When Danielle Flicek was growing up in Harmony, Minnesota, she was always into doing crafty things. When she was in high school at Fillmore Central, she really enjoyed her art classes and learning more about the different things she could do with he
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"Where Fillmore County News Comes First"
Online Edition
Tuesday, May 21st, 2013
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Diane Hernandez brings her photography to Harmony
Fri, Oct 5th, 2012
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There are moments in life that only happen once, and capturing those moments to remember them forever is important to many people. Diane Hernandez loves helping people record those moments and milestones with her photography. She has opened her own studio, Diane H Photography, in Harmony.
Hernandez hails from Texas, and has lived in Minnesota for two years now. She lives in Preston with her husband Ramon and their daughter, Kaylee. When she was in college in Texas, she took photography classes and enjoyed them, but studied graphic design, as she thought that would make a good job.
Making photography sort of just happened for Hernandez. “When I was pregnant with my daughter, I wanted to try newborn photography,” she said. “It just kind of happened.”
When she moved to Minnesota, it all fell into place. She found a space for her studio, established her business and a web site, and things happened from there.
Newborns are her specialty, but Hernandez also enjoys taking senior pictures and family pictures. She prefers working with people, and she loves working with kids. She does not photograph weddings at this time.
“I would rather chase a toddler around,” said Hernandez. “It’s more fun!”
Using her trusty Nikon, wearing comfortable clothes with her hair pulled up, Hernandez crawls around on the floor with the kids, getting down to their level and trying to capture their personalities. During a photo shoot with a senior, Hernandez likes to help them express themselves with their pictures.
“It’s fun,” she says of the experience. “They are at a stage in life, they are so unique, and it’s a fun time to try to figure out how to get their personality to show. It’s also fun to see mom watch their kids get their photo taken. It’s a milestone, and it can be very emotional.”
The goal she has is to get the best picture she can, something that they can be proud to hand out to friends and family.
Hernandez offers baby packages that start during pregnancy and continue through the baby’s first year. She has really enjoyed getting to know people in the area this way.
The studio in Harmony is not the only place Hernandez works. She travels often for photo shoots, including the Twin Cities area and her home in Texas. She also does a lot of outdoor photo shoots in the area.
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Hernandez hails from Texas, and has lived in Minnesota for two years now. She lives in Preston with her husband Ramon and their daughter, Kaylee. When she was in college in Texas, she took photography classes and enjoyed them, but studied graphic design, as she thought that would make a good job.
Making photography sort of just happened for Hernandez. “When I was pregnant with my daughter, I wanted to try newborn photography,” she said. “It just kind of happened.”
When she moved to Minnesota, it all fell into place. She found a space for her studio, established her business and a web site, and things happened from there.
Newborns are her specialty, but Hernandez also enjoys taking senior pictures and family pictures. She prefers working with people, and she loves working with kids. She does not photograph weddings at this time.
“I would rather chase a toddler around,” said Hernandez. “It’s more fun!”
Using her trusty Nikon, wearing comfortable clothes with her hair pulled up, Hernandez crawls around on the floor with the kids, getting down to their level and trying to capture their personalities. During a photo shoot with a senior, Hernandez likes to help them express themselves with their pictures.
“It’s fun,” she says of the experience. “They are at a stage in life, they are so unique, and it’s a fun time to try to figure out how to get their personality to show. It’s also fun to see mom watch their kids get their photo taken. It’s a milestone, and it can be very emotional.”
The goal she has is to get the best picture she can, something that they can be proud to hand out to friends and family.
Hernandez offers baby packages that start during pregnancy and continue through the baby’s first year. She has really enjoyed getting to know people in the area this way.
The studio in Harmony is not the only place Hernandez works. She travels often for photo shoots, including the Twin Cities area and her home in Texas. She also does a lot of outdoor photo shoots in the area.
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Tracing Abraham Lincoln’s Springfield, IL, footsteps - Part 5
Fri, Aug 24th, 2012
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This story is the fifth and final in a five-part series about Gerri Nielsen’s trip to Springfield, Illinois.
FRIDAY: Friday morning brought Mark Johnson, Historian at the IHPA back. He introduced us to 1800s newspapers. The Sangamo Journal be
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Tracing Abraham Lincoln’s Springfield, IL, footsteps- Part 4
Fri, Aug 17th, 2012
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This story is the fourth in a five-part series about Gerri Nielsen’s trip to Springfield, Illinois.
THURSDAY: Dr. Cornelius amazed us again this morning with his presentation “Mary Lincoln--Well, Not Really.” He showed us a portrait painted
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State Line Rural Methodist Church finds a new home
Fri, Aug 17th, 2012
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Each year, buildings that once defined our communities are either demolished or left to fall into utter disrepair. The sagging economy doesn’t often have a place for these old buildings and those left to care for them often have no choice. Luckily
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Tracing Abe Lincoln’s Springfield, IL, footsteps, Part 3
Fri, Aug 10th, 2012
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WEDNESDAY: Today included a field trip to the New Salem open-air history museum and state park with our own personal guide, Charles Starling, a retired Illinois Historical Preservation Agency Site interpreter. Charlie gave us all the facts we could
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Harmony Enterprises, Inc. celebrating 50 years
Fri, Aug 3rd, 2012
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For the past 50 years, the small town of Harmony has been home to a large worldwide business, and many people aren’t even aware of what goes on there. Harmony Enterprises, Inc., known to the local residents as HECO, offers more to the world than c
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Tracing Abe Lincoln’s Springfield, IL, footsteps
Fri, Jul 27th, 2012
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Posted in Harmony Features
Remember the saying, “Be nice to nerds--someday you’ll be working for one”? Our 16th President was a nerd--a 6’-4,” book-readin’, rail-splittin’, 6-inches-too-short-trousers-wearin’ doofus. He also was somewhat of a loser--he lost j
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Fundraiser for Jem Theatre a huge success
Mon, Feb 27th, 2012
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Saturday, February 11, hundreds of people gathered at Wheelers in Harmony to help raise money to keep Fillmore County’s only theatre in business. The support from the community was huge, and the event raised $15,773.50.
Lynn Mensink, one of the
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