Amber Ludlow Photo & Design

Canon 30D for sell...

I am going to be selling my Canon 30D, (camera body only). It was purchased in June of this year from B & H Photo. It has only been shot a handful of times. It is in excellent condition.

I still have my bill of sell, and the camera is still under warrenty. It is not a gray market camera, it has a US warrenty. The warrenty card is actually still blank, as I never got around to filling it out. I still have the original box/papers as well.

It was purchased for 1,041.95, and I am asking 915.00. That includes shipping with insurance. E-mail me at amberludlowphotodesigns@hotmail.com serious e-mails only please :) Thanks!

(Don't get me wrong I love Christmas time, but fall is by far my favorite season..some randoms from this afternoon.) I don't even want to admit to how little I have broken my camera out in the last three months..Let's just say I could count on one hand. (Besides doing shoots)..embarrassing..

Final Class of the Year...

**UPDATE** I still have some spots left, and I will be closing sign-up this Friday, September 14th. You can find more information on what the lessons cover ect, to your right under 'Class Information' ----------> E-mail me to sign up at amberludlowphotodesigns@hotmail.com Thanks! :) ***

Hi Everyone! I just wanted to let you know that I will be doing my final class of this year. Starting in January I hope to have some brand new classes to offer to you. The last and final class will begin on Monday, September 24th (and last for six weeks). Since this will be the final class of the year I will be offering it at a bit of a discount (normal rate is $155.00 for six weeks, this class will be discounted at $125.00). If you are interested please e-mail me at amberludlowphotodesigns@hotmail.com  Thank you! :)  -Amber

Well Jackson finally started Kindergarten last Tuesday, and he absolutely loves it.  The first day was rough, not on him but on me! I woke up on the dot at five o’clock that morning, and started to bawl.  My husband rolled over scared that something was wrong, but he figured out what was wrong after a few minutes. Hehe..  So hard to let go..He attends all day Kindergarten, so the house is pretty quite! Which is nice, I am able to get a of work done, plus it is nice to spend a lot of one on one time with Miss Maddie. Here are some photos from his first day..and his first bus ride home.

It is also that time of year again, the kids birthdays. This year we decided to do a swim/water slide party. So here are the invitations I did.  That’s about all I have done for the party so far! Haha..Oh, and I have a menu wrote out, but other than that, nothing! I need to get with it! I hope you are all having a great August! :)

** I still have a few spots left for the new class that starts this Monday, August 13th. If you are interested in taking one of the spots e-mail me at amberludlowphotodesigns@hotmail.com Thanks! :) **

I really cannot believe that summer is coming to an end..Jackson starts school next Tuesday, and it has really made me sit back and think about how fast time actually goes. We were talking with some friends of ours over the weekend, and they said you are really starting to get old when you have kids in school. I thought 'Hey, that's not funny!' :) :) We just finished getting all of his supplies and he is so excited. I told him that I would take him to school in the morning and help him find his classroom and I then asked him if he would like me to pick him up from school or if he would like to ride the bus? And of course with out skipping a beat he said I can just ride the bus, mom..Ohhh, okay..Got it! It is an exciting time, but at the same time I feel like I am losing him just a little bit, ya know?! I can only imagine how hard Tuesday will be.
My sister said that it is hard at first, especially the first day. She said you may cry. But she said by the third day, you are like this is nice, I like this!! :) So we shall see!

Anyways, I thought I would share a couple of pictures from our trip to Disney...I think my husband and I were more excited about taking the kids there, then they were excited about going. The experience at Disney World is almost more magical as an adult because you get to experience the true magic through watching your children..

It truly can be the happiest place on earth, although we did see some kids who thought other wise..haha. :)

This was in Downtown Disney at the Lego store..This was one of my favorites..hmmm..wonder why?! :)

I think everyone that has been to Disney World with their children, probably have a similar photograph..

I think 5/6 years old, is such a great age to do Disney World.  He was really into everything, and walked the whole entire time, never complaining..

The castle at night, loved how they changed the lights back and forth, the stars were my favorite.

I have lots more pictures, I still need to add a vacation album to the side bar of my blog, maybe I will get that done soon! haha..I am off to finish up the kids invitations for their birthday party.  Yes, it is that time of year again! :)

**New Class Date**

The next class will begin Monday, August 13th.  If you would lik:)e to sign up please e-mail me at amberludlowphotodesigns@hotmail.com so that I can get you on the list.  Thank you!

Taken July 5th, on Ormond Beach..I am going to make a vacation picture post later in the week, just thought I would share this one that I really loved.. :)

**New Class Date**

The next class will begin Monday, August 13th.  If you would like to sign up please e-mail me at amberludlowphotodesigns@hotmail.com so that I can get you on the list.  Thank you! :)

I probably should just start out by doing a summer review post.  I can't believe that summer is almost coming to an end, and that I will soon be putting my first born child on a school bus.  I am both excited for him to begin something new but I am also scared, not for him but for myself! haha..This summer has proven to be yet another crazy couple of months.  Between keeping the kids entertained, my sister giving birth to her new baby, weddings to shoot, classes to teach, a much needed vacation and my sister-in-law getting married...You could say that each and every weekend has been filled with something new and different!

Being so busy, I have not taken a lot of photos of what I love to take photos of and that is the 'Everyday' stuff..I have become more of an event photographer..Yikes, I hate that...

I have lots of photos to post but I think I will start by posting photos of my new little niece Brooklyn. She is the sweetest thing, and never ever cries.

These were taken when she was five days old.

I promise to post more pictures from our summer later this week..And I promise that they will be of Jack & Maddie, I know the e-mails have been coming in!! :)

I hope that you all are having a wonderful summer as well!

-Amber

I still have a few spots left open for my June 25th class, if you would like to join in on the class please e-mail me at amberludlowphotodesigns@hotmail.com  and let me know that you are interested! Thanks! :)

-Amber

I have received several e-mails asking me to do another class before September. I am going to go ahead and start another class up for the month of June. We will begin the first class on Monday, June 25^th. If you are interested in taking the class please send me an e-mail at amberludlowphotodesigns@hotmail.com with ‘June Class’ in the subject line. If you have already contacted me about being in the next class could you send me a quick e-mail as well! Thank you so much! :)

I really went back and forth in my mind when deciding to post this or not..I am a pretty open person, and sometimes I feel like I put too much of my personal life out there with people I don't know by sharing pictures, my hopes and dreams and just the general things that happen in my life.

But my family and I could really use your thoughts and prayers in the next couple of weeks. My sister who some of who know is expecting her third baby (another girl) was diagnosed with Pulmonary Hypertension. Here is a bit taken from the American Heart Organization...

"Primary or unexplained pulmonary hypertension (PPH) is a rare lung disorder in which the blood pressure in the pulmonary artery rises far above normal levels for no apparent reason. The pulmonary artery is a blood vessel carrying oxygen-poor blood from the right ventricle (one of the heart's pumping chambers) to the lungs. In the lungs, the blood picks up oxygen, then flows to the heart's left side, where the left ventricle pumps it to the rest of the body through the aorta."

You can read more here American Heart Org.

She has around four and half weeks to go in her pregnancy. I would really truly appreciate any thoughts and prayers during the next four weeks. She is physically and mentally drained, but trying to take it easy and remain positive! Thanks...:)