tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1284360446932268022024-03-19T07:28:23.807-04:00Amy Clifton PhotographyAmy Cliftonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13763937728572744717noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-128436044693226802.post-88216250289283511562009-04-07T19:23:00.005-04:002009-04-08T14:12:31.073-04:00Bye bye blogspot. Hello Shiny New Website!<a href="http://www.amycliftonphotography.com/"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM7Zr1FNF_baBHLw9-XkYZ_OHV-I-ZGEpFtT_vepLxvLWBbmgLVYIVwC_3h4pJh8-xVIhOqabyTIculjOW7XeaP9GpXfJa0AuuOTEBqP8am5ERWbLJpAZi0z8VKJMJEyhg8436T4TA_RY/s400/get-attachment.aspx.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322096921770409346" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">It's time!!!</span> My brand-new website--you know, the one I've been teasing you with for months now--is live! This entry will be my last one on this site. All of my old blog posts have packed up and moved to the new site, but they will also stay here in case you just feel nostalgic. (Wouldn't </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);">you</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);"> like to be in two places at once?)</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);">The website and blog are combined in one handy location, so I hope you will take the time to click around and see what cool surprises you can find. Be sure to bookmark the new site, and you can also sign up for RSS Feed so you'll get updates when I post. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204); ">I can't wait to hear from you!! </span><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Please, come visit ACP at </span></span></span><a href="http://www.amycliftonphotography.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">http://www.amycliftonphotography.com</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"> .</span></span></span></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Amy Cliftonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13763937728572744717noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-128436044693226802.post-77856519896452230002009-04-06T00:52:00.007-04:002009-04-06T01:37:57.298-04:00Hannah & Alan are Married!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5JglHWK02YxlVQJpu3X_oWldj1IR9MvdPruAkvLuQhkRyphM6VXnkHCth2vINB9IdLwNhihUXUc04WdfSvGSh3ahX2NfYDFC2n4bK2olmOFVzSvylBjbsJi1XjLFhxwJaq_yZF3VivNo/s1600-h/H&Awdg03.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5JglHWK02YxlVQJpu3X_oWldj1IR9MvdPruAkvLuQhkRyphM6VXnkHCth2vINB9IdLwNhihUXUc04WdfSvGSh3ahX2NfYDFC2n4bK2olmOFVzSvylBjbsJi1XjLFhxwJaq_yZF3VivNo/s400/H&Awdg03.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321438528602944434" /></a><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204); ">When Hannah was in high school, she would c<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204); ">ome to South Carolina during the summers to visit family. She always hung out with the teens from her family members' church, and although she and Alan knew each other, they were "just friends." Fast forward to 4.4.09....the perfect spring day for these two to show the world that while they<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "> are</span> the best of friends, they are no longer "just" friends.</span></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEMPjOpgyRCNd8TSN0Mm39b4J-pgdMux5UW2ChPbNiY7GV-KsH3CM7H04ucxlDbCSFPv3eytlTXM-m9vuK5kh_l7V_1iQzTg7fHlioUkWIlU8dUesnIFnYO4WlUEb7sK1_qJvMpLdoiA4/s1600-h/H&Awdg01.jpg"></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);"><br /></span></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEMPjOpgyRCNd8TSN0Mm39b4J-pgdMux5UW2ChPbNiY7GV-KsH3CM7H04ucxlDbCSFPv3eytlTXM-m9vuK5kh_l7V_1iQzTg7fHlioUkWIlU8dUesnIFnYO4WlUEb7sK1_qJvMpLdoiA4/s1600-h/H&Awdg01.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEMPjOpgyRCNd8TSN0Mm39b4J-pgdMux5UW2ChPbNiY7GV-KsH3CM7H04ucxlDbCSFPv3eytlTXM-m9vuK5kh_l7V_1iQzTg7fHlioUkWIlU8dUesnIFnYO4WlUEb7sK1_qJvMpLdoiA4/s400/H&Awdg01.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321438510099807074" /></a><div><br /></div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ-bYTH_1Aj-UgOeRN2AQJuZ3uh64aC-Wzj956Vg6FmJ5SjduysZeHB_GWQ9JTBWDCup78q74LSUJf4sdUJW-bWTT75pCA3jJ0Vck0Bj_4FqjHC4BP8cNhs2Ij-eLFnmJWVclIq2ACmAc/s400/H&Awdg02.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321438523415098674" /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);">Hannah is one of the sweetest, most relaxed brides I've ever met, and that just shines through...</span></div><div><br /></div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihfQV-6Ek_OxQM9cJRr4gy76CI9IiCX-jBQJ4gkECD8QqQkTaY417MwGgwa6lu85uzzZzgFmawlt3sVY9PlnzXPRzs2NfUmz69eJnSIC8I8YbHklT0d9DIwATqzdL8SNMw0CL4IFcHULg/s400/H&Awdg08.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321439313216051922" /></div><div><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);"><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuBBZg5I-5FQvSul-JTMPAF1dc8dDDeFq_LSz4Lwvf8RYdzbh4q11ThBEW4zYxLdqqjeu3A19GbDrT-THchIOHnAMVQFXkoyIiPfyf1HahQpnBzD-sC9I3XPE9ou4zkv7AM2LeeJ5Iwik/s400/H&Awdg07.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321439311076687938" /></div><div><br /></div><div>She's a little bit sassy, too. :-)</div><div><br /></div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0ArtXrCKih6i3y47pfzI7IHIXlXAG6p9aH22D0wfpdbgh5XOS3Vj-ylrxFEcWz05Wvgd6dRniL4QPLKK2aVm3DbM2ApIpVoxiIGDEZ828QljIz8AADS9RrBfa6k3oYijQMWsOrA8TGt4/s400/H&Awdg09.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321439313703829042" /></div><div><br /></div><div>Hannah with her sisters Olivia and Amanda...</div><div><br /></div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmYkpb1ET0B_3LvkY1sSEk3T79Os9YMpo7qIHZqXjZZi6o8cCnz07m_oidyqmHqcrWO-26fD_rG3Ezn2ft3ZKFrNB_7SrLqZKzZ4bMy9vHwaoq48vWSgdHLVsXarQjf2kZyqfGDTRtQdg/s400/H&Awdg05.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321438539460118994" /></div><div><br /></div><div>...and their parents.</div><div><br /></div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7XAuw45a5qhSDA4gg7r6EzA0qz1Ds8dKQdGPLW8AlLKcAqxzmwalBNKJMaFrA92XVZSHBTJ7HPbGboSv5qOlKCeZmy90vWVvD59UjjSn3kiFqJcjyh9WEtljW2kwQuIWnqJNn0YOEkQk/s400/H&Awdg06.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321439304013226466" /></div><div><br /></div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtb59EOo2EXiSFi_A5lW4jQ9c4cbrySpT9g-FHHC7dXPrh4Czyr-7y5vlt6ONlcAYYEevqAho2HYb5T50dKBk4IcFIsAXvq3AsRxJCCd9QyNzT7zBmA5Rpw-vdKbhjQe0zsoFq0fRyY8I/s400/H&Awdg04.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321438537391818178" /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzLkMK1mC7M17y_XmE66DzU2qmYu2jF9WMhDQDc6CJ2tpZDbEzL-1leSsAJ4VRRApA1xobty8KT4EKWp_grLfKs7lU5ZNuNCeb3R5I9cweTMrGoM3dOy9c5_hEsvi54S4nJM84HoLQ114/s400/H&Awdg11.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321440458204341794" /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3M-MJYEDohBwGScIH99fUu3zQCO-2Pe7n7CXKYXCYtun1fHxKA1xUNnlUJK0S4B0FDosps53InsyQpLVbIIFqWlH1MGgwjNfeVK605ihljK1bprVkn1rjtkbYjxPAlSwXIgoJIcum53E/s400/H&Awdg12.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321440462421380178" /></div><div><br /></div><div>Alan was just as relaxed, just as easy-going as Hannah. (Although there was some discussion about a Batman mask coming out during the ceremony...hmmm, I think he's got a mischievous side too!)</div><div><br /></div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwH7_OM7x5HH0Q0VhV7_Wr9-gyXVhXNGYYRFBmp9msEkERVWZhQpbZOHr-XSjVDD-Z9ODmpIjMeTZpRCqf_lq4S1TU3WY-E944PJxjkN38Cdh_NY0xjXKcBPTv8hAK9PuI3P5uEYvA-aQ/s400/H&Awdg15.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321440468988377714" /></div><div><br /></div><div>Alan and his mom. Did I mention that he was about a foot taller than anyone involved in this wedding?? :-)</div><div><br /></div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtj8jAHlDNmP16Ub3zAZ8p65U2nEy3eziduCUMedYqv1Aev-SjVqHoDVgMtIvLgHN274aBsB2FEPqELmv-0cCg03qRW-_OA6BFx_zd9OZs71IqZx406rcr1w8ypmQ37CMFwzlWdzPqe5Q/s400/H&Awdg10.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321439313468760178" /></div><div><br /></div><div>I loved the architecture in the sanctuary.</div><div><br /></div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_to38ya6n5IRw-h8TEre4cgAi_RR6m93caX_LHpT631HnLywhROjZXbDW-OKJf3JaG9U7-J5Si8i4p-7a61E2L1XxjmhUz9H4W1X5f0hNa-wT8kiRKke3KJDjPiZ72WYskbxmbR9OOmA/s400/H&Awdg13.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321440465801086242" /></div><div><br /></div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB7EiXO-_1koA_-n9qMgzihF-lOoHZymn3zwyCr1GfzHs1KbRkHVU_Buhe_q60DCjHKbKOgtc9SjsG64Qc3YkPd8FQEcZClHnUua0Rv7hB3d06BnaGRyWXi7A_15SeF1m4NT2kjz5aIiE/s400/H&Awdg14.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321440462511268274" /></div><div><br /></div><div>Husband and wife! BTW, they processed up the aisle after the ceremony to the "Super Mario" song, too cute! </div><div><br /></div><div>I love when a photo can tell a story without even seeing anyone's face...</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204); "> <img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEX1cQ9s03mVqUy06N2Tb6zOxXtCZ8a6v74Dbe5VRIPfrJmHAwWI49Guc_YRc40qXCBd0qqAsevOUbmF_smjNSjhLwU4ow46sn0GDVzLnV9wIPVmAm7zxiT5lRncCJc7_X9Rd5mMQtlCM/s400/H&Awdg18.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321441710248386866" /></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204); "><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFdJJq8IgVYNeHk1vp6t3L6pT-TTwu_kiNHXvxG4-DkIFmsDtPaMPfSRe_yV2I-arQRbB4tIHx3xbvKGD362hbmgA_tTQRZB5xdKFwp7-t0s-uc14mUMUNDcooRyxsWGwpcHfUBhs6aU8/s400/H&Awdg16.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321441704027365826" /></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div>Love love love the details on Hannah's dress!</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204); "><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBV1HDuygBPoHePklkyvzkktR2ESABG8zmhg9c3lYejqG9ghT82Dv9PAaQ-3_QHCh1LCfDBYXPxizEwOAPz3YGWzl9STZ1CpX7EtgWT_bFIm7ioe83uVoim_2Oz5wojA4vfW_vPKT_xJM/s400/H&Awdg17.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321441710683332594" /></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div>Hello, adorable!</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204); "><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNTpDduUa2TJrPUJUZ9F1dCUDta43rWCwKGfNfC0t0_ZrucskshpxyACFRLOAZUtd28uundE-u-UzbVGEZJ_Q2gLslcVjQJHp9dKsPlKjAk6Wfx4qIMbImertDBj4cy8-9EI17621WQ94/s400/H&Awdg20.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321441712857805506" /></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204); "><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKmGLGU7K8D7hhDZrI8yJZhAY0u-VBT2zSbaXOFf8KXa7Xn8ePTAGYI_wPUeE-7K2kU8dCrM370Zydom_kF7gNfekFWg_XpoPtw7UJW9UuDp4MqvnWE_X-ngt6g88xsMjf6zjSPIHwYw4/s400/H&Awdg21.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321443322591163762" /></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204); "><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_osz6EMBoUcGF698yD1LIzL7MVZKdE9pfnuS14dplVpQPTiOcw6X4sxeUXjj2mv3X8MNnmH0zuUfp0-IC12rAVoVneFPPzHzzuDFW60tXLYuqbtc2oGdJUYaCkVa5VdliSA217Yl5LXc/s400/H&Awdg22.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321443325795064306" /></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div>Any guesses on the honeymoon destination? Hehe!</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204); "><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlU4lKW__LMmpdC5u_JR1e1CpwHXRaNSO-t2WXZz1zs9vHnk9Q_CrDJkRCsS03AUsBuYsaQScPUyKoFASy0f6lRd4LIuRYaKDEYDsWebls6IEIaUHUHlF9Xcg2lXy13Ss337u8RsVj5Ws/s400/H&Awdg23.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321443325228869218" /></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div>Hannah and Alan--thank you so much for inviting me to be a part of your wedding day. Everything was beautiful, your family and friends were so much fun, and you guys are awesome! I hope you are having a great time at the "happiest place on earth"...I'm guessing that as long as you're together you <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">make</span> it the happiest place. :-) </div><div><br /></div><div>And finally, my favorite:</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204); "><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5j-1zhNSBZLA1MUVM0DC2p2eSb2ssY3j-6uwGsyv5wTFTXmKO-G_yuiRPweNVnrgxVgN0HOW7PHjXlAldkppRTfibSnk4UKlaLY1DP9m2Z2S0CszwGidcpRRtFydWVm6uHoJ2XcXG8IU/s400/H&Awdg19.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321441711983143426" /></span></span></div></span></div></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">*NOTE to Hannah and Alan's family and friends: Please check back over the next week or two for a link to the full ordering gallery so you can see all of the proofs from the wedding! Thanks!</span></div>Amy Cliftonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13763937728572744717noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-128436044693226802.post-89707925694000474612009-04-03T23:23:00.008-04:002009-04-03T23:40:17.352-04:00A Month<div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhWvMe5fNAbmRcFnQig67QlQD05G17sSuMd9X9yDAZCjqhJcXE49kmFctoJ7n2WArF7IX-3r2b6QKM0vQTB20jblCHvzareuRCauvFOj3bgYd41CJFJCpTM4pkkwTCtHwMha9VSgI3HLE/s1600-h/dogwood+blog.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhWvMe5fNAbmRcFnQig67QlQD05G17sSuMd9X9yDAZCjqhJcXE49kmFctoJ7n2WArF7IX-3r2b6QKM0vQTB20jblCHvzareuRCauvFOj3bgYd41CJFJCpTM4pkkwTCtHwMha9VSgI3HLE/s400/dogwood+blog.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320672876881322306" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);">What a difference a month (+ 2 days) can make! March 1st came in with a Southern snowstorm, and only a month later, spring is here. Even though I complained incessantly about the daily rain last week, it seemed to leave the world covered in green...so I guess there is a "silver lining" after all. </span><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);"><br /></span></div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 244px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnH1SMzCwlgPL6sbxR3UHwAFCLJP-XcST1e50XOR9u8dIGKhNtHRRdD8ONMzaGhXRIKrcOoUIURRlJiMGrxC4L2nAQ6tgJzPKVGnrdKOrMGJNOBNCIM5cfUawAdUWKxivwLPBDHNpCkbI/s400/bud+blog.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320672874010270962" /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJpD9kt_1jQASNZGpYeLznRLrmV9QdHqjIuLKHlzI5P4seDogOLfcWbiYY7Y42Kr3gF-4LIskmUjTEuJIK3RoO91_ZM9iDUyn8Il8DzO7Di3t7csYCj5WvD2s-SHWaySOD_MfnRBIW1Hw/s1600-h/springcollage+blog.jpg"></a><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);">(I spy a tiny little visitor in the picture above...do you?)</span></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJpD9kt_1jQASNZGpYeLznRLrmV9QdHqjIuLKHlzI5P4seDogOLfcWbiYY7Y42Kr3gF-4LIskmUjTEuJIK3RoO91_ZM9iDUyn8Il8DzO7Di3t7csYCj5WvD2s-SHWaySOD_MfnRBIW1Hw/s1600-h/springcollage+blog.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 399px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJpD9kt_1jQASNZGpYeLznRLrmV9QdHqjIuLKHlzI5P4seDogOLfcWbiYY7Y42Kr3gF-4LIskmUjTEuJIK3RoO91_ZM9iDUyn8Il8DzO7Di3t7csYCj5WvD2s-SHWaySOD_MfnRBIW1Hw/s400/springcollage+blog.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320672878258399170" /></a><br /><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);">Dogwoods always seem to bloom just in time for Easter. Below, my pecan tree and the same dogwood on March 1st...</span><br /><div><br /><div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4-7Rr1w9pu72HVcIy_a5ThJwacUi3ndVaE5Se5kgQvBnVDJemNTl4TsxWX8fMW_D73n95sGwuWxhEXpyYf-aVmiz18YVj-YHoUxhOQ9EZhcU1mhQvIQCeOYPtQ2lsrbYCCqr78xzDNpY/s1600-h/collage+blog.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4-7Rr1w9pu72HVcIy_a5ThJwacUi3ndVaE5Se5kgQvBnVDJemNTl4TsxWX8fMW_D73n95sGwuWxhEXpyYf-aVmiz18YVj-YHoUxhOQ9EZhcU1mhQvIQCeOYPtQ2lsrbYCCqr78xzDNpY/s400/collage+blog.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320672873560954306" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 274px; " /></a></div><div><br /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUKZ8uk5YtMwlQ1cFQPo17KgoL2ZemLS1DVF6EBucQ_P4nNQ9fxcyV6OmJu63qW4LqSXKWu-ukmBjEgvfjTFdSxQOwxrrQfA0shmeCMEX0pf_jpnbX32kDPDOI3BzoTyJ-N4c_F5r2QTI/s400/azalea+blog.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320672870843418770" /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnH1SMzCwlgPL6sbxR3UHwAFCLJP-XcST1e50XOR9u8dIGKhNtHRRdD8ONMzaGhXRIKrcOoUIURRlJiMGrxC4L2nAQ6tgJzPKVGnrdKOrMGJNOBNCIM5cfUawAdUWKxivwLPBDHNpCkbI/s1600-h/bud+blog.jpg"></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);">Not only has spring sprung in the past month, but baby <a href="http://amycliftonphotography.blogspot.com/2009/03/coming-really-soonrossi.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);">Rossi</span></a>, baby <a href="http://amycliftonphotography.blogspot.com/2009/01/coming-soonliam.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);">Liam</span></a>, and baby <a href="http://amycliftonphotography.blogspot.com/2008/02/autumn-daniel-we-did.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);">Eli</span></a> were all born! Tomorrow I will be shooting a sweet spring wedding, and next week is filled with tons of photo sessions <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">and</span> some big news: my website is FINALLY going to launch. Wooohooo! Check back!!</span></div></div></div></div></div>Amy Cliftonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13763937728572744717noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-128436044693226802.post-71764711884616696632009-03-07T11:51:00.006-05:002009-03-07T12:30:35.535-05:00Coming [really] Soon...Rossi<div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJoDNmxJqLRWQzuKCNAAAjImO78gO51I3xmkqaUt5iBKTISAYAgGfagiSvwKRNmOty-hEFC7fAUBOPxEjGxQ8X-_psUYd6CiTFurgMMGqQo4R5g8BpT4fG-L-76NB7tlGlPsPyiUHIXSY/s1600-h/MatBlog07.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJoDNmxJqLRWQzuKCNAAAjImO78gO51I3xmkqaUt5iBKTISAYAgGfagiSvwKRNmOty-hEFC7fAUBOPxEjGxQ8X-_psUYd6CiTFurgMMGqQo4R5g8BpT4fG-L-76NB7tlGlPsPyiUHIXSY/s400/MatBlog07.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310492624588322066" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);">It seems that through nearly every phase of my life, I've had a good friend named Amy. Over the past couple of years, Amy and Matt have become such great friends of mine, and of course we always wreak havoc and cause confusion when we're together and someone says "Hey Amy...". Um, which one? The similarities don't end there--Amy is a <a href="http://alisonhaynesphotography.