Just My Kid | Fort Worth Child Photographer

It's been awhile since I've posted an update on my kid. :)

He's been growing like a weed, of course, and been a great model to use at some new location ideas I have for 2009. The following images are from one of them.

If you'd like to be a test subject for me on this location let me know. I'm going to be taking a few families around to try it out before I suggest it for a regular session.

Senior Sneak Peek | Dallas Senior Portrait Photographer

It might be the middle of winter but things are only getting hotter around here. From the amazing onslaught of spring and summer sessions which are coming this way, the new products we're testing, and the restructuring of our collections and product pricing, things are aimed to keep everyone on their toes.

One of the coolest new additions is the way we will be posting out sneak peeks for high school seniors. I know you want the full Hollywood treatment from start to finsh, and as such your images will be displayed in a fully unique way to show off the amazing session you had.

Today's sneak peek is for Brendan, a senior this year whom I had the honor of spending an afternoon with downtown Ann Arbor, Michigan trying out new ideas and getting a little quirky. He wanted something different from what anyone else would have, and I think we managed to nail it on the head.

Enjoy the sneak!

Spring Casting Call | Texas Child Photographer

Fresh Faces – Spring 2009 Casting Call

Holidays are almost over with. It’s always a bittersweet feeling. I love the crisp winter air and the lights dancing around everywhere. It’s a magical time, my favorite time of the year. And it’s always after a break that I start to think of crazy ideas and want to do some sessions just for me.
So I announce the first, annual, Spring ‘Fresh Faces’ Casting Call. This casting call is a list of subjects I want to spend a couple hours with working on some ideas I’ve cooked up. If you, or someone you know, is on this list please contact me to reserve a session date for the spring. Each Fresh Face session comes with a $300 print credit as a thank you for putting up with my ideas. :-D

January / February / March - Sample Sessions

* Two “tween” girls, must be very close friends.
* Two brothers, under the age of 6, who are both able to walk.
* A mother and preschool age daughter.
* A mom with a toddler who likes to help cook. (Must have large kitchen windows)
* A rolly polly baby who just learned how to crawl. The chubbier the better.
* A red headed child.
* A newborn, under 10 days old.
* A girl who wants to be Hannah Montana
* A pregnant momma with a toddler

Know someone who meets the criteria? Email me Sarah@SarahAnne.net and let’s talk. I’m so excited to branch out a little and do some work that’s 100% my brain child.

Holiday Giving | Dallas Kid Photographer

You know someone. You know someone who's experienced a tragedy, is struggling to stay afloat, is raising kids while holding down more than one job, or is volunteering selflessly despite extenuating personal circumstances. You know someone who can't afford custom photography, but who would cherish it this holiday season. You know someone who deserves a year-round reminder of their family's spirit, love, and beauty.

You know someone. I guarantee it.

I want to know who they are, and I want to give them the chance to experience complimentary custom photography -- $2000 worth, to be exact. A set of 5x7 session images, DVD slideshow to watch over and over, and all the session images on an archival CD to be printed and passed on for generations. It's in your power to give them the artwork they deserve this holiday season.

Oh, and the best part? The person who nominates the winner receives a $300 print credit for a future session. What better reason to show some love could there possibly be, people?

The rules:

* You cannot nominate yourself, and the person nominated must sincerely be incapable of purchasing my services. (Being unable to make mortgage payments for a two-million-dollar-vacation-home in Paris does not qualify as sincere financial need.)

* The nominee must reside in the DFW area, or be willing to travel for the session. Tell me who you know, what they're experiencing, and why they deserve my artwork. Please include a way to contact both your nominee and yourself as well.

* You must e-mail me the full story : Sarah@SarahAnne.net

The winner will be announced on Christmas Eve -- get nominating! I can't wait to read all of your entries!

Open your heart to someone this holiday season -- and thanks for giving me the opportunity to open mine.

~Sarah Anne

Sunshine & Smiles | Fort Worth Kid Photographer

Holiday season madness is still in full swing around here and my brain feels a bit fried at the moment. I had to get this sneak peek up tonight and I couldn't narrow down the images. They all are so wonderful and have me so excited.





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I think this one is one of my all time favorites from this year.



S & G, thank you for thinking of me for your portraits. I can't wait until you see them all.

