Archive for December, 2009

this is my good friend’s baby, eden.  isn’t she so precious?!?!  i love her to pieces.  she was awake during the entire session until i took down all of my stuff then she went to sleep :) but i love her beautiful eyes.  she is the best baby and i had so much fun shooting her pictures!!

 

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Kellee smith: What a beautiful baby, and what pretty pics. I hope you have a Merry Christmas!

crave photography: Awww these are so sweet! Darling picures!

Erin: So darling. Love the name too.

Darla: So sweet!

August: Cute pictures, but if you're going to do more of these type of shoots you need to invest in a few light modifiers. A soft diffused light works best for small children. The best way to make this work is to use a flash head shot through a softbox. A less expensive way to do the same thing is to shoot a nikon or canon flash through a Lastolite LL LR4807 48-Inch Collapsible Reflector with Translucent Diffuser. They can be purchased on amazon.com for about $50.00 Check out this link to see how it is done. Especially if you shoot Nikon, which i think you do. http://nikonusa.com/Learn-And-Explore/Photography-Techniques/fy1hs59r/1/Control-of-Color-Part-2.html

laura and dean were so AMAZING!!  i absolutely loved them!  i shot their bridals at memory grove and the utah state capital building.  by the time we got to the captial it was SO dark so i played a little with off camera flash and am in love with the results!  let me know what you think!!

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shanda: They look so great! I love the capital one! You did great with the OCF

melissa is a good friend of mine and also a photographer!  you can check out her work at www.folksphoto.com.  i first met melissa almost 3 years ago when i shot her wedding.  i was thrilled when she asked me to do her pictures for her website.  and don’t ask where we did them because we just drove around salt lake and stopped at random places.  it was so awesome!  since then melissa has up and moved to california and i miss hanging out with her.  but thank goodness for facebook, so we can stay in touch!  love ya girl!!!melissa0101a

 

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Dustin Izatt: Wow Amanda, you did awesome on Melissa's pictures :) I never realized her eyes were so amazing, you totally nailed it :)

Debbie: I like the pictures, but I think she needs to smile more!

Erin: Love these. She is so cute.

i shot heather and matt’s engagements actually not too long ago.  they are getting married at the end of december and their  wedding is going to be increcible!  i seriously love these two!  we learned an important lesson this night, though- don’t park in a paid parking lot without paying!  we both got back to our cars and had $50 tickets on our windshields!  i was so mad!  but matt was our hero and got them reduced to $15 so, no biggie.  thanks matt!  i always hate it when people’s weddings get closer because it means our time together is coming to an end.  so keep in touch you two.  i think we could be great friends!!!

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i loved michelle’s dress!  she looked so amazing!  thanks shanda for coming along with me!

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shanda: Love em! you are so super talented. I love the vintagy one!! You rocked it!

shanda: Love em! you are so super talented. I love the vintagy one!! You rocked it! Ill come with you anytime!

Erin: These are gorgeous. I love her dress.

layer by layer cakes

December 7, 2009

lori from layer by layer cakes contacted me and wanted some pictures of her sample cakes for her website.  i was more than ecstatic to do them for her.  her cakes are SO amazing!  also, she entered them in the utah chocolate show and won 1st place on the white chocolate cake and won 3rd place overall.  that is so awesome!  if you or anyone you know is looking for a wedding cake, be sure to check her out.  she is amazing!!!layerbylayer100

 

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shanda butterfield: Those are amazing!! Great photos!

Melissa: Oh my! Those ARE amazing!

Brock: This makes me want cake. I do love a good cake now and again.

deb: Beautiful!

guess who turned 8?

December 4, 2009

i am the luckiest person in the world because this little angel is mine!  she turned 8 last week and she is getting baptised tomorrow.  i cannot believe it!  it seems like she was just born yesterday.  she has grown up way too fast!  jayde is every parents dream child.  she is so caring and giving and wants to do good in every way. she puts everyone before herself and loves her little sister so much!  she has such a strong desire to do good and is such a good example to everyone around her. i am so proud of everything she does.  i don’t know what i would do without her.    happy birthday and i love you baby!!

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these are the AMAZING invites my friend anne designed.  she is amazing and if you need any work done, check her out: http://www.eclecticdesigncompany.com

 

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Harmony Loves: she is absolutely gorgeous and it looks like you captured her perfectly. great job!

brittney hale: OH, so super sweet!!! these pics are too cute. congrats Jayde :)

Ashley: What great pictures She is such a pretty girl. Congrats on her special day!

Brock: Stellar! I'm so proud of her!

Kellee smith: Amanda, these are such beautiful pictures of your little girl. I am right behind you with my son and it is crazy to me to think that I already have a child old enough to be baptized. I hope that your day was wonderful! I miss you - we need to get together soon!

Zanny: She's so beautiful! Don't you love her eye lashes?

Erin: These are gorgeous!!! Love the announcement too!

wow!  this is my 4th blog post this week!  i am on a roll, but i am still got a lot of catching up to do to get all of these incredible sessions on my blog.  i shot michelle and gregs engagements a while back.  greg wasn’t a huge fan of getting his pictures done, but we got some great ones!  up next.. michelle and greg’s bridals and wedding.  and please leave me some love!!!

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Rebecca: Totally love the library, makes for way fun pics

this is my cousin michelle and her cute family.  i love their sweet little girl, mia.  she is so dang cute.  she loves dora just like my savana and kept looking to see if “dora” was in my “dora camera”. haha!.  kids are so cute!!!

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i shot heidy and conrad’s wedding back in july at the beautiful park city mountain resort.  they got married at the top of the mountain in a meadow.  it was so amazing!  truman-d102

 

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they were supposed to be able to ride the alpine slide down after the ceremony but as we were doing pictures it started raining so they had to take the ski lift down.  but i was able to get some awesome shots of them on the ski lift. 

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Erin: These are so cute! I have always wanted to do pics on a ski lift. Great job.