Wednesday, November 4, 2009, 10:53 AM
Barcelona is an incredible band based in Seattle. We feel lucky to call them ours here in the great Northwest. Their music has graced my ears many a late evening as I am up editing...and we also are proud to consider these guys dear friends of Chris and I. So it was a true honor to shoot them. Barcelona has been making quite the name for themselves around the nation. It's not a wonder, their music is absolutely-intoxicatingly-addictive. It is a beautiful mix of my favorite elements from the piano driven Coldplay,  the melodic voice of Benjamin Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie, the rock of U2 and the introspective melancholy of Copeland. It's pretty safe to say that Barcelona is on the list of my top artists right now. And they should be on your top list too. 

They are a must have addition to your CD collection.
 
These are just a couple of Polaroids that Chris & I shot on their shoot. Full post from the shoot coming tomorrow. 

Polaroid 600SE Camera
Fuji FP-3000B Film


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Lindsey Brittain says: Saturday, November 7, 2009, 06:12 AM

I love Barcelona! These are great!

Patrina says: Wednesday, November 4, 2009, 04:28 PM

Beautiful work, guys. You continue to amaze me. And I'll def check out their music.

Jane Hasty says: Wednesday, November 4, 2009, 12:31 PM

very cool indeed!

Cassidy Dawn says: Wednesday, November 4, 2009, 12:17 PM

Amazing!
I just got the same camera...I am soo excited to be shooting with it...it's my dream camera :)

Love your work!

jamie delaine says: Wednesday, November 4, 2009, 12:01 PM

you just inspire the heck outta me.

Alexandra says: Wednesday, November 4, 2009, 11:47 AM

Very cool!

Emma Robertson says: Wednesday, November 4, 2009, 11:38 AM

The contrast in the first one makes it. I am going to listen to them.... right now....!

Gail says: Wednesday, November 4, 2009, 11:37 AM

LOVE THESE! Can't wait to see the rest! I'm right there with you on loving these guys. I think it's SO cool you got to work with them and they are now your friends! Their music just has a way to putting me at peace, much the way a Sigur Ros album can and does.

Wonderful work!

Dorothy Huynh says: Wednesday, November 4, 2009, 11:23 AM

first!! so good! :) thanks for sharing

Shaun Menary says: Wednesday, November 4, 2009, 11:18 AM

That first shot, inside at the table, is total magic. Great work!

susan yee says: Wednesday, November 4, 2009, 11:09 AM

LOVE the first two! & love Barcelona

Wednesday, July 1, 2009, 10:19 PM
I am currently knee deep in editing this fantastical wedding and came across an image that made me smile. And of course I was doing my weekly cruise of one of my favorite love blogs le love and just loved this text and image together. LET'S LET IT HAPPEN. It is exactly what I needed to hear today. I have this constant internal battle because I am a free spirit trapped inside of a control freak's body! Oftentimes it's like my heart and my head are like an old married couple... they love one another but don't always see eye to eye :)  
At the end of the day I just need to LET IT HAPPEN. I need to trust my crazy intuitions and let go of the trivial things that really don't matter in the big picture. I have always known that things happen for a reason and that doors open and close in life for a divine purpose. I love that about life. It is an adventure to be embraced, enjoyed, relished and danced in... 

I'd love to leave you with a little something from a man who sits with me while I edit and plays me pretty music, this is one of my favorite tunes by William Fitzsimmons, "Everything has changed"



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Jo LeFlufy says: Friday, July 3, 2009, 01:49 PM

I just did a wedding and incorporated purple umbrellas into the shots. I loved the splash of color it added for color pops. I'm thinking about buying a whole schwackload of different colored/patterned umbrellas to add to my props. You can just use them for so many different shots!

Jonathan Frey says: Thursday, July 2, 2009, 11:57 AM

That's pretty tasty.

Jess P says: Thursday, July 2, 2009, 11:34 AM

William Fitzsimmons and the colors on these just GO TOGETHER :)

Kayleen T. says: Thursday, July 2, 2009, 06:29 AM

Love it! Can't wait to see more!

