When Miss E contacted me about doing a session for her seven year old son and herself I was blown away by what a total sweetheart she was! She is one of those genuine people you meet and you just know that that is how they always are. There really should be more people in this world like her! Her son was not only gorgeous (like her!!) but he was such a trooper. He was almost my daughter Lillian’s age and I could tell right off the back that we were going to have a beautiful session! We made it around the park in record time and got some beautiful images! I feel so incredibly fortunate to have been  able to capture these two. They were soooo much fun! I am already anticipating a family session in the fall with them and their entire family!!

I hope you enjoy your peek E! Your entire gallery will be available soon!

Thanks again! I will be back soon with lots more sneak peeks!! Almost totally booked for August so if you are looking for a summer session act now before we hit fall!!

Xoxo!
Sarah

Hi all!! Back with another fun trendy Tuesday and can I just say how much fun I have making these LOL! A little to much fun honestly. Reminds me of when I was little and I used to go through my moms clothing catalogs and played my own version of paper dolls! What ever happened to paper dolls anyway? Do they even still make those?! They seriously should. Anyhow..rambling as I tend to be good at lol! But here is a fun little blog board I put together with some more fun clothing inspiration! The only draw back is all this web surfing makes me wanna SHOP! That is never good, ask my husband! LOL!

Enjoy!!

Getting ready for a fun session today! Enjoy your Tuesday everyone!!
Sarah

Miss C contacted me about photos a couple of months back and we got rained out and finally managed to get to meet and take photos for her gorgeous gorgeous family!! For one their kiddos were a-mazing! Not only were they gorgeous but they were so sweet to boot! They were troopers to as it wasn’t exactly a cool summer day lol! We blew bubbles, played in the beach sand and even caught a quick snack and got to chat a little while the kiddos recharged their batteries. All in all I would say it was a total success! I am so excited to show these off! There will be lots more where these came from too C!! I hope you love them as much as I loved to take them!!

Thank you again! I will definitely be in touch soon!!!

And I will be around with LOADS more sneak peeks soon. I have been a busy girl and can’t wait to show you what I have been up to! If you are looking to book a session August is almost completely booked and I have some September bookings already so if you want something sooner rather then later book soon to take advantage of my special!!!

I hope you are all having a safe and happy week!!!

Xoxo

Sarah

I am a huge fan of I Heart Faces and their awesome challenges! I have yet to have the opportunity to participate unfortunately as I am a busy busy girl! This week their challenge is “Over my Head.” I  took this photo of my hubby and daughter Sophia and am excited to share it!

Love these little moments!! I love the pure joy on her face. I admit shes a total daddy’s girl. (Can we say jealous?! LOL I am I am!!) I guess you can say Miss Sophia was over all our heads lol! And double plus I get to share a little of me with all of you! It is hard to find time sometimes to really share more personal photos here (or anywhere for that matter!) So I love any excuse I can grapple! Lots of gorgeous entries over there this week! I thought it would be fun to at least play along though!

Thanks for letting me share!!!
Sarah

One of my most common questions among my clients of course is what to wear on their sessions! Of course you can only describe so much in writing so I figured this would be a fun alternative. Especially if you are a visual person like myself and need to really “SEE” something to get it! I threw together a fun little what to wear guide to show off some fun funky clothes you could wear to a family session. I will be trying to do these weekly! You can find all of the clothing here at GAP, Old Navy, and Piperlime. Enjoy!

And of course please don’t hesitate to contact me with any questions on what to wear to your sessions!! I strongly encourage clients to bring more then one outfit!!

Hope to be seeing ya soon!!
xoxo

Sarah

My husband and I had the most awesomest (is that a word lol!!!) time with the most amazing clients last weekend!! We got to go out to their home and photograph their little princess in her own element!! We discovered her love of water, balloons and the amazing boat dock they had right in their back yard! I could seriously only dream lol! They were of course the most amazing people as well and I honestly just fell in love with them the minute we stepped out of the car and onto their lawn. It is experiences like this and people like them that make me fall in love with my job every single session!!

