Sifferlen Stills Photography

Sifferbaby's first photo shoot :)

2011-01-18T04:09:00.000-08:00

Here is our handsome little guy in all his sweetness.

Isn't he adorable? Sweetest darned profile I've ever seen. :)

The McAllister Kids

2010-12-02T05:48:00.000-08:00

Abbey Burke

2010-12-02T05:35:00.000-08:00

Sweetness overload. :)

One lucky shot.

2010-07-11T14:54:00.001-07:00

Lightning storm at the beach. I'm in love. :)

Big Sam Live at the Oakboro 4th Festival

2010-07-09T14:09:00.000-07:00

Live music from Big Sam, cotton candy, fair food, fireworks and the good ole American spirit. What a way to ring in the fourth. Enjoy!

Marc, Britt & Josie

2010-06-06T06:49:00.000-07:00

This trio was WAY too much fun. Little Josie is a natural in front of the camera and she made my job super easy. Lookout Marc & Britt, you have a ham on your hands!

Big Sam at NC Music Factory

2010-06-04T04:24:00.000-07:00

I had the absolute pleasure of shooting these awesome guys downtown at the NC Music Factory in Charlotte. Big Sam is a local band with a group of extremely talented guys who made my time shooting them fun and full of laughs.

Huge thanks to Greg Hurley and the boys for giving me the opportunity to take charge

and get all artsy farsty on 'em. I'm looking forward to shooting Big Sam live in July at the Oakboro 4th Festival.

Be sure to check out their website for showtimes and dates: Big Sam

I've been a bad, bad girl.

2010-06-04T04:08:00.000-07:00

So, yeah. Three lashes with a wet noodle because I haven't updated the blog in...well, in I'm embarrased to say how long. The good thing is that I have been extremely busy, and for that I am so grateful.

Lots to update everyone on and some awesome shoots to feature as well. Stay tuned and I promise not to leave you hanging again...

I love the NC Foothills...

2010-02-24T17:25:00.000-08:00

Last weekend, I ventured to Shelby, NC to shoot Railyn again. It was a perfectly beautiful weather weekend and we had a ball shooting her toddling around and also captured the beauty of the country. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!

A quaint little church at the foot of a mountain.

Num. Num. Num.

Millie the Cow (I couldn't help but name her)

Dad and his siblings used to play in the water here as kids. (Thanks for showing this little gem to me, Dad!)

Kailey beat me out at "Cow Poker" with this white horse. Darn!

This was in an old abandoned barn we stopped and rummaged through.

Meet 'Tux' the cat.

The shirt says it all!

I loved this shot. (Original photo, by the way)

These are what I like to call "sugar lips".

Bleeding Cross

2010-02-12T11:19:00.000-08:00

I never realized there was so much artistic shots just waiting to be taken, right outside my back door! I went and met up with Kailey for her Valentine's Day party at school and after that I couldn't help but keep driving past the house to see what I could find to shoot.

First, I started at the train depot. Sooooo many cool things to shoot there.

Then, I came across this quaint little graveyard with all of about 40 headstones. I was a little scared, but I said a little prayer before I left and I really felt ok after that. The saddest sight was a tiny little headstone peeking out of the brush and leaves at the corner of the woods. I stopped and thought about who it was. Who has been forgotten. I took a shot of it, just because knowing I acknowledged their hidden grave made me feel like I was honoring that person somehow. Sad.

I found another cool shot at the Lutheran church right up the street. The cross speaks for itself. Pretty amazing shot, I thought.

Sooooo, I pack up and head back home and as I'm driving along I see something that makes me stop and ask myself......Why? Take a look and see for yourself.

It was a fun little trot around town. If the sun will come out and play, I may go back out..... ::prays for sun::

A woman after my own heart.

2010-02-07T15:57:00.000-08:00

So, I met a way cool chick. Her name is Heather LaBone and she is after my heart with her photographs of old, run-down houses.

See, photographers look at the world a little different. Whereas a "normal" person would drive down the road and see a ratty shack, we see a diamond in the rough. A home with an untold story. A past.

Quite simply, Heather has captured some amazing stuff. Drop by her place at www.heatherlabonephotography.com and see her sometime. I promise it will be a trip to remember!

(Sorry- the linkies aren't behaving so you have to actually type it in! Drat!)

Who's live on the internet? I am, I am!

2010-02-07T15:34:00.000-08:00

My website is FINALLY HERE!

Chiggity check it out and let me know what you think. www.sifferlenstills.com

(Sorry- the linkies aren't behaving so you have to actually type it in!.... Oh stop complaining, it's typing an address for Pete's sake)

It's definitely a work in progress so your thoughts, ideas and opinions are welcomed - regardless if they are good or bad. :)

Thanks for keeping up with me!

Wesley's Headshots

2010-02-06T12:32:00.000-08:00

I had the pleasure of shooting Wesley this morning and believe it or not, the weather actually cooperated! We started off at the Stevens Center box office downtown which was perfect for shooting an actor's headshots, then we hiked it through the amazing Arts District. The city had so much to offer and we had a ball, even if it felt like we were hiking the Arctic. Here is some of the awesomeness that is Wesley. Enjoy.

How fitting this little find was...

...and since I couldn't resist, we took some fun ones that had nothing to do with headshots...

She's Sweet as Honey

2010-02-05T08:01:00.000-08:00

The Many Faces of Kailey

2010-02-05T07:54:00.000-08:00

Let's just say I am dreading the teenage years....

Filters and Withdrawals

2010-02-02T08:27:00.000-08:00

Soooooooooooooo....guess who got some new filters yesterday? Yes, that would be me and I hate that I haven't had the chance to break them out yet, but hopefully tonight I will have some time to shoot a little and post some new images. Can't wait. I'm having withdrawals. Sigh.

A sunny snowy day??

2010-01-31T13:36:00.000-08:00

So, the weather guy has been pumping us up for this TERRIBLE winter storm that will keep us all holed up inside for days, weeks...and I wake up this morning to the sun shining in my eyes? I'm a little confused.

At any rate, the roads are still treacherous and I guess that's what the weather peeps ultimately look out for, I was just having a hard time with "harsh winter storm = me flitting around outside in the snow taking pics in short sleeves".

Didn't find much out there because snow is absolutely the hardest thing to photograph.

Here is what I did find though... I loved the sunglasses. Irony at it's best!

Blue Eyed Girl

2010-01-31T08:10:00.001-08:00

Can't wait to shoot this sweetness again. Isn't she adorable?!

A Letter to Mother Nature

2010-01-31T07:31:00.000-08:00

Dear Mother Nature,

The snow is beautiful really, but I'm running out of subjects to shoot while being snowed in the house and all. Please melt so that we (my camera and I) can get back outside to shoot! We would greatly appreciate it.

Hopeful and sincerely,
Amie

*This is what I found yesterday...pretty neat images for stuff we have lying around the house already....

A literal spin to "lying around the house"...