ATTN ALL SENIORS!!!

Hello all you wonderful Seniors...and wonderful EVERYONE!

I just wanted to do a quick post about our new SENIOR CARDS!!! I am totally loving these designs and they are so freakin' AWESOME! Our Senior Cards are printed as small wallet sizes for easy carrying; pass them out to your friends and family or even place them in your Graduation Invites!!! Way awesome right?! Anyway, here are some designs that I love....enjoy!

For more information on our Senior Portraits contact us today!

Capturing the Harmony to Life's Melody,

Amanda Joy
www.sparrowmemories.com

I Heart Faces Photo Challenge | EYES

A PHOTO CHALLENGE HERE WE COME!

This week we are entering the I Heart Photo Challenge. I havent entered one of these in a long time, quite some time actually.
Since this week's challenge is "EYES" I just couldnt resist!

Last year I did a Session of this wonderful family....3 boys and ALLLLL BOYS. All 3 of them had gorgeous eyes and I found myself being reminded of my brother, since he received the green eyes in the family. I tell my dad "You couldnt just give me ONE cool eye?! Just One???" Anyway, this family was wonderful and amazing and defiantly this lad has some awesome eyes.....yes, he will be a total heart throb one day and a heartbreaker!

Thanks everyone and enjoy!

~Amanda Joy

Before and After....

Hello Everyone!

I have time to post lol...since the Hubby and Baby are sleeping, I decided to get a blog post in. I've been wanting to do a Before and After post for awhile. Since we offering a new type of Portrait Session, it includes a Portrait Disc with edited images from your Session. I wanted to show exactly what we do in editing. I got together some of my favorite pics taken from various Sessions and Weddings and wanted to share them with ya'll.

When we edit, we enhance the color of your clothes, eyes, the background. We than brighten eyes even sometimes add a bit of blush and eyeshadow on the already lovely gals....I find that it really makes the eyes pop! We also correct a little blemish here and there, those pesky pimples arrive just at the worst times, and we also smooth out face tones and even remove red eye (incase you have a sudden serge of allergies). Yes, each image is edited one at a time and although it can be time consuming, it is one of my favorite parts; because I get to see the image come to life!

The Before Images: These images are basically the images taken directly straight from the camera, a RAW image. Never touched in our editing process.

The After Images: These images are completed with editing and enhancements. These are the images you will receive on your Disc (well, not these exact images but you know what I mean wink wink)

With each of our Portrait Session you do receive a disc with edited images from your sessions, so you can share with everyone!

PS: I even added one of our little guy, Cash...I couldnt resist...he is way too cute. I also add one of myself and Cash when he was about 5 days old and well, I look AWEFUL! I mean my "before" was pretty jacked up lol. Lord knows that I was pretty out of it when he was first born. Its a good representation of my "befores and afters".....so yes, we will make sure you all look smashing and stunning in your images....and a little editing always benefits everyone!

enjoy....

Capturing the Harmony to Life's Melody,

Amanda Joy

The Silver Anniversary!

Well, well, well.....

Hasnt it been some time. Quick update...Baby is doing fine, he is almost 3 months and is TEETHING!!! Good Lord, me and Vic are never going to get sleep. Anywho...while Cash is out cold Im able to blog this amazing 25th Anniversary RE-NEWING of The Vows!!

My Pastors, Mark and Darlene, are not only the most amazing Pastors; but amazing people and great friends of mine. I had to pleasure of capturing their "BIG DAY" and it was a blast!!! Its been some time since I've done any Portrait Photography since the Baby has been born and let me tell ya.....I MISSED IT! lol.

To my Pastors! Thank you for letting me and TRUSTING ME lol to capture your day. Me, Vic and Cash are so blessed and honored that we have you both as our Pastors. Thank you for everything, for all your sacrifice and for simply loving us! We love you both so much and I cant wait to give you an invitation to my Silver Anniversary! Thank you for everything and we love you both soooo very much!!

So, everyone, enjoy....The colors are amazing and I totally loved the rhinestones on the bridesmaids bouquet. ok ok ok....here are the pics! Thanks again everyone!

Enjoy....

Capturing the harmony to life's melody,

Amanda Joy

Mariah's Senior Portraits {Coto De Caza Photographer}

Good Evening Everyone!

Well, it has been some time since I have posted! I'm totally in love with Mariah's Senior Portraits, Class of 2010. In celebration of newly graduates and the graduation season, I wanted to post up some of our Senior Grads from previous sessions.

I love this girl! Not only is she absolutely, positively gorgeous, we had such a blast. Headed down to Coto de Caza and had a fantastic time playing in fields while the sun set. Thanks so much Mariah, you are my go to girl! Congrats and we totally adore and love you!! Thanks for letting us be apart of your memories!!!

If you want to book your Senior Portrait Session, feel free to contact us! We are currently booking for Class of 2012 and if you didnt get your Portraits in time, bookings still available for Class of 2011!!!

Capturing the harmony to life's melody,

~Amanda Joy

Baby Announcements!!!

Good evening....

Baby is sleeping in his swing and I have a few moments to post! YAY!! Anyway, Just wanted to post up some images of his Baby Announcements! I couldnt decide on with type of design I wanted to do and I finally was able to put it together! Ill probably print these up in the next coming week and send them out to family, since we have soooooo many. So just to share with you all, here is the design of our Baby Cash's Baby Announcements. Cant wait to get them printed!!!! YIPPI!!! ok...so, enjoy!

OH! I wanted to share this great link. If you're looking for some wonderful FREE FONTS, this link has some lovely styles!! and I love that they're free!! Anyway, here's the link!!

http://www.kevinandamanda.com/fonts/freescrapbookfonts/

Capturing the harmony to life's melody,

~Amanda

... f r o n t ...

... b a c k ...

...and Here He Is!!!

Good Afternoon everyone!

Well, its official.....our little love has finally arrived! I wanted to post a few images and keep everyone updated with what is going on and how ADORABLE he is and how AMAZED me and Vic are at this little life joining our's. On May2nd, my water broke early morning and we went into labor. Our Nurses we're just amazing and we're quite tickled at the fact that our entire family took up the ENTIRE waiting room. We had at minimum 11 to 12 people in there lol!!! Yes, our little love is the first grand-baby for my side and Vic's side of the family and sooooo......EVERYONE is soooo EXTREMELY excited....I like to say that our mother's are doing backflips because we made them grandmas lol.

Anyway....Through many a contractions lol and long hours he finally made his little way into our world on May 3rd, 12:17am! At 7lbs and 21 inches (just like his daddy when his daddy was born) I herd his little cry and saw those big blinking eyes and I just couldnt believe it! This little guys was in me?! This is crazy!! I cannot tell you how happy and excited me and Vic were and are. Its crazy because I have always herd new parents say I cant describe the feeling or I cant explain it....and seriously words cannot express the joy and happiness we feel when we look at his precious little face!

We want to thank all of our family and friends for their prayers, their time and their LACK OF SLEEP! lol. We love you all so very much and thank you for everything you've already done and will do for him in the future. We are so blessed to have such a caring and beautiful family that will just go the distance for him and for us! And o fcorse to our Savior, Jesus Christ. Lord...without You our Baby Cash would not exist. Thank you for Your Son and for Your love that forgives, redeems and restores. We love You and cannot wait for the day that our Baby Cash will know You too. Thank you!

So, without further a due.....here is our little boy....Cash Davis Navarro.

Capturing the harmony to life's melody,

~ Cash's Mommy