Dallas Wedding Photographer Amy Karp» amykarp

julie + mark | eSESSION

amykarp — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:48:57 +0000

Meet Julie.

Meet Mark.

Together they are Julie + Mark = totally awesome!!! They met at K-State and have been inseparable ever since. This is the fabulous couple that ran through a fountain for me. It was totally worth it :: the ring shot is KILLER!

claire | ROCK WITH ME

amykarp — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:49:27 +0000

Claire contacted me and asked if I did one-on-one sessions with photographers. We soon began emailing back and forth and set up our ROCK WITH ME SESSION! We talked about posing, lighting, camera settings, & several other things. OH, and I showed her how lose camera equipment! I left light stands on this shoot downtown and then went back to get them and they were gone :: sad, sad, sad. Here are a few images from our session.

And meet Claire….I couldn’t resist taking pictures of her. Isn’t she fun??? We actually planned this to show her how quickly you need to engage your subject and we talked about posing as well. She’s an old pro at posing, so she knew the drill. AND she now gets to sport a cool new image in her bio section of her webpage

amy karp | CANS FOR COMMENTS

amykarp — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 18:35:31 +0000

I am a sucker for comments on this blogsite, but my heart is truly in the right place for the blog love wants on this one. I was reading a blog from Canada earlier today of a great guy I follow on, where else, TWITTER! David Redding over at Redding Photographics did a post about Cans for Comments. I just had to jump on this canwagon :: its a good cause folks (show some blog love!!!)

In 2008, Chris + Lynn Photographers started a fun tradition to help raise awareness about helping out those in need. Read all about it here.

Each comment we receive on this blog until 12-12-09, we will donate 1 can to the North Texas Food Bank. This will help eliminate hunger in North Texas, but think of all the other places this can help out. Get involved blogstalkers! All we need is some comments and our part starts. Now won’t you do yours and leave some love?

Who else is involved:

Think Photographics, Redding Photographers, Andrea Murphy Photography, Kristel Wyman, Chris + Lynn, Lori Miles, The Bebbs, Blue Olive, CJ Scott, Erin Gilmore, Amber Hughes, Jamie Delaine, Tracy Heppner, Michael Wachniak, John Heil, Christine Tremoulet, Runway Boudoir

If you want to get involved in this as well, please leave a comment and let us know your link. We will be sure to add you in a jiffy!

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website: cansforcomments.com

still working some kinks out…so stay tuned (go ahead and add a bookmark)

Oh, and whats a blog post on a photographer’s blogsite without a picture?

Thanks so much everyone! Happy Holidays and let the blog love begin!

Cans for Comments

absolut | EVENT

amykarp — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 20:14:23 +0000

A few weeks ago….OK, more than a month ago Miami Marketing Group :: MMG hosted a BIG party at Studios 1019 in Dallas for Absolut. I was the lucky photographer that was able to document the occasion thanks to John Livas for the referral! Sky Nellor kept the party going while the bartenders kept the Absolut flowing You didn’t come to this blogsite to read cheesy rhymes, so check out the images below.

gia wood | BEHIND THE SCENES full post

amykarp — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:11:15 +0000

Alright folks…..here is the behind the scenes look at what we did last night at our shoot for Gia @ GiaWood.com Be sure to check back to see the girls all made up sporting their killer hair by Gia!!!

gia wood | BEHIND THE SCENES

amykarp — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:18:48 +0000

I mentioned lots of hot coming to December and last night’s shoot will be adding to the hotness….here’s a sneak peek to keep you coming back for more

sarah + chase | SNEAK PEEK!

amykarp — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:32:18 +0000

Last night was my last wedding of 2009. Congrats to Sarah + Chase!

karen + gary | WEDDING pt1

amykarp — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:16:06 +0000

Karen + Gary were married in September in Allen, Texas and then we went over to a little piece of Dallas, TEXAS history known as Southfork Ranch . You won’t want to miss out on the next parts of this wedding. We had a tremendous time getting these folks to open up (insert sarcasm here! - They were just so camera shy! ) Karen is a dancer and all of her bridesmaids are as well (her sister says she isn’t, but I saw her on the dance floor!). Gary and all of his groomsmen were fun group of guys also! During our formal pictures I was telling Gary how awesome his hair was and one of the groomsmen piped up, “He’s about to get married, back off!” Karen + Gary wanted to see each other before the ceremony and it was so relaxed and wonderful for them to have some great portraits beforehand. We did a FIRST and SECOND first look (one staged outside so we could have some wonderful natural light). Enjoy these images from their special day. Thanks Jeremy Gilliam for being my co-pilot for the day!

thursday therapy | FUN TIMES

amykarp — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:26:04 +0000

For the past two months several wedding vendors have been getting together for a little happy hour fun. Kelly Simants from Sweet Pea Events puts together this fun-filled evening and dubs it “Thursday Therapy”. So far the photographers in Dallas definitely take over this event, so all you other wedding folks need to make it out to the next Thursday Therapy! We are having a blast and would love to meet you too! In the meantime, check out what you have been missing

ROCKIN' mini-sessions | FAMILY

amykarp — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:13:28 +0000

A few weeks ago we did our ROCKIN’ Family Mini-Sessions :: they ROCKED!!! It was so fun to shoot so many families in the same day at the same location and get stuff that was so different. Thanks to the Columbus Family, The McManus Family, The Cabaniss Family, & The Haar Family - YOU GUYS ROCK!!!

stephanie + lee | WEDDING pt3

amykarp — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:53:04 +0000

Last stop for lee + stephanie | WEDDING :::: Papasito’s!

