Amy Wenzel Photography

It’s finally here!

I honestly can’t believe that I am finally able to announce this: Swiss Miss Design Haus is open to the public!! =) Thank you so much to all the fabulous photographers who have waited so patiently for the new products and website to come to fruition. Even though all the emails pouring in asking “when is the launch date??” were giving me an anxiety attack, it was awesome to know that so many people were excited to see what Swiss Miss has to offer this year. So many hours of hard work have gone into this project and at times we were all burning the wick at both ends, but I knew it would be worth it to create something I am so stinking excited about!!

For those of you who aren’t familiar, Swiss Miss Design Haus sells digital products for photographers. It originated by selling fresh and funky card designs. I thought it would something fun to do on the side since I am a total design nut, but the success and positive feedback I recieved from photographers all over the world absolutely stunned me and I started receiving requests for all different sorts of things! So…in response to that this year we have expanded tremendously and we now offer 15 different card sets as well as borders, collages, textures and Asuka book templates. And this is only the beginning- we are going to be adding much more in the next few months.

So thank you guys for loving the products I’ve designed and for all your enthusiastic support! I simply can’t wait for everyone to see the site. It’s so cute, and so me. And I can say that because I didn’t design the website myself. =) I have Mighty (who also designed my blog!) to thank for the fantastic design once again.

Kids, Kids and more Kids.

I must have had too much coffee the day I agreed to take on 6 kids in a photo shoot, especially considering that my specialty is one child at a time, thank you! But I ended up having a complete blast. All of these kids were friendly, took direction really well and were up for the challenge of the crazy camera lady. They were such a pleasure to be around. Even after the session I could have stayed and played on the beach all day with them at their cottage. I just absolutely love my job- meeting all these incredible mothers day after day and gleaning bits and peices of their stories of their families and how it all began. I have a mental note pad that is scribbled full of all the parenting ideas I observe. Hopefully someday I’ll put it all to good use! Here are some of my favorite shots from the day.

City Girl, Country Girl

This has been the age old question for me- am I a city girl or a country girl? Currently we live downtown and I truly love it! A hot cup of coffee is just a block or two away, everything we need is close at hand, and my husband even walks to work. Heck, I could walk to work but I’m too lazy. But then sometimes I long to open up my window at night and hear the crickets and frogs and feel a fragrant breeze ruffling my curtains. I dream of having pet goats and donkeys and having a vegetable garden. I don’t think I will ever be alowed to have pet farm animals, but maybe someday I could aspire to grow my own vegetables. I know if I ever move to the country I will long for the city and vice versa. I guess I’m just a little of both! This senior session made me think of my dilemna because we started out with some fabulous urban shots and then headed out as the sun went down to get in touch with our rural roots. Other than being afraid of snakes in the grass and getting alot of bug bites, it was such a fun adventure. She was so inspiring to work with, although I must admit that I was terribly jelous of her red, red hair that actually grows out of her head that color. No dye, folks. She’s the legit thing. She reminds me of a mermaid. I haven’t posted a senior session in so long! Here are a ton of my favorites….