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WOW! It actually happened. Our website is completely redesigned and updated and LIVE! So, to say the least, I am THRILLED to check this item off of the 101 in 1001 list!

I can’t even begin to share how thankful I am for all of the phenomenal people in my life that made the site possible. To the folks over at Details Communications: Holy Cow - y’all are miracle workers! The entire concept, design, and detailed work that make the site what it is, was ALL their doing. I am truly astounded that they were able to take my heart, vision, and spirit, and reflect it in a website. Incredible. I’m blown away…

To my friend Caleb Chancey, thank you for the great portraits of me! You really nailed what we were looking for out of those images and I’m so thankful for you. You captured me in a really raw way - the way I want clients to see me. I think your work will make it easier for people to connect with me. Your talent is inspiring…

To all the clients and models and friends on the site - thanks for making my life more fun, and my job such a delight! Every moment captured and included on the site is a special one for me as a photographer. Thank you to each and every one of you for helping me to grow as an artist.

And seriously, Graham, no way would any of this have EVER happened without you. EVER. Thank you really isn’t saying enough. I can’t believe the effort you put into sorting through endless images and all the tiniest details, while dealing with my random thoughts along the way. Aside of everything else you were working on. Good grief. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Gifts and praises galore are coming your way, friend…

Now, enough with the Oscar Speech-ish ramblings. Okay, without further adieu - BLAM! Check out the new Amelia Strauss Photography website!

I am SO excited about it and here’s hoping it transfers well across the country :) One of my main hopes is that the site will reach out to a more diverse clientele, and I think that this is a great start…

Get new headshots of myself for my website and blog - DONE! What a fun item to check off of the 1001 in 1001 list.

Thanks to my good buddy Caleb Chancey, a vastly talented photographer based out his Birmingham, Alabama studio, I now have new images for my blog and upcoming website. I love how Caleb really captured me in a raw way, emotion and all…

Here are a couple of the shots he got:

Thanks so much Caleb! You are an amazing artist and it was an honor to be photographed by you.

Okay kids - here is my complete list of 101 things I want to do in the next 1001 days! I will be referring back to this list as I work on checking things off. DISCLAIMER: These items are listed in no particular order!

Start Date: January 30, 2009
End Date: October 29, 2011

1. Update and fully customize my blog.
2. Visit my friend Hadden and her husband in NYC.
3. Update my website.
4. Finish the studio renovation.
5. Take Gracie to enroll in and complete an obedience class.
6. Make dinner for my husband every night for an entire week.
7. Read three books to benefit my business.
8. Run a half-marathon.
9. Learn to brew my own beer alongside the Back-Door Brewery.
10. Be a guest at a wedding.
11. Buy a house in Charleston, SC.
12. Complete and execute the Alpha Kappa Camera plans.
13. Plant flowers in my flowers boxes and keep them alive for an entire season.
14. Attend ‘The Image is Found’ workshop with my friend Cristi.
15. Fulfill all of my commitments to my volunteer charity organizations.
16. Start sending out anniversary cards to past clients.
17. Blog every day for an entire month.
18. Second-shoot for fun with three local photographers.
19. Shoot a wedding on another continent.
20. Get my friend Ben to compose a song for my website.
21. Learn how to change a flat tire.
22. Surprise my husband with a crazy fun adventure trip.
23. Take a dance class.
24. Do some first-year sessions for Miller Fields.
25. Learn to play poker.
26. Go to Symphony In The Park.
27. See Criss Angel live.
28. Take a vacation with my friend Lucy and our mothers.
29. Do a crazy high-fashion vintage shoot with some of my friends.
30. Attend a OneLight Workshop.
31. Go white water rafting.
32. Come up with a killer playlist for client meetings.
33. Photograph Gracie and all the puppies!
34. Get to know my neighbors better.
35. Learn to whistle.
36. Explore the nooks and crannies of Central Alabama on scout days.
37. Take a fun trip with my mom to make up for Memphis.
38. Network with other photographers by linking Facebook and Twitter to my blog.
39. Join Twitter.
40. Shoot a Bridal Couture Trash The Dress session in a body of water.
41. Take a defensive driving class…for fun.
42. Document the locations of my personal history.
43. Master my own texture technique.
44. Do a “Top Five” blog post.
45. Read the entire Bible in a year.
46. Do a portrait session with our friends, The Giffens.
47. Make a floral arrangement by myself.
48. Beat my husband at an Xbox game.
49. Go to Lebowski Fest.
50. Get a cake from Duff at Ace of Cakes.
51. Learn to cut grass.
52. Purchase an Abe Morrell print.
53. Go to San Diego.
54. Win a WPJA award.
55. Create a studio manual.
56. Go to Sips-N-Strokes.
57. Hit up another Panic Show.
58. Host a “Lost” Party at my house.
59. Take pictures of my friend Jasika Nicole.
60. Go to Dubrovnik on my 5 year anniversary.
61. Start sending out business holiday cards.
62. Go back to New Orleans…
63. Take one of Ruthie’s workout classes.
64. Undertake a video project to market the studio.
65. See The Boston Pops.
66. Go on a missions trip through my church.
67. Get a new laptop.
68. Complete the Man Cave.
69. Cut down my own Christmas Tree at a Christmas Tree Farm.
70. Coin my own term and patent it…for fun.
71. Take a pottery class.
72. Have my brother-in-law design a house for us.
73. Find and buy the bow earrings that I have been looking for for three years.
74. Take my sister-in-law on a fun trip, just the two of us.
75. Visit my brother in Marion.
76. Host a dinner party for my bible study.
77. Shoot a wedding for free - which would be chosen through a selection process.
78. Organize the office production area and client files.
79. Have a professional portrait session of me and my husband in Fenway Park.
80. Sell “Changing Shoes” to the Citadel bookstore.
81. Convince Anna Maner to hang out with me for an entire weekend.
82. Second-shoot for my childhood friend Kerie Cleveland.
83. Meet Bill Simmons of ESPN.
84. Paint my living room and back bedroom.
85. Go to a ‘Journey’ concert with Lucy.
86. Donate photographic services to Lifeline Childrens’ Services.
87. Donate photographic services to Big Oak Ranch.
88. Finish my Father’s Christmas present from two years ago.
89. Take formal portraits of my Grandmother Josie.
90. Do a portrait of Lucy for her facebook profile picture.
91. Have my quiet time every single day for six weeks.
92. Design new client packets.
93. Have a lighting workshop with my photographer friends in town.
94. Have an open house party for the studio.
95. Watch the Alabama Crimson Tide win the National Championship.
96. Take shots of my Father’s and his friends’ planes…to feed the aviation addictions.
97. Hire an intern.
98. Order all new sample albums.
99. Get Heidi to answer the phone when I call her…just once!
100. Get new headshots of myself for my website and blog.
101. Learn to grill.