Sara's Photography

Atlas Headshots

2010-07-21T18:06:00.002-04:00

My nephew is about to be moving to California so his parents asked if I would take some headshots for them. For a toddler Atlas is a great model!

Ron's Bridal Session

2010-07-21T17:54:00.003-04:00

These look much better when you click to see the full view. Ron wanted something a little different and edgy for her bridals and this is what we came up with.

Ron and Tom Engagement Session

2010-07-21T17:49:00.003-04:00

I am so excited to be shooting my best friends wedding! Tom and Ron are great and love to have a laugh which always makes for a good photo session.

Whitney's Pregnant Shoot

2008-12-26T18:45:00.014-05:00

My little nephew is almost here and I am so excited! I took these pictures of Whitney and my brother at their house. It was my first time shooting pregnant photos and I am so glad this got to be it!

Jonathan and Whitney's Wedding

2008-09-15T19:41:00.006-04:00

My older brother got married over the weekend. It was so beautiful and took place in Wilmington at the Fragrance Garden in Greenfield Park. I'm so lucky they asked me to take their photos. I had a lot of fun and got some really great shots.

Ron cries...

2007-07-09T16:25:00.000-04:00

This was just something we shot for fun. Ron is a nice friend and will let me pour contact lens solution all over her face.

Gabby-Meschantes redo

2007-07-09T12:34:00.000-04:00

Did some Photoshop work to this to make the colors better.

Beer Bottle

2007-07-09T12:31:00.000-04:00

What do you think?

Perfume

2007-05-23T15:36:00.001-04:00

J. Lo perfume. What do you think?

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Ring

2007-05-02T11:53:00.000-04:00

More ring photos.

Tiffany's

2007-04-30T11:45:00.000-04:00

Shot on internship. Nothing was going on the day and I found these Tiffany boxes Bryan had and a huge plastic ring. Inspiration.

Chocolate

2007-04-30T11:43:00.000-04:00

Shot on internship.

Water Plant Adventures

2007-04-30T11:28:00.000-04:00

Adventures in the Raleigh water plant. It has been closed for about 30 years. Very creepy place, even in the middle of the day.

Meschantes

2007-04-04T18:09:00.000-04:00

Bryan and I had a shoot for Meschants. (www.meschantes.com)
They make corsets and are now getting into bridal corsets. It was a really fun shoot with great people. At the end of the day I got to shoot a few frames for myself.

Necklaces

2007-03-20T11:46:00.000-04:00

Taken on internship.

Red Apple

2007-03-12T07:37:00.000-04:00

Business Portrait

2007-02-27T09:32:00.000-05:00

This is an environmental business portrait assignment. We had to put it in a magazine layout. Shot with Canon 5D. ISO 200. 1/60 @ f/8.

Trip to Kreber

2007-02-27T09:28:00.000-05:00

We went to Kreber for class and got to shoot catalog layouts. This was a group effort. Shot with a Canon 5D. ISO 100. 1/80 @ f/9.

Yoga

2007-02-19T22:23:00.000-05:00

This is Nancy an instructor at Yoga Experience. This was actually a test shot and my flash didn't go off, but I liked it anyway. Kinda different and moody. Shot with a Canon 5D. ISO 100. 1/60 @ f/5.6

Yoga Experience

2007-02-19T22:21:00.000-05:00

This is Erin the owner of Yoga Experience in Apex, NC. Her tattoo is their logo. This is from a shoot I did for their website. Shot with a Canon 5D. ISO 100. 1/60 @ f/5.6

Joint Project 3

2007-02-12T20:06:00.000-05:00

Yet another joint project shot. I had a lot of fun shooting this. Shot with a Canon 5D. ISO 100. 1/125th @ f/10.

Joint Project 2

2007-02-12T20:03:00.000-05:00

Another shot for joint project. This will be used as a magazine ad. Shot with a Canon 5D. ISO 100. 1/125th @f/22.

Joint Project

2007-02-05T19:34:00.000-05:00

This was shot for our joint project with graphic design. This is our Chanel sunglasses ad. It was shot with two bronocolor lights. One with an umbrella, the other reflecting back light off a v-board. Shot with a Canon 5D. ISO 100. 1/125 @ f/12.

Jewelry

2007-02-05T19:31:00.000-05:00

This was shot for a jewelry project. I didn't end up using this shot, but I still like it. Shot with a Canon 5D. Iso 100. 1/125 @ f/10.

Yoga

2007-01-29T16:39:00.000-05:00

The ladies of Yoga Experience in Apex asked me to take some pictures of them for their website. This is one of Nancy. I think this pose is a standing eagle or something like that.
Shot with a Canon 5D and two flashes.

These Boots Were Made For Walkin'

2007-01-25T17:18:00.000-05:00

Canon 5D
ISO 100
1/125 @ f/22

Fairy

2007-01-18T22:30:00.000-05:00

These are all shots of my friend, Ron. She got some fairy wings for Christmas so we decided to put them to good use. All were shot with a Canon 5D. 70-200mm lens. Natural light.

Dessert

2007-01-16T16:37:00.000-05:00

First assignment of a new semester. We had to shoot dessert and this is what I came up with. I used 2 Broncolor lights and window light. Shot with a Canon 5D, 70-200mm lens, ISO 100, exposure was 1/200 @ f/9.

