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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!
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My favorite shot of the day, I've been wanting to shoot next to an oil rig for a long time!
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FRED EGAN said:
Excellent Job Mrs. Lyon!!!
(08.06.08 02:08 PM)
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)
Angie Baxter said:
As always, absolutely fantastic. You are very talented :)
(08.06.08 03:22 PM)
Traci said:
These are gorgeous! LOVE that she was rockin' the bubble tea! :D
(08.06.08 04:01 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)
Brandi said:
These are gorgeous. I love the feeling in them!
(08.06.08 08:32 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)
Melissa said:
I love the polaroid shot, she's a cutie!
(08.07.08 05:30 AM)
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)
Michelle Moore said:
These are awesome! I love them! :)
(08.07.08 09:05 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)
Paul Lee said:
Really inspiring work...from the both of you!
(08.07.08 06:07 PM)
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)
ricki ford said:
I love these shot! And I am really loving the pp on these....
(08.08.08 06:12 AM)
Ryel j said:
These are full of greatness!! Awesome photogs unite!!
(08.08.08 11:37 AM)
Jennifer said:
W H O A ........ gorgeous!
(08.09.08 09:18 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)
leah said:
you did an incredible job! denise is soo pretty here.
(09.11.08 06:50 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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A few weeks ago I went to have a play date with my cousin and her two sons. We also wanted to meet the newest addition to their family, baby Van! He was only two weeks old. You may remember this family from their portrait session last year, Whitney was newly pregnant with Van then.

I love photographing newborns, every little detail about their little bodies is so amazing to me, I can hardly fathom such a tiny and perfect creation!
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Jack and Hudson are the same age...they are bcf (best cousins forever!).
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My favorite shot of the day!
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angel swanson said:
adooooore these. newborn babies are truly miracles; the sight of such perfect, tiny little ones always inspires me with awe!
(07.17.08 05:41 PM)
Hanssie said:
Soooo sweet...I love the one of him covering his eyes.
(07.17.08 07:25 PM)
Kristy (Adams) Hartley said:
These seriously might be the sweetest pic's I've ever seen!
(07.17.08 07:50 PM)
Whitney said:
Once again, perfect. You are the greatest. I love my little baby and I love you for photographing him so well.
(07.18.08 07:00 AM)
chelo said:
He's beautiful! congratulations to them.
(07.18.08 11:29 AM)
jodi jean said:
wow ... GREAT pictures of van. he's so stinkin' cute and you captured it beautifully!!
(07.18.08 08:24 PM)
Kristin said:
Oh man... I have never seen your blog before and I am in love. You are for sure going on my top blogs to check. YAY.. I love the wide angle pics, I need to get me a lens that will do this well. Great job guys, cant wait to see more!
(07.19.08 11:55 PM)
Tracy Green said:
Amy--I've been looking through your pics tonight and I LOVE them. It's like you get better and better all of the time. I appreciate so much how you can take ordinary people and make them look like beautiful super models. You know how to bring out the best in them. It's truly amazing! Hope all is well! love Tracy
(07.22.08 10:25 PM)
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06.20.08
A few weeks ago I had a fun time with my cousin Jason and his lovely wife Emily. We decided to book a pregnancy session since the baby would be coming soon, and it was a dang good thing we took the session when we did because baby Charlie was born six days later!!! You may recognize Jason and Emily from the little experimental flash session Justin shot of them right before they found out they were pregnant. Also, if you visit our old blog, they are the couple in the big field holding hands that shows up as one of the photos in the header at the top.

