Amber Elizabeth Photography

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♥Introducing Emma and the very first image bearing {Yours Truly Photography}.

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♥Cowboys♥

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i ♥ canon

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I was able to do quinceneara photos for an amazing friend. Her family is a very important part of my life, and I love them all like crazy. Here are just a few of the shots we took.

She plays the clarinet and piano. Loves basketball. Plays volleyball. Sings. Overall a multi-talented, beautiful young lady.

And. She even laughs at my jokes. =)

Thank you to her family also for being such an important part of my life and for

helping make her into who she is today.

Love you all!♥

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I had the wonderful privilege of taking pictures for a really good friend's senior photos.

Her smile and laugh is contagious.

And must I say,

She is so amazingly photogenic. ;)

Yes. It is my very first senior session. Hehehe...

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But shhhh...don't tell!

:) Hope you are full of love for God and life and others.

♥ Live life lovin'! ♥

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Psalm 96:6 ~

Honour and majesty are before him:

strength and beauty are in His sanctuary.

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One shot from many taken at an amazing friend's wedding.

She is such a godly example to me concerning waiting for the perfect man that God has for each one of us. Don't cheat yourself out of God's perfect will for your life!!!

God loves you and is not trying to see how miserable He can make you so why

not just trust in Him.

Don't worry about looking for who you are going to marry, just run as hard as you can

and as fast as you can for God, and when the time is right, look beside you and the person

running right with you is the one God has for you...

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black n' white...

or color?

There is so much beauty in every stage of life...

if only we would look harder to find that beauty!!!

School...

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A Walk In the Rain

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I went for a walk today...

out in the rain...

and fell in love...

with blossoms and raindrops...

all over again!

The End.

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♥adorable-ness♥

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mighty power

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I sing the mighty power of God, that made the mountains rise,
That spread the flowing seas abroad, and built the lofty skies.
I sing the wisdom that ordained the sun to rule the day;
The moon shines full at God’s command, and all the stars obey.

I sing the goodness of the Lord, who filled the earth with food,
Who formed the creatures through the Word, and then pronounced them good.
Lord, how Thy wonders are displayed, where’er I turn my eye,
If I survey the ground I tread, or gaze upon the sky.

There’s not a plant or flower below, but makes Thy glories known,
And clouds arise, and tempests blow, by order from Thy throne;
While all that borrows life from Thee is ever in Thy care;
And everywhere that we can be, Thou, God art present there.

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This summer I received my first dSLR! WhooHoo!!! Yeah, so it has been awesome learning my new camera and taking them. I think that I have taken over 800 in two months. These are just a few pics I got in Yosemite National Park where I went for a camping trip this summer. I have tons more photos to share but those will have to wait for more time and faster computers... Weelll, I will see you all around later.

xoxoxo

amber*

Oh. Hello Spring...

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Oh. Hello Spring...

oh. hello spring,

i'm sorry i missed ya

i've kinda been busy

but not as much as you have.

oh. hello spring,

i heard your winds a blowin'

and all the birds a singin'

just to welcome you.

oh. hello spring,

please spread all of your beauty

i'll be sure to enjoy it

oh, and thank you too.

Not only are the flowers beautiful in springtime,

but also the freshly washed skies.

Spring Break = Lots of Reading in the Sun

And flowers too.

Hi. You are probably wondering if I am a bear since I am just waking up from hibernating. Actually, just been so busy with school, so I haven't been able to take any new pictures at all. Anyways, I know the pictures are boring, but it is all there is in a parking lot radius of my apartment... (can't wait to get my permit this summer) Thinking about you all!

Love,

Amber

Merry Christmas!

2009-12-25T10:07:00.000-08:00

Merry Christmas to you all! I hope your holiday with your family is fun and full of new memories. Enjoy!

My first bokeh picture.

{my favorite things ~ stride gum}

2009-09-26T00:00:00.000-07:00

Yum! This gum lasts forevaaaa!!! Minty freshness in my mouth. There are many flavors too. These are my two favorites, the green and the light blue. hehe! There is also the magenta, burgundy-ish, and the dark blue. LOL Yeah, the light blue is sweet mint, the green is wintergreen, the dark blue is spearmint, the magenta is a berry, and the burgundy-ish is cinnamon. I think. You have to go see for yourself. Anyways, I am a nut case, but back to the gum. It's awesome! Okay, I need to go find my marbles. Later!!!

