Hello and welcome. I'm a lifestyle/editorial photographer now based in Fayetteville, NC, and working regularly with clients in both Charlotte and Raleigh. My goal is to capture the beauty of life as you know it. My passion is to create images that celebrate life and emotion with a fresh and modern style. I'm happy to share my journey with you here on my site.

Available for travel assignments and adventure, always.
Just a taste of the Towne & Reese shoot that I finished up yesterday before making the trek HOME. I could have kissed the front door I was so happy to see it. Ross gets home tonight... there is so much to be thankful for. Never have I loved my own house more!!!

Lots more to come from last week and musings about my crazy road trip....

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Kathryn says:

Amy- These are absolutely gorgeous :) I love that there are so many talented women involved in this. Kristen, hot momma turned model. OWOW!

(05.07.10 @ 02:49 PM)
Lauren Jackson says:

beautiful!!!! the jewelry and the model and the photog :)

(05.10.10 @ 09:50 AM)
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It was a perfect day
What I'd give if I could find a way to stay Lost in this moment, now
Ain't worried bout tomorrow when your busy livin' in a perfect day

- Lady Antebellum

As Maggie and I walked, talked and shot some fabulous photos... I was struck with the same thought that I am every time I get to hang out with a senior... this is such an amazing, exciting, ever changing stage of life. It is my deepest hope that these images help her to remember and cling to these perfect days. Girl, enjoy these final days as you say goodbye to high school and NC... because before you know it you'll be saying hello to college in Florida! Oh yes, and you are gorgeous girl. I feel compelled to state the obvious :)




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meredith huntley says:

oh wow these rock! :)

(05.04.10 @ 11:58 AM)
audra bender says:

holy smokes! she is just a little bit attractive. love every photo amy.

(05.04.10 @ 02:17 PM)
stacy says:

one of my favorite songs!.... and your shots... well, you know i love you and your work... :)

(05.05.10 @ 09:12 AM)
Lauren Jackson says:

OMG she's gorgeous!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(05.06.10 @ 09:18 AM)
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She will fill our lives with sunshine... And our hearts with love.
-- Author Unknown


I must confess that working with repeat clients is one of the greatest joys of my job, because I have the pleasure  of watching a beautiful little girl like Karsyn grow from one to two. I was absolutely blown away when I walked through the door and saw this beauty walking, talking and just exuding her big personality. She is full of sass and charm... and I can only imagine what the years to come will bring for her. I have a feeling that she might break a few hearts before it's all said and done.




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Ellen says:

Oh mercy - she is precious, and LOOK at the way she is loving her baby doll in that last picture!

(05.04.10 @ 10:28 AM)
meredith huntley says:

ahhhh this post is full of preciousness!!!! she is most definitley going to break a few hearts one day :)

(05.04.10 @ 12:01 PM)
stacy says:

the catchlights....the smile....the processing.... all of it! you rock.
i love the bw where she's peeking over the chair. gorgeous amy!

(05.04.10 @ 01:51 PM)
Bobbie Brown says:

Ah! I LOVE!

(05.04.10 @ 02:18 PM)
audra bender says:

wow, wow, wow. those eyes. your editing is perfection. love.

(05.04.10 @ 02:19 PM)
Lauren Jackson says:

wow, amy... these are seriously some of your best work i've ever seen! i agree with the previous person - the editing & post-processing colors are perfect. this little girl is so cute.

(05.06.10 @ 09:22 AM)
Julie says:

my fave is the one of her sitting on the front steps with her parents smiling down on her. i think i want you to take that pic with me and my parents. it's just so meaningful that they are behind her. and proud of her. and have her back :)

(05.07.10 @ 11:16 AM)
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"The most precious possession that ever comes to a man in this world is a woman's heart."
- Josiah G. Holland


Truly, Rusty and Bekah's wedding day was a celebration of their lives being united. She was quite literally glowing with bridal joy. He was looking upon his bride with the knowledge that her heart was now fully his. And I kid you not when I tell you that there was an electricity between them (which I also mentioned from the photos I took the day before the wedding). These images were a blessing to capture because I'm pretty sure that Rusty and Bekah were completely oblivious of me for most of these photos... they were enraptured with each other, and that is how it should be. I'm just so thrilled for these two, and hope that these images give you a peek into the beauty of their day!


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emily says:

ahh. i love these. esp the one with the bride/groom walking with the umbrella.
love it.

(04.29.10 @ 02:46 PM)
audra bender says:

amy, i just think you are the most amazing. you display such a humble attitude in your blog with the most depth in your photographs. the last one makes me smile! i want you to take my family photographs in a few months. be safe on your travels.

(04.29.10 @ 04:20 PM)
Cheyenne Schultz says:

the shot of the b&g walking away with umbrella over head? took my breath away. i love everything about it.

(04.29.10 @ 08:51 PM)
deb schwedhelm says:

you have such a great eye amy. and wow! i love that one of them kissing under the umbrella so much. oh...and the one of them jumping. they're all beautiful. are you going to start doing weddings regularly? you do them so well!
xo
deb

(04.30.10 @ 09:02 AM)
deb schwedhelm says:

p.s. you are such a natural talent. proud of you!!
deb

(04.30.10 @ 09:04 AM)
Sarah Foster says:

Amy these are beautiful! And Bekah, you look GORGEOUS!! Love that dress....

(04.30.10 @ 10:19 AM)
sharon clark says:

i love the last picture. so much.

(04.30.10 @ 11:32 AM)
amy free says:

Only you could make this kind of magic happen on a rainy wedding day. Perfection.

(04.30.10 @ 01:41 PM)
Darla Gobert Pitman says:

These photos are wonderful!!! I can't wait to see the rest of them. What an amazing talent you have! And the one on the bridge is perfect in capturing both of them-I pray the joy pictured there will be with them every day of their lives together. Love you both-Mom

(05.02.10 @ 11:20 AM)
Lauren Jackson says:

#1 - i love love love rusty & bekah's pictures!!!!!!!!! you took a rainy day and made the best of it by making it dreamy.
#2 - i love your banner up top :)

(05.03.10 @ 09:44 AM)
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This is just a tiny taste of the gorgeous Southern Proper shoot...what an experience. There are many more images that I will be thrilled to share, but I simply could not sit on these for too long without sharing at least a tidbit. HUGE thank you to the belles of SoPro, Reagan and Emmie, as well as Joni Lay from Chocolate Butterbean who also had a hand in the styling.

The brand is a tribute to the romance of the southern preppy lifestyle. Besides their products, a visit to their website introduces you to a world where gentlemen lounge in bow ties and sockless loafers and attending horse races among other things, is considered a way of life. Everything about them is as they say "proper" and of course, preppy.
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anya says:

Wow! LOVE it. The NW isn't nearly proper enough. :)

(04.27.10 @ 12:32 AM)
Adele says:

Amy! Charlie (that dapper fellow in the green bow tie) s a good friend of mine. So fun! Can't wait to see more!

(04.27.10 @ 08:51 AM)
Melissa Lamkin says:

As always, Amy Free is ah.maz.ing. Never disappoints... Can't wait to see you at our shoot in a few weeks!

(04.27.10 @ 09:52 AM)
stacy says:

amy doll.... these are gorgeous. i love proper. :)

(04.27.10 @ 10:23 AM)
Lauren Jackson says:

amy, these are incredible... seriously! love the dapper, proper, preppy feel :)

(04.27.10 @ 01:23 PM)
sarah Foster says:

Hearts. Fluttering hearts. Love this, Sass.

(04.27.10 @ 06:40 PM)
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