I have a simple philosophy: Make photographs that are interesting, meaningful and real.
My life-long love for photography has followed me everywhere. My creativity blossomed shooting with my 35mm Pentax in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Mexico and Peru. My portraiture evolved at a boutique studio in the Pacific Northwest. My favorite photographs have emerged while shooting life and culture in New York City. My images share authentic elements of interest, unscripted emotion, humor, and love. They are blissfully real moments in my life. I would be so honored to capture the real moments in yours.
I enjoy movies with happy endings, freshly-brewed black coffee, and live jazz. I love to travel, but have yet to backpack through Europe. I love city lights and I love mountains. I married a mathematician - one of the most creative people I know.
After living most my life in Michigan and Washington, I now reside in Northern New Jersey and spend much of my time in New York City. I'm currently accepting wedding commissions throughout the United States and other destinations.
I would love to meet you, hear all about the details of your wedding, and have the opportunity to capture the important moments in your life.
These past seven days have been a bit of a whirlwind in Sarah Postma Photography land! Just last Tuesday and Wednesday I was shooting engagement sessions in Piermont, NY, in the Hudson River Valley, then down the shore in Atlantic City. After that, I spent a day driving to Chicago, enjoyed 4 days in the Windy City, celebrated my 7th wedding anniversary(!), and drove back to NJ yesterday. Whew! All that driving has me thinking about this whole flying car thing I heard about last week. Did you see this?
While I work hard over the next two days to get weddings edited and engagement sessions posted to the blog, I’ll leave you with a few from Chicago and a glimpse into what’s coming up next. These were shot on the 4th of July in Chicago from a boat out on Lake Michigan and while cruising up the Chicago River.
Also, here’s just a peek at the amazingly fun engagement session of Kelly and Chris, which will hit the blog later this week:
And finally a glimpse at Corinne and Sabino’s incredible Atlantic City engagement session also coming soon to the blog:
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I have some big news to share today! Sarah Postma Photography is growing and I’m looking forward to shooting some absolutely amazing weddings throughout the 2010 and 2011 seasons! I’m so grateful to all of my clients, friends, and family who have made my dream of creating meaningful, real photography, a reality for me.
That’s why I’m so excited to announce the following:
1. I am now offering wedding photography in Chicago, Illinois!
2. As of October 1, 2010, my office will be based in Chicago!
Now, you might have a few questions to go along with this announcement, so I’ll be clear: Yes, I am still offering wedding photography in New York and New Jersey and have already booked many weddings well into 2011. In fact, nearly all of July 2011 is now booked with NY/NJ weddings, and I’m thrilled that I will continue serving this area. I’d also be happy to shoot your destination wedding, no matter where it might be. My new pricing includes all of my travel to keep things simple (and affordable) for you.
Let me say again, for those weddings already booked with me, absolutely nothing will change. I’m still your photographer, and still completely honored that you have chosen me to create unforgettable images of your wedding. I can’t wait to photograph you!
And one more thing:
To go along with this announcement (because I cannot wait to meet all of you Chicago brides and grooms!), the next couple to book their wedding coverage with me in the Chicagoland area will receive a FREE 20-page, 10×10 ALBUM.
Seriously, what could be better than knowing that a custom-designed, hand-made wedding album is coming your way at no charge to you?! This is a huge savings. Simply give me a call, e-mail, skype, or text, and when you sign your contract reserving me for your wedding, I’ll add a free album to your coverage!
Want to see what my albums look like? Check out the album design below that Nancy and Michael just ordered from their Long Branch, NJ, wedding last October! This hand-made album is being assembled right now and I’m so excited to see it completed soon!
Happy Earth Day, one day late! Or is it? As soon as I said, “Happy Earth Day,” to Joe yesterday, he spouted back, “Isn’t Earth Day everyday?”
Point taken.
He knows me and my slightly obsessive earth-friendly tendencies. It is Earth Day everyday in my world. So, in that spirit, here are a few lovely, earthy frames I shot over the course of the last two weeks. I love this time of year!
Ice cream is totally a gift of Mother Earth, right?!
And a little demonstration of the effect of gravity on Earth:
I absolutely adore this biker’s decorating style. There are so many Metro Cards just thrown on the ground in any given subway station, why not decorate your bike with them?!
The rest of these images are from a wedding I shot with the lovely Jen Baer at the Picnic House in Prospect Park. The floral arrangements and centerpieces were drop-dead gorgeous, and I think I met my new favorite florist in Brooklyn: Sarah Brysk Cohen of Blossom and Branch. Her arrangements are so fresh, natural, and whimsical; I’m in love! Sarah, you rock!
During the winter months I spend most of my time collaborating with other photographers, honing my craft, and meeting with new clients for consultations. Over the past few days, much of this work has been taking place in New York City. Every time I have a meeting in the city, I try to do some shooting while I’m there. A week ago, there was snow. Then, this weekend the skies cleared and I found myself looking up much of the time and shooting architectural images.
Often, when I’m toting my camera around with a load of other things, I choose just one lens for the entire day. It’s as much of a personal challenge to shoot at only one focal length as it is simply for practicality. Depending on the day, these photos were shot with either of my little Canon 50mm f1.4 or 28mm f1.8 lenses. Both are great small lenses for fun stuff like this!
When I woke up yesterday, this is what I saw. You might be sick of hearing about it, but this former-Michigander still loves her a snow day.
A few interesting compositions out the window.
I overheard one of my friends call it “Slurpee Snow.” Here’s proof in the way it stuck to the windows.
I don’t know if we got the 10 inches that Central Park seems to have reported. I’d say it was around 6-8 inches. This shot was taken at about 4 PM, after the majority of the snow had fallen.
Yep, I’m going to say (in my expert opinion, haha) that we only got about 6-8 inches in Rutherford, NJ. But it sure was beautiful!
Later, Joe and I couldn’t help but take a walk through the bright reflected light at about 10 PM. It’s quite eerie really, shooting at NIGHT in light that allows one to actually HAND-HOLD an iPhone and still get a clear picture. (Yes, this was shot on my iPhone with no editing, but I still think it’s pretty cool.)