{my favorite things ~ my journal}

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Seriously, my journals ( I say journals because obviously I have had more than one) have saved me at times. Those times I really needed a place to vent the pen and paper were there waiting patiently for me to get it all out, and I know that it will never tell a soul. My journal is the place I voice my deepest thoughts and the craziest, stupidest thoughts too. No, you shall NEVER see it. I am so embarrassed of so many things in there but I will never rip a page out because I love going back to read what I have written months and even years later and being able to laugh at myself and see how far I have come.

{no pictures}

2009-09-18T09:07:00.001-07:00

We will be able to move a week from today (full story), finally. Right now my computer with all my pics and my editing software is in storage until we move, so no pictures for awhile. If you do see posts with pictures after this it will be because I have two or three scheduled posts that I did this last week so there won't be plainness for a week or two. = ) I am so excited to be moving, one, because I will be getting my own room for the first time IN MY LIFE, and, two, because it is an awesome location for shooting - fields, horses, train tracks, local airport, ect. Can you say AWESOME?!?!?!? lol Okay, I have to go get the rest of my school work done. I know, bummer. Oh weeellll.

{my favorite things ~ lemon sorbet}

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~ zesty, lemon, sweet, sour, tingling. The ultimate melt in your mouth lemony perfection. I love this lemon sorbet. It is awesome stuff especially on a warm summer day. It is one of those treats that you only have to take four or five bites to be done so one little carton lasts for a couple of weeks, if your stretchin' it out. = ) hehe!

I am starting a weekly or bi-weekly thing of my favorite things just so I can have a reason to make myself take pictures every week...LOL.

{would you be willing????}

2009-09-15T08:52:00.000-07:00

To make over my blog? I have tried, but it will not work for me. I haven't found exactly what I am looking for but I do have one I sort of like over here. Everyone is going for that more professional look and that is what I want also. If you could tell me everything you are doing for that I could learn how to. This sounds so confusing. *grrr* Okay, if anyone wants to have a go at it, please let me know. It's no big deal...Thanks girls.

{♥spreading the thankfulness♥}

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I love the idea of listing what you are thankful for and it is so fun seeing everyone's lists. So, I decided to copycat again and make my own list of what I am thankful for. It was really hard keeping it under 50 things, next time, make it like a hundred. LOL

1. Early Mornings

2. Days I actually work out ~ unfortunately, they are few and far between. =-(

3. Warm Slippers

4. Multicolored Leaves

5. My Salvation ~ I am so undeserving of it.

6. My Cameras ~ they are not high quality, but they always do their best to make me look good

7. Fuzzy Blankets

8. Watermelon

9. Body Pillows = )

10. Jean Skirts

11. My Humongous Purse

12. My Mom's Sweatshirts

13. Shoes

14. All the Seasons ~ I love the varieties!

15. My Tiny "Garden" On My Patio

16. Leg Warmers and Leggings

17. Cold Weather ~ I like it to be cold so I can get warm with blankets, sweatshirts, hot

chocolate, ect.

18. Warm Weather ~ so I can do cannonballs into the pool or lay in the sun

19. The Necklace My Brother Gave Me Last Christmas

20. Holidays

21. Babysitting

22. Having Little Kids to Cuddle With

23. My new friends

24. Books

25. Hot Chocolate and Hot Tea

26. Old movies

27. Music

28. My Journal ~ I believe that it has saved me from going crazy at times, and although it

has been neglected lately, it will always be in the drawer by my bed.

29. PJ's

30. Notebooks

31. School

32. Letters from Those I Love and Care About

33. Cooking

34. Smells ~ summer, just mowed grass, clean clothes, dinner, desserts, The Cake Lady

bakery, The Country Florist flower refrigerator, peaches, blueberry pie, Clinique Happy to Be, strawberries, and a million others.

