Amy Williams Photography

Family Farm Sessions! || Vancouver Family Photographer

Amy-Photo — Thu, 17 May 2012 21:10:22 +0000

I’m excited to announce Amy Williams Photography will have limited edition mini sessions this summer! The first mini session will be held on Saturday, June 9th in the afternoon early evening. The sessions will take place at a friends farm in Langley, the photos below show how great this location is!

So, what is a mini session and for whom are they ideal? Your mini-session fee of $200 includes 30 minutes of shooting time with Amy, 5 digital images with printing rights {delivered via email}, approximately 30 edited images to view in your online proofing gallery and 20% off additional prints or products.

After your mini-session, you’ll be shown a minimum of 30 images in a private 7 day online gallery. Want all the images in your gallery? It’s just an additional $100 more.

While our mini-sessions can’t compare to the completely custom experience of a full session, they are perfect for getting some gorgeous summer images of your family as the summer starts. These mini sessions are for up to 5 people. These limited availability sessions are expected to fill very quickly. To hold your spot please contact Amy and let her know if you are interested. The mini-session fee of $50 is required to hold your spot and again, includes the session fee, 5 digital images with printing rights, approximately 30 edited images to view in your online proofing gallery and 20% off additional prints or products.

Abbotsford Heat vs Toronto Marlies Season End Thoughts || Vancouver Sports Photographer

Amy-Photo — Wed, 16 May 2012 08:21:58 +0000

Back from Toronto with the Second Round tied one game a piece, the Abbotsford Heat were more than ready for a 3 night home stand of games. There were periods were it sounded like both teams tore up a few layers of ice racing back and forth, testing goalies for that first goal. The games seemed to go by so fast and in the end the Marlies beat the Heat to move on to Round Three of the Calder Cup Playoffs. Our good guys battled and with the Heat making the playoffs twice in three seasons, they should be so proud of themselves.

A few for the Marlies Fans…Namely Lindsay and Jay!

It was a battle of the goalies, in game 5 Taylor made some epic saves.

Above are just a few of my favourite photos from the season. I’ve been shooting sports since I was in high school and am so grateful to be the photographer for the Abbotsford Heat. I’m really a football girl at heart, but this hockey thing sure has grown on me. There’s nothing sweeter than the sound of the goal horn, or being able to shoot from the suicide box between the teams, learning new swear phrases almost every game! It’s such a different sport to shoot, so fast and trying to catch the moments as they go by, then being excited to head home after the game and download all of the photos. Yeah I’m a photo nerd.

I know in the last three seasons The Heat have been growing their brand and their fans. I constantly talk to people, friends and family about the team. The number one thing people always comment on is how the Heat is the Calgary Flames farm team. Yes that is true but guess what? These guys are playing in Abbotsford, BC with hopes of stepping onto the ice for a NHL team. That may be Calgary or it may be one of the other 30 NHL Teams. When we play other AHL teams we are the Abbotsford Heat. Not the Calgary Flames I would think by now that people who LOVE hockey would be lining up at the door to see these future NHL stars in action. I still find it funny that the Chicago Wolves, farm team for the Vancouver Canucks had second place in attendance for the AHL. For a state who’s NHL team hates Vancouver they can find the fans to support their Chicago team. Then looking at Abbotsford, the excuse I always hear is well they are Calgary’s farm team. Frustrating? Yes, maybe Chicago just has smarter fans who know that they are not cheering for the Vancouver Canucks they are cheering for their Chicago Wolves. I hope next season, the “hockey fans” who haven’t come out to a game, yet put the team down because of their NHL affiliation, give the Abbotsford Heat a chance. They really don’t know what they are missing.

The other comment I hear is how the Vancouver Giants are in a league above the Abbotsford Heat. It’s true that the Giants have been in Vancouver longer {inaugurated 2001-02} but are in the CHL or Canadian Hockey League. There may be some confusion because the AHL Heat were inaugurated in 2009-10, they are a new team in a fantastic new arena. Again I think it just comes down to education and coming out to a game.

I looked at a recent stat on the AHL’s website and in the 2011-12 season the AHL had 607 graduates on NHL opening day rosters. That worked out to 83% of the NHL’s player pool to start the 2011-12 season. I looked back at our rosters for the last three years and found a few of our past players who have graduated to the NHL: Jason Jaffray – Winnipeg Jets, Brett Sutter – Carolina Hurricanes, David van der Gulik – Colorado Avalanche, T.J. Brodie – Calgary Flames, Brendan Mikkelson – Tampa Bay Lightning, Lance Bouma – Calgary Flames. As you can see not all of our players are playing for the Flames, so think of a game like this: You’re not cheering for the Calgary Flames, you’re cheering for these future NHL STARS. In a few years you’ll be able to say I remember when I watched him in the AHL.

That’s all that’s it from me. Looking forward to the next season and seeing y’all at a game or two. Oh yeah and “Go Heat Go.”

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one frame :: calder cup playoffs, round 2, game 5 :: abbotsford heat

Amy-Photo — Thu, 10 May 2012 20:20:06 +0000

After 76 regular season games and going two rounds deep into the Calder Cup Playoffs, the Abbotsford Heat’s season came to an end last night. From my seat between the teams it was a battle with the Toronto Marlies. The Heat players put it all on the line and win or lose this season delivered excellence to the fans and to themselves.

More photos to come of this series {of course}! For now I’m out of the ice rink and back into wedding season and I have so many shoots with families planned this summer. Thanks to everyone at the Heat for another great season.