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My absolute favorite shot of the day!
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The runner up for favorite shot of the day, I think Emily looks like the most beautiful pregnant woman I have ever seen!
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BEFORE!
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AFTER! Welcome to the world baby Charlie!
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Congrats to Jason, Emily, and Charlie!
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kate said:
I'm so inspired! so cool and modern.
(06.20.08 04:10 AM)
Lauren-Sweet MagnoliaPhotography said:
Oh.my. I am absolutely in love with this shoot!!! I have a maternity shoot this weekend and I am totally inspired now! seems like there has been a lot of this going on for me recently. I have kind of been in an "inspiration funk"! I just photographed my nephews birth and newborn session- check it out at my blog! LOVE you guys!!!
(06.20.08 09:14 AM)
todd pellowe said:
very creative images here! love the one of dad looking over the belly! haha!
(06.20.08 09:40 AM)
abraham said:
great session, i really like your post-processing on the preggo photos!
(06.20.08 10:51 AM)
angie + matt said:
She is such a cute prego!!! I totally want to get a session done now with Matt! So cute!
(06.20.08 10:52 AM)
heather williams said:
i am IN LOVE with those prego pictures of emily! she's so gorgeous, even 9 months pregnant. And i love the umbrella! Not to mention charlie- so dang cute!
(06.20.08 11:33 AM)
Ashley said:
I love this post! These are the sweetest photos and I love the light!
(06.20.08 11:44 AM)
Tiffany said:
GORGEOUS SHOTS! EVERY SINGLE ONE!!!!
(06.20.08 01:01 PM)
hailey said:
oh i love your work... always looking but getting lazy about comments!! I know how much i love it when comments are made so now going to be more motivated!! Your work is brilliant love it!
(06.22.08 06:37 PM)
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A few months back I was contacted by Rob (a friend of one of our past clients) to photograph him and his beautiful lady Jessica. Rob also hired me at the same to time to photograph his sister and her dog (you remember Jen and Rossi?!). While discussing locations Rob mentioned Malibu and since I'm always down to shoot in a new environment I quickly agreed! I loved this private beach right off of PCH, I didn't even know it existed. So glad I know where it is now!
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My favorite shot of the day, I love the expressions on both of their faces and also the lens flare!
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Rob & Jessica are also expecting their first baby...so sweet!
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bobbi+ said:
You two are amazing. The light you captured in these is unreal. And Rob+Jessica, WOW TO THAT HOTNESS!!!!! :) blown away, bobbi
(05.17.08 04:11 AM)
ksen :) said:
LOVE the feel to all these images! a beautiful couple so very much in love.... just awesome!!!
(05.18.08 07:17 AM)
FRED EGAN said:
Amelia + Justin...Good work and I'm crushin' on that location!
(05.18.08 01:57 PM)
Lan Bui said:
Great shoot!
(05.18.08 10:21 PM)
Nicole Thompson said:
brilliant sister!!! you never cease to amaze me! I love you!
(05.18.08 10:55 PM)
Martin said:
Greetings!..o
(05.19.08 02:32 AM)
Hannes said:
This website is very nice and colorful too. Its nice to have something to show others where you attend church and to show all the smiling people filled of the goodness of the Lord. You have a wonderful website here. May God rich bless you always.
(05.24.08 07:50 AM)
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A few weeks ago our good friends Heather and Ryan welcomed their beautiful baby girl Wendy to the world! We had been meaning to stop by and say hello to her so it was a perfect excuse when Ryan and Heather called and asked us to come over and take photos for them.

There is something about being around a brand new baby that I absolutely love, so tiny and so precious! Baby Wendy was a perfect subject to capture, she's already a natural in front of the camera!
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Justin shot the following three images and I couldn't decide on just one so all three are my favorite shot of day!

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Roger Ellsworth said:
Hey baby Wendy. I live on the world too. It's not bad here, watch out for the O'doyles, keep your chin up, and don't forget your favorite tv show to drink milk to...YO GABBA GABBA! See ya around kid. Welcome to earth.
(05.10.08 03:28 PM)
michelle ellis said:
Oh my goodness!!! Cuteness overload! so very...very ....precious.
(05.10.08 11:40 PM)
heather williams said:
i am IN LOVE with these pictures of wendy! you are amazing. they are so priceless. i love how you totally captured her peaceful little personality. thank you so much!
(05.11.08 09:55 AM)
david & kimi b said:
beautiful beautiful images you guys, but i expect no less. you're always rockin the suburbs!!
(05.12.08 09:56 AM)
jennrocket said:
haha i love them!! beautiful!!! so perfect.
(05.13.08 02:08 PM)
Martin said:
Your work is marvelous!!
(05.29.08 09:18 PM)
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