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Sally C. Photography – Denver's Family Photographer bio picture

A little bit about me ...

When I was 9 years old my parents took my younger brother, Greg (7 at the time), and I out for a fancy breakfast. As we sat in one of those wooden high-back booths, my Mom looked at us and said, " What do you think about having another brother or sister?" Quite honestly, my response at the time was, "Are we adopting a baby?" Her look of surprise told me what I needed to know. "We" were having a baby. You have to remember, for years my parents told us in no uncertain terms that there were no more brothers or sisters coming into the house. Sometimes life just has other plans. Those plans led to the birth of a baby boy about 7 months after that fateful breakfast.

My life has not been the same since. He really was just an ordinary baby boy ... but aren't all babies extraordinary in the ordinariness? There is profound beauty in the plain and simple. His birth taught me patience and unconditional love and allowed me to see the eyes of the world through a young child while at a tender age myself. His birth lit a fire in me to work with children.

From babysitting to summers and holidays at BabyGap, I always found myself drawn to jobs that had children involved. After graduating from CSU and marrying my love, Brian, I became an aide in a kindergarten classroom, worked for Newspapers in Education, and in the education department at the Denver Zoo ... sometimes even scooping poop. I earned a Master's degree in Elementary Education and taught for two years before embarking on the most important job of all, Mom.

So, that'd been my full-time J-O-B until last June when my family gave me the last little push to explore photography as a profession. It has been a whirlwind ever since. I have the best job in the world. I get to play with kids and babies and families all day long and capture those moments for a lifetime (and I don't even have to grade papers).

So sit back and enjoy with me the moments and memories already captured and dream about all the fabulous ones to come!

{ lenses of love }

Surrounded by angels … I had the opportunity to spend an afternoon with 8 children from Haiti and their new families. And I was surrounded by angels. These families and children are beautiful. I couldn’t help but feel a great sense of hope as I witnessed the wonderful relationships between parents are their newly adopted children, between siblings, and even between these families. There is hope that these children will heal, that other children from Haiti who are adopted into loving families will also heal. And I have hope that through measures great and small, we will come together and help as many Haitian children as possible. It gave me a sense that it just isn’t enough to sit on my couch, in my warm house, and wish horrible events and circumstances would not occur. It is with each action, great or small, that we make a difference. If you are inspired by these images … as I was … please take a moment to visit Lenses of Love. This is just one organization helping the children of Haiti. Photographers across the country are donating their session fees back to Kentucky Adoption Services, an organization on the ground in Haiti with a strong background in helping these children.

Sessions are limited and must be scheduled with photographers by Valentine’s Day … so book now!

02.21.09 - 6:05 pm Linda Cohen - The photographs are beautiful and really capture the spirit of the children and their families. Linda, (Ketsia's grandmother)

02.21.09 - 7:52 pm Carolyn - Beautiful, Sally. Really beautiful work and people. Thank you.

{ behind the scenes }

{ lyla }

I feel so lucky every time I get to hold and snuggle a newborn. This little girl was the first of three newborns I had the opportunity to photograph all in one week. Let me just tell you how lucky I was … Lyla slept and ate a little and snuggled right in. I got to do lots of neat poses and even get some cute shots of her with Mom and Dad. See for yourself!

And the first baby in the family …

Isn’t Bella a beauty?

{ lenses of love: participating photographers }

When I started Lenses of Love, I definitely wanted it to be a group effort. I put a call out to photographer’s and I am humbled by the response I am getting. I want to share with you the awesome group of photographer’s who are Lenses of Love.

ALABAMA

Jerrell Terrell
Jerrell Terrell Photography

ARIZONA

Carolyn Wells
Carolyn Wells Photography

CALIFORNIA

Cindy Chen
Cindy Chen Photography

Dara and Austin
Austin + Dara Photography

Calvina Nguyen
Calvina Photography

COLORADO

Sally Clark
Sally C. Photography

GEORGIA

Lisa Phillipson
Phillipson Photography

ILLINOIS

Erica Clark
Erica Clark Photography

MINNESOTA

Lauri Stumph
Lauri Stumph Photography

Gwendolyn Waite
Gwendolyn Waite Photography

NEW YORK

Melissa Surprise
Surprise Photography

Book your Lenses of Love session today with any of these fantastic photographers. You get great pictures AND to help Haiti.

