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Published On: Mar 19, 2008 10:50 PM
Published On: Mar 19, 2008 10:50 PM
Wed - March 19, 2008
Amelia Lyon Photography gets a face lift!
Wow, this day has been long awaited! But don't
waste your time reading about this exciting event here, check out our NEW BLOG! The
NEW
WEBSITE should be up and running by the end of tomorrow
(Thursday)!
Posted at 10:50 PM
Sneek peak at Stacey & Andrew...
Here is a sneak peek at Stacey and Andrew's
engagement photos....check out the rest on our NEW BLOG!
Posted at 10:43 PM
Fri - March 14, 2008
Mammoth Man Trip...
Okay, so I know I'm a little late in the game,
but nonetheless, had to post some of these fun pics of our Man-scursion to
Mammoth! There was 9 of us that went, and 8 of us, just so happened to be photo
taking folk, so that leaves, one to model! Thanks Kenny! You're the champ!
Here are some of my favorite pics/memories of the trip, in reverse chronology of
course!
So Here's the Roll Call from Left To
Right:
Matt Sloan
ME! - (You're already at my blog you silly!)
Kyle Barnes
Nick Onken
Fred Egan
Nate Kaiser
Kenny Brady
Sean Flanigan
& Not pictured - because he had to actually leave us early on the last day to go work - Michael Norwood
Nick Onken
Cowboy Bob - Layin it down! That was for the Horse we rode in on.
I love that in the short period of time I was in Randsburg,
I met 5 people named Bob, all with a different Adjective attached.
The Amazing OLGA who I believe you have all seen on a few of the blogs already. I can't believe she is 99, and is bartending, at HER bar! Word on the street is Johnny Depp frequents her bar in the epic town of Randsburg.
There's nothing like a 99 year old that knows how to 'pop' her collar!
This is Olga's bar - The Joint!
Okay, so Matt Sloan and I have been friends for 12 years, I think it shows!
A local outhouse, the way the folks in Randsburg call it!
Kenny, showing us his skills!
Kenny, the Ninja!
A different perspective of all the Kenny jumping shots that have been made famous already!
My Good Friend Sean, being silly with his Canon.
Lots of cameras in action. I think Fred needs to show us a little more "Gun", don't you? and Sean - you nailed it! No need to look!
Sean Flanigan, showing us he knows how to ride a mountain, in a big way!
A colorful little jump from yours truly!
Some of the posse on top of Mammoth! From L to R: Sean, Kenny, Me, Michael, Fred (kneeling), and Nick!
Thanks Gentlemen! I had a blast and can't wait to kick it again!!!!
A little image i snagged with our digital elph on route!
This was actually taken on the way up to Mammoth a few weeks back when I cruised up with Mr. Norwood. A parting shot!!!
Matt Sloan
ME! - (You're already at my blog you silly!)
Kyle Barnes
Nick Onken
Fred Egan
Nate Kaiser
Kenny Brady
Sean Flanigan
& Not pictured - because he had to actually leave us early on the last day to go work - Michael Norwood
Nick Onken
Cowboy Bob - Layin it down! That was for the Horse we rode in on.
I love that in the short period of time I was in Randsburg,
I met 5 people named Bob, all with a different Adjective attached.
The Amazing OLGA who I believe you have all seen on a few of the blogs already. I can't believe she is 99, and is bartending, at HER bar! Word on the street is Johnny Depp frequents her bar in the epic town of Randsburg.
There's nothing like a 99 year old that knows how to 'pop' her collar!
This is Olga's bar - The Joint!
Okay, so Matt Sloan and I have been friends for 12 years, I think it shows!
A local outhouse, the way the folks in Randsburg call it!
Kenny, showing us his skills!
Kenny, the Ninja!
A different perspective of all the Kenny jumping shots that have been made famous already!
My Good Friend Sean, being silly with his Canon.
Lots of cameras in action. I think Fred needs to show us a little more "Gun", don't you? and Sean - you nailed it! No need to look!
