Sarah Williams Photography

Patience

2010-03-15T09:32:00.000-07:00

I do not like to admit it but I have very little patience when it comes to certain things...technology is a biggie! Please have patience with me as I try to edit some of the recent posts that are not showing up properly. Check back soon to see highlights from those sessions! Hopefully it will not be too long! Thanks for visiting! In the meantime, please check out some of the archived posts to the right!

Cassie

2010-01-26T18:30:00.000-08:00

I LOVE these pics! Cassie was so extremely easy to photograph. She was so natural & had a great smile! We went to some fun locations in town & got creative with places that might look run down to others. Her photos will be completely unique because some of her backgrounds are no longer there. I love using what is available at the time & seeing past what most people might see when they pass by a location. This is the fun part of my job. Along with pretty much everything else:) I had a difficult time narrowing Cassie's photos down, so there are a ton of proofs in this collection...

Jerrica

2010-01-26T18:23:00.001-08:00

My posts lately have been completely out of order, but I have just decided that it is OK! I have so many things that I am responsible for that I need to be a little more relaxed, so I'm just going to be alright with this portion of my life that is completely unorganized. So I apologize to any of you that should have seen your post a long, long, long time ago - but here they are. That leads me to Jerrica. I've known Jerrica since she was a little kid. It's hard for me to believe that she is a senior! We did some head shots for the yearbook this fall & I'm looking forward to shooting some more poses for her this spring!

Miller Family

2010-01-13T18:36:00.001-08:00

I love this family! The one thing that I am enjoying most about this new venture is re-connecting with faces from the past. It is so nice to see people that you grew up with, all grown up & married with a beautiful family! Logan was precious & we played tag! I think I made a new friend (my other favorite thing about this new venture). And little Ashlyn is tiny, but she acted like she knew what was going on & just posed. Too cute. Grins all around! It was a fun time! Thanks Cindy & Devin - you have a wonderful family!

Ellie & Lilah

2010-01-13T18:24:00.000-08:00

How adorable are these two! These little girls belong to a friend of my sister's & are friends with her little girls. They had a fun time playing together this day, so much that Miss Ellie was a bit timid in the beginning. She really just wanted to play. Can I blame her? No - Gertie & Syd are fun, I know. But she warmed up after awhile and began to giggle for me. I love the cover shot! Little Lilah was easy...she just smiles at Mom all the time. Just a few weeks from my Sophie in age, they had fun playing too! Or, riding in the wagon anyway. Enjoy!

Woodard Grandchildren

2010-01-13T17:58:00.000-08:00

Count them - NINE kids! You would think it would be difficult to get that many kids to look at you at the same time, but the only difficult thing was wrangling Charlie, and I wasn't really even the one doing that:) Love the one-year-olds that don't stand still for long! This was fun because it was supposed to be a surprise for Grandma for Christmas, only Grandma just happened to stop by that day for a visit. She knew immediately what was going on & she was thrilled! Also - loved the location of this session! There were endless possibilities for fabulous backgrounds! I may be calling in the future Martha! Thanks to all for allowing me to photograph your family. See the entire album below. And, note the new way I'm posting - you should be viewing all proofs, and some of the funny/crazy ones are included. I know there are a LOT, but I left those in there for them to see! Enjoy!

Baby Harley

2010-01-13T17:44:00.000-08:00

I am so blessed! For many reasons, but on this evening in particular, to have had the opportunity to photograph this precious new little one! What an adorable family! Almost makes me want another one already. I did say almost! Click below to see Harley's entire album. Hope you enjoy as much as I did!

MERRY MERRY Christmas 2009

2010-01-12T19:25:00.001-08:00

This post is a bit out of order, but for those of you that did not receive a Williams Family Christmas Card this year, you would have seen this...

Adorable & Sweet,

Ornery,

Silly,

wonderful, cuddly, lovable little girl!
I hope you all had a wonderful holiday season! Happy New Year!

Jake, Hannah & Gracie

2010-01-12T18:37:00.000-08:00

For my Aunt Jeri Lynn, I hope you love them because I'm really bad at keeping secrets! I took these photos of my cousins children for their grandparents (as a surprise Christmas gift) and almost spilled the beans like 3 times! Wow! Am I bad at surprises or what? Fortunately, I caught myself each time and covered pretty well because she had no idea & she loved them! YEAH! That was the goal! Anyway - Love the kids, love the colors, love the pics. Hope you do too! Sorry it took me so long Nichole!

Canter Family

2010-01-05T12:57:00.000-08:00

Sorry it has taken me so long to post! But I'm back now:) The fall season was a busy one for this newbie & now that winter has settled in & things have slowed a bit, I hope to fill you in with what I've been up to these past couple of months! Beginning with...

