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Sylvia & Matt
Friday, October 23, 2009, 10:25 AM
Matt & Sylvia have a special little place in my heart.  They share Chris and I's deep love and admiration for mid-century modern furniture. They are like our "furniture-soulmates" really :) I hit it off with these two immediately. I'm not sure how we got on the topic of modern furniture but it is rare that someone shares are deep affinity for the Eames lounge, the Barcelona chair & modern clocks. Not only that, but Sylvia and Matt are just down to earth, honest, fun people. Sylvia is one of those gals I could have all day tea-athons with. Sylvia is a cook.. she has a passion for it... I'm trying to figure out a way for her to pass on some of those supernatural abilities to me. My poor husband is getting very sick of macaroni and cheese and pizza pockets :( please help! 

We went out to the Olympic Sculpture Park for their shoot. I really felt like the modern, clean lines of the park would match their style. And it is right on the water over looking the Olympic Mountain range. I'm typically not so big on silhouette shots, but the way the sunset under the mountains that evening was just beautiful. There was a certain peace that settled in all of us as the sun set that evening and the three of us took it all in.... 



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Patrina says: Friday, November 13, 2009, 01:46 PM

This shoot speaks to me. Maybe it's the water. Maybe it's the people. Maybe it's just you and Chris. Whatever the reason, really beautiful work, and thank you so much for sharing your passion and art.

Rachel says: Monday, October 26, 2009, 02:41 PM

Beautiful!
Alexandra says: Monday, October 26, 2009, 11:00 AM

Wow these are stunning!
Allison says: Monday, October 26, 2009, 10:06 AM

Awww I love these images, the light, the backgrounds, the color... makes me want to move back to Seattle!

Allison says: Monday, October 26, 2009, 10:02 AM

These images make me want to move back to Seattle! Love them!
zachgray says: Saturday, October 24, 2009, 10:53 PM

That first frame is pretty much perfect. Great work as usual!
Lara Beck says: Friday, October 23, 2009, 09:33 PM

Oh I love the B&W one with the shadows...it looks awesome!! :-)
Jane Hasty says: Friday, October 23, 2009, 05:50 PM

You are hot on the posts! Looks awesome. Thanks for so much yumminess to look at!
Debra Page says: Friday, October 23, 2009, 05:37 PM

Wow! Love the one under the Calder sculpture and the last picture is AMAZING. Can't wait to see the full shoot. You both look so happy and she captured that perfectly.
Kim says: Friday, October 23, 2009, 05:13 PM

Great photos! I LOVE them! So artistic.. I especially love the shoe pic-so Sylvia.
Sylvia says: Friday, October 23, 2009, 01:13 PM

We love them!! Once again your creativity, color palette, and lighting are awesome. We've become so addicted to your blog and seeing all the amazing work you guys have done.

Briony says: Friday, October 23, 2009, 11:21 AM

beautiful!
Marissa Rodriguez says: Friday, October 23, 2009, 10:49 AM

I love the lines!!!! You guys are awesome! Every time I come to your blog, I feel inspired!

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Jessica & Colin
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Wednesday, October 21, 2009, 08:09 AM
As you may have noticed, we are currently swimming in engagement sessions/lifestyle shoots, so we are working hard trying to get things turned around and edited, hence the mass amount of shoots hitting the blog. Jessica & Colin are one of our fantastic 2010 couples. We are soo thrilled to have them as a part of the Sarah Rhoads Family for next year! They are fun, playful, lovable, passionate, kind, funny & adventurous. I just love being around them. They just have those infectious personalities that draw you in. It's hard not to love them. 

I have a lot of favorites in this set of images... the light was just perfect and so were my sweet subjects. I feel like the set really captures the different dynamics of Jessica & Colin's relationship.... from funny and fun to passionate and romantic. It's always so important that we capture those different authentic facets of a couple, the "edges and curves" that make them truly unique. One thing I love about what we do is that every day is different and no couple is just alike. Love finds interesting and beautiful ways of manifesting itself and it sure does make my life more exciting.

On another note, I thought I would share one of our favorite business blogs with those of you interested. It is Seth Godin's Blog who is one of our favorite Marketing Guru's. His book Purple Cow was pivotal in developing our new brand when it rolled out last December. His blog is full of little gems of wisdom.





