Amelia Lyon Photography Blog

Amelia Lyon Photography Blog http://www.amelialyon.net/ en Copyright 2008 Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:49:34 -0800 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Whiting Reunion!

In the following images you will notice a ton of DIRTY FACES! This is when you know your kid is having a good time at the reunion, when he is covered head to toe in red dirt! Hudson was definitely one of those dirty kids!

During the day the there was what was called "village time" where everyone could go around and learn about how things were done way back when... Here's hudson getting his face shaved at the barber shop.

Milking a cow!

Trying to catch a chicken!

Jill is probably going to hate me for posting the next two images, but I had to, they make me LOL!

Making a rope!

Roping cattle!

One of Hudson's favorite things to do at the reunion was to ride on the "train" someone had put together and hooked up to a golf cart.

Believe it or not, Hudson took this shot!

My favorite shot from this series, isn't this land beautiful?!

We hiked up Sierra Del Trigo, here's Kenny and Justin almost to the top!

Kenny and Jill's victory jump at the top!

On the ride home:

]]> http://www.amelialyon.net/personal/whiting-reunion.html http://www.amelialyon.net/personal/whiting-reunion.html Personal! Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:49:34 -0800 Rachel + Austin Married!

Dos Lagos!

My favorite shot of the day! I had a SUPER hard time choosing!

Congratulations to Rachel + Austin, we are so glad you found us!!! Click here to see their slideshow.

]]> http://www.amelialyon.net/weddings/rachel-austin-married.html http://www.amelialyon.net/weddings/rachel-austin-married.html Weddings! Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:32:20 -0800 Neville + Esther Engaged! The Camp in Costa Mesa. This was my first time visiting this location and it was awesome to have a new place to shoot at in that area. I also fell in love with the stores and surrounding restaurants, it was definitely my kind of place! We usually spend our time going to The Lab for shopping and to hang in the super cool atmosphere, now I am so glad to have another uber-fab place like The Camp to visit! Esther and Neville chose this location and I thought it fit them to the "T"!

My favorite shot of the day.... something a little different and creative!

Look out for Neville + Esther's wedding in September!

]]> http://www.amelialyon.net/engagements/neville-esther-engaged.html http://www.amelialyon.net/engagements/neville-esther-engaged.html Engagements! Wed, 13 Aug 2008 22:16:43 -0800 Anthony + Lyndsey Engaged! Montage in Laguna Beach and if we had to choose a beach to shoot at it would be there, this location is beautiful not super crowded!

My favorite shot of the day! That's real sunglare, baby!

Love this overhead shot by Justin!

Anthony + Lyndsey were great to work with...we know their wedding is going to be a blast! Ps. Thanks Anthony for introducing us to La Sirena Grill!

]]> http://www.amelialyon.net/engagements/anthony-lyndsey-engaged.html http://www.amelialyon.net/engagements/anthony-lyndsey-engaged.html Engagements! Mon, 11 Aug 2008 14:03:09 -0800 Denise Bovee 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!

]]> http://www.amelialyon.net/portraits/denise-bovee.html http://www.amelialyon.net/portraits/denise-bovee.html Portraits! Wed, 06 Aug 2008 13:42:19 -0800 Double Whammy! First Whammy: Happy 6 year anniversary to my life-long sweetheart, I can't believe how lucky I am to be married to the most amazing man alive! The past 6 years have been nothing short of happiness and excitement, here's to the rest of our forever Justin!!!! I love my Hudd!

Second Whammy: We found out on our anniversary, August 2nd, that we won the Blu Photographer of Year 2008-2009 award! WOW! (Imagine our jaws dropped to the floor!) We can't believe it! WAHOOOOO! When we found out about our nomination we were extremely honored and flattered to just be mentioned among the other talented photographers in running. We want to say a huge THANK YOU to everyone that follows and supports our work, also to those who took the time to vote for us! This has been a fun ride and we loved every minute of it! We've read everyones' comments and feel a deep sense of gratitude for what has been said.

This photo was taken at my family reunion on our anniversary at the top of Sierra Trigo, I think it best fits how fun that day was! Yippee!

]]> http://www.amelialyon.net/personal/double-whammy.html http://www.amelialyon.net/personal/double-whammy.html Personal! Sun, 03 Aug 2008 22:33:11 -0800 Blu's Photographer of the Year....Almost! clicking HERE!

]]> http://www.amelialyon.net/personal/blus-photographer-of-the-yeara.html http://www.amelialyon.net/personal/blus-photographer-of-the-yeara.html Personal! Thu, 31 Jul 2008 10:48:23 -0800 Gone for a little while....

In the meantime, here's a sneak peak of a photo session with Denise Bovee!

]]> http://www.amelialyon.net/personal/gone-for-a-little-while.html http://www.amelialyon.net/personal/gone-for-a-little-while.html Personal! Thu, 31 Jul 2008 09:27:18 -0800 Elaine + Aram Married! Elaine + Aram were married a few weeks ago at The Ritz Carlton in Marina Del Rey. We had a great time working with them and loved shooting at this beautiful location. We especially liked shooting with the marina in the background and were lucky enough to go onto a yacht for some portraits as well!

