amanda pair | photo blog

is it really thursday…?

Amanda — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 17:36:30 +0000

I woke up this morning and realized that today is Thursday. As in, the fifth day of the week. As in, my second to last day of vacation before the rush of fall sessions starts. As in, I have 6,000 e-mails and phone calls I need to return and errands I need to run. As [...]

dig it all revolution

Amanda — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 17:23:39 +0000

In recent years, there has been a major shift in the wedding and portrait photography industry. Most of you probably know what I am talking about — some call it “photojournalistic” or “lifestyle” photography. But it is a shift from the old school, stiff prom pose photography to a more natural looking, naturally flowing documentation [...]

the birth of carter madison

Amanda — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:43:23 +0000

Until last week I had little experience with a baby being brought into the world. Two years ago I got a phone call that changed the way I felt about the arrival of a new baby. I dropped everything at work, called out behind me as I rushed out the door and drove like crazy to be at [...]

happy birthday baby smith

Amanda — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:56:23 +0000

Last Tuesday I had the rare opportunity to be with Kristi and Eric‘s family as they welcomed their new baby into the world. I shot the family’s maternity session earlier this summer and was looking forward to meeting their new addition. When Kristi e-mailed me to ask if I would be willing to come to [...]

taylor and ashlyn | family portraits

Amanda — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 15:54:58 +0000

I practically grew up at my friend Mandi’s house. Which makes her brother Josh and his high-school-girlfriend-turned-wife, Lindsay, feel like extended family. I’ve watched their oldest daughter Taylor grow up and was thrilled for them when they welcomed baby Ashlyn back in March. Lindsay and I were so excited about the promise of family photos that we went [...]

i have no idea what this is about…

Amanda — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 19:30:42 +0000

I am offically done with my “summer” sessions (woohoo!) and am taking a self-imposed three-week break to get caught up and have a little mental vacation before the craziness of the fall season starts. Don’t worry, I have enough to blog about for the next five years, so that will continue. If you are considering fall photos, now [...]

mary elizabeth & robert | engaged

Amanda — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 00:35:43 +0000

I’ve said before how awesome I think it is when a couple (or family) chooses a location for their session that means something to them. When Mary Elizabeth and I set up the time for her and Robert’s engagement session, she mentioned wanting to shoot in a part of town that is special to them. [...]

lauren & michael | alabama wedding

Amanda — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 03:09:24 +0000

This past Saturday was the big day. After TEN YEARS together, Lauren and Michael were married in a beautiful outdoor ceremony at Southern House and Garden in Tuscaloosa. It wouldn’t be an Alabama wedding in the summer of 2010 if the threat of rain wasn’t haunting us all day… It turned out to be a really nice, albiet sweltering [...]

harper & sumomo (oh, and daniel & julie too)

Amanda — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 02:29:25 +0000

There are some couples who I really like to photograph. Julie and Daniel are one of them. When I first met this sweet couple back in March to talk about their wedding, they mentioned a fun “family” photo shoot with their two dog-children, Harper and Sumomo. I was so happy when I got an e-mail from Julie [...]

family session on the river

Amanda — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 23:20:28 +0000

One of my favorite things about doing what I do is photographing the same families time after time. Although it had only been a few months since my last portrait session with this family, I was excited when they invited Allen and me up to their property on the river. It was quite a little haul up [...]