Behind Amy's Lens

Schedule Updates

Here are a few updates to my summer and fall schedule. Don't miss the holiday order deadlines below (I cannot believe I am posting this information already!)

The office will be closed for the month of June. While I will attempt to return phone calls and emails, it may take me a few days or more.

I am currently scheduling sessions at the very end of August and in September. The fall schedule is filling up fast so if you are interested in a family session - especially for holiday cards and gifts - please call to schedule something soon.

The last day to have a session for holiday cards or gift portraits is November 1st. Holiday card orders must be received by November 15th (for Dec 1st delivery) and gift portrait orders must be received by December 1st (for delivery by Dec 23rd).

Cheeks

Even though I am currently not shooting sessions (4 more weeks until I am due!) I had to sneak in some shots of my 9 month old nephew earlier this month. Look at the cheeks on this guy!

 

Motherhood

Throughout my pregnancy clients and friends have asked me if I was going to have do maternity portraits. I have kind of gone back and forth on the idea - not because I don't think maternity portraits are beautiful, but because all along I have not really viewed my belly as beautiful. I have had bruises and little blood blisters from injections that I do in my stomach. Sure, I know how to "fix things" in Photoshop, but I decided if I was going to document this pregnancy I should document it how it really is. So, I decided to do maternity portraits and to do them myself. Welcome to my self (with a bit of assistance from my husband) -portraits!

We did these today - my requested Mother's Day activity.

And last, but not least, some of me and my bruises.

   

Happy Mother's Day to all of the Moms and Moms To Be!

Ya don't see that every day!

So if you live in the O'Fallon area you have probably seen the house on Green Mount Rd. that has been up on blocks, ready to move to a new location for months. I drive past on an almost daily basis and have been fascinated with the idea of moving a house. Today, as I was driving around doing a little work for an O'Fallon area magazine I came upon a traffic jam. The jam was caused by the house, the parade of police cars and utility vehicles, and the two guys hanging out on the roof of the house. Why were they up there you ask? They were lifting up the power lines over the house as it drove down the street. Of course, I took pictures :)

Driving down Main St. in Shiloh

Making a rather tight turn into a tiny little street. They removed one street sign to completely make the turn. 

The guys on the roof lifting up power lines so the house could get through.