tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79999864205669794042023-11-15T08:07:47.795-06:00Amy Beth PhotographyChicago wedding and lifestyle photographyAmy Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00141452802995676167noreply@blogger.comBlogger62125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999986420566979404.post-90880925785679674082011-04-03T20:36:00.001-05:002011-04-03T20:45:05.306-05:00The blog of Chicago Photographer Amy Beth Photography has moved!That's right, the move is official. This blog will remain here, but no further updates will be made. Follow me over to <a href="http://amybethphotography.com">amybethphotography.com</a> and <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/amybethphotography/CkTF">update your feed readers, as well.</a><br />
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Thanks for your patience as I got settled into my new home. And just a reminder, some of the links in old images on this blog are broken due to the moving around - if you are trying to access images, try using amy-beth.smugmug instead of amybethphotography in their url.<div class="blogger-post-footer">If you are not reading this post in a feed reader or at <a href="http://amybethphotography.blogspot.com">http://amybethphotography.blogspot.com</a>, then the site you are reading is illegally publishing copyrighted material. Please email me at amybethphotography at gmail dot com if you believe you're reading illegally published material. All text and photographs in this post are the original creations & property of the author, unless otherwise specified. © 2007-2011 Amy Beth Photography</div>Amy Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00141452802995676167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999986420566979404.post-12679930892766023462011-01-10T10:47:00.000-06:002011-01-10T10:47:57.336-06:00Moving Time!amybethphotography.com will be undergoing a face lift and a server change in the coming weeks. Please watch the blog, which will remain at <a href="http://amybethphotography.blogspot.com/">amybethphotography.blogspot.com</a> until after the move, for any updates.<br />
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Please note: while some links may be broken during the switch, all of your galleries will remain in place and accessible. You can either visit the site by following the link: <a href="http://amy-beth.smugmug.com/">http://amy-beth.smugmug.com</a> and navigating to your gallery, or by simply replacing amybethphotography.com with amy-beth.smugmug.com in any private links you may have been provided with in the past. All passwords remain the same, and all phone and email contact information will stay the same, as well. If you need any assistance in finding your galleries or navigating during the transition, please feel free to contact me at any time!<div class="blogger-post-footer">If you are not reading this post in a feed reader or at <a href="http://amybethphotography.blogspot.com">http://amybethphotography.blogspot.com</a>, then the site you are reading is illegally publishing copyrighted material. Please email me at amybethphotography at gmail dot com if you believe you're reading illegally published material. All text and photographs in this post are the original creations & property of the author, unless otherwise specified. © 2007-2011 Amy Beth Photography</div>Amy Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00141452802995676167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999986420566979404.post-55577188527509182192010-08-12T08:00:00.040-05:002010-08-12T08:00:01.514-05:00Gina DeConti Family Session!<div style="text-align: justify;">I have to admit, I was a tiny bit nervous when the amazing Miss Gina asked me to take some family photographs for her. You see, Gina is just absolutely one of my favorite people in the whole wide world! Not only is she <a href="http://imaginativestudios.com/">amazingly talented</a>, she's an excellent teacher, giving, funny, and just an all around fabulous friend. I've been lucky enough to be photographing weddings with her for three years now (and as I've mentioned, I get to share a wonderful studio space with her, too!) So anyway, no pressure at all!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">But there was nothing to fear. Gina, Matt and sweet little Kai met me in Millennium Park (on yet another oppressively hot and humid morning - what are you trying to do to us this summer, mother nature?) where we strolled through the Lurie Gardens, played on the lawn near the band shell and of course, made our way to the fountains to cool off a bit. Thank you so much, Gina, for trusting your memories to me!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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spinning in the garden<br />
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playing on the lawn<br />
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just LOVE the joy on Gina's face in this one<br />
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walking to the fountains<br />
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the beautiful family :-)<br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" src="http://www.amybethphotography.com/photos/965672264_tW4bm-X3.jpg" title="chicago millennium park family photographer" /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">If you are not reading this post in a feed reader or at <a href="http://amybethphotography.blogspot.com">http://amybethphotography.blogspot.com</a>, then the site you are reading is illegally publishing copyrighted material. Please email me at amybethphotography at gmail dot com if you believe you're reading illegally published material. All text and photographs in this post are the original creations & property of the author, unless otherwise specified. © 2007-2011 Amy Beth Photography</div>Amy Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00141452802995676167noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999986420566979404.post-62368088980994724052010-06-18T22:37:00.001-05:002010-06-19T09:42:24.184-05:00Kelly + Brian's Real Wedding | Elmhurst, IL Wilder Mansion Wedding Photography<div style="text-align: justify;">Location: <a href="http://www.epd.org/weddings.asp">Wilder Park</a> and <a href="http://www.wildermansion.org/">Wilder Mansion</a> - Elmhurst, IL</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Photographers: Amy Harkess and <a href="http://laciebugstudio.blogspot.com/">Lacie Driscol</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Kelly and Brian are just the sweetest couple that there ever could be. Their smiles, their love, their joy - it was all infectious. I couldn't help but to fall in love with them when I met them. Along the journey to their wedding day, the joy and fun continued. Even when they were struck with poison ivy just days before the big day, they didn't let it get them down and took it all with their wonderful sense of humor. And it made me just swoon to read Brian's sweet love poems to Kelly which he posted each day on Facebook in the week leading up to their wedding at the gorgeous Wilder Park and Wilder Mansion in Elmhurst, IL.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Thank you again for letting me be a part of your special day!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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How can you not love a couple who brings their pup to the first glance?<br />
