sarah

To be a good artist, we must not be as humble as other people tell us to be. We must have a bias towards our own work. We must have a little vanity. Without this, how can we put our… Read More »To be a good artist

I am convinced that the candy cane sitting next to my keyboard is there to help me focus. It’s peppermint, right? That’s why they always gave us peppermints during standardized tests at school? But I’m not focused, I’m staring at… Read More »Lucky

I’ve been on a journey of learning about filmmaking. It’s something that speaks to me as a photographer and storyteller but also as someone who has an obsession with how sounds and music combined with pictures can tell an even… Read More »Humanity is in the individuality

The sun is up earlier now that daylight savings time has ended, and that means I am waking up to a grey sky rather than a black one. It is warm under the covers, and although my alarm has already… Read More »Cozy Mornings

The soul of an image is probably more important to me than composition or lighting or any other technical detail. I could have an amazing shoot day, love everything about my subject, have killer light, know I nailed the focus,… Read More »The soul of art

I keep seeing people say that you have to have a call to action in your social media posts and emails so that people will continue to engage with your content. And I find that, often, a call to action… Read More »The Call To action

Before I was a parent, I thought that the ease of parenthood would be linear. It would be hard at first, learning how to take care of a helpless human, staying up late, waking up multiple times in the night.… Read More »It’s not linear

When I got ready to head out for Elizabeth Messina’s female portrait class at The Hybrid Co this year, I specifically decided not to take my film camera and only to take my digital. Why? When so many people are… Read More »I specifically didn’t Take my Film Camera

I’ve never sat down with my clients and gone through the images with them. Never. Until yesterday. And you know what? I really loved doing it. It was actually very nice to be able to talk through images and discuss… Read More »Proof Reviews

I’m not and never have been much of a Halloween person. My favorite part of the day was taking my costume off and getting to finish handing out candy with my mom before bedtime. I loved trick-or-treating for the reason… Read More »Halloween’s Not My Thing