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);">photographer</span></a> in Greenwood, and we often shoot together. I always tell people at weddings, "If you need a photo, just find an Amy."</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);">Matt and Amy's first child together, Rossi, is coming really, really soon. I was actually a little concerned that I wouldn't get these maternity photos posted before he was born, so I'm glad he's running a day or two off schedule! (Sorry Amy.) :-) Rossi is a bit of a "miracle baby," and we are all excited to meet him!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);"><br /></span></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYXHM2tmXE42lqrCmQ_KQ-iDDuyEixncaLD3iQCP9D4UBhh-iqTCbhR_ESC-vO8adaBTVFStAT4wLCZSrWLQqQbB0tDtdmdk8a1lohIhEed23xioyE36gSuOEArVT3eAscKA99qv-V1Bo/s1600-h/MatBlog01.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYXHM2tmXE42lqrCmQ_KQ-iDDuyEixncaLD3iQCP9D4UBhh-iqTCbhR_ESC-vO8adaBTVFStAT4wLCZSrWLQqQbB0tDtdmdk8a1lohIhEed23xioyE36gSuOEArVT3eAscKA99qv-V1Bo/s400/MatBlog01.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310492336424151442" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF09EtP97czT1LFQ6kucb2ozSVy0hX6wyoIzwpDL5Iy4Nqvvfn3quSCM0Ef5v9EzVAqHyf1uVUu2loiM4eOFJTamw20El1aIBV4W8PkTJS1UuUGahaMM3IVwlrSq07iQJK3PgGqR5JUFA/s1600-h/MatBlog12.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF09EtP97czT1LFQ6kucb2ozSVy0hX6wyoIzwpDL5Iy4Nqvvfn3quSCM0Ef5v9EzVAqHyf1uVUu2loiM4eOFJTamw20El1aIBV4W8PkTJS1UuUGahaMM3IVwlrSq07iQJK3PgGqR5JUFA/s400/MatBlog12.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310492865541936722" style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 266px; height: 400px; " /></a><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);">I'm so loving shadows and reflections these days! </span></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgT2GLf93nyzfc0BQqvsPWsyO_q3oOkTPKfVTVwMHRXH3QUXQ0-M8Cp7q6IANpfb0EFdhCjTJn5OaG8OkVEfJBXzwWURuZj9bn83YNoWKEPOVuF8hWtJrLVF2_zoT6lJO6w-e-dpzW0o4/s1600-h/MatBlog06.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgT2GLf93nyzfc0BQqvsPWsyO_q3oOkTPKfVTVwMHRXH3QUXQ0-M8Cp7q6IANpfb0EFdhCjTJn5OaG8OkVEfJBXzwWURuZj9bn83YNoWKEPOVuF8hWtJrLVF2_zoT6lJO6w-e-dpzW0o4/s400/MatBlog06.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310492616916418994" style="cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px; " /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl-jsK1Aq9jCtftMFldUOU7c13ROZZ-JZp1xVFYm6JugblzPik89vaaM67MV_fmHUCmEP_ZFmJoKFi4FEHaCYy0XsP0R8qFh63YJ9czQ_HTeNHWzbPxqMnj4zHwC6xiD3lrDcZM2X7M28/s1600-h/MatBlog10.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl-jsK1Aq9jCtftMFldUOU7c13ROZZ-JZp1xVFYm6JugblzPik89vaaM67MV_fmHUCmEP_ZFmJoKFi4FEHaCYy0XsP0R8qFh63YJ9czQ_HTeNHWzbPxqMnj4zHwC6xiD3lrDcZM2X7M28/s400/MatBlog10.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310492641489357730" style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 266px; height: 400px; " /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi17LBAdbI5P69ofNOl8uul0hMHUZar4zgZk_yA2T_syowm3_TjvCxFSaLJAcXId99s0ThsbzfXrMyoAcd70Tl82Mjps7sYvUF2Bd5fvbGIu0sBojiAe4_-iyAtv4mbRVtx82-uJpalWro/s1600-h/MatBlog04.jpg"></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi17LBAdbI5P69ofNOl8uul0hMHUZar4zgZk_yA2T_syowm3_TjvCxFSaLJAcXId99s0ThsbzfXrMyoAcd70Tl82Mjps7sYvUF2Bd5fvbGIu0sBojiAe4_-iyAtv4mbRVtx82-uJpalWro/s1600-h/MatBlog04.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi17LBAdbI5P69ofNOl8uul0hMHUZar4zgZk_yA2T_syowm3_TjvCxFSaLJAcXId99s0ThsbzfXrMyoAcd70Tl82Mjps7sYvUF2Bd5fvbGIu0sBojiAe4_-iyAtv4mbRVtx82-uJpalWro/s400/MatBlog04.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310492352851012786" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);">This last series completely rocks my face off. Hello, fierce.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS4jjKUpSLXMjdvm0A8W0CGL3OQW6DYkG5z7jaw2L382kqRJw5YnckKLyiXXZ627qf4QL5Dhgug0bMzUfTI92tISEjW1JBFIvcNkWtZ8Q5mHO5MdA44kdOPBUYRj5u31YWJTI6LGTgxCg/s400/MatBlog14.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310492875351452098" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG5mLO_DiCHgFFwkziv5WHnLgbATFi3brSryQmsInpfMr2y-hKO2snu_hSBcTnUEqNunt4MlzEhMLSIlfJbeMFTkVhmtY7HTI4t8gFBRJLK2Xa6NJVM5MIAbel4UWAdrIBG0g8ioiL1Sk/s1600-h/MatBlog02.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG5mLO_DiCHgFFwkziv5WHnLgbATFi3brSryQmsInpfMr2y-hKO2snu_hSBcTnUEqNunt4MlzEhMLSIlfJbeMFTkVhmtY7HTI4t8gFBRJLK2Xa6NJVM5MIAbel4UWAdrIBG0g8ioiL1Sk/s400/MatBlog02.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310492340612383042" style="cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px; " /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);">See? Total rock stars.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfNsqXhGTb24dWalm0IJjWa-ssipTlu6uq4ZsBBW3L3HxooGKlbShfg01lrfCEt9-J_kdQCK5cKPwEUKVsHLqQnPzr5CDLN7Uv49Pbbe7d7g_v9deS0fTg_WDgTUdbjzs-9ZK3JCeAOGI/s1600-h/MatBlog15.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfNsqXhGTb24dWalm0IJjWa-ssipTlu6uq4ZsBBW3L3HxooGKlbShfg01lrfCEt9-J_kdQCK5cKPwEUKVsHLqQnPzr5CDLN7Uv49Pbbe7d7g_v9deS0fTg_WDgTUdbjzs-9ZK3JCeAOGI/s400/MatBlog15.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310492885757388850" style="cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px; " /></a> <br /></div><div><br /></div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0LuZRiYZKGQftrnE4qlTVE9jZpqunPgQL3ioatKPYYiNdx9KLuXNHib_GGssk1ZZagEnO-Sramjk8lPOwghQBldJ8894aUJm6OK1SekI9KzFGr2EnalAgkz1LmgJ2lGeonrNc43BGE2w/s400/MatBlog16.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310493056579534050" /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnGsygB32uAWCegCseTxdVUa-fHWPsnGnIs_h_KL7gGVRyryUhcHX5OzfjB7phEZ9RDqF-F2JJkUZHTUkursVZ9ucfEWJ4lBKwTuNqnmC_qRsQcHO-blE-X00B0IJKbMy4Ox2iXI9mga0/s1600-h/MatBlog17.jpg"></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);">Really. My face has been officially rocked off. These last two are my faves.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnGsygB32uAWCegCseTxdVUa-fHWPsnGnIs_h_KL7gGVRyryUhcHX5OzfjB7phEZ9RDqF-F2JJkUZHTUkursVZ9ucfEWJ4lBKwTuNqnmC_qRsQcHO-blE-X00B0IJKbMy4Ox2iXI9mga0/s1600-h/MatBlog17.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnGsygB32uAWCegCseTxdVUa-fHWPsnGnIs_h_KL7gGVRyryUhcHX5OzfjB7phEZ9RDqF-F2JJkUZHTUkursVZ9ucfEWJ4lBKwTuNqnmC_qRsQcHO-blE-X00B0IJKbMy4Ox2iXI9mga0/s400/MatBlog17.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310493067034644978" /></a><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEM_7o8ueKyDrYjuv36dTMINcaAhHlVC17jfTYsjpZAI57wkTCTApPm55hKVfoRPk5lNm8EycFFoTVXlm1I0j_j9X1IuPIAm8oLWJGc52hJrWaI1h-_4bmtmaz3BI8zPuwthGZLiPtn_g/s1600-h/MatBlog03.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEM_7o8ueKyDrYjuv36dTMINcaAhHlVC17jfTYsjpZAI57wkTCTApPm55hKVfoRPk5lNm8EycFFoTVXlm1I0j_j9X1IuPIAm8oLWJGc52hJrWaI1h-_4bmtmaz3BI8zPuwthGZLiPtn_g/s400/MatBlog03.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310492348964237538" /></a><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);">Amy and Matt--y'all are such wonderful friends, and I had so much fun with you shooting these photos. Not a single "Chandler face" to be found. ;-) I'm so happy for you guys, and now that I've finally gotten these posted, I can't wait for Rossi to get here! (hehe)</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Don't forget to click below to "show me (and Amy & Matt) some love!" I love to know who's been looking and what you're thinking!</span></span></div>Amy Cliftonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13763937728572744717noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-128436044693226802.post-22111251560288987362009-03-02T22:35:00.008-05:002009-03-02T23:24:59.196-05:00Contest: Charlie's Snow Day!<img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHowo3SK9rWyc0wQ0cftxAxzaxk1oqtmKRbOOKxRrZBOwgiSrpgAFjiHi_49rOM9mvfVjtPREJYQdPlIOH1bwfuxBNjZEJ3_HE8lSwNUBT57Q8W4IRz60bwcx84Z85c7BH2IF53nhSTus/s400/CB+17.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308807134194476562" /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg93jLkvTPazKm6q1sxiIlhvk3Fzl033ZEH4cG8aXjV-lyKREqzYZIkjP4jNxL4DCl4JlUC33nJ_I367NBOT5KRCtJ8fNdc7xUvd6mycwLvge1ElxOD-VNPmOrLs53R03AQe3qMBf5Hc_Y/s1600-h/CBcollage2.jpg"></a><div><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">SNOW DAY!!</span> Very few phrases strike such excitement--and such panic--into the hearts of Southerners. If you are reading the blog from anywhere besides the south, I must explain that everything (schools, businesses, major interstates) shuts down for even a dusting of "the white stuff," and the entire southern population empties the grocery stores of all bread and milk. (Apparently bread and milk are all you need for sustenance if you are trapped indoors during a blizzard.) So anyway, the 1st day of March came in like a lion, with big puffy flakes of snow, and 2 days out of school. It was the best-kind-of-snow that sticks to each tree branch and twig like tufts of cotton and packs the perfect snowball. </span><div><br /><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEJir6DBCmLkaIlzliugbKEbDbOOyMPb495I6w4BlIcdQlUssoVmpuXWEkD3vOQoGCAan0tUpAT31a7ZI7syjRQoBcz44NbN4o1fFAgzDcZURLn_ayrKL9co_ElEM2cNrooAlNBsFHbs8/s400/CB+11.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308806798239222882" /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);">By early afternoon, however, I was a little stir-crazy and lonely in the house all by myself, so I announced a FREE contest on facebook! (If you are a blog reader but you aren't my friend yet on fb, please </span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?sid=ce4d51426fefc2d3ba4ddfe27309b01f&id=710962041&hiq=amy%2Cclifton"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);">send me a request</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);">!) Little Charlie, via his facebooking mom, was the lucky winner of a frosty cold snow session. They braved the cold, and we traipsed around my backyard for some frikkin adorable photos of Charlie's Snow Day...</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg93jLkvTPazKm6q1sxiIlhvk3Fzl033ZEH4cG8aXjV-lyKREqzYZIkjP4jNxL4DCl4JlUC33nJ_I367NBOT5KRCtJ8fNdc7xUvd6mycwLvge1ElxOD-VNPmOrLs53R03AQe3qMBf5Hc_Y/s1600-h/CBcollage2.jpg"></a></div><div><br /></div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5aVE114Kb0P8wTiNrOPf25y0n95Tg3EVQbKs3A2Ic3eeuWZqymI9G-ZvrqIzomo5KqvdcsMoCO-to6cNlaEHUMgWoynkAgCcT9MZbeZxH2I38aKpMepK_mSZk0I-68OMX_71PjFrHdMA/s400/CB+12.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308807129167204802" /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg93jLkvTPazKm6q1sxiIlhvk3Fzl033ZEH4cG8aXjV-lyKREqzYZIkjP4jNxL4DCl4JlUC33nJ_I367NBOT5KRCtJ8fNdc7xUvd6mycwLvge1ElxOD-VNPmOrLs53R03AQe3qMBf5Hc_Y/s1600-h/CBcollage2.jpg"></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEhsHQRy8NLF57K7XsbQD0PHMD4_NljYfySVDHuSp2psJKxF3ifKxMTUtQXp60-EUZNxdwKCcBonqeHZuAnjTS8RkM2Tkcm_uTTya8DbdQNDpzxA3zDA-3mVeAUKRpVJJzeYzVTNLvblM/s1600-h/CB+13.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEhsHQRy8NLF57K7XsbQD0PHMD4_NljYfySVDHuSp2psJKxF3ifKxMTUtQXp60-EUZNxdwKCcBonqeHZuAnjTS8RkM2Tkcm_uTTya8DbdQNDpzxA3zDA-3mVeAUKRpVJJzeYzVTNLvblM/s400/CB+13.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308807126577380226" style="cursor: pointer; 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cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc5_S6HwDJXLZJXx2TizByTrI5981EGLTgFlVu0mTVr5jkMP41Hz7OSZ_VIAdRHXKO4n-_0Y9YM0pZ9IqBzRujyZOgiJjJy3pKiNB6ImVzUlpeoNFB5xHkUAAEQTjV_oQDnlKxsQKVkCc/s400/CB+05.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308806373019478370" /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0GOnV-hTtgnlwsMTvJPa1DR2-JLwPYnUpftkvsxr0cezpVWnEz_YW2v-4-_wnEBT1GyFKF1XmBo0gQur960rCOl35icppKUXAlbV9OZo6g_fe215-e73JsujAckC6lWszFmYrstxquak/s1600-h/CB+06.jpg"></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);">I think this photo of Charlie and Jennifer is simply magical!</span></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0GOnV-hTtgnlwsMTvJPa1DR2-JLwPYnUpftkvsxr0cezpVWnEz_YW2v-4-_wnEBT1GyFKF1XmBo0gQur960rCOl35icppKUXAlbV9OZo6g_fe215-e73JsujAckC6lWszFmYrstxquak/s1600-h/CB+06.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0GOnV-hTtgnlwsMTvJPa1DR2-JLwPYnUpftkvsxr0cezpVWnEz_YW2v-4-_wnEBT1GyFKF1XmBo0gQur960rCOl35icppKUXAlbV9OZo6g_fe215-e73JsujAckC6lWszFmYrstxquak/s400/CB+06.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308806789008290706" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);">I love the happiness on Jennifer's face here...</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEWZTvYZNpxyzC5-cp92di8dx8kHZPW26Wp2o-LarduvJboeDIqh9-jJHIxUXe3gJpIOMgh2WBdL2lNWW59XCDpH2lYp5_a7pTXVC6NSsKR7ErB_pRqKGRVCCsafjqFlIWVgvqsYcDCK4/s1600-h/CB+04.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEWZTvYZNpxyzC5-cp92di8dx8kHZPW26Wp2o-LarduvJboeDIqh9-jJHIxUXe3gJpIOMgh2WBdL2lNWW59XCDpH2lYp5_a7pTXVC6NSsKR7ErB_pRqKGRVCCsafjqFlIWVgvqsYcDCK4/s400/CB+04.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308806372993941490" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc7WgP-OuFhW8ZV1pwPkXC4lQt0KMdGaxz6GaOLkKWEG7CAPRBmw_gQgE1-90CBN1lT8mjkDQGlnKmNK6m8nnzhUbjWvI0aByRX5BQPOK08xfDVPybxMypUKiuGO_xsz95kSqN_aBloLI/s400/CB+07.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308806791626599618" /><br /><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg93jLkvTPazKm6q1sxiIlhvk3Fzl033ZEH4cG8aXjV-lyKREqzYZIkjP4jNxL4DCl4JlUC33nJ_I367NBOT5KRCtJ8fNdc7xUvd6mycwLvge1ElxOD-VNPmOrLs53R03AQe3qMBf5Hc_Y/s1600-h/CBcollage2.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg93jLkvTPazKm6q1sxiIlhvk3Fzl033ZEH4cG8aXjV-lyKREqzYZIkjP4jNxL4DCl4JlUC33nJ_I367NBOT5KRCtJ8fNdc7xUvd6mycwLvge1ElxOD-VNPmOrLs53R03AQe3qMBf5Hc_Y/s400/CBcollage2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308807138297508210" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px; " /></a><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);">By the way, <a href="http://amycliftonphotography.blogspot.com/2008/01/baby-charlie.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);">Charlie's newborn portraits</span></a> were one of my very first posts on the blog, and now I'm nearing my 50th post. It won't be long at all before we move over to the new blog and site...I'll keep you updated! </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);">Now I'm off to eat my bread and milk.... ;-)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">(Don't forget to "show me--and Charlie--some love" by clicking below!)</span></span></div></div>Amy Cliftonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13763937728572744717noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-128436044693226802.post-14693903394935760962009-02-28T20:20:00.006-05:002009-02-28T21:49:30.851-05:00Kelly and Brady: Engagement<div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXOFBDXDWp6v9Gs4-Ahe_DEr2G-4tp-J5lu7WaWf9kSO16jTKU9gKwDGJq3QL_LHWhPgIo01H5y3Nzxf2SW_K6oIkh9TwvL55AA1fLe9radVE1BwPBRU_beVgf2bHQc5P6ErlE6AWxF0Y/s400/KandB06.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308023593531360354" /><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNU87o8MJj1yel46bcAgz2n6D27w3vtlfwJCFEa2Xel9kz8GRdFGZuJH_qhQjXjQWi6bdkFdG46M424FK6kcBizT8EzEfh04OMlUvViXVWy2dAVY0wj00aAtadYuA8km41ssmLAQhRtpQ/s1600-h/KandB12.jpg"></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);">Kelly and Brady are such a sweet and cute couple! Kelly is a hairstylist, and we've gotten to know each other through <a href="http://amycliftonphotography.blogspot.com/2009/02/holly-mark-contest-winners.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);">my super-amazing stylist Holly</span></a> (my last post). (Kelly is awesome with color--contact me and I'll hook you up with her info!) Anyway, Kelly and Brady are getting married in a few months and already have a fabulous photographer for their wedding, but they asked me to shoot their engagement session Valentine's weekend. We had a very Greenville session, hitting lots of cool downtown spots, and it was tons of fun!</span><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);">Kelly has the greatest laugh:</span></div><div><br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNU87o8MJj1yel46bcAgz2n6D27w3vtlfwJCFEa2Xel9kz8GRdFGZuJH_qhQjXjQWi6bdkFdG46M424FK6kcBizT8EzEfh04OMlUvViXVWy2dAVY0wj00aAtadYuA8km41ssmLAQhRtpQ/s1600-h/KandB12.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNU87o8MJj1yel46bcAgz2n6D27w3vtlfwJCFEa2Xel9kz8GRdFGZuJH_qhQjXjQWi6bdkFdG46M424FK6kcBizT8EzEfh04OMlUvViXVWy2dAVY0wj00aAtadYuA8km41ssmLAQhRtpQ/s400/KandB12.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308023720561276706" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);">I really like the mood of this one.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFgAJ9REVzp-8iV6Z4il5swfhdZK7oJT7Z2SKDn2oqC_0WHGaulZN6BujkwAxP04nwcdJf0xAzt2UiKDaHH6jzs4VsYqmlHNbLbi_k027PvFWLrx2Lc2IQF5aQn6EkGq7Jo3QEXTlJhGw/s1600-h/KandB11.jpg"></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFgAJ9REVzp-8iV6Z4il5swfhdZK7oJT7Z2SKDn2oqC_0WHGaulZN6BujkwAxP04nwcdJf0xAzt2UiKDaHH6jzs4VsYqmlHNbLbi_k027PvFWLrx2Lc2IQF5aQn6EkGq7Jo3QEXTlJhGw/s1600-h/KandB11.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFgAJ9REVzp-8iV6Z4il5swfhdZK7oJT7Z2SKDn2oqC_0WHGaulZN6BujkwAxP04nwcdJf0xAzt2UiKDaHH6jzs4VsYqmlHNbLbi_k027PvFWLrx2Lc2IQF5aQn6EkGq7Jo3QEXTlJhGw/s400/KandB11.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308023715243009762" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid_QaSbUqd_BSjMw6fdNnV1M-WwfSB5B7kPdU3AlNM4Z58Age1gMfQLBG_JStidRrFDnXForuAaiXIw_rKZFNQ3NTBsZmD0kg4iQVE205lgsrTQIFaJDI2zlYXN5aYF5lyTQg-cn8yJxU/s1600-h/KandB10.jpg"></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid_QaSbUqd_BSjMw6fdNnV1M-WwfSB5B7kPdU3AlNM4Z58Age1gMfQLBG_JStidRrFDnXForuAaiXIw_rKZFNQ3NTBsZmD0kg4iQVE205lgsrTQIFaJDI2zlYXN5aYF5lyTQg-cn8yJxU/s1600-h/KandB10.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid_QaSbUqd_BSjMw6fdNnV1M-WwfSB5B7kPdU3AlNM4Z58Age1gMfQLBG_JStidRrFDnXForuAaiXIw_rKZFNQ3NTBsZmD0kg4iQVE205lgsrTQIFaJDI2zlYXN5aYF5lyTQg-cn8yJxU/s400/KandB10.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308023601181252050" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);">I love the colors in this one!</span><br /><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE5MvyrgoPji9wOA3PuaWKdDoEqF6u-vCIB3sh2nAfYXlNNOz0K8qeqDWvQv4hcJS_G6uP2CDUqYckIC48eu0TSoL-CtsH2bzwgVNln8KVjYEcK1DRHWE-IEJcATSeK1CucrFv0q3xKBk/s400/KandB03.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308023391674698978" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRyeY7kC0-lS4BasqBkSfs6lMCXlSta0zufunTO0bwRlDqP1GGSELZ_hCtF2QIXroLA3avHV2Dc-TdEZgjauHZfkGYz7BM7zfIf3DjTsWitqjh2d9OGMaJCf2UGTGNWh-TaNmh7bhCuC8/s400/KandB02.