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Jessica & Matt
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Monday, March 1, 2010, 07:17 AM
Jessica & Matt are a husband and wife photo team out of Sacramento, CA. Chris and I had the pleasure of spending a day with them last week on an all day mentor session here in Seattle! I think these two brought the sun up with them from California the day of their session... it was a gem of a day! We also discovered that it was Jessica's Birthday and it meant so much to know that that is how she chose to spend her special day. :)

These two asked lots of great questions and wanted to focus on how we work with our couples on a shoot, managing expectations, building a powerful brand experience, getting published and pushing their business overall to the next level. The shoot we arranged for Jess and Matt will be in a post to follow and it was SOOO much fun! We are so excited because these two are in the process of finessing and refreshing their overall brand experience and launching an updated site so their visit to us was timely. We really wanted to encourage Matt and Jessica to leverage their strengths as individuals and as a husband wife shooting team. I am a firm believer that you should exhaust more effort working on making your strengths even stronger than trying to fight with your weaknesses. And our experience has been that as a hubby wife team each of us should be empowered to do jobs that play to our strengths. That way each of us feels empowered, used and needed. 

We wish these two all the best in their journey together as photographers. They are such beautiful people.

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Feuza says: Tuesday, March 2, 2010, 08:38 PM

I heart blue skies
Napa and Sonoma Wedding Photographer Shannon Stellmacher says: Tuesday, March 2, 2010, 12:07 PM

The last image is just mind blowing.
Lesley says: Monday, March 1, 2010, 05:12 PM

That last photo is just stellar! Thanks for sharing! :)
Jessica says: Monday, March 1, 2010, 02:35 PM

Sarah!! You and Chris are amazing and I know our time spent with you is a significant turning point in our journey. We are super excited and thank you so much for your guidance and for inspiring us! Oh, and the pics, are of course amazing. Ya'll ROCK!
Jessica says: Monday, March 1, 2010, 02:35 PM

Sarah!! You and Chris are amazing and I know our time spent with you is a significant turning point in our journey. We are super excited and thank you so much for your guidance and for inspiring us! Oh, and the pics, are of course amazing. Ya'll ROCK!
Kisha of Sahara Blue says: Monday, March 1, 2010, 02:12 PM

love her red hair (especially combined with that yellow shirt). LOVE the last image. insanity! awesome work as always.
Tracy Carolyn says: Monday, March 1, 2010, 12:14 PM

The last shot is amazing!
Lydia says: Monday, March 1, 2010, 11:59 AM

I met Jessica back in June. She's such a nice person with great photography skills! Love these pictures of her and her hubby!
Aaron Shintaku says: Monday, March 1, 2010, 11:02 AM

that last shot is BANANAS!!!
sebastian says: Monday, March 1, 2010, 08:44 AM

wonderful last image marvelous
AmyPunky Photography says: Monday, March 1, 2010, 08:13 AM

The last pic is just WOW!!

eadwine says: Monday, March 1, 2010, 08:12 AM

the last shot is spectacular!
Melina Wallisch says: Monday, March 1, 2010, 07:58 AM

again, i sOOoo LOVE your style, gets me excited :-)
Millie says: Monday, March 1, 2010, 07:51 AM

I love all of these, but that last shot just blew me away.
I instantly put myself in their shoes and imagined having that art piece hanging as a HUGE canvas in my home.
Well done Rhoads, well done.

Jane Hasty says: Monday, March 1, 2010, 07:43 AM

Just gorgeous!
wrecklessgirl says: Monday, March 1, 2010, 07:38 AM

that last one. GASP.

Jennifer V. says: Monday, March 1, 2010, 07:33 AM

The last one is brilliant!
Lisa Gilbert says: Monday, March 1, 2010, 07:30 AM

I love these Sarah! The last one, in particular, is so lovely. I dig the B&W toning. So cool!
erika verginelli says: Monday, March 1, 2010, 07:22 AM

love the last one!
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Hope & Joel
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Saturday, February 27, 2010, 09:43 AM
Hope and Joel are like a breath of fresh air... a ray of sunshine on a cloudy day. These two are quirky, fun and creative. They met in High School but didn't actually start dating until college. Hope went to school in NYC and Joel was on the other side of the country. I always admire couples whose love can persevere through distance. Joel is a very talented video producer and Hope is one of those creative, smart and funny ladies that could really do anything she wants in life.

You know those people you can sit down over coffee with and forget about time all together? That is Hope and Joel. I think that is because the four of us share very similar perspectives on life. All of us believe in running after our passions and living the full life, perusing joy, creative expression and loving others better. We all believe in the ADVENTURE of it all... and I'm slightly smitten with people who see the bigger picture like that because it often seems like they are the minority. But life is an adventure to be lived. We must know who we are, see what we want and run after it. We love these two and are so excited for their wedding in May!! 






