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11.13.08
The Schloss family has been a super awesome family since day one! Our relationship with them started about five years back when I (Amelia) was hired to nanny for Baden (the beautiful little girl you see in the first shot below). During that same time I began to be interested in photography, so Baden got to be my practice-on subject for all of my school projects. Also, almost every year since then the Schloss family has hired me to shoot their family portraits at the end of each summer. It has been such a pleasure coming back around year after year watching their family and children grow, especially Baden, since she was my side-kick for an entire year!
The session was shot at their brand new house in Manhattan Beach. I really enjoyed this because it was an environment that everyone was comfortable in and it felt more relaxed that other family portrait sessions I had done in the past.
No doubt, these kids have the best blue eyes I have ever seen!
My favorite shot of the day!
jackie wonders said:
i love them!
(11.13.08 03:00 PM)
John Edgar said:
You are the best photographers in the world, and I love you.
Seriously, these are AMAZING, you've captured the family so well... the Schloss are very very lucky. Amazing work.
j.
(11.13.08 03:28 PM)
Mandy said:
Gorgeous. I love your favorite shot too! These kids are so expressive and you definitely brought that out in them.
(11.13.08 03:54 PM)
Alisha said:
AMAZING. This might just be one of my fav. sessions of yours.
(11.13.08 05:47 PM)
angie + matt said:
I remember the last session you did! Baden has grown so much! They are adorable:)! I love the first one and the last one!!!
(11.13.08 06:36 PM)
Paige Green said:
oh my goodness! that little girl looks JUST like xanthie and xoe!!!!! I'm floored. (I'm also assuming they're related)
(11.13.08 07:28 PM)
Maya said:
I love how comfortable they look! These are all so natural and just beautiful!
(11.13.08 08:31 PM)
john waire said:
i really love this session. what a great looking family.
(11.14.08 05:23 AM)
Melissa said:
Wow what gorgeous kids! Love the second shot!
(11.14.08 07:52 AM)
Aaron Hale said:
What a sweet shoot! Love the first shot!
(11.14.08 09:37 AM)
Melissa said:
What a gorgeous family! Fabulous images!
(11.14.08 12:43 PM)
Cathy and David said:
Those kids are too cute!!!!!! I love this session!
(11.15.08 04:43 AM)
Roger Ramirez said:
I love these photos. I saw them last week and I keep coming back to them to look at them again. They're very light and joyful. I love your blog, keep up the great work.
(11.17.08 11:08 AM)
Ashley Rose said:
Absolutely beautiful kids! The 1st shot is so gorgeous :)
(11.17.08 03:35 PM)
sarah said:
love these. this family looks so sweet! amazing work!
(11.18.08 09:57 AM)
Claudia said:
Finally made it onto your blog!! We were sorry to lose such a great nanny, but happy to have you in our lives as our official family photo biographer! You are truly gifted and happy that Baden was there at the begining. We have some great shots from your early "experimental" years. Thanks again and see you soon!
(12.29.08 09:42 AM)
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A few weeks ago I spent a delightful afternoon with this wonderful family visiting from Singapore. Ekson's sister, Agnes, hired me via email and I had been anticipating the photo sitting since this was a hire from such a far away place! The little girls were adorable to say the least and did such a great job, despite the apparent jet-lag!
My first pick from the session and its my favorite!
Seriously, what a cute family!!
Its so awesome how Brianna's whole face can disappear with a little squintch! We grabbed a few shots with Grandpa too!
I love Sofia's dimple in the bottom of her left cheek!
Thanks to Agnes for having me out!
Jasmine Marie said:
What a super cute family! I love the little one in the swing. :)
(10.23.08 10:43 PM)
Cristy Cross said:
They've got some cute models on their hands. I love the 3rd one from the top. What a beautiful little girl.
(10.23.08 10:43 PM)
Agnes said:
Amelia! OMG! I Looooove them all. We are trying to figure out which ones we love but these are all amazing!! Thanks, Amelia. You rock!