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308023385189695458" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoxgQJvme8I4wtspfiF-aVRsUuBV-L2vjUyf4VgF5AT6wwsiFWD1YR4nWWktcuI4BRV6Od7kgGI_CHxoNmhR4PGQw8O43k3yVxNe1PeBcTP-SQjCP-EwoM8K5EtNkWisAmN5ughdodWJY/s1600-h/KandB09.jpg"></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoxgQJvme8I4wtspfiF-aVRsUuBV-L2vjUyf4VgF5AT6wwsiFWD1YR4nWWktcuI4BRV6Od7kgGI_CHxoNmhR4PGQw8O43k3yVxNe1PeBcTP-SQjCP-EwoM8K5EtNkWisAmN5ughdodWJY/s1600-h/KandB09.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoxgQJvme8I4wtspfiF-aVRsUuBV-L2vjUyf4VgF5AT6wwsiFWD1YR4nWWktcuI4BRV6Od7kgGI_CHxoNmhR4PGQw8O43k3yVxNe1PeBcTP-SQjCP-EwoM8K5EtNkWisAmN5ughdodWJY/s400/KandB09.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308023590126074210" /></a></div><div><br /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgorM6gURlbgFxGVO0qQyJArRqcHXCeO8C51rEqJUQ1s2FKB4ihcYk8WVzK_i254y69PMiSt24ZCo0C02YhJPGaj-Bczn3_eo2vOZQMpgkzffzZigktEV58Nxq25phr62D7E2yoiNsTXaI/s400/KandB07.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308023594216330450" /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5D_3_1w6ruEu736F9AW0dIFuPHg2vSMaMgCCjY2voH2-hQ1CIKWmiCvDVdtMRdFHEZpE8xFWQdbb_lG6fxbcam0qsja7W3Uo47UoS_-pLX2Yh4rtFT-GEFqbaZqjxMAikYisG6pFOW-4/s1600-h/KandB08.jpg"></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5D_3_1w6ruEu736F9AW0dIFuPHg2vSMaMgCCjY2voH2-hQ1CIKWmiCvDVdtMRdFHEZpE8xFWQdbb_lG6fxbcam0qsja7W3Uo47UoS_-pLX2Yh4rtFT-GEFqbaZqjxMAikYisG6pFOW-4/s1600-h/KandB08.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5D_3_1w6ruEu736F9AW0dIFuPHg2vSMaMgCCjY2voH2-hQ1CIKWmiCvDVdtMRdFHEZpE8xFWQdbb_lG6fxbcam0qsja7W3Uo47UoS_-pLX2Yh4rtFT-GEFqbaZqjxMAikYisG6pFOW-4/s400/KandB08.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308023590677323026" /></a><br /><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);">Looooove this series...</span></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmUt6DSnqlU70fh9tCVenw512ugFOTDvyFBShCVZg6EcWqAOicgLygTAosMGUasZtEP1JsHiXE3j2A9OBuCYMhY6Ia1hEdk57qHNZzR_uK84QhUrlMNa4oangfZjueZTBrK0NFe0aIT40/s1600-h/KandB05.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmUt6DSnqlU70fh9tCVenw512ugFOTDvyFBShCVZg6EcWqAOicgLygTAosMGUasZtEP1JsHiXE3j2A9OBuCYMhY6Ia1hEdk57qHNZzR_uK84QhUrlMNa4oangfZjueZTBrK0NFe0aIT40/s400/KandB05.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308023390324222642" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8ZdRAUNrELntDccMUZYKj1gH4qnKSAjLI2XlloC3LgHZTqkEXbuK4OhvcmyqhhBDP8QvEgASGqPFVrXGycqlENZjMOIZLIdg1aE_sEkteOY8UJW17cvHFB37mcwUO_By5z4dRRoqKSKY/s1600-h/KandB04.jpg"></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8ZdRAUNrELntDccMUZYKj1gH4qnKSAjLI2XlloC3LgHZTqkEXbuK4OhvcmyqhhBDP8QvEgASGqPFVrXGycqlENZjMOIZLIdg1aE_sEkteOY8UJW17cvHFB37mcwUO_By5z4dRRoqKSKY/s1600-h/KandB04.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8ZdRAUNrELntDccMUZYKj1gH4qnKSAjLI2XlloC3LgHZTqkEXbuK4OhvcmyqhhBDP8QvEgASGqPFVrXGycqlENZjMOIZLIdg1aE_sEkteOY8UJW17cvHFB37mcwUO_By5z4dRRoqKSKY/s400/KandB04.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308023389751513122" /></a><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);">My favorite from the day!! I think this would make a very cool canvas...</span></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4IdVOCdrGiJovM3Ykpg58lkDzO29j_yesh3eDSZNxgOSJbV-oCQsosg2tJrBvS0A1uvtDzgPWWnMGvMOnGXi7pdM7NwByYXfEieNEYVsllhdRkBFVfDFuUVYjz9CWsDNAWH-U-ZZ8veQ/s1600-h/KandB01.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4IdVOCdrGiJovM3Ykpg58lkDzO29j_yesh3eDSZNxgOSJbV-oCQsosg2tJrBvS0A1uvtDzgPWWnMGvMOnGXi7pdM7NwByYXfEieNEYVsllhdRkBFVfDFuUVYjz9CWsDNAWH-U-ZZ8veQ/s400/KandB01.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308023385289998706" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);">Thanks for checking out Kelly & Brady's photos and for bearing with me even though I've been a super-slack blogger lately! Don't forget to "show me (& them) some love." :-)</span></div></div></div></div></div>Amy Cliftonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13763937728572744717noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-128436044693226802.post-58473856985252472782009-02-09T00:43:00.013-05:002009-02-09T13:47:05.942-05:00Holly & Mark--Contest Winners!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8SqVPwu92bFZu-cfrJt8PJlbuKv9zWSdvVNF59PLWlgaEOwdpiTZRm4fXVsvD8-WKLasHAq7849V5ZNLDodBugNIb2RBHH0D1q4wL-6Q6yYQEkWuAkBCenaosDNqY-fqn038hjPPEH54/s1600-h/Promo+blog5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300669607409476034" style="WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8SqVPwu92bFZu-cfrJt8PJlbuKv9zWSdvVNF59PLWlgaEOwdpiTZRm4fXVsvD8-WKLasHAq7849V5ZNLDodBugNIb2RBHH0D1q4wL-6Q6yYQEkWuAkBCenaosDNqY-fqn038hjPPEH54/s400/Promo+blog5.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(0,204,204)">Holly and Mark were my cute and sassy <a href="http://www.amycliftonphotography.blogspot.com/2009/01/contest-time.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(102,51,0)">contest winners</span></a> who hadn't had portraits taken since their wedding 15 years ago. Um, why?? They are adorable and completely rocked it for the camera, in spite of being cold and Mark being a little nervous at first. :-) By looking at these photos, you could never tell either of those things! I love their gorgeous eyes and totally real laughter and expressions....so sweet. </span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmD0XYwqsuakaO8lrx1_MDfUi_3y9Xaskm8uPnCTMWS6uZX1WLq_GRajL35BppPlpCakB7KasGnVCUOMPendQGfkl6lKdoZUA6qXqgiiGAQsZAXAezNCRHy1M3ilgc27vM1nlb1SeeZAs/s1600-h/Promo+blog6.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300669840145390530" style="WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmD0XYwqsuakaO8lrx1_MDfUi_3y9Xaskm8uPnCTMWS6uZX1WLq_GRajL35BppPlpCakB7KasGnVCUOMPendQGfkl6lKdoZUA6qXqgiiGAQsZAXAezNCRHy1M3ilgc27vM1nlb1SeeZAs/s400/Promo+blog6.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(0,204,204)">Loooove this one...seems like I just stumbled into such a personal moment between these two.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUw0rT8E7kbHlumiiYguqd3TfJfTiRIfwkXaexQxLN3cP7nys-dhpORiBGsFFyGyYQvzFg-2zqMWJAmqjYCUgf_bXaf8x_09AKE3nhV_AmpyCeD-KQDTmbt1gO3LusX6lK4XSHzze-FIg/s1600-h/Promo+blog1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300669601662925874" style="WIDTH: 400px; 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CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKM-2obwRFCYT5WcfbZOA4LHsb_SjdlQXYDlqeOUTbUjFDztDT8MUfRX1pxejmYFsU0JGfkO31ok2J31XyMi1-zF450gMO7fsWsgd0i0C8ZCmkM3v_jvGHBkO6qJXnHgWcSpR6WM1gqt4/s400/Promo+blog7.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY1fRaAajEzrPw0NvAUsMNNlfybpqzgU3upU5xDFqqqgMOvNHStJAd8z3T3kzUglj3H_3__o9c8ekcYgzdgf14nAL0NG4mZ0TFJWtXhWpdABfUhTQI9AIjNfQFwO_XEHEO2NhNuZnTOHk/s1600-h/Promo+blog10.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300669845359800210" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 242px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY1fRaAajEzrPw0NvAUsMNNlfybpqzgU3upU5xDFqqqgMOvNHStJAd8z3T3kzUglj3H_3__o9c8ekcYgzdgf14nAL0NG4mZ0TFJWtXhWpdABfUhTQI9AIjNfQFwO_XEHEO2NhNuZnTOHk/s400/Promo+blog10.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfXHGxaAMK_Hxz-eQOvMWSj4OebNUOgjySD4CEbrSIiDALDMznu96By2mN9wxsgT522YF-stlGdpeWteIMDSLPKBzCpmb1bZJDy-cfwtfeJYIRu7wpiWhxzlLhyphenhyphenq1SGJs0GzlJzpTDwvE/s1600-h/Promo+blog8.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300669840487994194" style="WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfXHGxaAMK_Hxz-eQOvMWSj4OebNUOgjySD4CEbrSIiDALDMznu96By2mN9wxsgT522YF-stlGdpeWteIMDSLPKBzCpmb1bZJDy-cfwtfeJYIRu7wpiWhxzlLhyphenhyphenq1SGJs0GzlJzpTDwvE/s400/Promo+blog8.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(0,204,204)">I love this series--the yummy backlight is fabulous!</span><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300670404042883954" style="WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCS6M6UR8opUBhaGuUfswlIiNTftPyxZhE_Jf7w3m_kHjCSC_hHna0ptaIYbIRuW1jQDGJR4APIkrV1SGUWodkn_AZ26caJtf7lU2GimY1yRA7RsF83BwbqNbVOkFnxE40F0FIowih3dA/s400/Promo+blog12.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300670408290435138" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivwuC8u4uZpennB590UaD7ZQkWXQIKoCLSuhzGRSQxkv0PTQ5wQMWOQ9cP8Ie0GteAZioylOieuHHT7KRcFTEAhkIkD5rxdqnR6JD-uKvjbrkMWPoZIQU7VIQGJDrAO1khPb7GPNkM5EU/s400/Promo+blog13.jpg" border="0" /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiworokfYRuRx1TQPxuv147xzy2dv-3mshmiX76-ZZZVpNvOpmrKycfsgcPHctOVPD_fX14R_-Wf2H8HkO3_7y8y92OnOFtid6bzG9Z-qwgcappRxvMc0kkejHC6CugBQOCpey50F6D6TQ/s1600-h/Promo+blog15.jpg"></a><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300670407823008658" style="WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw9Km8zGB1kSDyNZqzD_9K6yAgiYYdUUITEsjohC6-FE0HWEcDwEAosVZGWBREroJJXLh_L4cPZpv4uYEY5q9pb3IbsBvcYymmkPupvpjvwRq9fjTnp5qcSq-xl_UB-BojTeUfKBgYUvY/s400/Promo+blog14.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(0,204,204)">Too cute! I love it when a couple gets comfortable enough with me that I can capture the expressions that define them....in this case a mix of sweetness, eye rolling, and giggles.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiworokfYRuRx1TQPxuv147xzy2dv-3mshmiX76-ZZZVpNvOpmrKycfsgcPHctOVPD_fX14R_-Wf2H8HkO3_7y8y92OnOFtid6bzG9Z-qwgcappRxvMc0kkejHC6CugBQOCpey50F6D6TQ/s1600-h/Promo+blog15.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300670409611676722" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 158px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiworokfYRuRx1TQPxuv147xzy2dv-3mshmiX76-ZZZVpNvOpmrKycfsgcPHctOVPD_fX14R_-Wf2H8HkO3_7y8y92OnOFtid6bzG9Z-qwgcappRxvMc0kkejHC6CugBQOCpey50F6D6TQ/s400/Promo+blog15.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(0,204,204)">H-O-T-Tness!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(0,204,204)"><br /></span><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300669844659168082" style="WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMw3yWR9wAi_NmLPzazXsQ4RltcZkQAXVJppBLyY1v-lEo8rWEilEyRX4pA_wlErTJrNIAIvRu8bG5NnQsnNYdhfJPG4chwYCpAITLnvDiCqjz9Fj4hmPY2k7P2KVuDJjVTUozluNFZ_8/s400/Promo+blog9.jpg" border="0" /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB8y48lAXldUWBgmMJq_NbHVM0rw6soVr9dc7NwafZT_LlXIqnQxd4ae9fzO7LD2c830bFbybZ3EWQzPjlBBDj0sOAwriYDPs7S5mtt_xWCx-oqexjTM8bO8BDA6ZA35L1vMhs5XQp0WA/s1600-h/Promo+blog11.jpg"></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(0,204,204)">And, just a little clue as to why I hosted this contest and what we'll be doing with these photos on the new website (which IS coming soon!)...</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(0,204,204)"><br /></span><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB8y48lAXldUWBgmMJq_NbHVM0rw6soVr9dc7NwafZT_LlXIqnQxd4ae9fzO7LD2c830bFbybZ3EWQzPjlBBDj0sOAwriYDPs7S5mtt_xWCx-oqexjTM8bO8BDA6ZA35L1vMhs5XQp0WA/s1600-h/Promo+blog11.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300670400210218914" style="WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB8y48lAXldUWBgmMJq_NbHVM0rw6soVr9dc7NwafZT_LlXIqnQxd4ae9fzO7LD2c830bFbybZ3EWQzPjlBBDj0sOAwriYDPs7S5mtt_xWCx-oqexjTM8bO8BDA6ZA35L1vMhs5XQp0WA/s400/Promo+blog11.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(0,204,204)">FYI for any photographers out there, I edited this entirely in Lightroom2...only opened PS to add my logo. <a href="http://www.sposabellaphotography.blogspot.com/"><span style="color:#663333;">Craig and Lindsey</span></a>--yay, I have my life back. Thank you!! :-)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(0,204,204)"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(0,204,204)">Don't forget to "show me (and Holly & Mark!) some love!" </span></div></div>Amy Cliftonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13763937728572744717noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-128436044693226802.post-92042324059640785352009-02-02T00:23:00.002-05:002009-02-03T23:05:46.633-05:00My Logo!!! Finally, revealed!<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLIFNv7fzFvciJSmyS9n8FH33DWV3_of1eELUkHM9mJshDKDttOT5oJ2Vvh_GGQby_0JD_UMkk-ZrX_E4vBZjVBPdCvaDfLuNHHCcY6wxSsbLpJ__wUCxP1aA__U_0rlHevtSl71V56Pc/s1600-h/get-attachment.aspx.png"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:18px;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLIFNv7fzFvciJSmyS9n8FH33DWV3_of1eELUkHM9mJshDKDttOT5oJ2Vvh_GGQby_0JD_UMkk-ZrX_E4vBZjVBPdCvaDfLuNHHCcY6wxSsbLpJ__wUCxP1aA__U_0rlHevtSl71V56Pc/s400/get-attachment.aspx.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298786538169315314" /></span></a><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204); ">Back in November, I began working with the amazing creative team at </span><a href="http://www.peculiarproductions.com/" style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 204); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0); ">Peculiar Productions</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204); "> </span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204); ">here in Greenville. One of our main goals was to build the "brand" that is Amy Clifton Photography. That brand had to be a reflection of who I am as a person and a photographer as well as represent the work that I produce. I quickly discovered how much of ME goes into my photography--my emotion, my quirks, my beliefs--and into the way I approach my clients. One thing that kept coming up in my discussions with the design team as well as surveys and conversations with my clients is that I really, genuinely care about my clients and their stories. I love to create beautiful photographs of you and your life, but I can't truly do that if I don't know YOU. It sounds really cliche, but I am honored when someone chooses me as their photographer, because I understand that preserving your memories is a huge deal. </span><br /></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204); "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204); ">I had a tough time deciding on my logo (sorry TJ!), but once I finally made my decision I haven't looked back or regretted it for one second. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204); ">I love it,</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204); "> and I believe that it reflects me and Amy Clifton Photography..."elegant yet edgy, classy but cool, sassy and sentimental, traditional with a twist." I hope you love it, too!</span></div></div>Amy Cliftonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13763937728572744717noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-128436044693226802.post-68986895633983461172009-02-01T23:46:00.008-05:002009-02-02T00:26:51.360-05:00Wedding Festival!<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);">I had a great time at the </span><a href="http://www.weddingfestivals.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">Wedding Festival</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);"> Saturday, and enjoyed a fun dinner afterwards with some awesome photographers from the area. And then I slept all day today, hehe. </span><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);">For all of the super sweet brides (and grooms and moms and friends!) I met at the Wedding Festival, thank you for taking the time to stop by and look at my work. I know there is an overwhelming amount of information to take in at an event like that, and it's hard to get to know someone in that brief time! I can't wait to hear from you again so we can talk in more detail about your wedding. In the meantime, I hope you enjoy reading the blog and checking out my work from the past year. Talk to you soon! </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);">Here are a few more photos of my booth. :-)<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "> </span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpJXD9SyfUHqgaksvIW8SiUfQErM7iq4b-ukN5rN44ddJNf_X_Dxjx5vdGpnkytIOPWx38-F5R1gX6jQ4R3JBzHu0dSoX7YuQn8ELeP-rjrpp6cLXobQSCgI6lMXF-lVAeWS3Y5-aLu1w/s1600-h/Booth+blog3.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpJXD9SyfUHqgaksvIW8SiUfQErM7iq4b-ukN5rN44ddJNf_X_Dxjx5vdGpnkytIOPWx38-F5R1gX6jQ4R3JBzHu0dSoX7YuQn8ELeP-rjrpp6cLXobQSCgI6lMXF-lVAeWS3Y5-aLu1w/s400/Booth+blog3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298064151113637330" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQA7fxStE2EkNzwTBtC8rjBa_ZrzM4-LHN2laQXnUyEkYfGtzRsdoSqgv2EJB2nCR4mBfK2s5T_kWYCHcO_yRFkiwrk_QoqGUroCvuCwR_MwQXoOZsITqESZHBXA4sQ1fFhJ10Cf4-Jos/s1600-h/Booth+blog2.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQA7fxStE2EkNzwTBtC8rjBa_ZrzM4-LHN2laQXnUyEkYfGtzRsdoSqgv2EJB2nCR4mBfK2s5T_kWYCHcO_yRFkiwrk_QoqGUroCvuCwR_MwQXoOZsITqESZHBXA4sQ1fFhJ10Cf4-Jos/s400/Booth+blog2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298064146427424722" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivksNIq2ttrf01amCdJXuYBF2mjvXBZ2c5GEW_YySRvOe2W3F27S-c78H8IGfU20zeO8eWj18D8-ipJ12YOb3jJe7PIjF0MCpByh5WHngsJ1iCDFVbXqIRJNIwckuHLqCsQRcREAyt83o/s1600-h/Booth+blog1.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivksNIq2ttrf01amCdJXuYBF2mjvXBZ2c5GEW_YySRvOe2W3F27S-c78H8IGfU20zeO8eWj18D8-ipJ12YOb3jJe7PIjF0MCpByh5WHngsJ1iCDFVbXqIRJNIwckuHLqCsQRcREAyt83o/s400/Booth+blog1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298064142798075794" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a><br /></div>Amy Cliftonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13763937728572744717noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-128436044693226802.post-89665822211484236042009-01-31T00:51:00.004-05:002009-01-31T01:02:41.198-05:00ACP on Display<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);">Today is a big day for ACP--my new logo and "look" will be on display at the </span><a href="http://www.weddingfestivals.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);">Wedding Festival</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);">. I hope you'll stop by to say hello if you are there! I am so excited--and a little nervous--about really debuting my work and my business...I'm certainly not new to the photography scene, but I've definitely been working behind the scenes, and it's time to bring ACP to the front! </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);">Here is a quick (icky quality) photo I snapped of my display tonight. I still have a rug and a couple of other things to add when I arrive Saturday morning, so I'll take some more photos and post them after the Festival. :-) I'm looooovin' my display!