Amanda Tyler photography

Well, It wasnt really a day , but a few hours. My great friends Michelle and Ashley and I were having Girl night on Tuesday. Which every Tuesday we always try to get together throughout the years. I wouldnt know what I would do without those ladies . They both have their baby girls now. Michelle already has the sweetish girl in the world that is 5 years old now and is a Big sister now and a great helper for her mommy. Michelle had Violet Jan. 24th 2010. Ashley had her first born Jillian on Dec. 30th 2009. I am so happy for them and they are truly blessed within their lives. So we decided to try to get some pictures taken , and just one of those spare of the moments and having some fun taking pictures in the living room. They did really well, other than trying to get them without their blankets but even when crying they were so cute together. We will try more times of course to get them more comfortable and more time for them, it was nap time and they are young and got to give them credit for that, and the fact they gave me some smiles and calm faces.

Glad I am able to capture them and their moments and that I am an Auntie  love you guys!

Liz and Joe are two very wonderful people and their son Austin is the cutest kid around. :]

I am so happy they have found each other and will be getting married Aug 21st 2010.

Congrats to you and I cant wait to be there for your special day. It all might seem stressful and overwhelming at the moment but everything will be worth it for your big day. Capturing your day means a lot to me and I am happy to be able to be there to capture your moments with your loved ones and friends.

So the weather hasn’t been a perfect one. Every Saturday had to reschedule due to the weather we have been having. So one Wednesday afternoon the sun was out and it was so nice out I had to call and ask if we could go out for the photo shoot. We did and she was such a wonderful girl , she has so much ahead of her. She loves music and she is so down to earth, at first she was a little shy .  As we were walking through Hager park and there were kids running around everywhere , I think she warmed up and she is such a pretty girl. Sometimes the camera can make you shy, but I talked to her and I think she did amazing. One set of pictures there was children in back of me telling her to smile and I saw her real laughs and smiles and those were my favorite , children can make any one’s day and their big hearts. Katie is a Senior this year , and it’s a busy time for her and her friends, I get to go to her school next week and capture her in her music room and I think this will be such a great way to show her music and creative side.

Yay for 2010 Seniors!!! Almost there!!   Katie never change always be the wonderful person you are !

I was asked to take some Portraits of a really sweet fun guy named Roy , he is a makeup artist and needed some pictures for his website , I was so happy to be apart of this and capture him and just have some fun, We went to Hager Park and Downtown. I had a blast with him and once I get the rest of his information for his makeup work and such I will update and let you know. I had so much fun and so I decided it would be fun to get him to come out again and this time my friend Kyle joined and I took pictures of them both together and apart, I am trying to get involved in modeling and understand that process of photography so I thought to text the waters and just get some shots of them . They worked so well together and it was so wonderful to share the day with them and get all these crazy idea’s and I mean they were up for anything, I told them they had to be careful on the Train Bridge Downtown , they scared me a few times while on it but they did perfect. Thank you guys for a wonderful fun time and letting me take your pictures! You did such an amazing job and it went great.

Amanda Tyler

I grab my camera , headed out the door and was on my way to spend some time with my good friend Aurora, we both are kinda in the same boat as far as our backs go and understanding the pain we Indore.  I am glad we have each other’s backs and when we need to vent out and have a laugh .She is such an amazing person , very down to earth and cares alot about the people around her.

She agreed on letting me take some photograph’s of her and we had so much fun ,when she was a Senior I also got the chance to take the pictures and she was my only senior so far, willing to be in the snow and get some photo’s done , it was great. I found these paper umbrella’s at a store near Olga’s in East Grand Rapids and I knew I wanted to use the green one for Aurora , she loves green and it went so well with my idea’s. The sun set perfectly and she is so beautiful. Thank you for a wonderful therapy ,I needed to feel stronger and know that I can do this and having back problems isnt the end of my dreams and what I want to do . You can do anything you put your mind to know that.

