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Walking a straight and narrow line...

Amy Whittam — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 21:52:42 +0000

A few months ago my daughter was invited to a 3 year old birthday party and it was at Joey's Gym in Beverly Hills, CA. This party (like most parties for small children) was only 2 hours long, but we sure had a blast! Joey's Gym is just for kids and they have a ton of great age appropriate things to climb through, climb on, and even hang from. One of the things the girls seems to be gravitating towards was the balance beam. It wasn't very far off the ground so it wasn't very intimidating and there were steps placed at one end and a big cushy mat at the other end and we watched and helped a few of the girls repeatedly walk across the beam.

I love the way their feet were gripping the beam as each girl made their way across. Arms floated out at their sides finding the balance and coordination to stay upright. And even the way legs and feet moved in perfect unison across the beam. I focused on capturing these details on their journey across the beam. Enjoy...

Merry-Go-Round!

Amy Whittam — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 00:22:58 +0000

Some feelings of nostalgia, family, and being a kid are always part of a trip to the old fashioned merry-go-round at the Santa Monica Pier. This trip was no different when taking our 2 1/2 year old daughter for a "horsey ride" and treating her to an ice cream cone afterwards...

Shape, Line, & Texture...

Amy Whittam — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 22:23:24 +0000

During my first year and my first class at Brooks there is an assignment given to all students taking their first class. The assignment is called "Shape, Line, Texture." We were told to take our 35mm SLR cameras (shooting film) and go out and create images within this broad parameter. I liked this assignment. I laugh now thinking that I took it as a sign that my future assignments were all going to be this easy and this cool. All I had to do was walk around and find cool shapes, lines, and textures? I did that all the time anyway...

I recently went on a hike here in Los Angeles. Los Liones off of Sunset Blvd. My husband and I took our 2 year old daughter with us. When you hike with a toddler you tend to meander instead of hike up the trail. You get plenty of time to "enjoy the view" while coaxing and cajoling your toddler to keep going...up the hill. During my meandering I came across this dried spot of earth. We had recently had some rain so the ground was muddy in this low spot on the trail and had just dried and now begun to crack. It reminded me of the desert. I LOVED the textures so I snapped two images with my Blackberry Curve. While the resolution isn't huge the image still makes an impact. I processed both with Lightroom3.

Enjoy...

Mother's Milk Commissioned Portraits

Amy Whittam — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 07:59:11 +0000

I am now offering private portrait sessions exclusively to nursing mothers!

This is the next evolution of this project to promote breastfeeding as well as extended breastfeeding in our culture. These new images I will create will be added to my already extensive library of nursing mother portraits.

It is my intention to create a 2nd book with these new portraits I will be shooting in the coming weeks and months. I am still seeking a gallery to exhibit this series as well as publish in book format.

If you are a nursing mother or know a woman who would be interested in participating in this project please share this website.

The portrait package includes a private in-home session, and on-line gallery (for viewing, sharing, and selecting) and 3 images of your choice and size up to 11x14. Click here to take you to the webpage with more details and a link to purchase your session today. Once I receive payment I will contact you to schedule your photo shoot. It's that easy!

You can also find us on Facebook.

I look forward to creating a unique piece of fine art for you and your family to cherise for years to come.

Thank you,

Amy

More Nursing Mother Portraits!

Amy Whittam — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 22:59:40 +0000

It's been over a year since I finished the first set of portraits in my nursing mother series called "Mother's Milk, A Sacred Journey". After I finished photographing the mothers who agreed to be a part of my project I began designing a book. I self published this book last summer through Blurb and it is currently still available for sale at Blurb starting at $27.95.

I was a nursing mother when I started this project. My daughter Ella was 8 months old. I am still a nursing mother today and my daughter is 2 years and 3 month old.

I was my intention to somehow find a way to continue this project that is so near and dear to my heart. One of the reasons for doing this series is to bring awareness to extended breast feeding in our American culture. Another is simply to capture a precious and fleeting time of motherhood. No matter how long you choose to nurse your baby that time is so short in comparison to the rest of their lives. Having a portrait to cherish will last forever.

I will be launching a portrait package for nursing mothers in the LA and Orange County areas to comission your very own portrait done in the privacy of your home.

Stay tuned for pricing details coming in the next few days!

Amy

Art Takes London Competition

Amy Whittam — Fri, 27 May 2011 00:20:03 +0000

I've decided to continue entering my work into international competition is hopes of gaining some recognition for my images. The competition is for emerging artists of all kinds-not just photography!

Public viewing and voting is open until June 3rd. Please feel free to look at my work as well as many other artists and vote. Here is the link to my competition portfolio.

Thank You!

Amy

Welcome to Amy Goalen Photography

Amy Whittam — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 05:04:07 +0000

You are looking at the next evolution to Amy Goalen Photography-Fine Art photography. As you navigate the website and look at all the images and the different galleries you will notice that every image is for sale.

The Limited Edition galleries are limited to 30 prints. The Open Edition galleries are selling an unlimited amount of prints, but they are still being custom printed from The ICON print lab here in Los Angeles. The last gallery featured is my Documentary gallery. These are also for sale by following the links to Smugmug. Once you've gotten to the image gallery on Smugmug you can select images by size and quantity and order prints right from the shopping cart built into Smugmug. It's that easy!

I have many more images to add to this website in the coming weeks and months as well new photo shoots that will be featured.

Don't forget to check out the books page for the ones currently being sold at Blurb and we'll be sure to let you know when we have new ones available.

Thank you for visiting and please keep coming back to see what's new!

Amy