the winners are...

I would like to thank all the lovely ladies who entered the contest :) I wish I could give everyone free sessions just to see you all smile! As it is, I cannot. I thank all of you though for your support and wanting me to be your photographer! High fives all around. Lets get down to business, The winners are...
1. A free One Hour - Tiffany Adams!
2. A free 30 min mini session - Tiffany Shea Miller!
3. 50% off a one hour session and a free image disc
(there are two winners in the category  from steps three and four)
  - Kendra Schnelle
  - Raj Cheema
Congrats to all the winners!
Please contact me about scheduling your session.
Session time subject to availability and cannot be redeemed after 1-1-13 unless otherwise discussed and agreed upon. It is the responsibility of each winner to redeem and schedule sessions. Unless otherwise mentioned in prize title, image discs are an additional fee. Other terms may apply.
I look forward to taking lots of fun pictures with you all!

Shoot ya later!

The perfect...

A perfect picture or picture perfect? As a photographer my goal is to capture both, and its not always easy. When people learn I am a photographer they usually assume I have tons of photos of my kid. I do, but they might be disappointed to know that they aren't plastered on every inch of wall space in my home (as much as I might wish they were) but they are however plastered all over my FB wall. In my mobile album. Yes, mobile. Because to be honest sometime the the perfect picture is in the picture perfect moment. So as much as I love having my kids picture taken  as he grows - I also want to stop time in the moment.

I must also admit that I dont take my son's photos(professionally) because it is way to hard to be mom and the photographer at the same time. So the lovely non cell phone you see is done by my good friend Erika Null. :) she is amazing and helps keep me calm when my Mr. Doesn't want to cooperate during pictures.

You can find her on Facebook Erika Marie Photography

Shoot you later

Summer Contest

It's that time. Time for Amber Ahlia Photography to give back and thank all the wonderful people who I call clients. It's time for a contest! This contest is going to work a bit differently. There are going to be three different prizes!

1st place- A FREE full One hour session!

2nd place- A FREE mini (30 minute session )

3rd place- Half off a full one hour session and a FREE image disc.

 Now because there are more prizes - there are more chances to win! First you have to go to my page on FB and hit LIKE, www.Facebook.com/amberahliaphotography . And dont worry if you're already a fan you can still get that chance.  The second way to win is to leave a comment on my FB page and tell me what type of session you would have if you won (family, engagement, kids, newborn, maternity) You name it! I want to know what you want :) The last chance is by sharing this blog on your wall, tagging Amber Ahlia Photography, telling your friends you just entered and they can too! Once you have done all that come back here and leave a comment telling me you have done all three and boom! You get one more entry! Four chances to win one of three prizes... Don't Miss it you have one week to enter!
Names will be chosen by random number generator on Friday morning July 27th.

Good Luck!

Shoot ya later

At first sight - My 1st blog

I won't lie, at first the idea of starting a blog was something that scared me. Not in a horror film kind of scared me, but in the sense of time and control. "Would I even be able to keep it up?" "Who on earth is going to want to read anything I have to say?" Lets not forget I have the worst Grammar EVER!  (I apologize way in advance) The only answer I had to give myself was, "Well we will have to see". So begins the journey of my blog. If you are reading this its because I probably sent you to see it. Maybe you stumbled here by accident. If so, Welcome - I hope you will stick around. There is also a huge chance that you already know I am a photographer. I do mostly Portrait Photography and my real love is shooting high school seniors and small children. Recently however, I found out how amazing wedding photography is as well. I love life when I am looking through my camera lens, I always have. I will save my personal path to taking pictures for another day. Being my first blog I thought it would be fun to share a 1st Birthday - Cake Smash Pictures!

This is Owen

Happy Birthday Little Man

He was so sweet

and have I mentioned his AMAZING Blue eyes?

He really loved his cake.

The whole session was a lot of fun!





So that is it for my first blog. Hopefully it wasn't a huge disappointment :)

Shoot you soon!

Amber

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C is For Cake

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