Thank You

I just want to say THANK YOU to all our new friends and clients of Amplified Photography. Things are on a roll, busy... busy.. busy, and it's all because of you. Amplified Photography is growing, expanding, and planning for a bright future. And to say thank you, we will be offering more specials and session discounts through-out the year. For more information, or to book your photography session, check us out on Facebook, or visit us at AmplifiedPhoto.com

God Bless you guys ~ Adam

Fountain in the Desert

On location in the desert with Pastor Tim Thompson & family (Fountain of Life Christian Fellowship) at the base of the beautiful Superstition Mountains for their family portrait session. This was a fun shoot, Tim and his family are really cool and easy to photograph, we all had a good time during the session.

Summer of Love

Summertime Lovin' ~ For Anne and Dave (or Steve, as I like to call him), their upcoming wedding on 10/10/10 is coming fast!! It will be here in a blink of an eye, and before you know it, I will be posting some of the wedding pictures. Anne & Dave are cool kids, and they were a lot of fun to photograph. I am looking forward to shooting their wedding! Their engagement session was at the Tempe Art Center. As you can tell by the image below, a summer storm was rollin' through which created some beautiful clouds in the background. We were also able to sneek into the Art Center and take some really cool images.

Back 2 School SPECIALS

Check out AmplifiedPhoto for awesome back to school specials on Senior Portraits, Model & Lifestyle Portfolios, and Family Portrait sessions. Book between 08/04 - 09/15 and receive 25% off your session fee. More portfolio specials and discounts will be offered throughout the year on our Facebook fan page.

Expected End Ministries (part 3)

Katie Souza, Expected End Ministries. During our last photo session (EEM part 2) Katie was missing is action, actually she was in Canada... but for this session, it's all about Katie. During the Healing Light conference in Tempe, AZ, Katie stirs the audience with the word of God and His healing power. Here is a small sample of images taken during the conference.

The Doug Gordon Experience

While Doug Gordon is not a preacher, he is on a mission to spread the "good news" of Fashion-Wedding Photography to the masses. Part amazing photographer, part motivational speaker, and part crazy, Doug hits you with a high-energy workshop which leaves you wanting more. To Doug, it's all about passion, and I could not agree with him more. Almost anybody with a digital camera these days thinks they are a "photographer" but seriously, it takes a lot more than just having an expensive camera if you want to be taken seriously in this competitive industry. It takes talent and having an artistic eye. It takes schooling, workshops and dedication. It takes sacrifice, study, knowledge of how to light your subject and how to get the correct exposure. It takes having a drive to succeed and not letting anything stand in your way... most of all, it takes PASSION!!

The Doug Gordon Workshop, or "Experience" as I refer to it, is a high-speed journey into the minds eye of a talented photographer who really cares about his craft. His love for photography and talent is evident, but more importantly, like true masters of their craft, he wants to teach other through proper education, training and techniques how to capture and create better images.

Expected End Ministries (part 2)

On location in Maricopa, Arizona with Expected End Ministries.

When my friends Robert and Katie Souza (EEM) called me to inquire about more portfolio and advertisement images for their ministry, hopefully they should have already known my answer would be yes before they called! I love working with Robert and Katie, and all my new friends from EEM, they truly are are great bunch of people.

On this shoot, with Katie missing in action, we found another old abandoned house to use as our backdrop, along with a park and waterfall scene as our secondary location.

White Dress Series

Love and Marriage... Love and Marriage...

Donna and Jason were married on May 16th at Val Vista Lakes Resort in Gilbert, Arizona. This was a beautiful outdoor wedding with several waterfalls and the lake as backdrops. No matter where I am shooting, I always find myself having fun! This was no exception... even though it was already in the mid 90's and I was running around sweating, I couldn't help but have fun!! The boy (pictured below) was the best-man, and was too funny, he thought it would be cool to have his picture taken with all the ladies. You know this one will end up on Face Book, (not counting my blog). Donna and Jason were lots of fun to photograph, they were up for just about anything. I am posting more images from their wedding @ AmplifiedPhoto.com

Quinceanera

Quinceanera, or Mini Wedding... you be the judge.

If you ask me, the only difference between the two events are the young ladies involved... oh yeah, and the fact that one is turning 15 years old, and the other is actually getting married! But when it comes to the elaborate locations, flower decor and size of these events, there's no telling them apart. First, you have the Quinceanera ceremony held at a beautiful resort, followed up by a cocktail hour for all the adults. Next is the grand entrance of the young lady and her royal court. She has her first dance, followed by the father / daughter dance. Off go her shoes, and on come the glass heals... This modern day Cinderella has it all, reception, dinner, cake, dancing and ice cream. Oh yeah, don't forget about two music groups playing in the background and reception.

This was an exciting event to shoot, all 6 1/2 hours of it. It was just like shooting a wedding, and by the time I was done, I was exhausted to say the least. Breann's Quinceanera was beautiful, this is another one of these events that I will always remember shooting.

American Helicopter Society

On this Event Photography assignment, I got the opportunity to work with my mentor, Ken Krehbiel (Imageworks Photography) during the AHS International (American Helicopter Society) trade show at the Phoenix Convention Center in Arizona.

The American Helicopter Society is a professional society in the area of vertical flight. It was formed in 1944. It gives out many awards for accomplishments in engineering in vertical flight. It publishes an official magazine (Vertiflite) and a technical journal (Journal of the American Helicopter Society).

This was a fun assignment, lots of really cool tech stuff to shoot!! And, I had a great time working with Ken again. Ken is a great guy and an excellent photographer. No matter what the assignment is, Ken's work in photography is cutting edge... no wonder why he is ranked #3 in Commercial Photography for Arizona.

I will always jump at the opportunity to work with Ken! Now, getting back to the AHS International convention, because of the high security and nature of this event, I am only able to post a couple of select, nondescript images from this event.

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