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Lara Beck says: Friday, October 23, 2009, 09:39 PM

OMG...I love this shoot!!! :-)
Emily Beaty says: Wednesday, October 21, 2009, 05:24 PM

The light is beautiful!!! Love these so much!
imthiaz houseman says: Wednesday, October 21, 2009, 05:07 PM

oh my goodness...stunning work as usual. love this post and kylie and john!
Lisa says: Wednesday, October 21, 2009, 03:47 PM

All your new posts have put me in photography heaven! Its like Christmas! I love, love the shot where her dress is matching the circle on the wall behind her. Great composition. You guys are SO good at what you do ; )
Jane Hasty says: Wednesday, October 21, 2009, 12:39 PM

Speechless!
Jamie says: Wednesday, October 21, 2009, 12:31 PM

Love the one of her looking through the grass and the one where she's looking down and he's staring into the camera. Thanks for sharing!
Jennifer Walker says: Wednesday, October 21, 2009, 11:39 AM

These look great! She captured your emotions perfectly.

Lesley says: Wednesday, October 21, 2009, 11:15 AM

Wow, these are just breath taking! :)
Whitney Harms says: Wednesday, October 21, 2009, 10:49 AM

Beautiful session guys! So much life in these photos. Love them!
Sarah Richstad says: Wednesday, October 21, 2009, 10:28 AM

These turned out great! So excited for the wedding pics too!
Carl McKinney says: Wednesday, October 21, 2009, 10:11 AM

Sick, sick, sick! There's so much life wrapped into these images. I love these!
Dennis Bullock says: Wednesday, October 21, 2009, 09:31 AM

These are all so grat Sarah! I love the warm light!
geri e. says: Wednesday, October 21, 2009, 09:03 AM

what you do with light is brilliant!
(and i am totally in love with this couple's style.)
shanni says: Wednesday, October 21, 2009, 08:48 AM

yummy.
Bianca Valentim says: Wednesday, October 21, 2009, 08:41 AM

what is this light??
AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!
I love this session!
:) :) :)
Suzi says: Wednesday, October 21, 2009, 08:28 AM

Wow. The one with the couple lying down in the grass where Jessica is looking straight into our souls is wild! SO BEAUTIFUL. Thanks for sharing your gift.
stephanie says: Wednesday, October 21, 2009, 08:24 AM

The light gives me tingles!! such a lovely session.
stephanie says: Wednesday, October 21, 2009, 08:24 AM

The light gives me tingles!! such a lovely session.
Anna says: Wednesday, October 21, 2009, 08:22 AM

Oh my goodness I am loving the lighting effects!!! The shadow use is awesome too!!
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Kari & Cedric
Monday, October 19, 2009, 09:52 AM
Kari & Cedric are generous and so fun. To give you an idea of just how generous and totally fun they are, just recently, they invited us to share their box seats at the Pearl Jam show when the band played in Seattle. Unfortunately I was out of town so we couldn't make it out, but it was so stinkin' thoughtful and generous of them to think of us. They are just good people like that. 

Kari and Cedric both know good music... they are Pete Yorn lovers which only deepens my natural affection for them :). Cedric has been involved with the entertainment industry for some time now, so he is always keeping me up on new albums etc. etc. He is what I like to call, "On the Pulse."  Needless to say, their wedding will be wicked cool with a live band to go along with the amazing party they will be having. Chris and I cannot wait. 

These images were shot on what I would like to consider one of the most beautiful Seattle days in history..... okay, okay, maybe that is a slight exaggeration, but really, it was just that beautiful. Man, I love this city. 




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Jamie says: Monday, October 19, 2009, 06:21 PM

You ... passed up... box seats to Pearl Jam? I don't know what to say. I weep for your loss. Photos are great per usual but .... sigh...
imthiaz houseman says: Monday, October 19, 2009, 11:59 AM

what beautiful weather!! it must have been hard to get Kari not to smile, she simply glowing. gorgeous set and couple!
Shirley says: Monday, October 19, 2009, 11:01 AM

The pictures are fabulous and so is the couple - what a great way to start your life together! Sarah you are a true artist
Shannon says: Monday, October 19, 2009, 10:42 AM

WOW! These are amazing! I can see the joy they bring each other! Thanks for capturing my friends' happiness :)
Alexandra says: Monday, October 19, 2009, 09:53 AM

I'm loving these! So awesome!
Marissa Rodriguez says: Monday, October 19, 2009, 09:39 AM

These photos make me smile :) You are awesome. Period.
Cedric Padilla says: Monday, October 19, 2009, 09:25 AM

Oh my... Thank you! These pictures are amazing! I can't wait to see the rest of them!
paula Leme says: Monday, October 19, 2009, 08:47 AM

lovely light!
Steve Gerrard says: Monday, October 19, 2009, 08:18 AM

If somebody else took this couple to the same locations, the photos would never be as good. True story.
Miriam says: Monday, October 19, 2009, 08:00 AM

You are absolute amazing woman! Soooo talented!
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Emily & Daniel
Saturday, October 17, 2009, 09:26 AM
Emily & Daniel are absolute sweetheart's. I have known Daniel for about 4 years now. In college we had this performance every year called "freshman follies." It was a musical with guys and girls where the directors come up with a theme, songs/dances and then the taught it to the group of freshman. I directed the show as a junior and Daniel was one of my freshman follier's... I know you are not supposed to have "favorites" at this kind of thing, but Daniel was always my favorite little follier :) 

