4.30.2009
{spring} has sprung
Spring is in the air and I couldn't be more excited!! Not only does that mean its the start of 'Wedding Season', but I can finally go outside for photo sessions and not have to wear 10 layers of clothing - Hooray! It may be jumping the gun a bit, but my patio is already filled with budding containers of flowers because I just couldn't wait any longer...Happy Spring, everyone!!! {s.j}
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2.02.2009
Time to update the blog!
First of all I would like to apologize for my lack of updates over the past few months! Orders started rolling in over the holidays and blogging was put on the back burner ... so there are some shoots from as far back as late October I still want to share with you. (You'll spot those by the lack of snow on the ground and beautiful fall leaves!)
Its been an exciting start to 2009 and I'm really looking forward to Spring when I can finally get back outdoors with the camera for photo shoots! Its going to be a busy year, so I hope you check back on the blog from time to time to see what I've been photographing! Thanks to everyone for your business and glowing referrals. I couldn't make all of this happen without wonderful customers like you!
A very belated 'Happy 2009' -- and Happy Groundhog Day! :)
Lets hope Punxsutawney Phil's prediction for six more weeks of winter is incorrect!
{s.j}
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8.28.2008
state fair
Every summer, Minnesotans will gather at the Minnesota State Fair. Whether its to show their prized animals in a contest, to view the newly sculpted butter busts of Princess Kay of the Milky Way, or to taste any and every kind of food, usually fried... and almost always on a stick.
As always, my camera was in tow last Sunday when visiting the fair. Here are just a few of my favorite fair photos, though its just not the same without smelling the intoxicating mixture of cow dung, cotton candy and deep fried cheese.
New at the fair this year was the surprisingly delicious chocolate-dipped bacon called "Pig Lickers"
I heard the Iowa State fair had a life size butter sculpture of Iowa-native Olympic gymnast Shawn Johnson. Only in the midwest would we have our honored individuals carved in butter! {sj}
I heard the Iowa State fair had a life size butter sculpture of Iowa-native Olympic gymnast Shawn Johnson. Only in the midwest would we have our honored individuals carved in butter! {sj}
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7.31.2008
so very excited.
After such a long time (I'm actually embarrassed to say exactly how long!) I can finally cross "re-design website" off my eternal list of things TO DO. Seriously, I can't even explain how huge of a task this has been, which is why it ultimately kept getting put on the back burner. I don't even remember the last time I gave someone my website address without a pang of guilt, knowing how out of date my online samples were.
So, without further adieu...
I am proud to announce that sara-jayne.com finally has a brand spankin' new look!!!
Thanks to the phenomenon that is blogging, I will always have up-to-date samples out there for everyone to check out! I mean, who doesn't like to keep tabs on what people have been up to? I'd like to blame it on reality TV and/or Myspace and Facebook, but I think society has always anxious to jump on the gossip train. Hence, the {gossip} tab linking my main website to this blog.
New features include an online shopping cart for print purchases from fine art and client galleries, credit card and Paypal payment capabilities (a very exciting upgrade!), and client proofing galleries in slide show format. You can even tag your favorite images as you browse! The coming weeks will bring more informational additions, a music player, site tweaking and even more gallery samples, so keep checking back for updates and don't be afraid to let me know what you think--critique is always welcome!
At least these last few items are small tasks in the grand scheme of this daunting project. Not necessarily big enough to have a spot on the TO DO list any more. So, the time has finally come... to grab that big fat Sharpie and do something I've been wanting to do for a LONG while now! What a wonderful feeling!!!
{sj}
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7.19.2008
when photographers gather.
It's not often, especially this time of year, that photographers will take time out of their busy schedules to do a photo shoot JUST for art's sake.... perhaps something a little off the wall or something a customer would never ask for. We all KNOW we should set aside time for these "art shoots" if only to keep fresh in our heads why we love photography so much. A little over a week ago, I got together with Jayson to do just that. He's been tossing around the idea for a 'returned-from-the-dead bride' photo shoot for awhile now, so we scheduled some time for it! His employee, Marissa, agreed to put on an old wedding dress and 'goth up' her makeup. We headed to a cemetery near Jayson's studio and hoped people wouldn't think we were there to cause trouble! The light was just PERFECT!
I was thinking of waiting for a more appropriate 'Halloween time' to share them (rather than now, in the midst of wedding season) Then I thought about it some more and figured, hey-- why not!?
Kind of freaky? Yes, I agree. But its all in good fun!
On a side note, these gave me the perfect opportunity to play with some new textures and actions I recently purchased from one of my favorite photographers, Michelle Black. She is a photographic ROCK STAR and sells some wonderful resources for photographers!
I caught some cool shots of Marissa's precious dog Jack, too--what a face!!
One more photo from the fun evening...
I was needing a photo (of myself) for the "meet the artist" page of my new website (coming soon!)
So, Jay snapped this cool shot of me when the light was just right. You would never know it was actually taken in a cemetery!!
Thanks, Jay and Marissa! I never thought I could have so much fun running around a cemetery!
{sj}
7.08.2008
fabulous fourth.
I hope you all had a fantastic Independence Day weekend! I traveled to Iowa and spent Friday with my family and friends - it was the most wonderful & relaxing day complete with a small town parade, car show, napping in a hammock, great food, catching up with old friends, taking in lake views, sparklers, and topping off the evening by watching the fireworks from a boat in the middle of the lake. As always, my camera was in tow - and became a hit when teaching my friends about the artistic value of fireworks and 30 second exposures. Here are just a couple of my favorites from the day/evening.
God Bless America! {sj}
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6.21.2008
it begins.
I am SO excited to start this blog!
It's been on that eternal To Do list for over a year, but i woke up this morning with the 'blog bug' and said to myself "Sara, its time!" So here we go...
There is a brand spankin' new "sara jayne photography" website in the works, but until it is ready I will use this blog to update everyone on my latest and most exciting adventures!
Hope your weekend is going great!
{sj}
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