35. My Piggy Bank ~ I just got one last year for the first time. It's not very full though. lol =)

36. Shopping with Friends

37. Sleepovers

38. My Hair ~ I am glad God has blessed me with thick and not really plain hair.

39. Brightly Colored Balloons

40. Cute Umbrellas

41.Scarves

42. Hats ~ Gotta love 'em!!!!

43. Boots

44. Carmex ~ the strawberry kind

45. Doodled Hearts♥

46. Laughter

47. Sunny, Cloudy, and Rainy Days

48. Vintage

49. Flipflops

50. Nailpolish

51. Rainbows ~ sorry I had to add that one too. = )

...and so much more! I don't think I have even named half of what I am thankful for, but these are the few that came immediately to mind. Thanks for letting me copycat.

Amber♥

{walk around my world}

2009-09-13T15:21:00.000-07:00

Wow...It has been a long time since I last posted. I had not taken any pictures in awhile either if it makes you feel any better. LOL So, today I decided I needed to take some pics. I couldn't go anywhere but I walked around my apartment complex and the next apartment complex and got these shots. They aren't very good, I know, and I didn't really edit them except for cropping and tinting a couple, but I hope you enjoy them. The first one was originally red in real life but on camera it turned pink. I think it was because it was bright. I don't know. I just went out with an open mind and even though I was like I have been around this area a hundred times, I just shot anything and everything just to relax. So far, we haven't really hit fall yet. The sky is slightly cloudy for the first time and it did get just a tad windy so I hope it rains soon. Earlier, it was cool enough to sit around with a sweatshirt on but unfortunately that only lasted about 15 minutes. hehe I hope your weather is cooling down. I am posting tomorrow for sure so be ready for a copycat version of the thankfulness going around. Hey, at least it's a good thing. LOL

{ferris wheels and flags}

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{i hate technological difficulties}

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Sometimes, I want to kill my computer. Okay, a LOT of the times. I am trying to make a new header because I didn't like the huge part of my face in the last one. Well, I have to start totally over which is okay, but now every time I upload it to my layout it is humongous. I honestly have no clue what it is doing. I will just wait a couple of days and tough it out with the lame, plain header, then try it again. Usually that works, I don't have the patience right now. That was my ranting for the day. I will most likely get some new pics up in another post. Well, not new pics, but never seen before, hopefully.

{perfectly created}

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{those eyes}

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{street talk}

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{Hello, hello again, sh-boom and hopin' we'll meet again}

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{california poppy dreams}

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{cherry drops}

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I did a new header, yes, again. Let me know what you think. I like it, but I need a fresh outlook.

{black and white assignment}

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I am doing these two pictures for the assignment at The Fringe in Focus . The top one is a building on a old property about a mile away from where I live and the bottom is the view through my bedroom window (cropped of course), but this is the other apartment roofs I see. It looks better here than in real life. LOL I put up a LOT of new pictures on my flickr so stop by and check it out. Click on the flickr button on my sidebar to see them. Thanks for stopping by...

♥AMBER♥

{berry blooms}

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{dew drops}

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I actually took this and edited it last year, but I don't think I have ever shared it. I am only really posting old pictures because I haven't been anywhere lately. Okay, talk to you later.

giveaway

2009-08-10T09:59:00.000-07:00

There is the really cool giveaway OVER HERE at Stuff Under Twenty. Feel free to enter but don't feel like ya HAVE to. lol

{poll results}

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Well, I guess I am going to keep my original name. Some did vote for Focal Point Photography and I liked that too so I might add it to photos later, later, later on. Anyways, thanks for all who voted. I wasn't sure about this name because as I was going through photogs one day, I noticed that there are a LOT of girls with the middle name Elizabeth. Awesome! lol But, difficult to be unique. Although, I love the name Lauren Elizabeth for a little girl. There is actually a long/short story behind that name. Okay, I will let you go. Thanks again.

{useless}

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Sometimes, you just feel useless and broken; then, someone comes along and takes a picture and makes something beautiful. So, don't look at yourself as useless. Keep on going.

~ Me = p

{ far far }

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How can you stay outside...

Take a deep breath and dive

{love and music}

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{rust}

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The Apron Goddesses: Dress Giveaway by Shabby Apple! Are You Kidding? No.

