oh sarah sarah sarah (and chris chris chris) ... amazing little peek into your life and it never gets old in this case, more is more and not enough, ever. keep doing what you're doing.
It's a wonderful post with fantastic shots. A couple of weeks ago I was fired and the reading of yours words make me feel better
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Yessss!! Thanks for this encouraging post. These are the things us creatives need to hear!
yum. i'm now in the mood for chocolate chip cookies + milk!
You are a constant source of inspiration to me, Sarah! Yours is the first of many blogs I visit each time I sign on the internet. Thank you so much for sharing your talent and insight with the world... you ROCK!
as usual beautiful words. AND beautiful images. thanks sarah.
As usual your post makes me think, think about life and think about choices. Good & Bad.
NYC is the most inspirational city in the world. I cannot get enough of it. It makes dreams seem like reality. Amazing.
P.S. You guys are wonderful.
i really needed to read this today. thank you for being the blogger that you are. and i still hope you write a book :)
This is a great post, Sarah! And its something I think I needed to be reminded of. So often we take the choices we have for granted or just gloss over it. Thanks and these pics from your trip are pretty sweet as well!
how much did i need to read/see that today? THIS MUCH. i may just need to print it out. thank you.
Thank you for this post. I was feeling a little down after a day at my boring bank job and this is exactly what I needed to read when I got home from work today!
The last image is perfect. makes me feel that i am there. !
Lovely Post. New York looks marvelous. Hope you are having a wonderful trip!
Guess who else needed that? Me. Thanks + welcome :). See you tomorrow!
Totally needed to read this today. Thank you.
Thanks for this post. Very appropriate especially as events make life feel overwhelming. But I can still choose my attitude in responding. Thanks for your thoughts Sarah! They're much appreciated!
NYC is where I've performed and got engaged...I long to go back...beautiful photos
It's sometimes easy to feel overwhelmed by the seeming onslaught of life's events, so it's so important to remember that life doesn't just happen *to* us. Everything depends on our own choices and how we choose to approach life.
Loved this post. Enjoy NYC!!
you two are such a beautiful couple. inside and out.
I LOVE NYC. And I have a pick of that blue door from our last trip. Love it.
awesome post! thanks for the inspiration & perspective reminder. i will most definitely be coming back to this one for that needed push on days when i must remind myself to choose the good (& sometimes hard) stuff :) happy friday!
Really like post and the images are terrific as always. Thanks for sharing — needed to hear that today! Cheers!
welcome to new york, my city!
Be sure to check out Magnolia Bakery, Sugar Sweet Sunshine, and a fabulous place called 'inoteca in the lower east side. Wonderful vibe and food.
Sarah what a fun session !! I love love love all the poses :)
Loving this series of photos. They've all got a really great feel to them. The first and second shot especially.
All your work is inspiring and unique, but these shots are extra special. Great work and thanks for endless inspiration. Say hi to the Pacific Northwest for me, I miss it.
SEXY SASSY! Obey Giant! Absolutely LOVE this one - props to you two (: Enjoy New York. If you have time, make it over to PS1, best museum EVER!
Love those shots! There are so much energy in them!
I just want to ask if flash was used in your shots? and do you usually apply flash into your photography?
Keep up the good work! They are always so inspiring to me and many others!
Love those photos! They are great. I just want to ask if flash was used in your photos or do you usually apply flash into your photography?
Thanks! keep up the good work. They are always so inspiring!
Too many photos I just LOVE to nail it down to one or two!
As Cities Burn lyrics for a tattoo is pure genius. Love it.
Love love love this post! I want to be hat cool one day and get a dope tattoo and Smoke (ok No on the smoking haha)! Seriously bad ass love it!
awesome work, as always peeps.
if you didnt get my nyc recs, at the very least try to get tickets for fuerza bruta. you can thank me later:P
♥♥♥ your work is inspiring!!
Ah-Mazing as per usual! You have the eye of a creative genius!
Love this Sarah and Chris. Nate and I have been talking a lot about the same thing recently. Do you keep a file on your computer where you throw inspiring bits? I have one on my desktop. :)
I was wondering though how much knowing yourself plays into what inspires you and motivates you to create your own art and interpret life in the way only you can see it. I agree with James in his comment about needing a little of both. I think the things that catch our eye and inspire us are as unique to us as our personalities and who we are.
