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Welcome Hello. This is my new blog, thanks for stopping by! I am so happy to have a new, fresh and totally me place to share my voice and my photography. In case you don't know me, I am Sara (thats me to the left, the one without a big white furry coat). I am a photographer based in the San Francisco Bay area, California. Please feel free to have a look around and even leave me a note. I would love to hear from you! 
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Kathy: Do you always have an assistant with you?

Sara: Absolutely. If at all possible I always try to have a second shooter. Especially if I am Shooting an event with more than 90 people in attendance. And especially for weddings. One reason: I can be with the bride and have my second with the groom, this way we can get images of both of them getting ready. There is often not enough time for me to both. Also, if something were to happen to my gear at a critical point, it is a safety net. Finally, It is great to have someone available to help me set up and test the light when needed. Shelly is a professional helper.As you can see... she has the amazing ability to be at more than one place at a time. It is a real talent. Thank you for all of your help Shelly!   

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Edward Maurer:

Nice to see Shelly again. She's awesome.

(08.16.10)
Shelly Waldman:

Wow... look at me. Three places at once, that's a amazing. However, I know that I'm silly but I had no idea I was this silly. I can't image what the dancing pictures you took to check light look like.
Working with you is a great pleasure. Thank you always for the opportunity to assist you.

(08.16.10)
Sara Atkins:

It is always a blast to have you along. Thank you for all of your help!

(08.16.10)
Lianna:

Is Shelly going to assist for our wedding?? Cause Ethan got really excited at the possibility :)

(08.17.10)
Sara Atkins:

No, unfortunately she is going to be in Italy during your wedding. I did try though!

(08.17.10)
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When I photographed Kate and Russell's Lovers Point Engagement Session I was pretty sure that they were going to have a beautiful wedding. Kate is all about relationships, it was clear by the family and friends that obviously adored her and Russell.

Kate a Russell had a perfect day. They were married on the first tee at Laguna Seca Golf Ranch in Monterey. Kate was radiant, Russell was beaming. It was a beautiful day and I was so happy to be a part of it. Shelly came along to help me out, as always we had a great time.

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Congratulations Kate and Russell, I am so happy for you! I hope you had a wonderful honeymoon and are enjoying married life!


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If you haven't seen enough or you would like to place an order, there are even more pictures HERE. Click on the Access Gallery link on the top right hand side of the page and use the Access code 'Dutra'. Enjoy!
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08.11.10
We finally arrived in Cinque Terre, despite all of our troubles in getting there. The funny thing is, despite everything that went wrong I couldn't be happier. I was with two of my favorite people in a beautiful place. Life couldn't be better.

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We arrived in Corniglia in the morning by train. When we arrived we found a sign notifying us that the bus to the main part of town was not running due to technical difficulties. Of course. However, the people of Italy always seem to come through when the infrastructure fails us. A nice fella saw Jess, Charlie and myself struggling with our huge bags (I need to re-asses my packing style) and decided to give us a lift up the HUGE hill. Thank goodness because the 382 stairs would have been difficult.

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We only had one Full day in Cinque Terre and we were determined to make the most of it. We arrived in our room, tossed our bags on the bed and headed out to explore. If you have ever had the chance to visit Cinque Terre, you know that one day is not enough of this beautiful place. I had to learn that the hard way. This is a shot of the trail that meanders between the villages of Cinque Terre. It is a lovely walk if you are up to it.


Just like the rest of Italy it was HOT. Hot and humid. Thankfully Cinque Terre was jellyfish free and we took full advantage of the beautiful water.

Manarola in all it's glory. One of the oldest towns of Cinque Terre, a gem.

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After a long day of exploring we came back to the room to relax a bit and get cleaned up for dinner.
 

While trying to find a place to eat we heard a ruckus and decided to see what it was all about. We stumbled upon the national pesto making championship complete with pesto tasting free food and wine. Oh Italy, I love you.


After the pesto championship we wondered down to the lookout at the end of town. We found a charming young man playing some rather enchanting music creating a perfect atmosphere to was the sun dip below the mountains.

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I love this shot of Jess. She is claims to hate to be photographed. I told her it is too bad that her biggest fan is a photographer. I think she is learning to live with me.

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Cinque Terre, Thank you for a lovely time. You are a gem.
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Matt:

Hi Sara!
We were in the Cinque Terre in March and had an amazing time! I’m glad to see you loved it and your pictures are amazing. I’m thinking of showing them to all our friends but claiming them as my own, any way of erasing your name from the lower left-hand corner? :O) Say hello to Charlie for me and I hope all is well. (How couldn’t it be?)
much love,
Matt

(08.12.10)
Sara Atkins:

Hey Matt! Isn't it amazing there? You are welcome to show them to your friends (especially the ones that are getting married or having babies soon!) You can just tell them that some creep named Sara Atkins managed to get a hold of your images and posted them on her site. I am sure they will never know =)

(08.12.10)
Dave McCrea:

Wow Sara that is a beautyfull place, thanks again for sharing, and expanding our worlds.

(08.12.10)
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08.09.10
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Little flower in Cinque Terre, Italy

Yes, I am still here. The last week has been super busy so I haven't had time to blog. Even if I did have time I do not have internet at my new place yet so I couldn't. But, the good news is that I signed up at ironworks, an amazing gym in Berkeley. They have internet access, and while I am here blogging I might even try to get in a workout. There is so much I have to write about and I am feeling pretty behind. But, while there is a bit of a hiatus, please let me know if there are any burning questions that I can help you with. I have a few that I still need to get to such as, 'why do you have Tupperware on your flash?'  or 'How do you back up your files?' You have these to look forward to. Also, to come... photos of our new place and of course a backlog of weddings and portrait sessions and more travel photography! Until then, don't give up on me... I am still here.
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I was E-flippin-lated when Jess told me that she would be joining us on the Cinque Terre portion of our Italian journey. Jess is my darling friend from Cape Town. She is the frosting on my cup cake. Poor thing, she didn't realize that Charlie and I have a knack for getting stuck. Or maybe she just didn't mind being stuck with us.

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This is a shot of Jess and Charlie waiting for a boat that never came. That's right. We were sold tickets on July 9th for a boat that does not even start running until July 30th! Nice. We would have to wait there for three weeks if we wanted to use our tickets. You want to know the best part? The boat was our last option to get to Cinque Terre that day. There was no bus, no train, no taxi... and no boat. When I started suggesting that we look into chartering an airplane Jess decided it would be better to find a hotel for the night and try our luck the next day.



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