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The Apron Goddesses: Dress Giveaway by Shabby Apple! Are You Kidding? No.

I love these dresses. Okay check it out.

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Just something for you to look at. I really need to put something totally new on here.

sugar florals

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White icing....

Orange sherbert....
Cotton candy and chocolate....

waiting.......

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for someone to fall in love with me
so I can find a home
so I can finally love somebody too....

Help Please!!!!

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Okay, I changed my html to HERE and for like the past two days it has been exactly how I want it. Then this morning I got on and I haven't changed anything and my sidebar is shoved all the way down on the bottom. I even changed it back to default and nothing changed. I don't know what is happening to it. If you can rescue my sidebar that would be awsome. I am going to be leaving in about an hour but you can email me at lighthouseimagesbyamber(at)yahoo(dot)com. Thanks!!!

{20 Random Things About Me}

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Here are 20 random things that you may or may not care to know about me. Enjoy reading them and let me know what we have in common or something totally rad about you!

20 Random Things About Me

1} I use 'anyways' way, way, way too much. I usually use it because I can't think of anything else to say to get me along to my next point.

2} My favorite color is lavendar, but I don't own anything in that color and haven't ever bought anything in that color.

3} I always make lists. Even if I don't use them, I make them. I can usually find 3 to 4 lists on the same thing.

4} I love peppermint sticks dipped in chocolate. Yum!

5} I love modern-vintage, urban-ish anything.

6} I always have a hard time doing these, but after I do them I get a barrage of likes/dislikes/loves/hates that I could have put in.

7} I have a piggy bank. It is so cute...

8} I keep a journal/diary and have for almost 5 years. No, I don't have five years worth of journals. I completely filled my first one the beginning of this year. I don't write like every day.

9} I have never used a whole bottle of lotion or body spray.

10} I love, love, love pens, flip flops, cameras, Converse shoes, lip gloss, and bright colors!

11} I have never owned a cell phone.

12} I have never worn red nail polish. Not because I am not allowed, I just have never owned a bottle. I really want to go buy a bottle of red nail polish and wear it though.

13} I often ask weird and confusing questions. Some I even answer and make absolute sense. ;)

14} I eat french fries with sour cream.

15} I really need to get into the habit of exercising...(note to self: start exercising again)

16} I don't know what most of my favorites are. Example: food= good food; book= a bunch. See what I mean? It is really frustrating to me.

17} I doodle the best hearts. <3>

18} I wish I were a more interesting and out-going person so I could have a really cool list of things about me.

19} My favorite book of the Bible is Esther...I love the story.

20} I love comments.

So, tell me something cool about you!!!!

luv ya,

amber

...someones else's giveaway...

2009-07-26T08:58:00.000-07:00

I love these earrings!!! This site is having a giveaway so if you want to enter [you don't have to, lol] feel free to of course.

AND,And, and, for all you photographers out there, how would you like to win 100 free personalized business cards? Again, of course, you do not HAVE to enter. = ) Click HERE to see what it's all about!

another question

2009-07-26T07:48:00.000-07:00

Okay, I am learning a lot so please don't get mad at me for asking so many questions. Anyways, I was wondering if anyone knows how I can take the blue line around my header out. I haven't seen it on any of yours so I know it doesn't have to be there. Thanks for any help and for putting up with all my questions! lol

power surge

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eyes like fire

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Her eye was large and dark, suppressing half its fire

Until she spoke, then through its soft disguise

Flash'd an expression more of pride than ire,

And love than either; and there would arise,

A something in them which was not desire,

But would have been, perhaps, but for the soul,

Which struggled through and chansten'd down the whole.

Lord Byron (George Gordon Noel Byron)
Don Juan

Just playing around with effects and came up with this. Again, almost creepy, huh? lol

testing big photos

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YAY!!! It worked. lol

this n' that

2009-07-18T18:54:00.000-07:00

This is just a bunch of pics that I have taken in the past few months and finally got around to editing today. So, enjoy and let me know what you think.
I absolutely love how delicate the black and white makes the purple look.