(10.23.08 11:46 PM)
Blair Van Bussel said:
These are AMAZING!!! so adorable! I cant get over the one of the little one at the end of the side. Its seriously perfect.
(10.24.08 09:14 AM)
Mariana Maya said:
I love your work!!!
It has a slight film feel which makes it timeless!
(10.24.08 11:53 AM)
Ryel j said:
a package full of greatness topped of with tasty joy! yup so great is this fam post!
(10.24.08 03:08 PM)
Ashley said:
Yay! I've been waiting for this one! You captured those adorable little girls perfectly! I love the one of Brianna on the slide.
(10.24.08 05:26 PM)
jackie wonders said:
sooooo cute!! those girls are adorable. that family has such a cute style too:)
(10.24.08 07:07 PM)
heather said:
that third picture, big sis looking into the camera...is timeless. I love to see you shoot families! such a good eye. love it!
(10.25.08 07:17 PM)
Kari said:
I seriously want this pumpkin chocolate chip recipie you keep talking about...my mouth is watering for fall food
(10.28.08 11:51 AM)
Julie said:
Hello!
I follow your blog on a regular basis and absolutely love it! My quick question is how you processed the images in this post. Are they with totally rad actions? If so, what is your favorite black and white?
Thanks!
Julie
(10.29.08 08:16 AM)
Mandy said:
I love your coloring in the PP of these photos. What a beautiful day, and you really caputured them perfectly. I have to say...I have just thoroughly enjoyed your beautiful blog, and unique style.
(10.30.08 06:35 AM)
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10.22.08
My beautiful cousin Emma and newly handsome husband Jedidiah were recently married and they asked us to do a portrait session of them in their wedding attire since we were unavailable to photograph them on their wedding day. We quickly agreed, especially after Emma described how awesome the design of her dress was. I have to say that this dress definitely made it to my top ten list (plus its modest and fashionable...two things that are usually very hard to find together!). We shot this session down in Newport Beach and we fell in love with all of the old fashioned elements...it fit Emma + Jed's attire perfectly!
Also, here's a little trivia for all you Yo Gabba Gabba fans out there: Emma plays Foofa (the pink character) AND she does the voice for Foofa too!
If you look super close you can see that both of her feet are off the ground!
My favorite shot of the day! It was a tough call!
Congrats Cousin, you found a good one, he's definitely a "keeper"!:)
chenin said:
seriously? Do you have *any* ugly people in your family? Beautiful job :)
(10.22.08 01:56 PM)
carrie said:
these images are insane. seriously, not only did you and your siblings, cousins etc get the gorgeous gene. looks like you all got the talent gene too. nicely done.
(10.22.08 02:05 PM)
jackie wonders said:
this post rocked my world! so so gorgeous. can we talk about how wonderful her veil and feathers are?!?! loved every single one.
and, where do you find cute parasols?! i've been looking everywhere!
(10.22.08 02:36 PM)
Val said:
These are gorgeous!!! I just had to comment that your cousin may be my 17 month old's hero. That is his FAVORITE show!
(10.22.08 02:46 PM)
kristin said:
wow wow wow.. could not love it more. What a beautiful girl with amazing style gees! These are amazing. A-mazing actually!
(10.22.08 02:54 PM)
katherine robertson said:
Gorgeous and unique, just like her dress! what a beautiful face she has!
(10.22.08 04:01 PM)
heather saunders said:
that dress is absolutley STUNNING!!!!! I don't know which I LOVE more, the dress, these insanely gorgeous images or her eyebrows. Absolute perfection! SO YUMMY, SO YUMMY!
(10.22.08 06:05 PM)
Amanda K said:
She is hella gorgeous. And THESE are soooooo beautiful! Love every single one of them. And, my kiddos love yo gabba gabba. So extra super awesome.
(10.22.08 07:21 PM)
Angie said:
I am so addicted to your blog! Surely you could post 2 or 3 times a day??? These pics are brilliant - such a gorgeous couple.
(10.22.08 07:30 PM)
Dani said:
I always love your work, but you've totally outdone yourself here. You must share some of your post processing techniques. I'm totally enamoured.