Sean Flanigan, showing us he knows how to ride a mountain, in a big way!
A colorful little jump from yours truly!
Some of the posse on top of Mammoth! From L to R: Sean, Kenny, Me, Michael, Fred (kneeling), and Nick!
Thanks Gentlemen! I had a blast and can't wait to kick it again!!!!
A little image i snagged with our digital elph on route!
This was actually taken on the way up to Mammoth a few weeks back when I cruised up with Mr. Norwood. A parting shot!!!
Posted at 02:24 PM
Sun - March 9, 2008
Happy Sunday....
I might be just a little bit biased, but I
think we have the cutest boys
around!
Happy Sunday everyone!
Happy Sunday everyone!
Posted at 07:07 PM
Tue - March 4, 2008
Hudson's rain boots!
The best fifteen bucks we've ever spent were
on Hudson's rain boots! Justin found them at Target a few weeks ago and ever
since then Hudson has lived in them! We even find him in the morning with just
his rain boots and undies on...its pretty stinkin' cute! We're not the type to
post the photos of Hudson in his undies, but we will post the photos of him
going crazy with the rain puddles!
My favorite shot of the day...Hudson looks like a little rock star!
Posted at 10:11 PM
Sat - March 1, 2008
The completely fabulous duo....Gretta & Rob!
Okay...I am saying this in all honesty, I had
THE HARDEST TIME choosing my favorite photos from this session! The amazing
Gretta & Rob were such amazing subjects to capture and we went to some
pretty crazy locations for their engagement session, Justin and I were totally
"in the groove"! After much deliberation, I was able to bring my favorites for
this post down to thirty images, that's pretty good considering the fact that we
shot over 1,600 photos just for the engagement session (we usually shoot close
600 on a normal day!).
Like I mentioned, we went to some pretty crazy locations for this session. We started out in Downtown Pasadena in the parking garage just below the subway station, then shot some photos on the ride over to our next location, China town, and finally we ended up at Union Station.
Gretta & Rob found us on the set of one of Justin's photo-shoots for Eliza Magazine, Gretta was one of the girls he shot for that spread and Rob happened to be there with Gretta. They mentioned that they were engaged so we set up a meeting and the rest is history. We had such a great time getting to know Gretta & Rob during their engagement session that we ended up hanging out with them in Dowtown Pasadena and grabbed an amazing Italian dinner at Il Fornaio.
Like I mentioned, we went to some pretty crazy locations for this session. We started out in Downtown Pasadena in the parking garage just below the subway station, then shot some photos on the ride over to our next location, China town, and finally we ended up at Union Station.
Gretta & Rob found us on the set of one of Justin's photo-shoots for Eliza Magazine, Gretta was one of the girls he shot for that spread and Rob happened to be there with Gretta. They mentioned that they were engaged so we set up a meeting and the rest is history. We had such a great time getting to know Gretta & Rob during their engagement session that we ended up hanging out with them in Dowtown Pasadena and grabbed an amazing Italian dinner at Il Fornaio.
The best thing about Gretta & Rob is that they both had so much expression for each photo, and with out us giving too much direction! Here is a perfect example. I think they both had a great time making each other laugh! You'll notice a ton of shots from this session with them both laughing!
My favorite shot of the day!
Until now, I don't think I've ever met someone with yellow eyes! Gretta's eyes are amazing!...oh, and Rob's are pretty hot too! :)
Thank you, thank you to Rob & Gretta for an absolutely entertaining e-session...we loved every minute of it! We're looking forward to the wedding in Salt Lake City Utah on May 10th!
Posted at 05:15 PM
Tue - February 26, 2008
Amazing wedding for February....
A few weeks ago I was invited to shoot a
beautiful wedding at Pasadena's Ritz
Carlton with Marisa Holmes . I was delighted that Marisa had
asked me to shoot with her, I think she's a great photographer and have wanted
to shoot with her for some time. We were super lucky that the weather played in
our favor that day, there was no rain and the japanese gardens at The Ritz were
in full bloom! We took advantage of our surroundings and the perfectly sweet
couple we were working with and made some beautiful images.
