courtney, your pics are so cute . you and your fiance look adorable together. we are all so porud of you. you turned into a beautiful woman, may your wedding day be everything u expected and more. love the lingerie crew
I'm reading your blog backwards. Taking a couple entries at a time. So you'll probably see comments from me all over the place lol. Let me just say that your posts are not only filled with pictures that are uniquely beautiful in and of themselves, but your words are packed so full of wisdom. I'm always writing down phrases you say and putting them around my house for inspiration. It is SO magnificently wonderful to find a sister in Christ who can give glory to God with your picture and pen. You are a blessing, an inspiration, and your words give fuel to my passion. I cannot even begin to express how you have impacted my life within the past few days of me sitting down and taking the time to read through your blog. So thank you.
This is an incredibly gorgeous set of photos... so much joy and you captured them perfectly
That last one is made of magic. love the magenta tones.
I love seeing your shots and thinking "i know that alley" or I love that brick. You represent Seattle wonderfully!
i've decided that you are either the most hillarious person ever, or all of your couples happen to get the giggles during the shoot! ;)
gorgeous pics! reminds me of my seattle days. :)
love the last and the 3rd last photos especially - beautiful.
Shooting at dusk is becoming one of my favorite things to do.
love love love that last one. I can feel their connection through the computer screen --- impressive.
I see love beauty and a future. Much creativity as well.What a couple!
The combination of your words and photos is one of the most awe-inspiring and motivating things to me. Thank you for doing what you do.
love love love that last one. I can feel their connection through the computer screen --- impressive.
Wow, I love them, really cool.
what a great way too make a mom and dad very happy, and we get too show the pictures and bragg how beautiful they are together. Dad
Love the reflection too... reminds me of the self portrait you guys rocked :) I LOVE how inspiration can spin into amazing execution!
A plus for me (maybe because I am a photographer - dunno) is that you are in the image. Because you are always in your images really, but here you actually slightly visible.
beautiful shots! -the lighting is so soft and perfect.
Such a cute couple! Amazing photos as always I especially love how your couples always look like they are having so much fun!
Love all of the laughter in these !! My fave is the one behind the glass :) Amazing as always !
too much, too much, too much. i just love them. every one. all the time. :) p.s. LOVING "start with why" by the way.
"we begin to feel & see exhaustion becoming pure energy and momentum..." I love this! And I love the one with the 'our world is getting a little brighter' sign!
What a great looking couple. That first picture is so awesome!
What a great looking couple. That first picture is so awesome!
Oh how I love this session! The 4 bw images at the beginning are fabulous! My favorite though is of Jake behind the tree in bw. Love that!
Oh wow! they are so stylish! Gorgeous couple!! I love her haircolor! :)
pretty girls named ryan are more pretty than girls named other things.
I'm in love with the 3rd and last image- Amazing. Seriously!
ZING!
Nothing like some good ol' Oklahoma light :) Beautiful session, hands down.
These are gorgeous! I love them all but I really like the total joy in the last one. I had a blast with you guys! Thanks so much for a great mentor sesh! You're the BEST!
ok, seriously? this session was a little tramadic, first, lost my socks, (blown off, obviously) then.... i pretty much got laid out from the awesomeness of the rest of it, and then was finally completely knocked out with the last one. you gotta be a little kinder to us, we cant take this much awesomeness all the time! (jk, continue to rock, please, but seriously, very much awesome), just so you know...
love the tones in this shoot! Great job again guys!!!!
love the tones in this shoot! Great job again guys!!!!
Adorable. I love the suitcases and slight bit of snow.
WOW!! What a Natural Beauty!! The photos are awesome!! :-))
Her cape, her hair, his shirt, his sweater, the luggage, the light , his sunglasses +your skillz= WOWZZZAZ. You capture love beautifully.
Also, your photo for your twitter account makes me so happy. I love it.
what a great looking couple, and awesome photos as always sarah! :)
i have to agree with Micah Dahlberg:
Great shoot you guys! Making it look easy... AGAIN
Great shoot you guys! Making it look easy... AGAIN.
great series--i'm so happy for them
Wow. Ryan is seriously gorgeous. Love that these images portray your connection with one another (as well as her connection with her fiance)... they're both incredibly beautiful and your work is insanely amazing. :)
they are beautiful! your work captures love on such a genuine and emotional level. love this. love it a lot.
these are so beautiful . some really great, raw, real moments, which are my very favorite . gorgeous . gorgeous!
Amazing Photos for two amazing people!
I'm totally in love with this couple!
AWESOME images, this is one of my favorites engagement sessions.
Gorgeous! You definitely caught their darling personalities. Yay Jake + Ryann!
they are a gorgeous couple and these images definitely show their love.
sarah... your work is LEGIT! I love seeing the world through your eyes... so inspiring! I hope you are going to WPPI this year, I'd love to meet you. if some bald guy comes up and says hi don't be alarmed. LOL
stunning work as usual! the first photo demands attention i love it
Absolutely incredible, Sarah. Way to kick off 2010!
this session is a jaw-dropper to say the least! Amazing work, as always.
This is such a fab idea! I'm in!! Awesome self-portraits!!!
The last ones my favorite! the last ones my favorite!
This is a really great project,it was interesting to see all the different ways people see themselves. Such creativity!
All I kept thinking while looking at these images was how beautiful each person was. How everyone is beautiful. My favorite image though was the man taking the trash out. I need to get that shot of my husband!
Love this project. Thanks for putting this together here.
This is such a great post. To see such a great collaboration of photographic effort put in for a single theme...ahh, so interesting and unique, and happy to be a part of. Thank you for sharing.
awww, these look so great. i love this post and can not wait to do more through out the year!
