I do declare the deepest discount of the year is going to my fabulous returning clients. Thank you for everything! Stay tuned for your Clients Only Email and jump on it. It’s headed your way after the 4th of July holiday.

Everyday sessions are currently being booked and won’t be around long.  Jump on it.  It’s cool and stress free.

I hope you all have a safe wonderful Fourth of July weekend. Do what you can to help save the planet and preserve our way of life.

I leave you with a top 10 list of cool things I have discovered on the interwebs. In no particular order!

10. Got a complimentary one of THESE. I am hooked.

9.Orb Element – reusable personal filtered bottle. I bought one 3 months ago. Have not bought bottled water since. Totally rock star. No plastic bottles in the trash and it tastes great.

8. The iphone meets photography and it’s totally sexy -

7. I just searched for this for 10 minutes. If you love pizza like we do DO THIS as soon as possible.

6.  The double shot camera! SO fun.  I have yet to get my film developed but I’ll keep you posted

5. The ipad. I don’t have one but if i did. I would keep it in THIS.

4. GasLand - Sundance Film.  Eye opening for certain and I think it’s worth watching.  Read Reviews.

3.  7th Generation – If you have not bought this product at Target.  Give it a whirrl.  I use the free and clear dish soap and laundry detergent. Love it.

2   PicClick – If you haven’t seen this run don’t walk.  Etsy. Amazon. allrecipies.com all in one place.  My friend Shannon has led me to heaven.

1.   Everyone should read THIS.

and and the animated bonus of this cool little video, I thought was well done

The Seed from Johnny Kelly on Vimeo.

I see why he like suddenly prefers this blanket.  Not only is it super soft it has built in surveillance and air conditioning!   He totally saw this coming.   Good boy even gave me eye contact.

These dogs in particular, 20 of them, were saved from a Hesperia KILL shelter nearing their last day. Paige hand picked each one and I can tell you they are all such sweet hearts. The love that they have for her just shines in their eyes and even after just a few days didn’t want to leave her side. She, and The Pet Rescue Center saved their lives. Period.

Not only does The Pet Rescue Center save our future furry friends they also have a state of the art veterinary facility that blows away anything I have ever seen and Dr. Wheaton and the rest of the staff visibly care for your pets.

JUNE SPECIAL:

Pet sessions booked in the month of June I will happily donate 15% of my print sales to The Pet Rescue center to help care for these critters.

Session must take place between the months of June-August 2010. Space is limited. Contact for details.

Amy Boring – info@aboringphoto.com or 714.883.5654 for more information on booking your session.

If you are interested in any of the animals seen here or to donate go to: www.thepetrescuecenter.org

The pup above was the most attentive of the bunch and loved having his/her photo taken.  I am not normally a fan of the pit bull but my goodness my heart was stolen.

above:  This sweet girl lost a whole litter of pups.  Such a lover.

above:  Really?  Could you be any cuter!

Melty puppy love for Paige.

above:  This girly got dropped off at 4 years old.   She is mellow, sweet and probably just wants a place to stretch out and relax for the rest of her golden years.

above:   Obviously sweet sweet sweet.  She adored Paige and the stretch into the scratches behind the ears is probably my favorite shot of the day.

above:  Puppies and more puppies.  7 of them all together.  Look at those markings.  swoon.

I am not a cat girl but seriously even I wanted to take the above kitty home.  She was playful and so cool!

above:  Kittens!  Teeny tiny kittens!

The above lounge lizards have been around for a while.  Someone take them home already!  Garfield lovers we need you! ….keep an eye on your lasagna.  The black kitty…LOVE those whiskers!

You can see it in their eyes!  All good catches right there. Ready for their homes!

Thank you Angie for taking the time to whip this up and  for this new perspective outside of my own.

All the clothing in the swatches can be found at Old Navy & J Crew: Crew Cuts.

Let’s talk  color!

Mustard and Cement. Sage and Rhubarb. Crimson and Bluebell. How about Poppy, Papaya, and a splash of Turquoise? All delicious combinations of color. Spring is upon is with a brightly colored palette just waiting to be taken advantage of!

So often the portraiture of the past has us playing the matching game. We remember growing up, the dreaded family photo shoot that had mom dressing us in the exact same thing. Often times the kids mirrored one another with mom and dad changing it up just a smidge (think jeans and white shirts, or khakis with black polos). Were your images be horrible? Most likely no, but they probably lacked some things. Personality, life, color.