I feel like I can often judge how awesome a
wedding is going to be by the dress that the bride chooses, this one had me
super excited....it was a Vera Wang 1940's inspired dress. Loved it and
the bride looked absolutely gorgeous in
it!
Marisa in action!
My favorite shot of the day!
While Marisa was busy with the ladies I was sent to photograph the men getting ready, which was something new for me since Justin usually gets to do this. It was fun to shoot something different.
The flower girl was, to say the least, ADORABLE!
Thanks again to Marisa Holmes for having me along, it was a delight!
Marisa in action!
My favorite shot of the day!
While Marisa was busy with the ladies I was sent to photograph the men getting ready, which was something new for me since Justin usually gets to do this. It was fun to shoot something different.
The flower girl was, to say the least, ADORABLE!
Thanks again to Marisa Holmes for having me along, it was a delight!
Posted at 10:36 PM
Wed - February 20, 2008
Finally.....J'adore Details!!!!
This has been a long anticipated day! A while
back, I won't say specifically when, I was invited to meet with three amazing
and talented women in the wedding photography industry.
Jasmine Star, Drew Bittel, and Trista Lerit had invited me to lunch at the Cheesecake Factory to discuss what is now J'adore Details. All four of us had something in common, not only were we all passionate about being wedding photographers, but all four of us wanted to be able to provide all of our clients with a place to go to get information on vendors we've worked with and were happy with at past weddings and events. J'adore Details is a one-stop-shop wedding site we have put together for our clients and future clients with featured vendors from florists to disc jockeys, and of course, us as wedding photographers!
As I said before, this day has been long awaited and after many long nights discussing, planning, organizing, eating, and laughing it is finally here....ladies and gentlemen, we give you J'ADORE DETAILS!
Jasmine Star, Drew Bittel, and Trista Lerit had invited me to lunch at the Cheesecake Factory to discuss what is now J'adore Details. All four of us had something in common, not only were we all passionate about being wedding photographers, but all four of us wanted to be able to provide all of our clients with a place to go to get information on vendors we've worked with and were happy with at past weddings and events. J'adore Details is a one-stop-shop wedding site we have put together for our clients and future clients with featured vendors from florists to disc jockeys, and of course, us as wedding photographers!
As I said before, this day has been long awaited and after many long nights discussing, planning, organizing, eating, and laughing it is finally here....ladies and gentlemen, we give you J'ADORE DETAILS!
We have also created a blog so that whenever one of us works with a vendor that we like we will post about it, this way each client can see updates on new hot vendors we would like to recommend.
Thank you to Jasmine, Drew, and Trista for involving me in such a sweet idea, I am super excited to see the way it can help our clients with planning this major event....the wedding day!
Posted at 09:38 AM
Tue - February 19, 2008
Oh, How fast time flies....
I can hardly believe that Sloan is already four
months old and Hudson is almost three years old!!!! Time really flies when you
are having fun being a crazy parent!
My boys really love each other, which is something hard to imagine when you only have one child. I always heard horror stories about the first born having a hard time with the arrival of a new sibling, but Hudson has handled things quite well, he ADORES "Swoaner-bahloaners". It amazes me to see the bond between these two brothers and I feel so emotionally happy when I see Hudson taking on the big brother role. All Hudson wants to do is hold Sloan, make him laugh, make sure mommy knows when he cries, and give him kisses....seriously, it melts my heart!
My boys really love each other, which is something hard to imagine when you only have one child. I always heard horror stories about the first born having a hard time with the arrival of a new sibling, but Hudson has handled things quite well, he ADORES "Swoaner-bahloaners". It amazes me to see the bond between these two brothers and I feel so emotionally happy when I see Hudson taking on the big brother role. All Hudson wants to do is hold Sloan, make him laugh, make sure mommy knows when he cries, and give him kisses....seriously, it melts my heart!
I realized the other day that it had been a long time since I had my photo take with my boys so i asked Justin take some quick shots of us.