I love all of the creative self portraits - what a fun assignment. Nice work everyone!
This is such a beautiful collection! The significance of what you are referring to is seen so clearly by it. Thank you for allowing us to participate. So much respect for you guys!
This was always my favorite assignment (self portrait) to give my photography students back when I was an art teacher. This is a lovely collection of moving images. Can't wait to see more throughout the year.
love love! these photos are amazing...exhilarating to see mine in the mix! thanks for the opportunity to bear our souls!
What an honor, thanks for including me! So inspiring to see the creation of others!
I love this idea~ Its so good to challenge yourself and get in front of the camera for a self portrait! I am excited to rise to the challenge! Thanks for sharing!!
wow. you guys ROCK.
thanks for taking the time and sending us also an e-mail.
very inspiring work. Evelyn
What an amazing collection! I loved the idea! I could use all those self portraits to decor my walls =)
What an honour to be included in your blog post....Thank you!! :-) There are some absolutely fantastic shots here!! :-)
yea-yeah! fun to be in the mix. some great self portraits here!
These are all so awesome! Thank you for posting my portrait, and especially for your kind email! It means a lot that you took the time to reply! :)
This is a beautiful post. It's such an inspiration to see so many creative faces. Thanks for including me.
Ahhh Sarah and Chris... you have made my year... already! 4th January...that's pretty good going even if I do say so myself! Pretty amazing to be sat amongst such a talented group. Thanks for being a daily inspiration. x x
Yay! Thank you so much for including me! Loved all the photos!
Extremely honored and humbled to be part of this project (and to be on the infamous Rhoads blog :)...keep up the fantastic art Sarah & Chris, you're an inspiration.
Thank you so much for putting some of my photos up, guys! I have never felt so honored and I mean that!
Hey Rob looks like you overlooked it, if you look at the text there is a list of all the 65 photographers as well as links to those who have websites.
I wish you had posted the names and URLs for all of these photographers ...
I'm honored to be among such gorgeous photos. Everyone's portraits are seriously amazing!
Such a beautiful idea! I would love to share my self portraits with you through out the year!
Just Wonderful!
this post is such a great idea, i am totally down with 52 portraits a year. i have heard of 365, but i think 52 is much more manageable with the same impact!
Wow. These are amazing! Thanks for the inspiration :)
Wow! If anyone came into this post feeling uninspired, I am positive they didnt leave that way.
yikes. these are all so inspiring and challenging! I need to quit being such a pansy and do some self-portraits too. (oh, and the one where the 2nd picture was a closer-up? totally freaked my brain out. i'm the kind of person who thinks a restaurant with a wall of mirrors has an extra room. totally cool! Eliesa Johnson, I think.)
Breathtaking and inspiring.....it fills my heart up knowing there's all this creation and expression in the world!
Wow. Thanks so much for sharing these! I'm putting the self portrait project on my list of resolutions/goals. I can't wait to look back at my life in pictures at the end of this year and see where I've come from. Thanks for inspiring me.
wow -- these are all fantastic! so many beautiful people out there in the world. great idea -- and a great response!
These are amazing! It's so wonderful of you to put this post together! Seriously, you always inspire and are by far one of my favorite photographers. I wanted to try a self portrait from the last time you wrote about it but I slacked so now I'm thinkin' I'll definitely get to it!
what a cool series of shots! love love love that yellow phone.
Nice test with your equipment. Keep the inspiration coming Seatle Supersonic!
I love these, Sarah! Love the grain and I even like the banding - I think it's cool. Picture #7 looks like Flight of the Conchords guys. I predict it may be your last night as the "only" female at that table.
@Lynda :) not a silly question at all. Lets just put it this way... I have one of those "obnoxiously over-sized" purses that I just throw my body and lens in. No special bag for evenings out like this. Just a good ol' fashion oversized purse!
silly question maybe, but how do you guys tote around your camera when you go out for drinks/dinner like this? i bought a camera bag that looks like a purse, but i think it's still too bulky and awkward, and i'm bummed that i can't fit a body into my shootsac... curious to know what you all do?
I'm always stuck with all boys at dinner too! And I also adore my mkII except I'm a bit more addicted to our 50 1.2 than I am to our 35 1.4. I kind want to get the 24 1.4. I feel its our last missing child or something. ;)
I've gotten so used to maxing out at 1600 usable ISO with my 5D, i will be spoiled rotten when i finally get the 5D mark ii in a few weeks! woohoo!
oh, and amazing images, as always :)
Sarah, so fun! Hanging out with my brother and his friends is like therapy for me. I laugh so hard and just love boys. Way more fun than girls, no? Especially artsy ones! We should probably get more single artsy guys up here in Langley, BC. Probably. Send a few up, k? k.
Single guys, huh? Well, recently single girl here says, "Hi." ;)
Great photos, though. Loving the candid shots. And it looks like the candle light worked out!
Hahaha sounds like a fun night! That last picture of Tyler cracks me up :P ...ps. I want that camera!!!
Oooooh I love this, I need the Canon 5d!!!!!
I think the MKII passed the test! :)
What? SINGLE GUYS?! (booking my ticket to Seattle NOW.) :D
We all need to do more life documenting- funny how we document the most important parts of other people's lives, but don't document enough of our own. Definitely something I need to work more on. Thanks for the inspiration :)
my two favorite pieces of equipment. great post. I have been reading Love is the Killer App. and I can't put it down. Thanks for sharing it in a recent post!
these are fantastic. the 5D Mark II is rad, i can't wait to get one....you documented the evening beautifully.
Aw, yay, it's good to see my big bro :)
These turned out really good! I like a little grain too...Looks like you guys had fun...Maybe a little too much fun, judging by the next to last shot..hehe :)
Good times :)