Their little Miss P was a serious one but such a sweet sweet baby. She reminded me a lot of my own little girl the same age just about! She also had the most incredible eyes ever!! I hope you enjoy F! Seriously thank you from the bottom of your heart from letting us come out to you and hang (and take pictures of course!!)

I hope you enjoy your peek!! You gallery will be up very soon!!

If you are looking to book a session July is fully booked but I am currently taking August and September sessions!!

Thanks and Have a beautiful night!!
Sarah

This GORGEOUS family came to me via referral from another awesome client! They were not only THEE kindest people but insanely beautiful and so much fun to work with. The girls seriously had the best connection and they were total troopers as we hiked it around the park. I really really enjoyed them. All the way home that night my husband kept saying what wonderful people they were. I totally agree!

I hope you enjoy your sneak peek! I had such a hard time choosing which to put up here because there are seriously SO many that I Love!!! You are going to have a very full gallery soon!! Can’t wait to get it all finished for you!

I hope you love them as much as I do!!!

Thanks a bunch!
XOXO

Sarah

I am a lover of Flickr. I absolutely love the community. I love the people. I love to share my art there. I recently had someone question why I choose to crop the way I do. It made me realize that some may think it is a bit strange to chop someone off at the head. Composition is extremely important in photography. All the time we hear about the “rules” and the rule of the thirds. (A guideline which I do believe in and follow a good amount of the time!) But once you learn the rules sometimes it is fun to break them. To break free of conformity. To find yourself. To make your art truly yours. There is something absolutely amazing about childhood in general. The sense of whimsy. The imagination. The innocence. Its a time in our life I think we all take forgranted and a time in our life we will never be able to relive to properly pay tribute. When I look at my own children I see so many beautiful amazing things. I see miracles every… single.. day. I think that is one of God’s little gifts to us mamas! We truly get the opportunity to witness magic on a daily basis. (And of course as I am typing this I hear my son in the background saying “A money came from your butt.” Nice Wes!) Anyhow LOL!

When I am taking a photograph, whether it be of my children or of someone else’s child I have my own unique perspective. I see beauty through my lens in the most unconventional ways.  I try to not only capture what I see but what I feel. What my client feels. The connection and the love they have for each other. The little moment’s in between the picture taken. A lot of times my favorite photos from a session are from when they don’t realize I am even taking their photos.

Some may look at my photos and see a chopped head. Merely a child’s torso. From my perspective I am seeing many beautiful little details. Their sticky fingers, their little toes, the awkward way they tend to stand, their curiosity.  I see childhood. I see my children. I see beauty. I see a time in their lives that they will never get back. That WE will never get back.  They will grow up and leave the nest. Their feet will grow, their hands will grow. That innocence will be lost. But they will have that special keepsake. Their mother’s will have that special keepsake. That small glimpse at what once was. And I will sleep well knowing that I at least in a very very small infinite way gave them something special.

I hope that explains a bit of my perspective. Of course some of you probably just think I am strange. LOL! Thats totally okay. With four little ones of my own though I know for sure I want these kind of images in their albums.

Here is a quick example of what I mean. This is my one year old Sophia. She can’t use her words to communicate just yet and points at about everything she sees. Its amazing that shes saying so little and yet saying so much. The sense of curiosity just leaps out here and warms my heart! And her little toes. Those little pained toe nails. Her nu-nu (grandmother) painted them while she watched her during one of my sessions just like her big sister and she is so proud of them! Even her little dress that would seem merely like clothing but is truthfully really reminiscent of her personality!

If you made it this far Bless your heart LOL! Thank you so much for indulging me. I hope it made some kind of sense!!

XOXO
Sarah

This is officially my first post of this nature!! I think I am going to try something a bit different though! I figured it would be fun to take five things that I absolutely LOVE my clients to bring along with them to our sessions together. One of the number one questions I get all the time is “What should I bring along with me?”. I thought it would be fun to answer that and give a little insight hopefully from a photog’s point of view! I mean first and foremost we want you to bring yourselves and your beautiful awesome and amazing family along (most important of course!!) but there are also little things that just brighten a photog and set the tone for a fabulous session!! So here we go!