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One of Lacie's lovely captures<br />
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</div><div class="blogger-post-footer">If you are not reading this post in a feed reader or at <a href="http://amybethphotography.blogspot.com">http://amybethphotography.blogspot.com</a>, then the site you are reading is illegally publishing copyrighted material. Please email me at amybethphotography at gmail dot com if you believe you're reading illegally published material. All text and photographs in this post are the original creations & property of the author, unless otherwise specified. © 2007-2011 Amy Beth Photography</div>Amy Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00141452802995676167noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999986420566979404.post-3049061104119169392010-06-18T07:30:00.001-05:002010-06-19T09:43:42.463-05:00D at 9 Months | Chicago Baby Photography<div style="text-align: justify;">I had the privilege of capturing sweet baby D's 9 month images. He was such a sweetheart and I can't wait for his one year photographs!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.amybethphotography.com/photos/899539590_dRq4q-L.jpg" /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">If you are not reading this post in a feed reader or at <a href="http://amybethphotography.blogspot.com">http://amybethphotography.blogspot.com</a>, then the site you are reading is illegally publishing copyrighted material. Please email me at amybethphotography at gmail dot com if you believe you're reading illegally published material. All text and photographs in this post are the original creations & property of the author, unless otherwise specified. © 2007-2011 Amy Beth Photography</div>Amy Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00141452802995676167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999986420566979404.post-51190297658342877072010-04-03T18:55:00.000-05:002010-04-03T18:55:55.886-05:00The S Family | Chicago Maternity and Family Photography<div style="text-align: justify;">The S family traveled all the way from Indiana for their maternity/family session at the Garfield Park Conservatory. Mother nature tried to foil our plans by sending a rainy snowy mix, but we took advantage of the beautiful greenery inside the conservatory, which made the perfect backdrop to their session. We had a wonderful afternoon - I so enjoy spending time with families full of such happiness and love.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;">Blarney Castle</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4011/4439987489_452f982bc7.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="blogger-post-footer">If you are not reading this post in a feed reader or at <a href="http://amybethphotography.blogspot.com">http://amybethphotography.blogspot.com</a>, then the site you are reading is illegally publishing copyrighted material. Please email me at amybethphotography at gmail dot com if you believe you're reading illegally published material. All text and photographs in this post are the original creations & property of the author, unless otherwise specified. © 2007-2011 Amy Beth Photography</div>Amy Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00141452802995676167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999986420566979404.post-38914081758243028832010-01-31T21:57:00.005-06:002010-01-31T22:04:34.937-06:00January Wrap Up :: Chicago Photographer Personal Project<div align="justify">You can catch up on the photographs I haven't posted to the blog in my <a href="http://www.amybethphotography.com/Sessions/2010/Chicago-Photographer-Personal/10827186_9h5op">365 gallery over at the main Amy Beth Photography website</a>. You'll find the <a href="http://www.amybethphotography.com/Sessions/2010/Chicago-Photographer-52-Weeks/10826976_mmdQM">52 week gallery there, as well</a>.</div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify">I also created a little slide show this evening that will quickly catch you up on my January personal projects. If you are on a feed reader, click through for the embedded slide show. Or <a href="http://www.amybethphotography.com/Sessions/2010/Video-Slideshows/10852427_GC7wN#778100913_TfqhT-A-LB">click this link for the HD version</a> (recommended).</div><br /><br /><p align="center"><object width="640" height="360" ><param name="movie" value="http://www.amybethphotography.com/ria/ShizVidz-2010012201.swf" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="flashVars" value="s=ZT0xJmk9Nzc4MTAwOTEzJms9VGZxaFQmYT0xMDg1MjQyN19HQzd3TiZ1PWFteS1iZXRoJnNlPTAmc289MSZoZGI9MSZzYj0wJmZzPTAmbD0wJg==" /><embed src="http://www.amybethphotography.com/ria/ShizVidz-2010012201.swf" flashVars="s=ZT0xJmk9Nzc4MTAwOTEzJms9VGZxaFQmYT0xMDg1MjQyN19HQzd3TiZ1PWFteS1iZXRoJnNlPTAmc289MSZoZGI9MSZzYj0wJmZzPTAmbD0wJg==" width="640" height="360" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowFullScreen="true"></embed></object></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">If you are not reading this post in a feed reader or at <a href="http://amybethphotography.blogspot.com">http://amybethphotography.blogspot.com</a>, then the site you are reading is illegally publishing copyrighted material. Please email me at amybethphotography at gmail dot com if you believe you're reading illegally published material. All text and photographs in this post are the original creations & property of the author, unless otherwise specified. © 2007-2011 Amy Beth Photography</div>Amy Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00141452802995676167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999986420566979404.post-18092892076087445162010-01-26T18:41:00.004-06:002010-01-26T18:56:32.547-06:00Catch up Time! :: Chicago Photographer Personal Project<div align="justify">I have been hard at work behind the scenes getting my intimate portraiture site up and running, as well as starting to attack the redesign of the main website. I have made time to capture an image each day, but I've fallen behind in the sharing. So here's your quick update on the 365 project. A self-portrait update will come later this week.