Tuesday, August 9, 2011

It's been awhile...

I haven't gotten on here in awhile, and my apologies to my many loyal fans  readers. I have been very busy starting my own business! I had been trying to figure out what to do with myself since I quit my last job, and started learning even more about my camera/photography.  I finally decided to bite the bullet and try to create some sort of professionalism with my beginner skills, after much encouragement and support from my amazing husband and family.



It was not easy (and still isn't) but I am having fun, learning a TON and trying to keep my head above water. Many thanks to the various websites I frequent across the interwebs and to a few good friends who's talents far surpass mine.


Namely:
The CoffeeShop Blog
MCP Actions
(both of these websites offer shortcuts for Adobe Photoshop and many many tips and tricks which have come in handy! And so much inspiration! I hope I can be half as talented as the creators and submitters to these sites one day!)

Britanie Myers (Kentucky Photographer) -Britanie was a friend at BYU who has turned into an AMAZING photographer.  I love her work and I am always asking for tips from her! I wish we lived closer together so we could bounce ideas off of each other!

Lisa Christensen (Rochester, NY Photographer) -She is a BYU friend to my brother's family and shot our gorgeous bridals and groomals a few weeks before the wedding.  She has been kind enough to chat with me a few times about photography and let me shadow her on photo shoots. She is very very talented and I am so glad I was able to get pictures done with her and I ams so grateful for her never-ending advice!



I am continually amazed by the talent that I see all over the world and I am so inspired by everything I see on the internet! (Pinterest, what what!!) I am loving everything I have been able to accomplish so far in my small business and I love being able to see the happiness I can give to others when I am able to create something beautiful.


So, even if you're only there for a few minutes, I would be so humbled if you'd check out my website! I will say with pride that I had to learn HTML, CSS and some Javascript and I wrote the website (with a little help from the hubs) by myself from scratch. No templates or anything. It took hours and hours and hours of youtube videos, and books and many mistakes, but it's exactly how I wanted it- minimalistic, clean, and the pictures are the main focus. Enjoy!

PS- If you're in the area, I am currently running a 50% discount on prices as I build my portfolio! Can't beat that!
If you're interested, contact me here:
elizabeth@elizabethamberphotography.com
585.568.7024

4 comments:

Josh and Chantell said...

I am dying! You are so incredibly talented!! I wish we lived closer!!!

azalea said...

You do amazing work. Sorry it took so long for Azalea and I to adjust to being working girls lol. All Azalea does is eat sleep and poop. It was a long hard day for us both. Thanks for your patience,and in helping to calm her down.The music was a huge success. I would like to book you for Nov. 25th. I'll talk to you more as that date gets closer. Thanks! ~Linea

Britanie said...

AWWWW how sweet of you to mention me. You seriously are so talented. I too wish we lived closer together so I could hire you as a second shooter when I start doing weddings on my own. Plus photographer friends are the best. :)

Tausha said...

HOLY LOVE the website, it looks absolutely GREAT, easy to navigate...and great pictures! If we lived closer. I would hire you to take pictures of Chad and I, and of the new puppy, and when we get pregnant. Can you travel? :)