i always wanted to be a mama.
that was my highest career aspiration from the time i was a little girl – so to say i landed my dream job would be an understatement. i am the mama to the two loves of my life, lucky me.
when i worked in fashion, it was always the brand identity – its look and feel, and most specifically, its imagery – that interested me much more than the clothing itself.
later, when i worked in the art department at santa barbara magazine, i got closer to what it was that i loved the most: the photographs, the storytelling. i was on countless shoots, soaking up the details, quietly realizing that i wanted to be the one behind the camera.
then i had my kids. and now i am the one behind the camera. shooting with families and people, brands and companies – and, in a very full-circle kind of way – as a contributing photographer for santa barbara magazine. my work’s been featured in so many publications that i love, i have a client roster i couldn’t be prouder of, and i feel genuinely lucky (and beyond grateful) that my work gets to be my work.
i believe wholeheartedly in authenticity: photographing people, places and spaces in their natural state. i like to keep it simple, honest and natural – and above all else, fun, easy and relaxed.
let’s shoot together.
simplicity and ease sums it all up. we’ll talk about what you’re looking for, zero in on location ideas, shot lists, and can talk about what to wear if you’d like. we’ll make plans for things to be as perfect as possible – but we’ll be flexible knowing that the best laid plans don’t always pan out. leaving room for it not to pan out is what makes it all work out. and in end, what looks best in your photographs is what feels the best. and that’s typically what comes with ease. we’ll make a plan but we’ll go with the flow and embrace what is.
i want the photographs i give you to feel like you to you and mean something to you and yours when you look back at them years from now. so my biggest goal is to make you feel relaxed. we’ll ease in – and pause and laugh and chat along the way. it’ll feel more like a hang than a shoot. once we’re together, it’ll unfold organically and there will be nothing more that needs to be done or undone to make it work. it’ll just happen. like magic, it always does. whether we’re shooting portraits, interiors, food, products, you name it. we’ll go with the flow together.
i’d love to connect and talk about what you have in mind. if it’s annual family photos, or if you’ve never done them before. if you’re welcoming a new baby or just wanting to freeze an everyday moment in time. or anything in between.
if you’re a brand or business owner and would like to talk about shooting together, i hope you’ll be in touch.
xx sara
a dream come true.
i shot a book! the children’s heritage sourcebook is filled with recipes, crafts, animal care, gardening, and activities. available at heritage goods and supply, and shops that carry great books. it was a labor of love all around, a zillion shoots and tons of fun and adventures along the way. i adored every minute of brining it to life, and love the three women – lauren, emma and ashley – behind the brand even more. (hardcover, 400 pages. rizzoli.)
