UPDATE YOUR ONLINE PRESENCE for only $75

Call now – 0403 988 744 to book your session.

• 10-15 min Studio session
• 1 full resolution photofile, plus websized version via download.
• Basic airbrushing if requested

or 3 for $150 – includes headshot, 2/3′s shot and full body shot

• 3 full resolution photo files plus websized versions via download
• Basic airbrushing if requested.

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We all know as Melbournians who nearly 2 years ago, went through the trauma of the bushfires. Now Queensland is experiencing a horrific natural disaster and they need our help.
Nothing is more helpful than cold hard cash so:

Anyone who donates $75 or more to the QLD Flood Relief, show me your receipt or bank transfer and I’ll give you

• FREE 30 min session

• 8×10 inch matted print – my studio and outdoor location is in Rosanna Melbourne.

• Valued at $165

but just think of how you will help those who need it so desperately. I’m not putting an end date on this at this point in time. I will decide that in the coming days as events unfold. But I do advise to get in quick

Once you’ve made your donation, call me on 0403 988 744 (Mon- Fri – 9-5.30pm), or email me on amanda@amandasphotography.com.au. You will need to bring proof of your donation to your session to claim it

Dig deep – they need your money more than anything else.

My cousin James Hampton is a talented songwriter and performer. He is releasing his upcoming CD shortly and this shoot was for  the CD art. James’ first CD “Land or Sea” was reviewed by the Herald Sun with glowing reports!

As Reviewed in the Sunday Herald Sun

**** (4/5 stars)
IT’s almost impossible to believe this debut album was penned, arranged and performed by local Melbourne musician James Hampton.

Harder still to believe is the fact that he has not been spotted earlier, for this 10-track debut takes the listener through a fantastic musical journey of jazz, funk, pop and soul, gloriously stamped with an amazing, careless, yet intelligent sound, that can only be described as James Hampton.

Comparisons can be made, and they will _ hints of Harry Connick Jr, Joe Jackson, Billy Joel, Elton John and Ben Folds can at varying times be heard across any number of tracks _ but Hampton’s croon retains the freshness of youth that is his and his alone.

After a spoken opening track, the young Box Hill Tafe music graduate kicks in with the big-band styled All My Money’s Gone, setting a fast paced, feel-good vibe. But he also breaks the components of the big band for some small-unit-features, that showcase his impressive piano ability.

Light hearted tales are intertwined with deeper heartfelt ballads, ‘Just Be Julia’ sings with young lovers angst while ‘When Tomorrow Comes’ is comparable to Brian Wilson’s timeless classic ‘I Just Wasn’t Made for These Times’ in its themes of self-doubt and adolescent insecurity.

Hampton says he is working on his next album, which is exciting because there is no reason he shouldn’t explode. For now, it is a young man playing from the heart , with his upbringing and his roots deeply entrenched through the album. If you want something a little different, get it.

Shannon Deery
Sun Herald Sunday

So back to the shoot……And how much fun it was. James is very creative and comes up with some fun and whacky ideas. His first CD he hired a reptile lady to bring some terrapins down to St Kilda beach HERE and this time he hired a piano mover to move a piano onto his front lawn. So while James played the keys on the front lawn in suburban Melbourne, the kids sat on the lawn playing and his Mum watered the garden. Typical Melburnian family right? Except for that pianist on the front lawn lol! The locals on their morning walks with their dogs certainly looked as us strangely – especially as I had my on location studio lights all set up on the lawn too!

So here are a few from the shoot.

Some BIG news!! I’m so excited to announce this….

We just signed the lease and picked up the key for our NEW STUDIO in Rosanna (near Ivanhoe)!!!It needs a fit out, and some TLC to make it ‘Ours’, but we have it and we’re really excited! We’re rolling up our sleeves to make it special for you. I have a vision of how it will be – light and airy, comfortable and welcoming. The space and location are great – it just needs a good paint job, some nice flooring and some general reno’s.

So 2011 sees Amanda’s Photography take a new step. All studio sessions will be done in the Rosanna studio, and outdoor sessions can be done in the beautiful Rosanna Parklands just down the road, or at my Greensborough locations. Below is me today (taken by hubby) at the entrance.

TAKEN BY MY HUSBAND PAUL

Every once in a while I’ll be running special mini sessions on the weekend for those who work regular hours during the week and find it difficult to make it any other time. It’s terrific for that family photo as it’s easier to get everyone together.

So – I have 3 options.

OPTION 1 -  $95

20 min session

1 8×10 print

OR

Option 2 – $180

20 min session

3 full sized photo files on CD

OR

Option 3 – $350

BRONZE SESSION (only usually available on weekdays)

up to 45 min session

8 full photo files on CD in

Beautiful presentation folder

*All sessions held at my outdoor location in Greensborough, or my Greensborough Studio. If weather is inclement all sessions will need done in my studio.

*A non refundable (but transferable) $50 deposit will be required to secure your session.

So contact me on either

0403 988 744

or amanda@amandasphotography.com.au

See below pix for photos of my location and my studio