I was so busy looking at the amazing photos, I almost missed the text! Very interesting and so true.
love this post! you somehow have this way perfectly nailing what we're all thinking and feeling.
I love the hotness rockstar look. Just awesome. Tho, these guys look a lot cleaner and nicer than what I imagine rockstars actually look like drinking in the afternoon. Ha!
It's interesting that you start the post speaking of the necessity to look outward for inspiration (a movie, a sign, a photo, a film, music, a person), while at the end you speak of the profound importance for yourself to look "within" rather than to look outside.
Ebb & Flow. Breathe In & Out. Summer & Autumn & Winter & Spring. Plant & Care & Harvest & Feast. I personally find that there are sessions/seasons of beholding and consuming media which inspires, quiet seasons of reflection, and then the moments of creative realization and craftsmanship/production/action.
Oh, and, great images once again. Good to see these personal projects.
Love the red lipstick, and the concept! Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts and photos Sarah, I appreciate it!
Once again, AWESOME photos! Love em!
Great thoughts, Sarah! This is something i've been thinking about too. I've been wondering how I can live in a more consistent state of creativity rather than the highs and lows. I think its something where we have to look at where we consistently are inspired from (magazines, architecture, books, movies) and then pull from there on a regular basis all the while being open and aware of everything else around us. It takes alot of work to be consistently creative, but its so worth it. Thanks for sharing.
I LOVE this! Your words on creativity hit deep and should for all the artist reading that! ROCK ON!
I love this post. Your words are so true, and I find that my works truly suffers when my inspiration is low. I can feel the tangible difference when I walk away from a shoot, knowing that I was filled with inspiration, compared to when I am not.
Beautiful shoot, beautiful people.
Would you mind me asking what you use for sharpening?? I love the look of it.
This is WAY more like it...that's what I'm TALKIN' about! Hell yeah!
LOVEe
Your writing, creative eye and ability to inspire others is so powerful! You've got the whole package :)
Love em! like always! You two rock! P.S. what do you do when you feel like you are bone dry of inspiration? Just so exhausted, overwhelmed, and going through the motions?!
These photographs are stunning. I love the way you captured the rock lifestyle! Inspiration frequency. Awesome!
Your inspirational energy is so contagious and inspiring in itself. I like the idea of feeling the need to looking inward to find it rather than always looking out and away. Can't wait to see round two!
trust the happenings...when I cease asking for guarentees that my feet will find secure ground for my advancing steps, support appears. Trust in your ability to respond creatively to whatever happens...keep on rockin sarah rhoads!
beautiful couple.
beautiful photographs.
beautiful friendship that you have with them.
May the four of you continue to serve God beautifully!
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lovely photos!
Love the pipe and books incorporated here. You got some great pics!
Love, love, love!! My favs are the first two definitely! Those blossoms are just gah! And them in the tree - amazing! I also adore the one of him taking a picture of her. Wonderful!
I love these! The richness, the connection, the sincerity, everything! I always read your blog though google reader and therefore never leave a comment, yet I leave inspired every single time. Your post today ('World of Possibility') convinced me to hike over to your blog and leave a comment to tell you guys how much I appreciate your work and your peopleness. Yes, I just invented that word. Thats how awesome you make me feel. :)
P.S. Karen + Zac: I second the motion for moving to Seattle. All those opposed? There, its settled... now, where's my gavel? :)
love the cherry blossons and pipe, what a strange combo but me likes it
L O V E the cherry blossoms! x
L O V E the cherry blossoms! x
I loveeeeeeee the plaid and everything about these pics!
absolutely gorgeous, guys!! i can totally see their connection and your connection to them... these are beautifully captured. xoxo
I love that your client is rockin' the Hassey! Nice touch guys. Also, love the second to the last shot with the book and the shot of the boots. Beautiful!
Just beautiful.
these colors are delicious! as well as the models... :) so wonderful...
I love, love, love that third shot. That tree is amazing!
My 3 year old is super picky about photography and he LOVES these pics hah! The colors are so rich and brilliant, I LOVE IT
These are so good. I love the location and the choice of wardrobe. The added books and pipe are great touches for this shoot. Well done Sarah