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Joy in the Journey bio picture

Hiya

So....um....about me....well...let's see...

I LOVE people!

I LOVE stories!

I LOVE meeting new people!

I LOVE taking pictures of people!

BUT most of all I LOVE getting to meet new people, photograph them, become friends and watch their children grow!

SO this is a blog of all of the friends that I have made and get to watch grow!  So take a look around and leave a comment or two so I can get to know YOU!

Miss A…. |Chandler children’s photographer| Phoenix photography classes

She was EVER so kind to help me by being a model at one of latest Canon photography classes!

Take a look at Miss A…..she is the oldest of four kiddos and was so fabulous to let a whole bunch of us photograph her!

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Does your child LOVE to be in front of the camera? Do you want to be able to get some great images of your children for a discounted rate? If so….send me your child’s name/age/ and a recent pic (it seriously can be an iphone pic…it doesn’t have to be fancy) to sarah@sarahgoodmanphotography.com

I am always looking for models for my many classes and will need a bunch of kiddos in mid April!

The wall. a fun family and salsa…

SO when I first showed up to photograph the Bullocks….I was SHOCKED. You see we were shooting in their aunt’s backyard. And truthfully when they said that their aunt had a nice backyard I was a wee bit skeptical…because if you live in Arizona you know that EVERY single back yard is full of BORING block walls.  I LOATHE block walls…truly i do!

So when she told me that her aunt and uncle where the Owners of El Zocalo Restaurant I about flipped out. You see I LOVE that restaurant. So I KNEW the backyard would be cool because the restaurant was cool! And boy was I RIGHT. The backyard had MANY fun walls that had been handcrafted with amazing textures! Here is one of the awesome walls that had oodles of rocks. I LOVE this image in black and white!

IMG_0129B I photographed their family in the late afternoon which made the walls literally glow….it was breathtaking and I was in TOTAL photography heaven!

They also had some beautiful furniture that worked really well for the shoot!

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As well as some fun colored walls!

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This little one was really LOVING having her picture taken….

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And this little guy had a blast with daddy….

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And when this little guy smiles in makes my daughter BLUSH…BIG TIME….I think she has a TOTAL crush on him.

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So I know that you have been wondering what the heck the backdrop was….you may be able to see it a little bit better in this image….I will post some closer up images soon so you can see the amazing detail!

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SO miss liz guessed it right with this comment….

Liz – Hey Sarah!! I wanted to say thank you one more time for being an awesome teacher at your Canon class. I learned so much and for all those contemplating on taking the class its definitley worth it. So I’m going to take a stab at what’s behind the little boy and girl in the picture. Judging from the picture of the mom holding the little girl and seeing the brick wall behind them it looks likes it is a part of the wall. So maybe its a tile mosaic? Although I’ve never seen anything like that before and its so colorful. Prayers are sent your way to your family. I hope she gets better.

Liz was right…it was a tile mosaic wall! It is amazing in person! Liz…I will be emailing you to send you your target gift card…HOORAY!

Mom and Dad are BEAUTIFUL people inside and out and are the owners of El Sol Salsa. You see Mrs. Bullock’s family has owned  El Sol Bakery for years and now the family has started manufacturing their salsa and selling it to Costco’s, Sam’s club and other grocery stores throughout the state and midwest. I currently have been noshing on some salsa and yummy guacamole for the last couple of days. It is SO yummy! SO grab some next time you are out and and about….oh and they have a new lime version that is my new FAV! Stay tuned for some new photography

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Stay tuned for some new photography class dates, a sneak peek at the REAL cinderella and her darling baby, and some seriously good looking twinners!

03/09/2010 - 11:48 pm Melanie B - I love every picture you took. The kid's pictures turned out so cute. I love the back grounds and bright colors.

03/09/2010 - 11:07 am Liz - Wahoo!! I can't believe I won, I never win anything. It was a total guess, and I'm glad i took a stab at it. Of course when you sent me the email my mailbox was full. Do you mind sending it to me again? Great job on the pictures as always.

03/08/2010 - 2:27 pm Danielle Livingston - I'm also a cousin of Marisol. These pictures are fantastic, I love them, great job!!

