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A sweet family surrounded in fall colors. The recipe for an ideal photo session. I met Dawn for the first time when I snagged her oldest, Evan on the way to do a photo session aka 'The Ladybug Hunt'. He followed along and even helped to carry my gear. That's right, I am not beyond having a three year old assist me.
Since then Dawn decided that she would like to have a photo session with Evan, her husband Derek and her littlest, Eli. She even brought along their golden retriever for good measure. The result was an wonderful afternoon in the park surrounded by beautiful fall colors. We met at Alamo Creek Park in Vacaville and spent the afternoon together letting the boys and the dog play as I captured their sweet personalities.
I had a great time with the family as we ran around looking for the perfect places in the park for photographs. Evan was once again my little helper. He helped me look for great spots and even held his dad down for me so he wouldn't blow away! Eli is a little charmer. He is a complete Daddy's boy and pretty independent. Both of the boys were super eager to get onto the play structure. It was the perfect ending to the photo session.
Dawn and Derek, you have a beautiful family! Thank you so much for letting me have a little peek into your lives!
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If you know me at all, you also know Uncle Bill. He finds his way to my writing pretty regularly. Well, I was lucky enough to spend a couple days with Uncle Bill and one of those days was the day before my Birthday. We had quite a day. We went grocery shopping and picked out all of the most delicious looking goodies. We approached the checkout and Uncle Bill went to each line looking at the cashiers. Uncle Bill does not pick the line he will join by the length of the line. He picks his line by the friendliness of the checker.
We got back to his home and made a scrumptious meal of pizza and beer. We made snickerdoodles. Uncle Bill is an engineer and his job was to smoosh the perfectly round balls of dough into 1/2 inch discs. Uncle Bill leaves nothing to chance. He left the room and came back with his measuring stick. I LOVED it. Lemon drink in one hand and measuring stick in the other.
After dinner Uncle Bill sat down and told me all about what his life was like when he was 28 years old. Uncle Bill was born in 1917, so you can imagine that his experiences were pretty different to anything that I have experienced. He told me in perfectly lucid detail about the conversations he had had and the people that came into and out of his life. It was a perfect evening.
Today is my Birthday. I have had a perfect day surrounded by family and have loved every minute. Life couldn't get any better. I just hope that when I am 92 years old I can remember my life experiences as clearly as Uncle Bill remembers his.
Dawn:
WOW, Sara, I can't believe your uncle is 92, he looks great! I love the story about the measuring stick and the cookies, too funny!
(12.06.09)
Jen Scott:
WOW, I haven't seen Uncle Bill in YEARS! He doesn't look like he's aged much in the last 15 years (or however long it's been)! I'm so glad you were well-celebrated by your family, Sara...your life is worth celebrating.
(01.10.10)
Sara Atkins:
Thank you Jen. You should see Uncle Bill, he is as vivacious as ever. I adore him. A.D.O.R.E.
(01.14.10)
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This month's freebie is from Cape Town, South Africa last year. This is a photograph that I made on the way out to sea aboard a beautiful yacht on the way to watch the start of for the Cape to Rio boat race.
Also, I thought it would serve as a little reminder that I will be on my way back to South Africa on the 15th of December, that is just 11 days away (not that I am counting!). So, if you want this months desktop freebie, you better let me know before December 15th! Also, last month I missed a few of you because you didn't leave your names in the comment section. So be sure to leave your name so I know where to send your free image! And remember, only the first 10 to leave a comment will get the image, so be quick!
Cheers,
Sara
Also, I thought it would serve as a little reminder that I will be on my way back to South Africa on the 15th of December, that is just 11 days away (not that I am counting!). So, if you want this months desktop freebie, you better let me know before December 15th! Also, last month I missed a few of you because you didn't leave your names in the comment section. So be sure to leave your name so I know where to send your free image! And remember, only the first 10 to leave a comment will get the image, so be quick!
Cheers,
Sara
Felicia Kruger:
This picture will look great on my desktop at work. Your images inspire me to go to South Africa!
(12.04.09)
Sara:
Hey Felicia! You should definitely go, it is a beautiful country. But, if I do my job right, you will at least get to see some great photographs from my next trip. Thank you for leaving a comment!
(12.06.09)
Patricia Domingo:
You have a unique eye and the photos look amazing. I would love this one! I am enjoying the blog and the pictures. Thank you!
(01.18.10)
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A few weeks back I had the pleasure of spending the afternoon with the Nahal family for portraits in the park near their home in Davis, California. The dynamics of this family are great, and now they have added a new puppy to the mix! I have included a sneak preview of some of the images from their photo session, enjoy!
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I have finally managed to move to my new blog! I am so happy to finally have a space that feels fresh and organized. It has been a lot more of a task than I had anticipated which is why you haven't seen a post from me in the last week. I am still trying to figure out how to get all of my old entries moved to this beautiful new place. Until I do, I will keep all of the old content up on my old blog. It has been a rather steep learning curve. Hopefully the old content will not be too far behind. But until then, you can look forward to lots of new images. I have been so busy with my camera I have hardly had time to get everything uploaded.
The image above is a photograph of the Carquinez Bridge which is on the way to my brother's house in acaville where we had our Thanksgiving dinner. It was a pretty long exposure which is why you can see the stars streaking across the night sky. I would have taken a longer exposure had I not been all alone in a rather dark and scary looking parking lot. I guess being a photographer will require me to find a little more courage from time to time. I will work on that.
I hope you had an amazing Thanksgiving filled with family, friends and food! I certainly did. Thank you so much for visiting my new blog. Please be sure to look around and tell me what you think!
Nicole:
I love your beautiful new website!
(11.30.09)
Sara Atkins:
Nicole! Thank you so much for looking and for leaving a comment! Hopefully it won't be too long before I get everything set up just the way I want it!
(11.30.09)
Ravi:
I like it.
(11.30.09)
Dawn:
Looks nice Sara!
(11.30.09)
Shelly W:
Sara, the new space rocks! I love the header, the simple layout and best of all now that you've made the transition when I'm ready to make the jump you can help me :)
(11.30.09)
Sara Atkins:
Hey Shelly! Thank you so much for looking! I am more than happy to help you... let me tell you though. I have tumbled down the learning curve several times now!
(11.30.09)
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I love these pictures! The boys on the swings are so adorable! Great in b&w!
(12.07.09)Thank you Cindy! I loved this shoot as well. You just can't really beat the fall!
(12.07.09)