new blog

Hey I will no longer be posting on this blog. Just go to my website if you want to keep up with me http://sarachapman.com/

Thank you,

Sara Chapman

Change!

I'm so excited. I will be getting a new website. I'm so excited. Oh wait, I already said that. Anyway, it's going to be great. It will be a blog/site. So, it's going to be a double agent of awesomeness. I can't wait to design it and all that fun stuff.

I'm officially done with my Christmas shopping. Oh... well I just lied. I'm saving a few gifts till after Christmas when I go to Disney World. So, I'm technically done. I even found something for my wonderful-hard-to-find-gifts-for-brother. Gosh, I'm good.

I wish it was Christmas. You see the problem with getting gifts so early is that I want to give them away like... RIGHT NOW! I'm not the best at being patient. I try.

Last week I went Christmas light hunting with my friend Ashley. We drove around all the rich neighborhoods looking for beautiful houses adorned with twinkling lights and we were sorely disappointed. We were not impressed in the least. This is the best shot of the night.


If anyone knows of a good neighborhood to go to, please let me know!

My mom always makes fun of me for posting pictures on Facebook where I don't look my best. She doesn't like pictures of me making dumb faces and looking horrible and all that jazz. Well, I don't really care. If people don't think I'm pretty, big deal! When it comes down to it... my dad thinks I'm pretty, so ha!
Anyway, in honor of my mom here is a wonderful picture of Sara Chapman at her best!




You never know the craziness that will conspire when Ashley and I get together.


Have a happy Tuesday.

oh no! I'm slacking on my blogging. Not to worry. I'll do better. Last week I had the privilege of shooting a dear friend of mine's wedding. I've known Mallory since we were on the same Under 8 soccer team. She is an excellent soccer player and an all around awesome person! She married Cam Erwin. It made me so happy to see them together. I wish them the best in their new and exciting life together. Here are some shots from the wedding.

Groom's awesome shoes


Mallory was simply stunning


Mal and Cam = )





The groomsmen


The bridesmaids


Wedding party

Bye bye Christine!

I will miss my car!!!

Right now she is sitting in the studio up at my old school. Time to move on Sara.

Last drive!


Her new home...

Self portrait

I went to a photographers meet and greet the other day at Zack Arias's studio. http://www.zarias.com/

He talked a little about personal projects. He spoke of their importance in a photographers life. It keeps us focused and passionate about what we do. Some of you know my father THE gary Chapman. Well he is working on a personal project that I think is just awesome. It's called Visitors. Check it out. http://garyschapman.com/blog/?p=715

I've been trying to think of a personal project for myself and I haven't quite come up with something yet. I have a few ideas but nothing in concrete. But I wanted to shoot today and because I have no friends, I shot myself. Haha actually I just wanted to try something out. I saw a photographer ( Jaco Fourie to be exact) who had a really cool image lit with Christmas lights and I wanted to try it out myself. It was pretty sweet. I used my Canon 580 ex II and christmas lights and that's it.

This one is my favorite shot, but I thought I'd post a few other cool ones too.


This was the first shot of the day... it was a total accident, but I really liked the way it turned out.


I shot forever!


I just liked the shadows on this one



So I'll keep you updated on the personal project. = )

Finally!

Woo Hoo I made time to post these photos. But my computer is running incredible slowly!

Fun Sara fact for the day. I am horrible at recording an answering machine. I used to be really good. But today I tried to record a new one today and took me like 5 tries. I finally just gave up and left a very honest answering machine. = )

Enjoy the photos!














These were pictures that I took as a second shoot for Kelly is Nice Photography, I can't remember if I had said that already or not. = )

Happy endinggggggggg

I know it's monday and I'm supposed to have an interesting post for you to read. But I really can't think straight right now. I wish I had some pictures to share from the wedding I second shot for on Sat. But, I have been so busy today I just got them on the computer a few moments ago. I hope to have them ready for a post tomorrow. It was a good wedding. Everyone was so nice. I love weddings like that. = )

I played soccer on sunday and guess what!? I hurt my ankle again. So I'm out for the season. (We only have like 2 games left but I think it's more dramatic to say I'm out for the season.) I'm just so tired of it being such a pain. They say it needs to rest but I love soccer so much it's hard for me to rest it. But it's HORRIBLE when I can't play at 100%. I haven't been able to play my best at all this season and that really stinks.

Gosh, I'm being such a downer in this post. Oops. On a happier note..... I'm kicked back, listening to good old country music. I'm warm. And I'm thinking about a trip I mighttttttt be taking to Disney World. I have never ever been to Disney World. I've been to 20 different countries but I have never been to DISNEY WORLD!!!!! So I'm hoping and wishing .... (wishing upon a STAR!) that I'll be able to go this year.

So this is where I want to be...

Look at all those happy people!