</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_sc5vJtI36u6SIElpJEgFUdYmSHimrpKFHrkic9UPmBy22AeQngLUES9nwFv2JpsZwtiNGW7EIjmUq12fPCzfCu-xE4zF61AB77xvF5j_jfy70o9SLI81TCBO3mC7ty-GSoJP9gfNwHk/s1600-h/Wdg+Fest1.JPG"></a><div><br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_sc5vJtI36u6SIElpJEgFUdYmSHimrpKFHrkic9UPmBy22AeQngLUES9nwFv2JpsZwtiNGW7EIjmUq12fPCzfCu-xE4zF61AB77xvF5j_jfy70o9SLI81TCBO3mC7ty-GSoJP9gfNwHk/s1600-h/Wdg+Fest1.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_sc5vJtI36u6SIElpJEgFUdYmSHimrpKFHrkic9UPmBy22AeQngLUES9nwFv2JpsZwtiNGW7EIjmUq12fPCzfCu-xE4zF61AB77xvF5j_jfy70o9SLI81TCBO3mC7ty-GSoJP9gfNwHk/s400/Wdg+Fest1.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297333618859986530" /></a><br /><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);">See you at the Wedding Festival! (And hey, my booth is in between a wedding cake vendor and a caterer. Yummo.)</span></div></div>Amy Cliftonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13763937728572744717noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-128436044693226802.post-5341770113006578682009-01-29T21:47:00.010-05:002009-02-02T22:45:46.046-05:00Coming Soon...Liam<div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1jpuhmIl1Q_nvUfZR3qQsj9VGLIPhzkEFsMuj7clt9ITyhQtPwmBj0Nu_-MTOXRSLVbh6vG6BlblAPgXL_5-I9Od3s4KeHTFgmKSWAr4Rl1WFCLAIwx6G9UHE7ii-elODNt_2R0wzQuA/s400/Belly+blog8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296916482058115042" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204); ">As soon as Kristen and I began emailing back and forth about her maternity photos, I KNEW they were going to be amazing! Had never met her or her husband, but I just knew. Maybe it was all of her creative ideas, maybe it was her enthusiasm for having the session even though a snowstorm was supposedly on its way (um, no), or maybe it was the sweet innocence of their love story... </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204); "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBHdTVbaSXXCD7md9-xNS4jJX1J39xipryNHUvtb5foRLCKp70OE5u0EkiZPzwVtRL8DYIjjvoamEoCd444L5KH4gIbFspLbQ4BEr-V9jmV3dnwItQfW7D5IGCUfgm5v4Cr5DUc1RupnM/s1600-h/Belly+blog9.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBHdTVbaSXXCD7md9-xNS4jJX1J39xipryNHUvtb5foRLCKp70OE5u0EkiZPzwVtRL8DYIjjvoamEoCd444L5KH4gIbFspLbQ4BEr-V9jmV3dnwItQfW7D5IGCUfgm5v4Cr5DUc1RupnM/s400/Belly+blog9.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296916479375251218" style="cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px; " /></a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204); ">Kristen and Mitchell began dating the summer before 9th grade...yes, when they were only 13 years old. Kristen told me "After all these years of us being in love, for him to tell me that I am the prettiest I have ever been, and see in his eyes that somehow he really does believe that, is hard for me to put into words. Mitchell and I have literally grown up together and have been together more years than we have been apart." </span><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204); "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204); ">I don't think anymore words are necessary. 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cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI7_QL6PKwTn6M8kmNo2s5Z_EDgR2G-yrsIPy7Pai0oMzPwfCHiXIt39tnFx_oDSCFyp-4ygyVHAc5R82ceC-aqHzeGwL36bWiSYumc3IsZERjNGdEZ_P5paRN-zlUX5tPz0kaXy9l1Q4/s400/Belly+blog17.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296917046740614418" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_n769K2GLz8zg2kpBCtWAAjR6AKlnBmADZFxZLJvJBqjD8x3I3cJTAWXHYUCgY9zppT8vQEbFTRz0b_agM1PxlKph7Z-ctj4kq-qVvPXM_vuxM1XBzZDLWGAZ2CwPek7KDBvJBFh8OzY/s1600-h/Belly+blog16.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_n769K2GLz8zg2kpBCtWAAjR6AKlnBmADZFxZLJvJBqjD8x3I3cJTAWXHYUCgY9zppT8vQEbFTRz0b_agM1PxlKph7Z-ctj4kq-qVvPXM_vuxM1XBzZDLWGAZ2CwPek7KDBvJBFh8OzY/s400/Belly+blog16.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296917048067623954" /></a><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhssAN9flyDRt6leFY72VDxFm9UE3b8P2Ncf7_70k4345SZMnN_zKclVwYjpQ46XM65JnAaruO9fIpFsrjUeIB8XY9f2e8H_Qai96Yd68Vt1KM0WvyDa_50K6M4tQZBJuhvH4gqMdsGt0/s1600-h/Belly+blog5.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhssAN9flyDRt6leFY72VDxFm9UE3b8P2Ncf7_70k4345SZMnN_zKclVwYjpQ46XM65JnAaruO9fIpFsrjUeIB8XY9f2e8H_Qai96Yd68Vt1KM0WvyDa_50K6M4tQZBJuhvH4gqMdsGt0/s400/Belly+blog5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296916208268999842" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204); ">Out of the bazillion images that I loved, these last three are my absolute favorites. </span><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);"><br /></span></div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxKAX4rYSARDDkdh1SM7ePSkUDp76EEw6IUAbOGdvqRp15G-lrljGuk7v34WFQlwUvAW9jTh9TztkThjTkfSxF9IqsPukTa93_-IFFL9yHgscm9nD5_EWmBqIxkCu0KlXXcNpNQde6LuU/s400/Belly+blog6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296916474164910034" /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiCugW2lToM9jGCGrOSp4to255JfI44Vz4wZwk86LBR1D0x62vVtDb3Gn1TNB_cE3Hw-EaphcCtI_bQ5s4vaieFk45u-CWwYSRpa6QHBDccRvwy3Vfvs-Qspj8RxlI7ynAY0QMF7RBb10/s1600-h/Belly+blog15.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiCugW2lToM9jGCGrOSp4to255JfI44Vz4wZwk86LBR1D0x62vVtDb3Gn1TNB_cE3Hw-EaphcCtI_bQ5s4vaieFk45u-CWwYSRpa6QHBDccRvwy3Vfvs-Qspj8RxlI7ynAY0QMF7RBb10/s400/Belly+blog15.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296916817301813314" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiyKTn0dknjttty5tfy14uMzX11huIZ8DVaMSTHt6h8I7C6IwgAHqXzIiP50TU_6IWGfV1GHOFdL8lm1g71OFFVYtXGEMMSEukKBixFQCkKMzBvFs8bvJkzXXm3za-7SCKnsMD28aLUvU/s1600-h/Belly+blog4.jpg"></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiyKTn0dknjttty5tfy14uMzX11huIZ8DVaMSTHt6h8I7C6IwgAHqXzIiP50TU_6IWGfV1GHOFdL8lm1g71OFFVYtXGEMMSEukKBixFQCkKMzBvFs8bvJkzXXm3za-7SCKnsMD28aLUvU/s1600-h/Belly+blog4.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiyKTn0dknjttty5tfy14uMzX11huIZ8DVaMSTHt6h8I7C6IwgAHqXzIiP50TU_6IWGfV1GHOFdL8lm1g71OFFVYtXGEMMSEukKBixFQCkKMzBvFs8bvJkzXXm3za-7SCKnsMD28aLUvU/s400/Belly+blog4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296916206570814738" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);">Kristen and Mitchell, you are going to be wonderful parents as your love grows with Baby Liam. I can't wait to meet him!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);">In other news, I will be at the Wedding Festival this Saturday. If you're coming, please stop by my "studio" and say hello! Also, stay tuned for a b-i-g announcement about my new website. Woohoooo!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);"><br /></span></div><div>EDIT: Kristen and Mitchell's proof gallery is now online! To view their full session, go to <a href="http://www.MyProfessionalImages.com/EventLogin.aspx?sid=132288"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">http://www.MyProfessionalImages.com/EventLogin.aspx?sid=132288</span></span></a> . The password is their last name.</div>Amy Cliftonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13763937728572744717noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-128436044693226802.post-15970634040764392122009-01-21T00:09:00.004-05:002009-01-21T00:24:29.674-05:00Maternity #1: Super-Sneak Peek<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);">I could not have found a better couple for my first maternity session! Kristen and Mitchell were fun, sweet, creative, and totally not afraid of the chilly weather on Sunday....I actually felt like I was cheating a little, because they had such great ideas! I am so excited to get their whole session ready, but in the meantime I wanted to share this super-sneak peek...</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdZw4TJEZ5sChFvIKia5vDeCm5YL3YggFEb-2-7R_12TIWtEn4VkCIEtoloHq9-cGvX-KybhnOhfLFFEisliLQrT9wI-bYIoCtaBfER0RVa5_7q4oQDxMeAWxyqqXPs8gu-tQ4cKoDEZc/s1600-h/Blog1.jpg"></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdZw4TJEZ5sChFvIKia5vDeCm5YL3YggFEb-2-7R_12TIWtEn4VkCIEtoloHq9-cGvX-KybhnOhfLFFEisliLQrT9wI-bYIoCtaBfER0RVa5_7q4oQDxMeAWxyqqXPs8gu-tQ4cKoDEZc/s1600-h/Blog1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdZw4TJEZ5sChFvIKia5vDeCm5YL3YggFEb-2-7R_12TIWtEn4VkCIEtoloHq9-cGvX-KybhnOhfLFFEisliLQrT9wI-bYIoCtaBfER0RVa5_7q4oQDxMeAWxyqqXPs8gu-tQ4cKoDEZc/s400/Blog1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293611189901568418" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);">On another note, one of my friends and clients made my day today when she emailed me and said "By the way, I've been following your website like an obsessed groupie." Awww, yay! I am addicted to reading so many other photographers' blogs, and it's pretty exciting to know that somebody (even just one little reader) is out there feeling the same way about mine! If you're out there reading and looking, show me (and my fabulous clients) some love! :-)</span>Amy Cliftonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13763937728572744717noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-128436044693226802.post-85276746689734393282009-01-16T00:44:00.003-05:002009-01-16T01:23:08.715-05:00Me, MIA<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);">I know, I know, I'm being a terrible blogger!! Please forgive? There is so much ah-ma-zing stuff on the horizon for Amy Clifton Photography--and for you, my amazing friends--but I've definitely neglected my poor blog in exchange for a brand-new ACP. I think the trade-off will be worth it if you can just hang in there with me for a little longer. :-) </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);">First big news, I have a </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);">winner for my contest</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);">!! Thank you thank you thank you to everyone who expressed interested and sent in their photos. Drum roll......Holly and Mark have been married for 15 years and have no (I<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204); "> repeat, NO) photos since their wedding of just the two of them. They have two beautiful children and lots of family portraits, but nothing of just them. *Gasp!* They are a hot little couple, and Holly is such a sassy girl, so I can't wait for their session! (She also is my hair stylist, and I would drive to the ends of the earth for <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204); ">a haircut from her. Seriously, she saved me many years ago from a disastrous near-mullet, and I am forever grateful. (Hmmm, do I need to say "disastrous" when I'm also saying "near-mullet?" Seems a bit redundant.) Anyway, send me a message if you need a great stylist!) Stay tuned for their photo shoot and the big ACP surprise that comes along with it! </span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);">Next big news is that I finally selected a logo to represent ACP! It was a much bigger decision than I expected, largely because my </span><a href="http://www.peculiarproductions.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);">designers</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);"> did such a rockstar job and I liked everything they gave me. I can't wait to debut it along with my new website! The sample I saw of my website completely blew me away...I hope it will have the same effect on y'all!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);">I shot another killer session with a band in the studio last weekend...those pics are coming soon and I'm crazy about them, and this weekend I'll be photographing my first-ever maternity session. This couple has already gotten me all teary-eyed over their super-sweet love story, and I haven't even met them yet! I'm so ready for their portraits!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);">Again, I hope you'll forgive me for being super-MIA and that you'll stick around for all the changes coming soon. Also, for my former clients who have completed their surveys--thank you. I am truly taking everything you say to hear<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204); ">t. I appreciate both your complements and your suggestions, and I welcome them always--with or without a survey. And finally, because it's just wrong of me to not post a photo, here's a sneak-peek from last weekend's band session!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6mNTLm1WleAs9V9IyOUNJYByOztlz8AqO6-RE6829Bf9EIppeX8o5Q33oqzb0MxtfuPjNTj1M4h_p1Gk2EeSNgn47G7yqRg3fnq9X2qhwlafl4QCjwb1h-L2RZQbP0ioZ66QgvkHk8lY/s400/AIB+blog.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291772526593128738" /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);"><br /></span></div>Amy Cliftonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13763937728572744717noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-128436044693226802.post-55401265678391001352009-01-06T00:08:00.007-05:002009-01-06T01:32:25.610-05:00Contest Time!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4E4xCbEJ-AKF5QUF3QyD5gbSwOPPqZP8ffBpBiYUz0FVbe9JjiseUihoeL4Gdsjh2QscKUphqI6P-rxbsbPFz60AOxN1tE4JMesERvxCSLeXKBcULh8kAzLEtABOyRU67PsYqyoxDbjI/s1600-h/Contest.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4E4xCbEJ-AKF5QUF3QyD5gbSwOPPqZP8ffBpBiYUz0FVbe9JjiseUihoeL4Gdsjh2QscKUphqI6P-rxbsbPFz60AOxN1tE4JMesERvxCSLeXKBcULh8kAzLEtABOyRU67PsYqyoxDbjI/s400/Contest.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288049734974789042" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);">Whenever there's a contest, I'm not usually the winner. Door prizes? Nope, not my winning number. Christmas gift exchanges? I once ended up with a teapot and some lady said "Oooh! That looks like you!" Now if you know me, you know I'm not a teapot-kinda-girl. Lottery tickets? Don't even bother!</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);">But you, out there in blog-land, you don't have to follow in my non-contest-winning footsteps! As you've read--you </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);">have</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);"> read, right??--Amy Clifton Photography is getting a massive makeover with new branding, new website, new rockin' attitude. For part of my yet to be revealed plans, I need a fabulous bride and groom to photograph! Since it's not exactly the peak of wedding season, I am recruiting one of YOU to be my b&g. You don't have to be (or have been) an ACP bride, although </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);">that </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);">would be fantastic</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);">. You do have to be part of a real-live couple who is willing to gear up in your wedding dress, your sassiest shoes, and throw your man into (at least) a suit. And you have to be willing to rock it for the camera.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);">If you or someone you know is interested in a free Amy Clifton Photography "WE DID!" photo-session with your honey, email me a photo of you lovebirds, your contact info, and a little blurb about why you should rock this session and win! If you can't do the wedding gear, then convince me that your diva wardrobe will work! My email address is <a href="http://www.blogger.com/acclifton@aol.com">acclifton@aol.com</a> . </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);">The deadline for entries is Sunday, January 11, so don't let this chance pass you by!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);">--Amy</span></div>Amy Cliftonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13763937728572744717noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-128436044693226802.post-85272844744442224842008-12-26T01:00:00.008-05:002008-12-30T02:13:30.598-05:00It's Tradition!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0t5Pf50aH3mSLQmFcKZm6Fo73zhjH8_mvA3aAaQbRTFD-EctNM84XC2XESRvZNlCesxiD22HLG4zCuNHkvHu0my4rVSeIpb89Wpl_KJsgghTg_EjkTCl4dyoH-pnq30zmYJWBs082Eas/s1600-h/Christmas+08blog7.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284352851028966578" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0t5Pf50aH3mSLQmFcKZm6Fo73zhjH8_mvA3aAaQbRTFD-EctNM84XC2XESRvZNlCesxiD22HLG4zCuNHkvHu0my4rVSeIpb89Wpl_KJsgghTg_EjkTCl4dyoH-pnq30zmYJWBs082Eas/s400/Christmas+08blog7.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><em><span style="font-size:78%;">As promised, here are the photos to go along with the post!</span></em><br /><br /><span style="color:#00cccc;">It seems that every year, Christmas gets busier and more hectic and I can never believe when the day has already come and gone! This is such a special season, so it makes me sad (and a little guilty) when I can't savor it due to the busy-ness. The routine of traditions, though, keeps things sane for me. We used to tease my dad about his love for "tradition," said in the tone of the father in Fiddler on the Roof. :-) As I have gotten older, I have become so appreciative of these traditions and the order, predicatability, and sentiment they hold. </span><br /><span style="color:#00cccc;"></span><br /><span style="color:#00cccc;">Some of our family's Christmas traditions include:</span><br /><span style="color:#00cccc;"></span><br /><span style="color:#00cccc;">1) <em>Advent calendars and the Advent wreath</em>, in anticipation of Christ's birth on Christmas. My parents made me a cute felt Advent calendar my very first Christmas, and I still use it at my house all these years later!</span> <div><div><div><div><div><div><br /><span style="color:#00cccc;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQFOqr16zPoyJwPDjC6RdjyUO-wK_FMZ_RguEYYPtSPTdjFNY-ExBHXgx3zgHcySuB30vHbcWW_nWbFxYNWVYF-uYC6dZqsddHAmuMpyIRuTklyzS37CA_ph5bXGeoVFFCcXFXdNPSzsM/s1600-h/Christmas+08blog6.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284352848176510562" style="WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQFOqr16zPoyJwPDjC6RdjyUO-wK_FMZ_RguEYYPtSPTdjFNY-ExBHXgx3zgHcySuB30vHbcWW_nWbFxYNWVYF-uYC6dZqsddHAmuMpyIRuTklyzS37CA_ph5bXGeoVFFCcXFXdNPSzsM/s400/Christmas+08blog6.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div><br /><span style="color:#00cccc;">2) <em>Hanging the "Clifton Family Ornaments."</em> My dad came from a huge family (9 kids) that moved a lot, and he doesn't have many artifacts from his childhood. He does have 3 antique Christmas ornaments, and each of us hangs one on the tree.</span> </div><div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqIxlxkXFBlVDF0nShcPV2SoIwPx6JxWkyEPM_6EUAMDxPMMIguUrxaQligzTUJd3BeUYt0JiMy4rHrgAnUw7-aDF7uhQyzHkV3umcnvEk_rDcaWb88VV64yjhFGrmp5AD0CXjXU3jSiw/s1600-h/Christmas+08blog2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284347965553648194" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqIxlxkXFBlVDF0nShcPV2SoIwPx6JxWkyEPM_6EUAMDxPMMIguUrxaQligzTUJd3BeUYt0JiMy4rHrgAnUw7-aDF7uhQyzHkV3umcnvEk_rDcaWb88VV64yjhFGrmp5AD0CXjXU3jSiw/s400/Christmas+08blog2.