03/08/2010 - 12:07 pm Debb Merrill - We LOVE the Bullocks and miss them dearly! They used to be our neighbors and have definelty become life long friends! Their kids are simply adorable - cuter in person!! :) You definetly captured their beauty! El Sol is how we roll! lol!!

03/08/2010 - 9:30 am LM Bullock - Ryan is my youngest son, proud of him and Morisol and their little family they are awsome. We love em. Great looking family pic's,

03/06/2010 - 3:38 pm Elise McCurdy - Marisol is my Cousin. These are very Beautiful pictures. You do an Excellent job Sarah!

MR. L and Miss A….| Paradise Valley Childrens Photographer | Paradise Valley Newborn Photographer

I LOVE these two little people…

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they melt my heart….

Miss A and I have been buddies for a year and a half now….and well…she is my funny little friend. Her momma bought my “whole sha-bang package” which is where I come and photograph her family every three months for a year. It’s been really fun to watch their new baby Mr. L grow….this month was his 6 month shoot and he was not quite sitting up…but he will be ready once he is 9 months and I have LOADS of fun ideas planned for him! Each session we add grandma or maybe grandpa to the session….so they are getting some fun images with those that love them the most.

I took a couple pics of Miss A in her bedroom. She has the cutest curtains ever so we had to play a little peek a boo with them…

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I then took her outside to play and capture some outside images while little brother took a quick snoozer. We played on her swing set. I got so many great images of her swinging…but this one is my favorite!  Before I took her inside for snack time she looked at me so very seriously and said “Silly Sarah….I LOVE you!”  It made me feel fantastic and she melted my HEART. After I left, her momma  told me later in an email that she wanted me to come back the next day to play! What joy!

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I LOVE photographing kiddos and have such a FANTASTIC feeling after I leave when photographing kids. Her little brother was pure delight when he woke up and we got these images…

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I will be showing their walls soon so that you can see how they hang the images that they have started collecting. I have many homes that I have photographed and I am working on a project where you will be able to see what families do with their images after hiring me!

If you are curious about my “Whole She-bang” package…email me at sarah@sarahgoodmanphotography.com

Leaman Family

I met this super FUN family about a week ago! It was a CRAZY day filled with rain in the morning. The Leaman family had a busy day filled with camping, gymnastics and other activities so we were trying to squeeze in a shoot and not get RAINED out!

Chalice came armed with lollipops…fun easter clothes and a GREAT attitude!

SO…..the rain held out while we got some uber fun shots.

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And then as soon as I left…the RAIN STARTED…..so we were SO very lucky!

The studio will be closed March 11th-March 24th so the Leaman family was getting in before I LEFT for a LONG TIME! :)

I am currently scheduling clients for after I get back. If you have a baby due soon…please email me for the current newborn mini session special!

Ps….I will be announcing what the wall is….SHORTLY! Can’t wait to show you MORE images!

03/03/2010 - 4:29 pm Chalice Leaman - Love them Sarah! Can't wait to see more--I can totally see the one with Lollipops in our toyroom! Thanks for the fun afternoon. I am still floored that the rain stopped just for us!

03/03/2010 - 3:52 pm Trish - Sarah, These photos of Chalice's family are so beautiful! Nice job :)

Canon/Nikon class TOMORROW!

I have a couple of spots  available still  for this weekends photography class (TOMORROW)! CANON DSLR’S AND NIKON DSLR’S WELCOME! The class is $160 and includes a book, lunch, a full day (9-3) of instruction on how the heck to work all the bells and whistles on your camera! email me at sarah@sarahgoodmanphotography.com or call me at 480-452-9363 to sign up.  The class is being held in a home in South Chandler. :)

i know you are still wondering….

so I will give you some more hints as to what the background is…IMG_0375A

here is  little sister dancing near it….

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SO keep the guesses coming of what the background is….the winner gets a $10 gift card from Target!  MORE IMAGES  coming of this precious family tomorrow!

And on a personal note….please keep my grandmother (Margaret) in your prayers…she has been in the hospital for blood clots in her legs…finally got released and landed herself back in ICU again today with MORE blood clots again…she will be undergoing surgery again to get rid of them. Thank you so much…

03/07/2010 - 2:26 am Sarah - hey guys....it's a tile mosaic....and it was SO amazing....thanks for all the well wishes for my gram.....she is out of the hospital and doing much better! chat soon!

