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Hello, Ned! | modern family photographer, Chicago

Sarah — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:28:59 +0000

I hope you had a lovely holiday weekend wherever you may be. I’m prepping today for a commercial shoot with another excellent kids company. In the meantime enjoy a recent portrait session in Chicago, IL with baby Ned. This little guy was such a great subject. His parents are lovely people and fed me some delicious chocolate croissants and coffee. Their home is amazing and incredibly unique. I hope to share more soon.

I’ll be out of the office the rest of the week. I’ll be checking in most evenings but bare with me until I’m back online again on Friday.

hello baby, Ned, Chicago, IL, 2010

Lucas + Ella, sneak-peek | modern kids photographer, San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles

Sarah — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 21:04:23 +0000

I’m playing catch-up after a few days out of the studio. Enjoy a quick sneak-peek from a recent shoot of two awesome kids in Orinda, CA.

xo,

Lucas & Ella, brother and sister, Orinda, CA 2010

Dwell on Design 2010, Los Angeles | modern family photographer, Los Angeles

Sarah — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 03:55:43 +0000

Hi there!

It’s been a busy week. I’m in LA photographing kids in the Modern Family Zone of the Dwell on Design conference. If you’re headed to the event, please stop by! My friend Stephanie Howard and I are photographing kids all weekend long. We’re lucky to be next to great companies such as Paul Frank and IdeaPaint, not to mention Greg Fleishman’s Playgoda and tons of great kid’s furniture.

Check out the quick write up of the Modern Family Zone on Dwell.com (see the nice things they wrote about us below). Click here.

For those who want a keepsake of the weekend, Modern Kids Photography will be on hand for a permanent memento of your little one’s personality. San Francisco-based Sarah Wert is known for her insightful style that brings a keen photojournalism eye to children’s portraiture. Wert and her team of photographers will shoot a mini-portrait of your mini-me from 11am to 2pm on Saturday and Sunday.

Modern Family Zone, Dwell on Design 2010

paper flowers, spring inspiration | modern baby photographer, San Francisco

Sarah — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 03:05:44 +0000

Spring is on my mind today despite the dreary and wet weather we’ve been having here in San Francisco. I love these paper cut flowers found over on Martha’s site. They’d be great for a spring bbq or baby shower.

Paper Flowers for Spring via Martha Stewart

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kids and construction, Sixx Design, New York | modern family photographer San Francisco bay area + New York

Sarah — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 18:10:03 +0000

Wow. I’m really enjoying reading about the family behind Sixx Design in NYC, found this morning via Liz Stanley. What amazing talent and style they have for making a modern home with kids. Anyone who can have seven kids and survive several house renovations is my hero. These people must be super-human or just incredibly awesome. Oh and they just published a book, buy it here.

I grabbed a few images from the recent New York Times article, click here to read it and listen to the audio slideshow, photography by Michael Weschler. I love that the home has a wonderful balance between the adult world and the world of kids and it’s full of lovely surprises (especially their lighting fixtures).

I would love to spend the day photographing those beautiful kids! Enjoy.

photography by Michael Weschler for the New York Times

vintage travel mural, nursery room inspiration via ohdeedoh | modern family photographer, san francisco

Sarah — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:22:16 +0000

Happy Monday, everyone! I have newborns on my mind because I’m waiting on three of them to arrive this month…so very exciting. Therefore I thought I’d share a fun nursery room design via one of my favorite design/kid/family blogs, Ohdeedoh. You can see the full post on this clever and well-designed room over on their blog here.

Enjoy + stay tuned for some recent shoots!

wall frames, inspiration | modern family photographer, san francisco

Sarah — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 05:27:16 +0000

Last week I was helping my clients Bess + Camille create a wall of prints for their home to celebrate their pregnancy and their adorable son, Caleb. I was excited that they chose a bunch of mismatched frames in black and silver. We’re still working on the wall gallery but I promise to share once it’s complete (with Bess + Camille’s permission of course).

It got me thinking about how much I love a really well-done gallery in the home. It’s hard to pull off but it’s so worth the effort. A very talented designer and good friend of mine (Lezlie) in Chicago has a beautiful wall of photography, painting, and drawing that I admire every time I’m in her perfectly decorated home. Right now Joe and I are without finished walls (under renovation) but the studio could use some fall/winter sprucing up. Attached are a few images I found quickly as inspiration. Images found on Apartment Therapy, Flickr, Mark Lund Photography, and West Elm. Enjoy.

Do you have any tips for creating a successful wall gallery? Would love to hear from you.

modern homes built for kids | modern kids photographer, san francisco

Sarah — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 23:09:51 +0000

Just saw this great idea via the ohdeedoh blog and dwell. A renovated Victorian home in San Francisco turned mod with a built in swing. What a great idea. I beg to guess that the adults enjoy this just as much as the kids. p.s. What a great place for photography!

Don’t forget Modern Kids Photography will be at Heath Ceramics this Sunday, September 27th for the their 1st Annual Fall Bazaar, click here to learn more! We’re setting up a little photo booth and giving 5×7s to all participants. We can’t wait to see you!