Mie Ahmt Photography

Indian Summer

A few weeks ago I had the amazing opportunity to shoot the newest lookbook featuring the Dolce Vita line for Solestruck. I knew it would be a warm day at the pool in Vale, Oregon - so getting up at 4 was a small sacrifice to be able to avoid the midday sun... 

I shot with amazing models Ashley Knight & Elfee Duquette - and super talented stylist Camilla Orosco. But lets face it; none of this would have happened if it wasn't for Ty McBride (Solestruck Brand Manager) and his awesome vision!

I am very pleased with how it all turned out. I think the lookbook looks awesome and it makes me giggle a bit everytime I look at it. Here a few of the pages - but really, you should go to Solestruks website and check out the entire book!

Baby I love you...

The lucky Knopp's also got not 1 - but 2 (!) slideshows from their wedding - they are on the website - but for your easy viewing pleassure they are also right here... I have to warn you though... even if you don't know this awesome family - there are some tear jerking moments in there...

You can click on the play button inside the picture above (you can actually click all links in the picture above) or you can go directly to the website and enjoy the slideshows there...

a good day for blogging...

As I am struggling with the worst headache of the year I figured it would be a good day to put some finished stuff up on the blog... That way I can go back to bed and feel really accomplished...

As you may or may not know, the fabulous Knopp's got married this summer and I was the lucky three in one host/bridesmade/photographer... Mister & Misses Knopp now have their very own wedding website with all their snassy pictures and slideshows and love... 

 

happy parents

As I am finishing up the editing of my best friends wedding - I wanted to share this picture with you...

WHY?

-Because it makes me happy!

This pictures also makes me want to discuss something that I have thought about for a while... 

I recently heard about a couple who banned their guests from photographing during the ceremony... At first I thought; 'how harsh' - but thinking a bit more about it - and photographing my friends wedding from a highly unusual angle (I was also IN the wedding) - I can actually relate to this...

Many of the guests at a wedding these days are watching the entire ceremony through their cell phone screens or point-&-shoot camera screens... I think this is such a shame, as most cell phone and point & shoot pictures rarely will do a beautiful wedding justice... But the real reason that this is such a shame is that you will miss the ceremony & the real reason you are there...

So the next time you are at a wedding... why don't you put down your camera phone and let the photographer do their job?

my faves

I don't know exactly how I forgot to post these two pics in my last post as they certainly are some of my very favourite photos from the Knopp 
wedding...

 

Little Miss K's special day...

A few weeks ago I said yes to one of those things that you (as a Photographer) know you shouldn't say yes to, But I did - because I love my best friend...

"So what - you photographed a wedding!!!? What's the big deal?"  - I know that is what you are thinking... But no (!) As the over-achiever I am, I also HOSTED the Wedding at my house ... and; oh yeah - I was also IN the wedding

I got to walk down the aisle with my camera in hand, my dogs took part in the ceremony (uninvited) and my best friend got to mary the man she loves... Pretty good day I would say!

Here is a sneak peak... Not your usual sneak peak - This is Little Miss K's Sneak Peak! Why??? Beacuse she rocks my world and as you will see in the final picture - this day was very special to her!

 

my loves

I don't have any children (yet) - but I do have two completely amazing dogs...
My life would be empty without them...

 

in my other life

In my other life I am a Stock Photographer and I love it! In May I attended the Istockalypse in London and just like the Istockaplypse I went to in Japan - it was an awesome experience! The London Istockalypse's main focus was on editorial (Love) with seminars in the mornings and shoots in the afternoon. We also had two days of shooting with models - both at the beach in Brighton and in studios in London!

It was super awesome to get feedback from both Getty and IStock art directors - and to just be around 80+ photographers for about 10 days is an experience in itself. 

I had such a great time and am proud to tell you, that I actually won for best Editorial Picture in this Istockalypse. I am pretty stoked about this, as I admire every single photographer attending these events!

This is my winning picture. I took it in the Burlington Arcade close to Piccadilly on an extremly sunny day! I had to find some shaded spaces - not only to protect my sensitive skin - but also to get some better light... I hung out in the arcade for several hours - funny thing is that this is one of the very first frames I shot!

If you want to see more from the Istockalypse in London - there is a really cool article with an awesome video here - and you can check out the London Lightbox right here!

 

a little Danish tradition

The Confirmation!!!

Full Album view here

Nicoline

She is so beautiful and so sweet and so Danish and I am not just saying that because she is family- but she is really mega cool! At the age of 10 when she came to visit me and my now husband here in the States she completely scolded him in fluent English for not having the balls to ask me to marry him... A few months later he asked - so thanks Nicoline!!!

Now she is 12 and I can't wait to se her beautiful face again in a few weeks when I go back to Denmark...YAY!