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Feuza says: Tuesday, March 2, 2010, 08:39 PM

oh that golden light, how l love it, favorite was that flip shot!
Kiersten Holine says: Tuesday, March 2, 2010, 01:09 PM

The shadows in this set are amazing, Sarah. Really brilliant.
Tracy Carolyn says: Monday, March 1, 2010, 12:16 PM

I agree that she looks like Scarlet :) That light is so yummy...I adore these.
Ashley Rose says: Monday, March 1, 2010, 10:00 AM

call it fear or whatnot but i have never commented on your blog for fear you would see mine :) i know it seems odd. but truly you guys are beyond talented with a camera, i am constantly in awe and finally decided to speak up and say hello :)
youre inspiring! gorgeous light and beautiful composition ;)
hope you have a lovely day!!!
anda says: Monday, March 1, 2010, 07:50 AM

perfect timing on the backflip shot! i love how you guys are always keeping it fresh -- new perspectives and post processing all the time (but yet consistent -- youknowwhatimean though).
Hannah Taylor says: Monday, March 1, 2010, 05:38 AM

I just had coffee with one of those people last night. It's so great to find!
Hannah Taylor says: Monday, March 1, 2010, 05:34 AM

I just had coffee with one of those people last night. It's so great to find!
Ryan Morck says: Sunday, February 28, 2010, 11:22 PM

Simply beautiful. The one with the backflip was quite impressive to say the least.

Lindsey Brittain says: Sunday, February 28, 2010, 12:09 PM

Love the last one....so gorgeous!
kirsten says: Sunday, February 28, 2010, 06:54 AM

i seriously want to eat that light up. beautiful session!
romin says: Saturday, February 27, 2010, 09:49 PM

backflip ftw!
Bianca Valentim says: Saturday, February 27, 2010, 03:23 PM

GORGEOUS session!!!!
I'm in live with the lighting!
So romantic!
:)
Lisa Dunham says: Saturday, February 27, 2010, 02:31 PM

Lovin' that light! Excellent.

arenda says: Saturday, February 27, 2010, 01:28 PM

the light is gorgeous in these pics!
Joel Clare says: Saturday, February 27, 2010, 12:57 PM

Sarah, These look FANTASTIC we were so excited when we saw you had posted them. We had such a great time with You and Chris. We can't wait to see the rest of them!
johnna brynn says: Saturday, February 27, 2010, 11:40 AM

that girl is gorgeous! there is something about the both of them that is mighty precious and special. Way to go SR for capturing the essence of their souls! Magnificent!

Melina Wallisch says: Saturday, February 27, 2010, 10:33 AM

wow pretty golden light and creative bnw's...uber genius guys
kelsey says: Saturday, February 27, 2010, 10:00 AM

she looks like scarlett johansson! beautiful!!
kelsey says: Saturday, February 27, 2010, 10:00 AM

she looks like scarlett johansson! beautiful!!
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Tears // Published
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Thursday, February 25, 2010, 09:31 AM
It's always fun to be a part of something that gets placed in a magazine. To see something that you shot in print...it feels good to hold in your hands and dog ear the corners. We shoot editorial commercial work frequently for Seattle Pacific University and really love having them as a client. The frames associated with this post are from the most recent ETC magazine that we had some shoots featured in. It was fun to see our shoot with Barcelona on a full page spread along with another shoot we did of an SPU student who is now in dental school. These type of projects and jobs mix up our shooting life and keep things interesting. 
The other pull is from a magazine called B Wedding Magazine and we had one of our brides bouquets featured in the mag :). 

So in here lies the question that a lot of people ask and want to know... "how do you get published?" We received a handful of e mails about this subject this week. The truth is we are no experts on the matter, but if there is one thing I can say it's to put your best work possible out into the world and good things come back to you from it. It may sound obvious, but it's true. Most times we haven't sought out to be published, we have simply sought after doing the best work we were capable of doing.... if you continue to do excellent work people will seek you out for it. For instance in these two examples B Wedding Magazine contacted us, SPU contacted us; When we were published in Professional Photographer Magazine and Design Aglow, both magazines contacted us. This isn't always the case and there are of course circumstances when we do submissions. An example of this would be when we have been published in Seattle Metropolitan Bride and Groom. That is a bi-yearly submission based process and the editors select from there. But at the end of the day it comes down to the work. Are you creating work that is unique/interesting and different from those around you? Are you standing out in your market? Have you differentiated yourself? Are you truly putting your best foot forward? Is your goal to get published or is your goal to create work that is your very best that you are proud of? 

Off to an all day mentor session with an awesome hubby/wife team. Ciao & Happy Thursday!

