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Phillips Family – Lynchburg Family Photographer

sabrena — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 14:13:22 +0000

As I get older I begin to understand how valuable it is to have all of your family in one place. I was thrilled with the Phillips family contacted me because they knew their crew would all be together and they wanted to honor their parents with beautiful family photos to celebrate the occasion! I think we came out with a few framers from the bunch!

The Mast Family – Lynchburg Family Photographer

sabrena — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 15:23:42 +0000

Years ago, when S. Carter Studios had barely formed, Stephanie and Joshua asked me to do a session for them. I still distinctly remember being so nervous! Fast forward to Law School bringing them back to Lynchburg and the happy news that they were expecting. We all agreed they needed a last few pictures as just a family of two so we returned to the same place we’d gone on our first session! They have a natural, sweet way around each other and it made my job quite easy!

Stephanie looked fabulous. Seriously, baby William could have come any day when we were taking these pictures!

This one is my favorite.

Then fast forward a few more months and the Masts asked me to take some new photos of their family of three! It was a very cold day and William had his game face on. I think he’s just practicing modeling!

and, just because I think it’s an awesome picture I want to brag on Stephanie for a minute! She took this great photo of her sweet boy!

Pilley Family – Lynchburg Family Photographer

sabrena — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 06:25:47 +0000

I love when kids get together to surprise their parents with photos. I don’t have kids of my own now but I can’t imagine anything I would like better than beautiful pictures of my kids! I was more than happy to oblige when the Pilleys got together to surprise mom!

Love this of two sisters being fun with their brother, it reminds me of my family!

A beautiful lady with a baby boy bun in the oven!

Cannon Family – Lynchburg Family Photographer

sabrena — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 13:00:18 +0000

We’ve made it to the Cannons mini session, yes, we were REALLY busy with all these mini sessions last Fall! It was amazing to see how much Cooper had grown from our session the previous year. Their little family is growing to 4 as they welcome a baby girl this Fall! Congratulations guys!

Here’s one from the previous Fall!

and more from this past session

You’ll see shots like the one below from session to session and the real reason is that I LOVE how they turn out. The focused attention and telling facial expressions can’t be beat! I think Cooper is used to so much lovin!

Griffith Family – Lynchburg Family Photographer

sabrena — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 13:00:14 +0000

This little guy stole the show during our session with his family! It was our first mini session with the Griffiths and we hope to have many more to come!

Pierce Family – Lynchburg Family Photographer

sabrena — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 23:10:04 +0000

This cute family should be familiar if you’re a long time peruse-r of our blog. This was the third fall that we had the pleasure of working with their family. It’s been a joy to see their little family grow and the kids personalities shine through!

Here’s one from our first session:

and one from our second session just weeks after baby AJ was born:

And a few from our mini session from Fall of 2011

Curtis Family – Lynchburg Family Photographer

sabrena — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 16:43:57 +0000

This family is very dear to me! It’s been a joy getting to know them and documenting this precious time in their lives. If you want to be inspired and encouraged by honest reflections of a stay at home mom running a wonderful family of five children you should read Calli’s blog. This session was really fun especially because the children were adventurous, curious, and really well behaved. I think we could have kept at it for several more hours and still not have wanted it to end!

Love this mother daughter moment.

Note: These photos were taken in the Fall so everyone is a bit bigger, especially the baby!

Check out our spring specials if you’re interested in engagement photos, family photos, or a portrait session!

Ezra turns one – Lynchburg Portrait Photographer

sabrena — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 20:38:22 +0000

It’s time for the truth, there’s another man in my life. He’s a little too young for me but that doesn’t keep me from laying kisses all over his cheeks, fingers and toes! This summer I became part of Ezra’s life on a regular basis and I couldn’t be more thankful for the perspective he brings. I knew we’d be busy this summer and the temptation when you’re busy with weddings and editing weddings and looking at other people’s photos from weddings is to get caught up in a world that isn’t realistic and certainly doesn’t encourage any selflessness. So, God hooked me up with the best distraction ever: Ezra. As a secret project for his parents I brought my camera with me a few times to capture his silly faces and little glimpses of his life as a brand new 1 year old.

A normal day: I get there early and we play.

Then, when he gets a little grumpy he crawls up to me and this means its time to eat.

I mean really, look at that face!

Part of the reason I can’t eat bananas like I used to.

Then we get down and do some crawling.

We do this until we get grumpy again and then it’s time for lunch.

I promise, he’s teething, I’m not torturing him but just look at that expression. Have you ever sen anything so sad?

George ( a throwback from his dad’s time) keeps us company.

But the truth is, Ezra is a messy eater.

So somtimes lunch time is also followed by bath time.

Which is followed by nap time.

Nap time is very helpful for renewing.

Just one standard, 1 year photo session shot. Which is now hanging on my fridge.

I’m sure it won’t be long until he can crawl up in that chair all by himself, but until then, I’m thankful I get to be there to help!

Take A Look: Uppercase Living – Lynchburg Wedding Photographer

sabrena — Fri, 07 May 2010 14:56:49 +0000

I love having a unique name. There really aren’t very many Sabrena’s out there. Especially spelled with an E. It had its draw backs though. I never had personalized pencils in school or my name printed on my lunch box. I think as a result I became very fond (perhaps obsessed) with seeing my name in print! God must have laughed a little and given me my new last name Deal so that I would find my name in print everywhere. I’ll admit, it’s just as exciting! What does all this have to do with anything? Well, when I was engaged I attended a party that my friend Brittany threw. It was an Uppercase Living party. I loved it! Uppercase living is a fantastic company that creates vinyl expressions which you can apply to almost any surface. You can also create custom expressions by picking fonts, sizes, colors and whatever saying you’d like. The best part is that they are affordable. I should also mention they leave no damage on the surfaces (a bonus for renters!). I was so pleased with my first expression that I decided to host a party myself last year. We had a great time & Josh and I just put up the expression I received as a “gift” for hosting!

The first expression that I used was a stock Monogram with a custom expression: Est. 2009. I applied it to a window pane that I purchased for $3 at the Restore in Lynchburg. We used this as a decoration at the wedding and now it hangs in our dining room!

I invited my friend and S. Carter Studios bride Kelsey to the party and she bought letters which served as monograms on her unity sand containers.

We just recently hung the expression we got at the 2nd party I went to and I was just giddy to see it all come together. We had the piece of scrap wood hanging around, painted it black and applied our expressions to it. The For Ever & Ever part was a stock expression and we custom ordered the amen portion ourselves!

It hangs above our bed and I couldn’t think of a better place for it!

If those photos didn’t leave you feeling inspired check out a few photos I got courtesy of the Uppercase Living product showcase website.

As a monogram at a reception hall.

Living Room Decoration

In a little girl’s bedroom.

For the new baby’s room.

Or for a bridal shower decoration!

Please share your stories if you’ve used Uppercase Living! I am looking forward to browsing and seeing where else I can add more expressions! To find the nearest representative in your area click here!

Elijah Riley – Lynchburg Family Photographer

sabrena — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 16:37:31 +0000

Another familiar face for today’s catch up post: Elijah. If you have time you should read this post to find out more about him and his family but in a nutshell he’s God’s gift to Ed and Carrie who love him very very much and adopted him over a year ago! I photographed him in May and was glad to chase him around this December as we attempted to get him to smile! He’s such a serious young man but when that gap toothed smile shows up he’s all little boy! Enjoy!