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Tag Archives: portrait Hey there. I wish I could share more from this shoot but need to hold off a bit longer. I’m just loving the results though and I can’t say enough good things about being patient and shooting film (when you can). It’s really magical. Happy holiday weekend to you! Tweet 
April 8, 2012 - 8:42 pm
Stunning. I can’t wait to see more. 
January 2, 2012 - 6:21 pm
Patricia, so sorry for the delay! I’ve been a little extra busy with the holidays. RPL does make a huge difference on using film. I didn’t want it to be true but the extra money and time it costs there is worth every penny. I love everything that comes back. I’ll ask twitter about NY labs but I have never heard of a great lab there. If I lived in NY I’d probably still use RPL. Thanks for the comment! S. 
December 14, 2011 - 4:07 pm
Sarah, 
November 28, 2011 - 8:43 pm
thanks so much for the detail Sarah! that was so helpful! you really have beautiful images and your film work is outstanding. I agree with your ‘shoot film often’ advice … I’ve been so slow to get through a roll … it’s intimidating
November 28, 2011 - 10:40 am
Hi Kasandra! Thanks for the comment. Aside from other benefits of film the real joy is that there is very little that is done to them when they get back from the lab. I use Richard Photo Lab in LA. I’ll be honest and say that I’ve tried many other labs as well and years ago I used a great lab in San Francisco called New Lab that went out of business. Richard Photo Lab is above and beyond the best option out there (other than maybe in NY) that I have found. I ship them the film and about 7-10 business days later I get a link to download the files. I edit my selects using the rating system in Bridge and I open each file individually. Typically the most I’ll ever do is adjust the levels a tiny bit and I might dodge/burn here or there but I only spend a few seconds with each file. Then I re-size them in Bridge so they are web-ready and that’s it. It’s pretty wonderful to save hours and hours of processing and on top of that I think the results are better than when I shoot digitally. However, it’s a trade-off because it’s a slower process and it’s expensive to buy and develop film. I’m finding though that I’m moving more towards film this year than other years. It’s all relative so it might not work the same for you. The most important thing is to shoot film often or you won’t see the benefits. I’d say that you need to shoot at least 30 rolls to get started. Hope this was helpful!
November 27, 2011 - 8:12 pm
thanks for sharing … cant wait to see more!
November 27, 2011 - 1:45 pm
Thanks Erika and Janine. 
November 26, 2011 - 8:55 pm
wow!!! Love it Sarah 
November 26, 2011 - 7:41 pm
I love this. I just ordered me a new film camera. I hope to try it out as much as possible.  I’ve been excited to share this shoot with you for a little while. A few weekends ago I was shooting in Santa Barbara, California. One of my shoots was an incredibly gorgeous, kind-hearted, and talented fellow photographer, named Brit Mann and her charming and helpful photo-assisting husband, Grant. They are expecting the arrival of what-is-sure-to-be an amazingly gorgeous baby girl. I felt really honored to photograph them during such a special time. by Sarah 16 comments 
June 15, 2010 - 9:42 am
Brit, you’re so incredibly beautiful, and so is YOUR BABY!!!! Ross and I love you and Grant and Juniper lots and lots. Your other favorite cousin, Haylie 
June 10, 2010 - 11:08 pm
Brit… you look amazing. So fun to see you huge like that. It is so fun to watch you go through this and I am so happy for you both. Awesome pics… She captured you both beautifully! What a treasure. Love you guys, your favorite cousin, Katie. 
June 10, 2010 - 8:49 am
Every single shot is perfect and beautiful! You are an amazing photographer and I’m so glad Brit will have these pics forever. (B’s one of my best frineds btw)
June 10, 2010 - 8:22 am
you’re an awesome location scout, Tara! I didn’t mean to turn you in on the light discs. Anyway you weren’t bad at all. Grant was just WAY better! ;] 
June 10, 2010 - 8:17 am
Oh man. I knew these were going to be beautiful, but honestly they’ve taken my breath away. Thanks for letting me help out for the day and meet this truly amazing couple (even though my light disc skills are sub-par, I am a primo location picker, right?). 
June 9, 2010 - 7:02 pm
The dress IS from Anthro, and all I did was move up a button on the halter to allow the midsection seam to sit above my belly. Thanks for the compliment Jody! 
June 9, 2010 - 6:46 pm
This set has such a sincere/honest feel to them. Love the colors, the light and the couple! The mom honestly looks radiant.
June 9, 2010 - 6:41 pm
Thank you, Megan. I think it might have been anthropologie as I happened to see something that looked similar. It’s not a maternity dress. Brit, correct me if I’m wrong! Also, I think she said she had it altered: http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/catalog/productdetail.jsp?subCategoryId=&id=17916891&catId=SHOPSALE-DRESSES&pushId=SHOPSALE-DRESSES&popId=SHOPSALE&sortProperties=&navCount=725&navAction=push&fromCategoryPage=true&selectedProductSize=&selectedProductSize1=&color=071&colorName=DARK%20YELLOW&isSubcategory=&isProduct=true&isBigImage=&templateType=E 
June 9, 2010 - 6:31 pm
i just adore this session. and i am dying to know where she got the yellow dress, as i’ll be super preggo myself this summer
June 9, 2010 - 6:03 pm
Is it awkward for you that I’m in love with you for taking such incredible pictures of us? I hope not… =) Thank you again so much Sarah. Thank you! 
June 9, 2010 - 5:55 pm
Gorgeous photos Sarah!
June 9, 2010 - 4:29 pm
Thanks for the comment, Heather. They were so great to photograph. Grant was a GIANT help as well b/c my friend Tara was a bit clueless (sorry Tara) w/ the light discs. ;] 
June 9, 2010 - 4:18 pm
just beautiful. i am a sister.in.law of this awesome couple and you captured them perfectly. really really beautiful work. and it just goes without saying…brit has the cutest preggie clothes! 
June 9, 2010 - 3:42 pm
Stunning.
June 9, 2010 - 3:39 pm
Scott, thank you so much. That means a lot. I’ve been making a little transition in my shoots, shooting a bit of film and I realized that I’ve slowed down in general which I’ve really enjoyed. Thank you. xo 
June 9, 2010 - 3:32 pm
Oh my wow. Sarah, these are insanely amazing. I’m seriously in love with this set. The color, light, connection is so rad. Keep up the awesome.  Just editing away over here and thought I’d share this image of Ms. Elery. There’s a lovely age when kids will give you this funny, blank stare (think Diane Arbus). I love that peculiar look. Thanks to Ms. Elery for being a brilliant subject! More soon…  If you’ve been following me on twitter, you’ll remember that I was super excited to be photographing the Great-granddaughter of the Gerber baby. I was so thrilled to finally meet little Cora Margarita on Labor Day. Cora and her family were so much fun during our walk on top of Bernal Hill and so incredibly helpful. Grandma took a few photos of me in action with the help of at least four assistants (1. baby talker 2. baby spotter 3. first assistant with light reflector 4. baby’s personal assistant). I will hopefully be sharing the full post soon including some shots of us in action.  A few weeks ago I posted a sneak peek of Hazel + Felix’s session in the East Bay (you can see that post here). I’m finally posting my favorites from their shoot as well as their slideshow. by Sarah 2 comments
August 25, 2009 - 9:20 am
Thanks Beth. Unfortunately not. We were so pressed with time. Then Felix fell asleep. We did the best we could. Wish I had a few more like you are suggesting. Thanks for commenting! 
August 25, 2009 - 9:09 am
These are lovely. Were you able to get any mother/daughter and father/son pictures as well? |
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