welcome to my joyful chaos
Creating Joyful Images for Joyful People.
my vision
Amelia works with kind-hearted clients who yearn for joyful, timeless (with a touch of trendy) and EASY sessions. Her clean, true to color editing style and natural compositions keeps her clients coming back again and again, year after year. Amelia Jo Photo is based in Bemidji, Minnesota and serves the greater Minnesota area and Fargo, ND in wedding, family, newborn, branding, and senior photography.
With a full heart and hands (hello mom of three littles!), and an affinity for caffè lattes
Amelia
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I owe the start of Amelia Jo Photo to my husband and the amazing couples and clients who believed in me from the start. You guys are the real MVPs, and I'm forever grateful for your support.
Fully expecting to become bored with the camera once our trip ended, I was shocked to realize I actually LOVED the challenge and creative freedom. Fast forward to 2024, and I officially took my business full-time! If you had told me 5 years ago I would quit my non-profit 9-5 job and would run my own photography business full time while also raising my kids, I would have said, "No freaking way, dude!!!".
How did I get here? Well, I kinda wasn't supposed to be a photographer…
No, for real, I never planned on shooting wedding days or people, for that matter! Back in 2019, my husband and I were preparing for a big camping trip, and in classic Amelia fashion, I got this bright idea that I "needed" a camera because my iPhone just wasn't going to cut it. My husband agreed but under one condition: I could purchase the camera, but only if I wrote a business proposal outlining my mission, vision, and business plan. We both graduated from North Dakota State University College of Business (GO BISON!!!), which was very on-brand for my husband.
In less than 24 hours, I created my business proposal, outlined my business plan, and ordered a Nikon camera to pick up on our way out of town. I spent the entire 8-hour car ride learning what I could from YouTube and practicing throughout the trip.
Current obsession:
My go-to drink order is as follows:
a. Americano
b. flat white
c. latte
a. Americano
b. flat white
c. latte
late-night popcorn
Early bird / night owl
I'm a Nikon girly
My dream vacation would include
a. zip-lining in Costa Rica
b. all-inclusive resort on a beach
c. Alaskan cruise
a. zip-lining in Costa Rica
b. all-inclusive resort on a beach
c. Alaskan cruise
Something I can never leave my house without:
three different beverages, one being caffeine
If I weren't a photographer, I would:
probably open a baby boutique
Most likely to binge-watch:
a. Grey's Anatomy
b. The Office
c. The Bachelor
d. Survivor
a. Grey's Anatomy
b. The Office
c. The Bachelor
d. Survivor
camera i shoot with:
I am deathly afraid of:
a. heights
b. snakes
d. deep bodies of water
a. heights
b. snakes
d. deep bodies of water
No pressure, but we're great friends now, right? Let's see!!