<br /><br />16/365<br />1/16/2010<br /><br />Peggy Notebaert Nature Center in Lincoln Park<br /><br />I could spend hours and hours in the butterfly room. And I often do.<br /></div><p align="center"><a href="http://www.amybethphotography.com/Sessions/2010/Chicago-Photographer-Personal/10827186_9h5op/1/#766274237_GYhoY-A-LB"><img src="http://www.amybethphotography.com/Sessions/2010/Chicago-Photographer-Personal/365016/766274237_GYhoY-M-3.jpg" /></a></p><div align="justify"><br /><br />17/365<br />1/17/2010<br /><br />From a trip to the World of Coke on one of my Atlanta trips<br /></div><p align="center"><a href="http://www.amybethphotography.com/Sessions/2010/Chicago-Photographer-Personal/10827186_9h5op/1/#768022154_yDVFt-A-LB"><img src="http://www.amybethphotography.com/Sessions/2010/Chicago-Photographer-Personal/365017/768022154_yDVFt-L-3.jpg" /></a></p><div align="justify"><br /><br />18/365<br />1/18/2010<br />Still life arranged by my niece and captured by me (check out her version in my 365 gallery on my main site!)<br /></div><p align="center"><a href="http://www.amybethphotography.com/Sessions/2010/Chicago-Photographer-Personal/10827186_9h5op/1/#768023288_wdPN7-A-LB"><img src="http://www.amybethphotography.com/Sessions/2010/Chicago-Photographer-Personal/365018/768023288_wdPN7-L-3.jpg" /></a></p><div align="justify"><br /><br />19/365<br />1/19/2010<br />My sandalwood mala beads<br /></div><p align="center"><a href="http://www.amybethphotography.com/Sessions/2010/Chicago-Photographer-Personal/10827186_9h5op/1/#768922119_cExhZ-A-LB"><img src="http://www.amybethphotography.com/Sessions/2010/Chicago-Photographer-Personal/365019/768922119_cExhZ-M-2.jpg" /></a></p><div align="justify"><br /><br />20/365<br />1/20/2010<br />Happy hair cut to me!<br /></div><p align="center"><a href="http://www.amybethphotography.com/Sessions/2010/Chicago-Photographer-Personal/10827186_9h5op/1/#769642485_CkSm9-A-LB"><img src="http://www.amybethphotography.com/Sessions/2010/Chicago-Photographer-Personal/365020/769642485_CkSm9-M-2.jpg" /></a></p><div align="justify"><br /><br />21/365<br />1/21/2010<br />My niece curled up with a book<br /></div><p align="center"><a href="http://www.amybethphotography.com/Sessions/2010/Chicago-Photographer-Personal/10827186_9h5op/1/#771756879_zEcbS-A-LB"><img src="http://www.amybethphotography.com/Sessions/2010/Chicago-Photographer-Personal/365021/771756879_zEcbS-M.jpg" /></a></p><div align="justify"><br /><br />22/365<br />1/22/2010<br />Knickknack<br /></div><p align="center"><a href="http://www.amybethphotography.com/Sessions/2010/Chicago-Photographer-Personal/10827186_9h5op/1/#771755634_LfwoG-A-LB"><img src="http://www.amybethphotography.com/Sessions/2010/Chicago-Photographer-Personal/365022/771755634_LfwoG-L.jpg" /></a></p><div align="justify"><br /><br />23/365<br />1/23/2010<br />Hula in the snow - there will be a full blog post on this on Wednesday, so be sure to stop back to view more!<br /></div><p align="center"><a href="http://www.amybethphotography.com/Sessions/2010/Chicago-Photographer-Personal/10827186_9h5op/1/#771756304_b7uYy-A-LB"><img src="http://www.amybethphotography.com/Sessions/2010/Chicago-Photographer-Personal/365023/771756304_b7uYy-M.jpg" /></a></p><div align="justify"><br /><br />24/365<br />1/24/2010<br />One of my favorite finds from the Container Store, enhanced with a texture I photographed and modified<br /></div><p align="center"><a href="http://www.amybethphotography.com/Sessions/2010/Chicago-Photographer-Personal/10827186_9h5op/1/#773598289_KvWyF-A-LB"><img src="http://www.amybethphotography.com/Sessions/2010/Chicago-Photographer-Personal/365024/773598289_KvWyF-M.jpg" /></a></p><div align="justify"><br /><br />25/365<br />1/25/2010<br />One of my sweet kitties<br /></div><p align="center"><a href="http://www.amybethphotography.com/Sessions/2010/Chicago-Photographer-Personal/10827186_9h5op/1/#773596861_NkrrQ-A-LB"><img src="http://www.amybethphotography.com/Sessions/2010/Chicago-Photographer-Personal/365025/773596861_NkrrQ-M.jpg" /></a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">If you are not reading this post in a feed reader or at <a href="http://amybethphotography.blogspot.com">http://amybethphotography.blogspot.com</a>, then the site you are reading is illegally publishing copyrighted material. Please email me at amybethphotography at gmail dot com if you believe you're reading illegally published material. All text and photographs in this post are the original creations & property of the author, unless otherwise specified. © 2007-2011 Amy Beth Photography</div>Amy Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00141452802995676167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999986420566979404.post-88857073994365056772010-01-15T19:55:00.003-06:002010-01-16T22:32:59.182-06:00All That Glitters :: Chicago Photographer Personal ProjectTime to drop off a few more photographs from my 2010 project:<br /><br />13/365<br />1/13/2010<br />I need to keep this thought at the front of my mind<br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://www.amybethphotography.com/Sessions/2010/Chicago-Photographer-Personal/10827186_9h5op/1/#764173218_JevnM-A-LB"><img src="http://www.amybethphotography.com/Sessions/2010/Chicago-Photographer-Personal/365013/764173218_JevnM-M.jpg" /></a></p><br /><br />14/365<br />1/14/365<br />Playing around with some off camera flash and soon to be taken down Christmas lights and my niece<br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://www.amybethphotography.com/Sessions/2010/Chicago-Photographer-Personal/10827186_9h5op/1/#765464762_eiEi4-A-LB"><img src="http://www.amybethphotography.com/Sessions/2010/Chicago-Photographer-Personal/365014/765464762_eiEi4-L.jpg" /></a></p><br /><br />15/365<br />1/15/365<br />I stacked my extension tubes on my new 100mm f/2.8 macro lens and played with some craft glitter. Somehow, the out of focus blur of this image was my favorite of them all. Because technically perfect isn't always best.<br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://www.amybethphotography.com/Sessions/2010/Chicago-Photographer-Personal/10827186_9h5op/1/#766273470_9npPE-A-LB"><img src="http://www.amybethphotography.com/Sessions/2010/Chicago-Photographer-Personal/365015edit/766273470_9npPE-M.jpg"></a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">If you are not reading this post in a feed reader or at <a href="http://amybethphotography.blogspot.com">http://amybethphotography.blogspot.com</a>, then the site you are reading is illegally publishing copyrighted material. Please email me at amybethphotography at gmail dot com if you believe you're reading illegally published material. All text and photographs in this post are the original creations & property of the author, unless otherwise specified. © 2007-2011 Amy Beth Photography</div>Amy Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00141452802995676167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999986420566979404.post-50361675609556906762010-01-12T20:31:00.005-06:002010-01-12T20:48:06.723-06:00Week Two Check In :: Chicago Photographer Personal ProjectIt's time for images 5-12, along with my second self portrait in my 52 week project.