I recently had the opportunity to sit down for a Q & A with Lowepro Camera Bags.  I have used their bags from the very beginning and couldn’t be happier with the quality and innovative products they produce to make my photography life easier.  It is an honor to be able to chat with them about my career so far and what is coming up next.

HERE IS A SNEAK PEEK

“Editor’s note: Here writes the bride…

“She is beyond creative and has a natural eye for artistic imagery.”

“She is everything you want your wedding photographer to be – approachable, funny, kind…and a spectacular photographer.”

“She has a beautiful vision and portrays it wonderfully in her work.”

Above is a small sampling of client praise for Wedding, Portrait & Fine Art Photographer Sarah Dawson. Her work has been featured in print and online publications such as the New York Times, Vanity Fair, Under the Gum Tree, The Knot and Wedding Wire.

On any given day, you can find Sarah in one of the cities she calls home: San Francisco or Paris. You can view her beautiful gallery of wedding, portrait and travel images on her web site and Facebook page. You can see up-to-the-minute posts on her Instagram (and follow her daily “petite reveries” with hashtags: #petitereveries #wayfarerreveries). And today, you can read about her inspiration, approach to business and workflow here. Sarah was kind enough to take a moment from a full season of projects to share her perspective and experience.

Enjoy.

Wedding and Portrait photography is such a huge business. How did you get inspired to start your business?
I studied film in college but didn’t consider it a viable career and so followed my footsteps elsewhere. Finally, I left a career in politics six years ago to pursue this “crazy idea” that I could do what I love for a living instead. Early on in that journey I met and was mentored by Scott Robert Lim. He invited me to come to Paris and learn from him at one of his workshops. It was after that experience abroad, the intensive teaching I received with him and the motivation to follow through that I launched myself full time into my desire to create. I could not have imagined that by pursuing my passion it would allow me to also participate and celebrate people’s lives in such a raw way. Whether it is a wedding, a portrait session or capturing the texture of light hitting the rainy cobblestone streets at night, my little world is richer from these experiences alone. It’s been an incredible adventure and I’m so thankful I followed it through.”

 

 

I invite you to read the rest of the interview on their blog by clicking here