Sloan has definitely gained some meat on his bones and I love it!
Sloan's favorite thing to do right now is suck on his fingers, he's good at getting drool everywhere!
My favorite shot of the day!
Posted at 06:06 PM
Tue - February 12, 2008
Our Clients and Photos on the Rachael Ray Show!!!
Many of you may remember Kristine and Ron from their wedding back in
October of 2007. A few weeks ago I received an email from Ron and Kristine
letting me know that they were selected to perform their first dance at a live
competition for the Rachel Ray show, Valentine's day episode. I was super excited for
them to be on the Rachael Ray show, especially since their first
dance was truly the BEST one we had EVER seen before, and we've definitely seen
our fair share of first dances! Ron and Kristine had posted a video of their
first dance on YouTube and it caught wind by so many viewers and this is how
Rachael Ray found them in the first place. What made this story even more
exciting was when I received another email from Ron and Kristine letting me know
that a rep of the show would be contacting me to receive permission to use some
of OUR images on the show during a clip of Kristine and Ron before they
compete....I was SUPER excited about this, OUR images on the Rachael Ray Show,
AWESOME!
The show airs on Valentine's Day in the morning, for us its 9am on KCBS, check your local listings for viewing times so you don't miss out! Click here for a sneek-peak of that episode.
The show airs on Valentine's Day in the morning, for us its 9am on KCBS, check your local listings for viewing times so you don't miss out! Click here for a sneek-peak of that episode.
Here are some photos we took from the night of their first dance from the night of their wedding reception:
Can't wait to see it!
Posted at 01:24 PM
An Afternoon in Laguna with Casey & Maricella....
When I first met with Maricella and Casey I
immediately connected with them! I could see how kind and genuine this couple
was from the very beginning and I was very excited when they decided to hire us
to shoot their upcoming wedding on March 1st. When I was talking with them
about where they might want to shoot their engagement session they instantly
suggested the beach since Casey prides himself on being a "beach body", it
really is his favorite place to be! We decided to go to laguna, but started
inland to get that urban twist and then over to the beach for an amazing
sunset!
My favorite shot of the day! They both look so in love and comfortable with each other!
I really am looking forward to the wedding on March 1st, post coming soon!
Posted at 11:53 AM
Thu - February 7, 2008
My Husband's been busy!
January was definitely a crazy one for Justin!
With snowboard trips, to film festivals, to getting things ready for season two
of Yo Gabba
Gabba!...its a wonder how he does it all AND still has time to be a
great husband and amazing father!
The month started off with a crazy snowboard
trip to Mammoth...it's pretty amazing how all of these shots were taken with our
small point and shoot
camera!
Yes, this is Justin with Michael Norwood! Norwood joined Justin on a mammoth adventure.
The middle part of January Justin made his way to Park City Utah for the Sundance Film Festival. He helped produce an amazing short film called "A Relationship in Four Days" that made its way into the festival there. The film is super artistic and shot in Black and White...I definitely would recommend checking it out! I just have to take a quick moment to brag about my wonderful husband, ever since we have been married and from the day he pursued a career in the film industry it has been one of his dreams to get a film into the Sundance Film Festival and now it has become a reality! I am seriously SO proud of him and amazed at the abilities he has to make his dreams come true! He has never been the type of person to let things get in the way of his goals and it has paid off tremendously! Congratulations sweetheart! Click here for a link to the I-tunes store to view a trailer to the film, purchase it and support an independent film-maker!
These next three photos of Justin were taken by Juan Eglesias, one of the other producers of "A Relationship in Four Days". Thanks Juan!
Hudson was so happy to see daddy after he had been gone for a week up at the festival.
the last interesting event of January for Justin was when we got a copy of the Kidscreen Magazine that had a printed playlist of Justin's favorite top three songs for the season. The magazine contacted him a few months back because they knew he had produced Yo Gabba Gabba and thought it would be interested to have him list what he had been listening to lately. It was pretty cool!