<br /><br />5/365 - A view of part of my desktop at work. I've been cutting back on coffee and drinking a lot more tea this year.<br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://www.amybethphotography.com/Sessions/2010/Chicago-Photographer-Personal/10827186_9h5op/1/#760416943_mwT5i-A-LB"><img src="http://www.amybethphotography.com/Sessions/2010/Chicago-Photographer-Personal/365005/760416943_mwT5i-M.jpg" /></a></p><br /><br />6/365 - Playing with my new macro lens<br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://www.amybethphotography.com/Sessions/2010/Chicago-Photographer-Personal/10827186_9h5op/1/#760417362_Q4iAh-A-LB"><img src="http://www.amybethphotography.com/Sessions/2010/Chicago-Photographer-Personal/365006/760417362_Q4iAh-M.jpg" /></a></p><br /><br />7/365 - I also picked up a Lensbaby Muse (plastic optic)<br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://www.amybethphotography.com/Sessions/2010/Chicago-Photographer-Personal/10827186_9h5op/1/#760417939_E7GBb-A-LB"><img src="http://www.amybethphotography.com/Sessions/2010/Chicago-Photographer-Personal/365007/760417939_E7GBb-M.jpg" /></a></p><br /><br />8/365 - More Lensbaby fun. There's a bit of a learning curve to this lens.<br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://www.amybethphotography.com/Sessions/2010/Chicago-Photographer-Personal/10827186_9h5op/1/#760416541_2i6vc-A-LB"><img src="http://www.amybethphotography.com/Sessions/2010/Chicago-Photographer-Personal/365008/760416541_2i6vc-M.jpg" /></a></p><br /><br />9/365 - Finally, a Lensbaby image that I love! Taken at the Chicago Botanic Garden. No more Lensbaby shots for at least a week.<br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://www.amybethphotography.com/Sessions/2010/Chicago-Photographer-Personal/10827186_9h5op/1/#761142972_Jjj4q-A-LB"><img src="http://www.amybethphotography.com/Sessions/2010/Chicago-Photographer-Personal/IMG1202/761142972_Jjj4q-M.jpg" /></a></p><br /><br />10/365 - Kitty time!<br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://www.amybethphotography.com/Sessions/2010/Chicago-Photographer-Personal/10827186_9h5op/1/#763519876_zGBqj-A-LB"><img src="http://www.amybethphotography.com/Sessions/2010/Chicago-Photographer-Personal/365010/763519876_zGBqj-M.jpg" /></a></p><br /><br />11/365 - Home sick, and stayed in my sock monkey PJs all day<br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://www.amybethphotography.com/Sessions/2010/Chicago-Photographer-Personal/10827186_9h5op/1/#763531591_DsuNT-A-LB"><img src="http://www.amybethphotography.com/Sessions/2010/Chicago-Photographer-Personal/365011/763531591_DsuNT-M.jpg" /></a></p><br /><br />12/365 - Kitty time again!<br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://www.amybethphotography.com/Sessions/2010/Chicago-Photographer-Personal/10827186_9h5op/1/#763525518_hdUeC-A-LB"><img src="http://www.amybethphotography.com/Sessions/2010/Chicago-Photographer-Personal/365012/763525518_hdUeC-M.jpg" /></a></p><br /><br />and 2/52, taken on the bridge to the Japanese Islands at the Chicago Botanic Garden<br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://www.amybethphotography.com/Sessions/2010/Chicago-Photographer-52-Weeks/10826976_mmdQM/1/#761137539_D5d4D-A-LB"><img src="http://www.amybethphotography.com/Sessions/2010/Chicago-Photographer-52-Weeks/IMG1223/761137539_D5d4D-M.jpg" /></a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">If you are not reading this post in a feed reader or at <a href="http://amybethphotography.blogspot.com">http://amybethphotography.blogspot.com</a>, then the site you are reading is illegally publishing copyrighted material. Please email me at amybethphotography at gmail dot com if you believe you're reading illegally published material. All text and photographs in this post are the original creations & property of the author, unless otherwise specified. © 2007-2011 Amy Beth Photography</div>Amy Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00141452802995676167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999986420566979404.post-10014971540889378162010-01-04T20:11:00.003-06:002010-01-04T20:23:10.948-06:00Week One Check In :: Chicago Photographer Personal Project<div align="justify">I can't tell you how happy I am to have shared my 2009 recap video in my previous post. Part of the reason I fell away from blogging was feeling like I needed to catch up with everything that had happened since my last post. And as it grew further and further away, it became a more daunting task. Now that we're all caught up, I'm also excited to have my daily photograph project to give me the perfect excuse to update a few times a week, too!<br /><br />This week has been challenging, due mostly to Mother Nature. I draw so much inspiration from nature and wildlife, and when it is -1 F, nature and I don't get along so well. So I've turned to things like low light and playing with lenses I don't usually use. It's been so much fun!<br /><br />Without further ado, images 2-4:<br /><br />2/365<br />1/2/2010 (palindrome day!)<br />Playing with low light and a kitty who thinks he can tuck himself under a little rug and become invisible. </div><div align="justify"><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="http://www.amybethphotography.com/Sessions/2010/Chicago-Photographer-Personal/10827186_9h5op/1/#755971608_fkECM-A-LB"><img src="http://www.amybethphotography.com/Sessions/2010/Chicago-Photographer-Personal/365002/755971608_fkECM-M.jpg" /></a></p><div align="justify"><br /><br />3/365<br />1/3/2010<br />More low light play. This time I got out a flash light and some cat toys. </div><div align="justify"><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="http://www.amybethphotography.com/Sessions/2010/Chicago-Photographer-Personal/10827186_9h5op/1/#756936855_vMSAD-A-LB"><img src="http://www.amybethphotography.com/Sessions/2010/Chicago-Photographer-Personal/365003/756936855_vMSAD-M.jpg" /></a></p><div align="justify"><br /><br />4/365<br />1/4/2010<br />Bacon and chocolate. It might sound scary, but it is oh, so delicious!! </div><div align="justify"><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="http://www.amybethphotography.com/Sessions/2010/Chicago-Photographer-Personal/10827186_9h5op/1/#757624525_VypDM-A-LB"><img src="http://www.amybethphotography.com/Sessions/2010/Chicago-Photographer-Personal/365004/757624525_VypDM-M.jpg" /></a></p><p align="center"> </p><p align="justify">Also adding to my 2010 excitement: an email notification from B&H informing me that my shiny new macro lens and Lensbaby are on their way to me!