You may recall Elaine + Aram from their rad engagement sesh at the LACMA and in Korea town. It was Elaine + Aram that officially introduced and hooked me onto Pinkberry, we even found a Pinkberry to eat at right before the wedding that day!

The floral arch on this gazebo was my favorite, I loved the colors!

Elaine has four sisters, each unique in their own way!

My favorite shot of the day....Justin's brilliant ring shot!

Elaine + Aram, congrats on the wedding! Click here to see more wedding photos and an online slideshow!

]]> http://www.amelialyon.net/weddings/elaine-aram-married.html http://www.amelialyon.net/weddings/elaine-aram-married.html Weddings! Thu, 31 Jul 2008 08:46:25 -0800 Kenny + Jill...Just for fun! secret location for some "just for fun" fashionable shots of the two of them. We told both of them to get as crazy-stylish as they wanted and we would take care of the rest! We had been pushing this photo sitting with Kenny and Jill for quite some time, we wanted to get new photos of them since the last official photo sitting we did with them was on their wedding day in June of 2003 (this was our very first wedding!!!!!). Someday we will have get around to posting some of their wedding photos, its just hard because we shot the whole thing on 35mm film! I think we did a pretty good job too, but we have definitely grown by leaps and bounds since then!

So here's the shoot, amazing and fun, I had a super difficult time narrowing down my favorites!

I love working with colorful subjects....Jill's shoes and hair feathers added the perfect touch!

Kenny whipped out his Spiderman skills!

My favorite shot of the day! Justin's concept.

Keep a look out, we may be doing a mock "trash the dress" session with Kenny and Jill, ultra stylized!

]]> http://www.amelialyon.net/kenny-jilljust-for-fun.html http://www.amelialyon.net/kenny-jilljust-for-fun.html Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:25:21 -0800 Kara + Andy Married! Figueroa Hotel in Downtown LA. I loved, loved this Moroccan style hotel, so colorful and so romantic. We also had a fun time shooting there because we were able to get creative with our lighting since the interior of the hotel was a little dark, I think it added a great mood to their images!

My second favorite shot of the day, scroll down to see my first favorite...

I thought this ring shot was pretty fitting for the location!

My favorite shot of the day!

The belly dancers at the reception really brought the party to life!

Congratulations to Kara & Andy, we had a great time that day! Click here to see a slideshow with more photos from their wedding day.

]]> http://www.amelialyon.net/weddings/kara-andy-married.html http://www.amelialyon.net/weddings/kara-andy-married.html Weddings! Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:38:34 -0800 Good to meet you Baby Van! 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!

Jack and Hudson are the same age...they are bcf (best cousins forever!).

My favorite shot of the day!

]]> http://www.amelialyon.net/portraits/good-to-meet-you-baby-van.html http://www.amelialyon.net/portraits/good-to-meet-you-baby-van.html Portraits! Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:18:03 -0800 On the Duffy with the Brookes! Mark Brooke Photography, invited us out to spend the afternoon at Candice's parents' house in the Huntington Beach Harbor. Candice's parents also own a Duffy boat, so we all decided to go out for a little ride. It was the coolest way to spend a Sunday afternoon, just lazily riding along the harbor and enjoying the weather!

It's Capt'n Mark, FULL SPEED AHEAD!

"He's got Hydrogen Psychosis, the crazy eye!"

I love my granny-glasses!

Hudson had a ton of fun driving the boat too!

Ps. Mark and Candice can make a MAD dish of fajitas!

]]> http://www.amelialyon.net/personal/on-the-duffy-with-the-brookes.html http://www.amelialyon.net/personal/on-the-duffy-with-the-brookes.html Personal! Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:48:09 -0800 Our two boys...lately...

Sloan is growing up so much everyday, he crawls around and loves pulling himself up onto things! I can't believe how big he is already!

I don't know why, but this photo makes me LOL!

Of course this is my favorite shot from this series!

]]> http://www.amelialyon.net/personal/our-two-boyslately.html http://www.amelialyon.net/personal/our-two-boyslately.html Personal! Sun, 13 Jul 2008 15:09:07 -0800 Theresa + Dan Married! Richard Nixon Library. We really had fun with this location and we even were able to shoot inside the museum! I already had a great time with this uber-cool couple on their uber-cool engagement session, the wedding was nothing short of uber-cool as well!

Also, a little side note, Nicole DeAnne did a great job with Theresa's hair and make-up, she also worked the brides maids! For any of my future brides looking for a great hair/make-up artist, Nicole DeAnne is your girl! Great job sis!

The first glance!

Justin is sooooooo good at capturing such strong emotion, just like in the following shot:

We were blessed that day with the presence of our new fabulous photog friend Denise Bovee, she took this next shot and I loved it! We heart you Denise!

Inside the museum...

My favorite shot of the day! Can anyone say SUN-GLARE?!

The ladies were having fun in the photobooth!

I'll give 100 points to anyone that can guess what song everyone is dancing to...anyone?!

We had a radically-awesome time with Theresa and Dan at the wedding! Congrats to the new Mr. and Mrs. Choi! Click here to see their slideshow.

]]> http://www.amelialyon.net/weddings/theresa-dan-married.html http://www.amelialyon.net/weddings/theresa-dan-married.html Weddings! Thu, 10 Jul 2008 23:54:27 -0800