Amy Hinden

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Help this puppy find a home!

2010-03-05T18:16:00.001-08:00

This morning we found this malnourished puppy in our front yard. She looks about 6 months old and is very sweet though timid. We can't keep her but we really don't want to take her to a shelter as pit bulls usually end up getting put down. It looks like she was taken care of at one point -she appears to know how to shake and is very happy around people and inside the house. We called all the local shelters to see if anyone reported a lost dog but didn't have any luck. We really hope we find a loving home for her a.s.a.p. We gave her a bath, flea medicine, and food and now she needs a home! Email me at amy@amyhinden.com

Avenue

2010-02-17T21:37:00.000-08:00

She's lucky she has such a cute face. She completely depleted my tomato garden. All 200+ of them, even the green ones.

Paris and Normandy

2010-02-02T17:48:00.000-08:00

I don't want to jinx myself but I think my Paris album is done!!!! Just need to design the cover tomorrow.....
Here are a few favs I stumbled on today while wrapping up the album.

Paris

2010-01-27T12:48:00.000-08:00

I can't believe it's already been 9 months since I was in Paris and I am just now seriously getting around to putting an album together! It's been an overwhelming task with over 2000 photos to go through. I finally edited it down to my favorites and Matt was kind enough to organize the images into appropriate folders for me so I have been trying to do a section a day. Hopefully I will be done by the end of the month and then I will start my London album. I thought I would share a couple images from the section I am working on today.

Federmann Family, Lompoc, CA

2010-01-14T17:12:00.000-08:00

We're having a girl!

2009-12-07T12:54:00.000-08:00

We can't wait for 4/26
Only four more months to go!

We got our tree!

2009-12-01T13:04:00.001-08:00

Family photo?

Ave helped sniff out just the right one.

We were super excited to cut down our own tree this year!

Us on our hayride

Now we get to decorate it tonight :)

Flytrap Screen Tees (boys)

2009-11-19T21:36:00.001-08:00

As promised here is some kid stuff from Flytrap. I am dying of cuteness right now!

Halloween

2009-11-01T17:00:00.000-08:00

I'm not usually a big Halloween person but when I saw the pumpkin costume at Petsmart I was done for. It was all downhill after that. I think we had an Avenue themed Halloween:

Our friends and neighbors brought their dog, Sage, over to play and I took advantage of the opportunity and asked them to snap a family photo of us.

Julia and Johnny Wedding, Prather, CA

2009-10-25T20:10:00.000-07:00

On the outside Julia is all girl but the truth is she is a total tomboy at heart. And Johnny is the type of guy who wears his heart on his sleeve. It's Julia who had to convince Johnny that he didn't need to buy a tent heater for camping, and she who has to bait their fishing poles...and it's Johnny who has to drag Julia shopping. Together they are amazing; a total blast to be around and up for absolutely anything which is a photographer's dream! I knew I wouldn't have to think twice about asking them to sit on some dusty rocks or trek up some hills which covered her parents beautiful property where they got married. The ceremony started a bit late so we ran out of sun and time to do all my crazy ideas I knew would suit their fun personalities ( I had been eyeing the trampoline and bright blue wheel-barrel!) but on the flip side we got to take some cool night shots.

I LOVE netted veils!!!

I love this shot of the bridemaids- Johnny's limo was coming down the hill and all the girls jumped in to cover up Julia.

Bethany and Alejo Engagement, Pasadena, CA

2009-10-08T12:53:00.000-07:00

Alejo and Bethany are the type of people that make you feel like old friends. They decided to have their session in downtown Pasadena which was an awesome backdrop for urban photos that fit their personalities perfectly. It is always extra rewarding to work with people who get as excited about their photo-shoot as I do. I can't wait for their wedding!

Sarah and Andrew Wedding, Laguna Beach

2009-09-27T16:37:00.000-07:00

Sarah and Andrew's wedding was extra special to me because I have been friends with Sarah since she and Andrew were just dating. It was so exciting to hear about her getting engaged and watch her get married! Sarah and Andrew got married at the Pacific Edge in Laguna Beach and Maria Lindsay did a fabulous job pulling everything together beautifully. My favorite touches to this wedding were Sarah's linen wedding dress (how fitting for a beach wedding!), her blue L.A.M.B. shoes, blue toenail polish, and doves in her ceremony! She also featured a late night snack of mini milkshakes and sliders which were quite fabulous. Her wedding was such a blast to be a part of!