(10.22.08 07:34 PM)
Amy Carruthers said:
Your images make my heart ache - in all the best ways possible. Can you share a bit about which TRA recipes (if they are all TRA) you use to get this beautiful color?
(10.22.08 07:51 PM)
ksen :) said:
LOVE this! sooo great & such a dreamy, lovely feel to them all. her dress is outta control awesome. talk about one gorgeous couple, too!
(10.22.08 08:00 PM)
Tyler Jacobs said:
Again, great job, yous guys. Seriously knocked my socks off. I'm proud of my little Emma... and I'm jealous! I want a photoshoot with too! :)
(10.22.08 08:25 PM)
rychelle said:
where, may i ask, did she find such a fab dress???
and, the couple is so GORGEOUS, it's crazy.
(10.22.08 08:57 PM)
THE PARSONS said:
YAAAAYYYY!!! :) I LOVE foofa, she's my favorite ;) and these images are INSANELY perfect, I love them, friends!! p.s., I've been meaning to text you, does Gabba have any halloween costumes? the boys wanted to be gabba characters for halloween.
(10.22.08 09:21 PM)
denisebovee said:
"la la pretty pretty flowers" :) FOOFA!! foofa is lucys fave! love these shots amelia! so inspiring!!
(10.22.08 10:09 PM)
abany said:
as always amelia, you amaze me and push the lid off the limits.
thanks for sharing such GORGEOUS work!
(10.22.08 10:14 PM)
Hanssie Trainor said:
Love the b&w in the trees. And her dress IS seriously awesome!
(10.22.08 11:48 PM)
bethany said:
hi lyons :) i'm a new blog subscriber... just wanted to say helllo and WOW because your work is amazing! excited to see how your work develops and improves over our time together... (our being me and my rss reader hehe)
(10.23.08 02:23 AM)
john waire said:
wowsers. your post-processing techniques really compliment this couple so extremely well. amazing. the look/feel is just incredible. they've gotta be truly happy to have you in their life :) great job as always!
(10.23.08 04:38 AM)
Melissa said:
Wow! Her dress is out of this world! These pictures are beautiful| Way to go :)
(10.23.08 06:28 AM)
Heather Cole said:
I love these pictures. Her dress is amazing, and her eyes...POW!!!
(10.23.08 07:48 AM)
jenberry said:
seriously can you say PRINT AD, Magazine cover. these are ridiculous! love em.
(10.23.08 08:11 AM)
Erin said:
i completely agree. this dress is so....perfect. i wish i didn't get married in july and maybe a design like this would have been more possible :D
classic, creative, and perfect for her style.
(10.23.08 08:27 AM)
Sundee said:
She looks adorable! I havent seen Emma since she was a blonde :) Great job on the photos.
(10.23.08 03:06 PM)
Jamie said:
WOW! She is beauuuuuuuuuuutiful! You are SO SO SO awesome! Fabulous images. You always have great perspective.
(10.23.08 08:32 PM)
Paige Green said:
...makes want to get married again just for that dress! beautiful!!
(10.23.08 08:53 PM)
michelle said:
amazing dress! where'd she find it? my FAV is the second from the last (BEAUTIFUL!!!)
(10.24.08 11:48 AM)
Allie said:
So many fantastic photos, it's hard to even pick a favorite. I love, love, love that the gown has off-the-shoulder sleeves over the top of the long sleeves, and the skirt is absolutely gorgeous. The one where she's jumping and holding the parasol in the air is utter perfection. She looks beautiful in all of the photos, but her expression there feels like it really captures her personality. What fun!
(10.24.08 12:25 PM)
clint said:
dang... that just happened!!! great shots.. I can't just pick one. keep rock'n it!
(10.24.08 01:01 PM)
Ryel j said:
I love the dress!!! How fun does this session look? Answer very awesome!
(10.24.08 02:55 PM)
Melissa said:
These photos are totally gorgeous and so is your cousin! Her eyes are seriously captivating.