Self Shot

2006-12-07T14:21:00.000-05:00

So, today on internship nothing was really going on and I wanted to shoot. There is this really cheesy awesome wood wall in Bryan's studio that I wanted to shoot. I had this idea for a fashion shot. Since I didn't have a model I self timed this one. It isn't my original idea that I wanted to do with a model but it's a good second choice. I'm happy with it. Full view is recommended.

Water Resistant

2006-12-01T10:40:00.000-05:00

Check out that sweet watch.

Final Project

2006-11-28T21:34:00.000-05:00

For our final in digital class we took a photo of a person on a white background and then put them in two different settings. My friend Sam was nice enough to model.

City fashion.

Standing in a garden.

Graveyards

2006-11-14T15:24:00.000-05:00

I can be artistic sometimes.

Scarlet II

2006-11-03T11:51:00.000-05:00

Scarlet again. In the red dress.

Fall

2006-10-24T11:44:00.000-04:00

This was shot today on internship. We had some down time in the morning and my photographer asked me to bring in a fall leaf to photograph and this is what I came up with. Shot on Canon 5D.

Model Shots

2006-10-17T16:43:00.000-04:00

For our last day in lighting class our teacher brought in a makeup artist and a model and we were told to set up lights and shoot. We directed the model how we wanted her to look and said what hair and makeup we wanted for the shots. This one was a lighting setup done by another student using Speedotron strobes. There was on softbox hitting the side of her face and a kicker light bounced off foam core.
This was the lighting set up I did. One broncolor strobe high above her head right in front of her with a grid. I wanted something with contrast. I was going for a old hollywood type lighting style with a twist. Both were shot on a Canon 5D.

Lips

2006-10-03T22:54:00.001-04:00

This is something I've been wanting to shoot for a while. I love lips, especially with red lipstick because the color is so great and really defines the shape. The peppermint was added for a more interesting composition and the colors matched well. It was shot in the studio with a Canon 5D, 50mm macro lens. Exposure was 1/200 @ f/32. Photoshop used only for color to make the reds really pop and spotting.

This is how the lights were set up. Two Broncolor strobes to the side for an even look while bringing out the highlights in the lipgloss. Yes, that's me with half my face painted white and a mint in my teeth. I photographed my own lips for this one.

Apples In A Shoe

2006-09-28T18:13:00.000-04:00

I really love this shot. It was just an idea I had and wanted to try. It was my first chance this semester to do any personal work and I'm proud of it. This was taken on a Canon 5D, ISO 100, exposure was 1/125 @f/25.

Lipstick

2006-09-22T10:01:00.000-04:00

This is a self promo shot. I am still working on it. It was shot with a 5D, ISO 100, 1/250 @ f/9. I like it but it still needs some photoshop.

Herb Ritts Inspired

2006-09-20T08:40:00.000-04:00

One of our assignments was to take a photographer who is like a mentor to us and copy their style. I chose Herb Ritts, I absolutely love his work. My friend Ron modeled for this shot I was lucky to get her to do it considering she hates getting her picture taken. This was taken on a Canon 5D, ISO 500, exposure was 1/8 @ f/32.

Intolerance

2006-09-13T21:14:00.000-04:00

This was shot for Photographic Illustration. The assignment was to photograph a book cover for "Us and Them: A History of Intolerance in America." It was taken on a 5D, ISO 100, 1/25 at f/32. I really like this image and am proud of how it turned out.

Shoes

2006-09-13T08:37:00.000-04:00

This was shot on T-Max 100 with a Hasselblad 501C, 80mm lens. This was shot first year at RCC so I don't remember my exposure exactly. I know that my f/stop was 2.8. I really like this shot. I like the shallow depth of field and the bokeh.

Lighting Clinic- Aspiration

2006-09-06T17:26:00.000-04:00

This is the second part of our project for the Lighting Clinic. We had to advertise our product using motion as a major element. I picked a man in suit dancing with his iPod. I wanted it to seem like this guy-probably working in a big office, he's a little up-tight-is walking home from work dancing down the street without a care in the world. I think my message came across well. This was shot on a Canon 5D with a flash at ISO 100. The exposure was 1/100 at f/5.6.

Lighting Clinic- Product

2006-09-06T17:14:00.000-04:00

This is a product shot taken for our Lighting Clinic in Photographic Illustration. I think the shadow is a little harsh, but I like that there is a shadow there. I had do to 2 exposures. One for the iPod and one for the screen. Both were taken with a Canon 5D at ISO 100. The iPod was exposed 1/60 at f/32. The screen was 4 seconds at f/32.

Scarlett O'Hara

2006-08-28T22:12:00.000-04:00

My mom and I have been collecting Madame Alexander Dolls for years. We are big fans of Gone With Wind and have most of the dolls made from those characters. This our 20" Scarlett O'Hara. Taken with a Canon 5D. using a Sunpak 383 flash on a stand and window light. ISO 200, focal length 95mm, exposure 1/10 @ f/13.

Large Format Porfolio

2006-08-24T13:07:00.000-04:00

This shot was taked for portfolio in Large Format II. It was shot on transparency film using one Farrall Light. I am really proud of this shot. The lab was about to close so this was the only shot I took and it came out very well. I love the bright green of the apples contrasted with the white and brown of the bitten one. The lighting really works. This is one of my favorite photographs I have taken while at RCC.