The Canter Family (none but Grandpa actually has the name Canter, but they all belong to him, so they are the Canter Family). They were a challenge, as they were the first large group of children that I tried to capture all smiling at the same time - they were fun, silly, sweet, wonderful children! It actually rained on us the first go round, so we tried again a few days later. On the first day Grandpa let me take pictures of him by himself (with the persuasion of his daughter) and I was elated. The photograph of him is one of my favorites. I grew up with the parents of these children, so it was great to reconnect with friends from my past & to see faces I hadn't seen in a long time, and new ones that looked so much like the parents I remember being their ages. It kind of made me realize how old I am! Thank you Sara, for looking me up & giving me the opportunity to photograph your family! I truly enjoyed every minute of it! With a group this large, there were tons of proofs, so I had to narrow them down a lot - hope you enjoy!

Woodard Family

2009-10-07T14:09:00.001-07:00

The Woodard family is close to my heart in many ways! I was so glad to be able to capture some fun times for them! And I think that it's quite possible that Willie was my first guy that didn't mind having his picture taken! The boys had a great time & I think you can see that they were just boys being boys - which I LOVED! There were so many to choose from that I had a difficult time deciding. Sorry if there are too many. Hope you enjoy.

Contact Information

2009-10-07T14:00:00.000-07:00

Seems that some people have had trouble finding my contact info. (I'm still new to the blogging thing, so it's pretty small over on the side panel), so I thought it might be nice to just add this to make it easier...

Email me at sarahwilliamsphoto@yahoo.com
OR
Call me at 740-710-1403

Apple Festival Week

2009-10-07T10:03:00.001-07:00

So the Apple Festival came and went. It seemed like it went on forever, but flew by - does that even make sense? I'm sure some of you will understand! Thank you to those of you who stopped by our booth! "Our" booth because I shared my booth with my Awesome - Super-Cool sister Amanda who makes custom invites, paper goods, etc. Check her out over there on the right "akaye"! It was a lot of hard work (Thanks DADDY:) but totally worth it! We had a great time talking to old friends, making new ones, and just visiting with people that didn't know we were officially "In Business"! Yeah! Now everyone knows! It was also fun just to spend time with my sister, who I don't hang out with as often as I used to, and to see my nieces have so much fun with temporary tattoos. Who knew that it was so easy to entertain them? Another highlight was seeing adorable Helena win the Little Queen's Contest! Don't you love it when the one that you know wins? That hardly ever happens! I was fortunate enough to get to photograph her as a finalist, so it was great to be able to display "The Queen" in my booth! She is so adorable with those front teeth missing, I'm sure I'll be displaying her pics for years! All the girls did a great job - hope you all had fun!

Thanks to everyone who entered the raffles! We made a great donation to Secret Santa, so thanks for that too! The winner of the Sarah Williams Photography raffle was Tracy DeLong - Congrats Tracy! You win a free session & an 11 x 14 print! And for those of you that entered both, the winner of the akaye raffle was Candace Kennedy! Yeah for you Candace! You win the giant box of 30 handmade cards & metallic markers!

Many special thanks to my Dad (Greg Fannin) who used his wicked awesome construction skills to throw that booth together in no time, for putting all those little hooks on the back of those frames, and for trusting us girls with your tools; To our fabulous Aunt Jeri for letting us borrow all your fabulous decorations; to Joan at Michael's Ice Cream Shop for allowing me to display Helena's photo in her window all week & for providing us with such a great background for taking that photo; to Halle & Sydney who made a wonderful marketing team passing out (and displaying) our fish tattoos, business cards & stickers in the street; to MaryAnne and John for allowing us to borrow the front part of our booth - you saved Dad a lot of work!; to Aunt Carol, Uncle Jim & Brenda who manned the booth on Friday evening so I was able to get rained on and see Halle cheer at the ballgame (sorry Jim:); and to my brother-in-law (Travis Hughes of Servpro) for lending his truck & helping us tear it all down super fast! Just a little explanation...I wrote that "of Servpro", because lately I can't remember a time when I heard Travis's name without that attached! He's much better at marketing than I am! Come to think of it, maybe that's where the girls get it! :)

Here are just a few snapshots from the week!

Me & Sophie in the booth

Sophie asleep in her stroller w/her Apple shirt on

Jen & Halle

Miss Helena being crowned Little Apple Festival Queen

My Favorite Decortation - The TIKI GODS - aren't they cute?

Our Booth (I loved it so much that I wanted to paint my whole apartment turquoise & live there forever!)

Our artwork looks more impressive in pictures than it did in person, but we sure had a lot of fun doing it! (Blotchit, Amanda! Blotchit!!!)

Amanda's beautiful box of handmade cards - no wait, Candace's box of cards:)

OK, this one isn't from the A-Fest, but aren't they cute in their Buckeye gear?

