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Hi, I'm Sara. Welcome to my story!

I have had a camera in my hands for as long as I can remember, but that's not exactly how my storytelling began. I would sit around as a little girl tearing out page after page from fashion magazines, collecting images and pinning them on my overcrowded bulletin board. The colors, the clothing, the scenery, the hand gestures and eye contact...it was the way all the pieces fell together to create the perfect image that truly inspired me. And, that is what still inspires me today, and why I love what I do! I am one of the lucky ones!

Take some time. Read through my blog. Get to know me, and see if I am the photographer for you! To get you started, here are a few of my favorite things...

mini cupcakes, dandelions, summer camp, anything vintage, fairies, laughing, laughing too hard it hurts, diet coke, polaroids, flip-flops, adventures, magazines, putt-putt, reality tv, braids, minibikes, memories, thunderstorms, and kisses...

This blog is a journal about my photography and my life, as they are completely intertwined. I hope you enjoy it!

SMP @ The Indianapolis Home Show

I am so excited Sara Morris Photography is being featured in the show home at this year’s Indianapolis Home Show.  Each year at the fairgrounds, they build a house as the centerpiece of the show and showcase what is new and exciting in all things homey.  This year’s theme was reuse and vintage, so my style just fit.  They even had a vintage door being used as the kitchen table!  Sound familiar!  My favorite part is the old door with the frames attached in the bathroom.  This is the second one that we’ve made over the year.  I think it’s such an incredible unique way to show off your kids.  My friend Julie at Bella Chic Interiors has a great selection of old doors to choose from.  You can lean it against a wall, attach it as a door…there are so many fun ways to display it!

The Home Show is at the Indiana State Fairgrounds through February, 7th.  Details can be found here:  www.IndianapolisHomeShow.com

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February 2, 2010 - 11:14 pm Tracy Larsen - How cool!!!! Great images. They really complete the rooms.

I’m a sucker for funky & fresh!

I really am!  I am obsessed with all things retro and vintage.  You’ve seen it in the props I use, and you have seen it some of my designs for after the shoot.  When I stumbled upon a series of old tv designs, I had to have them!  Here is my first sneak peek of one of my favorites.  I have 4 more designs to play around with and share with you.  I thought this image of one of my favorite couples looked just perfect!  Enjoy the show!  Coming soon: a 30×40 canvas of the image below!  Drive by the studio soon to see it hanging in the window!

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Valentine’s Day Mini Sessions!

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Design Aglow Issue #10: The Next Big Thing

I was having a bout with insomnia a few months back, and couldn’t sleep.  So, while Greg snored away I was secretly reading Twitter with my comforter pulled over my head.  It’s amazing how bright those iphones can be.  Anyway, as I read through tweets about photography workshops, Big Brother, the latest from CNN, more Big Brother I found the most amazing tweet from Lena Hyde of Design Aglow: seeking beautiful studios to feature in upcoming issues!  Me being exhausted, yet unable to sleep thought well, I’ve got some new shots of the studio, let’s give it a try.  I jumped out of bed as Greg mumbled something…and, I replied something along the lines of email, pictures, TWITTER, Lena…and, I think he was back to snoring by the time Twitter came out of my mouth.  I ran down to the computer, emailed over a few pictures at some ungodly hour, and low and behold I received a call from the one and only Lena Hyde the next day.  We spoke a bit about the studio, why I decided to go forward with it, how I decorated, etc.  I couldn’t believe we were just chatting away like we were long lost friends.  Next thing I know I receive an email about submitting photos, and another about scheduling an interview, and we were off!

For those of you nonphotography friends reading, Lena Hyde is an incredible children’s photographer residing in Palm Beach, Florida.  She hosted a workshop, Learnfest, with 3 other photographers last April…right around the time I was deciding what my next step was for my business.  It truly is because of Learnfest that I decided to take the leap with opening the studio.  Lena also has a company called Design Aglow.  I draw a lot of inspiration from their blog, and have utilized many of their product offerings over the years.  It is one on my most coveted websites to visit!

To not only be on their blog right now, but to be a part of Issue #10: The Next Big Thing, is a huge honor for me.  I definitely don’t think I am the next big thing, but I like to think I am always trying to search out what is new and different for my business and for my clients.  Design Aglow has definitely been a part of that! So, without further ado, here are a few snippits from the article currently out.  The whole article is 18 pages long, so I am unable to post it in it’s entirety.  But, I would definitely recommend purchasing the fabulous Issue #10.  It is over 170 beautifully crafted pages, with incredible stories and loads of inspiration!

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January 25, 2010 - 8:39 pm Julie Frame - Congrats! I walked past your studio in Broadripple while visiting my hometown last summer and now here you are in the latest issue of Design Aglow. I didn't have time to stop in during that trip but I'm so glad I got to see your studio in this issue! Just adorable. All the best to you!

