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Clothesline
Thursday, January 6, 2011, 09:47 AM
My friend Tiffany and I are always dreaming up new collaborative projects to execute together. This was one that was birthed in the mind of Tiff about a month ago and it involved her laundry room, half naked people and clothes hanging from a clothesline. We had a lot of fun seeing all this come to life. This was such a unique concept for a shoot and I really love how it all came together in her basement laundry room. We worked in about a 4ft by 7ft space so this was very different from my typical style of shooting where I run around every which way chasing people and rolling around on the ground. I really loved the conceptual challenge of people being hooked up to something and only being able to shoot them from certain angles where the clothing looked like it was on them. 

Sometimes I think it is really good for us to put confines on ourselves with our shooting. It forces us to think in a different way when we put limitations on things. Whether it is as simple as shooting indoors when you are used to shooting outdoors or having your models be pinned to a clothes line in a small room where you can't move much. All of it is a healthy challenge!

Styling: Tiffany Lowry
Hair/Makeup: Tiffany Lowry

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Lisa says: Monday, January 10, 2011, 03:35 AM

Totally fab! I love the last one : )
Annie says: Friday, January 7, 2011, 02:38 PM

L-O-V-E your unique thoughts and creativity! :)
Danielle Snelson says: Friday, January 7, 2011, 11:38 AM

love
Lesley says: Friday, January 7, 2011, 09:54 AM

Oh gosh, this is perfect! I just recently stepped out of my comfort zone and really appreciated reading this post! Thanks for the inspiration!
ashley o says: Friday, January 7, 2011, 06:30 AM

this is fabulous! I love clotheslines.. love the idea, the background and the couple. excellent execution of a creative idea!
AnneMarie says: Thursday, January 6, 2011, 08:27 PM

Classic. I love it!!!!
caroline says: Thursday, January 6, 2011, 03:57 PM

i love this concept! you're the queen of pushing the 'testing shoot' - and i thank you for that!

tiffany's work is consistently incredible.. i'm a huge fan, and i hope to meet her someday! a good stylist can make or break a shoot!!
Alejandra - Imaginale says: Thursday, January 6, 2011, 01:18 PM

Completely agree about using restrictions and challenges to your advantage! I feel like boundaries make me soar ... well ... sometimes ;) Love your work!
Celine says: Thursday, January 6, 2011, 12:15 PM

I love this!! So cute and creative and full of life!
She an amazing wall in her laundry room! (love the bright yellow!)
forget.me.knot.weddings says: Thursday, January 6, 2011, 10:41 AM

LOVE this creative unique shoot!
Rich Park says: Thursday, January 6, 2011, 10:30 AM

what a fun and fresh concept! great shoot!
Emilie says: Thursday, January 6, 2011, 10:25 AM

Awesome!! So creative and fun!

Chrissy D. says: Thursday, January 6, 2011, 10:18 AM

This is awesome! Looks like you guys had a lot of fun!
Stacie says: Thursday, January 6, 2011, 10:17 AM

haha, these are great...love it
Julie says: Thursday, January 6, 2011, 10:12 AM

SO.MUCH.FUN. What a great idea...and what a great room to have access to! I love it.
Briony says: Thursday, January 6, 2011, 10:11 AM

what an awesome idea. so fun! i love everything about it.
anna says: Thursday, January 6, 2011, 10:10 AM

you always amaze and inspire. such a fun shoot, i love it!
Christina Moodie says: Thursday, January 6, 2011, 10:03 AM

oh my goodness. what a great idea! I love it
Stephanie@Geezees says: Thursday, January 6, 2011, 10:02 AM

What a fun photo shoot! They are adorable :)
Marissa says: Thursday, January 6, 2011, 10:02 AM

((((swoooon)))) pushing boundaries. kinda reminds me of the underwater shoot you did a while back. exploring new grounds. seeing new visions, or, having a wider lens (hardy har har!) can't think of a better way to kick off 2011. can't wait to follow this years lifestyle journey, its one of my favorites. Air 5. Bravo. Hugs + more to you two :)
Lindsey Brittain says: Thursday, January 6, 2011, 10:01 AM

Very fun concept! Great photos!
Elyse says: Thursday, January 6, 2011, 10:00 AM

Love this! Great styling, love the backdrop, and wonderful shots too!
Katie says: Thursday, January 6, 2011, 09:58 AM

