Life is Sweet!

Hi and welcome
to my blog! I’m Sarah and first and foremost I am a proud USCG wife to my
wonderful “Coastie” husband, and momma to our two beautiful children. (Aka our:
“Coastie Brats”). Secondly, I am a photographer following her passion
in life. I have been “shooting on purpose” for about the last two years,
however I have had a lifelong love for photography, great photographers,
capturing memories, and seeing the world through the camera lens. That love
intensified with the birth of my children as I found myself wanting to capture
every new moment and milestone in their lives. I found myself rediscovering the
world in a whole new way… through their eyes. It is now that I realize just how
sweet life truly is!

This blog serves
as a place where I share my current photography and is a mix of both personal
and professional work. So if you love photography then we will get along
fabulously! My photography is a fusion of relaxed and real or candid moments
with a sprinkle of studio work. I prefer to use natural light when available. I
look forward to capturing all of life’s special moments for you and your
family! May your memories be a reflection of the sweetness that is life! Thanks
for stopping by for a visit. Feel free to contact me at
sarahhendersonphoto@yahoo.com and please click on link at the top to view my
portfolio!

Operation: Love ReUnited

May 22, 2009 at 12:03pm

I am super excited to be participating in an amazing organization “Operation: Love ReUnited” which enables me to do a little more by giving back to military families in and around our area. This is a national campaign with many participating photographers in many areas of our country! As a military wife this is a cause near and dear to my heart! My heart goes out to all families with a loved one deployed! I am making it my goal to help boost morale for these military members and their families by capturing special moments and memories for them through OpLove! If you are a military family with a love one deployed or deploying and are interested in partaking in this opportunity please contact me at sarahhendersonphoto@yahoo.com for more information!

I had my first official OpLove session with the “M” family! They were the most beautiful little family and a joy to work with! Thanks A, K, and G for being my first OpLove family and sharing in this new experience for the first time with me! And thank you for being such amazing clients! Many prayers for A’s safety while deployed! And many prayers for you K and G for enduring the long time apart! May this time pass quickly for you!

Here is a little slide show of images from your session! Enjoy!

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{ My Coastie Brats }

April 8, 2009 at 8:00pm

Just a quick snap of my two little loves! Its so rare that I get a shot of them together lately. I snapped this the other afternoon while we were all out playing in the front yard. The kids are actually sitting along the ditch at the end of our driveway. They were having a blast picking me beautiful weeds flowers and getting filthy! Avery’s hair is quite stylin’ too! As you can see her barrette was not doing its job. I am taking her with me Friday to the salon for her first haircut! *sniffle* I think its time to find some direction for it though!

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{ Kayla Belle }

March 26, 2009 at 8:31pm

Meet little miss Kayla! I had the pleasure of photographing her at 12 days old! She was so sweet and hardly made a peep our entire session. Her big brother Logan goes to school with my littleman and I first met her family at preschool orientation night. We sat at the same table and just happened to have the whole military lifestyle in common! It’s an instant bonding apparatus. Kayla’s Daddy is going through flight school here and it won’t be much longer before he graduates and they move on to greener pastures!

Kathy and Norman, thanks for letting me get my hands on your baby girl! I hope these portraits become memories you treasure as you watch her and Logan grow!

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For the next three images I tried some new processing and well, I am a work in progress! I’ve been a longtime admirer of lilyblue actions and photographers who have perfected their usage in their workflow. My friend Summer is one of these photographers that has mastered them and with a little help from her I hope to get the processing technique just right! Also check out my cute new newborn prop! She’s all snuggled up in it! It’s even more beautiful in person! And I absolutely ADORE how her toes are peeking out through the weave in the last two of this series!

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Sweet baby yawns! She was all tuckered out from her close ups!

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{ Sweet Girl }

March 18, 2009 at 9:41am

My first ever digital painting. It was a lot of fun to do and I think I like the results. I hope mom and grandma love it. Just another shot of baby Erin!
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{ Change is a comin’ }

March 11, 2009 at 7:41pm

The blog is going through some changes. Please excuse the mess while I tweak things around!!

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{ Sugar and Spice }

March 3, 2009 at 2:22pm

Raise your hand if you have baby fever! (You can’t see this but I am holding mine up over my head and wildly waiving it back and forth just like the kids in my sons preschool class who are begging the teacher to call on them as they sit squirming on the ABC carpet!) I believe you too will have a serious case of it when finished looking at this sweet baby girl! Good luck warding it off!

I had the delightful opportunity to photograph 5 week-old baby Erin. Her parents have tried and waited for a very very long time to become parents and finally after a healthy pregnancy their little miracle was born. I think God knew Erin was going to be the perfect one and well worth the wait and trials and tribulations they have endured! You have never seen two parents more doting of their child! The intense love they have for her just flows from them! And Grandma Terry, she has been patiently waiting to hold the “Grandma” title for so long! I was so pleased she joined us for the session! Baby Erin is very lucky to have Ms. Terry for a Grandma! I have seen her in action with my kids so I know she and Erin will have a very special relationship! Thank you Tommy and Julie for allowing me to capture your baby girl in all of her fresh newness! She is beautiful! Enjoy your sneak peek!

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Just look at these sweet little lips. Makes you want to kiss ‘em:
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I was so happy to catch a baby smile!:
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A mother’s love:
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{ Family Session }

December 8, 2008 at 3:30pm

Just a little sneak peek for our good friends the Potpan family. Yesterday evening we did a very quick session. Unfortunately the sun was setting more rapidly than we anticipated. Therefore, we are going for round 2 next weekend. (You might recognize dad… he is the one outside the ambulance in this post when my hubby wrecked his 4 wheeler.) Anyways, Tina and Scott thanks for letting me photograph your beautiful little family! Enjoy!

And this is my favorite shot of the session. Dingo decided she (he?) wanted to be in the action and came flying in for some attention. I just love the real moment caught here. The girls were giggling so loudly at Dingo (as were mom and dad :) )

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{ Holiday Special! }

November 18, 2008 at 1:23pm

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{ Sunflower Fields sneak peek }

October 24, 2008 at 9:00pm

Just one shot from our trip to the pumpkin patch last weekend. Beautiful, gorgeous, sunflowerfields line the patches. Made for such a picturesque surrounding. And they sure do compliment Avery’s dress don’t they? Loads more pics coming from this outing. Once I have time to edit them :)

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{ New holiday products }

October 22, 2008 at 10:14pm

Introducing brand spankin’ new Holiday Cards designed by the uber talented Jenica Lemmons!

Now is the perfect time to book your holiday session. The holidays are right around the corner! Wouldn’t you love to send your cards out to your family and friends in style this year? These cards can be customized and tailor fit with your family’s names and session photos! They are available in a variety of sizes and are absolutely gorgeous! These are just a few of the examples of cards available from this line! Contact me for more product information and to book your session today! (I will be debuting one of Jenica’s albumn designs in the coming week. So stay tuned for that as it is a lovely album that is versatile and will work well for just about any session theme! It would also make a great holiday gift for your loved ones!)

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