jack & mae

this next photograph was incredibly special for me to shoot.  the aunt of two infants who recently passed away, asked if I could create a photographic memorial for her sister (their mother and her family).  we met at a flower shop where she wrote their names by hand onto the petals of a white orchid. what a beautiful and touching way to remember those dear little ones.  I am simply proud to have been a part of it, and to know such amazing and warm-hearted people.

 

conor

i took the majority of conor's graduate photos this past summer (he was the one with the really cool restored car--visit the website's gallery to check it our if you missed it), but we really needed some in the snow for my snowboarding brother-in-law, so we patiently waited for some powder and here are a few of the results!

 i am pretty surprised that he was able to pull off some of these relaxed, "serious" faces, especially when the person behind the camera was awkwardly squating above the snow drifts to get a great angle while simultaneously keeping their bottom warm and dry......which didn't work out the entire time.....

 okay girlios, get ready to swoon because you are now entering.....dimple city!!! love it--definitely my favorite--and i think mom's too :)

only in the winter can you get shots like these

thanks conor, for enduring the awkward snow drift hovering and for not laughing when i slipped and fell on the ice....too hard :)

peace, love, and happy photography!

:) saralynn

bryson and kaydyn

i have been soooo busy celebrating thanksgiving, early christmases, a baptism, birthdays, and rehearsing for holiday concerts that i haven't had the time to do the upkeep i should with the little blog here! but, well, family comes first :)  just so you know i didn't disappear, however, i thought that i should add just a few photos of my nephew and niece that i quickly snapped while they were visiting.  they are both absolutely adorable..i may be somewhat partial :)  i miss them so so much!  hmmm...traveling to north carolina for a visit would also create some great photographic opportunities too i'm sure...  :)

miss new big sis kaydyn lynn

 and mr. bryson james

  

peace, love, and happy photography!

:) saralynn

zoe

zoe will be graduating this year, and what do we do to celebrate? take photos.  lots and lots and lots of photos.  i asked zoe to do some "modeling" for me this summer so that i could play around with some of my crazy ideas.  i must have done something right because she came back for more last week!--she needed some photos with Tucker (the cute dog you see below), her trombone, and pointe shoes :) 

 this next group of photos is from our session earlier this summer and i couldn't resist reposting them (they were on the old blog).  it was very hard to narrow down because i have so many favorites from this session. soooo in case you didn't get a chance to see these the first time you get to now!! zoe was such a good sport, following me all over the countryside and through some old cowpie-filled abandoned farmsteads...  :)

i already said this once before, and i'm going to again......what a natural beauty.  seriously. seriously.  (i don't think this girl wears any makeup)

AND this last photo is probably one of my top favorites i've ever taken.  and i have a lot of favorites, as you can probably guess by now :)  l.o.v.e. it.   large canvas print?  yes please.

sometimes it's nice to have a photograph of someone.  but sometimes its nicer to have a photograph of who someone is.

peace, love, and happy photography!

:)saralynn 

madelyn

meet miss madelyn! we had the perfect sunday to go for a little frolic in the mcrory gardens in brookings!

i looooove this next photo---this is the face. you know. the one she's going to make so daddy will give her whatever she wants :)  and i wouldn't blame him for falling for it.

 i don't know. maybe it's just me. but there is something stinkin' cute about a weee little baby on a big bench.

mommy, daddy, and winston (awesome name for a dog by the way) joined in the fun! how did i get a dog and a baby to look at me at the same time?  a little something i like to call the peek-a-bark :) haha

another fav---they don't sit still for long do they?   :)

ahhhhhh      what a sweetie :)       

peace, love, and happy photography!

:)saralynn

brooke, riley & sadie

met with these cute girlios on another chilly saturday morning!  i looooove that they wore bright colors!  not everyone has to match for photos!  they do have a plaid theme i guess :)  how fun!  we took a quick tour of downtown flandreau and then headed to the city park.  

huddled close.....i'm sure its just because they love each other so much and has really nothing to do with the fact that they were chilly :)

single shots in the park.  raise your hand if you think these photos are way more fun than school pictures......

AND i could not let them get away without throwing a few leaves (quickly becoming one of my fav photo "poses" for this fall)    :)   hehe, i love the different expressions

back to the downtown scene....i guess i went a little out of order :)

and the following photo definitely needed to be included, although i think i went a little overboard with this post...sadie had no problem with "smiling pretty for the camera" as long as she was allowed to do a few wacky ones ;)

peace, love, and happy photography!

:)saralynn