Flytrap Designs

2009-09-23T12:33:00.000-07:00

Just wrapped a fun shoot for the lovely designer Jody, owner of Flytrap. I love her work but most of all I love her spirit:

"One day I will live in a small house in the country where I will collect eggs from my own chickens--they, in turn, will live in a handmade, highly ornamented coop decorated with my mother's bizarre, ceramic yard art. I will bake steamy, golden pies from my own blueberries. Sadie will run wild. And I will buy this house with the money I made selling lovely t-shirts I printed with my own two hands."

any given weekday morning

2009-08-04T17:34:00.000-07:00

you will find us here.

We started surfing together last summer and it blows me away how fast time flies. Now I have 3 days left here before I'm off to a new beach and a new life.
We thought it would be fun to buy some disposable cameras and document a favorite part of our lives. Finishing one roll of film took way longer than than we expected because we had to wait for the wave, catch the wave, and have the other person be in the right spot to take the one shot the camera allows you before winding it again. We got some pics back today and get to pick up the shots from camera #2 tomorrow.

I'm really excited about how the pics turned out-none of these photos have been through Photoshop. Just lovely film goodness!
If you're reading this, we would really love to have you come join us! Even if you don't surf, grab a body board or disposable camera and come out and play...summer will be over before you know it!

Sisters: Sarah and Becky

2009-07-27T18:57:00.000-07:00

As if I need reminding, these two remind my why I love my job so much. We had way too much fun exploring Bubble Gum Alley, cruising around downtown, and trespassing through a gorgeous field....love you two!

The Wedge

2009-07-24T22:23:00.001-07:00

The waves were huge today! I love watching the crazies at the wedge!

personal

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personal

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personal

2009-07-09T12:55:00.000-07:00

The "personal work" category of my blog has been seriously neglected! I am going to change that starting today!

my dog is cuter than your kid

2009-07-08T16:35:00.000-07:00

Sometimes the split second between realizing I'm awake and opening my eyes to the morning I find myself wondering where I am. I find it amusing to intentionally keep my eyes closed and see how long it takes me to remember.

We've been in and out of our house a lot this year (yay for traveling!) We just got back from 4 days of relaxing with the family: hiking Bishops Peak, riding bikes on the Bob Jones trail, celebrating birthdays, and eating way too much!

One birthday we celebrated here. Avenue just turned one!! We (of course) took her to the beach.

So this is what it looks like in slow motion when dogs shake!

playin hard

doing what she does best-being cute

Jen Headshots

2009-07-07T12:53:00.000-07:00

After 4 days straight of relaxing with the family (eating way too much, hiking and biking...) I am back to blog land! Jen's back too! In addition to taking some pics of her and Tim she asked me to take some head shots for her. Jen is auditioning to be a Laker girl and I was more than happy to play a role in the process. I am saying a prayer and crossing my fingers for her! I think she is amazing!

Photo Displays

2009-07-02T08:26:00.001-07:00

And the cool photo display ideas are here! I have a huge inspiration folder on my computer and whenever I am browsing online and see something I like I save it in my folder so I can remember it when the time is right. I can't wait to put some of these ideas to work in my new office. Count down to move day is officially here! (about a month away) This weekend we will be checking out some places to live so if you want to setup a photo shoot before I move hit me up now! amy@amyhinden.com

Most of these are taken from this cool website.

Jen and Tim

2009-06-30T20:17:00.000-07:00

Jen and Tim reminded me of something. If you're like most people, you probably had great wedding pics taken (or maybe not so great wedding pics...) and then don't think about getting professional pictures again until your first kid comes along. Well, what about all that time in between? If you're like me, you think life is pretty sweet right now. Seems like a pretty good time to document your life if you ask me! I know I make a point to have our photos taken at least once a year.

Jen and Tim obviously see eye to eye with me on this. They just celebrated their one year anniversary and wanted some updated pics. They also just bought their first house together and now they will have some pics of themselves to help turn their house into a home. That reminds me, I have been seeing so many awesome photo display ideas lately but I will wait until tomorrow to share those with you since I am rambling too much already!