Sarah and Carlo the Chihuahua
A Christmas Card Photo Shoot
Milwaukee, WI
November 23, 2009
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I took a mini road trip to Milwaukee today to spend time with the fabulous Sarah :) We took her adorable little Chihuahua, Carlo, to downtown Milwaukee for a photoshoot that Sarah wanted for this year's Christmas cards that she'll be sending out. We ended our shoot with a trip through the drive through at Starbucks - Carlo's favorite!!

I also wanted to share with you all these beautiful pepper mills that Sarah hand painted. She gave me one of them as a thank you for today's shoot (the other was one that I had already ordered as a gift).

Sarah not only paints pepper mills, but a variety of other neat objects like wine stoppers, tables, mirrors and even guitars! To see more of her work AND to support this talented artist, please visit her website at http://www.sarahgallenberger.com What a fabulous gift idea, just in time for the holidays!!

Stay tuned for future shoots with Sarah - we've got some fun things planned!

Cindy & Gracie

November 22, 2009

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You may remember a photo session from earlier this year with Cindy, Gracie and Dan. This morning, I made my way to take photographs of the lovely expectant mother and her absolutely adorable and photogenic daugher :)

Can't wait to see you both when the new little addition arrives!

~amy

Andrew Belle

with opening act, Kailin Garrity

Uncommon Ground - Chicago, IL

November 21, 2009

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Last night, I took the opportunity to see Andrew Belle perform live at one of my favorite spots in Chicago, Uncommon Ground. It's a special little place where quite a few well known performers have dropped in to play over the years, including one of my absolute favorites, Jeff Buckley.

Before Andrew started, Kailin Garrity performed her music, and some 70's classics, for the small and very crowded back room of this charming little place. She had quite a set of pipes on her, and a wonderful energy about her. Her smiling and enthusiasm rubbed off on the audience, and a tone was set from her performance.

Andrew's turn was up. Andrew shared the incredibly limited "stage" with his friends in music, and I shared the incredibly limited (in fact, almost non-existant) walking space with his sister, Maggie, as we both snapped photos while Andrew played his music.

In addition to this special performance, Andrew treated his fans with an opportunity to pick up his yet to be released new album. Well... me being a sucker for his music since hearing it over at Uptown Recording for the first time, I picked up a copy. My apologies for seeming a bit biased, but um... you should get a copy when it comes out!

Keep checking out the blog for a unique photo shoot with Andrew in January 2010!