Justin James says: Wednesday, July 1, 2009, 11:05 PM

Love this. I've been a fan for a while and i really like your stuff. What font is that on the picture on the right?

Wednesday, June 3, 2009, 08:29 AM
I arrived at the Tractor Tavern last week to photograph a band for C3 Presents. To be honest I hadn't listened to the band I was there to photograph more than just a few songs on their myspace so I walked in not expecting much..... I walked out of Tractor Tavern with a very different opinion. Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears made me dance, they brought a soulful funk combined with an indy 'dance' rock that I had never seen paired together before. It was magic. Saxaphones, electric guitar, an organ and a soulful singer leading the pack... it is a recipe for awesome. Everyone around me was dancing... and if they weren't dancing out of shame for their lacking dance skills they were smiling and clapping all the same. It was celebratory kind of music. Music that made you happy.

Esquire named them one of the top ten artists to watch break out of SXSW this year. Their album dropped about two months ago and they are killing it. These guys totally know how to boogie and I highly encourage those of you who like to be happy to go buy their latest album... it will not disappoint. OH and, next time you see me dancing like a goon in my car by myself, you will know why ;) 


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Lydia says: Tuesday, June 9, 2009, 08:29 PM

from Austin of course! you better come see us ACL-goers. miss you, ms. sarah.

imthiaz houseman says: Tuesday, June 9, 2009, 02:04 PM

i've seen so many people try to shoot bands...but this is what i love to see! well done.

Jonathan says: Thursday, June 4, 2009, 08:33 PM

I think I found a new artist to listen to for quite a while.

otto schulze photographers says: Thursday, June 4, 2009, 12:39 PM

Now that's what I call CAPTURING THE MOMENT! Well done guys!

Calvin says: Thursday, June 4, 2009, 09:15 AM

I love the b&w. Great emotion. Thanks for sharing.

Paul Retherford says: Thursday, June 4, 2009, 03:56 AM

Love the intensity. You can almost feel the passion in their career.

Bryan Decan says: Wednesday, June 3, 2009, 05:06 PM

Sweet shoot! How cool it must have been to get a gig shooting for C3 Presents. They produce the Austin City Limits Festival and Lollapalooza. How cool would it be to shoot ACL Fest this year?! You've got to try and get in on that! Heck, being that you're from Chicago, Lollapalooza would be right up your alley too!

Pascal says: Wednesday, June 3, 2009, 11:19 AM

Nice work on the colors and on documenting the atmosphere!

Jason & Crystal says: Wednesday, June 3, 2009, 11:03 AM

I really like this set Rhoads!

Briony says: Wednesday, June 3, 2009, 10:08 AM

these are wonderful! i am still learning how to capture stage performances.

Emily Grober says: Wednesday, June 3, 2009, 09:12 AM

Yay! I'm so glad you enjoyed the show. The photos are fantastic, Sarah! Miss you!

Tonhya says: Wednesday, June 3, 2009, 09:07 AM

WoW. These are absolutely amazing! :D
Always stunning work.

scotty wade says: Wednesday, June 3, 2009, 08:57 AM

Epic shoot as always, thanks for sharing!

Jamie Delaine says: Wednesday, June 3, 2009, 08:56 AM

I danced like a goon the entire way back to Vancouver this morning. ;)

matthew lyons says: Wednesday, June 3, 2009, 08:55 AM

beautiful images. to me, connecting with the subject tends to bring out the best, and really tell a story. i love the emotion and mood evoked with these images. it's as if i can hear the music while i'm looking at the shots. nice work, indeed.

Wednesday, March 25, 2009, 01:19 PM
Last week when we were in L.A., Chris and I had the beautiful honor of shooting an absolutely incredible jazz musician, Christopher Wray, who has now become one of my new favorite people in life. Christopher's music is full of funk, soul and heart.... I'm a sucker for good soul music. 