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div><span style="color:#00cccc;">3) <em>Christmas Eve</em> church, pimento cheese sandwiches and soup, and staying up entirely too late wrapping presents. We are a last-minute family!</span><br /><span style="color:#00cccc;"></span><br /><span style="color:#00cccc;">4) Me (and Pearl, my cat)<em> spending the night with my parents</em> on Christmas Eve and Christmas night. </span><br /><span style="color:#00cccc;"></span><br /><span style="color:#00cccc;">5) <em>Christmas stockings!</em> Even though I'm officially an adult, I still get a stocking, and I always fix my parents' stockings too. Hello, "stocking stuffers" are some of the most fun gifts! My mom made our stockings when I was a baby...</span> </div><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB7ulTHl29J6bI3VQiD-xQgJHZx_faq26NOrCO6EM07D4SWeUfQlBFG-5uF8sQdg26Bc-Ae7lFckfL0irCC3DZCuTuQY3v-T9W2uRFEf5-ADnXe5d6KO7GUm6GqViz-EI3Pt0HXUT_VZw/s1600-h/Christmas+08blog4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284347981617403074" style="WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB7ulTHl29J6bI3VQiD-xQgJHZx_faq26NOrCO6EM07D4SWeUfQlBFG-5uF8sQdg26Bc-Ae7lFckfL0irCC3DZCuTuQY3v-T9W2uRFEf5-ADnXe5d6KO7GUm6GqViz-EI3Pt0HXUT_VZw/s400/Christmas+08blog4.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div><br /><span style="color:#00cccc;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIvJJyKC4lmnQMIwu1J4Oo-Nr6H-J3IOVcJDFEugp_OHR9fVgyNlC8fWBuuE22QnEYKw5U9Ki4I4B2gJZJVaA4AGeGWWi0LY60pmdIeNjWAYlxWP5ewRVdyLs8grbeXrLcymxHR24c_g8/s1600-h/Christmas+08blog3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284347972397077538" style="WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIvJJyKC4lmnQMIwu1J4Oo-Nr6H-J3IOVcJDFEugp_OHR9fVgyNlC8fWBuuE22QnEYKw5U9Ki4I4B2gJZJVaA4AGeGWWi0LY60pmdIeNjWAYlxWP5ewRVdyLs8grbeXrLcymxHR24c_g8/s400/Christmas+08blog3.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div></div><br /><div><span style="color:#00cccc;"><em>My grandparents' gift</em> to each of us is always a "portrait" of Ben Franklin, rolled up and tucked inside a little stocking on the tree. :-) Gift-giving from them is all about the Benjamins, baby...</span></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMVdJUlk1bhPZPtGR93Ttw7Nh4mox1onSKqOpVt6k6cNJp0Kn8FP9qDt_fAdMaCCZCZkp8tyJpEVliHhUc2JCLS42mPvWu4Wb45xYj3Mcdtpomtqe95IQ5fi9l8_MwTeg_zyVkLSlAIcs/s1600-h/Christmas+08blog.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284347966949424610" style="WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMVdJUlk1bhPZPtGR93Ttw7Nh4mox1onSKqOpVt6k6cNJp0Kn8FP9qDt_fAdMaCCZCZkp8tyJpEVliHhUc2JCLS42mPvWu4Wb45xYj3Mcdtpomtqe95IQ5fi9l8_MwTeg_zyVkLSlAIcs/s400/Christmas+08blog.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div><br /><span style="color:#00cccc;">6) <em>Christmas brunch.</em> We have the same breakfast every year...nothing fancy, but it's always yummy. Cinnamon rolls, arranged into a tree or wreath shape (my mom's artistic touch), Pillsbury crescent rolls with "little smokies" inside, and fruit, all served on Christmas plates.</span> </div><div><br /><span style="color:#00cccc;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3JxsZdTXYnCRQwdONUL8MFmIKUgO-ndh-QGRrUX-eC76W6llwRjNpPOp38vfkX3xN-v5WM3mF4j_54Y8Ah17CnRyVt_QGo9yU5SVy0Z4WpCjd7IngqOND8vxUsZWCMKKMZ_ueRh7m-Us/s1600-h/Christmas+07blog.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284313860129256850" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3JxsZdTXYnCRQwdONUL8MFmIKUgO-ndh-QGRrUX-eC76W6llwRjNpPOp38vfkX3xN-v5WM3mF4j_54Y8Ah17CnRyVt_QGo9yU5SVy0Z4WpCjd7IngqOND8vxUsZWCMKKMZ_ueRh7m-Us/s400/Christmas+07blog.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div><br /><span style="color:#00cccc;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXt3M3K8ZtKq_oY5-MELt8ELxKYBCE2h7o7lAxmuEbGa3z7nKR_a32VLVcHQwAaxi0jJmDiBygEKzWrbWs72A8XxTTCweoECcjO6_N6N866QptThT8VAWzIdHXOSmrOkuQCwzS8WbpI2k/s1600-h/Christmas+07blog2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284313859186848834" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXt3M3K8ZtKq_oY5-MELt8ELxKYBCE2h7o7lAxmuEbGa3z7nKR_a32VLVcHQwAaxi0jJmDiBygEKzWrbWs72A8XxTTCweoECcjO6_N6N866QptThT8VAWzIdHXOSmrOkuQCwzS8WbpI2k/s400/Christmas+07blog2.jpg" border="0" /></a></span></div><div><span style="color:#00cccc;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#00cccc;">7) <em>BBQ for dinner, and taking allllllll day to unwrap our presents.</em> Yes, we are the family who takes turns opening gifts one at a time. :-) </span><br /><span style="color:#00cccc;"></span><br /><span style="color:#00cccc;">8) Setting up the tripod (or this year, a step-ladder since I forgot to bring the tripod) and <em>taking a family portrait in front of the tree</em>...me, my parents, and my grandparents. Whenever possible, we also round up the cat(s) to be included...I'm pretty sure my dad has sustained some flesh-wounds over the years trying to hold a feline for the family picture. He's a good daddy! </span></div><span style="color:#00cccc;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#00cccc;"></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color:#00cccc;">This one is a few years ago, but I included it because of the squirming cat my dad is attempting to wrangle...</span><br /><span style="color:#00cccc;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxfy8Vcb4SoW9ntiyb8Kl3GfW9aw1O-eByj8DQAsRNjmVUBM1cBtN7nmyHfQM0hrNze7GsYXRucP4uuukxYrS2zLq0gSLJktx1moJU5jp-mLQl6sgztqS6JrOMGGxV1JlTc0HdVaOT3ls/s1600-h/Christmas+05blog.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284313146725438210" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxfy8Vcb4SoW9ntiyb8Kl3GfW9aw1O-eByj8DQAsRNjmVUBM1cBtN7nmyHfQM0hrNze7GsYXRucP4uuukxYrS2zLq0gSLJktx1moJU5jp-mLQl6sgztqS6JrOMGGxV1JlTc0HdVaOT3ls/s400/Christmas+05blog.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div> </div></div><div></div><div><span style="color:#00cccc;">This year's family photo, Christmas 2008...we had a wonderful day!</span> <div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGG9JqVbmt_gnPh-JDRnSAhBLMFV7StpPRDCihUrT68j0q-GscrmMetaMZ2-Pz_fZzTeWociqAy-yMEIpM2C6QvkKARNfsCvwBT3NzXxnlcb0YY2f9Cf_xgHR5BZgcNmHehVMkkwP95G0/s1600-h/Christmas+08blog5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284347986428529666" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGG9JqVbmt_gnPh-JDRnSAhBLMFV7StpPRDCihUrT68j0q-GscrmMetaMZ2-Pz_fZzTeWociqAy-yMEIpM2C6QvkKARNfsCvwBT3NzXxnlcb0YY2f9Cf_xgHR5BZgcNmHehVMkkwP95G0/s400/Christmas+08blog5.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div><br /><span style="color:#00cccc;">I hope that everyone in blog-land had a wonderful Christmas and that you celebrated--or created--some traditions of your own! I'd love to hear about them...let me know what you and your family or friends do the same way, every year!</span><br /><span style="color:#00cccc;"></span><br /><span style="color:#00cccc;">Merry Christmas,</span><br /><span style="color:#00cccc;">Amy</span><br /><span style="color:#00cccc;">(I'm still up, so it still counts as Christmas, right??)</span></div></div></div></div></div></div>Amy Cliftonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13763937728572744717noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-128436044693226802.post-34602837179207439122008-12-16T01:05:00.005-05:002008-12-16T01:39:30.321-05:00In the Studio<div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvlRe387-1nzElfoAu4cUAteTb3w3S-43fxXqiVJTW0yCzTlWw8EqWIV9ZiBgwb3c19TWE6sjnfF2xv8FEUZqTn9PDMXpp7gmnTRfVWGszu3z1C_KWvLH8matIfoeEvIFXpdePQ9cyCYs/s400/PP+blog9.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280267929618257362" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);"><a href="http://www.enableinctv.com"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);">Tim</span></a>, one of the commenters on my last post, wrote about the variety of ways music is captured: via a recording, with our ears, or even in still photos. Recently, I had the opportunity to be present for all three methods. As April Beck recorded tracks with The Peculiar People, I experienced the music firsthand; I listened as the tracks were mixed and produced; and (of course) I captured it in the following images...</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6eWEPSTZB-NnrqSNVAvJvHVeEB-Mo3gQliIzniQjTRk3R_1ykdfPOLmQ3MITV0FBZPyjjo2Oj4SuVRjqI_qoceaq7ZUjcCIFN2qbO1FSirIcJzeiEBsbL8uff5tRO1HVcHRqIJE_fVfY/s1600-h/PP+blog13+.jpg"></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);"><br /></span></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpcbYKW4nDsU_4eAOh_hzcGWVdiRdFgW8z_ZXIfk56xPKd-s-dKdK2xUp6M5vHpNPR8vdOrF2Ipx3gHR4zBS6P5VoaUKMX-dAwWCWw_UJqL_SNvcC-j5WBsrkgUCLdee6tyXyNV81_QR8/s1600-h/PP+blog10.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpcbYKW4nDsU_4eAOh_hzcGWVdiRdFgW8z_ZXIfk56xPKd-s-dKdK2xUp6M5vHpNPR8vdOrF2Ipx3gHR4zBS6P5VoaUKMX-dAwWCWw_UJqL_SNvcC-j5WBsrkgUCLdee6tyXyNV81_QR8/s400/PP+blog10.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280267937571241794" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYmbWVO3BTb0nGyH-jYubat32N32UDEhx1PHHr2aNV1v_-PXWbAdPvrH5kLwbZR0ljCUQtYqDKa1TagHeLzbAjMPTr9j2PHAyoGXYGXQkQZuZ4Fp-u75vlELvV6a108VStExbdToRWdqc/s1600-h/PP+blog1.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYmbWVO3BTb0nGyH-jYubat32N32UDEhx1PHHr2aNV1v_-PXWbAdPvrH5kLwbZR0ljCUQtYqDKa1TagHeLzbAjMPTr9j2PHAyoGXYGXQkQZuZ4Fp-u75vlELvV6a108VStExbdToRWdqc/s400/PP+blog1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280267628849179362" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYmbWVO3BTb0nGyH-jYubat32N32UDEhx1PHHr2aNV1v_-PXWbAdPvrH5kLwbZR0ljCUQtYqDKa1TagHeLzbAjMPTr9j2PHAyoGXYGXQkQZuZ4Fp-u75vlELvV6a108VStExbdToRWdqc/s1600-h/PP+blog1.jpg"> </a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLbRx5_J4KTG7azMPwZdnoLkBHoPkRo0lLgVQIqAdDkUKmkwRBezntO9sKHRgQZFei4nAx1rjRko4CarLEY-GHqRRO8DcdexT5bDqy9R9mphLuuSDIwetTXSzbrLxEFow2MpT5Y5RSgX8/s1600-h/PP+blog11.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLbRx5_J4KTG7azMPwZdnoLkBHoPkRo0lLgVQIqAdDkUKmkwRBezntO9sKHRgQZFei4nAx1rjRko4CarLEY-GHqRRO8DcdexT5bDqy9R9mphLuuSDIwetTXSzbrLxEFow2MpT5Y5RSgX8/s400/PP+blog11.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280268101036049522" style="cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px; " /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7HScWJwXImGS6vhPeKOWX_PRJcLV3XuHak14tHIr9tB_Sktrf8nzq0Z0FAeE_LttpCP_etkLxJRG_644ZhtCYrZeiCiGrWGUF6WqNARqduOwsIuSpWdNDS06px6ZpEAegdXpespOgEiw/s1600-h/PP+blog8.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7HScWJwXImGS6vhPeKOWX_PRJcLV3XuHak14tHIr9tB_Sktrf8nzq0Z0FAeE_LttpCP_etkLxJRG_644ZhtCYrZeiCiGrWGUF6WqNARqduOwsIuSpWdNDS06px6ZpEAegdXpespOgEiw/s400/PP+blog8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280267923242903458" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);">TJ is also designing my new ACP logo. (Yay!)</span></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6eWEPSTZB-NnrqSNVAvJvHVeEB-Mo3gQliIzniQjTRk3R_1ykdfPOLmQ3MITV0FBZPyjjo2Oj4SuVRjqI_qoceaq7ZUjcCIFN2qbO1FSirIcJzeiEBsbL8uff5tRO1HVcHRqIJE_fVfY/s1600-h/PP+blog13+.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6eWEPSTZB-NnrqSNVAvJvHVeEB-Mo3gQliIzniQjTRk3R_1ykdfPOLmQ3MITV0FBZPyjjo2Oj4SuVRjqI_qoceaq7ZUjcCIFN2qbO1FSirIcJzeiEBsbL8uff5tRO1HVcHRqIJE_fVfY/s400/PP+blog13+.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280268102956181234" /></a><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGe1yCTcGTo_CE105ozooODoVVQ8JcEEx7bkMHluy1BxTlx7ZEe79e6lV0X8Dt1uvMKvMSGQwX9gJIrPxC97kO-iIs52xG9X53z8uVIPTsvtDOqcSpaJxUDoBzNzDBQ6iscjQxArnEICo/s1600-h/PP+blog5.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGe1yCTcGTo_CE105ozooODoVVQ8JcEEx7bkMHluy1BxTlx7ZEe79e6lV0X8Dt1uvMKvMSGQwX9gJIrPxC97kO-iIs52xG9X53z8uVIPTsvtDOqcSpaJxUDoBzNzDBQ6iscjQxArnEICo/s400/PP+blog5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280267647127511554" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA0GsP8X5GIckW1MeCPKYokGMIwVAPALd2j1rlpcBcSdvLunY_XTnZqLoyeqwnCuV146zJ_q0_GyyWWHipidBlOI_8NhRwgS_6DV2mdsCzwRqBryuDv_HhyQgVOAl0IwAscgexEQCe_Dk/s1600-h/PP+blog4.jpg"></a><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);">Tim is the guru of all things business...and motivation...and music...and who-knows-what-else. This guy does it all!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);"><br /></span></div><div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA0GsP8X5GIckW1MeCPKYokGMIwVAPALd2j1rlpcBcSdvLunY_XTnZqLoyeqwnCuV146zJ_q0_GyyWWHipidBlOI_8NhRwgS_6DV2mdsCzwRqBryuDv_HhyQgVOAl0IwAscgexEQCe_Dk/s1600-h/PP+blog4.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA0GsP8X5GIckW1MeCPKYokGMIwVAPALd2j1rlpcBcSdvLunY_XTnZqLoyeqwnCuV146zJ_q0_GyyWWHipidBlOI_8NhRwgS_6DV2mdsCzwRqBryuDv_HhyQgVOAl0IwAscgexEQCe_Dk/s400/PP+blog4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280267641418420210" /></a><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir1NaHCAViq7uMCaFnRWcprsh_k9NhAA6ZQYwNoi3DQmSIj2zbWqAHGuVwbuplqkfHBQGemoLIM_kPeEdRbX-1q82PGCgzNFU6QT8KgJJbKuAxGXjQBbboGOP-TsQYI3drjOHJgdaX_Dk/s1600-h/PP+blog6.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir1NaHCAViq7uMCaFnRWcprsh_k9NhAA6ZQYwNoi3DQmSIj2zbWqAHGuVwbuplqkfHBQGemoLIM_kPeEdRbX-1q82PGCgzNFU6QT8KgJJbKuAxGXjQBbboGOP-TsQYI3drjOHJgdaX_Dk/s400/PP+blog6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280267915449493250" style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 266px; height: 400px; " /></a></div></div></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);">Don't forget to "Show Me Some Love" and let me know what you think!</span></div></div>Amy Cliftonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13763937728572744717noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-128436044693226802.post-8884975667286503422008-12-07T12:17:00.007-05:002008-12-27T17:35:44.837-05:00Two of My Favorite Things...<span style="color:#00cccc;">No "raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens" here; two of my favorite things are photography and music. (Although kittens <em>are</em> cute and I <em>DO</em> enjoy getting flowers...) I simply love live music. I love bar bands, I love small acts trying to make it big in an intimate club, I love 20,000 seat venues with huge sets. I love live albums. I love hearing an artist cover a song or play a new arrangement to one of their own hits. I am moved every time I hear the crowd singing along with the band. </span><br /><span style="color:#00cccc;"></span><br /><span style="color:#00cccc;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5_AsUTcV7sBB7Hp-lO7A6NYN-YdlZ0Of_4-TIWR6bT07vanTRPhCV6aiyTxdw2Te_wN104ZzlBmUfdeVTkXfsIfA4RJ6zNNamUMkr9qtumdMBBcIoVtbWg8Me1CRNterNux2ubzfglf4/s1600-h/Gary+blog2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277107011714219634" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5_AsUTcV7sBB7Hp-lO7A6NYN-YdlZ0Of_4-TIWR6bT07vanTRPhCV6aiyTxdw2Te_wN104ZzlBmUfdeVTkXfsIfA4RJ6zNNamUMkr9qtumdMBBcIoVtbWg8Me1CRNterNux2ubzfglf4/s400/Gary+blog2.jpg" border="0" /></a></span><br /><br /><span style="color:#00cccc;">When I go to a show, I absorb all the extra stuff going on: the crew scurrying around with their walkies and laminates, the FOH sound stage, the switching out of guitars, how the set list is arranged, and the stage lighting. Especially the stage lighting. As a photographer, my eye is trained to "find the light," and while I'm rockin' out to a band, I'm also being blown away by the back-lighting, by the colored beams of light finding their way through the haze, by the single spotlight that illuminates the artist during an acoustic moment. And I'm always wanting to capture that in photographs.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#00cccc;">If I could add anything to my own photographic "set list," it would be concert photography! I've taken some pretty cool photos at concerts over the years, some with my point-and-shoot camera, some with my mid-grade digital SLR and a zoom lens, some with permission, some not so much. :-) Ah, how I would love the opportunity to shoot with my good camera and lenses! </span><br /><span style="color:#00cccc;"></span><br /><span style="color:#00cccc;">I've found that country artists are pretty open to concert-goers having cameras, so when I saw <a href="http://www.garyallan.com/"><span style="color:#663333;">Gary Allan</span> </a>recently in Asheville, NC, I went up front to take some photos with my p&s...</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjc02XOFMf9h7stE-xrg-691YwmMUAkIU3pQZIxQHpgn-vhD3KY1gXQr68JUA1Xs2YszW7VEdA0IadXN0S5Rf-SCeE55e9oF5XCt4vCWWif60QUG6CZ_4gezyyopfYhrtcyM2TqUcTBrQ/s1600-h/Gary+blog4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277107027328935714" style="WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjc02XOFMf9h7stE-xrg-691YwmMUAkIU3pQZIxQHpgn-vhD3KY1gXQr68JUA1Xs2YszW7VEdA0IadXN0S5Rf-SCeE55e9oF5XCt4vCWWif60QUG6CZ_4gezyyopfYhrtcyM2TqUcTBrQ/s400/Gary+blog4.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicBlCXMTHXEYp6sE2QOTCnSEgYYWurt_UhRdHw7r9VwXqc_vi4ZRtubHNoGDOeLPNokth7ThyraCsE6-MNw-9A9df_-0vIvaoGSxxc0dNVb7Qf_m5C9BmKY4mqcNJbQHPqSOpliOunoro/s1600-h/Gary+blog3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277107023332531058" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicBlCXMTHXEYp6sE2QOTCnSEgYYWurt_UhRdHw7r9VwXqc_vi4ZRtubHNoGDOeLPNokth7ThyraCsE6-MNw-9A9df_-0vIvaoGSxxc0dNVb7Qf_m5C9BmKY4mqcNJbQHPqSOpliOunoro/s400/Gary+blog3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br /><span style="color:#00cccc;">I love the crazy lighting in this one!!</span></div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXYSQ0qJc5IChlm30-nof5XxXOx7dbFYsYsuqjqFGn-a_xKTPf6AW3Jp_4wU-olIt_Ptdp8XOA-s_e8oNC05D0CU-cB4J9avqF2ihxDD7c8C08EfYhyphenhyphenvXCVLh3VCTtHPc8wyVssSnqCUk/s1600-h/Gary+blog1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277107004227808066" style="WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXYSQ0qJc5IChlm30-nof5XxXOx7dbFYsYsuqjqFGn-a_xKTPf6AW3Jp_4wU-olIt_Ptdp8XOA-s_e8oNC05D0CU-cB4J9avqF2ihxDD7c8C08EfYhyphenhyphenvXCVLh3VCTtHPc8wyVssSnqCUk/s400/Gary+blog1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><span style="color:#00cccc;">As I'm further developing my photography business, I'm gaining the opportunity to work with some musicians in and out of the studio, and I'm beyond excited to combine these two passions! Stay tuned for more music-related images in the future!