Oh my goodness I am just walking on air right now! I submitted a photo to be judged on Me Ra Koh’s photography blog. The photos were supposed to center around “Comfort” and tell a story in the background. Just to be featured is such an honor! I am blown away. Me Ra Koh has long been one of my favorite photographers, she is able to capture real life like no one I know.

Please take a moment to comment on her blog and vote for photo #4 titled “Grandbaby” by Amy Schuff. (This photo was taken the day my nephew was born, with the new Grammy looking on and the proud Daddy & Grandpa in the background.)

By commenting you are also in the running to win a Cyber Shot Camera from Sony. How cool would that be??

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I absolutely love to photograph high school seniors. I think its something about how FUN life is at that stage…friends, senior trips, grad parties and senior portraits. So I’ve got a very cool senior special going on, it doesn’t have an expiration date, but I would strongly suggest that seniors book their sessions asap! You don’t want to have to be worrying about photos when it comes time for finals!

In addition to this special, I have created some great packages for Seniors. Contact me if you want to know what they are! (Every package includes photos for your facebook/myspace or digital images you can print yourself!) AND…let me know if you want to have your session with a graduating classmate or sibling! I’ve got a great deal for that as well!

You can contact me directly from my contact page on my website or on your own from here

ps. This special is NOT just for high school grads! Lets document what YOU are graduating from!

I am so behind in my blog posts! I’ve got so much to catch up on. Its been a very crazy past couple weeks. Everything from a wonderful girls’ weekend to my Grandpa getting married (yep!) to photographing my first birth…there is a lot to share!

I was looking across the hundreds of photos I’ve taken over the past couple weeks and saw this one. I don’t think you can get anything more precious. These are the cousins…

Also, I can’t believe it slipped my mind. But remember back a few months ago when I was asking for votes for the KCRA A list? I am so thankful to everyone who voted for me. I didn’t place in the top 5 in Sacramento, so I wasn’t able to know my ranking. Its ok though! It was just so lovely to see those of you say such wonderful things about me and my photography. I promised that if you voted for me and left me a comment, I would put those names in a hat and draw a winner of a complimentary session. I’m please to announce that JUANITA is the winner! She’s a photographer herself, and a dear friend. Hey Juanita! Maybe we can do a swap??? I need family photos!

Don’t forget, mini-sessions are coming up! If you’re considering family photos at all, maybe engagements or you’re a grad on a budget, these are the sessions for you. Shoot me an email or give me a call and we can talk further.

What a wonderful trip I had with my amazing girlfriends….too bad I came home to a crazy sinus infection! But I’m pretty ok now and to all of you who are waiting on emails or calls from me, I will be contacting you soon!

I’ve got some really fun news to share! I absolutely know that there are families, couples, grads out there that would love to have a photo session but haven’t been able to. I know that in light of financial situations and busy schedules, professional photos have become a luxury. With Christmastime rolling around, this is the season to capture some special moments! So I will be holding mini-sessions the first week of November!  These sessions will be fun, relaxed, quick and with the session you’ll receive some great products. Also, if you’ve contacted me lately to schedule a regular session, you are more than welcome to book a mini-session spot instead.

Please contact me if you are interested in reserving your mini-session spot! (Because of the duration of these sessions I won’t be able to include newborns or families larger than 5 members.)

I’m taking a very rare trip with some amazing girlfriends of mine…one of which I haven’t seen since before Zach was born! To say I’m excited would be an understatement. Pray for my amazing husband while I’m gone! He’s going to get some real quality time with our kids.

If you contact me by email or phone in the next week,  I will get back to you as soon as I return! Just to let you know, the portfolio building (ahem…complimentary!) birth sessions are still available. I’ve had a lot of interest, but nothing has been able to formulate yet. I would like these sessions to be completed by the end of November! I’m not looking for a “certain type” of birth either, no two labor experiences are alike! So if you are at all interested, please contact me and lets talk!

Also, in an effort to help those of you who would like to schedule a family photo session, but the budget for professional photos just isn’t there right now, I will be holding very affordable “mini-sessions” at the end of October (Think Christmas cards! Think Christmas gifts for Grandma!) So be looking out for details about that! I’m very excited about it and I think you will be too.

