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I Heart Faces is a Photography Website for Women that hosts popular monthly photo challenges inspired by faces. If you’re a blog reader here on my site you’ll have seen several of my entries for challenges over the last several years – the challenges are a lot of fun, and the submissions are always inspirational. I Heart Faces also posts valuable photography tips, tutorials, and giveaways.  It has become more than just a website, but a community that many women depend on for friendship, advice and inspiration.

I have had the pleasure of being one of the IHF Forum moderators for the past two years and I am so thrilled to be able to watch so many photographers grow and explore together in a supportive community.

This October, I Heart Faces is hosting a one of a kind conference for women who love photography(sorry guys, this one is just for the ladies!). It will be a day to discuss how we can “Dream Big” by growing both professionally and personally through our creativity and enjoying our photography to it’s fullest.

As one of the Teaching Photographers I will be working with Beginners learning how to use their cameras and take better photos.
Advanced photographers will have their choice of inspiring photography or small business sessions to take their work to the next level.

No matter which track you choose you’ll leave with useful knowledge to apply to your business, learn more about your camera, be moved to tears by inspirational speakers(ahem, Sue Bryce! Kelle Hampton! to name just a few), walk away feeling more confident, meet new contacts and friends. It will be a fun filled day of inspiration, networking and learning.

Not to mention, you’ll get to hang out with me!

Registration opens TODAY and you’ll save $100 if you register before June 1st. Better step on it, I imagine these spots are going to get snapped up quickly!

Lulu | Madison WI Portrait Photographer

I had a session this week with a lovely model, whom I just love to work with. Not to mention stunning. I could go on and on about how beautiful this gal is, but I’ll let the photos speak for themselves…

Spring Beauties | Madison WI Photographer

Madison is having an incredibly early, wonderfully beautiful Spring. In some ways I feel a sense of doom that we’ll end up paying for it later, it’s Wisconsin afterall; sometimes it snows in May. However I’d like to think that this is actually mother nature’s way of making up for the dreary Spring we had last year.

Sunday my friend Althea and I met up at the UW Arboretum and had a little photo party, taking snaps strolling through the Longenecker Garden and enjoying the new blooms that are popping out everywhere. It was a stunning afternoon.

Spring! | Madison WI Childrens Photographer

I’m sitting here this March evening with the doors and windows open and fans blowing in a vain attempt to cool off both levels of our home. Temperatures in Madison today were in the 80′s, which is staggeringly high for this time of year. Still, I can’t say that’s a complaint.

Seriously Madisonians, how gorgeous was it out there today?! I was enjoying it so much that I got inspired. D and I hopped in the Subaru after he got home from school and headed out for a mini shoot…

My little guy had his golden birthday last week and turned 7 on me. It’s not that it’s been so fast… or that I can’t believe how quick he’s grown… in many ways it seems like I’ve been his mom for what amounts to my whole life. I’m just so excited to see him growing into his own person. He’s not a baby anymore .

:)

Contemporary Glamour Photography | Madison WI

Here are a few more images from my shoot with Christy last week inspired by Sue Bryce, it was a lot of fun and she makes a stunning model don’t you think?

I love these images so much – not only because Christy is gorgeous, and not only because of the beautiful natural light that we utilized in Christy’s fabulous studio, but because they’re real images of a real, beautiful woman. Christy works multiple jobs AND juggles kids and family. Whew! You go woman!

I’m looking to do more of these sessions in the next month and I’m looking for “models”. Real women; those hard working, anything-but-ordinary gals who all need deserve to feel a little bit glamorous every once in a while.

Could you use a little glamour? Know someone who would LOVE this? In the Madison area or willing to travel here? I’m accepting a limited number of sessions, completely complimentary during the month of April, as I develop my signature style in this new portrait category. For more info you can contact me at photos@amandalynnjones.com