January 25, 2010 - 3:14 pm Rachel Olsen - Sara, I am so utterly thrilled for you! It is so fun to see your studio and all of your amazing accomplishments over the last year!!! I can't wait to see more. May 2010 bring you even more success! Best, Rachel

January 22, 2010 - 2:34 pm Mrs Tancock - Dear Sara, Your mother is looking down at you and is so happy that you are following your dreams. Good Luck on your new adventure. I think its is wonderful. Love Mrs.Tancock

January 22, 2010 - 10:36 am Katy - Congratulations! I found you via the design aglow blog several days ago- I am completely green with envy, your studio is beautiful. Happy Friday!

January 21, 2010 - 6:13 pm Susan Tancock - Wow! I am so proud of you!

January 19, 2010 - 11:42 pm jessica - hello miss thang! I just saw this on design aglow... you are so awesome!! :) we need to hang out ASAP because I am clearly behind the times!

In Studio Shots

It’s fun to have some downtime and have a chance to look back over the year at what I have done.  In doing so, I realized I never posted some shots from a few studio sessions I did.  If you follow my blog, you already know that I am a huge fan of location work.  I scour the city looking for new fun spots to shoot in.  So, when this studio opportunity came available, I was a little hesitant.  But, to have the chance to just focus in on the little ones was a lot of fun, and I had some great little models to work with.  With the sun away for the next few months, I’m thinking of doing some more studio sessions.  Some new funky backdrops recently arrived, so I’ll get some shots up of those soon!

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Ally, Chris, Lydia & Jackie

I love the holidays!  And, I love this family!  I photographed Lydia twice last year, and was thrilled when her Mom decided she wanted to do a shoot when all the kids were in town.  So, we all got together one evening last week.  I loved they still had all of their decorations up, and it was fun to figure out what good spots to shoot in.  With lasagna cooking in the oven the house smelled like home, and you could see the love between them all.  That’s what the holidays are all about!  They are hoping for a good one to add to their family wall…I think they have some great ones to choose from!

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28 things in 418 days…

For my old school blog readers, you may remember this post where I began a list of 101 things to do in 1001 days.  And, let me tell you it was a hard list to make!  So, as the the new year is kicking off, and really the fact that I caught an incredible sailfish over the holiday break, I thought it would be the perfect time to revisit my list of 101 things to do in 1001 days.  As I read over it, I was excited over the things that had happened, saddened by things I realize will never be able to occur, and am now looking forward to the ones to come.  I have highlighted the numbers I can now check off as complete, and linked them to blog entries of where I have mentioned such events.  If you have made a list like this I encourage you to go back and revisit it.  And, if you have yet to make a list…get on it!  What a snapshot of things to come!

2. get a doctor
3. grow fingernails
4. attend a hip-hop class at the new gym
5. blog once a day for a month
6. learn to golf
7. organize my creative room
8. remember & take up the art of letter writing
9. find some old T64 polaroid film
12. location scout once a week for 2 months
13. organize/decorate bookcase in living room
14. become a mommy
15. put the comforter cover back on the duvet (lazy!) - finally!
16. learn the difference between weeds and plants in our yard
17. renew passport (or claim I lost it. hate to lose the stamps!)
18. fish off islamorada
19. go to the drive-in
20. go back to martha’s vineyard for thanksgiving
21. attend sundance
22. finally get our season tickets!
23. re-read the alchemist
24. join a book club and actually attend
25. improve my poker skills
26. host a weekend at gnaw bone camp with family and friends
27. go to a festival in our selk bags
28. camp
29. add 2 more to the donor list
30. enter one photo contest a month for a year
31. bulid shelves in the basement
32. go to BURNING MAN!!
33. visit jordan & rachel (I’m counting your wedding Rach!  Thank you!)
34. maintain title of putt-putt champion
35. win in snatch
36. 10,000 visits to blog (yay! Up to 19,215 visits!!!)
37. become advanced in photoshop (I will never be advanced, but I am definitely comfortable!)
38. make a wedding album of our wedding
40. get greg to a pilates session
41. learn to put the iphone down
42. see improvement in the economy
43. get a new laptop (Thanks Santa!)
44. learn lightroom (Thanks Jessica of Lemongrass Photography)
45. catch a sailfish (Most recently!  Photos to come!  Huge dream!)
46. start a list of quotes
47. help ludlow loose weight
48. rollerskate
49. go to gym 3 times a week for 2 months
50. take a class
51. skip rocks
52. see katie’s apt. in nyc (the old one, and hopefully the new one soon)
53. continue to hope the schu’s move back (I’m beginning to lose hope)
54. reduce intake of diet coke…how i have no idea
55. make it on the houseboat trip
56. go on a fehsenfeld family vacation (currently @ 30,000 feet on my way home)
58. brush up on html
59. begin kelly project
60. sail the hobie cat
61. learn patience with indy saab
62. convince greg to be tinkerbell for halloween
63. learn to meditate
64. fill piggybank with quarters again
65. grow network of photographers (& still growing)
66. create a second website for weddings
67. participate in frozen fish toss
68. learn to enjoy salmon
69. get the new 5D mark II!!!!!
70. attend wppi (getting ready for number 2.  Hello Vegas!)
71. attend at least one workshop a year (so far, so good)
72. recycle
73. cook a thanksgiving meal
74. have a gallery show
75. invite others to do this exact thing because i am running out of thoughts!!!
76. make an angel for the top of our tree
77. get back on snowboard
78. go back to tahoe
79. visit the colorado contingent
80. photograph 10 weddings in a year
81. see ammy turn 97
82. have our portrait taken
83. take greg to john’s famous stew (him & 21 of his closest friends for the big 32!)
84. learn to sew
85. roadtrip to anywhere
86. read the pile of books next to my bed
87. create the toolbox
88. hang photos at cafe patachou
89. do the mini marathon
90. adopt an elephant
91. return to kenya
92. teach a class
93. stop buying bottled water
94. see obama do good things
95. 15 year reunion?
96. visit the farm
97. transfer old mix tapes to cd…or mp3’s
98. wear the sunflower overalls i found today from high school
99. set up quickbooks (probably my biggest accomplishment!!)
100. write a story
101. live, love and laugh harder
Happy New Year to all!  Hoping 2010 brings you all kinds of happiness!
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January 12, 2010 - 3:11 pm andrea burton - What a wonderful idea!!! If you need any good turkey recipes for a Thanksgiving meal give me a buzz! If you figure out what are weeds and plants in your backyard will you come help me!!!! Jack is getting so strong. Can't wait for him to sit so you can come take new pics!