Yeah, that is really the color of my eye. They kind of change around. Usually there is more dark brown and golden color around the middle. I am just sharing this cause I liked how it turned out even if it is a little creepy. lol
This is when I went camping with my friends a two weeks ago. We were going for a walk down to the trails.

A cabin across the river hidden deep within the forest. Only allowing a small peek into their secluded lives. Yep. That's the cheesy romantic in me. hahaha
I love Gerber daisies. They are just so adorable. Orange ones are the best. I love having my mom work at a florist. I am spoiled by the owner. *laughs evilly* JUST KIDDING! I am spoiled by him but I am not evil.

Dontcha love farmers markets especially in the evening. The light was perfect.

I just totally blanked on what kind of flower this was. I think it is in the same family as peony or something similar.
This was totally awesome. It would have been better with the whole cylinder but there was a pole right through the middle. Bummer!
Anyways, I hope you enjoyed those. I do have a question. How so you get a bokeh effect? Can you do it on your camera or is it all photoshoped. Okay, if you know how that would be great. And let me know how you like my new header. Thanks. TTYL

reflections

2009-07-18T10:29:00.000-07:00

Musette Bracelet GUEST GIVEAWAY!!!!

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Musette Bracelet GUEST GIVEAWAY!!!!

super cute bracelet.

Iris

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Cute stuff

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Go here and sign up. I just signed up for fun. It is discounter brand names so someday I might get something but whatever. Thought you might like to check it out.

walk on the beach...............

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feel the sand beneath my feet

i look down at my painted toes

red and tingling from the cold of the ocean

i shiver with excitement

i lift my face to the summer sky

and breath in the cool air

it won't last much longer

but i shall walk on the beach

and feel the sand beneath my toes

amber

july 1,2009

help...

2009-06-28T17:59:00.000-07:00

If any of you can help it would be great.

I have a free template picked out but I cannot upload it on my computer. If any of you could set it up for me that would be great. I can't do anything for you but if you do like any of my pics I can send you a print. I will give you a temporary password so you could get into my layout page. Well, just let me know. Thanks so much.

photo contest

2009-06-28T13:33:00.001-07:00

I am entering these photos in a photography contest over here. This girl is a great photographer.

Both of these will be under still life.

This one I took in Mendocino, a little coastal town in Ca.

This one is just an abstract one that the lighting turned out awesome on.

That is it. Hope you enjoy.

my summer so far......

2009-06-28T12:59:00.000-07:00

the pedi I got for my b-day

pomegranate sorbet-YUM!
a huge goose at a pond that wanted some cake
fresh berries at a farmers market
apricots at the market
my tomato plants that really need a bigger bed

It ain't no pot of gold........

2009-06-27T22:56:00.000-07:00

These umbrellas are so fun. We were just at a small roadside hotdog stand and they had park benches with these umbrellas over them. So cool! = )

This is at the same place. I love how the editing turned out.

Beach Props

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L.O.V.E.

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L is for the way you look at me

O is for the only one I see.
V is very, very extraordinary
E is even more than anyone you adore can.
Love is all that I can give to you

Love is more than just a game for two

Two in love can make it

Take my heart and please don't break it.

Love was made for me and you.

black-eyed susan

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Ciao!!!

My Equipment

2009-06-21T16:42:00.000-07:00

This first camera is my main camera. Actually, it is my brother's camera (a gift to him), but since he doesn't care that much for photography, he kindly lets me use it whenever I want. Hopefully, I will be able to buy a dSLR in the next one or two years, but until then this will have to do. So far, it is doing quite well.

This camera is my own. My grandpa who is a scenic photographer sent me two Nikon SLR cameras, this one is a AE-1 and the other is just a AE. He also sent down a wide-angle lens (the one on the camera) and a mini-tele lens. I have yet to use these two cameras because film is expensive and it is so much easier to work with digital cameras. I hope to learn how to use them later on though because I love working with SLR's.

About Me

2009-06-21T15:03:00.000-07:00

Hey

My name is Amber and I am an aspiring photographer. I still am trying to find my niche in the photography world so I am experimenting with pretty much everything I can - scenic, people, ect. I hope you enjoy my photography and that it speaks to you. I love hearing from you so please be sure to leave a comment letting me know what you think.