</p><div align="justify"></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">If you are not reading this post in a feed reader or at <a href="http://amybethphotography.blogspot.com">http://amybethphotography.blogspot.com</a>, then the site you are reading is illegally publishing copyrighted material. Please email me at amybethphotography at gmail dot com if you believe you're reading illegally published material. All text and photographs in this post are the original creations & property of the author, unless otherwise specified. © 2007-2011 Amy Beth Photography</div>Amy Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00141452802995676167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999986420566979404.post-40366600160178132192010-01-03T22:33:00.004-06:002010-01-04T07:54:00.342-06:002009 Recap<div align="justify">If you are reading this in a feed reader, you'll likely have to click through to the entry to see the video below (don't forget to check out the entry from yesterday for more videos, as well!)<br /><br />Since I wasn't the best blogger this year, I thought it would be fun to select 100 or so of my favorite images from the year to include in a slide show. Hope you enjoy it!<br /><br /></div><p align="center"><object height="356" width="640"><param name="movie" value="http://www.amybethphotography.com/ria/ShizVidz-2009090604.swf"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="flashVars" value="s=ZT0xJmk9NzU2OTE4NjQ2Jms9bXNtTFYmYT0xMDgzODg4MF9wckxVViZ1PWFteS1iZXRo"><embed src="http://www.amybethphotography.com/ria/ShizVidz-2009090604.swf" flashvars="s=ZT0xJmk9NzU2OTE4NjQ2Jms9bXNtTFYmYT0xMDgzODg4MF9wckxVViZ1PWFteS1iZXRo" width="640" height="356" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object></p><p align="justify"><br /><br />While I watermarked the images I captured while working with other photographers, some of the watermarks got cut off in the final product. So another special thanks to <a href="http://imaginativestudios.com/">Imaginative Studios</a>, <a href="http://melissalinellis.com/">Melissa Lin Ellis</a> and <a href="http://edytaszyszlo.com/">Edyta Szyszlo</a> for letting me share my summer with them!</p><p align="justify">You can also <a href="http://www.amybethphotography.com/Sessions/2010/Video-Slideshows/10852427_GC7wN#757019432_UfWjJ-L-LB">check out the HD version here</a>.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer">If you are not reading this post in a feed reader or at <a href="http://amybethphotography.blogspot.com">http://amybethphotography.blogspot.com</a>, then the site you are reading is illegally publishing copyrighted material. Please email me at amybethphotography at gmail dot com if you believe you're reading illegally published material. All text and photographs in this post are the original creations & property of the author, unless otherwise specified. © 2007-2011 Amy Beth Photography</div>Amy Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00141452802995676167noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999986420566979404.post-72064269401463170512010-01-02T21:58:00.020-06:002010-01-02T22:41:52.837-06:00Zen Photography Workshop :: Oak Park, Illinois<div align="justify">In my post about <a href="http://amybethphotography.blogspot.com/2009/07/shuso-hossen-chicago-event-photography.html">photographing the Shuso Hossen</a> for the Zen Community of Chicago, I made mention of a photography workshop I attended back in May. It really reaffirmed for me that my style of and approach to photography is not only valid, but something that others might actually strive to achieve. It was a very rewarding and enlightening weekend. On Saturday, we began by spending time with one another and taking each others' portraits. We then went on a photo walk throughout the Oak Park neighborhood housing the Zen center, and continued on to a community cultural event. The next day, we were honored to photograph a Zen ceremony.<br /><br />Throughout the weekend, we continued photographing both one another and our surroundings. We even continued to document and capture our experiences as we went to our respective homes for the evening, and the during the next morning, before we gathered once again, as well. Once all the images were collected, they were combined and all the meta data was stripped from them. Suddenly, we were not individuals, but a group presenting one final art piece to represent our weekend. The images were sorted by date, and the juxtaposition of our portraits of one another, combined with the images captured by the photographer in the portrait, creates an even larger portrait of sorts.</div><br /><div align="justify"></div><br /><div align="justify">Our final goal was to create our own presentation for this larger group of images. Unfortunately, due to the amount of images captured (after we pared down our selections quite a bit!), I had to break up my version of our final project into 3 separate videos, found below.</div><br /><br /><object width="640" height="356" ><param name="movie" value="http://www.amybethphotography.com/ria/ShizVidz-2009090604.swf" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="flashVars" value="s=ZT0xJmk9NzU1OTQ1MDUzJms9S1A5OXImYT0xMDgzODg4MF9wckxVViZ1PWFteS1iZXRo" /><embed src="http://www.amybethphotography.com/ria/ShizVidz-2009090604.swf" flashVars="s=ZT0xJmk9NzU1OTQ1MDUzJms9S1A5OXImYT0xMDgzODg4MF9wckxVViZ1PWFteS1iZXRo" width="640" height="356" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowFullScreen="true"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="640" height="356" ><param name="movie" value="http://www.amybethphotography.com/ria/ShizVidz-2009090604.swf" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="flashVars" value="s=ZT0xJmk9NzU1OTQ1MzUzJms9UUpVOUgmYT0xMDgzODg4MF9wckxVViZ1PWFteS1iZXRo" /><embed src="http://www.amybethphotography.com/ria/ShizVidz-2009090604.swf" flashVars="s=ZT0xJmk9NzU1OTQ1MzUzJms9UUpVOUgmYT0xMDgzODg4MF9wckxVViZ1PWFteS1iZXRo" width="640" height="356" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowFullScreen="true"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="640" height="356" ><param name="movie" value="http://www.amybethphotography.com/ria/ShizVidz-2009090604.swf" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="flashVars" value="s=ZT0xJmk9NzU1OTQ4NjIzJms9R1Q1cksmYT0xMDgzODg4MF9wckxVViZ1PWFteS1iZXRo" /><embed