The DeYoungs

Here are the rest from Amy's shoot...(scroll down two posts for my favorite shot).

If you don't know the story, I somehow found Amy online while blog-stalking my favorite photographers. I kept up with her for a while...and by that, I mean lurked in the background and read about her life without ever commenting. Then one day I read that she was moving to San Antonio. So I de-lurked myself and invited her to lunch. And I was glad I did because she's such a cool chick. The kind that you feel like you know right away. Comfortable in her skin, and just easy to hang out with. Turns out her husband Paul is the same way, which made for the best candid shots. And I won't lie. Shooting other photographers always gives me a few butterflies. But they made it easy peasy. Plus, how can you go wrong with a family that looks like this.

Her main reason for the shoot was so that SHE could be in some photos. What a concept.  :)

I love baby Jay's expression here. Looks like he's puckering too.

My links STILL don't work, so here is her website if you want to see her work. She is who I refer all my wedding inquiries to, if you're interested. www.amydeyoung.com. 

Comments

[cathy]

#10...LOVE it love it love it!!! :)

[Ma']

That mirror shot is one of those "one in a million" moments! Mama has her eyes fastened on those little baby feet... Dad's eyes on baby.. and baby's eyes far into the distance. As though everyone is "reflecting". Mom, on how to guide Jay's little feet into his destiny... Dad, on the gift and responsibility of the life in his hands... and baby, held in such tender love, his cup is certain to be filled to overflowing.

You Maile... you capture the life that is truly Life.

[Amy DeYoung]

Ok, typing through the tears... THANK YOU!! I am so in love with every single image! Now I know how it feels to be given the gift of moments captured in a single image. You the best my talented friend :) And I'm so so glad you came out of blog-stalker hiding - lol.

[cat]

OMG!!! Those are some tender moments...you are so very talented. LOVE all of them...

[Christina LeMarr]

OMG these are A M A Z I N G!!!! I loooooooove the one of them puckering!!! Awesome awesome awesome!!
The colors rock!!
~christina

[Heather España Photography]

Gorgeous. I love that shot of the baby laying by their feet :).

[Amanda]

I blog-stalk other photographers as well. It really creeps them out when I meet them and know all about what they've been doing the past week. I'm working on getting a blog of my own and am vowing to de-lurk!

Photographers ACTUALLY IN photos with their family? Craziness. You should come on family vacations with me - you know prove that I was actually there. :-)

[Sassy]

Amy is a good friend of mine and I TOTALLY agree with you, when you first meet her, you feel like you have known her for years. She is an incredible woman.

The pictures are great. You are very talented. Thank you for sharing these gems with us!

[Tina]

I have been stalking your blog forever...I met you at SOBA Expo a couple of years back. (I work for Welcome Home Community Newspaper). Anyway, thanks for such great pics and posts. You have inspired me to start my own blog! Check it out at http://itsallaboutt.blogspot.com/.

Thanks for all your inspiration and I look forward to the day you photograph my family.

Peace-Tina

[Rachel Brooke]

You NAILED this shoot! All of these are amazing, I love that last one too! They are a beautiful family and she's a great photographer!

[Maya]

These are so precious! They look like such an awesome fam! I wish I would've seen these before my shoot this weekend...I love the ones with their feet and jeans!

[Alissa]

Wow, I haven't been here in a long time but these are INCREDIBLE! I just love the simplicity and the emotion of all of these, and the light is beautiful. Great job!! I'll be back...;)

[laura - dolcepics]

What an incredibly beautiful family and equally beautiful photographs. Just perfect!!