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alice {girl vs. grown up}

By now, you have most likely concluded that I am a wedding and lifestyle portrait photographer.  Here is what you probably don't know:

In addition to (or maybe instead of) my photographer persona, most of my neighbors recognize me as the lady being pulled around town by my three dogs (or as I like to call them "the girls").  Ironically, I still think of myself as a girl, but really I'm a grown woman.

In addition to being creative, running my business has lots of grown up responsibilities that I happily greet on a daily basis.  When I have a shoot, I arrive early, with back up equipment, a second photographer, and over fifteen years of experience.  But the minute I start taking pictures, I suddenly personify my absolute favorite part of the job... I become a girl with a camera. 

The girl in me remains enthusiastic, creative, warm, and ever enchanted with sharing photographs.  The grown up is experienced, professional, and reliable.  So over the many years of being self-employed, I've learned that the whole girl vs. grown up is not a contest. Rather, it is a rare combination that makes me uniquely talented in photographing life's big events and little moments.

p.s.

My sister wants me to tell you that I'm a graduate of Brooks Institute of Photography located in Santa Barbara, CA.  From there, I went on to build my wedding and portrait business in San Francisco and Los Angeles.  Currently, I'm finding my latest niche in the amazing state of New York! 

Thank you for coming by.  I hope to hear from you soon!

Monthly Archives: November 2008

angel and rick {santa monica, ca}

Nov 29, 2008

Congratulations Angel and Rick! These two had a wonderful wedding, attended by a lovely and lively group of family and friends! While helping us with this image, Angel’s mom joked that this kiss is “Mother-in-Law Approved.” Jeanie Lee Toon did an amazing job with the flowers. It was really...

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Rick - As purely objective viewers, we love these wedding photos and can't wait to see the others. Thanks again for doing such an amazing job organizing and corralling all of our family and wedding party for the pictures. It was the most incredible day of our lives and we are so grateful to have beautiful pictures to remember it by.

despereaux rescued

Nov 28, 2008

My first few days back in Los Angeles, were spent rescuing a little dog found roaming down San Vicente (a very busy street). We called him Despereaux, after the movie mouse, because of his enormous ears! Sadly, he had no tags and no microchip, so we could not find the dog’s original...

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Elaine - Beautifully done. Absolutely gorgeous--both people and animals.

Alice - Sarah just reminded me that we actually had a few names for this cutie. It started with Vincent, because we found him on San Vicente. Then it was Freddie Mac, in case he was a foreclosure doggie. Finally, we ended with Despereaux... adorable, brave, and more adorable!

sarah knowlton - freddie mac!
hope you're happy little guy: sorry ishmael kept trying to eat you while you were visiting.
:- o
love, sarah