Steve & Kelly (wedding)

Hello again friends!  I'm feeling a bit under the weather today and I'm terribly behind in the blog so I will be updating throughout the day.

I first met Steve, Kelly and their family last year.  When they contacted me, letting me know they'd be getting married and needed a photographer I was super happy to hear they were getting married.  When we met to talk specifics they told me how they met and that their anniversary was coming up.  They made such an impression on me.  It was so exciting to see a couple that has been together for 18 years still be giddy with love.

They were married at Duncan Memorial Chapel in Crestwood, KY.  I was blown away by the beauty of this chapel!  The overall feel of the day was relaxed with 18 years worth of excitement rolled together.  I think my favorite part of the day was when Steve saw Kelly walk in.  He was overcome with so much emotion he could barely get through their vows.  That is love my friends!!  Below are a few of my favorite images.

 Before being decorated for the ceremony

 

 

Bouquets made by Shannon Ross of Gatherings Decor (gatheringsdecor@att.net)

Propology 2 (princess & the pea)

A few weeks back I did a concept shoot entitled "Princess & the Pea".  Beneath the photo you'll see a more detailed description of the props and how I pulled it off and on a budget.

My personal goal for this session was to make it as cheap as possible and to use as many supplies I already had.  I'll start at the top
1. Teepee- Bamboo poles and a white blanket
2. Crown- I made this crown the week leading up to the session with the help of my wonderful Gramma in-law.  I have very minimal sewing skills)
3.Baby bed- Years ago, when I was little my Grampa made various play things.  I was blessed enough to get the last bed left a few months ago.  It was painted white.  I repainted it offwhite.  I have the bed to use for newborn session.
4. "Mattresses"- This part of the set up was the only part I struggled to find a cheap, easy way.  Finally I decided on pillows.  I bought about a 1/2 yard of each fabric and wrapped it around the front of the pillow to form the appearance of mattresses.
5. Paper lanterns- I hadn't originally planned for the lanterns to be used but while packing for the session I saw them and figured it couldn't hurt.  If I were to have originally planned to bring them I would've preferred to have different sizes of the lanterns and possibly a few more.  It helped bring the set up together and bridged the gap of the spaces between the teepee and bed.
6. Decorative box- used as a sort of table

7. Candle holders- I used a large glass candle holder and two mini candle holders.  The large glass candle holder had a candle inside with partially thawed out frozen peas poured around.  The small candle holders had no candles with pea poured inside.

8. Bird shakers- A few months back I shot a wedding at Hanover College.  I often refer to it as my Romanian wedding.  One of their wedding favors were these bird salt and pepper shakers.  I'm so glad they made me take them home because I love them and have used them several times.

big bear hunt

This session was pulled together in about an hour using only supplies found in our home.  It is my last free weekend until November so I figured I'd better do the shoot I had been wanting to do for the past few weeks.  It was a last minute decision to do it yesterday so several of my original plans and props did make it into the set up.  Regardless I think it's incredibly cute and the boys had a blast despite the major heat.  I'm feeling a propology post coming up so look for this session soon.  You'll be surprised with some of the props I used.
The set up took about 20-25 minutes in extreme heat.  My wonderful stepson, Benjamin was a big help.  Pulling down the set up took about 10 minutes again with Benjamin's help.
I mentioned in the last post that due to my recent page change on Facebook I'm no longer allowed to give outside links to my albums so there will be no links.
Here are my favorites.

Until next time,

Amber

Bart & Whitney (engagements)

Last Saturday evening I met with Bart and Whitney for their engagement session in New Albany.  To my surprise they showed up as early as I did.  I knew these were great people :)  The location we used had changed a lot since I had last seen it and my usual areas of use were covered in weeds so we went explored and found a few new areas I hadn't used yet.  

I love props!  Small, big, plain or colorful I love them!  They can literally make a session.  Bart and Whitney's relationship started over his Jeep so they wanted to bring it along and include it in their session.  I had never used a vehicle for an engagement session so I wasn't exactly sure how to pull it off until I got there in person.  I love how it turned out!  Bart and Whitney are getting married in the next few days in Jamaica so I won't be doing their wedding.  I will however be doing their reception next month so stayed tuned for their reception post.

At this point in the blog I usually post a link to the album on Facebook so you can see it in it's entirety.  Unfortunately when I made the switch to a business page from a normal user page I lost a few functions.  You guessed it...one of those functions was the ability to share an outside link to the page.  The majority of my readers do not have a Facebook page so I'll try my best to include as many images as possible.

Now onto the pictures!

She's a Beatles fan :)  When we first met she asked where I came up with Jude's name then nonchalantly added she too was a Beatles fan.  When I saw her tattoo I just had to in some way incorporate it.  If you can't see it after clicking to see the full image it says, "There will be an answer let it be"

 

The line that started it all :)

Friend Referral Contest

Once again we're having a friend referral contest on Facebook.  What's up for grabs?

One free session with Foxtree that includes 10 edited images on CD with full rights to print.
**Excludes weddings and sessions already scheduled**
**Past winners of a Foxtree Photography friend referral contest can not win**

Sessions are for Southern IN, the Louisville, KY area and Southeast Missouri


What do you need to do to enter?

1. Tag Foxtree in your status asking friends to come "like" the page.  You tag by placing an @ sign before typing Foxtree's name (Foxtreephotography Amber Middleton).  When our name turns blue you've successfully tagged us.

2. Have your friends write on our wall telling us who sent them so we know who to give credit for.

The person who sends the most friends will win the photo session and images

**Contest ends September 5th, 2011 at noon Eastern time**

Enrique & Vasty (engagement)

I met with Enrique and Vasthy this past Saturday afternoon.  You may recognize them from a maternity session I did with them last year.  It was such a pleasure to meet with them and get to know them better.  They're a fun, sweet couple totally in love :)  The shoot took place in downtown Louisville.  To view the entire album on Facebook cut and paste the link below into your address bar.

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.240364599336348.57884.100000884290765&l=b3ebbfaa04&type=1

They're all favorites of mine so be sure to check out the blog.  Here are a few of my ultimate favorites.

princess & the pea

For those of you that know me you're aware that I'm not a sleeper and I'm always thinking, dreaming and sketching my ideas so I don't miss a single detail.  The idea for this shoot came in the form of the words only then I ran with it.  When I get ideas, especially for concept shoots I usually have a person in mind.  I see them and their personality in that session.  This session was meant for one special little girl.  I ran the idea by her Mom who was thrilled to have her little girl be a model for Foxtree.  In the future you'll see the rundown of the props in a detailed propology post but for now I'll just show the goods.  The day started out as a perfect overcast day which had me very excited.  I set up the teepee, bed, "mattresses" and the stool with the pea details on top.  We place little Miss Princess Pea and the sun decides it loves my set up and wants to light up that whole area.  I love the sun during sessions but not so much the bright noon day sun.  I love the warm glow of the evening sun especially for sessions like this.  It didn't work out but overall I'm still pleased with the concept session.  Thank you so much to Audrey's Mommy for being so trusting and just going with the flow :)  I know you read the blog so I'll throw in my true feelings for you to find.  You're an awesome lady inside and out!  I had a great time with you and your girls.  Ok onto the pictures!  If you'd like to view the full Facebook album, (that I think might still grow some) cut and paste the following link into your address bar.
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.237854986253976.57489.100000884290765&l=e7b260e881&type=1


Here are a few of my favorites.