Remember over the summer when I ran into Niki and her daughter Amerie at the beach? Well, over Christmas break, we were both back home and I met up with her again– this time she had her hubby with her! ;) I had a really fun time taking pics of this sweet (not to mention beautiful!!!) family. I thought I’d share some of my favorite pics– and get your feedback! :)
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you take the most amazing pictures, just beautiful!
Too cute for words. Yes, they are a bautiful family but you catured the essence of that so beautifully. Well done and thank you for letting us peek in on your project.
Hope you guys have a wonderfully blessed 2009!
Warm hugs,
Julie. xx
You’ve inspired me to try and catch my 7 & 8 year old grandsons…It would be easy to get lost in that little angels eyes.
Great Job!!!
Please keep on sharing & inspiring…
Blessings to you and yours…
Love these pictures!
Those pictures are so gorgeous!
What kind of camera did you use?
Thanks.
Susan
Susan,
My camera and photography equipment list can be found here: Amanda’s Camera. Hope this helps! :)
Amazing! I wish i could take pictures like you!
I was going to ask about your camera also, thanks for posting! We’re trying to decide on a new camera, I can’t wait!!!
Your pictures are wonderful, thank you for sharing them.
Gorgeous family, stunning photos!
Wow, these are very professional and I’m sure your friend was over the moon about them. That little girl is so very precious. What lens did you use? The botek(is that the right word for the fuzziness?) is AMAZING.
Cara
What beautiful pictures. I love the one of the little girl – her blue eyes are gorgeous.
Cara,
Great question and good eye!! :) I used the Canon 85mm f/1.8. It’s one of my favorite lenses for portraits!! I really wanted a super blurry background so I kept my aperture at 1.8 for all these pics. :)
Hope this helps!
Wow! Your family is just picture-perfect! So beautiful! I agree with Cara, I love, love, love the portait look in the pictures. I have a great camera, and I can never seem to get that look! Fabulous!!!
Much love,
Candi
Hey Amanda!! Became a fan last year I think & I love your site, never found anyone like yours because it show & teach me a lot :) I´m about to buy my camera and following all your suggestions about lenses, i´ll take the body only canon eos xti & the canon 85mm f/1.8, i´m from san luis potosi, mexico & loved to take portraits! Keep in touch.
Beautiful pictures. Hope you continue to follow this baby as she grows up and post the pictures. Thaks for sharing these.
They are absolutely gorgeous photos!!
Amanda – Love your pictures, beautiful family you photographed. The little girl’s eyes are to die for. Thank you. Eliz
*AWESOME* photos…can’t even pick a favorite…they’ll ALL fabulous!
what a cute family, and great pictures!
Your photography skills are breathtaking…. I wish I had your talent.
You are so talented. I love the pics. You did an awesome job. BTW Have you done any scrapbooking lately?
Wow- what GORGEOUS photos! What a gorgeous family, too! I bet they LOVED these picures!!!! Great job!
What beautiful photographs, Amanda! I just got my 50mm lens, can’t wait to use it!! You are so inspiring! Thank you for sharing!
Hello Amanda!
Those are just AMAZING photographs! The lighting in everyone of them is excellent! It is all natural or did you use an external flash?
The post-processing work is pretty good also!
Congratulations! :)
Best regards from Dominican Republic
You may check a photo-a-day project I started for 2009 at http://www.flickr.com/melissahl
lovely portraits! do you prefer any particular actions/presets or do you do your own processing techniques? shooting jpeg or raw?
The last pic of the lil beauty in black and white is absolutely beautiful! WOW!
Wonderful pics…great job! Very beautiful family.
What a lovely looking family. Amazing pics. I love all of the captured expressions. These pics are really breath taking. Awesome job!
Inspiring!!!
Thanks for sharing :)
I love those photos, when her mommy holds her, she looks just like her mommy, and when her dad holds her you can see him in her too.
What a great set of pictures you took. I am sure they are thrilled. It makes you feel happy to see a happy family, you know? thanks for sharing.
beautiful pictures as always Amanda!! That little girl is the most precious thing!!!
Wow Amanda, your photos are amazing. How wonderful to be able to create something that beautiful!
Awesome job!! The photos are amazing. Did you edit these in Photoshop….I need a big time tutorial in photoshop. By the way, I made the quilt and it turned out fabulous Ill send pics!
What a beautiful family. “Theses photos capture the essence and beauty of the outside as well as the inside-of this happy family.” Great Job, Amanda
Amanda… I really need to come and slap you around.. it really is not fair that you have all that talent.
I am just teasing.. you amaze me with all you can do.. those photos are great.. I really enjoy coming to your website.
Joy
Those are stunning photographs! They really inspire me to learn more about photography. Thanks so much for sharing!
Oh the baby again! Oh isn’t she jsut a sweet little angel. Everytime i see her i feel so melencholy. Anyways, I was watching t.v (as usual,ha.) and I saw an infomercial for this great product that’s perfect for you and scapbooking. It’s the cricute expression. Have you heard of it yet? It is amazing,it is as small as a printer and you can put the pictures on fabric,wood,plastic,and even etch glass! It is fabulous! I especiall love making the cards and etching glass (i made a champagne glass cup with my name on it! C U T E!). Here is the website for it, i think it is really cheap!http://www.cricut.com/shopping/ProductDetails.aspx?id=123&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1
WOW…i wished you lived next door so I could “run into” you and have you take our picture…..totally impressive…you’re a PRO!!!
Their daughter is so pretty! (So are they!). I love the photos. But I especially love the black and white!! Some day I’ll have some versions of me, my hubby, and our baby like that. I can’t wait! Now if only I could have someone like you live close enough to take the pictures!
hi amanda, your photos are amazing!! i have trouble when taking photos when the aperature is on such a low number. did you need a tripod to take these?? do you point your camera at the subject and let it focus and then take the shot?? or do you manually focus?? what setting was the camera on?? i thought maybe i’ll have it on A so the camera chooses the right shutter speed. soooo many questions sorry. i have a f/1.8 lens and sometimes it’s hard keeping everything i want it focus. thanks in advance:)
Spectacular! You are certainly very talented. Wish we lived closer so you could take pics of MY family!!
Your pictures are beautiful! I was wondering if you use a photo editing program?
Beautiful shots Amanda! I especially like the one with the parents turned towards each other with their daughter laughing in the foreground. My second fav: The little girl photographed with her parents legs. Love, Love, Love it!
Hi Amanda. I just absolutely love these pictures you took. You have done such a wonderful job. My favorites are the black and whites and the one with the Amerie standing at her parents legs. I have just recently became a fan of your website and will be as long as you have this site up. I love what you have done with your recipes cards and most of all, your scrapbook room. I love organizing and you have done such a wonderful job! I have not found any other scrapbook room as organized as yours that I like while searching on the internet for ideas. AWesome Job! Oh, and thank you for the free fonts. I downloaded every single one of them today. * Annette
Good grief Amanda! You take pics like a pro
(and edit like a pro too!!).
Impressive!
Wow! You have way too much talent for one person!! Love the pictures and Yes, they are a beautiful family.
I like the mood I get looking at the pictures. I love kids, and family portraits. Keep doing this amazing work of photography.