Yes, this is Justin with Michael Norwood! Norwood joined Justin on a mammoth adventure.
The middle part of January Justin made his way to Park City Utah for the Sundance Film Festival. He helped produce an amazing short film called "A Relationship in Four Days" that made its way into the festival there. The film is super artistic and shot in Black and White...I definitely would recommend checking it out! I just have to take a quick moment to brag about my wonderful husband, ever since we have been married and from the day he pursued a career in the film industry it has been one of his dreams to get a film into the Sundance Film Festival and now it has become a reality! I am seriously SO proud of him and amazed at the abilities he has to make his dreams come true! He has never been the type of person to let things get in the way of his goals and it has paid off tremendously! Congratulations sweetheart! Click here for a link to the I-tunes store to view a trailer to the film, purchase it and support an independent film-maker!
These next three photos of Justin were taken by Juan Eglesias, one of the other producers of "A Relationship in Four Days". Thanks Juan!
Hudson was so happy to see daddy after he had been gone for a week up at the festival.
the last interesting event of January for Justin was when we got a copy of the Kidscreen Magazine that had a printed playlist of Justin's favorite top three songs for the season. The magazine contacted him a few months back because they knew he had produced Yo Gabba Gabba and thought it would be interested to have him list what he had been listening to lately. It was pretty cool!
Posted at 03:37 PM
Thu - January 31, 2008
LOST anyone?!
So crazy excited about seeing a new episode of
LOST tonight...I can't wait! Yippee!
Posted at 04:40 PM
Tue - January 29, 2008
A day with Grandma & Grandpa Stidham...
A few weeks ago my parents decided to come out
and spend the day with the boys, Justin and I also tagged along. We headed to a
park in Irvine and just enjoyed our free afternoon away from the worries of
usual/everyday life. It definitely was a nice break and the boys had fun with
"magga & crappa" (as Hudson likes to calls them!).
Believe it or not, Sloan has grown so much since this photo...I'll have to post more recent shots of him soon!
I love this photo of Hudson up in the tree...my favorite shot of the day!
Us in our schwanky eyewear!
Hudson REALLLLY didn't want to leave the park...
...but we knew he was so tired! He fell asleep two minutes after leaving to head home.
Posted at 05:02 PM
Mon - January 21, 2008
Introducing Mr. & Mrs. Tyler Rex!
January 4th,
2008
This was our first wedding of 2008 and it was the perfect way to start of a new year! Amy and Tyler Rex were married in the LDS Newport Beach Temple and then followed their reception at The Turnip Rose in Newport beach. We were a little worried about the weather as it was forecasted to rain the entire day. Luckily, the clouds cleared up just enough time for us to shoot the portrait portion of Amy and Tyler's big day. We were super grateful! You may remember Amy and Tyler from their sweet engagement session a few months back.
This was our first wedding of 2008 and it was the perfect way to start of a new year! Amy and Tyler Rex were married in the LDS Newport Beach Temple and then followed their reception at The Turnip Rose in Newport beach. We were a little worried about the weather as it was forecasted to rain the entire day. Luckily, the clouds cleared up just enough time for us to shoot the portrait portion of Amy and Tyler's big day. We were super grateful! You may remember Amy and Tyler from their sweet engagement session a few months back.
It was super fun to see all of Amy's bridesmaids gather around her for a group hug as her and Tyler exited the temple!
I love this shot of Tyler's mom kissing him on the cheek. I guess you could say I'm a sucker for moments like these!
Gotta love a good shoe shot!
My favorite shot of the day!
One of the best things about this wedding (besides the beautiful bride and handsome groom!) was the constant supply of hot chocolate for everyone to enjoy throughout the night!
ahhhh, the first dance!
....And an awesome shot of the bride's shoes laying on the dance floor as she danced with her guests!
So glad we were able to work with Amy & Tyler! Thank you for allowing us to start off 2008 with a bang, and thanks for having us along! Click here to see an online slideshow with more photos from Amy & Tyler's wedding.
Posted at 10:50 PM