Thankful for Family Holiday Package | Family Portrait Photographer

I'm REALLY excited to be offering a package of this much awesomeness.  The holiday season is pretty much upon us, which is the perfect time to be getting family portraits done to send out holiday greeting cards to friends and family.  I promise you, this will be a fun and amazing time shooting with me.  Make sure to contact me soon so you won't miss out!

Quick fine print:

• "Refer-a-Friend" must pay for package in full prior to receiving double print offer.
• Payment is due at time of booking a session.
• Greeting cards are non-refundable unless the majority of cards are not of adequate quality. 

Cheers and Allons-y!

Friday Favorite - "Time Flies" | Albert Lea Maternity Photographer

Recently, my girlfriend, Michelle, moved two hours away from her home so that we can raise our son, Xander, together, and be happy as a family.  (Here's their Friday Favorite post.)  She got a job at the casino across the border and became friends with a girl by the name of Emily Malli.  Michelle mentioned to her that I was a photographer and Emily contacted me about doing a newborn shoot.  I told her that I would love to do a maternity shoot to gain some more experience.  She didn't hesitate one bit to jump at that opportunity.

There's a reason why I picked this photo to be a Friday Favorite.

Emily was due October 2nd, and like most expectant mother's, wanted her baby out NOW!  So Michelle and Emily went for a walk two days in a row.  Emily is now sitting in my living room, having contractions, and Michelle, having the heart of gold she has, is being supportive and telling her experience she just went through 4 months prior.  The father, Nick, is at work right now waiting impatiently for the call.  (Don't worry, the contractions aren't close enough to go to the hospital now.)

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This is one of my favorite photos from Emily and Nick's session.  It really shows how much they love each other and how excited they are to start a family together.  And the black & white with the rustic building really adds a unique feel to this photo.

And by this time next week, you'll get to see baby Connor on here!  GO GO GADGET EXCITED PHOTOGRAPHER!!!

Smith & Crew | MN Family Photographer

Lisa & Tim had gone to a benefit for a little boy in the area who is suffering from a brain tumor that is causing him to have epilepsy.  I had donated some free sessions to help this family out and Lisa contacted me just in the knick of time.  Their daughter was definitely the photogenic of the two kids, but I think Preston stole the show.  Enjoy :-)

 

 

 

 

  

 

Tragedy in the Family | MN & IA Photographer

This is going to be a tough blog post for me.  Not only because I can hear the, "yea uh huh ok...I get it," cries, but it involves a member of my family who needs a lot of help right now.

These are photos from my sister's house.  On June 14th, 2012 her house, and ultimately her family, became the victims of a total house fire.  Everything was lost.  Food, clothes, cell phones, medication, and one of our father's last paintings he ever did the year he died.  Obviously she needs all the necessities again, but she'll get those back in time.  The biggest concern are her kids.  She has 2 girls, Whittney (14) and Sydney (11), and 2 boys, Bo (6) and Blake (3).  Sydney was born with cataracts and requires check up's every few years to see if her prescription glasses need to be changed, Bo has Autism and Blake requires special attention.  It would be easier for my sister to get these items back but as of right now, she's currently unemployed.

By a miracle of some kind, everyone was okay.  Whittney saved the life of her mother and her brother Bo and suffered minor smoke inhalation.  She didn't even think twice about it and this is what makes her a true hero in my book.

I'm not asking for sympathy.  The damage has been done.  But what I am BEGGING from anyone who is reading this, is help these kids out.  They need clothes and supplies for school, a new place to live, food in their stomach's and very important medication.

So here's what I'm offering until September 31st:

Unforgettable Memories Package - $250
1 hour session
12 4x6's in a 24 page album (so you can add your own unforgettable memories)
4 5x7's
2 8x10's
1 13x19
Archival disc of all edited photos from session ($200 value)
50% of the proceeds go to my sister and her kids


After seeing first hand what a fire can do to a family's safe haven, I don't want anyone to go through the same thing my sister did.  While the home, clothes, cell phone's, food and everything else that has materialistic value, memories are one thing that should never be lost.

PS: I know this is kind of choppy to read but I still don't have the right words to describe this or explain how I feel.  Still somewhat numb knowing that family could have easily died.

PSS:  Sis, if you're reading this, I love you and the kids very much.  Give them hug's and kisses from Uncle RyRy every night for me.



Sincerely,
Ryon McCamish
Owner/Photographer/Brother/Uncle of AMP Studios

Friday Favorite - Cutie Extraordinaire | Albert Lea MN Family Photographer

Have I got a treat for you!  I got a message on my Facebook page from a mom by the name of Lisa.  She said she had won a free session from a benefit that I had donated to and she wanted to have her family photos done before the session expired.  So we set up a date and time and within the first 15 minutes, I got this.

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Here's why this is my favorite: he's innocent, he's adorable, he's a clothing model for AE and A&F and he's a heart breaker.  All the things I strive to be(some day...).



Cheers & Allons-y!

Dayna and Crew | Minnesota Family Photography

I'm a little lotta bit late with this one but no time like the present right?

I would like you to meet the beautiful, kind hearted, farm girl Dayna and her 3 kids.  I've known Dayna for a couple years now and she finally decided to let me photograph her family.  I had fun photographing these guys and walking through the mud, losing my shoe and waiting for these rambunctious kids to settle down for me.  Dayna knows what I'm talking about.  I also got an upset tummy from go round-and-round on a merry-go-round.  You'd think with how much I act like a kid, I'd be used to it!

Zoe and Joel (Zoe's the youngest of the two girls) were just an absolute riot.  Zoe was being all primadonna and I don't think Joel knew the meaning of "stop laughing."  And all Zoe and Joel wanted to do was go to the park and play.

I hope you enjoy these family photos as much as Dayna did.  You can see more of their photos and many others at my Facebook page.

 

 

 

Shannon and Crew | Albert Lea Family Photography

Meet Shannon and her 3 amazing boys.  I graduated from high school with Shannon and she was practically BEGGING me to do her family photos.  Ok, maybe not begging, but she did at least ask.

I was caught a little off guard after we did the first shot of her and all her boys.  As soon as she said, "Ok boys, go play," she told me that she wanted more of them being them than anything else.  GAME ON!  I haven't done candid shots in a while and it was a nice treat to just get snap happy.  Someone's gotta keep me on my toes.

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