one week and counting...

It is FINALLY almost here! 

Our new website is almost finished and will be launched next week, so stay tuned! 

We will have an incredible give away that you will NOT want to miss!

new blog look...is LIVE!!!

The new blog look is live! 

It's like a breath of fresh air to me! Hope you love it!

New website coming soon...AND an awesome give away is in the works!

Trips announced...

We are pleased to announce our annual summer traveling portrait schedule for 2009!

This year we will be making our annual trip to UTAH for sessions, and for the first time, we will be taking appointments in INDIANA!

If you are interested in either location, please send us an email with your information and we will get with you to schedule a session. We are only able to take a select number of sessions while traveling, so hurry hurry! :)

(if you have already contacted us about sessions in either location, we will be emailing you shortly with our schedule information, thanks!)

Attention all High School Juniors!

I am looking for a few fun, involved and outgoing local high school juniors to be Senior Reps for me next year. You will get awesome senior pics and other cool free stuff! In exchange all you have to do is tell your friends about Amy Jo Photography!
Email me for details on how to apply.

amyjo@amyjophoto.com

And the winner is......

Wow! It was so fun to read all the submissions we received for our contest and learn about all the amazing couples and their love stories. It was so hard to narrow it down to a few couples and then to hand the selection off to a group of friends and family to decide upon the winner. But, they made a great decision and picked a very deserving couple.....

Mike and Rebecca!



Congratulations! You have been through a lot in the last few years and I am so excited give this to you and shoot your wedding in August! I can't wait!

Submissions due today!

I wanted to remind everyone that today is the last day to turn in a submission for the FREE wedding photography contest. So get those in and good luck!

10 more days for FREE WEDDING give away!

I have thoroughly enjoyed reading the applications that have come in so far for our free wedding give away! If you or someone you know is thinking about entering, you have 10 more days to do so!

To see the details on our contest, check them out in the post below.

After some pleading and begging by applicants, :), we have decided to add in a free engagement, or day-after shoot to the package! And because we love you, we are throwing in a nice 16x20 gallery print from the session! Sweet!

So email out the details and your friends will love you!

Good luck to all!

The cat is out of the bag!

Last year we wanted to introduce the wonderful world of lifestyle photography by giving away 3 lifestyle photo sessions, and it was so much fun!

This year we wanted to take it a step further, and think bigger! We are going to shoot a wedding, absolutely FREE! You heard me! FREE! Say goodbye to boring wedding photography and say hello to lifestyle wedding photography!

The rules-

-The couple must be getting married in the year 2008

-Send in a brief story of why the couple deserves to receive free wedding photography. Entries must be received no later than February 29th (after all, February is the month of love!) send entries to AMYJO@AMYJOPHOTO.COM

-Include a picture of the cute couple together.

-You can apply for yourself, or send in an application for someone you know!

-All entries will be narrowed down by dates we have available and by picking out our favorite stories! A panel of voters will then choose their favorites and I will announce the winner on my blog in March.

-If the couple is getting married outside of the Houston area, they can still win!
There may be some minimal travel fees depending on the location of the wedding. Contact us for details.

What the winner recieves:

- All day coverage of their wedding, personally shot by Amy Jo! If they want pictures brushing their teeth in the morning, so be it! And I will stay until the party ends!
- Online posting of all images in password protected gallery
- 20 page 10x10 album
- DVD of all wedding day images delivered with album
- Engagement or Day After photo shoot
- 16x20 gallery print from photo shoot

So, spread the word! I can't wait to read all the entries!

Black Friday!

In celebration of the favorite shopping day of the year, we will be having our own little super sale here at Amy Jo Photography!

All large wall prints will be 30% off their regular price!

That is a huge savings! Do not miss out on this opportunity to fill your walls with some of your favorite images. What better art to hang on your walls than of those you love. They would make great Christmas gifts!

It's that time of year again!

The holidays are coming fast! If you have plans to give portraits as gifts or want to send a nice picture of your family with your holiday greetings, make your appointments now!
We have several options available for family sessions, and the cutest darn holiday cards around!
In the spirit of giving, any appointments made for the month of October or November will receive a special gift with their portrait session. Contact us for details and to make your appointment today, 713-377-1911 or amyjo@amyjophoto.com

SPECIAL!

It is almost too good to be true! Amy Jo Photography is having an awesome special! All of our get-to-know-you engagement, beautiful bridal, sweet lifestyle baby, lifestyle family and killer senior photo sessions are just $50! That's right, $50!

This is a limited time offer. These sessions usually run between $100 to $250! Call 713-377-1911 or email: amyjo@amyjophoto.com to book your date right away before this offer ends!

one more opening

I have one more spot open for my free lifestyle photo shoot that I posted about here So, send me an email and you could be the lucky winner!

Lifestyle Portraits

I've had some questions lately as to what exactly is a lifestyle portrait? I thought I would use this handy dandy web journal I have going to anwser just that question. Lifestyle portraits, by my definition, are a series of photographs taken in a relaxed and meaningful enviroment for the couple, child or family, that show their true personality and get a glimpse into their life. An example would be a family going to their favorite park or spending an afternoon playing at home. The photographer, meaning me :), would quietly observe and document the time they are spending together along with taking some relaxed portraits. Sometimes this entails going to 2 or 3 locations and spending several hours together to tell the complete story. There is nothing better than preserving these precious moments that happen in your life everyday, especially when children grow up and change so fast!



Since this sort of photography is quite new and still unfamiliar to so many, I thought I would enlighten a few of you. And what is the best way to enlighten someone? By having them experience it for themselves! The first 3 people to send me an email to amyjo@amyjophotos.com and tell me what is your favorite thing to do together as a family or couple will receive a free lifestyle photo shoot by Amy Jo. This will include free online proofing and 1 8x10 print from the day. Out of those 3, 1 will be drawn at random to receive a free custom designed album showcasing their special day. So get those fingers typing and send me some emails! If you live outside of the Houston area, you would need to pay applicable travel fees, but I am certainly willing and able to travel anywhere!