</span> </div></div></div>Amy Cliftonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13763937728572744717noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-128436044693226802.post-36322594071640129592008-11-26T00:30:00.009-05:002008-11-26T23:51:19.498-05:00The Majors: Family Session<span style="color:#00cccc;">When we finished our session, Jessica asked me "Do you think we got some good shots?" Holy shamoly, YES! This is my second session with the Major girls, and this time they brought dad along. The girls were completely adorable, the fall leaves were still beautiful, and the late-afternoon light was beyond amazing. I <em>ADORE</em> these photos! I actually teared up a couple of times when I was making my selections, because they are so sweet. To all moms (including Jess) who aren't sure if their kids sat still enough or smiled their "real" smile: trust me, we'll get the shot!! :-) </span><br /><span style="color:#00cccc;"></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQpqRO7yCRGH_aXxZ4hdu4pBvKq5mI6atZ9cBnIxQ_MrleiZUTX28_p6J2dIWSyzoqOazfe9ob0JZtbXnZpKA2Sokbii84z1f3ud05APahBHJ_khWwIS3YT-ZSJ0gqOCPFBUJo3YaBLbw/s1600-h/Major+blog7.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272836809565741794" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQpqRO7yCRGH_aXxZ4hdu4pBvKq5mI6atZ9cBnIxQ_MrleiZUTX28_p6J2dIWSyzoqOazfe9ob0JZtbXnZpKA2Sokbii84z1f3ud05APahBHJ_khWwIS3YT-ZSJ0gqOCPFBUJo3YaBLbw/s400/Major+blog7.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2emAugz2rGPunHnoIor__C2pjyV5H98-LOOCd3sUwcK7wH7zog-dAT-oZT1wsSf3Fchd253G8871X8gat7NVloU9gpNdscDjwbgM-3b6D7tvyxCAeJqUJU6S63wHp1Y-JpuA6_KezezQ/s1600-h/Major+blog12.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272837082710163394" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2emAugz2rGPunHnoIor__C2pjyV5H98-LOOCd3sUwcK7wH7zog-dAT-oZT1wsSf3Fchd253G8871X8gat7NVloU9gpNdscDjwbgM-3b6D7tvyxCAeJqUJU6S63wHp1Y-JpuA6_KezezQ/s400/Major+blog12.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSwOFS-O5kNtl6gISqwBGAdu4-EFW1QxwYhwkxv3D0xZXIPLOtY-Plm2z6TUg2KoIm8CG5bl7lMlvAoyh-n9C6sbzbtcXCqc9RbXQzC86V45O0Q6ZhMBW01tdTiHeXu4QZotwfb1tXUX0/s1600-h/Major+blog14.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272837090579961650" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSwOFS-O5kNtl6gISqwBGAdu4-EFW1QxwYhwkxv3D0xZXIPLOtY-Plm2z6TUg2KoIm8CG5bl7lMlvAoyh-n9C6sbzbtcXCqc9RbXQzC86V45O0Q6ZhMBW01tdTiHeXu4QZotwfb1tXUX0/s400/Major+blog14.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5iy3hOeOgZLHTPRV4LxK1Oi6x6zIQEvnga207tb0ni9WcsxjqW0aTMj710rzWxLwRU_x0P_kcB5GM_W4yC3coCnOBWaK3uMRWg0qPDGvZLLqMc4a-dIuSf1MoAhehm9Xs9i-3zdtHH7I/s1600-h/Major+blog9.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272836814442434722" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5iy3hOeOgZLHTPRV4LxK1Oi6x6zIQEvnga207tb0ni9WcsxjqW0aTMj710rzWxLwRU_x0P_kcB5GM_W4yC3coCnOBWaK3uMRWg0qPDGvZLLqMc4a-dIuSf1MoAhehm9Xs9i-3zdtHH7I/s400/Major+blog9.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPfdWtULJPgFzJ6n6sLQ6CTwGjEHul_O1BhP5KcTY-SGag3zEdaW_iTfyrvuZKcFO0Mgyz015G3WbeWEIHMVPxsnq3GyNsmRQm2ZWsthK33WoHPeiO6_GvbzWZO42c4inrjv4prHH8SWw/s1600-h/Major+blog15.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272837096206112002" style="WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPfdWtULJPgFzJ6n6sLQ6CTwGjEHul_O1BhP5KcTY-SGag3zEdaW_iTfyrvuZKcFO0Mgyz015G3WbeWEIHMVPxsnq3GyNsmRQm2ZWsthK33WoHPeiO6_GvbzWZO42c4inrjv4prHH8SWw/s400/Major+blog15.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlzhWTMxHQTvQChz80iyX7Bz19UOnFJRH96tTY7-9KBI8vnsQZH3HsJeIScYS7Y44DqV4eRuVgOxJtgXdsYUFMNdU0I06kfHOjF_bbjUpfxwrR8g2gC7eBtb2i4dqz6065fh0NKNJs7h0/s1600-h/Major+blog8.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272836808481426930" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlzhWTMxHQTvQChz80iyX7Bz19UOnFJRH96tTY7-9KBI8vnsQZH3HsJeIScYS7Y44DqV4eRuVgOxJtgXdsYUFMNdU0I06kfHOjF_bbjUpfxwrR8g2gC7eBtb2i4dqz6065fh0NKNJs7h0/s400/Major+blog8.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN_vnhCAJZzMY2q3KC9ek1OnEWEEuSja99ulVxKQP6jY_hcfc-fCtMUBkpGaVrEietq6Jqh1YmEgm9vqDn1zV-rJAxGUKjAYaSI2CCtVeWZxUQ7EgX95mO7KQnGBr0DhUi3i1h5hldG4o/s1600-h/Major+blog13.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272837090277595282" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN_vnhCAJZzMY2q3KC9ek1OnEWEEuSja99ulVxKQP6jY_hcfc-fCtMUBkpGaVrEietq6Jqh1YmEgm9vqDn1zV-rJAxGUKjAYaSI2CCtVeWZxUQ7EgX95mO7KQnGBr0DhUi3i1h5hldG4o/s400/Major+blog13.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSWPNVQLXOlYBK_iYRDoaAUoL7WmGo2V7oTfrFtuJlQYICVdzWBdIwRcb2AHty_VSMu_GXhotps_YcDtoU9MdOfleuepfOzkW0vt8nHsBtmBvvdNCB-G71YGdrbvkuyYGBJDdBhyphenhyphenZynoY/s1600-h/Major+blog11.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272837074159312418" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSWPNVQLXOlYBK_iYRDoaAUoL7WmGo2V7oTfrFtuJlQYICVdzWBdIwRcb2AHty_VSMu_GXhotps_YcDtoU9MdOfleuepfOzkW0vt8nHsBtmBvvdNCB-G71YGdrbvkuyYGBJDdBhyphenhyphenZynoY/s400/Major+blog11.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div><span style="color:#00cccc;">A little twirling...<br /></span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNJCazu0hfDMDORJ2t0UGK9Bxej9ylAM0dU9fj08ibn-6WXKZRvrHHNLaRONIczce2Fm8KEKaDhFeWyGDr-iL2yV4BTgUqJmNMW4SJz3lWly3DVGESLJEwoki2yDIqQ1PX928mgMSvrkk/s1600-h/Major+blog10.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272836818220060194" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNJCazu0hfDMDORJ2t0UGK9Bxej9ylAM0dU9fj08ibn-6WXKZRvrHHNLaRONIczce2Fm8KEKaDhFeWyGDr-iL2yV4BTgUqJmNMW4SJz3lWly3DVGESLJEwoki2yDIqQ1PX928mgMSvrkk/s400/Major+blog10.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div> </div><div></div><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE3XsqGNaNgzXorxRywsxFAGzgUAS-zSZKkbMQZTINhImBBF9_kXWOlfT7t2Qn-0gUzYMyG6Rvoy_h9Q1mVepVKrAG4yD9fBCs1BOW11gN0r3ZR3jap2yRT31sl_RlHQdX5i3hE80u4io/s1600-h/Major+blog5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272836595931778818" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE3XsqGNaNgzXorxRywsxFAGzgUAS-zSZKkbMQZTINhImBBF9_kXWOlfT7t2Qn-0gUzYMyG6Rvoy_h9Q1mVepVKrAG4yD9fBCs1BOW11gN0r3ZR3jap2yRT31sl_RlHQdX5i3hE80u4io/s400/Major+blog5.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSEESGk2TfCqCstJR0002zxLu54T-apUFJCXN11AfF1CGzZnAFoZtIlPru15sOX4_Qx3YqSHi_p8-0k9CzRibLXGUV2F7hmzIEipd9xCEc3lU6MTU9tB2qgdUXG2kfGNc4sZMQrQzdR7I/s1600-h/Major+blog3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272836591812752994" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSEESGk2TfCqCstJR0002zxLu54T-apUFJCXN11AfF1CGzZnAFoZtIlPru15sOX4_Qx3YqSHi_p8-0k9CzRibLXGUV2F7hmzIEipd9xCEc3lU6MTU9tB2qgdUXG2kfGNc4sZMQrQzdR7I/s400/Major+blog3.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWs5_q9OS5_jbCehMc8-446qjXWnUotLoNElrSlWN6SHnGI7RWjtowlwV30UPzvT1lrSKvR-SO4hvBvsiPPhd7sSnT8gcVjIUQqlEvwYWCT44OO8fdHGjKzoJP5Cb15Ren9qYZ6vt6mRg/s1600-h/Major+blog4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272836589964230802" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWs5_q9OS5_jbCehMc8-446qjXWnUotLoNElrSlWN6SHnGI7RWjtowlwV30UPzvT1lrSKvR-SO4hvBvsiPPhd7sSnT8gcVjIUQqlEvwYWCT44OO8fdHGjKzoJP5Cb15Ren9qYZ6vt6mRg/s400/Major+blog4.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div> </div><div></div><div><span style="color:#00cccc;">Apparently I'm making the "family reflection" a signature shot! This keeps showing up in all my family shoots...</span></div><div><span style="color:#00cccc;"></span> </div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWXJk8UQe9rucKfVGLVy_jUAct38y9AK1UJ6V9un1kGeQdwqIu4YyHY1c4vxUm1t3_x6lx9tbce7XKQhkNS3ySp-pX8l-zHLoL6LIOtsZxhKyaZMg7mmfhO_LA3M7ViNc333gZ19vn4bM/s1600-h/Major+blog2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272836588823728098" style="WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWXJk8UQe9rucKfVGLVy_jUAct38y9AK1UJ6V9un1kGeQdwqIu4YyHY1c4vxUm1t3_x6lx9tbce7XKQhkNS3ySp-pX8l-zHLoL6LIOtsZxhKyaZMg7mmfhO_LA3M7ViNc333gZ19vn4bM/s400/Major+blog2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKfJko5FKJ82mmbGokCfHlJs2O0p5DQ1vy0_KOWzbg2j9HMHFlqjDHvn5QDtRANJ77C-Zmt_LupI_1ZatZ-TklgRraE9uF55ZqT8h2UV-qBZhnP95ha8Qi4A_RcL4G5MkM854r8No1wkQ/s1600-h/Major+blog1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272836587895203938" style="WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKfJko5FKJ82mmbGokCfHlJs2O0p5DQ1vy0_KOWzbg2j9HMHFlqjDHvn5QDtRANJ77C-Zmt_LupI_1ZatZ-TklgRraE9uF55ZqT8h2UV-qBZhnP95ha8Qi4A_RcL4G5MkM854r8No1wkQ/s400/Major+blog1.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div> </div><div></div><div><span style="color:#00cccc;">Oooh, I love this!</span></div><div><span style="color:#00cccc;"></span> </div><div></div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB8KK5pU2fDjQbMRETc8xIo86HaqrkyG1A7YbPWmdG6bpN8t1fwnKzpNtsF-NVI5_PVaFaSo3Ffm94ouWm5dfy8cuyXG17zDlAwc8mj7Ajy6NBdEk8trYtD9qHxI4uKuitHbHlXQsYwmY/s1600-h/Major+blog6.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272836800931156098" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB8KK5pU2fDjQbMRETc8xIo86HaqrkyG1A7YbPWmdG6bpN8t1fwnKzpNtsF-NVI5_PVaFaSo3Ffm94ouWm5dfy8cuyXG17zDlAwc8mj7Ajy6NBdEk8trYtD9qHxI4uKuitHbHlXQsYwmY/s400/Major+blog6.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div> </div><div><div><div><div><div><div></div><div><span style="color:#00cccc;">Two of my favorites from the day...and I don't think they even knew I was still shooting! ;-)</span></div><div><span style="color:#00cccc;"></span> </div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioNVGLeaMAJpy7bxJZ7GRp1aakvuhJTNM5zxYL4D_SjoO6uVWShqHK1qTB44YQTsdfkRwPiHg3hI6nhwX11kr0cNow8U-AlqJEOxjSh0aQrJgnwrmy02-YoMGw1TWlsXELgWvvFDu1Kww/s1600-h/Major+blog17.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272837218115336626" style="WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioNVGLeaMAJpy7bxJZ7GRp1aakvuhJTNM5zxYL4D_SjoO6uVWShqHK1qTB44YQTsdfkRwPiHg3hI6nhwX11kr0cNow8U-AlqJEOxjSh0aQrJgnwrmy02-YoMGw1TWlsXELgWvvFDu1Kww/s400/Major+blog17.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfq60Uih24VeWAJC11fQqP_Kt9zynvfNaiMoglsjF3TONGgllVW3MsQvOM9dJrCoc5x2xdjzd73-q0QRFx3Yw-XsFRxpgtHnih1BR89_pPef8nUWOu6LCw5lQqwADrtWpU86FiXwW1Wus/s1600-h/Major+blog16.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272837213049047298" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfq60Uih24VeWAJC11fQqP_Kt9zynvfNaiMoglsjF3TONGgllVW3MsQvOM9dJrCoc5x2xdjzd73-q0QRFx3Yw-XsFRxpgtHnih1BR89_pPef8nUWOu6LCw5lQqwADrtWpU86FiXwW1Wus/s400/Major+blog16.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div></div><div><span style="color:#00cccc;">FYI, my last 3 posts (Majors, Nelsons, & Daniel) were all shot at Furman University over a 9 day period...and they all were shot within about 40 yards of each other! My goal was to make each session look and feel unique even though I was shooting in basically the same location all 3 times.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color:#00cccc;"></span> </div><div><span style="color:#00cccc;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;">*UPDATE: To view the Major's proofs, please <a href="http://www.MyProfessionalImages.com/EventLogin.aspx?sid=127842">CLICK HERE</a>. The password is their older daughter's name. If you would like to save your shopping cart, please provide your email address when prompted. Thanks!*</span></div><div><br /></div><div> </div><div></div><div><span style="color:#00cccc;">Don't forget to show me--and the Majors--some love by leaving a comment below!</span> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Amy Cliftonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13763937728572744717noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-128436044693226802.post-46397927501311159252008-11-22T00:54:00.007-05:002008-11-22T01:52:15.236-05:00The Nelsons--Family Fun!<span style="color:#00cccc;">OK, so I completely love this family! So cute, really creative, and up for anything! Most of my blog readers probably know that I also work for a <a href="http://cisnet.org/"><span style="color:#663300;">non-profit agency</span></a>; well, I met Andy at our annual golf tournament, where he bid on a photo session with ACP in the silent auction. His wife Stephanie was super-excited when he came home NOT with more golf clubs, but with a gift certificate for a family portrait! I'm pretty sure Andy scored some cool-points for that move. :-)</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjdMndtVTehbu-5jUzH8xSH8ndt6a5OhglzmFuoghycAtcFkGmECAnza894ql1u-dh-1Ruik4-kY54CNfK-LyVnGoUB-I_7mz6t_Nbny_6GMIMVzDTuX6KH2QqsFkH-lAGsfrXmQy0a_I/s1600-h/Nelson+blog10.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271358501852456226" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjdMndtVTehbu-5jUzH8xSH8ndt6a5OhglzmFuoghycAtcFkGmECAnza894ql1u-dh-1Ruik4-kY54CNfK-LyVnGoUB-I_7mz6t_Nbny_6GMIMVzDTuX6KH2QqsFkH-lAGsfrXmQy0a_I/s400/Nelson+blog10.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color:#00cccc;">We met out at <a href="http://furman.edu/"><span style="color:#663300;">Furman</span></a> for a mix of traditional portraits, casual moments, and just plain family fun....and lemme tell you, this family is fun!! (They are my "jumpers" from <a href="http://amycliftonphotography.blogspot.com/2008/11/catching-up-sneak-peek.html"><span style="color:#663300;">this post</span></a>...)</span><br /><span style="color:#00cccc;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlislQSkcpfCzAMP_vMVsQo1XqCV6WHcMyAykfNyS4s2foe-xYOUD0yCG3HSnNFAWFYvLGVrGjGmvzh7r1BXsjplxqf9KntnBjER8muIqDtKsyOQBBTbdEVLEg1YI9t8OqipgQVr9wIG8/s1600-h/Nelson+blog3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271357851904097570" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlislQSkcpfCzAMP_vMVsQo1XqCV6WHcMyAykfNyS4s2foe-xYOUD0yCG3HSnNFAWFYvLGVrGjGmvzh7r1BXsjplxqf9KntnBjER8muIqDtKsyOQBBTbdEVLEg1YI9t8OqipgQVr9wIG8/s400/Nelson+blog3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-0CXjIhsRZtDHUYPIb_lHVZGADqwDveknpxZBvegKW5j1UR2FfV9BmwgSu-YGlGWXp9oHmwl61kcyP_BMN6m_eLtbKxwW__eCWHqcE2sk8bx8STl9xSbwbbOugq5AayXQUquhNwroGmw/s1600-h/Nelson+blog4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271357856450189858" style="WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-0CXjIhsRZtDHUYPIb_lHVZGADqwDveknpxZBvegKW5j1UR2FfV9BmwgSu-YGlGWXp9oHmwl61kcyP_BMN6m_eLtbKxwW__eCWHqcE2sk8bx8STl9xSbwbbOugq5AayXQUquhNwroGmw/s400/Nelson+blog4.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidLDaqXPQWX1B9FbliMX-6g4S12R88SGxGnSVzftr1Vpx2Aq5gL8iMqM4Pb3AIsPeRYmUe-k3F0rlQl-7KTg4_79kZGkLWjkVpBxnisUZauV_xq8my4PqMtJdZZi0bEXLXkNFqyOEbKoU/s1600-h/Nelson+blog5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271357858622877666" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidLDaqXPQWX1B9FbliMX-6g4S12R88SGxGnSVzftr1Vpx2Aq5gL8iMqM4Pb3AIsPeRYmUe-k3F0rlQl-7KTg4_79kZGkLWjkVpBxnisUZauV_xq8my4PqMtJdZZi0bEXLXkNFqyOEbKoU/s400/Nelson+blog5.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This one cracks me up...I love it!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4FrArcOjbF-A7urtGUGw_dmox8gzNoXK3j9Ze0DRmcbnYzhKqtVk8kkSIPRFUSGHUpKMK8oMQ-XrxBAJiKoqaWxEh2t4MD54YtCIU1MupUK8oOxEHV3x7pkvtNG081i7RpWd_wUd86-E/s1600-h/Nelson+blog6.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271357864601763330" style="WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4FrArcOjbF-A7urtGUGw_dmox8gzNoXK3j9Ze0DRmcbnYzhKqtVk8kkSIPRFUSGHUpKMK8oMQ-XrxBAJiKoqaWxEh2t4MD54YtCIU1MupUK8oOxEHV3x7pkvtNG081i7RpWd_wUd86-E/s400/Nelson+blog6.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />So sweet!<br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6LZfqdVlAhrIma1yMEkkGVgBomE-cI5KslO85MsB0N7EWSuvXB-cLVf_a1Ii9zRcxhzoCCKYiojoabJnXAmtsBoTPLM4yFsk514PDL1wD_68B-C-cihX4wxXvpzJ3i_k36dhxl6XFfnM/s1600-h/Nelson+blog9.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271358499241989954" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6LZfqdVlAhrIma1yMEkkGVgBomE-cI5KslO85MsB0N7EWSuvXB-cLVf_a1Ii9zRcxhzoCCKYiojoabJnXAmtsBoTPLM4yFsk514PDL1wD_68B-C-cihX4wxXvpzJ3i_k36dhxl6XFfnM/s400/Nelson+blog9.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color:#00cccc;">Is it possible to resist this face?? Doubtful!</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtkioWdbTQqzmN6-VYGXYWHA6CdLdff8EpHpCV4Y2FrMAs5DNqltmMXdtrcBBkdM3rPNVnrDmFTYgxw-XjiNmMy5Zfx3WtHHvSYphNlsf_zxdVQIAuiOT4bFFM8mYPf3J_zSpMbh_SAcs/s1600-h/Nelson+blog2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271357849625735826" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtkioWdbTQqzmN6-VYGXYWHA6CdLdff8EpHpCV4Y2FrMAs5DNqltmMXdtrcBBkdM3rPNVnrDmFTYgxw-XjiNmMy5Zfx3WtHHvSYphNlsf_zxdVQIAuiOT4bFFM8mYPf3J_zSpMbh_SAcs/s400/Nelson+blog2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color:#00cccc;">If you read the blog regularly, you may remember that I don't have such a great track record with <a href="http://amycliftonphotography.blogspot.com/2008/08/will-parks-and-claire-at-park.html"><span style="color:#663300;">kids + water</span></a>. I spotted some cool rocks in this pond that I wanted the family to stand on, but we waited until the end of the session "just in case." Fortunately, everyone managed to stay dry this time, and I got this crazy shot of Andy and Stephanie's youngest son leaping towards dry land!</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPXvTbi0UccfwXXpCRzJ0gPb6E1CuNYdRLxiwB7tqWTXVUB-gNnrLjGZZttEi3EIQv3mh7ZGBaL_v3MGUANcA8goBwK4JXNaiq_gQ8Izo6gyxrOWPKCfVbFkHciON9xPaICbUQU67rsXs/s1600-h/Nelson+blog11.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271361906572871890" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPXvTbi0UccfwXXpCRzJ0gPb6E1CuNYdRLxiwB7tqWTXVUB-gNnrLjGZZttEi3EIQv3mh7ZGBaL_v3MGUANcA8goBwK4JXNaiq_gQ8Izo6gyxrOWPKCfVbFkHciON9xPaICbUQU67rsXs/s400/Nelson+blog11.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color:#00cccc;">I think Stephanie actually squealed when I said we were going to take a silhouette shot. :-)</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY2tOw6EHde6YI3ErCxVcC0E9zMix8t_sohhH90fslR_kxT70WhhAKrxiUuouoHphjAHTI6UiyOqHhyM0oReZecLNh7lPntzCbEXz6tCxGgy76zA9bC29kS-jtt281PIl1ve3hXv6MUxo/s1600-h/Nelson+blog8.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271358498099511218" style="WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY2tOw6EHde6YI3ErCxVcC0E9zMix8t_sohhH90fslR_kxT70WhhAKrxiUuouoHphjAHTI6UiyOqHhyM0oReZecLNh7lPntzCbEXz6tCxGgy76zA9bC29kS-jtt281PIl1ve3hXv6MUxo/s400/Nelson+blog8.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color:#00cccc;">Thanks Nelsons for such a fun photo shoot! All four of you were awesome to work with, and I can't wait to see you guys again!</span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbOwT0OIVZIT4AK5Q7MySNJIaolFWJAotSVQqm-2WcWJ7UIB5g3VYX6djEcl7YiXkDcHIIqxhJZBZA95EGoF9fpXv9SJ6pJoeAfj-dv27rFeqpIvZwUHimomuFSOFs-51IMk7S7yHfq_c/s1600-h/Nelson+blog7.