Monday, Monday

Aren't Mondays great...?

Are you feeling lucky?!

I'm in Las Vegas this weekend! This is my first trip to Vegas and I am so excited! I'm not very lucky though, so gambling is not really my thing. But what about you guys? Are you feeling lucky?

I hope so, because Sara Norris Photography is having its first ever giveaway! 

'What can I win?' you ask. The lucky winner can choose their favorite item from my Etsy shop! Yep, that's right, ANY item! So, what are you waiting for? Hurry up and enter already! The giveaway will end at midnight (PST) on Sunday, September 20th and I will announce the winner on Monday.

All you have to do to enter is:

* Visit my Etsy shop (www.saranorris.etsy.com) and pick out your favorite item. 

* Leave a comment on this blog post with your email and the item you chose! 

The comments will be numbered and the winner will be chosen at random (with a random number generator, of course! haha!). Only one comment per person please and if you don't leave your email address you will be disqualified.

Good Luck!

I'm your BIGGEST fan!

Are you guys on Facebook? Well, just yesterday I created a Facebook Fan Page for Sara Norris Photography!  Yet another new thing for me this week.

By becoming a Fan, you'll have access to great deals and discounts, giveaways, new additions to my shop, and the latest news about Sara Norris Photography right in your Facebook News Feed!  

So, how do you become a Fan, you ask? Its simple. Just click here or on any of the links in this blog post to go straight to my Facebook Fan Page.  Thanks to everyone who is already a fan! I really appreciate your support.

We Are FAMILY!

I photographed the most awesome family last week! I'm still getting myself up and running in New Mexico, but I drove to Roswell for the day to take some shots of these guys.

They were such good sports! I even had them jumping off of this platform at one point!

Aren't they all gorgeous! They look just like an ad for jeans or something!

I had a great afternoon with you guys! Thank you so much!

Thanks Vintage Indie!

I'm so excited!  Today I was featured on Vintage Indie! 

Quote for the day: "Inspiration could be called inhaling the memory of an act never experienced." --Ned Rorem (an American Composer)

Slightly Askew in a Treasury

I think this is a great treasury, and I am happy to be a part of it.

I Have a New Book

Reading is one of my favorite past times.  But since I left Boston, the time I once spent reading while zipping from place to place on the train has been replaced with endless miles of traffic.  (Ugh!)  Since I don't condone reading while driving, I haven't had the time to devote to really sitting down, relaxing and reading a good book.  So, I've taken up the habit of half-reading five or six books at a time.  I only get through the first couple of chapters of most of them.  Then they take up residence on my night stand.  I look at them longingly when I tuck myself in at night, but I'm always too exhausted to pick one up and actually finish it.

This Christmas I received a book store gift card.  Immediately my mind was filled with thoughts of spending hours perusing the store, which I love to do, and buying stacks magazines instead of just flipping through them while standing next to the rack.  

So, gift card in hand, I took a trip down to the book store and picked up a copy of Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen's book: Influence.  The book was cleverly printed with your choice of Olsen twin on the cover.  When I checked out the clerk made sure to ask me if I chose the cover with the twin I wanted (I chose Ashley). 

I have followed both of their careers for quite some time now.  These two women never cease to amaze me.  They have accomplished so much in their short lives.  I can only dream to be half as motivated and ambitious as they are.  I mean, when do they have time to sleep?  

I haven't finished the book yet (note the first paragraph) but I am fascinated by the lives of the people they chose to interview.  There is such an eclectic group of people with amazing stories and experiences to share.  I am drawn to fashion and art and even more so to the people who create it.  I think this book is going to be a really great edition to my bedside table.  I think one day I'll finish it.  Maybe.

Golden

There is a new print available in my shop today!  Golden trees are everywhere during fall in Boston, but I thought this one was particularly beautiful.

Golden

Tree of yellow leaves.

They will all fall to the ground.

Crisp and crunchy sound.

"Golden" was taken on a walk through Boston Common. The park is so beautiful. Its one of the things that I miss most about living there.  I highly recommend that you take a stroll through this park if you haven't done so yet.  Put it on your life's to do list.

Quote for the Day:

"Photography is a way of feeling, of touching, of loving. What you have caught on film is captured forever...it remembers little things, long after you have forgotten everything."

--Aaron Siskind

Carousel

This is the most beautiful, dreamy carousel. I love the texture and soft colors in this image. The lights and the mirrors are so lovely. 

My "Merry-Go-Round" print is panoramic shaped.  The image is 4"x 17" printed on 7"x 20" paper. This would look so beautiful displayed in a little girl's room. 

You can find my "Merry-Go-Round" print for sale in my Etsy shop. This print is also available in smaller sizes, just email me for pricing.