And since no blog post is complete without a photo (in my opinion!) This oldie was from back when I photographed my project 52. I really miss that project! I had so much fun doing it. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, click the tag “52 weeks” and scroll through the photo a week that I took with me and my kids for a year. The following photo was from exactly a year ago, week 16. It didn’t make it as the pic of the week, but I loved it anyway!

After I walked away from documenting my sister’s labor, I realized…I love photography…and I love love love capturing priceless moments for couples. Being able to take photos for her was an honor…and it sparked something in me.

Hers was the first birth I had ever photographed, and actually, I didn’t even photograph the actual delivery, just before and after. It was enough though to really stir a passion in me for birth photography. So I am endeavoring to build my portfolio and introduce births into Amy Schuff Photography.

I know photographing your child’s birth might seem like a very odd thought, it is not often done. Lily’s birth was photographed by a professional and I absolutely cherish those photos. For our first two, Jeremy and I just snapped some pictures right after they were born. I wish I had photos of the whole process, of the emotions we felt, of family as they waited and of the moment I saw my babies for the first time.

In order to gain experience and build my portfolio, I am offering my services to 2 (two) women. This will be my gift to you -

In addition to no sitting fee, I will gift you all of your digital negatives on CD, complimentary, a priceless gift that you will be able to cherish and share with your new little member of the family. You will have complete printing rights to those images.
~20% off all my a la carte items. You have your images on cd, so you may print them wherever you want, but if you desire to purchase anything a la carte, (gallery wrap, birth announcements or an album) you may do so at 20% off.

Honestly, I don’t know how many photos I will take! This is the process of building my portfolio. It all depends on how your labor goes and the setting we are in. Be prepared though to allow me to capture as many precious moments as I can, allowing you and your loved ones to focus on your labor and your newborn. You don’t have to worry about someone “grabbing the camera” in time for the big moment…just let me do that.

What I ask in return:

~Permission to photograph your labor, delivery and a couple hours of recovery time. It doesn’t matter if you will be delivering at a hospital or at home. If you’re having a scheduled c-section, let me know and we’ll work out the details. I’ll allow one of the 2 births to be a c-section.
~Signed model release from you.
~You must be delivering within 30 miles of the Natomas, Sacramento area (95833 zip code, or be willing to pay all travel costs if delivering out side of the 30 mile radius.)

If you are interested in allowing me to capture your birth experience, please contact me at 916.420.8889 or amy@amyschuffphotography.com

Voting for the KCRA A list ends right about now. I have no clue what ranking I am at, but it really doesn’t matter, I am just truly flattered by everyone voting for me and saying such beautiful things about me and my photography. I love taking photos and I’m so glad I can be a blessing to others. If you voted for me, don’t forget to leave a comment under this post, please do so by Midnight tomorrow night (April 19th). After that, I’ll close my contest for a complimentary session. I’ll do the drawing this week, so be looking at the blog for updates!

The upcoming week seems like it should be challenging, but fun. The hubsters is going out of town again for a week to the YWAM NALC (North American Leader’s Conference) while I hold down the fort and take care of our three little Kingdom Followers. I have a lot planned this week, like balancing Quicken (blech) and actually having some full home school days. Maybe we’ll head the the park, maybe we’ll stay in our pajamas all day. It really doesn’t matter, these weeks when dh (dear husband) is gone, we just flow with it and make sure we have fun even though we miss Daddy terribly.

Anyway, off topic, when we got this house one of my “must haves” was a huge sink…big enough to fit the dishes of 5 hungry people…and bathe a baby. This sink can definitely do both…preferably not at the same time.

KCRA channel 3 is running their yearly “Best of Sacramento” contest. This is the first year I am participating and I would love it if you would vote for me! Here’s the deal too…go vote for me, and then come back here and comment that you did, under this post.  Of those that leave me a comment, I will put your names in a hat and you will receive a complimentary session with me!!  If you already voted you must leave a comment under this post to be eligible for the free session (and thank you to those who have! I am currently in a whopping 22nd place!)  You can only vote once, so send out the link to your family and friends! (if they are out of state, they could win the session for you!) I will choose the winner of the session as soon as the contest ends (which isn’t until April.)

http://kcra.cityvoter.com/amy-schuff-photography/biz/157310

I’m putting in some client orders tonight and realized I never shared any more from this session .

Here’s a couple more of my favorites!

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