One of the great things about custom photography is you have the opportunity to hand your children, your family, over to an artist whose eyes are trained to see what is beyond the norm. We see past the terrible twos and the shyness of your six-year-old – we are able to capture the tiniest of details with precision and care. What better way to allow us to get to know your family than through fantastic attire that screams YOU? Embrace the uniqueness of your children, allow their personalities to shine through with colors and textures that fit them. Is your daughter spunky and full of life? Would she love to wear her new polka dotted dress over those little jeans you just got her? Perhaps your son is an old soul, full of eclectic wonder and curiosity… he would look dashing in his favorite cargo shorts with a plaid shirt, rolled up sleeves and a funky vest.

When it comes to my own art I’m often inspired by what nature shares with us. The fruit of a blossoming tree, a freshly picked basket of blueberries, perhaps even the glow of the sunset over the Pacific. Each person has a story to tell and a color palette all their own. Enjoy the stage your family is at. Desire to capture it. Think past the traditional khakis and polo shirt. Make it fun, make it real, and make it rock.

~Angie

Not only is it super cute. It is totally cozy and with the perfect amount of stretch not to squeeze your brain out of your head. Pretty safe to say it’s a must have. Visit her shop Hello Cherie and grab a few. Ya, know….so you can be fashionable and send a girl and her cute boyfriend out for coffee and thrift store shopping.

…and while you’re poking around stop by and see my current give away.

So, I thought I would pop in, say have a great weekend and share a portion of my San Fran iPhone road trip with you. I love love LOVE taking photos for work and pleasure but sometimes taking photos with my Nikon just makes more work for me. The iPhone 3GS is a simple and incognito way to shoot what I see and do quick studies of light, color, composition, and texture without much thought at all with out a lick of editing.  The ability to upload to both flickr and facebook in just a few seconds is a total bonus and makes my phone the ideal point and shoot.

I made a really quick 7″x7″ book from blurb for under $20 and I was quite pleased with the finished product. It is what it is and I love that the imperfection of it all makes it…well…perfect.

Enjoy,

amy b.

Staus update: I venture out Wednesday morning up to San Fransisco to shoot a newborn. I am officially a traveling photographer. So just as a heads up… I will be out of the office with limited access to email and all that jazz until Jan 21st.

No, I won’t be in SF the whole time…. You see…I heard about this blog contest for a seat to StyleLab, (a workshop for wedding photographers) over at the Wedding Chicks blog site. Enter as many times as you like? It’s was ON! There were about 10 people that were not messing around. I was going.to.win. I could feel it. I was determined. I went nuts posting random facts of all kinds. Wedding facts, nutrition facts, state of CA facts, a bit of thanks and small talk with other competitors. I did manage to edit some photos in between. It’s the farthest extent I have even gone to win something. Let’s just say I probably would not speak a word of this if the outcome were different. HA! I am pretty sure we crashed the server around 9:30pm with just under 2000 comments. Or they cut us off. Either way I was relieved. I got off my computer feeling slightly crazy. Did I really just do that? Well, my time invested paid off. The winning number 1172. My new favorite number.

Weddings? Yes, I know I said I would never shoot weddings. Doing so was never in the initial game plan. Here’s proof of (excuse me while I eat my own words) that wise ole saying of never say never. Turns out I quite enjoy the challenge and honor of telling the story of “the big day” and doing my best at making it more memorable than they could ever imagine. With Style Lab and the Jessica Claire Workshop in February I guess you could say I am jumping in head first, much like Ashley in this shot I snapped while working with the wonderfulCourtney Allison back in September.

I want 2010 to be a year packed full of creation, collaboration, inspiration and taking it to the next level. 2009 was good to me and I am so thankful for each and everyone of you that I have had the pleasure of working with as well as those of you that leave comments, ask questions, and inspire. You all make my day and keep me moving forward. Cheers to all of you! May this be your best year yet. Truly. If I have yet to meet you…I look forward to it.

Seems like a good day to start a 365. Using my iPhone. Here goes nothing.

Day 1

People have been asking how he is so I was able to have a little shoot for me session. I guess it was a day for vertical images. Happy Sunday!

Dean and I tromped around in the field in the front of the house this morning at 7am. 7am!! and snapped a few. It was all foggy and cool. Here are a couple D snapped with my D200. Pretty much straight out camera. I love them.