src="http://www.amybethphotography.com/ria/ShizVidz-2009090604.swf" flashVars="s=ZT0xJmk9NzU1OTQ4NjIzJms9R1Q1cksmYT0xMDgzODg4MF9wckxVViZ1PWFteS1iZXRo" width="640" height="356" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowFullScreen="true"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer">If you are not reading this post in a feed reader or at <a href="http://amybethphotography.blogspot.com">http://amybethphotography.blogspot.com</a>, then the site you are reading is illegally publishing copyrighted material. Please email me at amybethphotography at gmail dot com if you believe you're reading illegally published material. All text and photographs in this post are the original creations & property of the author, unless otherwise specified. © 2007-2011 Amy Beth Photography</div>Amy Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00141452802995676167noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999986420566979404.post-62279367487058678262010-01-01T23:15:00.002-06:002010-01-01T23:18:43.811-06:00Personal Photography Projects<div style="text-align: justify;">Let's just pretend that I haven't been absent from my blog since June, shall we? Deep, cleansing breaths. Phew! It's like those 6 months never happened! New year, new beginning! And new projects!<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I've decided to do another daily photograph project this year. I have several friends joining in this time, and I'm hoping that we can all support one another and have a wonderful visual journal of memories to look back on at the end of the year. Those joining in are the always inspiring <a href="http://kate-monroe.com/"><span id="goog_1262408349684"></span>Kate Monroe<span id="goog_1262408349685"></span></a> and my niece, who I'm hoping will allow me to share some of her captures with you.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">For some reason, when I was out today in the frigid cold, I decided I wanted to attempt a self portrait project this year, as well. I'm aiming for weekly self portraits, and while that project is mainly for me, I may share a few from time to time here on the blog.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Both of the images below were taken at the Baha'i House of Worship in Wilmette, Illinois. The first is the image I chose to represent today in my daily project, and the second, of course, is my self portrait. I hope you enjoy following along with my projects. Let me know if you have any personal projects of your own. I'd love to follow along! And if you don't, what better excuse than a new year to jump in with a new project?<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">1 of 365<br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">1/1/2010 - Wilmette, IL<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">1 of 52<br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">1/1/2010 - Wilmette, IL<br />
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</div><div class="blogger-post-footer">If you are not reading this post in a feed reader or at <a href="http://amybethphotography.blogspot.com">http://amybethphotography.blogspot.com</a>, then the site you are reading is illegally publishing copyrighted material. Please email me at amybethphotography at gmail dot com if you believe you're reading illegally published material. All text and photographs in this post are the original creations & property of the author, unless otherwise specified. © 2007-2011 Amy Beth Photography</div>Amy Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00141452802995676167noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999986420566979404.post-13223748658247218822009-07-12T15:18:00.002-05:002009-07-12T15:33:56.614-05:00Shuso Hossen :: Chicago Event Photography<div align="justify">Back in May, I participated in an absolutey amazing photography workshop with <a href="http://www.wordwiseweb.com/">Peter Cunningham</a> at the <a href="http://www.zencommunity.org/">Zen Community Center of Chicago</a> in Oak Park. I'm still in the midst of putting together my final project from the workshop, which will be a slideshow of the photographs taken by all the participants. I hope to get that completed by the end of the summer. The final project is a collaboration of 2,000 photographs, so there is quite a bit to assemble before presenting.<br /><br />Since I enjoyed my time at the Zen Community Center so much, I jumped at the opportunity to photograph their Shuso Hossen ceremony on June 14th. I had a wonderful time and would like to extend my thanks again for letting me share in the special event.</div><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.amybethphotography.com/photos/564305710_Tuy5R-M-2.jpg" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.amybethphotography.com/photos/564308667_ooqHk-M-2.jpg" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.amybethphotography.com/photos/565952746_P58TL-M.jpg" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.amybethphotography.com/photos/564306196_usbEu-M-2.jpg" /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">If you are not reading this post in a feed reader or at <a href="http://amybethphotography.blogspot.com">http://amybethphotography.blogspot.com</a>, then the site you are reading is illegally publishing copyrighted material. Please email me at amybethphotography at gmail dot com if you believe you're reading illegally published material. All text and photographs in this post are the original creations & property of the author, unless otherwise specified. © 2007-2011 Amy Beth Photography</div>Amy Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00141452802995676167noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999986420566979404.post-36255631202971043792009-05-30T10:14:00.003-05:002009-06-07T20:21:50.888-05:00Patience is a Virtue<div align="justify">I know, I know. I'm the worst blogger in the entire universe! But I have good excuses. I've been so busy getting ready behind the scenes for a new, fresh look to go with my gorgeous new logo designed by the ever talented Jamie of <a href="http://www.jamiehdesigns.com/">JamieH Designs</a>. Instead of gradually switching this and changing the color of that, I thought it would be best (and the most fun) to get everything ready behind the scenes in a test blog and then unveil it all at once! Although the new logo will be displayed in the watermark of any more recent photographs.<br /><br />Also in the works, Boudoir by Amy Beth! The site should be rolling out by early July, but be on the look out for special offers here <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Amy-Beth-Photography/47051113826">and at my Facebook page</a>.