{ lenses of love }

As I sat in front of my television watching the horrific images from Haiti play over and over … I knew I wanted to do something. We have three beautiful children ages 7 and under, and adopting a beautiful child from Haiti wasn’t an option for us at this point in our journey. But I do have two friends who were in the process of adopting a baby girl from Haiti the earthquake ripped through the already impoverished nation earlier this month. I can only imagine the sleepless nights spent worrying about whether their daughter had food, shelter and water and what kind of trauma she was going through.

Last week my friends flew to Pittsburgh to pick up their angel, a beautiful 11-month-old named Stephana. While their story has a happy ending, there are still many children stuck in Haiti who desperately need help. Due to the urgency of this situation, I am embarking on a journey here in Denver to raise money for Kentucky Adoption Services … an organization that is helping orphans in Port-au-Prince. I have created a group called Lenses of Love and I am asking today to ask for your help and participation.

You get beautiful images AND help the orphans in Haiti. Book your Limited Edition Lenses of Love session by February 14th (you have until April 30th to have your session with me) and I will donate 100% of the sitting fee to Kentucky Adoption Services. I am offering a special sitting fee for this fundraiser of $150 (normally $250). I have a limited number of sessions available so book today … just in time for Valentine’s Day!

Lenses of Love sessions include:

  • phone consultation to answer questions and discuss location and clothing
  • a full 1-2 hour session with me
  • 35-40 fully-edited images posted to an online slideshow

It gets even better … for every Lenses of Love session I book, I will be donating a mini-session to families in town who have adopted children from Haiti.

Thank you for your love and support! I look forward to raising a lot of money for a great cause.

{ new temporary website }

I am in the process of having Sally C. Photography re-branded (super top secret and very exciting). In the meantime, I have added TONS of new images to a temporary website (same address, different look). SO for all my fabulous clients out there who missed having pics on the blog due to the awesome fall season I had … check it out and see if your cutie pie is featured!

{ eli }

This is one of the first family sessions I had after returning from Santa Barbara … and I loved every minute of it! I love spending time with families. It is a gift each family shares with me … a little sliver of time never to be regained, but to be treasured forever with beautiful images. Eli’s Mom and Dad love this little guy so much and he was a delight to hang with. I love, love, love this age. Perhaps because I am in the midst of it with my own daughter, or perhaps because toddlers this age are just yummy and hysterical and fun to be around. I loved seeing the world through Eli’s eyes, and I know you will, too!

Sweetness

Cutie

Family

Standing Tall

Tickle

Playin' Around

02.21.09 - 12:59 pm carolyn bowles - Love this Sally! I think it's one of my favorite posts from you! I absolutely adore the images in front of the red barn. Great job!

{ allison & charlie }

The holiday season is definitely upon me … so in the rush of getting slideshows to everyone, some of my blog posts will be out of order (I’ll putting some post-sneaks up!). Just so you know!

When I traveled to Santa Barbara at the end of September for a FANTASTIC workshop with Jesh DeRox, I also had the opportunity for my first on-location out-of-state session. Allison and Charlie met me (with their mom, Melissa) at the old Santa Barbara Mission … a beautiful place to play with beautiful kids! Melissa is a friend of a friend, and I feel super lucky to have met her and spent time with her. Can’t wait until you come out to Colorado, Melissa! Leave a little love for these adorable kids … 20+ comments at the bottom of these images and Melissa earns an 8×10.

Sweet Boy

Cutie Patootie

Allison

Hangin' Out

Posin'

02.21.09 - 5:06 pm Ann Pierce - These kids are adorable! The red hair and freckles are priceless...

{ ty & kellen }

Ty and Kellen are back! Two of the most adorable boys you could ever meet. This family was one of my first clients when I started on this adventure a little over a year ago, so I was so excited when my friend, Juliana, called to have me catch the boys again this year. Just as sweet as ever …

Kellen by back door

Getting so big

Adorable

Red is it!

Boys will be boys

02.21.09 - 4:57 pm erica - Spectacular!

{ david }

I don’t get to work with seniors (of the high school variety) very often, so it was a treat when I met up downtown to hang with David for a few hours for a senior shoot. Not anything like chasing a two-year-old! David was game and we took lots of fun shots. He is a world traveler, hockey player and all around great guy. Here’s your sneak:

Jump!

Hangin' on the stairs

Chillin'

David

I like that hat!

02.21.09 - 4:50 pm Jeff Benn - Nice pics Sis!