First thing is: Your sense of humor!!! Okay so that I bet you are thinking is a no brainer right?! But as a photographer, as a CHILDREN’s photographer I have seen lots of things. And being a mom of four kiddos I have seen lots and lots of things. I have patience. Loads and loads upon loads of patience. So if your little one is wild, rambunctious, fun, loud and totally out of their mind insane GOOD!! Great!! FUN! Lets capture that! If they are moody, serious, and stubborn!! Lets get them to loosen up, and if we can’t.. Lets Capture that!! This is all about YOU and your family. I absolutely live for spontaneity and the little moments. That is what I strive to capture! Sticky faces and dirty fingers don’t faze me in the least! I promise!! So take things as they happen! It really shines through in the photos. And just think about how well your little one(s) are gonna sleep! Win win I say!

Second Thing is: A snack!! And of course a drink. Or snacks and drinks! It doesn’t have to be anything messy. Things like Goldfish and saltines work great as well as juice boxes with clear juice or a bottle of water work perfectly too!  A hungry, thirsty kiddo is going to be a very unhappy kiddo. While I am down for the moments I also want to make sure that you have a good experience all around! Plus sometimes we tend to do a bit of walking and moving around and our little ones tend to tire out quickly! I don’t mind stopping as often as you need to! And if you have a newborn especially we are going to have to stop lots and lots of times. Its totally okay! I know I am not at my personal best when I am hungry! (I am actually quite grouchy, ask my husband! LOL)

The Third thing is: A change of clothes!! Nothing gets me giddier then seeing a family with a bag full of clothes! I LOVE wardrobe changes and most the time the kiddos do too! A cool outfit can totally set a mood and you get twice as much awesomeness (or more) out of more then one outfit! Your session goes a lot farther and you get more unique photos in your gallery and then onto your walls!!

The Fourth thing is: Family Heirlooms! Is there something super special to you that you would love photographed with your family or little one such as a old quilt, a vintage camera, an old toy?? How about that special Christening Gown or a special outfit. Bring it!! I would love to include it!! I love when my clients really get into their sessions and bring things like this along! It really adds something amazing and magical to their photos!

The Fifth and last thing: (For now) is Toys or well anything YOU want!! That Radio Flyer Wagon! That pretty dress up petti skirt! That funky head band! Anything you might have that you think will add a bit of fun to your session! I have a ton of props and I generally bring what I call my magic bag along but if there is every anything you love that you would like to be included in your session bring it!! Heck bring your children’s furniture. Bring your living room sofa LOL! Kidding (kind of   ) LOL! I am down for anything and love when my families come prepared!! It really brings a whole nother’ dimension to your session!! And it adds even more FUN! What is better then fun?!

At the end of the day I am all about giving you something SPECIAL! I want you to come away from your session feeling happy, relaxed and confident that you got a ton of amazing memories captured! I love what I do. I absolutely LOVE children. I really want that to transcend into your keepsakes and memories we are recording and creating!! I look forward to meeting you!! (or meeting you again!!)

Thankssssss a bunch! Xoxo!
Sarah

I had the joy of getting to take photos of the sweetest brother and sister duo around! They were so happy go lucky and so much fun on their session! We got some fun shots and got to do just about everything fun including playing with finger puppets and blowing pretty bubbles! We even got to scale the beach and put our toes in the sand! I actually went to highschool With S and W and it was refreshing to see a couple still together after all these years and so much in love!! They have such a beautiful family. It was an honor to get to photograph them!! Heres some photos from there session!

Thank you again so much for the amazing time! I really had a blast! Your full gallery should be up soon!!

And if you are looking to book a session there are only a couple of July dates available and then I am booking into August!!

Have a wonderful night!!
Sarah