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Welcome to my Blog!

I have been a photographer for 9 years now. In those 9 years I have learned so much and grown both professionally and personally. Each new life experience brings me a new way to approach my photography. I used to say my passion was animals.  I still adore animals. Pets make life so fun and their unconditional love is something I can't do without. Recently my life has come to a new place.  Last June my husband  I  lost our first child, Mamie.  She was born a sleeping angel when I was 37 1/2 weeks pregnant.  This great loss has brought me a new perspective on life which has spilled over into all aspects of who I am.  I look at each day, each experience, with new eyes.  Mamie is our child whether she is here on this earth or not, so please feel free to ask me about her.  Just as you like to talk about your little ones, I love to talk about Mamie.  If you are interested in her story you can link to my poppy seed blog.  It's all about Mamie and the process I have gone through during my happy and easy pregnancy to the place I am now as a grieving mother who is carrying on in honor of my child.  


I approach my work differently because of my new perspective.  I look for the unique parts of each idividual and their situation and do my best to capture that.  I love working with couples who are so in love they can't see straight and newborn babies whose parents are so in love THEY can't see straight, or little kids as they play with their favorite toy or pet or as they read their favorite book.  It all makes my heart swell.  It is life.  Each new moment in life is what we make it and I want to take it all in.  I want to document the most special days and the most ordinary because they are all priceless.


All sessions are photographed on location in order for me to capture life as it happens most comfortably for my clients.  I encourage you to just be yourself and allow your little ones to do the same.  It will be a fun experience and create images that will be most uniquely you.

 

Have a great day.

-Sarah


 

Monthly Archives: February 2007

Dumas Disaster

Last night when I got home from my wedding I found out that my husbands home town of Dumas was hit by a huge tornado. This morning we headed down there and couldn’t believe our eyes. It is unreal!!!! Below are a few of the pictures that I took. Below the pictures is a link...

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February 26, 2007 - 2:15 pm Mitzi - Wow Sarah! It looks aweful! You really captured it. So glad Taylor's family was ok.

February 27, 2007 - 11:20 pm c r y s t a l - I have no words.....so happy to hear Taylor's family is alright.

Jeremy was supposed to have headed down on Sunday night to audit a bank in Dumas all week. I'm not sure which bank, but I know it is across the street from Fred's and the hotel over there. He spoke with one of the ladies who works in the bank today, and a couple of their employees lost their homes. So sad. My heart pours out to all the people down there.

March 1, 2007 - 1:25 pm Beppo - It's amazing what tornadoes can do. This one really "hit home", though, because I grew up in Dumas, and my parents still live in that area. Fortunately my family is all okay, but the town will never be the same again.

It's so weird to see all the destruction in places I used to go. My mom would still sometimes go to The Mad Butcher, which was demolished.

A third of the town's businesses were destroyed, and 800 people are without jobs. It's sad... It's much different to see these pictures when it involves places and people I know.

March 5, 2007 - 12:37 pm Jerry West - The pics really captured a lot of te devestation.
Merchant and Farmers bank is the one across from Fred's.
The second funnel/tornado to go through Dumas knocked down a few more light poles than were originally knocked over by the first twister.
Buildings looked like they were blown up with dynamite.
I rode out to Walnut Lake Cemetary and it was as if the twister followed three primary water towers for the city of Dumas....I rode out northeast of Dumas and there appeared to be some of Arkat's metal scattered more than 5 mile from its original location.
I also grew up in Dumas.

Would you like to assist me?

I am continuing to work with the great assistants I already have, but I am looking in to hiring a few otherpeople to help me out with weddings. The wedding season is quicklyapproaching and the more the merrier! If you are interested send me anemail and we can meet to look over your portfolio.-Sarah

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Chris & Lindsay

I meet Chris, Lindsay and their pups down at Two Rivers a couple Sunday’s back to do their engagement pictures. The weather was AMAZING! We had a great time together talking about their beach wedding that is coming up this May. They are so excited! -Sarah

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Anna Claire

A college friend of mine brought her baby in Sunday to have her picture taken. She was SO good and LOVED the camera. Her mom said they had been working on her smile. Everytime she would say “CHEESE” Anna Claire would get this big grin on her face. The pictures turned out great!-Sarah

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February 21, 2007 - 11:20 am c r y s t a l - Awww!! Cutie patooties!!! So precious!!

Patterson

I got to hang out with Jordan, Angie and their baby boy Patterson last week. He is such a happy baby! They have the his bedroom decorated so cute and I got some great shots while we were in there. He got a little cranky so they put him in his crib for a little...

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2006 Brides

I had some beautiful brides in 2006 and want to share some of my favorite bridal portraits.

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February 10, 2007 - 9:11 pm Mitzi - Great Work my friend! You should be so proud of all your hard work and talent! It has been a joy working with you!

The Capps

I had the pleasure of getting to hang out with Harden and his parents yesterday. He is such a happy baby and was totally interested in all of my camera gear. Barry and Natalie are such good parents. Harden even knows some baby sign language, which is really cool. At one point he told them...

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February 8, 2007 - 10:13 pm c r y s t a l - These are so great!!! I love 'em!!

February 8, 2007 - 10:57 pm Anonymous - Sarah you have such an eye. These are amazing!
I love how they capture the family and the fun they have with little Harden!

Caroline is 1

Lauren, Matt and Caroline came into the studio this past Saturday morning to have some pictures done. This is the second time I have done Caroline’s pictures, and I haven’t seen Lauren and Matt since I photographed their wedding back in December. We had a great time catching up, and Caroline REALLY enjoyed her cake....

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February 9, 2007 - 8:37 am Lauren - Thanks so much Sarah, the pictures are precious!!

Bryce

Bryce had her first photo shoot the other day at the age of 6mths. She was not sure about the lights, me and the camera, at first, but she warmed up pretty quickly. We got the feathers out for some naked shots, and she loved those. We had a great time, and she is such...

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February 8, 2007 - 9:40 am Kerry - Your work is beautiful. I've always wished I had a skill for photography -- to capture the intensity of a single moment to treasure for years to come. You have an amazing gift.

Lucy

A friend of mine that I have known since I was born just adopted a little, baby girl from Vietnam with her husband. She is SO cute. As soon as they got back from their month long stay in Vietnam we got little Lucy in for her first, professional photo shoot. She could be a...

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