We spent the whole afternoon shooting, and Christopher gave Chris and I total and complete freedom to be us as artists and we couldn't be happier with the results. The shoot was a photographer's dream, from locations, to the artist we were working with, to the style of the shoot.... everything about it was right in our sweet spot. 

I about jumped out of my chair when I looked at the contact sheets from Christopher's shoot. For those that don't know, my amazing husband, Chris, does most all of the film shooting on our shoots so he busted out our Hasselblad 500 C/M and the EOS-1 film bodies for this shoot. These film shots that hubby took are friggin brilliant.... and these black and whites using Tri-X 320 in 120 format just make my heart turn to buttah... wowza... you just can't get that from digital. All of the film shots that you see on here were taken with the Hassie by my hubski. Isn't he amazing? And all of the digital images were taken by moi :)

If you're wanting a little something to make your heart flutter today go stop into Christopher's Myspace  and let your ears be graced by his musical candy... you wont be disappointed :)
Any anyone who wants to see others can enjoy Christopher's lil' slideshow here


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nathan michael says: Monday, April 13, 2009, 08:57 PM

charming. great set...

wei says: Saturday, April 11, 2009, 12:02 PM

i pretty much dig every single image in this shot. where do you find all these places? =)

Kyle Barnes says: Monday, April 6, 2009, 10:59 AM

im pretty sure these define photogasm.
flippin... awesome. I mean Chris... bro... wow.


matt sloan says: Tuesday, March 31, 2009, 06:17 PM

awesome job!

randy says: Tuesday, March 31, 2009, 12:41 PM

I have been shooting for a short time and have the hardest time with guys. Love the ideas you gave me in this shoot. Thanks for sharing your talent...and you're friends. Always love me some Amanda H time!

Tim Halberg says: Monday, March 30, 2009, 04:45 PM

yeah... like everyone else said.... ;-)

seriously, awesome!

Cameron Ingalls says: Monday, March 30, 2009, 03:34 PM

amazing....awesome....rad-tastic! lovin' all of these! especially the mirror shot and the last couch one and the grass and then the rusty ol' building and the hassies too!!!

Oleksandr Photography says: Monday, March 30, 2009, 10:02 AM

Great capture of the character! Love this series!

Lyndzee of EP says: Sunday, March 29, 2009, 10:26 PM

In case you didn't know: I have a thing for vintage luggage turned coffee tables, old cameras, bathrooms and afros. You pretty much nailed it with my favorites list. Rock it you two,,,,,rock it!!!

john Heil says: Friday, March 27, 2009, 10:13 PM

wow, amazing shots!! such great variety too.

jess@studio3z says: Friday, March 27, 2009, 02:21 PM

wonderful!!

Melissa Blue says: Friday, March 27, 2009, 02:19 PM

Great job you guys! LOVE the one in the green grass, or green shag carpet...whatever it is, it's great!

Melissa Blue says: Friday, March 27, 2009, 02:19 PM

Great job you guys! LOVE the one in the green grass, or green shag carpet...whatever it is, it's great!

Joop says: Thursday, March 26, 2009, 04:29 PM

These are amazing! So strong.
They make me think of portraits shot by one of the best Belgian photographers around...: Stefan Vanfleteren
http://www.stephanvanfleteren.com/gallery_portraits/
Cheers guys!
Joop

Kelsey says: Thursday, March 26, 2009, 03:45 PM

Mom just sent this to me...What the F?! Thank goodness for mom or I would've had to wait for the next album release to see the outcome of this very successful photo shoot!!!

LOVE the pics.!

Marilyn Hullender says: Thursday, March 26, 2009, 02:38 PM

What's not to love

~abi~ says: Thursday, March 26, 2009, 02:27 PM

incredible!!!

Imthiaz Houseman says: Thursday, March 26, 2009, 01:18 PM

He not only is super stylish and hot, but the two of you captured some amazing stuff...

Jess says: Thursday, March 26, 2009, 01:07 PM

you just made me salivate big time! These are so badass... can you say UBER STYLISH and "deserves a large format book at b&n in the front"? thanks for the inspiration!