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Nathan is six months old || Vancouver Family Photography

Amy-Photo — Sun, 06 May 2012 15:00:27 +0000

Little Nathan is growing up fast! So fast, that I must say he looks pretty good in his onsie and tie! Six months is one of my favourite ages to shoot, they are really getting little personalities and can sit up by them selves {for the most part} and we all just have so much fun during the photo shoot. I must say that his nine month shoot will be here before I know it and I can’t wait to see him and his parents, Jenn and Colin again.

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one frame :: CAMRYN :: Growing Up Baby

Amy-Photo — Sat, 05 May 2012 10:15:48 +0000

Spending time with this new little one today was both a treat and a treasure. I can’t wait to show you more photos from the session!

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Quest for the Cup – Round 1 || Abbotsford Heat vs Milwaukee Admirals || Vancouver Sports Photographer

Amy-Photo — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 11:38:10 +0000

The Heat came back from Milwaukee two games up on the Admirals in the Western Conference Quarterfinals. A great place to be in the Calder Cup Playoffs when the teams have to win 3 out of 5 games to move on to the next round. Fired up they hit the ice and scored the first goal. The Admirals did come back in the second to tie it up 2-2 but when the Heat pulled ahead in the third those Admirals got frustrated while the Heat kept some level heads.

Looking forward to Round 2 and having the Marlies back in town. Get your tickets as the Heat are the only team in BC still in the playoffs and not on a golf course. Saturday, May 5th is the night for game 3 so see you at the rink.

#41 Guillaume Desbiens celebrates as #5 Clay Wilson scores an empty netter from centre ice to make it 4-2.

Seconds away from sweeping the series the team watches every pass on the ice from the bench. Then it’s On to the Next One.
Stay tuned to The Abbotsford Heat’s and my facebook and twitter pages to find out the hashtags for the next series vs the Toronto Marlies!

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What to wear for Spring || Vancouver Family Photographer

Amy-Photo — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 16:00:25 +0000

Spring days are coming and we can do more photo shoots out side in the nice weather! It’s nice to get back to nature, into your favourite park to fly kites or have a family picnic in the back yard. There’s so much we can do and now that the days are longer there’s so much more golden sunshine time when the sun is setting. Contact Amy Williams Photography today to set up your Spring or Summer family photo session soon!

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Cuts for the Cure || Abbotsford Heat Photographer

Amy-Photo — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 16:00:34 +0000

The final regular season game played by the Abbotsford Heat ended with a win and $30,000 was raised throughout the game in the silent auction and with the proceeds of Cuts for the Cure. Fans could have their heads shaved by a Heat player for a donation of $50 or companies could donate $500 to shave the head of a Heat player. All money going to the BC Cancer Agency last year $18,000 was raised so everyone was so happy to see the amount almost doubled! The guys all look awesome with their shaved heads and I was so impressed with the two ladies who shaved her head and gave her hair to Locks of Love. Till’ next year y’all have some time to grow your hair out.

Players and fans get clipped

Heat captain Quintin Laing does the honours cutting Nikki Terada’s long long hair!

Jay decked out in Marlies gear {pft} shaves his head, and gets Clay Wilson to autograph it. He did after all do a good job shaving it!

Players, wives and girlfriends and just a few of the fans who shaved their heads.

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Abbotsford Heat take down the Toronto Marlies || Vancouver Sports Photographer

Amy-Photo — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 13:00:57 +0000

So the last two games of the regular season were here for the Abbotsford Heat. I only missed one home game this year so needless to say I have a few…thousand…photos from this season. This series was against one of our Canadian Eastern rivals the Toronto Marlies, this match up always brings out a few of my friends which is great {even if they cheer for TO}. But this time round all the cheering went for the Heat {heh Jay}, both games went to our bench, going into the post season with two victories had to have the guys pumped. {By the by I’ve been wearing my lucky bracelet since our recent winning streak started…just saying, still!! It was like when there was this win streak, I think four seasons ago, with the Lions and I would touch the game ball before every game started, I’m not athletic but I’ll take a little credit for luck. Love me some good superstitions.

If you’re on twitter, I’m going to try to tweet more at home games add the hashtag #ItsGoTime in your tweets about the Abbotsford Heat and their quest for the Calder Cup. Do you think we can get it trending? Ryan Pinder, Play-by-Play Broadcaster, suggested today a series hashtag starting with the Milwaukee Admirals #SinkTheShip. Sweetness, see you online or at a playoff game!

One more BC Lions reference. Aaron Hunt {who signed with the Montreal Alouettes this season boooo} would be proud seeing the guys celebrate it. Kinda hard to dance it out on the ice but I always think of Hunt telling us “You’ve gotta Celebrate IT” after a tackle or touchdown and I add in goal or sweet sweet fight.

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Wilson Family in Fort Langley || Vancouver Family Photographer

Amy-Photo — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 04:01:28 +0000

Well our Spring days have been rather hit or miss with the weather but my photo shoot days have been pretty much a hit. I met up with the Wilson family in Fort Langley and we only shot maybe in a one block radius and had so much fun! Nathan was ready for photos with his smile and awesome hat!

Love this sequence of cutie Nathan. The hat is just a bonus!! Great choice Karen.

Since I do my shoots on location, I like it when families bring pets to their photo sessions, they are a part of the family after all.

Just enough time for a dance break.

It was a little loud when a freight train came roaring through town. My dad has lots of photos of me just like this, apparently I loved trains when I was a kid so these are some of my faves! Thanks Wilson family for hanging out with me for some photos!

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