inclusive" resort five miles from Port Lucaya. The weather was, oh, average-- 72 degrees. We missed the deep freeze in NY.....too bad. We met some wonderful new friends...whom we taught how to snorkel. "Stingray!!" We had a little scare...but it was worth every moment.

 

Penny gathered enough courage (tough woman) to fly high in the sky on the trapeze. She did an awesome job! Chanelle got "sun on her face".... Tina fell asleep in the sun.... she was just too relaxed. We all sailed together, and realized that though we were about a quarter of a mile from the shore, we could still see clear to the bottom of the ocean. Amazingly beautiful!

We kayaked along the beautiful shoreline and discovered nothing but clear water-- and a white sandy bottom ocean. We did dodge a few coral reefs now and then.  Jody picked her first coconut by the waterside!  We found starfish everywhere.  Of course, we put them back in their homes. It was amazing.  We had all the margaritas we could drink!

What started out as a vacation... turned into an awesome experience. We bathed in the sun on the soft sandy beach, went kayaking, sailing, snorkeling, visited the market places, and tried everything on the menus. The food was fabulous! We even had fresh conch salad right from the shell!

The nightlife was so exciting... with cultural dancing, singing, and nightly shows. The staff was very warm and welcoming; we had to leave new friends behind. The most difficult thing to do was to leave. We took advantage of our last few moments, and went snorkeling in the early morning with a couple of new friends, finishing with a nice warm sunbath. It was difficult landing in NY and stepping into a deep freeze-- but we cannot regret one moment. We came back with our happy faces, clear minds, and a sense of a fresh new feeling, to start off our year off with a bang. These were some moments to remember always! We are very thankful to have each other, and to be able to experience the beautiful land that has been given to us. Thank you, Bahamas, and to all of your hospitality! We will be back.

From the Heath Photography Family!

Our Thanks to All of You!

From Our Family To Yours....Happy New Year!

Penny's Halloween Bash!

What a success! Family and friends, old and new, joined Penny the night of Halloween. Everyone dressed up in a variety of costumes. It all took place in her haunted garage and everyone had such a great time. Happy Halloween to all!

Las Vegas, Baby!

WPPI Conference in Las Vegas

This year, Penny went to Vegas to a WPPI (Wedding Portrait Photographers International) conference with a fellow photographer, Kelly Stremmel. Her daughter Chanelle went along, too. They saw so many awesome wedding photographers speak. We have a lot of new ideas, and cannot wait for the wedding season to start.

The Heart of Heath Photography

Simply put, our business is incredible. We meet new families, establish new relationships, are able to witness the beginning of a couple uniting as one, and get the privilege to enjoy new tiny lives coming forth into this world. This is just what life is all about. Our job is to record these moments in history for everyone to cherish and relive. Photography- Living each moment to our best and recording a simple slice of history to share for years to come. We love what we do!