Robin Wray says: Thursday, March 26, 2009, 11:05 AM

Sarah, you and Chris captured Christopher's essence! Okay, I cried when I saw them......what a God given gift you all have! Thank you for sharing your talent. I look forward to meeting you in person some day. I may be a "little" biased, but LOVE your subject!

diane says: Thursday, March 26, 2009, 09:56 AM

you're both such talented individuals and together you make beautiful images

love this series.

Brianna Phelan says: Thursday, March 26, 2009, 08:27 AM

These are great - I love this set!!

Ewan - The Last Forty Percent Photography says: Thursday, March 26, 2009, 07:24 AM

Big fan of the shot that you can see into the bathroom and the last one. Great work.

Kayla says: Thursday, March 26, 2009, 06:51 AM

These are so incredible! I love them all!

michele Ryan says: Thursday, March 26, 2009, 06:27 AM

I love the range of tones in these pictures! They are totally sweet! Well did.

Sarah-Jane says: Thursday, March 26, 2009, 04:43 AM

What can I say?! .... Superb?? Thanks for sharing Sarah :) xx
Grace and Peace

beth says: Thursday, March 26, 2009, 01:52 AM

SWEEEEET photos and music!! Love it!!

G3TFR33 says: Wednesday, March 25, 2009, 11:08 PM

soulful, just soulful.

Della says: Wednesday, March 25, 2009, 09:27 PM

holy crap these are fantastic! i am really diggin the last one.

Amy Sauro says: Wednesday, March 25, 2009, 07:49 PM

This guy is SO hot. Wow. I love him to pieces. The pictures are amazing too.

Betsy Lackey says: Wednesday, March 25, 2009, 04:42 PM

..the last two. killer.

ken kienow says: Wednesday, March 25, 2009, 04:24 PM

if rad had a momma, it would be these images.

Jennie Teubner says: Wednesday, March 25, 2009, 04:07 PM

You guys did an A-MAZING job with my man!! He looks amazing and you totally captured his music in the pictures!! I love!

Lesley says: Wednesday, March 25, 2009, 04:06 PM

These are fantastic! I'm loving the mirror shot with the collage of photos on the wall!

Kayleen T. says: Wednesday, March 25, 2009, 04:06 PM

Wow... i love these pictures. I love the one laying down on the grass and all the details...the pictures next to the mirror in the bathroom and the roberta flack album in the last one!! so cool!

Shannon Sewell says: Wednesday, March 25, 2009, 04:06 PM

sweet spot indeed... pure AMAZINGNESS guys ;)
~S

Ben Blood says: Wednesday, March 25, 2009, 03:44 PM

These are all spot on. You and Chris are an inspiration!

Thanks for sharing.

carrie says: Wednesday, March 25, 2009, 03:28 PM

ps: i reaaaalllly love that b/w bathroom/looking out window shot. amazing.

carrie says: Wednesday, March 25, 2009, 03:25 PM

you guys are a dream team. these images are delicious.

PROMISE TANGEMAN says: Wednesday, March 25, 2009, 03:13 PM

oh my sheesh!!! this makes me wish i was a musician. WOWZERS. looks like you guys had a BLAST

Jason & Crystal says: Wednesday, March 25, 2009, 03:05 PM

These are terribly nice. They make me want to shout, "How super....these are just so super." (really I'm just sick of typing words like "awesome" in my comments). But, to kick it old school, THESES ARE AWESOME! Can't wait to get shot by Two Rhoads!

kelly says: Wednesday, March 25, 2009, 02:41 PM

your work continues to be a delightful inspiration to me...plus having lived in seattle for a season i'm smitten with you guys.

josh solar says: Wednesday, March 25, 2009, 02:22 PM

yep, you summed it up about right...awesome pics and awesome music :)

Stephanie Williams says: Wednesday, March 25, 2009, 02:15 PM

This shoot is amazing! Awesome locations and styling!

Gabe says: Wednesday, March 25, 2009, 02:15 PM

these are amazingly perfect guys. unbelievable imagery!!