Here are links to the other stops along the way for the day (part1 & part2). I will let the pictures do the talking, I am now craving fajitas for some reason!

amy karp | WAITING

amykarp — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:23:35 +0000

while you were changing, I was still shooting!

julie + mark | SNEAK PEEK!

amykarp — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 03:21:42 +0000

whooohooo! We got a little wet (or Julie + Mark got a little wet) today at our shoot! It was a blast. Here’s a quick video and some sneak peeks from our session! I had a blast today you two.

stephanie + lee | WEDDING pt2

amykarp — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:22:29 +0000

THUMBS UP EVERYONE!

Here is part2 of Lee + Stephanie’s wedding (part1 is HERE). We were at a few places for pictures on their wedding day, so be sure to stop by the blog to see part3, its another location as well! Our first stop was Carrollton First Baptist Church to get them married, then we went over to the Family Center at the Church to have a reception, THEN we were able to go to the Las Colinas Canals on the way to the reception to take some fun bridal party pictures! THIS WAS THE HOTTEST DAY IN AUGUST, but everyone still looks gorgeous. I was a hot mess behind the camera, but nobody was taking pictures of me except for Andrew . Enjoy these fabulous images and please remember to give these folks so blog love, ’cause they ROCK!!!

collin + logan | BROTHERS

amykarp — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:46:17 +0000

A few weeks ago I got to spend the morning with these two brothers, Collin + Logan. I was so sad when their family moved away from us, but am so happy we still get to keep in touch and I still get called to document their milestones!!! Colin just turned 4 and Logan just turned ONE! These two boys are adorable. Enjoy the pumpkins and Happy Halloween everyone!

sneak peeks!!!

amykarp — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 04:47:58 +0000

I have so much to blog about and want to give you a taste of what is to come during the next few posts…a teaser if you will! Stay tuned folks, this blog is about to get insane with all the hotness that is about to happen!!!!

brandi + holman | eSESSION

amykarp — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 22:12:54 +0000

For those of you stalking my blog looking for your sneak peeks….they are on the way! This week is going to be crazy blog post week

We started their session at the Dallas Arboretum and then hit two spots they made it to on their first date. The lamp post in the last image just makes me all mushy when I look at it. I was privy to a little bit of the story behind it. Brandi and Holman are so in love and it is written all over them! I seriously got goosebumps hearing their story. I might have cried a little bit too! I am a sucker for lovey-dovey sappy stories I have to make sure to keep it together for their wedding this weekend. I need to be able to see the images I am taking! Brandi has THE MOST CONTAGIOUS SMILE! I just cant help but smile when I look at these images. Please enjoy and as always, I would just love to know you stopped by, so leave some blog love in the form of a comment

stephanie + lee | WEDDING pt1

amykarp — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 03:38:57 +0000

Let’s get lee + stephanie married. I just received a notification on Twitter that Stephanie was about to look at the CD with all their wedding images! Whoooohoooo…now, she gets to be on the blog!

I talked about Stephanie’s eyes dancing when I was editing her bridals, but you should have seen them on her wedding day. She was glowing all over. I could tell Stephanie and Lee have a very deep love for one another and it filled every room they were in. Enjoy these images and stay tuned for the rest of their wedding. It was the first time for a few things with this one; including a separate location to take formals with over an hour to play! Also, I must say my appreciation for my second shooters certainly grew stronger with this wedding. I was all by my lonesome for this event. Be sure to leave some blog love…I am a sucker for comments

mallory | BABY

amykarp — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 19:01:32 +0000

I love shooting babies….with my camera! The joys of being a parent are over-whelming when you get to experience seeing your little one grow up. Turning one is a HUGE deal! I wish I could bottle up all the things I experience with my little fella, thank goodness I have pictures to look back on all the milestones. Enjoy this little gem, Mallory! Her mom, works at Old Red Courthouse in Downtown Dallas, so we were able to go play there for her one year portraits.

tamra + tyler | DAY AFTER

amykarp — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 02:40:21 +0000

Today was supposed to be a fun Day After Session at the Fair, but alas the rain rained on our parade! We improvised by shooting at Mockingbird Station and drawing quite the crowd at times. I had so much fun meeting all of you and cant wait to see some of your fun images! Thanks again, Tamra and Tyler (& Sophie!) for being rockstars!!!

here’s the group!