Kelly and Brady: Engagement

Kelly and Brady are such a sweet and cute couple! Kelly is a hairstylist, and we've gotten to know each other through my super-amazing stylist Holly (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!

Kelly has the greatest laugh:

I really like the mood of this one.

I love the colors in this one!

Looooove this series...

My favorite from the day!! I think this would make a very cool canvas...

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." :-)

Holly & Mark--Contest Winners!

Holly and Mark were my cute and sassy contest winners 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.



Loooove this one...seems like I just stumbled into such a personal moment between these two.















I love this series--the yummy backlight is fabulous!







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.

H-O-T-Tness!

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!)...

FYI for any photographers out there, I edited this entirely in Lightroom2...only opened PS to add my logo. Craig and Lindsey--yay, I have my life back. Thank you!! :-)

Don't forget to "show me (and Holly & Mark!) some love!"

My Logo!!! Finally, revealed!

Back in November, I began working with the amazing creative team at Peculiar Productions 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. 

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. I love it, 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!

Wedding Festival!

I had a great time at the Wedding Festival Saturday, and enjoyed a fun dinner afterwards with some awesome photographers from the area. And then I slept all day today, hehe. 

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! 

Here are a few more photos of my booth. :-)