Good Family Fun | Dallas Family Photographer

I hope everyone had a good and filling Thanksgiving yesterday. :) We enjoyed lots of good food and pies and family and friends. It reminds me why I love the Holiday season. All the dinners and people sitting around the table with clean plates talking about whatever the conversation flows to.

Instead of braving the mobs in the stores, M and I decided to take the kids out for a day in Dallas at the Dallas World Aquarium and see what trouble we could come up with. We ended up having a fantastic day with the three munchkins (three under three for those of you not in the know) and I pulled out a couple of my favorite images from the day.

Even photographers like to just take a couple snaps for the family album once in awhile.







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Family Frenzy | Fort Worth Family Photographer

I am flying out the door to pick up my son and then get ready for my brother's birthday, but I couldn't help to pause and post this amazing sneak peek.

I love families. I love the dynamics. ;-)

And I love when I dont feel like I need to gush about how awesome a family is because the images can tell the story for me.
































And of course, the modern day real life family portrait.



Thank you so much Mr. & Mrs. A for making this session happen and trying out my wacky ideas!

Year Three | Dallas Child Photographer

My son turned two mid September and not counting his birthday celebration, I've been too busy to take any pictures of him since the special day. Now nearly a month later, as we were celebrating my mom's birthday, we got caught in a fall rain storm heading home and everything around us was quickly drenched.

I took my son out of the car and tried to hurry him inside to avoid getting wet, but being the boy that he is he took to stomping in the puddles in the parking lot. And me being the mom that I am, decided to let him enjoy a few moments of toddlerhood pleasure by playing in the puddles and splashing around.

He enjoyed every minute of it.

Helping after Hurricane Ike | Fort Worth Family Photography

Being right next to Dallas I was very aware of Ike's path and the strength of the storm. I read about so many other photographer friends in the area who had to flee and thought about the countless others who also were forced to leave their homes and their posessions behind and hope they had something to return to.

I was told about a project another photographer was starting up which I thought sounded really, really interesting. The more I thought about it, the more I knew I wanted to get involved somehow in helping the people who were affected by Ike. But, like most of you, I don't have money sitting around waiting for me to stumble upon someone who needs it.

This other photographer, however, is helping to give back some of the memories which families may have lost in the storm. She is donating sessions to victims of Hurricane Ike as they try to rebuild their lives and have a real reason to celebrate life and cherish the moments they are together.

So I decided to get a little creative and come up with a plan. From now until November 30th, you may purchase a Charity Mini session for $350. The session will be for 1 hour, come with one complimentary 8x10 and 25 of your session proofs on a CD for easy printing.

Plus, $50 from your session will be donated to the RedCross to help aid in their efforts to help in the aftermath of Ike.

Also, for each of these special mini sessions purchased, you will create an opening for a session for a family who was a victim of hurricane Ike. This family will recieve a full 3 hour session with a 4x6 album of their proofs, a CD with the images, and a complimentary 11x14 to display in their new home. The session will be completed by myself or another photographer closer to a family in need.

If you'd like to purchase your session now, you my do so through paypal

Or you can email me for more information and to send a check. Sarah@SarahAnne.net

Michigan Family Photography | Because I can't skip a sneak peek.

Someone told me tonight the blog is dead.

I thought I heard crickets. Thing is, I've been trying to take a "vacation" of sorts for a few weeks while visiting my family in Michigan. It's been a fabulous time so far and I've been so blessed to be able to finally get ten gazillion pictures of my son just as he's about to turn two. Sometimes when things get busy for me I stop taking pictures of him because I'm so tired of being behind the camera. Or I do take the pictures, and then they sit on my computer and never get printed because I forget I have them.

But tonight I had to revive this old blog for a minute and share a special session with everyone. I met up with my dearest friend Corrine and was introduced to a very special man in her life. We spent a couple hours together at a park trying to beat the rain and when we were finally finished I had to hold my camera under my shirt because the raindrops were so fat that I was afraid they'd hurt it. What can I say, I'm a little over protective of my camera.

And so, at midnight, I thought I would share a small handful of the images from the day to help put everyone's mind at ease about how it went.

To start I'll just say that the kids were a little excited. ;-)






Look Dad, I told you not to worry about her making silly faces. I'm still faster. ;-)



And one of my newest favorites ever



We were leaving the park and the rain stopped and I called Corrine from the car and told her to stop on this dirt road real quick. I almost didnt call her because I didnt want to push my luck with the kids, but I'm so glad I did.







Darling, I love you, can't wait to see you again next Thursday. Call me.