Monthly Archives: August 2010

My Old Hood: Silverlake

For seven years I lived in the coolest part of Los Angeles, Silverlake. I LOVED living in this part of the city. Most of my twenties were spent hiking in it’s hills, going to it’s fun restaurants and practicing yoga at many of it’s awesome studios. I was Silverlake! John and I took some friends…

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Happy Birthday to Me

Last weekend, I celebrated another birthday. I think after I turned 30, I started to lose track of old I am. Someone asked me how old I was turning and I seriously had to do the math. The answer is 32. It’s hard to believe how fast life passes us by and that I have…

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  • Blair Van BusselAugust 14, 2010 - 8:42 am

    wow!! I LOVE that picture!!!
    So happy for such a great year this has been for you! I am sure the other 2 dreams will be fulfilled before you know it!
    xoxo!!

Big Happy Family: Cureton & Duncan Family Unite

Russ and Jan are high school sweethearts, married for 33 years now, and they have three daughters and a brand new granddaughter, Aubrey. Even though Russ is outnumbered by all his girls, I think he loves it. Everyone was so adorable, it made it easy to photograph them. We did the shots at Monastery Beach…

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  • JamesAugust 10, 2010 - 12:57 pm

    Okay, seriously? Amber these are amazing. As usual.

  • Stacey DuncanAugust 10, 2010 - 3:11 pm

    Thank you so much Amber! We had so much fun with the photo shoot and LOVE the pictures! These are truly memories we will be able to cherish forever!

  • JessicaAugust 11, 2010 - 10:06 am

    Lovely! I love the ladder- what a great idea!

  • JessicaAugust 11, 2010 - 10:07 am

    oooo- and i can see you’ve been having some fun with the fish-eye 😉 nice!!

  • Blair Van BusselAugust 14, 2010 - 8:44 am

    ahhh!!! LOVVEEEE that chair on the beach, and the frame, so fun!
    and that baby is absolutely ADORABLEEE!!!

Tattoo Party

Over the weekend I went to what the kids call a “Tattoo Party”. My friend Gabe is taking off for a three month road trip across the US and had a bunch of his closet friends over to send him off. The main activity for the evening was watching Gabe give his friend Crystal a…

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  • JessicaAugust 5, 2010 - 12:06 pm

    that was such a fun night! the pic’s turned out great- loving the B&W treatment!

  • TracyAugust 5, 2010 - 12:22 pm

    Wow, that’s awesome! It’s a glimpse into something I’ve never experienced. Love it!

  • GailAugust 9, 2010 - 8:07 am

    SOOO cool!! But I’m like you, I could NEVER get a tattoo…between the pain and the fear of someone messing it up is the indecisiveness of not knowing what I’d put on my body!!

Green Eyed Girl: Jessica’s Portraits

I was thrilled when Jess asked if I could photograph her for her new business. Jess just started a portrait photography business, Blackbird Portraits, not too long ago and was wanting a fun and fresh look for her head shots. So we drove around the streets of Whittier, looking for cool back drops, changed in…

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  • Lorrie ProtheroAugust 4, 2010 - 11:04 am

    ha – neat idea with the bowling alley lockers

  • JessAugust 4, 2010 - 11:06 am

    Amber- Thank you so much! The shoot was so much fun, and the photos look amazing! I’m so excited to use them for my new site! You rock!

  • ChristinaAugust 4, 2010 - 3:22 pm

    Love these — and the backdrop in that last one, can you clone it and ship it to me 🙂

  • Blair Van BusselAugust 14, 2010 - 8:54 am

    These are so beautiful Amber!! She is stunning!