amanda holbrook photography

Hi! Welcome :)

I became a photographer when I was 6 and I took my little camera that had flashcubes to Girl Scout camp with me and came back with a bunch of blurry pictures of my tent mates.

But I started my business after I had my son and fell madly in love with capturing the moments of his ever changing life.

I like when I get a picture of him or my daughter smiling at me. But I love when I get a picture that captures the real them at that point in time - when I can sneak in and photograph Lauren fake reading her little books or Pierce intently building train tracks.

When they're little, a week or a month can make a huge difference!

I started out by photographing my children and then photographing my friends' families and then their friends' families and so on. If you're reading this - you might know me - or know of me. If not, I hope to meet you soon!

I shoot in natural light and I want to take photos that you'll cherish forever. I want to capture your moments!

I shoot in the Triangle area of NC. Please contact me at amandaholbrookphotography@gmail.com to book a shoot or for additional information.

:) Amanda

w’s 9 month photos

18 May 2012

This is my fourth session with W and even when he’s not very smiley – he’s STILL smiley and super adorable. I love his sweet baby chubbiness and I know that at his one year shoot he’s probably going to be svelte because he’s just started crawling!

Can you see his cute little teeth? We had to work kind of hard to get him to flash them but it was worth it. I even got in some time snuggling him – his hair is so soft.

Little man looks just like his Daddy but LOVES his Mommy so much. Every time I said “mama” to him, he’d look over at my camera.

And W’s Mom (my friend forever - E) FINALLY got to meet Pierce! She and I have hung out so much that I couldn’t believe they hadn’t met yet. As we were chatting on the bridge, Pierce ran his hand along the railings and managed to get SIX splinters in one hand and two in the other! He was sobbing and because E is a nurse, I had her look at it. On a completely random chance, I had my pink Tweezermans in my car so I got some of them out but needed the others to soak. As we were driving away Pierce asked if E was coming over and when I said, “No, she’s going to her house,” Pierce said, “But I need her to fix my hand!” It was too cute.

E - As always, I had too much fun on our shoot … especially at the end … and you know what I mean!

Posted in 9 mos milestone, baby photos

heidi!

21 April 2012

Heidi and I met in Minneapolis when we both worked at Marshalls in the summer (of college). I can’t even explain how magical our summers were – working in the afternoon, staying up crazy late, sleeping in, drinking chai, spending all of our money on clothes, going dancing and hanging out with our friends. We were always up to some sort of mischief!

She stayed in Minneapolis but I moved around. We always kept in touch and somehow we didn’t see each other for OVER TEN YEARS! Which was obviously too long.

I was so excited when she decided to come visit me in April! We talked for hours on end and started planning a beach trip for next summer!

Heidi has finished her Master’s in acupuncture and is starting her own business so it was only fitting that I take photos for her new business!

It was fantastic to get to do something I don’t normally do. I’m hoping to do a full yoga photo session with her the next time we get together.

Posted in headshots

w’s 6 mos photos

10 March 2012

Baby W? SO STINKING CUTE!!! I know I say this every time – but he just is! Combine that with having the sweetest Mom ever (E) and he is the best baby to be around.

I can’t wait until I move because then I will be closer to E and her family and it’ll be easier for us to get together. Right now, we settle for lunches about once a month but I told E I probably wasn’t leaving the area ever and she said she felt the same way … then we decided we could literally be friends FOREVER!

It was fun getting to combine W’s 6 mos shoot with his cousin – J’s 2 year shoot. I got to get all the cousins together and get a picture of them (see the bottom). And E’s two older children – R & C (two of my very first clients) – are super cute too. C braided my hair and I completely forgot about it until later that night when I was trying to brush through it. I’m planning on borrowing her for her beauty skills someday!

Posted in 6 mos milestone, baby photos, kids photos

j’s 2 year photos

10 March 2012

Once upon a time when I started Amanda Holbrook Photography – my first client was Kate (with Miss AC) … which lead me to D … which lead me to E … and then to E’s sister – K. K’s son, J (pictured below), was one of my first newborn shoots ever! And I was really sad when they moved not too long after having him because I was certain he was going to grow up to be ridiculously cute!

And I was right! K was in town visiting E and it just worked out that I already had a session planned with E for W’s 6 mos shoot. We combined the two shoots (which gave all the kids a break at different times) and had so much fun.

J is now two and he says SO much. He speaks some Spanish and knows his colors! I may just send Lauren to visit him so she can pick up on these things. J was on the move the whole time but I am used to high energy so I caught up with him. Plus he had his cousins (E’s kids) to help me corral him too!

I hope the next time K & J are in town that I get to see them again!!

Posted in 2 year milestone, kids photos, toddler photos

miss k’s brand new baby photos

21 February 2012

A & G’s baby girl, Miss K, arrived a little late but absolutely perfect. It was fun to visit A in the hospital (like she had done with me when I had Lauren) and to see what great parents A & G already were. G doted on Miss K and A was over the moon (and looking SO GREAT in the hospital … I did NOT look like that!).

Brand new baby shoots are still my favorite shoots because they’re just so special.

Introducing – Miss K …