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Amanda has been taking our family pictures for 6 years. We are never disappointed by her work. She is amazing at capturing our 2 young kids and 2 dogs and is so great to work with. We always end up with the most beautiful family photos. Cannot recommended her enough!
val kantro
FROM THE HEART
Amanda Dee is a great photographer,,,We are more than delighted with the pictures Amanda took of our newborn baby. We love the way she captured Hudson in all her shots – just what we were after! Amanda Dee was friendly and made us feel right at home and made us feel like we had been friends for yrs shes helpful from start to finish. Her style is natural her prices are the best very affordable and you get a ton of digital photos from her plus prints,,,, HIGHLY RECOMMEND Amanda Dee Photography . Many thanks to Amanda!!!!!
tammy kopesky
WE ARE BLESSED
Amanda has done all of our family photos for the past 5 years. They are always beautiful and she has such a way with kids- and we have 3 toddlers to wrangle. Whether it is the time you get with a newborn session or a quick 15 minute mini session I always have more photos than I could possibly put up and so many favorites. Thank you Amanda!!
katherine alatorre
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There’s just something about that one year milestone 🤍
The baby days are behind us, and suddenly they’re clapping, standing, laughing, and showing off all that personality. It’s the sweetest shift… and always a little bittersweet too.
Emmy gave us so many good moments in one session, and I feel so lucky to keep documenting this family as they grow.
#oneyearsession #milestonemoments #iowaphotographer #cedarrapidsphotographer #watchthemgrow
Six months + already stealing the show 💕
Sofia came in with big smiles and left us with so many cute little expressions — her personality is already shining through in the best way. (Especially love how it looks like she’s giving us all the bird in the first pic 😆).
This sweet family has trusted me with their story from the very beginning, and moments like this are why I love what I do so much.
From cozy studio snuggles to golden hour by the water… this session had everything 🤍
Getting to celebrate this season for these two—and the beautiful family they’ve built—was such a joy.
I already know their wedding this fall is going to be something really special 💕
There’s something really special about getting to photograph the same family over the years 🥹
From maternity and newborn photos with their first baby, Austin… to now welcoming baby girl Julia.
And somehow this ended up being my last newborn session in the studio too.
She was absolute perfection and slept like a dream.
I adore this family more than I can put into words 🤍
Even as a photographer… taking your own photos is HARD.
Tripod. Timer. Hide the remote. Adjust. Repeat. Question life choices. 😅
So yeah—hire the photographer.
Meanwhile, I’m over here romanticizing the last days in this studio while I still can 🤍
After nearly nine years in my studio at the Cherry Building, this chapter will be coming to a close at the end of March.
Studio spaces have been part of my photography journey for quite a while now. I photographed my first wedding in 2004 and started with a small studio setup in the basement of my home. In 2009 I moved into my first studio space in the Guaranty Bank Building, about 400 square feet. A few years later I upgraded to a slightly larger space in the same building. Then in 2017 I moved into what truly felt like my dream studio here in Suite 127 at the Cherry Building.
This space has held so many memories.
Newborns becoming toddlers.
Seniors becoming adults.
Families growing year after year.
Women stepping in front of my camera and seeing themselves in a whole new way.
While this chapter is ending a little sooner than I expected, Amanda Dee Photography is absolutely not going anywhere.
I will continue photographing weddings, families, seniors, headshots, and boudoir, just in new spaces and new ways. After more than 20 years behind the camera, I have learned that sometimes the unexpected changes end up opening the door to the next beautiful season.
To everyone who has stepped through these studio doors over the years, thank you for trusting me with your moments and memories. This space meant a lot to me, and it always will.
More to come soon 🤍
Amanda
The women I photograph remind me every single day what strength actually looks like.
It looks like motherhood and exhaustion and deep love.
It looks like stepping into the spotlight on your wedding day.
It looks like senior-year confidence and quiet nerves.
It looks like starting over, growing, healing, becoming.
After more than two decades behind the lens, one thing I know for sure - women are endlessly resilient, wildly layered, and always worth documenting.
Honored to witness it. Every time.
Happy International Women’s Day 🤍
There is just something extra special about watching a family grow over the years. 🤍
I first photographed this sweet boy (and his big brother Cal) as Fresh 48 babies in the hospital… then newborn, six months, and now somehow — one whole year.
He’s the fourth baby in this crew, and just like his siblings, he needed a minute at the start of our session (honestly… relatable 😌). But once he warmed up? Full personality. Full joy. Full tiny human magic.
The first year always flies by, but getting to freeze these little in-between stages for families like theirs never stops meaning the world to me.
So grateful to keep telling their story, year after year. 🤍
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