Posted by: sarahrhoads | July 30th, 2010
Sigh... this series just puts a smile on my face :). Meet little Murph, the coolest kid in town. Chris and I went on an adventure with Murph and his rad rents,
Alyssa & Rich, while we were in Upstate New York last week. I'm knee deep in lots of edits but this series just grabbed my heart strings like mad so I just had to share. This is Murph chasing me down in the rain, the shutter is just slow enough that you can see the rain drops in some, but mostly I just love the pure energy and freedom in these frames.
Is it just me or does life feel like it is just flying? I don't know where my days are going. Yesterday I sat down at my computer at 7:30am and the next time I looked at the clock it was 3pm... it's like I've been sucked into a black hole time conundrum. Last I looked it was Monday and now it's Friday?! Sometimes I wish that I could just go Zach Morris style and throw up the "Time out" sign while the rest of the world stops around me. It's times like this when I am reminded that time really is the greatest gift we can give someone. I'm learning a lot about life balance and how to allocate my time best right now. It's a challenge! I know it is one many small business owners encounter on a daily basis... especially the moms of the world. I don't know how they juggle it all. My hats off to them for raising little gems like Murph, running businesses and still keeping their cool.
Happy Friday, may little Murph make you smile like he did me :)
Tags: Family photographer, Kids, lifestyle, Lifestyle Portraiture, Lifestyle Portriture, Little Murph, Murphy, Nickle Studios, Portraits, Sarah Rhodes Family photography, Sarah Rhodes Photographers, Upstate New York
Posted by: sarahrhoads | July 9th, 2010
A while back I was contacted by a fantastic stylist in Portland,
Rebecca Westby about putting together a test this summer on her parents property in Gig Harbor. When she told me there was mini-ponies, sheep and all kinds of other little intriguing creatures I was sold! :)
This is part one of an all day shoot we had in the country a few weeks ago. I cannot stress the importance of shooting for yourself enough. We are so busy right now it would seem crazy to most people to go out and do a test, but I would dare to say they are absolutely necessary to staying fresh and pushing ourselves as photographers and artists. It's essential to go out and shoot something different than what you are used to and have the freedom to try something different and see things from an entirely new perspective. This shoot was exactly what I needed in the middle of our busy season. It was so much fun to be out there frolicking in the sunshine with an amazing group of people who made this shoot a reality. I am so thankful for the talented friends that gather round to share their talents with the world. They are what make shoots like this come to life. Happy Friday everyone!
Tags: Allie Simone, Editorial, farm, Heffner, In the Country, lifestyle, Lifestyle Portraiture, Lifestyle Portriture, Mini Horses, models, Ponies, Rebecca Westby, Sarah Rhoads, Sarah Rhoads Commercial Photography, Sarah Rhoads Photographers, Sarah Rhodes, Seattle Editorial Photographer, Test, Test Shoot, Tiffany Lowry
Posted by: sarahrhoads | March 13th, 2010
A couple of weeks ago we were contracted by one of our commercial clients,
Seattle Pacific University to shoot
SPU student, Taylor Neal, for their upcoming story on him in
ETC magazine. We drove down the street to meet a guy with a banjo and a 1970's Mercedes, who also enjoys cats and Lady Gaga. WIN!
Shooting him was such a treat. We love shooting interesting people. Taylor is a super dynamic and intriguing fellow. He's the kind of guy you want to go sit and grab coffee with and just listen to him talk. I don't think I would ever get bored during a discussion with Taylor. Taylor is a banjo player and a talented one at that. We had a blast with him so I thought I would share a few from our shoot with him last week.
In other news, today is Saturday and the sun is shining, I feel like I have a million and one errands to run and Chris isn't feeling so great after our run in with Vegas :). I suppose lack of sleep and eating crappy food for a week can begin to take its toll. We will be returning Monday with our regularly scheduled programing after a week off from blogging ... stay tuned and Happy Saturday!
Tags: Banjo, Commercial, Editorial, Husband and Wife Lifestyle Editorial Team, Husband and Wife Wedding Photography TEam, Lifestyle Editorial, Lifestyle Portriture, Sarah Rhoads Commercial Work, Sarah Rhoads Editorial, seattle, Seattle Commercial Photographers, Seattle Lifestyle Photography Team, Seattle Pacific University, Seattle Wedding photographers, SPU, Taylor Neal
