Sonni ~ Baby Photos Take 1 | Amanda Anastassiou Photography

This is a shoot i did a couple of weeks ago now of gorgeous baby Sonni, & i've got to say he's very cute & cuddly. His older cousin Elicia also starred in a few shots, but she wasn't feeling herself and didn't want to be a model that day! I'm heading back for another shoot now Elicia's feeling better to get some of the two of them together. Heres a few from take 1, take 2 will be up very soon!

Sam & Jim ~ A walk in the Park | Amanda Anastassiou Photography

It was a rainy day in South shields park, but after a coffee the rain stopped and we dashed out to get some fun & romantic sots of Sam & Jim for their pre Wedding shoot. I actually photographed their fab Wedding last weekend, so i thought it was time to blog my favourite images from their pre wedding shoot. Keep checking back to see the images from their Wedding at Whitworth Hall, they should be on in a couple of weeks!

Elstob Family ~ Bump & Baby | Amanda Anastassiou Photography

I've been a little busy the past few months so I've posted Marinas bump photos together with the ones of her new tiny baby Athena. There were only approx. 7weeks between each session and what a change...a new family! Gorgeous Athena was only 12 days old in these photos and what a perfect little model she was, well maybe her dad wont think that, she had a few accidents which he caught the worst of! Welcome to the Elstob family Athena!

There were so many fab photos to pick from, but heres my favourites...

Christmas cards ~ 2011 | Amanda Anastassiou Photography

I know Christmas is over but I have been asked by loads of people how I did my Christmas cards, so I thought I'd share it on here. It's very simple actually, I cut some holly form my garden and froze it in little containers, then I took the 'holly ice cubes' and placed them together to create the photos, the best 2 were then sent them off to be made into the Christmas cards. Easy but effective... I hope it inspires someone to try it out, I imagine strawberries of different fruit would make a good image, let me know if you try any yourself and how it goes.

Here's the photos I used and how they looked finished...

MarinaVista ~ Commercial | Amanda Anastassiou Photography

I've just done a photo shoot for the waterside restaurant MarinaVista situated on the beautiful setting of Sunderland Marina. They serve a range of contemporary & traditional Italian favourites and also have a selection of blackboard specials everyday.

The restaurant is located on the third floor of the sunderland Marine Activity Centre which means you can enjoy a tasty meal whilst overlooking the views of the Marina. The restaurant has a great atmosphere and is a great place to unwind with a glass of wine. Take a look at their website www.marina-vista.co.uk for more information.

Here's a few of my favourite images from the shoot...