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.

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.

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.