moving.

hey everyone, the blog is moving to

http://love.sarahwaggoner.com

same design, ramblings, and me.

just a different location.

go head on over and add the link to your reader if you wish. :]

ciao.

--sarah

photoshop, how i've missed thee: before and after.

i just had to share how much i am grateful for photoshop and the wonderful editing tool that it is.

here is a before and after from Melissa and Jordan's engagement session. the image before was okay, but dull in comparison to what i envisioned it being.

it's amazing what a few editing techniques can do for your photos.

i am VERY grateful for photoshop.

here's one of my first shots from this spot, but it happened to be my favorite frame out of all the ones we took there, so i decided to save it. boy did it need a lot of help.

for both of these images i used Florabella's action: Swoon.
but turned down the opacity and turned off a few layers, and did a lot of my own edits to it.

photoshop is a powerful tool to help you create your final vision.
but of course, you should create your vision first in your camera.

arrivederci!

--sarah

Melissa and Jordan - engagement sneak peek

Here's just a short sneak peek for Melissa and Jordan.

This was the first time I'd ever been to Sedona. It is absolutely gorgeous there!

Can't wait to share more. :]

please bear with my confused brain.

okay okay okay.

i'm really flaky.

in the aspect that i decide things then change my mind.

ALL. THE. TIME.

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my name is sarah, and i am addicted to photography.

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after i decided to "quit" and just do it as a hobby, i felt uneasy, apprehensive, and nauseous.

when i think about doing other things as a profession, i feel even more like i'm going to lose my lunch.

it seems photos literally call my name.

"sarah, give me life."

i continued to look at photos and think, "what do i like about this photo? how can i recreate it in my own way for my own clients?"

then i'd lie to myself, saying, "oh wait, i'm not doing photography as a job anymore."

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just now i was perusing the inter-web and came across these lovely photographers:

red leaf studios

i fell in love with the film-y feel of their photos

and found their online photography workshop:

http://www.redleafonlineworkshop.com/

i caught myself thinking "I NEED TO SIGN-UP FOR THIS!!"

then, remembering my decision, my eyes filled with tears.

this quote has kept coming to my mind all day.

why waste what God has given me?

i may not be the best at photography, but there's time to grow and improve.

patience just has to play a big part in this.

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my final thoughts on the matter, is that i need to really put myself into my photos and find my niche in it.

and this is my wake up call to work even harder and do the best i can.

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i ask you all to please bear with me

as i sort this all out.

and wish me a big ol' "good luck!"

until next time,

sarah

today i woke up and i found more to love

life, could you please just stop being so complicated?

i'm running away to europe.

hah.

okay, no i'm not.

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my mom believes i look very similar to the character on the cover of her book.

and she had the idea to make a book trailer. meaning a short video introducing her book.

so she had me be her model.

(minus the beauty mark and a bigger nose, what do you think?)

after "filming", i got my hairs did by miss Verity.

she did a splendid job!

meh. you can't tell in the picture, but it's lighter and caramel-y

mmm!

and i have bangs again. woohoo!

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i really want a film camera.

preferably a Hasselblad or Leica. hehe.. just kidding.

i really would like a Nikon FM2 though.

after finishing up my last few photoshoots coming up, i may sell my camera and get the FM2 and the 50mm 1.4.

and get a digital point and shoot.

maybe save up a little and get the Fuji Finepix x100

it looks like a vintage toy camera, but it's a digital point and shoot.

it's so cute! a little expensive, but i want it.

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i'm off to go do something other than sitting at the computer.

we'll see what interesting things i find to do.

au revoir.

sarah