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer">If you are not reading this post in a feed reader or at <a href="http://amybethphotography.blogspot.com">http://amybethphotography.blogspot.com</a>, then the site you are reading is illegally publishing copyrighted material. Please email me at amybethphotography at gmail dot com if you believe you're reading illegally published material. All text and photographs in this post are the original creations & property of the author, unless otherwise specified. © 2007-2011 Amy Beth Photography</div>Amy Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00141452802995676167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999986420566979404.post-22563221412209177002009-03-31T07:48:00.003-05:002009-03-31T07:57:01.558-05:00Chicago Fashion Photography Session :: Manda<div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.modelmayhem.com/781674">Manda</a> was kind enough to brave a very cold morning with me last month. We both had visions of shooting in the garden next to the Art Institute - until we realized it wasn't quite open yet. We made the best of the situation, though, and Manda was a rockstar! Thanks again, Manda, for braving the cold for me and working so hard!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.amybethphotography.com/photos/501299911_zk3jv-M.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.amybethphotography.com/photos/486323838_Xf43i-L-1.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.amybethphotography.com/photos/486323962_GdmfV-L-1.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.amybethphotography.com/photos/486324077_tiXtA-L-1.jpg" /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">If you are not reading this post in a feed reader or at <a href="http://amybethphotography.blogspot.com">http://amybethphotography.blogspot.com</a>, then the site you are reading is illegally publishing copyrighted material. Please email me at amybethphotography at gmail dot com if you believe you're reading illegally published material. All text and photographs in this post are the original creations & property of the author, unless otherwise specified. © 2007-2011 Amy Beth Photography</div>Amy Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00141452802995676167noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999986420566979404.post-66130649837483272712009-02-18T20:36:00.003-06:002009-02-18T20:46:10.878-06:00Atlanta, GA Area Portrait Session :: Lindsay<div align="justify">On Saturday, I had the pleasure of photographing Lindsay, an aspiring model looking to update her portfolio. After just a few frames, I knew there was nothing aspiring about her - Lindsay is already a pro! She radiates beauty from within, and she definitely knows how to work the camera. Take a peek at a few of my favorites from her session.<br /><br /></div><center><img src="http://www.amybethphotography.com/photos/476438687_pJ5uq-L-1.jpg" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.amybethphotography.com/photos/476438381_MqbGW-L-1.jpg" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.amybethphotography.com/photos/476437809_WXaqV-L-1.jpg" /></center><div align="justify"><br /><br />I offer special packages for Atlanta area shoots, and I waive all my regular travel fees. In the interest of full disclosure, I'll let you in on a little secret: my boyfriend lives in the Atlanta area, and I live in Chicagoland. So any time I have an extra excuse to head down there, especially if it's business related, I will take full advantage of it! Contact me about my special Atlanta area rates if you're in the area! </div><div class="blogger-post-footer">If you are not reading this post in a feed reader or at <a href="http://amybethphotography.blogspot.com">http://amybethphotography.blogspot.com</a>, then the site you are reading is illegally publishing copyrighted material. Please email me at amybethphotography at gmail dot com if you believe you're reading illegally published material. All text and photographs in this post are the original creations & property of the author, unless otherwise specified. © 2007-2011 Amy Beth Photography</div>Amy Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00141452802995676167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999986420566979404.post-10380904588118045362009-02-06T19:52:00.002-06:002009-02-06T20:02:52.029-06:00Lincoln Park, Part III<div align="justify">I can't think of a better way to celebrate Friday than with some more furry friends!<br /><br />This chimp seemed lost in thought<br /></div><center><img src="http://www.amybethphotography.com/photos/466025450_Hjkwx-M-3.jpg" /></center><br /><br /><br />You might not be able to tell from the photograph, but fortunately, this guy was behind plenty of glass<br /><br /><center><img src="http://www.amybethphotography.com/photos/466025957_WEbso-M-3.jpg" /></center><br /><br />I was smitten with this pretty little bird<br /><br /><center><img src="http://www.amybethphotography.com/photos/466025745_fDfk5-M-4.jpg" /></center><br /><br />A rather stately giraffe<br /><br /><center><img src="http://www.amybethphotography.com/photos/466026220_kixNn-M-3.jpg" /></center><div class="blogger-post-footer">If you are not reading this post in a feed reader or at <a href="http://amybethphotography.blogspot.com">http://amybethphotography.blogspot.com</a>, then the site you are reading is illegally publishing copyrighted material. Please email me at amybethphotography at gmail dot com if you believe you're reading illegally published material. All text and photographs in this post are the original creations & property of the author, unless otherwise specified. © 2007-2011 Amy Beth Photography</div>Amy Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00141452802995676167noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999986420566979404.post-10430770984345010782009-02-03T21:12:00.003-06:002009-02-03T21:19:12.199-06:00Lincoln Park, Part II - A Bit Squirrely<div align="justify">I got to the zoo a bit early. Some of the animals were out, but when I made my way over to the gorilla/chimp house, I still had about 15 minutes left before it opened. Fortunately, there was a gentleman feeding the numerous squirrels nearby. I took full advantage of the friendliness of the little critters.