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271358495277413634" style="WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbOwT0OIVZIT4AK5Q7MySNJIaolFWJAotSVQqm-2WcWJ7UIB5g3VYX6djEcl7YiXkDcHIIqxhJZBZA95EGoF9fpXv9SJ6pJoeAfj-dv27rFeqpIvZwUHimomuFSOFs-51IMk7S7yHfq_c/s400/Nelson+blog7.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div></div><div><em>*Online gallery: </em><a href="http://www.myprofessionalimages.com/EventLogin.aspx?sid=127363"><span style="color:#00cccc;"><em>CLICK HERE</em></span></a><em> to view and order proofs from this session. Password is the oldest son's name. If you would like to save your shopping cart, please supply your email address when you log in to the gallery. Thanks!*</em></div>Amy Cliftonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13763937728572744717noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-128436044693226802.post-61793436781614169412008-11-18T01:31:00.006-05:002008-11-18T01:56:49.894-05:00Daniel: 1 Year<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaj1j-IV41OBvlLjVfZnJpgZG8Jox0LBa8WNvsHc3I1dDyGLtSRk1IRFbo94EF8Tm4RHbZU9RttMbXxlnd9LfGt8P3SXSJDhAU9cikDAdz-gMveW44t0plICyAOXUkppYdxDiyzxjpx5E/s1600-h/Johnson+blog8.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269884059540940050" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaj1j-IV41OBvlLjVfZnJpgZG8Jox0LBa8WNvsHc3I1dDyGLtSRk1IRFbo94EF8Tm4RHbZU9RttMbXxlnd9LfGt8P3SXSJDhAU9cikDAdz-gMveW44t0plICyAOXUkppYdxDiyzxjpx5E/s400/Johnson+blog8.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><span style="color:#00cccc;">There should be warnings for cuteness like this! Daniel recently turned one, and not only is he super-adorable, but he is also really happy and squealy and giggly! </span></div><div><span style="color:#00cccc;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#00cccc;">I used to work with Daniel's mom, Tasheka, until she and Ambrose got married and moved away, but they just moved back to SC with little Daniel. It was great to spend a beautiful fall afternoon with them at </span><a href="http://furman.edu/"><span style="color:#663333;">Furman</span></a><span style="color:#00cccc;">.</span></div><div><span style="color:#00cccc;"></span> </div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnuwRnCUaCJ4o15QthI2k3c6PqvxQyW-AlD0hCwTbEX4XIyyG2GrtG62IjFwKCghsOQ27yL-jGptUw9Whis7nnJ8ddjBPuHRgvk2jWFc42Zxo7ZG56_aW_IKmK3-uMZZX0R8TsHCsJyfg/s1600-h/Johnson+blog2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269883769686140562" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnuwRnCUaCJ4o15QthI2k3c6PqvxQyW-AlD0hCwTbEX4XIyyG2GrtG62IjFwKCghsOQ27yL-jGptUw9Whis7nnJ8ddjBPuHRgvk2jWFc42Zxo7ZG56_aW_IKmK3-uMZZX0R8TsHCsJyfg/s400/Johnson+blog2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color:#00cccc;">I looooooove these sweet Daddy/Son moments...</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxRj1WaKowttFbb2azJnaf9IMSvGjplxoj5RWeQhq32oxrWHjAago6xvXT736bvomd_tMMQtzhBGQf6UBxT9GFOwCUa0k4FKkzjpJv2MRUjo8HoktO8bJrG_nPGTwTwztTsGAlMHQglkA/s1600-h/Johnson+blog3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269883774650130594" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxRj1WaKowttFbb2azJnaf9IMSvGjplxoj5RWeQhq32oxrWHjAago6xvXT736bvomd_tMMQtzhBGQf6UBxT9GFOwCUa0k4FKkzjpJv2MRUjo8HoktO8bJrG_nPGTwTwztTsGAlMHQglkA/s400/Johnson+blog3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicmdSuLWDoAW6LALMafYPHOY9SnJ5CMxyXruG_XP1ZPV3krsSlvl8a-EpOdQpy6Wlqo2h8cY9uCcIEQrSAIYzvlNWZ9Vg_yzoEAnP0KIO0Nc_NftE4Q62VxBrYRqA4zpA6B7S7EEz_T-k/s1600-h/Johnson+blog6.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269883800843262354" style="WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicmdSuLWDoAW6LALMafYPHOY9SnJ5CMxyXruG_XP1ZPV3krsSlvl8a-EpOdQpy6Wlqo2h8cY9uCcIEQrSAIYzvlNWZ9Vg_yzoEAnP0KIO0Nc_NftE4Q62VxBrYRqA4zpA6B7S7EEz_T-k/s400/Johnson+blog6.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixFSOMHuJcCAuk1MKIG5fCiGGvWMlXwFFhF4s8GbyDbB0xTS2RH7oQjiP8FfP1UcPHcabteUy3LdLHsJbk4L2P_uv2gwVG-FioYDHrOCGyUiNwLMjpVJCEl1XxvyF4Mrd-iknkzi3crp4/s1600-h/Johnson+blog4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269883785024631938" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixFSOMHuJcCAuk1MKIG5fCiGGvWMlXwFFhF4s8GbyDbB0xTS2RH7oQjiP8FfP1UcPHcabteUy3LdLHsJbk4L2P_uv2gwVG-FioYDHrOCGyUiNwLMjpVJCEl1XxvyF4Mrd-iknkzi3crp4/s400/Johnson+blog4.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihE1qFyzF4tu4jMMr4rKlqfUXavAFpFbh3qPdF5uGhH-JhQ7_thZGkrCQLc-Q9-ndGsi-C0xGlEJzaPtf0L5DIbDehkR3rmkP2gJnZ2Rb2Blcl26L98rkQUE47V35Vb1CJnUVPhrD2cGQ/s1600-h/Johnson+blog7.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269884055412131474" style="WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihE1qFyzF4tu4jMMr4rKlqfUXavAFpFbh3qPdF5uGhH-JhQ7_thZGkrCQLc-Q9-ndGsi-C0xGlEJzaPtf0L5DIbDehkR3rmkP2gJnZ2Rb2Blcl26L98rkQUE47V35Vb1CJnUVPhrD2cGQ/s400/Johnson+blog7.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color:#00cccc;">Ambrose and Tasheka...</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6v_oSLhR1Puw5rRYldocodAkQQzLJTH7shP04m1gzjD9Go_QueYtMg_kvRzvrOvpZ4lQyGsLMs-oiOCMuef_BGcDg2ISvgIdKQU75xIhTMBNInY1De4Ax19qM8uy2nrTDmg9FHie6EDc/s1600-h/Johnson+blog12.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269884224179701218" style="WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6v_oSLhR1Puw5rRYldocodAkQQzLJTH7shP04m1gzjD9Go_QueYtMg_kvRzvrOvpZ4lQyGsLMs-oiOCMuef_BGcDg2ISvgIdKQU75xIhTMBNInY1De4Ax19qM8uy2nrTDmg9FHie6EDc/s400/Johnson+blog12.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color:#00cccc;">I love the progression of Daniel's expressions in this series...</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvMFNvUbLe5bFXiH-GENFaCP5k7ge1EU9BR8LTXwXZER7daXTlwh4xgnCWe4gExBIeRYkrj9mARcgL8v_370V79HUquVBiLNf6ODSZLhE1D0d7rgoTcQVkb9D54ulRCdHjkXRu-DY93NY/s1600-h/Johnson+blog13.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269884222322770658" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvMFNvUbLe5bFXiH-GENFaCP5k7ge1EU9BR8LTXwXZER7daXTlwh4xgnCWe4gExBIeRYkrj9mARcgL8v_370V79HUquVBiLNf6ODSZLhE1D0d7rgoTcQVkb9D54ulRCdHjkXRu-DY93NY/s400/Johnson+blog13.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color:#00cccc;">High five! How precious is the comparison between Daniel's little hands to Daddy's big ones??<br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK6z07kkMGuXbpZptt0cahFHtWBOBQVJlpEoNrcRtNo4MtKxwONGh4XuPHMUZWnb7Zo7WMZYoJD9jmo_iSqHMH4DRlQgSrLh9SwuQEhUGEuBUJWVxo6AHO0SERszLQe1T4z3hM-HsxxVU/s1600-h/Johnson+blog11.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269884076282591410" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK6z07kkMGuXbpZptt0cahFHtWBOBQVJlpEoNrcRtNo4MtKxwONGh4XuPHMUZWnb7Zo7WMZYoJD9jmo_iSqHMH4DRlQgSrLh9SwuQEhUGEuBUJWVxo6AHO0SERszLQe1T4z3hM-HsxxVU/s400/Johnson+blog11.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div><span style="color:#00cccc;">"Patty-cake" always put a smile on Daniel's face during our session, especially the "roll 'em up, roll 'em up" part that he's doing here!</span><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtbSkzlNazz5aPcH8xcIAoP2AnpqVnnrjqXwoL_Ou4PbIE-vAFCN1ZoW4ivyFfQr6dT_Mqb2okONPpz5NhBqAlArYk9XwgrkwbRI2v8cq9s5RpaM-Qd93iogaIbXY9YSHsxbjnZvTp218/s1600-h/Johnson+blog10.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269884071742465298" style="WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtbSkzlNazz5aPcH8xcIAoP2AnpqVnnrjqXwoL_Ou4PbIE-vAFCN1ZoW4ivyFfQr6dT_Mqb2okONPpz5NhBqAlArYk9XwgrkwbRI2v8cq9s5RpaM-Qd93iogaIbXY9YSHsxbjnZvTp218/s400/Johnson+blog10.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfxoMICXFSaTzpN9sJviJhOLvKCdlaW7dQD8c-YyXk0lC9e-a6t6q83tdQJy3LFrgBjsTHOHXuUAaHRcP6QYd8L9geSV7TsGtKVQZHMudbpuflDwqCVe-JyHOoe-zLli3ffAHQjOSSvlI/s1600-h/Johnson+blog9.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269884063262621778" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfxoMICXFSaTzpN9sJviJhOLvKCdlaW7dQD8c-YyXk0lC9e-a6t6q83tdQJy3LFrgBjsTHOHXuUAaHRcP6QYd8L9geSV7TsGtKVQZHMudbpuflDwqCVe-JyHOoe-zLli3ffAHQjOSSvlI/s400/Johnson+blog9.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br /><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMt2jnLQGgMmZQ4QLQKXX3Whnd6serCxE4Z8TJ5IToH8nKDWgTA9NOKrLedxVPjeBCFS-n9iop5W8Gm7QAhXgIA7X93YdBK9aM65rPWyvEvYRe136P9FYIIfNgAqAqqONMyec4mSYvzoM/s1600-h/Johnson+blog5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269883790688447282" style="WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMt2jnLQGgMmZQ4QLQKXX3Whnd6serCxE4Z8TJ5IToH8nKDWgTA9NOKrLedxVPjeBCFS-n9iop5W8Gm7QAhXgIA7X93YdBK9aM65rPWyvEvYRe136P9FYIIfNgAqAqqONMyec4mSYvzoM/s400/Johnson+blog5.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div> </div><div><span style="color:#00cccc;">Tasheka, it was great to see you again and to meet your family! Welcome back to SC!</span></div><div> </div><div><em>*To view the complete set of proofs from this session, <a href="http://www.myprofessionalimages.com/EventLogin.aspx?sid=126897"><span style="color:#00cccc;">CLICK HERE</span></a>. The password is Tasheka's maiden name. If you want to save your shopping cart, please log in when requested. Thanks!*</em></div></div></div></div></div></div>Amy Cliftonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13763937728572744717noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-128436044693226802.post-33991496722681658892008-11-14T00:17:00.008-05:002008-11-14T01:11:50.686-05:00Catching Up--Sneak Peek!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(0,204,204)">I'm behind on laundry, behind on cleaning my house, behind on blogging, and behind on editing. Ack! Do you see a trend?? I had 3 amazing sessions recently with 3 awesome families--perfect weather, gorgeous fall colors, and lots of good energy from the kids and parents. What more could you ask for? (Except maybe to be caught up on the edits, hehe.) Here's a sneak peek from each family to get ya started...</span><br /><br /><div><div><span style="color:#00cccc;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#00cccc;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCC7M8DRWRg8q5p_fpSjO-0jX0bZPay9SQET6xOx_45SWaehHiZy5NqqFyYToADHAexy60Pah1xlY-TK5A6cXamljJHDnOBCBe9coVmOjU2y9GJzDcATTZQmdtiE1r8LbIZRq7KMsg3zg/s1600-h/Nelson+blog1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268390871389216354" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCC7M8DRWRg8q5p_fpSjO-0jX0bZPay9SQET6xOx_45SWaehHiZy5NqqFyYToADHAexy60Pah1xlY-TK5A6cXamljJHDnOBCBe9coVmOjU2y9GJzDcATTZQmdtiE1r8LbIZRq7KMsg3zg/s400/Nelson+blog1.jpg" border="0" /></a></span></div><div><span style="color:#00cccc;"></span> </div><div><span style="color:#00cccc;"></span> </div><div><span style="color:#00cccc;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#00cccc;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#00cccc;"></span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKYkFadhwvS5lKIyoTMPzoELb_7PHReBke9ZPYZxrumQ4jU_fxX-zyHNZAJD7Uh4vNvQIsLrBl-3PgjS3hzJJ_zEPq1zJmMF3Bhl4rSXlYEEplWEYbavnfjRsyjqKp4CbxMTXMon_aZsA/s1600-h/Johnson+blog.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268390875368746898" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKYkFadhwvS5lKIyoTMPzoELb_7PHReBke9ZPYZxrumQ4jU_fxX-zyHNZAJD7Uh4vNvQIsLrBl-3PgjS3hzJJ_zEPq1zJmMF3Bhl4rSXlYEEplWEYbavnfjRsyjqKp4CbxMTXMon_aZsA/s400/Johnson+blog.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div> </div><div> </div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPiVaCSirom-HTLcEXIHZmYHD1zn51axqsLpfs5PtbN5HsYNuwCusHKXAnmyukc-iG5bCZRFfwnA1q5ImO-U3O_FG41X74R1gOYwx0khCaka_z0tkTK6vd_oKsufZWCIqRkyhW9g49ROA/s1600-h/blog2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268390870220635922" style="WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPiVaCSirom-HTLcEXIHZmYHD1zn51axqsLpfs5PtbN5HsYNuwCusHKXAnmyukc-iG5bCZRFfwnA1q5ImO-U3O_FG41X74R1gOYwx0khCaka_z0tkTK6vd_oKsufZWCIqRkyhW9g49ROA/s400/blog2.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><span style="color:#00cccc;">Thanks families for hanging in there--the rest are coming!!</span></div></div>Amy Cliftonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13763937728572744717noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-128436044693226802.post-1834995781395435482008-11-11T23:26:00.004-05:002009-01-21T19:37:49.140-05:00Here's to You...<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">*Note: I don't usually "journal" on the blog, but I do hope you'll take the time to read this post...*</span></span></div><div><br /></div>I love music--all kinds. And yes, that includes country. Even the bubble-gum kind that inspires my dad to rant about how "that's not REAL country; Hank Williams Sr., now </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);">that's</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);"> country!"</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);"><a href="http://rascalflatts.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);">Rascal Flatts</span></a> have a fun little song about all of the reasons why they hit the road and go on stage night after night--the kids who pile too many people into their car just to get to the show, the cute girls hoping to catch a glimpse of somebody famous in the back parking lot, the moms and dads who leave their babies at home and dance up a storm in the aisles. The chorus says "You're the heart and the soul and the reason we do what we do; <a href="http://www.lyrics.com/index.php/artists/lyric/rascal-flatts-lyrics-heres-to-you"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);">here's to you</span></a>!" </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);">The reasons why I do what I do with photography are many: inspiring others to look at the world in a new way, creating art from everyday experiences, preserving too-fast moments, documenting life and love, and capturing personal history. As in the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);">Rascal Flatts song</span>, though, it isn't so much about the art or the final product as it is about the individuals, the lives, the stories captured in those prints. I do not take it lightly when you trust me with your wedding, your newborn baby, your family moments. I get to know you and your story, I plan, I prepare, I pray--both for my abilities</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);"> and</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);"> for you. I do this so YOU have your life documented, so you can relax and enjoy your wedding day, so you can always remember that new-baby smell, the giggles of your toddler, the transformation of your child into an adult, and the love that you share with your family and friends.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);">In the past week, two of my newlywed couples have just lost a loved one--in one case, the groom's father, in the other case, the bride's father. Both have shared how they displayed photos from their weddings at the memorial service, and both have shared how much these images mean to them and their families during this time. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);">I have a hard time expressing how humbling this is to me: not only was I allowed to play a part in the story of their love, but I also am playing a part in the story of their loss, and ultimately in their healing. It is truly an honor. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);">YOU are the reasons I do what I do.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);">Here's to you.</span></div></div>Amy Cliftonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13763937728572744717noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-128436044693226802.post-24127424879010218572008-11-09T17:54:00.004-05:002008-11-09T22:45:49.752-05:00iRock...well I'm gonna<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi65pbTDByhX6GfCcqOayfCIxEa9y1lSjITQmPyEq1rHk-i8Ct-hdGWPpF8JrJ-v9Ta-3rgYMMS-omInyqGAaZCJQ1RbrAE2_uScQ4R2O-Tu1k_jHPGgVW9hruN56Txu-_vXFv4aWoM70/s1600-h/mac1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266868943136788530" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi65pbTDByhX6GfCcqOayfCIxEa9y1lSjITQmPyEq1rHk-i8Ct-hdGWPpF8JrJ-v9Ta-3rgYMMS-omInyqGAaZCJQ1RbrAE2_uScQ4R2O-Tu1k_jHPGgVW9hruN56Txu-_vXFv4aWoM70/s400/mac1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color:#00cccc;">Lots of things are going on with Amy Clifton Photography, so read on to find out lots of changes. :-) </span><br /><span style="color:#00cccc;"></span><br /><span style="color:#00cccc;">For starters, I've got a new toy...the 24" iMac. Woohoo! It is possible that I may be in love..how can I resist its humongo screen, not to mention that it's so shiny and just plain yummy. </span><br /><span style="color:#00cccc;"></span><br /><span style="color:#00cccc;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitMB4FUClDlTMnm8bg9aQ8mVKKA5LeFDtYf4QCe2KBL3qyn_UMfmPZe5VZCREGwg88GJIluY4FGS9VSk0U1Sh3lYPeNGfeDIivw1LmJ_hBdmCSvlmGcJmMtte3ZhpfLOUu38PTcOw89TE/s1600-h/mac5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266868965914009730" style="WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitMB4FUClDlTMnm8bg9aQ8mVKKA5LeFDtYf4QCe2KBL3qyn_UMfmPZe5VZCREGwg88GJIluY4FGS9VSk0U1Sh3lYPeNGfeDIivw1LmJ_hBdmCSvlmGcJmMtte3ZhpfLOUu38PTcOw89TE/s400/mac5.jpg" border="0" /></a></span><br /><span style="color:#00cccc;"></span><br /><span style="color:#00cccc;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd1yJDkm9m_nUZbyX3CeKewjMfWwnJ5XrXOpS9h1l60cJnCMnInzaBtWIroDGJ9dKqgzADu60S3BJ8MeAmoeTPbN0vCZgM0Fa8PjsKeM2gmgTELpCJB1C6McSlL1d_9ZVso9lz06rIIH8/s1600-h/mac4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266868961058475650" style="WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd1yJDkm9m_nUZbyX3CeKewjMfWwnJ5XrXOpS9h1l60cJnCMnInzaBtWIroDGJ9dKqgzADu60S3BJ8MeAmoeTPbN0vCZgM0Fa8PjsKeM2gmgTELpCJB1C6McSlL1d_9ZVso9lz06rIIH8/s400/mac4.jpg" border="0" /></a></span><br /><span style="color:#00cccc;"></span><br /><span style="color:#00cccc;">I've been working off of an ancient PC with a 15" screen, so this is quite the upgrade! iLove it! </span><br /><br /><div><div><div><div><span style="color:#00cccc;">Also, I'm completely restructuring my pricing and packages, and I hope to have that in place by the end of the year. The new plans will offer lots of options for my clients, especially in terms of albums and canvases. Shoot me an email if you are interested in booking a session now and locking in the current prices! </span><a href="mailto:acclifton@aol.com"><span style="color:#663333;">acclifton@aol.com</span></a><span style="color:#00cccc;"> </span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#00cccc;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#00cccc;">Probably the most exciting news is that I've begun working with the fabulous team at </span><a href="http://peculiarproductions.com/"><span style="color:#663333;">Peculiar Productions</span></a><span style="color:#00cccc;">, who are kicking out branding, logos, websites, marketing, you-name-it for me. Hopefully by the end of the year, ACP will have a whole new look. I canNOT wait!! </span></div><div><span style="color:#00cccc;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#00cccc;">One of my first conversations with Tim from Peculiar Productions went something like this:</span></div><div><span style="color:#00cccc;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#00cccc;">ME: <em>"You're gonna make me a rockstar!"