Kristi & Darren

2009-09-28T08:10:00.000-07:00

Kristi & Darren were so much fun! No really, they danced down the aisle...need I say more? OK - the groom did a cartwheel & toe touch! These two were great! Thanks Kristi for taking a chance on a newbie! I hope you love them!

Not everyone will understand, but I'm really proud of myself for catching Lexi smiling! She is too adorable!

I love this one of her dress twirling!

The bride was gorgeous & my beautiful sister just happened to be a bridesmaid!

Fall Fun

2009-09-19T21:33:00.000-07:00

So when Sophie gets her picture taken, it isn't usually scheduled. It's usually just when I feel like having some fun playing dress up with her! You have to catch her in a good mood though, because while she is normally rather smiley, she hates having her clothes changed! So, we limit it to maybe 2 outfits and make sure Gpa Greg is nearby to make her smile! Loved these new ones!

More of the past...Helena

2009-09-19T20:38:00.001-07:00

I've known Helena since she was a teeny tiny baby & her family even longer. I was so excited when Helena's mom decided to use me to take her pics! She needed some photos for the Apple Festival, as she is one of the top 10 finalists, but we did a little bit of everything, just for fun! Helena was sooooo much fun & easy to photograph. A bit of a model in the making:) And, who doesn't love a toothless face? Had a great time with her, her mom & Aunt Mechel! Love her, love her fam, love it all! Hope you enjoy!

PS: We tried to bring a bit of what Jackson is about into Helena's pics and one of those things was Michael's Ice Cream (who doesn't love that!) You can see Helena's pic displayed at Michael's Ice Cream this week during the Apple Festival! Hope you will all visit our booth too! ( I think it will be near Andrea's Dress shop.)

My Lil' Sis

2009-09-19T20:33:00.000-07:00

So my Little sister has started a blog of her own...Really Really Adorable! She has been making custom invites & cards & such for a long time & started a blog so she can share with everyone! You should have her make you something - she's good! Check her out at:
akayeinvites.blogspot.com

Hope you enjoy!

McGee Family

2009-09-08T07:59:00.000-07:00

OK - so, friends have been good to me. The McGee's are another family that are also great friends! Had so much fun - they were very easy to shoot! And they were troopers too - it was so hot that evening, we were all ready for some ice cream by the time we were done!

Malone Family

2009-09-08T07:33:00.001-07:00

The sun was so bright that it was hard not to squint, but we still got some good ones! Hope you enjoy!

I really enjoyed photographing the Malone family, as they are dear friends of mine! Danielle did a great job of choosing fun summer colors that turned out beautifully bright! Love it!

Heartbreaker

2009-08-27T11:27:00.000-07:00

Telll me this one's not gonna be a heartbreaker when he grows up! How could anyone resist this grin? These two were so much fun & they kept me on my toes! How gorgeous are they!?! There are a few others of them in earlier posts.

More Pics from the Past

2009-08-27T09:20:00.001-07:00

More of the old, well, not that old...
Shana is easy to photograph. Very very easy. Love her dearly! Here are some pics from her Senior year.

Contact ME!!!

2009-08-24T08:21:00.000-07:00

Hey! Several people have asked how to contact me about a session / pricing. It's listed on the right hand side, but it's kinda small, I know...

sarahwilliamsphoto@yahoo.com
740.710.1403

2009-08-21T18:07:00.000-07:00

Girls! Girls! Girls!

2009-08-21T13:19:00.000-07:00

Being from a family full of women, I have a difficult time imagining anything different. I have one daughter and my older sister has two. I am the 2nd of 3 girls, my Mom is the 3rd of 4 girls, and my Grandmother the 1st of 4 girls! Some of my best friends are also my sisters & cousins. It's fun being girly and I love capturing the true personality of these girly girls! These little ones have so much to look forward to! I do however, feel sorry for the poor suckers that end up with them one day! They are in for it!

More of my girls...

2009-08-20T13:32:00.001-07:00

Fun With My Girls!!!

2009-08-20T12:43:00.000-07:00

Halle and Sydney are my nieces. They are part of the reason I love taking pictures! Halle, aka "Gertie" has been my sidekick for a long time and she had so much fun this afternoon...she thinks she's a professional child model. And Syd, well, she had a ball! Literally.

More of my work...

2009-08-20T12:28:00.000-07:00

Just the beginning...

2009-07-06T16:45:00.000-07:00

Finally my first post! It seems so small but I have been trying to accomplish this for a long time. As a new mom, I want to spend every free moment playing, not staring at the computer! But as a photographer, I want to hit the ground running - sprinting actually! So I have finally started a blog! Please enjoy some of my work from the past & present & keep coming back for more!