I was so honored that Emily & Daniel asked me to shoot their engagement session while I was in Oklahoma last. We shot in Stillwater, which is where we went to college. The three of us went out to a really neat old car yard that was full of exciting things to shoot. Those are the type of places you get to shoot in Oklahoma.... those little gems are harder to come by in Seattle :)

This weekend is our alumni's (OSU's) homecoming. It is always a really special time to be back in Oklahoma. Fall in Stillwater is sprinkled with so many amazing memories of when Chris and I first started dating freshman year of college. Going to the coffee shop having lattes together, bundling up, having him drive me to class because although it was just a half mile away it was too cold to walk :) he has always spoiled me. It has been such a blessing to be here with family and tonight we will see some of our close college friends. I'm not much of a football person, but a good friend of my grandmother got us tickets to the homecoming game (which are very hard to come by) so I think we'll be bundling up tonight to go out and support our Cowboy's. Should be a good time.




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Jessica says: Wednesday, October 21, 2009, 03:25 PM

Sarah, I discovered you today from the O'Colly article. Your work is amazing and I'm proud to have you as a fellow OSU alum!
amber says: Monday, October 19, 2009, 02:28 PM

i heart these photos!!!! the light....the locations...the people...you rock!!!
Kristin Partin says: Monday, October 19, 2009, 01:57 PM

You know, i've followed your work for a long time. This is my favorite session you've ever done. it just speaks to me. Thought i'd share :)

Emily says: Monday, October 19, 2009, 12:59 PM

Sarah!! I am lost for words... These pictures are so amazing and we were soo blessed to have you take them!!! Seriously I am SOOO grateful for you and all your hard work on these fabulous photos... I can't wait to show our grandkids some day!!!!

Jane Hasty says: Monday, October 19, 2009, 12:57 PM

Gorgeous work! I am loving the light!
shannon leith says: Monday, October 19, 2009, 10:32 AM

lovely :)
Keyonna Renea says: Monday, October 19, 2009, 10:25 AM

These are so beautiful....I love everything you shoot!
Justin James says: Monday, October 19, 2009, 09:15 AM

These are my favorites you've done this year! Love the colors. So great.

Daniel Hayes says: Sunday, October 18, 2009, 04:40 PM

Sarah! These are so incredible! I absolutely love them! They are everything that I imagined and more! I can't wait to see the rest! Thank you so much for everything!!
ron storer says: Sunday, October 18, 2009, 03:57 PM

1,3,7,4,6,11,13,15,9,8,12,5,10,14 are my favorites...oh and two is PRETTY SWEET 2:)
Alexandra says: Sunday, October 18, 2009, 02:58 PM

These are amazing. Loving them to death!
Lesley says: Sunday, October 18, 2009, 01:33 PM

Is it possible to say 'Fabulous' over and over again! Yes, I think it is, cause I did it while looking at these!
Julie h says: Sunday, October 18, 2009, 01:18 PM

yes! these are some of my fave's of your's Sarah & Chris. The light, bright colors, chemistry. Rock!
imthiaz houseman says: Sunday, October 18, 2009, 07:44 AM

great set. i love it! hope you stayed warm last night at the game. :)
Marianne Taylor says: Sunday, October 18, 2009, 03:04 AM

You are hands down the most inspiring photographer in my rss reader. Your pictures are so fresh and real and beautiful, and they always make my day a little bit better, always. Thank you. Keep rockin'!
Briony says: Saturday, October 17, 2009, 09:42 PM

you are by far my favorite blog...every single shoot is fantastic!
Kim says: Saturday, October 17, 2009, 09:32 PM

Oh My I love love!!! You did an amazing job. I love how you make all the colors come alive. You truly captured their sweet side.

Julie says: Saturday, October 17, 2009, 09:31 PM

The very last shot, so great.
mary says: Saturday, October 17, 2009, 08:43 PM

absolutely gorgeous sarah!!! love the color. love the light. love the locations. love the happy. you rocked it chica! :)
Zida says: Saturday, October 17, 2009, 01:06 PM

Love your eye, Sarah girl.
xoxoxo
Zida
amaris says: Saturday, October 17, 2009, 12:11 PM

I don't know how to encourage you other than by saying I LOVE your work! The world would be missing something SPECIAL if you guys weren't living out your dreams. Thank you!
Josh Boston says: Saturday, October 17, 2009, 09:15 AM

These last two engagement sessions are insane! Absolutely incredible work. I love your color correcting and processing. Subtle but definite. Awesome stuff.