</em></span></div><div><span style="color:#00cccc;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#00cccc;">TIM: <em>"You already ARE a rockstar. We're just going to put you on the right stage."</em></span></div><div><span style="color:#00cccc;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#00cccc;">Sah-weet. </span></div><div><span style="color:#00cccc;">Stay tuned!</span></div></div></div></div>Amy Cliftonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13763937728572744717noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-128436044693226802.post-21685544755855976192008-11-04T23:47:00.011-05:002008-11-05T00:14:53.409-05:00Little Miss Ella Jane<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtEbyb34_T50lE0_OQZmT1fMW7tY4IPzyInimDTMN0HgQx-yM_OGPFOPSW_QttZZb-EwVQzs923auSvs7ALNkGJ_u3CaPtnboNBF_AtR5p2SYIObc9jc-ZzFsPI4oKyMayJFxw3TR_0Ts/s1600-h/EJL+blog4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265031164460057218" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtEbyb34_T50lE0_OQZmT1fMW7tY4IPzyInimDTMN0HgQx-yM_OGPFOPSW_QttZZb-EwVQzs923auSvs7ALNkGJ_u3CaPtnboNBF_AtR5p2SYIObc9jc-ZzFsPI4oKyMayJFxw3TR_0Ts/s400/EJL+blog4.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color:#00cccc;">Just 13 days after </span><a href="http://amycliftonphotography.blogspot.com/2008/09/ella-janes-birthday.html"><span style="color:#663300;">Ella Jane's Birthday</span></a><span style="color:#00cccc;">, I visited with her, Robyn, and Burton for Ella Jane's newborn portraits. She is such a sweet baby, and she has the cutest spikey hair. (Of course I'm not biased, considering Ella Jane's mommy is one of my closest friends...)</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#00cccc;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYw0YaY5sRb1JiR8JJkyVXZYumXQoUkU5ToGaRP9G0QISjp_R7sIwB8BOc5IbAre055pAM_HZYuT1zOrEZ-DDT4QHZeTh4dJmzodvs991MT1WII-CeOLQsKC5Vk2IBpNg86jMr6h2P154/s1600-h/EJL+blog1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265030959752951698" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYw0YaY5sRb1JiR8JJkyVXZYumXQoUkU5ToGaRP9G0QISjp_R7sIwB8BOc5IbAre055pAM_HZYuT1zOrEZ-DDT4QHZeTh4dJmzodvs991MT1WII-CeOLQsKC5Vk2IBpNg86jMr6h2P154/s400/EJL+blog1.jpg" border="0" /></a></span><br /><br /><span style="color:#00cccc;">Ella Jane has quite the collection of hairbows! Good thing she's got the 'do to pull them off. </span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjvBukZ3c_tNp8pgfUBDYsYc5XQGZ7qNSu1D30-QGXbXrPDOjKs89iu8asD5DLO-kqiJ7m6SmiA_ptDD3gpbh2RGpDdaLDrt5OSV5IHAdEyG1f-Ng6zGU351BODDsDm8nBoWv6LQjeJmY/s1600-h/EJL+blog11.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265032988612871762" style="WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjvBukZ3c_tNp8pgfUBDYsYc5XQGZ7qNSu1D30-QGXbXrPDOjKs89iu8asD5DLO-kqiJ7m6SmiA_ptDD3gpbh2RGpDdaLDrt5OSV5IHAdEyG1f-Ng6zGU351BODDsDm8nBoWv6LQjeJmY/s400/EJL+blog11.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color:#00cccc;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgareYlgLcfSTk54Zz-uLJdDqaucS2IUl5C4LRIf1LhjpctbWWXM0g3IDn87kZcuJoAr3L9ShIRuO2rMoa5BNJkf2USixJ82DHjp3y_yWhiLVCFt0ITrdgqhMvxRUtqrGabC0oG4H_Pdjg/s1600-h/EJL+blog5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265031164125365874" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgareYlgLcfSTk54Zz-uLJdDqaucS2IUl5C4LRIf1LhjpctbWWXM0g3IDn87kZcuJoAr3L9ShIRuO2rMoa5BNJkf2USixJ82DHjp3y_yWhiLVCFt0ITrdgqhMvxRUtqrGabC0oG4H_Pdjg/s400/EJL+blog5.jpg" border="0" /></a></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbEmnIVxzc5QsKnxzck9Pe80NLRVlisBfz55Tp4nzRQ72i7n0lIH1-ajcr8PKFk3ubOkS-97YMuW-wcApiupojvVBX4etDxwB3_eumVbks4lvpChyFRbuT3Kjq1ZDK4qkWnq2GHM5zjlY/s1600-h/EJL+blog6.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265031168252522850" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbEmnIVxzc5QsKnxzck9Pe80NLRVlisBfz55Tp4nzRQ72i7n0lIH1-ajcr8PKFk3ubOkS-97YMuW-wcApiupojvVBX4etDxwB3_eumVbks4lvpChyFRbuT3Kjq1ZDK4qkWnq2GHM5zjlY/s400/EJL+blog6.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color:#00cccc;">Consider yourself warned: extreme pouty-face ahead.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidPMiV7r1vL_clv4BV39d7xFcu54hNuGsKUQcdKV-E1GWEBOx5iEdUNhN7J95YFrRcWettPlRSBFKY6hC_7MN-is9JXVOr4Os4NH3pyygmDuZo_YS3SGoFiq1pagw_n2PmrsTqkXofhWo/s1600-h/EJL+blog3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265031155651775394" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidPMiV7r1vL_clv4BV39d7xFcu54hNuGsKUQcdKV-E1GWEBOx5iEdUNhN7J95YFrRcWettPlRSBFKY6hC_7MN-is9JXVOr4Os4NH3pyygmDuZo_YS3SGoFiq1pagw_n2PmrsTqkXofhWo/s400/EJL+blog3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN2OYU9i1vHiB9V_qODKqZ7oqpmlzxnQd7rI6-axI31T3k3C1zp-dk0o_MWw44GaAVHQSYZnxIy2gEKgFltvaYz7kLlGzjnhxfn7gQCMrVRL8bmuK4hEuzP0FkHYM3gzqOHm8GoDQQ-qM/s1600-h/EJL+blog2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265031152427893426" style="WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN2OYU9i1vHiB9V_qODKqZ7oqpmlzxnQd7rI6-axI31T3k3C1zp-dk0o_MWw44GaAVHQSYZnxIy2gEKgFltvaYz7kLlGzjnhxfn7gQCMrVRL8bmuK4hEuzP0FkHYM3gzqOHm8GoDQQ-qM/s400/EJL+blog2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color:#00cccc;">A Clemson Tiger-in-Training, with Burton's class ring.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNCHBl21piKMT0P9gOdSuBjvGL5BcpG4anVZhcpBr7IJt4gO12PxmMFQBdZzTY1ijm27EpDP2ojmCas31aFYdNIQqtaFsF2WFaqw9Q7j7oE9TLT4agUEYR1-oA5hBYMicfku7WwYwhsnw/s1600-h/EJL+blog10.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265031431476674066" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNCHBl21piKMT0P9gOdSuBjvGL5BcpG4anVZhcpBr7IJt4gO12PxmMFQBdZzTY1ijm27EpDP2ojmCas31aFYdNIQqtaFsF2WFaqw9Q7j7oE9TLT4agUEYR1-oA5hBYMicfku7WwYwhsnw/s400/EJL+blog10.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color:#00cccc;">And of course the little feeties with the wedding rings. (Happy 1st Anniversary, Robyn and Burton! 11/3/07)</span><br /><span style="color:#00cccc;"></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1-RRFonfO-EW500viR_A25Y-9tVrZH3GP3hJMbpKrAhm_ddr-6G8CUrTnEsGSptMAcKAoSR7XAPA0krD_vDoUlWuY2pPJAopSICONxXvU3KZh7u9txo_T6gWcVSTJKi8Id8GLrTnv_VI/s1600-h/EJL+blog9.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265031427901137538" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1-RRFonfO-EW500viR_A25Y-9tVrZH3GP3hJMbpKrAhm_ddr-6G8CUrTnEsGSptMAcKAoSR7XAPA0krD_vDoUlWuY2pPJAopSICONxXvU3KZh7u9txo_T6gWcVSTJKi8Id8GLrTnv_VI/s400/EJL+blog9.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color:#00cccc;">It's Ella Jane's world now!</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiChqOOkOz4PE_9TofANwHOBguNO54ELQCF2WmW4Bgn__fXLOVoGldhG8ZoJG7JJgK1wB7Cd7ag9QFwufG24xgCrKEASxdoy0Qp0rsWALY3MXsPJFSzM59nZj4wHNon-iCEsHdI9Dz3lu4/s1600-h/EllaJanesWorld.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265031597824231954" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiChqOOkOz4PE_9TofANwHOBguNO54ELQCF2WmW4Bgn__fXLOVoGldhG8ZoJG7JJgK1wB7Cd7ag9QFwufG24xgCrKEASxdoy0Qp0rsWALY3MXsPJFSzM59nZj4wHNon-iCEsHdI9Dz3lu4/s400/EllaJanesWorld.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div><div><span style="color:#00cccc;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#00cccc;">Robyn would say, "nude-y booty."</span><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaxCn5UNo_dZ542h-9Ad8OOv-KpMhqjpCM4QJMB6O9DXMikbF0CG-G9VrgPWmTW23FzlkXGG9HZVlq9sFEZxHSMeMk_kDxTGgnKUNdxTnoyRxJtYwBkN2MeisbWSNBHmxhedtZrZBQh34/s1600-h/EJL+blog7.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265031430291950690" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaxCn5UNo_dZ542h-9Ad8OOv-KpMhqjpCM4QJMB6O9DXMikbF0CG-G9VrgPWmTW23FzlkXGG9HZVlq9sFEZxHSMeMk_kDxTGgnKUNdxTnoyRxJtYwBkN2MeisbWSNBHmxhedtZrZBQh34/s400/EJL+blog7.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div></div><div><span style="color:#00cccc;">As Ella Jane's birth announcements say, "All of God's grace in one sweet little face." </span></div><div></div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQiF0-9vYBQS2ph05FvlbEtD9hA3mVbWlpnwkLNIieArAEJiJdlqksjhrstAlPhihtxKEcBLFiI-_eEksLf9f7VpTqW08Pmp-3NrYjzJZvAmrzdIuQ8oiVD_-reLEaXvf1PoOgm4OK3Tk/s1600-h/EJL+blog8.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265031428416295554" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQiF0-9vYBQS2ph05FvlbEtD9hA3mVbWlpnwkLNIieArAEJiJdlqksjhrstAlPhihtxKEcBLFiI-_eEksLf9f7VpTqW08Pmp-3NrYjzJZvAmrzdIuQ8oiVD_-reLEaXvf1PoOgm4OK3Tk/s400/EJL+blog8.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div><span style="color:#00cccc;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#00cccc;">Robyn, Burton, and Ella Jane--I love you guys! Thank you for always trusting your most precious moments to me and my camera, and thanks for being a crazy-good PR team for me. ;-)</span></div><div></div><div>PROOFS: <em>To view Ella Jane's proofs, </em><a href="http://www.myprofessionalimages.com/EventLogin.aspx?sid=125340"><span style="color:#00cccc;"><em>click here</em></span></a><em>. (The password is Robyn's maiden name.) Please log in when prompted if you want to save your shopping cart. Thanks!</em></div></div></div></div>Amy Cliftonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13763937728572744717noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-128436044693226802.post-36385302059788131482008-10-20T20:39:00.009-04:002008-10-21T00:42:03.284-04:00Gavin and Gabe: leave your own trail...<span style="color:#00cccc;">Things you need on a rainy day: </span><br /><br /><span style="color:#00cccc;">Giant furry dinosaur? Check.</span><br /><span style="color:#00cccc;">Puzzle? Check.</span><br /><span style="color:#00cccc;">Funny faces? Check.</span><br /><span style="color:#00cccc;">New baby brother? Check.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#00cccc;">Gavin, 3 1/2, is super-smart, really cute, and a very cool little dude. (He's a Jack Johnson fan!) Gabe, 3 weeks, is an adorable little chunk of sweetness. </span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyJIfDN6BHuxTTaAXCHTyv8j6qoyIirPOLayWNVt0Ho7Pl2qrJR5uYj0FQnsbVauQ7Fhee9KsysaeaunYjs9pE1u7aTcIsYCJhy4DdhWQPtyUkuXwHZBGVv6JOOIWxrjn1S16-xLpF18o/s1600-h/GandG+blog5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259452061013408914" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyJIfDN6BHuxTTaAXCHTyv8j6qoyIirPOLayWNVt0Ho7Pl2qrJR5uYj0FQnsbVauQ7Fhee9KsysaeaunYjs9pE1u7aTcIsYCJhy4DdhWQPtyUkuXwHZBGVv6JOOIWxrjn1S16-xLpF18o/s400/GandG+blog5.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color:#00cccc;">The sweet Big Brother...</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiBItEfeGEHW1pvqBWbn5p4yWJkB5shm92I-Tf8sqE4dDgDyvH0MVxxsZ2AoFPjV9uOX4lIwXpkHLRKgTl8B_JCQdcvw6weozF_Mm6XfxRA44R2Mr1RW13KCmpSe-Om9PN21TPi2ZBmpQ/s1600-h/GandG+blog11.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259452735608623826" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiBItEfeGEHW1pvqBWbn5p4yWJkB5shm92I-Tf8sqE4dDgDyvH0MVxxsZ2AoFPjV9uOX4lIwXpkHLRKgTl8B_JCQdcvw6weozF_Mm6XfxRA44R2Mr1RW13KCmpSe-Om9PN21TPi2ZBmpQ/s400/GandG+blog11.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDncH20Au7SP9fbee4jGcWT35Kf3dXA80-bKP78MhO6Mpxdn_A9BdW2u2Gq0Mnmmo7u548lOy6SXTzeio6JvFEYsWihWwMPPsqNHigXY61NejqjFpAliYMpFG_X_wkmq6uCf5hGDOj57w/s1600-h/GandG+blog10.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259452571466476834" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDncH20Au7SP9fbee4jGcWT35Kf3dXA80-bKP78MhO6Mpxdn_A9BdW2u2Gq0Mnmmo7u548lOy6SXTzeio6JvFEYsWihWwMPPsqNHigXY61NejqjFpAliYMpFG_X_wkmq6uCf5hGDOj57w/s400/GandG+blog10.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color:#00cccc;">Uh-oh, here it comes!</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghaukWrNU9Fsd8WN1alOjRZKUp9pISsyjd0Y2SVKrL-wiw09kKxQ0_e0os6x38pDgTJ62-aOfuWdFyidCQJb2zd03O3R0ZlG6oB1yfEX0LfWt7NlD6rqYtCOAyPRLBJ0duoZRDfMVReQU/s1600-h/GandG+blog1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259452048956985666" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghaukWrNU9Fsd8WN1alOjRZKUp9pISsyjd0Y2SVKrL-wiw09kKxQ0_e0os6x38pDgTJ62-aOfuWdFyidCQJb2zd03O3R0ZlG6oB1yfEX0LfWt7NlD6rqYtCOAyPRLBJ0duoZRDfMVReQU/s400/GandG+blog1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipiuivzDIvad9PUPz0Ep8kGUnpIksJMNBAl5diGUZqgmCp9g63PZXqT9ubPSQ-bDfSNwk1QRmbJRHfJTPFVpPHuzpNomciODaMeVyZX85dnK4aUPs3omMdYRaFqxJgiQw61PZz3MWFc_s/s1600-h/GandG+blog2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259452049609539698" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipiuivzDIvad9PUPz0Ep8kGUnpIksJMNBAl5diGUZqgmCp9g63PZXqT9ubPSQ-bDfSNwk1QRmbJRHfJTPFVpPHuzpNomciODaMeVyZX85dnK4aUPs3omMdYRaFqxJgiQw61PZz3MWFc_s/s400/GandG+blog2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color:#00cccc;">While mom Lindsay was taking care of Gabe, I got some fun pictures of Gavin!</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXQmzE8Okmvg1MROO_y-I0YgOH95jrh6LuF0TBBVriWki7oIvIWrmWxxRVOaLbfodyWwhllg7NbZllavIEVrqP1uCEKbyEYDUROpEk7IGci-5ZMhiEuu5lK3tXotuV-_flVNlXBuzOCHM/s1600-h/GandG+blog8.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259452564283661490" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXQmzE8Okmvg1MROO_y-I0YgOH95jrh6LuF0TBBVriWki7oIvIWrmWxxRVOaLbfodyWwhllg7NbZllavIEVrqP1uCEKbyEYDUROpEk7IGci-5ZMhiEuu5lK3tXotuV-_flVNlXBuzOCHM/s400/GandG+blog8.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color:#00cccc;">Love his tongue out...it helps the concentration, you know!</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdn4OIXps8RRnoKWsg2zohTKkFazQ1mHK05CObKXDFt7djAhW3UcrkvoqP3DOIZrjvgOnnE0VSG4gRA2N4xadv1vwTgj58LHs4KOPnmoLiwLEp8rjA7oxAqq68vsSpOeYuA_bXK5lwgGk/s1600-h/GandG+blog3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259452054579343714" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdn4OIXps8RRnoKWsg2zohTKkFazQ1mHK05CObKXDFt7djAhW3UcrkvoqP3DOIZrjvgOnnE0VSG4gRA2N4xadv1vwTgj58LHs4KOPnmoLiwLEp8rjA7oxAqq68vsSpOeYuA_bXK5lwgGk/s400/GandG+blog3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color:#00cccc;">The many faces of Gavin...</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz7MHSSwHvHC8TEdAWBRvaONvhTkNvHnFZYcKsJ8SBD_R1Sae-zx9XD66CPu5zmGAn2BTVCTU4E7QDknUI9vTecNxU6TeiXMQt6Rj4y-AevmwioyjLgijzmzM2vlUNl1N1dY97-1fTGwk/s1600-h/GandG+blog7.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259452553379421794" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz7MHSSwHvHC8TEdAWBRvaONvhTkNvHnFZYcKsJ8SBD_R1Sae-zx9XD66CPu5zmGAn2BTVCTU4E7QDknUI9vTecNxU6TeiXMQt6Rj4y-AevmwioyjLgijzmzM2vlUNl1N1dY97-1fTGwk/s400/GandG+blog7.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color:#00cccc;">OK, content again!</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijlF7pbkgz7zjziiQc3NLaTgFyPagteo6cCd49BxRq56qk7_ufnh06Bf4p_Pw185c_EO81l6VudXHpt92QPO2k6oRLcqqpegjBu_j8FQ9dUUDSSKxB28PG1znEBvJvn4ESi9k0B3FlxB0/s1600-h/GandG+blog4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259452056377527282" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijlF7pbkgz7zjziiQc3NLaTgFyPagteo6cCd49BxRq56qk7_ufnh06Bf4p_Pw185c_EO81l6VudXHpt92QPO2k6oRLcqqpegjBu_j8FQ9dUUDSSKxB28PG1znEBvJvn4ESi9k0B3FlxB0/s400/GandG+blog4.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color:#00cccc;">Chunky feet! :-)</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCHZ9jPcsdFKbJwYHU9aOn_8tgxFoa7v4ZaVygDwuoRVFIchdwpDZ5Gf0-YtxJ6VitEczbNsB7uFitJuH1hmq7PpSbvPupxepkdd2IPJPtBmg0XzVUtcSBxhSVr4fm7GRa43pNz0Xj7ik/s1600-h/GandG+blog9.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259452573302791074" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCHZ9jPcsdFKbJwYHU9aOn_8tgxFoa7v4ZaVygDwuoRVFIchdwpDZ5Gf0-YtxJ6VitEczbNsB7uFitJuH1hmq7PpSbvPupxepkdd2IPJPtBmg0XzVUtcSBxhSVr4fm7GRa43pNz0Xj7ik/s400/GandG+blog9.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color:#00cccc;">I love this sweet picture of Mommy and Gabe...</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYmDNFVqPg3AH7hAVtrHEesXz2yGyM04IgtlnnVeDvpSHSZcFoR4QNBzE-hWV25txr2hI8xlVi1Ecs4MsPoehMtC6qk9HSakut9zP_9w3OiPsFWpCQ4_EJfZTBASnsDsessRGpf3VbVo0/s1600-h/GandG+blog6.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259452552762687346" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYmDNFVqPg3AH7hAVtrHEesXz2yGyM04IgtlnnVeDvpSHSZcFoR4QNBzE-hWV25txr2hI8xlVi1Ecs4MsPoehMtC6qk9HSakut9zP_9w3OiPsFWpCQ4_EJfZTBASnsDsessRGpf3VbVo0/s400/GandG+blog6.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color:#00cccc;">Gabe's middle name is McNair, named after his dad's childhood friend </span><a href="http://www.gainesville.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060830/LOCAL/208300346&SearchID=73255542885740"><span style="color:#663333;">McNair Bostick</span></a><span style="color:#00cccc;">. From everything I 've heard and read, McNair was an amazing man who loved life, loved his family, and loved the world around him. He was killed in a tragic bicycle accident in 2006 at the age of 34. </span><br /><span style="color:#00cccc;"></span><br /><span style="color:#00cccc;">May Gabe and Gavin carry on McNair's legacy: <em>"Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail" --Ralph Waldo Emerson</em></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGUVPfvvjFylxV8YQBI-lt5HN5bPtRDHEfr6SxuxeqfGJ4GqNFk2iXBBgEdRj3GRJtFvG3bjccUA00m7YLm4lErVc07jg3d5fOTrGsHRhxtWPjEKS0-KXVeXfX8UP1ZUt0ID3ywcATp0M/s1600-h/McNair.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259452738062161170" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGUVPfvvjFylxV8YQBI-lt5HN5bPtRDHEfr6SxuxeqfGJ4GqNFk2iXBBgEdRj3GRJtFvG3bjccUA00m7YLm4lErVc07jg3d5fOTrGsHRhxtWPjEKS0-KXVeXfX8UP1ZUt0ID3ywcATp0M/s400/McNair.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color:#00cccc;">(Thanks to the family for sharing this awesome photo of McNair at Mt. Fiji.)</span><br /><br /><br /><em><strong>Note:</strong> To view Gavin and Gabe's online proofs, please<span style="color:#00cccc;"> </span></em><a href="http://www.myprofessionalimages.com/EventLogin.aspx?sid=123251"><span style="color:#00cccc;"><em>CLICK HERE</em></span></a><em>. The password is the family's last name. *If you want to save your shopping cart for later, be sure to enter your email address when prompted!*</em>Amy Cliftonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13763937728572744717noreply@blogger.com1