<br /><br /></div><center><img src="http://www.amybethphotography.com/photos/467264204_Aw4xY-M.jpg" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.amybethphotography.com/photos/467264437_PpSKv-M.jpg" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.amybethphotography.com/photos/467264575_emBmp-M.jpg" /></center><div class="blogger-post-footer">If you are not reading this post in a feed reader or at <a href="http://amybethphotography.blogspot.com">http://amybethphotography.blogspot.com</a>, then the site you are reading is illegally publishing copyrighted material. Please email me at amybethphotography at gmail dot com if you believe you're reading illegally published material. All text and photographs in this post are the original creations & property of the author, unless otherwise specified. © 2007-2011 Amy Beth Photography</div>Amy Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00141452802995676167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999986420566979404.post-83626844806056638972009-02-01T20:15:00.003-06:002009-02-01T20:21:21.946-06:00Lincoln Park, Part I<div align="justify">I took advantage of the temporary heat wave (we made it above freezing for two consecutive days!) and made a trip to the Lincoln Park Zoo for some quality time with the animals. As always, I was not disappointed. I have so many favorites from my morning at the zoo and the nature center, that this will spill over into two or three more posts later this week.<br /><br /></div><center><img src="http://www.amybethphotography.com/photos/466024479_kb8dK-M-2.jpg" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.amybethphotography.com/photos/466024600_FmJrW-L-2.jpg" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.amybethphotography.com/photos/466024822_aHR9v-M-2.jpg" /></center><div class="blogger-post-footer">If you are not reading this post in a feed reader or at <a href="http://amybethphotography.blogspot.com">http://amybethphotography.blogspot.com</a>, then the site you are reading is illegally publishing copyrighted material. Please email me at amybethphotography at gmail dot com if you believe you're reading illegally published material. All text and photographs in this post are the original creations & property of the author, unless otherwise specified. © 2007-2011 Amy Beth Photography</div>Amy Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00141452802995676167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999986420566979404.post-28833004816727364812009-01-25T21:13:00.002-06:002009-01-25T21:18:27.567-06:00The Post in Which I Apologize for Not Posting<div align="justify">My apologies for the sporatic posting thus far in 2009! I had a bit of medical craziness that popped up in December and took a good month to resolve. Nothing serious or photography impacting - just a crazy giant renal cyst. Mostly harmless (except for the pain that accompanied it), but it needed to be my first priority for a while.<br /><br />Fortunately, it was kind enough to strike during the cold winter, when not many folks feel like venturing outside for a photo session.<br /><br />Now that I'm finally back on track (I expect to get a clean bill of health at tomorrow's follow up appointment), it's catch up time. I have many images to share, including another fabulous shoot with Females in Focus.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer">If you are not reading this post in a feed reader or at <a href="http://amybethphotography.blogspot.com">http://amybethphotography.blogspot.com</a>, then the site you are reading is illegally publishing copyrighted material. Please email me at amybethphotography at gmail dot com if you believe you're reading illegally published material. All text and photographs in this post are the original creations & property of the author, unless otherwise specified. © 2007-2011 Amy Beth Photography</div>Amy Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00141452802995676167noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999986420566979404.post-6573228657229743982009-01-15T22:31:00.005-06:002009-01-15T22:42:46.310-06:00A Sweet Deal for Your Sweetie!<center><a href="http://www.amybethphotography.com/photos/455612878_8cUfF-L.jpg"><img src="http://www.amybethphotography.com/photos/455612878_8cUfF-M.jpg" /></a><br />(click the image for a larger, easier to read image)</center><p align="justify"><br /><br />While the cold temperatures might not have you thinking photo session right now, the Sweet Deal Package is your chance to snap up an awesome package that can be redeemed at any time (subject to schedule availability, of course) for a huge discount. You can use your Sweet Deal certificate for yourself, but it also makes the perfect Valentine's Day gift for someone sweet in your life.<br /><br />The number of packages available is limited, and the offer expires on February 14, 2009 (but there's no expiration on the certificate!), so call or email soon! </p><div class="blogger-post-footer">If you are not reading this post in a feed reader or at <a href="http://amybethphotography.blogspot.com">http://amybethphotography.blogspot.com</a>, then the site you are reading is illegally publishing copyrighted material. Please email me at amybethphotography at gmail dot com if you believe you're reading illegally published material. All text and photographs in this post are the original creations & property of the author, unless otherwise specified. © 2007-2011 Amy Beth Photography</div>Amy Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00141452802995676167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999986420566979404.post-26186588102714864172008-12-17T19:34:00.004-06:002008-12-17T19:44:17.704-06:00Reindog Parade<div align="justify">This is probably my final post for 2008. Between some minor medical procedures and holiday preparations, I think it's time to declare it winter break (even though winter hasn't officially arrived!). To get you in the mood, how about a few friendly pups from the Chicago Botanic Garden's 2008 Reindog Parade? The Reindog Parade is the only day of the year when dogs are allowed inside the gardens. While the cold and snow made for difficult travels (and some shivering pooches!), it certainly set the mood for the day!<br /><br /></div><center><img src="http://www.amybethphotography.com/photos/431588808_bLZqV-M.jpg" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.amybethphotography.com/photos/431590270_hpR2g-M.jpg" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.amybethphotography.com/photos/431589811_JTWCZ-M.jpg" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.amybethphotography.com/photos/431591125_4ueeZ-L.jpg" /></center><div class="blogger-post-footer">If you are not reading this post in a feed reader or at <a href="http://amybethphotography.blogspot.com">http://amybethphotography.blogspot.com</a>, then the site you are reading is illegally publishing copyrighted material. Please email me at amybethphotography at gmail dot com if you believe you're reading illegally published material. All text and photographs in this post are the original creations & property of the author, unless otherwise specified. © 2007-2011 Amy Beth Photography</div>Amy Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00141452802995676167noreply@blogger.com1