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A look back at an AMAZING year! 2009 | Amanda Basteen Photography

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and New Years!  I know I sure did.  It went by so fast!  I’ve spent all night tonight reflecting on 2009 and thinking about what I want to achieve for 2010.  I thought it would be appropriate to make a post with some of my fav images of 2009 (a select few from end of 08 because I never did a post of them).  Basically my business has completely taken off for me in 2009.  I didn’t really truly start it until the end of 2008 and it has just exploded!  I love every minute of it!  I have some great things in mind for 2010 so stay tuned!  Here are some of my fav. images.  It was very very hard to choose and I still chose WAY too many!  So, this post is going to be super long but hopefully worth it! 🙂

I also want to remind everyone of my free session Christmas giveaway!  You have until the end of Jan. to enter.  Please see previous post for details!

What kind of mommy would I be if I didn’t start this post off with my own beautiful babies.   My inspiration and my initial reason for picking up my own pro camera. <3
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  • Beautiful work! My favorites are the ones of your kids at the very beginning, and the little girl in white sitting on the bridge, and the man laughing in b+w, and the mom holding her little baby and laughing outside. But they’re all great!!!

  • Stunning eye detail! I really love the cowboy hat shot!

  • Lesley

    Wow, Amanda, I hope you remember us when you are famous! Enjoyed seeing the girls in there. I love that shot too! Happy New Year!

  • Amanda great set for a great year. I love the work you do on the eyes. The pair of portraits of the little girl and the elderly gentleman are really beautiful. I love the sharpness and color of your shots.

  • Nice well-rounded set of pictures. I bet your clients are happy.

    Also, nice to see another photog from Iowa!

  • You have had a wonderful year Amanda! All these are wonderful, and I think you’ve been lucky too…aside from the fact that you’re very talented, I think you’ve also been able to work with some pretty darn good looking people!

  • Amanda I don’t know what to say. These are stunning. You had an amazing year!

    I am super jealous of your B&W. So much texture. And I love how you aren’t afraid to fill the frame in so many of these images.

  • Beautiful images Amanda! May your 2010 be all this and more! 🙂

  • When you put them all together it just reinforces how strong a photographer you are! Good luck in 2010!

  • Looks like you had a great year!! I am sure 2010 will be just as awesome!! Happy New Year!

  • OK, that was a really enjoyable tour of your last year… I mean it. You really are so talented, Amanda! I can’t wait to see what you pull out of a hat for 2010!

  • Your children images are lovely, great work!

  • Wow! you just blew my mind! I absolutely love your kid photography! So playful and vibrant. Keep up the great work… Consider yourself followed. 😉

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About Amanda

My name is Amanda and I am a professional wedding and portrait photographer based in Des Moines, Iowa. I travel the world photographing weddings and elopements! I have been shooting weddings 15 years now and I never tire of it. Each day is unique and beautiful in it's own way.

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I absolutely LOVE being a wedding photographer. The fantastic moments you never expect, the tiniest details and all the love and craziness that goes on at the same time. It's all amazing and I feel like I have the best career in the world, getting to capture and help you remember all of it. Days flit by in an instant and it's my job to make sure you don't a single moment, or those feelings you felt.

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In my free time I love spending time with my 2 beautiful kiddos and husband. I love to be outdoors camping, hiking or fishing, just being in nature. I'm obsessed with plants and gardening. I love finding the beauty in the outdoors and things around me. It's part of why I love photography so much, I get to find the beauty in others. Traveling and dragging my family along with me for photos is my absolute favorite! I also am pretty much a giant Harry Potter nerd. I'm obsessed with all things turquoise. I'd eat sushi every day if I could. I drink coffee ALL day EVERY day (ok and some wine) and fashion is a passion! I am a creative at heart so music and all types of art keep me entertained. I also make it a priority to be near the ocean at least once a year (if not more) and love to feel the sun on my skin whenever possible!

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FAMILY -the sea - harry potter - fashion - traveling - PLANTS - nature - coffee - PHOTOGRAPHY
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The best things in life are the people we love, the places we've been and the memories we've made along the way

 

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