(10.24.08 10:00 PM)
cristen chester said:
wow, i am completely smitten with this entire collection of images! seriously, each one is amazing! foofa is gorgeous and i adore every detail of her wedding getup!
(10.25.08 08:25 AM)
rt said:
Your pictures are fabulous. Where are you located - I will look and find out b/c maybe ,aybe you will not be bookeed in May/June? I know someone else asked, but would your cousin consider giving the maker of her dress??? It is so stunning
(10.27.08 02:19 PM)
amelialyon said:
RT, you can contact me (Amelia) email me, amelia@amelialyon.com. We would love to set up a shoot for you!
(10.28.08 11:13 AM)
Emma said:
I LOVE YOU GUYS!!! I can't thank you for making us look so good. : ) You are genuii!
(10.28.08 12:53 PM)
cameron ingalls said:
Thanks for allowing me to have lunch with your hubby. I loved hearing your story!!! I left much inspired and excited. Looking forward to the day I can meet the whole family.
(10.28.08 02:55 PM)
Cristina Navarro said:
I'm a blog stalker and total fan. Seriously, these are sooooo goood.
(10.28.08 08:36 PM)
Anonymous said:
Amelia...LOVE these! They are gorgeous in every way. Her dress is darling too. So unique.
(10.29.08 05:16 PM)
Emma said:
Thanks for the compliments! My dress was sewn by Nancy Barrus Couture in Provo, UT...I designed it but Nancy helped work me through each detail. The parasol was from the Asian Import Store but I bought more great ones for the bridesmaids at Luna Bazaar. Both stores are online. Good luck for those in the wedding planning process. I had a ball with it!
(11.02.08 05:39 PM)
amelialyon said:
RT, this is what Emma said, "Thanks for the compliments! My dress was sewn by Nancy Barrus Couture in Provo, UT...I designed it but Nancy helped work me through each detail. The parasol was from the Asian Import Store but I bought more great ones for the bridesmaids at Luna Bazaar. Both stores are online. Good luck for those in the wedding planning process. I had a ball with it!" Best of luck to you!
(11.03.08 02:59 PM)
Juliet said:
Hi Amelia!
I came across your site a while back and love your stuff!
I am in love with this brides DRESS....I'm a huge vintage fan. :-)
(11.03.08 05:57 PM)
Debbie said:
oh wow! that is the most gorgeous dress that I have ever seen!!!
(11.04.08 01:28 PM)
Mark Leonard said:
Amelia, these are some of the coolest photos I've seen. This was a really great shoot.
(11.05.08 09:58 PM)
sumgirl said:
Please tell me about the dress and where to get one. I am trying to find an Edwardian style gown that is not tacky and this one is so beautiful. Did Emma design it?
(12.02.08 09:08 PM)
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10.07.08
Stephanie + Thomas were actually married last year and hired me to do a bride and groom/portrait session last month. These two were such a delight to work with! Stephanie contacted me a while back and I am so glad we finally were able to settled on a date to capture her and Thomas together.
We started at the LDS Newport Beach Temple.
I'm totally digging these two photos together as a diptych!
Then we found some nooks and crannies to work with in Newport Beach off of PCH.
My favorite shot of the day!
Ashley said:
Oh my gosh, I LOVE this idea! What an awesome excuse to don wedding attire again! Your captured them flawlessly as always.
(10.07.08 09:45 PM)
ohana photographers said:
yummy lion goodness! that last shot is bad to the ace!
(10.07.08 10:07 PM)
Bobby Earle said:
I think you might be my new favorite photographer for engagement shoots :)
Bobby
(10.07.08 10:49 PM)
kirsten said:
Love your work, always. Just sending some artistic appreciation from Philadelphia. What I think is so fantastic about your work is that you choose 1 particular recipe and apply it to each photo so they all compliment each other. So wonderful!
(10.07.08 11:13 PM)
Jenn Link Photography said:
ooohhhhhhh Amelia... can you ask Stephanie about her wedding dress, it is very close to what I am looking for for my own wedding next year!!!!