03/01/2010 - 3:39 am Gina - a blanket? your grandmother is in my prayers...

02/27/2010 - 10:19 pm Sarah Heinle - I'm waiting....... :)

02/25/2010 - 11:56 pm laurel - Is it an afghan or some kind of blanket over your back wall? You are still an artist! Amazing shots!

02/25/2010 - 1:15 pm Leah - Beautiful pictures of beautiful people, Loved these pictures!

02/24/2010 - 5:44 pm tina - I LOVE these pictures and i love the people in them i have to say you captured bella and gabriel so perfectly and of course my beautiful Marisol! I wish you were here in utah your pictures are GREAT!

02/24/2010 - 4:32 pm Mika - OMG! I love these pics--the natural light it AMAZING! I guess that is what happens when you live in AZ

02/23/2010 - 12:52 am Liz - Hey Sarah!! I wanted to say thank you one more time for being an awesome teacher at your Canon class. I learned so much and for all those contemplating on taking the class its definitley worth it. So I'm going to take a stab at what's behind the little boy and girl in the picture. Judging from the picture of the mom holding the little girl and seeing the brick wall behind them it looks likes it is a part of the wall. So maybe its a tile mosaic? Although I've never seen anything like that before and its so colorful. Prayers are sent your way to your family. I hope she gets better.

02/19/2010 - 10:52 am Heather - I think I know! But I won't say. See you tonight Sarah!

Canon class coming up…and a little contest…

So I have been getting emails daily asking when I am going to do another photography class….and so I have opened up another Canon class date. (I will be showing images from the last 2 classes SUPER soon….they are SO lovely!)

Here are the details!

When: The Canon class will be held on February 27th, 2010

Where: in  Chandler

What: Classes are $160 and include a book to help you learn more after our classes are over

Who: You get a whole day with ME and a whole day with your CAMERA!

How: You bring your camera and I will teach you how the heck to work all of those little nobbies at the top and back of it! You’ll learn how to take pictures indoor WITHOUT a flash and how to capture action successfully!

So….if you are ready to sign up…go ahead and go to

http://www.sarahgoodmanphotographer.com/pickpic/gallery/jump.php

and click on PUBLIC PRODUCTS and then click on Canon! This will then send me a form letting me know that you are ready to learn your camera inside and out!

These classes always sell out SO FAST…so sign up…NOW!

Can’t wait to teach you!

ALSO….I will be having the 202 “Finding the Light” class in either April or May…email me for more details!

And since I LOVE to post an image with each blog post….here is  a little cutie that I photographed recently….

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you will get to meet the rest of his family on the blog tomorrow! I bet you can’t guess where he was photographed OR what  the backdrop  is to this AMAZING image…just wait till you see the rest of them tomorrow! :)

So…whoever guesses the CORRECT place where this was photographed OR what the background of the image is….will get a FREE $10 TARGET giftcard sent to them in the mail! AND…if you happen to be a family member of this cute little guy mumms the word….shhh….don’t tell anyone the answer!

So…more of the story about this little boy and the fun area that I photographed him at! :)

02/26/2010 - 4:59 pm missi - lights

02/18/2010 - 6:35 pm Stephanie - I guess a blanket? But whatever it is ...is fab for the photo and little dude!!

02/18/2010 - 10:57 am Sarah Heinle - I can't wait to find out. I have no clue. (It just reminds me of a quilt with bold colors or tiling work.) So I'm very curious. I'm on the search here in CO to find new locations.

Smiles…smiles…smiles…

I lOVE them….especially on newborns….they are so tricky to get that it makes everything so worth it and it is so fun to watch parents light up as they smile!

Here are a couple more of Miss “A”…she was truly a super smiler!

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IMG_1148AThis was my first newborn “mini” session…and it went fantastic! Do you have a newborn or will be having one soon….or know someone having a baby…then let them know about this great new special that I am offering! Here’s the details!

