I'm back....

It must be the season for weddings and love because it seems like there's been a bit of a rush in that area of my photography! It's so fun to see these cute couples interact with one another... here is my sand dune bride:) with her cute fiance' and his adorable little girl! Enjoy your sneak peek:)







.....I love this one...different I know, but I dig this stuff:)

...sorry for the picture overload, there are soooo many cute ones and I have a hard time deciding what to post:) Have a super day~

Out of Town

I will be out of town until Sunday, any emails or phone calls will be answered next week:) Have a wonderful week~ Amie

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This couple is gettin' hitched in September and they are so cute and so in love! They were fun to work with even when we got soaking wet when the rain came in:) Thanks for being such good sports you two! Enjoy your sneak peek:)

I almost died at this shoot.....

....no for real! This cute bride to be called me and wanted her bridals done at the sand dunes....now I haven't ever been to the sand dunes, so I was a little nervous to begin with, but I imagined some pretty cool locations there. So we drove out to the sand dunes and sure enough there were some really cool sand mountains and hills. I was thinking we could do some shots at the base of the sandy hills, but that was not what the bride had in mind, she wanted to drive up on 4 wheelers to the top of sand mountain, her brother followed us out and pulled the 4 wheelers, I thought he was probably just bringing them to get around, not to drive straight up a sandy mountain........now to the part where I almost died...so the bride jumped on one of the bikes holding her dress in a bag and started hauling butt up the hill, her veil blowing in the breeze, I wish so bad I would've gotten a picture of that, but I was a little nervous to say the least because I was on back of the other 4 wheeler with the brides brother driving up the hill....seriously I thought I was going to die!! I don't remember being that scared in a while...I am kind of a chicken when it comes to the bikes, if it is a flat road I'm fine, but any little tilt at all scares me to death:) Well I survived, and can I just say we got some amazing shots, so worth all of the anxiety! I think these are some of my favorite bridals ever:) I promised her a sneak peek before I leave to go out of town on Tuesday! So here you are Jamie, and trust me there will be a lot more to come!

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This little guy is such a cutie! I recently did his family pictures, and he came back to see me for a session with just him:) I love his adorable hair and cute expressions! Thanks for coming back and seeing me Mr. R!
Booking update: now booking the last week in August. Please note I take a limited number of sessions each week....otherwise I would be a terrible wife and mom:) If you are interested in a session please email me and I can give you some available dates:)
amiedsteele@yahoo.com

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I love this family, the kiddo's have been to see me a couple of times and it was so much fun to get to photograph the whole family! I loved their clothing choices:) Props to mom for picking out such great clothes! Just a pointer to future clients, notice how the little girls dress has a pattern with a bunch of colors that coordinate and then mom, dad, & brothers shirts are one of the colors in the babies dress! Magic:) Sometimes we think we all have to wear the same color and everyone has to match, well this fam's pictures show how to match and coordinate with variety and style! Love it~ Here is your sneak peek Tricia, your gallery will be online soon:)




....isn't she so cute???

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Rough and tumble boys, gotta love em'! The younger little guy "B" had a bad owie right under his eye, I told mom, oh no biggie, we can photoshop that out, and I love that she said, no I think I want it in the pictures, it will remind us of how he was at this age! I love that! Sometimes we think our pictures and memories have to be perfect, but how important it is, especially in photos of our children to capture those little imperfections that will one day be long gone:) Here is your sneak peek Tenille! Enjoy~
PS. and seriously if you want the owie photoshopped out on any of them, no problem:)

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What a difference two years makes! I've had the first picture hanging in my entry way for two years now and I figured it was about time (2 years later) to update it:) You would think as a photographer that I would have monthly updated pictures of my own kiddos. But believe me, my kids are my most difficult subjects to photograph! A lot's happened during the last two years with our family, it will almost be 1 year (on August 26th) when my daughter Rylie received her life saving liver transplant. It was a very difficult time for our whole family, I'm so proud of all of my kids for how well they handled our lives being turned upside down for a while:) And now as we look back we can see how the whole experience has strengthened our family. It was a life-changing experience for sure, and a little ...okay, a LOT rough at times, but looking back we have been extremely blessed throughout it all.. and Rylie is doing fabulous with her brand new liver, she is alive and well today because a family said yes to organ donation. Rylie's donor Randon's mom has created a beautiful memorial website for her son Randon's site . Notice Rylie's picture in the slideshow:) Also for more info on organ donation visit Organ Donation.
summer 2006

summer 2008

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The youngest member of this family, little Miss "L" has come to see me for pictures a couple of times, I was thrilled to meet the rest of her family to do some family portraits. Everything is so green and lush outside right now, it's a super time for pictures! This family was so much fun, I can kind of relate, two rowdy fun-loving boys and a sweet girl, only mine are in the opposite order! Anyways here is your sneak peek Em! This was another family that traveled south a ways for their pictures, it really makes me feel good when people love my work enough to travel to come and see me:) So thanks so much for that!
I love this spot for pictures, the green is just beautiful, not to mention the cute fam!

love this of the boys!

one of my favorite family shots, I've done this one a few times:)

Update on booking

August is almost full, I have a few openings left please email me if interested:) amiedsteele@yahoo.com
Stay tuned, more sneak peeks to come:)

A Photographer's dream baby!

Seriously, this little guy was perfect for his pictures.... and I mean perfect! Smile after smile, location after location, and multiple outfit and prop changes didn't even phase this cutie! I had a blast during this photo shoot, here is your sneak peek Rochelle! Thanks for traveling so far south and for letting me photograph your little guy....the camera loves him:)

America's Next Top Model:)

This little gal had so many poses, I asked her, "have you been watching America's Next Top Model to get ideas for your pictures?" I was just joking, but come to find out...she loves that show (...me too!) And I think she picked up some pretty good tips for photo shoots! She was a natural in front of the camera, and I loved that she brought her little puppy along! Too cute~ I'm feeling a little behind on all of my editing, I've been super busy and the Forth of July was crazy fun, but it's taken a toll on my photography stuff, so if you are waiting for a sneak peek, keep checking back, I promise I'll hurry:) Also July is completely booked, and August is filling up! Thanks for allowing me to do what I do....I love it:) Amie

This first one is a little different processing, but I love it! The colors are a little more muted...kind of dreamy:)

This one is vintage, love this effect too!

Cute puppy!

Top Model!


...and of corse a storyboard! Love these:)