(10.08.08 06:10 AM)
Mese Ugapo said:
Amelia - This is Mese and I just want to tell you that I thoroughly enjoy viewing your blog. Do you have any idea? I mean do you have any idea just how talented you are? You have a true gift and are an extremely talented artist. Your work should be plastered everywhere. It is so FUN (for lack of a better word) watching people do something that they have clearly mastered. Keep doing your thing and never stop loving it. I wish I had a percentage of your drive. Take care and say hi to Hud, Hud, and Sloan from Anna and I. Stay up.
(10.08.08 10:06 AM)
Jasmine Marie said:
Another fab job! I love the window and door shots. Great texture!
(10.08.08 11:07 AM)
Stephanie & Thomas said:
Amelia-
Thank you so much for doing our portraits. They are beautiful... as always. Can't wait to see the rest! After looking on your blog at all the amazing photos it's crazy to see ourselves here.
Jenn- As for your question. The dress is a Monique Lhuillier design.
(10.08.08 06:45 PM)
Alicia said:
The one with them plus the shadows of the trees is so yummy! Love your blog!
(10.09.08 11:14 AM)
shelby said:
wow! such gorgeous photos! I love all of the details you found in the buildings...so cool! I love your work!
(10.09.08 01:22 PM)
Molly said:
Hi Amelia and Justin!
I've been jealous and lurking forever and thought I should stop being a lame-o and just say hi! To say I love your work would be an absolute understatement! I gather so much inspiration from your work. Just wanted you to know. P.s. if you ever want a nerd following you around at a shoot I'd love to get in on that. P.s.s. while I'm on the shameless suck up train I think your kids are pretty much the cutest. Although Grace and jasper are up there! :) Anyway, keep rocking it out! love and stuff. Molly
(10.09.08 08:15 PM)
ROG said:
Gamelio ye hustine. correct me if I'm wrong on this but, did thomas totally light up when stephanie would like, kiss and touch him? It seems that way to me. Don't worry thomas...I feel like i married way out of my league too. I'm a t-baller and Lyndzee is a hall-o-famer. Welcome to the club my friend. Stephanie, be good to him...he's a good guy. (I can just tell)
(10.10.08 04:58 PM)
heather saunders said:
yummy yummy in my tummy! those are scrumdillyiscious! just beautiful, adorable couple too! congratulations!
(10.13.08 04:44 PM)
Tyra said:
I LOVE your blog and your work!!!! I wondered if you'd mind sharing a secret with me? How do you get the sunny haze/grainy effect that you have on these photos? I would love your advice? Thanks in advice!
(10.15.08 09:34 PM)
Lisa said:
I love these pictures!! I'm newly engaged and it makes me want to have my wedding NOW!
(10.16.08 07:43 AM)
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08.06.08
My fun new photog friend, Denise Bovee, asked me to shoot some portraits for her profile page on her website, I happily agreed and felt flattered to be hired by an upcoming awesome photographer! If you haven't seen Denise's work yet, check her out, she's new, but super creative and inspiring in her use of color, composition, and natural light!
My favorite shot of the day, I've been wanting to shoot next to an oil rig for a long time!
Nicole Neff said:
Wow, awesome images! She's so beautiful and has great style...you guys really did a great job on these! And I checked out her site, and she is doing some really great work already.
(08.06.08 02:58 PM)
natalie Williams said:
hotness!! what great pics. how lucky were david and i too have such talent shoot our wedding!!
(08.06.08 03:14 PM)
Austin said:
These pics rock Amelia! We've been admiring Denise's work for a little while and think these pics capture her style perfectly! We used to visit that bubble tea place all the time and didn't even realize how many great places to shoot there are around there.
(08.06.08 04:55 PM)
Caroline Ghetes said:
Wow! If I were her I would have an EXTREMELY hard time picking just one for my profile page. They are ALL awesome! And she is very beautiful too! Wonderful pictures! Just gorgeous!
(08.06.08 04:56 PM)
Jason McGrew said:
Ummm.. you are always amazing me! I have a serious jealously issue, I want your skills! There madtastic!
