I just spent the past four days at a photography conference called Skip’s Summer School in Las Vegas. Chalk full of information, I took pages and pages of notes on how to take my photography and business to the next level. I was privileged to learn from some of the best in the industry, like…
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One of my favorite parts of LA, is the Museum of Contemporary Art. I love this place because I think it’s a jewel of the city, one that keeps shining and bearing light on the cultural heart beat of LA. I have seen some incredible shows there, like the Ecstasy exhibit where they had 20…
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As most of you know, John and I went to China at the end of June. We took 8 of my photography students and explored Beijing, Xian and Shanghai with our cameras and had a BLAST! One of the things I was working on with my students was street photography and capturing candid portraits of…
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love this. the image of the cooks, so looks like a Quentin Tarantino movie still… maybe its his black eye….
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How did I miss these before?? What an experience it must have been to be immersed in Chinese culture. I love the joy in the man’s face wearing the blue shirt … and the bored security guard! 😉
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Beautiful Amber! Love the intimacy of the portraits. Looks like you had a wonderful trip.
After traveling thru China for 6 days at this point, I didn’t know what to expect in Shanghai. We already saw the biggest sites on my China short list, so I didn’t have any expectations going into this unfamiliar city. I was pleasantly surprised. Right from the plane, we headed towards the famous Bullet Train….
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your travel photography is so beautiful. I can so tell that you have a fine art degree 😉
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Beautiful…once again. 🙂
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Amber, I LOVE your insight into these photos and reading about your trip to China — I feel like I was there with you. I know you’d be such an amazing person to travel with because you’re so GOOD at it! 🙂
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These are absolutely gorgeous!
With super sore calf muscles after climbing the Great Wall, we all headed to the ancient city of Xi’an for the second leg of our journey. Xi’an is a cool city, but the main draw of this place is the Terracotta Warriors. This epic site is a collection of terracotta sculptures depicting the armies of Qin Shi…
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very cool pictures Amber.
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Amber, these photos are awesome!! We just studied about ancient China this year (in our homeschool) and we saw pics of the Terracotta Warriors! I love that you got some close-ups!! I will definitely show this to my kids when I have a minute! They will enjoy looking at your photos!! I would love to take them someday (unfortunately, at the moment I cannot afford to take my 5 “chillens” & my hubby & I. lol)! Beautiful!!! 🙂
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I had to come back to say a bit more. I know a lot of times, people say, “those pics are awesome!” and after awhile it doesn’t mean much. So to clarify, I love the feeling in these photos…you almost feel like you are there. To me they are full of depth and evoke some sort of wistful emotion when I look at them (perhaps because I was learning about this very thing with my kids this year.). I love the 5th set down of the warriors, and possibly my fave is the one with the b&w screen cracked open (with the light beckoning you to come closer, to walk through & see what awaits you on the other side). Anyway, I just wanted to give a bit more feedback (not just “they’re awesome.”) 🙂
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I LOVE!!!!!!! And… I love that I know the back story, makes me feel special 😉
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Beautiful images Amber!!!! I am still wondering about what the government makes you do, as you referenced in the previous post. I think we take so much for granted when it comes to China, and it isn’t until you visit, you have a greater appreciation for the craftsmanship. Thank you for sharing!
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These photos — I can’t get enough of them! You have some new cool prints to add to your house for sure!!
I am so excited you got to do this Amber!!!! Can’t wait to hear more about it.
Amber,
Thanks for your kind words! That really means the world to me. That was a fun time for all of us! I have tons of images and that nice little Animoto piece. I’ll put that up on Facebook for you to link back to.
My best,
Clay
So jealous, this looks amazing! Love that lava/flames shot, definitely ANTM-worthy. 🙂 Ghionis is amazing, I’ve watched several of his DVDs and would love to hear him speak someday!
Amber,
You are an amazing photographer! I love these images so much! You are such a sweet person and I wish I could have got the chance to talk with you some more. Thank you for your sweet words! I am just so in awe of these photos!!! LOVE them!
Ashley