Newborn mini shoots are:

  • held on Friday mornings in my home studio
  • $95  session fee with an option to buy all the digi files in color/black and white for only $400.
  • each client has their own slideshow and password protected online gallery to order prints/digital files
  • Sessions last one hour or less.
  • Newborn mini sessions have 15-20 images in their gallery

The typical newborn session can last anywhere from 2-5 hours with 40-50 images in your gallery and is $250 for the session fee so this is a great way to have quality prints at a fraction of the cost.  Please let me know if you have a newborn that you are wanting photographed so that I can squeeze you in. The studio is closed March 11th-March 24th as well as the month of July so please plan accordingly.

02/19/2010 - 12:39 am Whitny - Love these newborn shots. So so beautiful. Great smiling pics. Ahhh babies.

02/11/2010 - 12:08 pm Stephanie Shumway - Oh my goodness, Sarah! She is so precious! I told everyone I know about these mini sessions- I kind of wish I had a new born for you to photograph! you have a real talent!

She smelled so good…and I wanted to keep her…

i will admit it…I am in LOVE with newborns…and with photographing them.  the days that i photograph newborns just go better…my day runs smoother after…i feel like i have done something important….very important…I have stopped time for this little person and recorded some of their first breaths in this every changing world.

i was born at home…in texas…in the middle of nowhere….and i have about 2 very blurry pictures of myself right after I was born. My parents were poor and pictures were not a high priority…heck…my mom was lucky to put two nickels together to be able to buy diapers and clothing.

So when I photograph newborns and babies….it fills me with an indescribable joy…and makes me so happy to know that this little person will know what they looked like as a wee one. It is so very special to me. And sometimes I just want to keep the babies at my house and shoo the parents out on a date so i can soak up all the newborn goodness.

Meet the beautiful miss “a”. Poor little thing had to wait a couple weeks for me to photograph her because my 4 kiddos kept getting sick. Here she is at 3 weeks….

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IMG_1285AMore to come of this little sweetie and her parents! She was SO smiley…can’t wait to show you some smiley shots!

03/06/2010 - 11:38 pm Sherri - What a doll! Even cuter in person.

02/08/2010 - 3:15 pm Nicole - Cutest. Child. Ever.

02/08/2010 - 1:38 am Leslie Paulus - Great picture of Annalise. Pure innocence. You captured her peace and softness. Leslie

02/07/2010 - 9:27 pm Heidi Esposito - Beautiful! These pictures are amazing, to hard to pick a favorite!

02/07/2010 - 10:53 am Tracy Flansburg - Oh, She is sooo cute. Love the pictures!!!

02/06/2010 - 9:37 pm Nicole - She is so cute!!!! I can't wait to see the rest!!!!

02/06/2010 - 7:21 pm Erica - I'm so jealous! Those are awesome. My mom and I tried to take pictures like those but Brendan had none of it. Might have helped if we were professional photographers :-) So beautiful. Thank you for sharing.

02/06/2010 - 10:25 am Heather - Such a sweetie! Great job Sarah.

I am SO dang lucky!

I have some really cool friends…and they have some really cute babies!

So about a year ago I started a little photography group with some local gals…and well…I have been blessed ABUNDANTLY by the AMAZINGNESS  of all of the ladies…it truly is incredible. So one of my  photography friends…Mrs. Leah Davis upped and had her second set of twinners this year and since I missed photographing them as newborns I asked her to come and let me photograph them once they were in the “chubb” stage!

These little guys were SO much fun to hang out with and were such good babies! All the images were taken in my home studio.

Check out their cuteness!

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IMG_0923AI seriously kept nuzzling them…I miss babies and my youngest is now 4! He is so old….so I LOVE my baby sessions SO very much!

UP next….a gorgeous newborn girl! :)

Chat soon!

02/21/2010 - 11:36 pm heather - So stinkin' cute Sarah!!!

02/06/2010 - 11:58 pm Leah - Hey cute friend....I am so in love with these pics...what sweet moments you captured!! So stinking cute! I also loved watching your creative mind work...thanks again! Love them!

02/06/2010 - 10:58 am gwenjb - So cute Sarah! Where did you get the leggings?

02/06/2010 - 10:27 am Heather - Oh my HECK! So cute! Love the one of them looking at eachother grinning and the chubby last one.