(08.06.08 05:14 PM)
sandra said:
these are so cute! i love the polaroid one! how fun this must have been! I'm jealous!
(08.06.08 05:55 PM)
Elizabeth (Libby) O'Neill said:
I love the variety of images you captured. You feel like you know her by the time you look through all the images. Nice job!
(08.06.08 08:02 PM)
denise bovee said:
what?! I am soo excited about these.. just what I wanted :))) I love you!! :)....sigh...seriously!
(08.06.08 09:14 PM)
Roger W Ellsworth said:
Have you ever gotten a bad review? Seriously, like I doubt it. You want one? Okay...I'll do my best:... Roger says in his review of the Lyons taking photos of an up and comer..."Well, for my taste it was a little TOO perfectly fun and photojournalistic. It was way TOO fresh and Denise is a little TOO fashionable and good looking. I thought if the Lyons stunk just a little bit at all, this shoot would've actually made the archives as a descent shoot, with a bad after taste". There you have it, officially your first bad review. You're welcome.
(08.06.08 10:23 PM)
Roger W Ellsworth said:
P.S. Denise is radical, so check her stuff out...and her cousin looks like Jack Black's sidekick on Nacho Libre.
(08.06.08 10:25 PM)
Rachel Brooke said:
Yes, from looking at your website you guys definitely DESERVE Blu's photographers of the year! Congrats!
(08.07.08 07:13 AM)
Blair Van Bussel said:
OhMyGosh!!!! Seriously. I’m in love with the Polaroid shot and I too have always wanted to shoot by an oil rig, so cool. I am also a very new pt photog and have really wanted to have some fun pictures taken for my site. I totally agree that people should be able to put a face with the name, but I cant find any one to take them for me! ;) ..... Maybe you can get back to me and we can arrange something?! I would LOVE to get a few shots that are like a fraction of this hotness! BTW you guys have done an awesome job yourselves of giving a great image of who you really are with your work and you awesome pics of yourselves!
(08.07.08 10:14 AM)
Rochelle Ax said:
:) THATS MY GIRL!! You did such an amazing job of capturing "the cuteness" that is Denise! :) and u got that dimple going in a few of these hehe...
She's such a sweetheart, and pretty funny so these are GREAT!! AND your style is awesome! Congrats on winning BLU! I'm sure Denise is not soo far behind, you're right-- she's an upcoming AWESOME photographer! GREAT JOB again.
(08.07.08 10:20 AM)
Kristin said:
I cant love this shoot anymore then I do! It is amazing. WOW.
P.S. I recognized you guys at the Market tonight...we have never met so I was too shy to approach you guys. Me, my hubby and daughter go there all the time :)
(08.07.08 09:11 PM)
Kirby said:
Lollicup! Well, after seeing her site, I'm not surprised she has good taste. ;) Awesome pics man; good friend you are.
(08.10.08 07:52 AM)
Maya said:
I love the one of her with the Polaroids! It totally rocks! She looks like sooo much fun!
(08.10.08 08:28 PM)
Faith said:
These are all amazing!! I especially love the one with all the the polaroids and the one where she's looking out of the window a coffee shop. I also LOVE the one right above the polaroids shot - you can see her cute ring and her pretty brown eyes - that's the one I'd probably use if it were me!
These are all SO awesome!
(08.19.08 10:13 AM)
ONE LOVE PHOTO said:
LOVE, LOVE the one with the polaroids thrown about. I hope she uses that one because it says soooooooo much and is so unique!
(08.25.08 02:13 PM)
Miriam said:
Hi Amelia! You are toooo good! Amelia will be photographing me and my fiance for our upcoming wedding and we are soooooooooooo excited! Not only is she so personable and fun she is super talented! We feel blessed to have met her! :) Also, your ever-too-kind sister will be doing the hair and makeup for our wedding party! She is sooooo good! I guess talent runs in the blood of your family! :)
Anyway, I was wondering where these photos were shot! And if you have any suggestions on where to take pictures. Thanks so much!!
(03.10.09 04:53 PM)
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