Welcome To my First Blog Post!
Do you like getting your pictures taken?
I don’t… That’s me with my family in the picture above. I asked a fellow photographer friend to do some “quick” family portraits and a headshot for my new website. Let me tell you what a learning experience that was to be on the other side of the camera. First off, I forgot to dye my gray hair line. My daughter woke up sick on the day of the “shoot” and as soon as someone points a camera in my sons direction his smile gets weird… like weird. Of course we are just trying to get the classic posed, everyone is smiling at the camera in an authentic way, but that’s not happening. So me and my husband get stressed and then the kids start crying. It was miserable. We were still able to get the shot above and many other which I love but the whole experience left me wondering if there was a better way… and all that wondering led me to…
Creative Connections
I decided to research and explore the idea of using prompts instead of posing. My photography sessions definitely started to help my clients loosen up and begin to show their authentic personalities better. However, something still felt like it was missing. People were still stressed about getting their pictures taken; the prompts sometimes felt random and didn’t flow very well from one to the next. That’s when I stumbled onto @athenaandcamron. They taught me how to turn a stressful, awkward posed photoshoot session into a powerful, connecting, heart-felt experience. They call their experience Inviting Joy. I call mine Creative Connections. My goal is to turn your photography session into an experience that helps you connect with those closest to you. I want to take away the stress of having to be perfectly posed and smiling at the camera and put the focus on helping you to remember why you love those people gathered around you. And then I want to document the connections and love. I’m still new at making my sessions a beautiful experience, but I’m working on it every day. And that leads me to…
The Giveaways
To celebrate the changes I am making and to continue to explore my style as a photographer, I will be doing TWO giveaways this winter! If you’re viewing this, you will have a chance to win a FREE stylized photo shoot- one for a family and/or one for an engagement! The giveaway includes my new Creative Connections Photoshoot session, 25 high-resolution digital prints, and a short highlight video. The value of the session and package is over $650.00!
Engagement Giveaway Rules: Any engaged couple who are getting married in 2023 or 2024 are eligible. The couple must be willing to accept styling suggestions for clothing that will include a dress for the woman and a button-up shirt for the man. The couple must be willing to travel to the photographer's location of choice. The location will not be more than a two hour drive away. The session length will be determined by the location, but the couple should be willing to shoot for four to six hours.
Family Photography Giveaway Rules: For the Family Photography Giveaway, single families of up to eight persons are eligible. No animals. The family must be willing to accept styling suggestions for clothing that may include dresses and or button-up shirts. The family must be willing to travel to the photographer's location of choice. The location will not be more than a one hour drive away. The session length will be determined by the location, but the family should be willing to shoot for one to three hours.
How to win:
Make sure you’re following @amandajanephotography22
LIKE & SHARE this post with the hashtags #created by ajp, #ajpcreativeconnections
Tag friends in the comments! 1 friend=1 entry 2 friends=2 entries, etc.
Fill out the entry form at the bottom of this post. Each entry form will be matched up with the social media requirements and multiple entries will be noted and added to the draw.
On 12/11/22 11:59 pm pacific time the winner will be randomly selected and notified via DM.
Please do NOT share any personal information with any other accounts.
Residents within a two hour radius of the Portland/Vancouver metro areas only.
Must be 18 years or older to participate.
This giveaway is not sponsored, endorsed, administered by or associated with Instagram or Facebook.