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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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Interviewed!
Tuesday, January 26, 2010, 01:20 PM
This one is a shout out to all of our Oklahoma peeps! For those of you that don't know this, Chris was born and raised in Tulsa, OK. He's a "good ole' oklahoma boy" as they say ;). I grew up in Chicago, but moved to Oklahoma for college which is where I met Chris. We were recently interviewed by Okie Creative, which is a really neat site dedicated to bringing creative minds across Oklahoma together to share resources and gain inspiration. I loved the mission behind what Jeremy Charles is trying to do there. Really exciting stuff. 

We all are a product of our journey and Oklahoma is part of ours. Some amazing musicians and artists have come out of Oklahoma, ie. Flaming Lips, Other Lives and others. We are huge fans of the creative community there; rather, we're huge fans of building a community wherever you are! People are what make the world go round. Wherever we are, we should become part of a creative community. And if you think one doesn't exist in your area... Start it! No great movement has ever happened without someone stepping out, seeing a need and taking a risk. I just got an e mail from a blog reader of ours, Becka Knight, who is doing exactly this with a new project she has in the works... high fives to you Becka! I don't know where we would be without our creative community... the people who push us to be better (each of you who reads our blog included in that statement).
*Those that want to check out the full interview can view it here: Sarah & Chris Rhoads Interview


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hannah Gingrich says: Saturday, January 30, 2010, 03:05 AM

I absolutely LOVE Barcelona. I was so excited to see you did a shoot with them.
Seattle looks like it has incredible places to shoot photos at. Your photos are fantastic!
Katy says: Thursday, January 28, 2010, 09:39 PM

Awesome! Thats cool you got an interview! Keep up the good work :-)
Olivia says: Thursday, January 28, 2010, 02:12 PM

Good article! You guys are way talented, and I love stopping by your blog to see what you're up to!
sarahrhoads says: Wednesday, January 27, 2010, 05:59 PM

@allison the Seattle PUG run by our friends, The Popes is great! Not to mention to just the community in general with random coffee dates and the online community... all of it is great stuff.
Allison says: Wednesday, January 27, 2010, 04:28 PM

Hey Sarah, Congrats! Love the article! totally agree on being a part of a creative community to push and encourage each other, what are some of your favorites in Seattle?
Amy Rae Photography says: Wednesday, January 27, 2010, 10:37 AM

don't forget Hanson..they came out of OK too! Yeh! Loved the interview. :)
Dianne Jago says: Wednesday, January 27, 2010, 12:20 AM

You are such an eloquent writer! I LOVED every word of the interview and am so inspired by your work. You are a blessing to little photographers like me :)
LaRae Lobdell says: Tuesday, January 26, 2010, 03:32 PM

Your interview is so inspiring! Congratulations you guys!
Ruthie P. says: Tuesday, January 26, 2010, 03:10 PM

Great interview, you guys! Congratulations!! Oklahoma must be really proud :) By the way, I love the photo shoot with Barcelona, they're one of my fav. bands ;)
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Featured in Seattle Met: Bride & Groom
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Tuesday, December 22, 2009, 11:35 AM
We are so excited to have Cristin & Harpur's beautiful estate wedding featured in the latest issue of Seattle Metropolitan Bride & Groom Magazine. Cristin & Harpur's wedding was so much fun to be a part of. They truly incorporated their personal style into every part of the weekend. In the magazine article, I loved Cristin & Harpur's advice to get people out of their comfort zones and do some kind of destination or getaway wedding. Weddings like that are always an "experience" rather than an "event." Cristin & Harpur's wedding was so special because they really took the time to make it an incredible experience for each person in attendance. 

My favorite thing that Cristin said to other brides in the article is "Don't worry about getting your dress dirty." And this is why Cristin is my kind of gal. :) That is the best advice anyone can give you brides! Let go of the dress and live in it on your wedding day! Your dress is not supposed to be something that stresses you out it is supposed to be something that makes you feel beautiful. The brides that embrace this sentiment always get the best photos. They are less concerned with worrying about their dress touching the ground and more concerned with getting amazing images that they will have forever. You wont remember the little stain on the bottom of your dress, you WILL remember how you looked in your photos. So on your wedding day, Let go of the dress and the stress and LIVE in it on your big day! Not only will it make your photographer happy, it will also make all of your bridesmaids happy too. When the bride is stressed, everyone is stressed... so take one more thing off your list of things to worry about on your wedding day and let go of the dress :)

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Bianca Valentim says: Wednesday, December 23, 2009, 08:18 AM

CONGRATS!!!!!
:)
Harmony Loves says: Tuesday, December 22, 2009, 07:53 PM

congratulations! the layout & images are just beautiful! :)
john pascale says: Tuesday, December 22, 2009, 01:52 PM

That's incredible, congratulations! You deserve it!
Kayleen T. says: Tuesday, December 22, 2009, 12:20 PM

Congrats! That wedding was amazing and your pictures were amazing!

angie says: Tuesday, December 22, 2009, 12:09 PM

This Wedding was seriously amazing and her dress is seriously Heavenly! I love it! Such great advice for all brides!
pat furey says: Tuesday, December 22, 2009, 12:07 PM

word. good for this bride - i need to spread the word on livin' in your dress
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Published in Southern Weddings Magazine!
Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 04:00 PM
We LOVE the gals over at Southern Weddings Magazine! The new issue of Southern Weddings comes out tomorrow so be sure to get your hands on a copy! For any of our couple's looking for some great inspiration this magazine is one that should be a must have in the magazine collection :). The magazine featured some of our images and we were so excited to be a part of such an amazing publication! Click here to buy a copy of Southern weddings online or check out your local bookstore this week.

Check out the Southern Weddings blog for some more amazing inspiration: http://www.swsmag.net/


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Emily @ Southern Weddings says: Tuesday, November 17, 2009, 08:47 AM

Right back at you, Sarah! We're so happy to have been able to include you in this issue - we love your work!
Emily @ Southern Weddings says: Tuesday, November 17, 2009, 08:45 AM

Right back at you, Sarah! We're so happy to have been able to include you in this issue - we love your work!
Brett Arthur says: Wednesday, November 11, 2009, 10:42 PM

Congrats! Your images are brilliant. Well deserved.

Plus, your blog design, and site, are awesome!
Brett Arthur says: Wednesday, November 11, 2009, 10:42 PM

Congrats! Your images are brilliant. Well deserved.

Plus, your blog design, and site, are awesome!
erwinwijanto says: Wednesday, November 11, 2009, 04:24 PM

Congratulations Sarah + Chris.. this is beautiful beyond words.... :)
erwinwijanto says: Wednesday, November 11, 2009, 04:23 PM

Congratulations Sarah + Chris.. this is beautiful beyond words.... :)
John Pascale says: Wednesday, November 11, 2009, 11:57 AM

Congrats! Nice work! I have been following your blog for a while now (aka. in my favorites) and i love your work. Thanks

John Pascale says: Wednesday, November 11, 2009, 11:51 AM

Nice work! I have been following your blog for a while now and your work is incredible. Thanks for your inspiration!
Alexandra says: Wednesday, November 11, 2009, 03:12 AM

Wow, congratulations!
Bianca Valentim says: Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 05:17 PM

CONGRATS!!!
Galaxie Andrews says: Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 04:25 PM

Congrats!
Sarah, just wanted to share this awesome link with you: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3BFwgf1f2I&feature=player_embedded. have you heard o it? maybe you can help spread the word :)) toodles.