Monthly Archives: September 2008

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Photos of me in Paris!

Yep… like I said, who wouldn’t jump at the chance of bring photographed in one of the most poetic, artistic and glamorous cities in the world? While it was hard to lay my camera aside and give up time shooting, what I gained in the end is something very personal to me.

Most of you don’t already know this, but if you’re a past bride of mine chances are I mentioned it in passing…. I have very little in the way of photos of Bryn and I from our wedding day. We were quite young when we got married and had almost nothing for our budget. We wanted so badly to make our little wedding the most if could be, so we spent the lions share on food and wine… leaving nothing really for photography. I should mention that I was not a professional photographer at this point and really had no idea I would turn my passion into a profession later on… it’s kind of ironic now to say the least!

Well, in the end we hired some friends for the cost of film… and while we have some happy shots of the day, we have nothing of the epic emotional portraits I love to capture of my own couples. This is something that has bothered me for years.. we literally had no good photos of the two of us in love as bride and groom!

I’m happy to announce that is no longer a concern of mine… a big part of my volunteer modeling involved posing as a bride and groom for the other attendees. It felt just like a second wedding for us and we couldn’t be happier with all the amazing shots everyone got! Check them out below, along with a few shots from my other modeling efforts during the trip… I hope you don’t get sick of me by the end of it, but I could only whittle it down so much!:

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(Above Photos by Scott Robert Lim Photography)

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(Above Photos by Bandele Zuberi Photography)

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(Above Photos by Ray Erwin Photography)

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(Above Photos by Sarah Dawson Photography)

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(Above Photos by Marie Lyssa Photography)

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(Above Photos by Gurm Sohal Photography)

(Above Photos by Arielle Langhorne)
My heart is full of joy and gratitude to everyone who made these shots happen! I had been waiting to get our photo taken for a special milestone like our 10 year anniversary, but I couldn’t have asked for anything more magical and special than having them taken in Paris at one of the most beautiful mansions I’ve ever laid eyes on! Thank you so much everyone…. you’ve made a huge dream of mine an unexpected reality!

- Amber

Your Rockstar Photographer in Action!

While I was at the Paris Workshop as a photographer, I also volunteered my services as a model. I mean… who wouldn’t leap at the chance of having 20 photographers shoot you in one of the most iconic cities in the world? I was all over it!

Well, I’ll be posting some of those images from my fellow workshop attendees shortly… but in the meantime I wanted to share this rocking awesome shot sent to me of myself photographering it up in my modeling outfit. Just evidence that nothing gets between me and the shot! ;)

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(photo by Bryan O’Neal Photography)

- Amber

Paris Workshop

Welcome to just the first of several postings on Paris! This post will be all about the workshop I attended itself as it deserves a post all it’s own…

To say Scott Robert’s workshop was life changing would be very apt… in a few short days I experienced and shot so many many wonderful moments I’m only just getting a chance to review it all in my mind. I made wonderful friends, discussed both deep and hilarious topics (often in the same breath), got very little sleep due mostly to how much he packed into each day and basically had the time of my life! Scott’s passion for photography and life is evident in every moment you spend with him… he gives his all at these workshops and only lets himself rest when the very last question of the day has been answered. There’s no holding back with him…

I know I’m not just speaking for myself when I say this workshop really did push us to excel and take that step into the next level. I’ve come away with some amazing insights and more of a vision of where I would like my work to take me next. I fully expect some amazing changes from myself in the coming months as my work grows and matures with this new insight.

Here’s a taste of what I did this last week… I’m still amazed it’s all over! As a side note, while this was a workshop environment all photos you see posted here are specifically posed and lit by myself.

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Let me just say, I actually whittled down what I wanted to share by quite a bit… that’s just how many great moments there were! To Scott and all the workshop attendees I just want to say it was truly a pleasure to be with you in Paris… something I hope we can all repeat at another exciting location in the future. Hmm… ‘Scott Robert Spain’ anyone? No wait, ‘Scott Robert Brasil’… ohhh yeah… ;)

- Amber

J’adore Paris!

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It’s official! I’m completely in love with everything to do with Paris…. the food, the sights, the art, the people… everything is so very sophisticated and lovely here! My workshop is now over and Bryn and I are just tooling around doing our own thing… I feel a heaviness to my heart knowing I will shortly have to say good bye to the city I have grown to love so much in so little time. I have a feeling this has just sparked a life long love affair with Paris for me! Well, the croissants and coffee here could have something to do with it too… hehe

I’ve seen and experienced so many things in the last week and a half I can scarcely scratch the surface in just one post… keep tuned to see more of my trip in installments, as there’s no way I could tell you everything at once! Just know this… I have seen some of the most amazing things in my life this week and shot some of my best images. I can hardly wait to share everything with you once I’m back home and can get cracking at them!

- Amber

Mon Dieu!!!

How did this happen already? It seems like I’ve been thinking about and talking about Paris forever, and now suddenly we’re one sleep away from go time! To say I’m insanely excited would be an understatement… I honestly don’t think I’ve fully encompassed in my thoughts everything I’ll be seeing and experiencing within the next two weeks for fear of completely blowing the top off my head! My hubby mentioned last night that we should go check out a show at the Moulin Rouge and we’re already booked in for a cruiser bike tour to Versailles…. this trip just keeps getting better and better and I haven’t even left yet!

For those of you who don’t know, I’ll be away from Sept 4th – Sept 16th and my email accessibility will be spotty. I will try my best to answer everyone who contacts me but should you not hear back right away don’t fret… I’ll be contacting you just as soon as I can!

I can’t wait to share my experiences and photos with everyone when I get back! I’m not sure what I’m more excited about right now… seeing Paris, or the photos yet taken of Paris that I’ll be returning with! :)

Until then….. Au Revoir!!!

Amber

(ps… here’s a shot I took at the Paris hotel in Vegas… somehow I think the real one’s going to be a lot more exciting!)

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