Merry Christmas!

I think I have posted this image on the blog every year since our first year in our home.  Ok, so twice.  But, still it brings back such good memories, and we can’t go get our tree and decorate it without taking this situation into consideration.  This was the conversation between Greg and I…

Greg: I’m going to hand this ornament low so Ludlow can play with it.  (hangs ornament on lower branch)

Sara: That’s crazy!  Our cat Wembly knocked our tree over when I was little.  Don’t give Ludlow any temptations!  (moves ornament back to higher branch)

Greg: (moves ornament back to lower branch)

Greg & Sara: (go to dinner)

Ludlow:

catIt was hysterical!  We arrived home to this scene.

Ludlow:  I didn’t do it.

At least, that’s what I think he meowed.  So, this year there are very few ornaments on the lower branches and the tree is still standing!  Greg set up a mini tree with a few ornaments for the cats, but they don’t seem too interested in such small adventures.

Happy Holidays to you and your families!  2009 was an absolute blast, and I am so thankful to my incredible clients for sharing in it with me!  Lots of fun things on the agenda for 2010!!!  I’m headed to Florida on Sunday, so I’ll catch you after the new year!

January 3, 2010 - 8:13 pm Melissa - OMG Sara! That is kind of funny. Same thing happened to us on NY Eve several years ago.

Portrait: Caitlyn & Taylor

I have been so anxious to post these since early November, but they were a big birthday present for their mom, so I had to wait a little bit.  I didn’t want to spoil the surprise!  And, what a great one it was! Their Dad contacted me because he wanted to surprise his wife with a family photo shoot for his wife. So, he thought it would be fun to shoot the girls first and have some pictures to present to her along with the gift certificate for the family shoot.  What a great husband!  This is exactly the gift I would want if I had these two beauties!  Caitlyn & Taylor were a total delight to shoot!  I am looking very forward to their family shoot this spring!!!

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And, a glimpse of what Mom opened on her birthday!

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I can’t wait to print a canvas wall display of this one for the studio!  Time to redecorate, and I can’t imaging a better way to start!

January 21, 2010 - 2:39 pm Kirsty - What a great dad and hubby to do this! Did he have the outfits too???? Wow...

December 14, 2009 - 9:26 pm Rachel - I love these, Sara! You are amazing. :)

December 14, 2009 - 8:54 pm piper kinney - I know this Mom had to be thrilled, love the book! Great images of two beautiful girls!

Portrait: Miss Reagan

You’re about to see something a little different than what you usually see!  Since the weather has been a bit dodgy recently, Reagan’s mom and I decided to take the shoot indoors and she was game for trying out some of my new backdrops.  So excited!  I have to start by saying Miss Reagan is the cutest little thing!  And, you would never even know the poor little one had a sinus infection.  She arrived with the wardrobe of my dreams, and was so absolutely fun to photograph!

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