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.
I'm speechless right now. Honestly, seeing images from our shoot on the Southern Proper website just makes my jaw drop because it is SUCH an honor to have my photography combined with such incredible branding and design. The images are so beautifully enhanced and everything just fits together so perfectly. Thank you to Reagan, Emmie, Joni at Chocolate Butterbean and the whole Southern Proper team!

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meredith says:

oh wow oh wow oh wow! AYKM!!! your the bomb like totally freakin awesome AMY! :)

(08.18.10 @ 06:41 AM)
smitten says:

luuuuurrvvvveeee. this. amazing.

(08.18.10 @ 12:57 PM)
audra bender says:

amy. congrats on all your publishings! big deal and great photos. you should be proud. :-)

(08.18.10 @ 04:33 PM)
rebecca davis says:

Holy cow! you're amazing!!!!!

(08.19.10 @ 03:08 PM)
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The timing of this post actually works out perfectly since, as I type, the lovely ladies of Towne & Reese (Christi and Jessica) are setting up shop at the Atlanta market to show off and sell, sell, sell the new fall/holiday product line! We shot the lovely new goodies for the catalog back in May and it's so incredible to see how it all came together and shows off their pieces beautifully. I have to give a huge amount of credit to the catalog designer (Alex Cortani), stylist for the shoot (Melissa Lamkin) and the models who rocked it out.

So be on the lookout for this awesome jewelry in stores around Charlotte and all over the Southeast!

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Ellen says:

How awesome to see all of your stuff in print! Their jewelry looks gorgeous!

(07.14.10 @ 09:07 AM)
heather says:

This looks awesome Amy! Love the images, love their jewelry, and love you!!!

(07.14.10 @ 11:31 AM)
emily says:

so cool!!! beautiful work!!!

(07.14.10 @ 06:32 PM)
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Drumroll please. It's a big week for this uber-fabulous fledgling company - Towne & Reese - because they are making their debut at ATL market and their products will be hitting stores/boutiques across the Southeast this spring! I'm excited to be partnering with them for their branding photography. Inspired by high-end looks from Anthropologie and J.Crew, but with a overall brand mission like this one - "You shouldn't have to spend a fortune to look stylish. Towne & Reese is dedicated to designing jewelry that is fabulously fashionable but effortlessly affordable." - what's not to be excited about?

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Sarah Foster says:

Love this! Want to buy it! Shots look fab :)

(01.06.10 @ 02:16 PM)
Lauren Jackson says:

I have to say - Towne & Reese's debut at the Atlanta Gift show was PHENOMENAL!!!! everyone loved it! :)

(01.13.10 @ 11:07 AM)
Cheri says:

The Towne & Reese product is amazing! We just received it in our shop after buying it in ATL and our staff and customers are loving it!! Your photography of it is beautiful also!

(02.24.10 @ 02:46 PM)
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As I said in my previous post, Todd and Reagan's deliciously Southern wedding has pretty much been the highlight of the season for me. Part of that equation was meeting so many people that just knocked my socks off! One of those people was miss Joni Lay, the very lovely and talented creator/owner of The Chocolate Butterbean. Oh, see... isn't she just charming?!?
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Be sure to check out her site and her BLOG today for lots of fun goodies from the wedding. I didn't even have to put together a collage of my photos because she already did it for me. See, this gal is truly fabulous.

So when I got home from the wedding and was busy chatting Ross' ear off about how over-the-moon amazing everyone and everything was... I pulled up some of Joni's work.... and ka-BOOM!! We were inspired with one of our greatest ideas yet. Stick with me here.  One of our life dreams is to have our own barn/farm/ranch one day so that Ross can have his cows and I can have a horse or 2. Sooooo, we decided to have Joni design a sign that we will hang in our house for now, but the goal is to eventually hang it in our barn. It will be our little reminder about what we are working towards. And I'm about to jump out of my skin with excitement over this sign!

So one day I'll get to look out my window and see little guys like this, that will make me smile.
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And a modest little property, something like this. Heh. heh. (Image courtesy of Farm and Ranch)

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Sigh. Someday. So there is our little dream.

And you better believe that I'll share photos just as soon as I get my hands on the glorious masterpiece that I know Joni will create for us!!!

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Whit says:

Amy, one day you'll have your own little Pioneer Woman thing going on and it will be fabulous. Just fabulous.

(12.16.09 @ 02:39 PM)
Joni Lay says:

Amy, you are awesome! Thank you so much, and I can't wait to get the sign done for y'all to display.:)

(12.16.09 @ 04:14 PM)
Joni Lay says:

p.s. thank you for removing the feather from my hair.:) ha!

(12.16.09 @ 04:24 PM)
Tara says:

Amy - this is awwwwwwwesome, and YES, so is Joni!! She is truly a gift in all of our lives, and what a tag team both of you can be!!

p.s. the feather was hot. But Joni don't need it, i spose! ;)

(12.16.09 @ 05:59 PM)
jen hunt says:

i believe in your dream!

(12.16.09 @ 07:18 PM)
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As I mentioned last week, I collaborated for the first time with talented jewelry designer Rebecca Davis of Spencer Morgan Designs. I adore her work! It was fun to bring these lovely pieces to life. Well, let's be honest... plunk me down in an overgrown field with some old fence, random barns,  my camera... and I'm a happy girl.

Anyways, back to Becca, she makes handmade affordable one-of-a-kind trendy jewelry, and specializes in custom designs and updating old family pieces for a modern look.

If you are in Charlotte you can see her goodies in person at the Pink Hanger boutique.

And.... if you are interested in hosting a trunk show feel free to contact Rebecca at rebecca@spencermorgandesigns.com   ENJOY!


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Rebecca says:

Holy cow! Amy, you're so talented!! I can't wait to get the rest of them! Thanks friend!

(09.23.09 @ 04:19 PM)
meredith huntley says:

freakin awesome you are!

(09.23.09 @ 08:22 PM)
sharon clark says:

holllllllllllly crap, amy. these are amazing!! what a talented friend i have :)

(09.23.09 @ 09:43 PM)
Ellen says:

Gorgeous - but who can focus on the jewelry with such cute girls?? Great pieces Becca!

(09.24.09 @ 11:10 AM)
candice says:

love these!

(09.24.09 @ 11:31 AM)
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