PS did you do any off camera lighting for this? Or was it all natural light? just curious! :)
Jenn Stark says: Thursday, January 6, 2011, 09:58 AM

Such a unique idea! Love it!
Katie says: Thursday, January 6, 2011, 09:56 AM

These are hilarious/amazing! So fun!
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Bela & Melissa
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Monday, January 3, 2011, 07:59 AM
Pretty sure I am wishing that I was soaking up the warmth of this scene right about now. There have been times recently I have seriously contemplated curling my body into fetal position and rolling into our fireplace just to get warm... I think it is the only warm place in our entire house right now. desperation is beginning to set in :)

We shot these two about a month ago while we were in Maui shooting the wonderful The Odette family. We teamed up with the fabulous Tiffany Lowry for hair/makeup and some subtle styling for this shoot. Bela & Melissa are best friends and are both surfers so we really wanted to capture just a glimpse into their world. Surfing runs in these girls blood, in fact, Bela's dad is surfing legend, Laird Hamilton. 

We had a blast following these girls around for a couple hours, jumping off cliffs, and just being silly girls... I think Chris must have felt a little left out but us girls sure did have fun. Enjoy some sunshine!

Makeup/Hair: Tiffany Lowry
Concept: Sarah & Chris Rhoads
Location: Maui, Hawaii



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stephanie h says: Tuesday, January 4, 2011, 09:58 AM

sarah&chris these are gorgeous. every picture makes me want to be there. the 5th picture is one of my favorites.

Kristin says: Monday, January 3, 2011, 07:20 PM

These are incredible! love how the beauty and lifestyle was captured, what looks to be so effortlessly. How do you go about setting a shoot like this up?
kbreints says: Monday, January 3, 2011, 04:49 PM

Wow! What a location.... I love the tree that they are sitting on! I can feel the sun just looking at these photos...
Annie says: Monday, January 3, 2011, 03:37 PM

Wow I love these! They are gorgeous girls and that last photo is amazing! I envy the weather you are having right now - I went camping on the beach for NYE and got sunburned! I want some snow! :)
Kevin Wrenn Photography says: Monday, January 3, 2011, 02:00 PM

i LOVE this whole set. #3 is very stunning and the final image is so freeing!

Blair says: Monday, January 3, 2011, 12:54 PM

These are gorgeous! now I'm itching to go back to Hawaii!!
Michelle Condne says: Monday, January 3, 2011, 11:53 AM

These are amazing! I love how your style is candid, subtle and natural, yet so artistic and eye-catching that every one of these photos could be featured in a magazine spread. Thank you for being such an inspiration :)

Alice says: Monday, January 3, 2011, 11:37 AM

you two capture emotion better than anyone I've ever seen. love these.
Becky Trejo says: Monday, January 3, 2011, 10:59 AM

The energy and adventurous spirit in these photos is contagious. Thank you guys for the burst of inspiration this morning!
Marissa Rodriguez says: Monday, January 3, 2011, 10:14 AM

LOVE these! You captured their spirit perfectly! Makes me miss Hawaii so much!!!!

Rich Park says: Monday, January 3, 2011, 08:43 AM

love the feel of these photos - from warmth between friends to cliff diving together! great pictures!
Brittany says: Monday, January 3, 2011, 08:26 AM

These are beautiful. The lighting is fantastic. All the photos have such a great feel to them. You really caught the essence of these surfer girls.

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Marissa: Album
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Monday, December 13, 2010, 11:28 AM
My dear friend Marissa is going to be launching her album in the coming months so she asked us if we would take some images for album and promo purposes. Marissa is what I like to call a Renaissance woman, she is brilliant at whatever she puts her mind to and her EP is going to be nothing shy of greatness.

I discovered Marissa had an incredible voice after months of singing way too loud to music while I edit... me? I am the person who wishes I was a singer, but alas. One day Marissa was singing right along with me and I noticed she was hitting really beautiful harmonies... something I have never been able to do. Marissa is so the type to not mention the fact that she has the voice of an angel and just let me casually sing my heart out in the worst way possible. She is just sweet like that. I suddenly felt a little silly with the new knowledge that I was singing among such talent.