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Feuza says: Thursday, February 25, 2010, 08:40 PM

doing things differently definitely makes you stand out Sarah, love it
kirsten says: Thursday, February 25, 2010, 08:10 PM

congrats. i can only imagine how awesome it feels to see your work in print! you rock
Winnie Forbes says: Thursday, February 25, 2010, 10:58 AM

Thanks for sharing not only your beautiful images but not being shy about sharing the business side of it too.

Melina Wallisch says: Thursday, February 25, 2010, 10:50 AM

just got my first cards from the printer, will spend tomorrow handing them out all over town - VERY uncomfortable for me!!! But my vision is to take as many meaningful photos as possible and do everything with love. Sarah you have been elemental in getting things started for me, more than you know.
Marissa Rodriguez says: Thursday, February 25, 2010, 10:18 AM

Congratulations!

Harmony Loves says: Thursday, February 25, 2010, 09:49 AM

You all do fantastic work and I love it! It must be an amazing feeling seeing your hard work published! Congratulations :)
Ryan says: Thursday, February 25, 2010, 09:41 AM

Congrats on this. I love your work and have never commented before, but wanted to finally say hi and thought this was a great post to do it in :)

I also wanted to give you a heads up about an email to watch out for about another publishing opportunity.

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Laura & Chris
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Tuesday, February 23, 2010, 09:58 AM
Chris and Laura are the epitome of perseverance, drive, and passion. These two let nothing stand in the way of their dreams and reality. Laura recently opened up an awesome restaurant in Seattle called PoDog located in Capitol Hill. This isn't your typical hotdog stand... this is gourmet tastyness and the hot dogs are to die for. We've had everything from their Wasabi Egg-roll Dog to their Thanksgiving Dog that is loaded with all the fixin's and have yet to be disappointed. I honestly never thought hot dogs could be so good. She is in the process of opening up her second restaurant in the U-district and we couldn't be more excited for her... Seattle needs more PoDog yumminess!

And just when you thought it couldn't get any better than that there is Laura's very talented other half, Chris Pardo, who is the genius behind what we believe to be one of the best modern architecture/design firms out there, Pb elemental. We were introduced to Chris's work at Pb through our neighbors whose house was designed by Pb elemental a few years back - we absolutely adore it (you can peek at it here) and since then we have followed Pb's work throughout the Seattle area dreaming of one day having a design similar to the one our neighbors have. So when Chris reached out to us about photographing their wedding we were stoked, flattered and honored. These two get it. They know what they want out of life and are running after it with everything they've got.  For their session we ran around their neighborhood in Capitol Hill and it was a beautiful sunny Seattle day.  So without further adieu, meet the fabulous Laura & Chris.











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Feuza says: Thursday, February 25, 2010, 08:43 PM

love love that first shot and that bike one and the sunray ones and love how your logo looks on the pictures
Christina says: Wednesday, February 24, 2010, 07:48 PM

Just blog-hopping and scrolled along (like the little arrow said to do!) and I got tears in my eyes when I saw the first picture of him kissing her forehead. That is a perfect moment captured.
That's all. Thank you for making me smile.
tina florance says: Wednesday, February 24, 2010, 12:59 PM

LOVE the full-on hug.
Gail says: Wednesday, February 24, 2010, 12:47 PM

Wow..I don't know which of these two are cooler! Hot dogs AND amazing minimalistic, modern architecture?!! Talk about a match made in happen.

I love that you guys attract the most amazing creative types. These are so great!

Melina Wallisch says: Wednesday, February 24, 2010, 05:58 AM

sarah you have a beautiful eye
beata English says: Wednesday, February 24, 2010, 03:07 AM

Amazing as usual! But more importantly i get to meet you in person very very soon! i can't wait!!!

Jackie Lovato says: Tuesday, February 23, 2010, 06:30 PM

lovely, as usual.
chipgillespie says: Tuesday, February 23, 2010, 01:12 PM

Sarah, these are amazing! Chris and Laura, you guys look great!!
Hannah Taylor says: Tuesday, February 23, 2010, 12:51 PM

Different kinds of hotdogs is definitely thinking outside of the box!! I wish I was close enough to try one.
Ruthie P. says: Tuesday, February 23, 2010, 10:33 AM

One word: AWESOME! :)
Matt Allen says: Tuesday, February 23, 2010, 10:12 AM

These are awesome Sarah. The image of them frames by the bike is my fave, but the one just before that is pretty damn sweet too :)
sarahrhoads says: Tuesday, February 23, 2010, 10:10 AM

@Chad hahaha I know right?! I crave these things ALL the time. It's ridiculous. They just came out with a new macaroni dog and it's soo stinkin yummy.
Carter Moore says: Tuesday, February 23, 2010, 10:09 AM

Really really good shots in this one. Love the black and whites especially the one where he is hugging her. Fantastic shots too with the sun going down. Great golden tones. Never cease to impress haha
Chad says: Tuesday, February 23, 2010, 10:08 AM

i still have dreams about the Seattle Dog.