Schedule

I wanted to remind everyone that Catherine Amiss Photography will be CLOSED to photo sessions during the entire month of January. I take this month every year to spend more time with my family and to brainstorm about the coming year. I am very excited about introducing some NEW PRODUCTS this year! (Albums, photo boxes, cards....oh my!)

I am also super excited about attending a photo expo in Nashville in a few weeks, where there will be 600 different vendors! I haven't committed to exactly which products will be making their debut with Catherine Amiss Photography yet, because I want to attend the expo first to see first hand which products will set themselves apart in terms of quality and style. Stay tuned.....I'll post my findings on the blog.

I will still be responding to email and phone messages, so if you have a question or want to book a session for February or for the springtime, I'll be happy to help. HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas! Here is our family card from this year. It's a trifold card, so it has a front and back and six (yes, SIX!) squares for pictures. The first two images are what it would look like all flattened out, but really the finished card is only 5x5 inches all folded up. I took some pictures so you can see better how a trifold really looks.

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Below is the front of the card, and the view when you open the cover.

This is the middle of the card (or "inside") when it's all opened up.

And lastly, the image on the left is the back of the card (folded) and the image on the right is the way the back of the trifold looks when it's opened up.

So, these pictures of my boys were taken at Carvin's Cove at the end of October. I had to laugh (so as not to cry!) after the session because I think I always understand my clients a little better after I photograph my OWN kids! Sometimes when I pull out the camera, my usually sweet, wonderfully behaved children become little crazy people! It seems as though every client worries about the behavior of her children and I'm always telling them to just relax, let the kiddos play....we'll get some great shots. And I really mean it! I'm very comfortable with children, but yes, I DO understand your frustration when you're one year old won't let the 5 year old anywhere near him. :) (Hence, the cover shot.)

Mill Mountain Session Preview

We headed to Mill Mountain for this session. The wind was blustery but these little guys held up well. I love the image below. What pretty eyes.

Little "M" is such a sweet boy!

Hope everyone has a nice week!

Lots of Leaves (Sneak Peek)

This little cutie is the daughter of a good friend of mine. Her family came into town last weekend and we had lots of fun playing in the leaves at my house. Little Miss "C" had lots of fun trying to eat them!


This is my favorite kind of family portrait - relaxed and natural. And joyful!

Thanks, Matt, for dragging the chair out to the field. :)

What a sweet face! Have a great weekend.

Happy Halloween

These pics are of my boys last Halloween. This year I will sneak chocolate from Dr. Micah and Ironman. Austin is still deep into the superhero admiration. I'll post those pictures soon. Have a great day!

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What a Gorgeous Day!

What a beautiful day! We headed to Carvin's Cove for this session and it seems we hit the peak leaf time. I love the image below. The colors, the moss, the woods...I almost expect to catch a glimpse of a fairy here.



Check out these baby blues!



Little sister has such a sweet smile.

Thanks for stopping in. Have a great day.

Fall Preview

Okay, so this text is supposed to go with the images below. However, for some reason unknown to me, my blog was posting the pictures in HTML (to us non-techies, that's a code that looks like gibberish). So I didn't know where to add the appropriate text!

Anyway...this session took place on a gorgeous day. These cute little boys had lots of fun running around. I had to include the black and white of them together because for some reason it looked to me as if they were playing football. How cute!

Have a great week!

Fall Preview

Autumn Family Preview

I loved this session. The mom picked a beautiful location at a local golf community, the weather was lovely and this family was delightful! They were so laid-back and fun. As you can see, little "Miss N." is a real charmer, too.

Have a great weekend!

Congrats!

Congratulations, Amanda and Nathan. May God bless you and your marriage!



Such a beautiful bride!

And a handsome groom!

Just a note to those of you who have called to inquire about me photographing your wedding. I very much appreciate your asking, but I actually do not do any wedding or event photography. (These pictures are from a pre-wedding portrait session, which I am happy to do!) I am a stay-at-home-mother to two sweet (and active!) boys, so I have to limit the number of sessions I take. Thank you!

Family Preview

Okay, so I'm a bit out of control with the numbers of images I've been posting on my previews! I aim for three, but I just had to include a few extras of these beautiful sisters. In the image below, I love how little sister still has those baby hands with the dimples. Sooo cute!




These girls are stunningly pretty!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Labor Day weekend!

Family Preview

One of the things that I just love about my job is watching families grow. It wasn't too long ago that I was taking maternity portraits of this little boy's mama! I adore the picture below; it makes me happy! What a cutie.

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Have a great day!

Joy and Mud (Preview)

These brothers were SO much FUN to photograph! They are just the neatest kids - full of life, joy and lots of "rough and tumble"! (But still sweet and respectful!) Usually the more kids in a photograph, the harder it can be for the photographer, but not in their case. These guys cracked each other up so easily that it was hard not to get them smiling together. In fact, this is the first preview that I've ever posted with all sibling shots! I do have great indivuals and family images from this session too, but I just couldn't resist these brotherly moments. Makes me proud to have 2 boys of my own. :)



Can you tell they're competitive?

Do you remember that grade-school game of quick reflexes where you put your hands out palm down with your partners' hands palm up under yours? They try to lightly smack your hands and you try, of course, to not get smacked! I love the image below. It's the one and only picture I took of this game, because as soon as I'd suggested it I realized that it probably wasn't the smartest game to ask two wild boys to play. :) Maybe they didn't get the memo reading "try to LIGHTLY smack your partners hands...."

Thanks, Martha and Kevin and boys for a fun session!