Her songs are full of heart, soul, quirk, humor and a little romance.... very much like Marissa herself. They are simply beautiful. The record should drop sometime in the next couple of months and I'll do a post about it when it does so you can all get your hands on one. Just thought I would share a few frames from our shoot with Marissa a couple of weeks ago. She was the first person we ever shot in our home... it felt appropriate since she has such a special place in our hearts.









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victoria says: Wednesday, December 15, 2010, 01:50 PM

absolutely love the last frame.

kally says: Wednesday, December 15, 2010, 08:52 AM

stunning! (as always.)
Alice says: Tuesday, December 14, 2010, 05:38 PM

These are incredible! I especially love the way you captured her laughter--beautiful.
applem00n says: Tuesday, December 14, 2010, 03:51 PM

love 'em!
Alex says: Monday, December 13, 2010, 11:03 PM

You rock times ten million gabillion. I am seriously so in love with your work and style. Keep it up

Annie says: Monday, December 13, 2010, 03:20 PM

Love how soft and beautiful the second and last images are. Just perfect :) Can't wait to hear her music :)
Melissa Womack says: Monday, December 13, 2010, 03:12 PM

Cute cute! I pray Marissa Does well. I can't wait to hear her work. Great combo your photography & her music (as you describe it)should be a hit.
Nuh Sarche says: Monday, December 13, 2010, 12:16 PM

Just awesome!
jarrod says: Monday, December 13, 2010, 12:13 PM

awesome shots. very authentic. may i ask what film your pulling through your cam? the grain and color on some of these are amazing. dont tell me its all digital:)
Mel says: Monday, December 13, 2010, 11:50 AM

These are stunning, I love them all.

Rich Park says: Monday, December 13, 2010, 11:47 AM

this set of pictures is amazing - they perfectly fit your description of marissa "full of heart, soul, quirk, humor and a little romance". Really really awesome job!
Tonhya Kae says: Monday, December 13, 2010, 11:46 AM

Lovely. : ) Can't wait to hear it!
Joel Flory says: Monday, December 13, 2010, 11:44 AM

love the last image.
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Koes, Lindsey & Aven
Friday, December 10, 2010, 10:13 AM
These are our sweet friends Koes, Lindsey & Aven. We took a trip down to Portland earlier this year and Koes messaged me on twitter while we were there. We met them and it turns out we had some cool things in common! They both lived in Oklahoma for a time like us and Chris actually went to school with Lindsey's little sister. 

These guys came up to Seattle a couple of weeks ago for a little getaway and a shoot with us. We had a blast. I don't know that I have ever met a baby so darling. Little Aven is precious. I'm not typically one for shooting the little babies... I stick to three year olds and up, but Aven was just smitten with the camera and she went easy on us :) Koes is a photographer as well so as Lindsey said, I think Aven thinks her dad IS a camera with as much as he is photographing her. I had to kind of chuckle... one day (a long time from now) when we decide to have kids they are in MAJOR trouble. 

Also, I wish that they made giant sleeping bags for adults to spend all day in. I might live in one. Aven's got the right idea. Happy Friday!


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Lindsey Shea says: Wednesday, December 15, 2010, 04:14 PM

That baby is the cutest thing ever! Lovely photos!
Pobke says: Sunday, December 12, 2010, 07:35 PM

beautiful shots of a gorgeous family, rhoadsies. :) love it. :)
Dorothy says: Friday, December 10, 2010, 05:21 PM

love the one of just aven in the leaves!!!

Annie says: Friday, December 10, 2010, 03:39 PM

These are so tender. I love how you tell stories so unique to who you are photographing. Beautiful :)
Lisa says: Friday, December 10, 2010, 03:23 PM

I love that you put in brackets 'a long time from now' when referring to baby making! Just to clarify of course! ; ) These images are gorgeous. And I also agree with the sleeping bag theory.....always so jealous of my two year old and her comfort! xo
Sarah Danaher says: Friday, December 10, 2010, 01:26 PM

soooooo presh.
Brandi Morris says: Friday, December 10, 2010, 12:00 PM

Lovely, lovely.
Ariel Renae says: Friday, December 10, 2010, 11:33 AM

beautiful family shoot. love it :)
Christina says: Friday, December 10, 2010, 11:32 AM

Makes me happy too! My husband teases me for spying... This is the only blog, that I have to check every day! Thanks for sharing your vision with us all.
Alex says: Friday, December 10, 2010, 11:08 AM

Your photography makes me happy :)