The day started when I went to go pick up Jenny up at our grandma’s and it was the cutest thing watching my Grandma  having so much fun playing Wii in the lounge at the senior living apartments where she lives, they get so involved in the game and its so much fun and no heavy lifting when you play bowling anymore , so it is so wonderful that Wii is able to be something anyone of all ages can enjoy, So I got to play bowling on Wii with my Grandma for the first time along with Jenny and well my Grandma can kick butt. So along with the day Jenny and I went downtown Grand Rapids , and I just had to bring her to one of my new favorite restaurants downtown , it is called the Electric Cheetah , right on Wealthy. Wonderful place to sit down and enjoy some great food.

Then of course we walked the town and I of course had my camera and Jenny was willing to be a model for me while we walked , it was so fun and once in a life time when it comes to anyone in my family, we aren’t very  photogenic for the most part, I dont know why that is but I love taking pictures of them all , they are after all my favorite people in the world and I love them, but I cant be to hard on them because I have the same problem at times, there will be times when I am ready for the pictures and I do enjoy pictures of myself with everyone , it is a point of time in your life that is being captured to remember and I cherish them very much. So of course we went to Blues on the Mall and met up with her mother which is my Aunt of course, My uncle and her love enjoying the music and relaxing  downtown , its really something when you see that.

It was a great time and I enjoyed my time with Jenny and everyone. I dont get to see my cousin all that much , I am so proud of her , she did just graduate  from MSU,  it was a long hard working 4 years and HEY YOU MADE IT AND NOW YOU GET TO DO WHAT YOU LOVE AND YOU WILL BE ONE OF THE GREATEST TEACHERS I KNOW .  I love you and we have our whole lives to learn and grow and have some fun , you were always like a sister to me we grew up since we were babies and I have so many memories with you , you are a wonderful down to earth person.

Amanda Tyler

I wasnt having such luck in my week and due to my back injuries and pain I felt as if my world was upside down in many ways.

I was feeling much better and was so happy to be able to join my friends and watch our friends get married , it was a small wedding and very cute and I just loved watching two people so much in love and happy join together to share their lives . Their vows were so honest and thoughtful and also showing themselves to family and friends. They are a fun couple with smiles on their faces and share the joy of happiness and love to everyone they are close with.

I brought my camera and just started taking pictures as I always do with my friends and family, my camera is everywhere I go , sometimes I like to think of it as my other eye that records my life around me. I wanted to make sure they had pictures from their wedding and their families and friends all pitched in to take pictures to their best ability it was so amazing to see everyone helping each other out through out it all ,  making the dress,the food, the cake,the pictures, and that is family teamwork. Just seeing how everyone was involved in helping in some way with the wedding to happen and come true was amazing.

Cheers to you Leah and Doug, may all your dreams and everything you go through with one another be amazing as much as you are .

Amanda Tyler

  My friends at the wedding just having some fun posing for the camera  I love you guys you are wonderful to be around and putting up with me always around with my camera and capturing your lives .

On Sept. 17th 2008 there was a fire off of burlingame ave with the swiss vally apartments, I was on my way back eating dinner with my family for my mother’s birthday and saw the smoke, so I grabbed my camera and went to see what was going on. It is so sad seeing all the families that were effected by the fire and standing around outside of their apartments and waiting, the firemen were working very hard trying to make sure everything was safe and the fire was out

Photography has been apart of my life since I could remember, it has been the only thing I can seprate myself from everyone else, it gives me a peace of mind, when I pick of my camera, I am not even me anymore I become a piece of art , how do I word this , I feel as if it is greater than what I could ever do. A photograph once captured, it is there to look at and think back at that particular day and even seeing yourself as you were and look at how much you have became as a person. I love being a part of someone else’s memory of themselves and express the beauty of their lives within a given photograph. Even going out with my friends and getting dressed up or even putting crazy makeup on and making up a story line and getting into character is something we have always done together and enjoying our goofiness.

How I view photography is like taking the inner beauty of someone or something and expressing it to the world with understanding with that one image.

sharing your time and seeing where everyone around you is in their lives is a captured moment in time.