<p class="p1">I first came across the work of photographer <a href="http://sarahsloboda.com/" target="_blank">Sarah Sloboda</a> in 2010, when I was working on an article for Stationery Trends on The Brooklyn Pop-Up Wedding Series, a collaboration between The Wedding Library, <span style="color: #000000;">303Grand, Brooklyn Bride and Martha Stewart Weddings. The month-long event featured a bevy of promotions, including five real weddings in a Martha Stewart Weddings&#8217; Pop-Up Chapel. Sarah Slobada was one of the photographers who shot them, and I remember being struck by her work as I compiled the piece. </span></p>
<p class="p1">I forgot all about this until last year, when I received an email from a local toy store, letting me know Sarah was setting up portrait sessions there. It took me a moment to place her name — but once I did, I knew we had to sign up!</p>
<p class="p1">Turns out Sarah is a Cleveland girl, like me, but lives an amazing lifestyle, jetting around the world to take her signature rock-and-roll photographs of children and families. A true renaissance woman, Sarah also works as a script doctor and writing coach and also pens a really amazing blog, <a href="http://sarahsloboda.com/blog/" target="_blank">Hatch</a> — but I&#8217;ll let her tell you a bit more about her philosophy &; perspective.</p>
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<p class="p3">Now Sarah has released an amazing range of <a href="http://www.redbubble.com/people/sarahsloboda" target="_blank">greeting cards</a> on Red Bubble, taken during her peripatetic adventures and paired with pithy copy. Like all of her work, they don&#8217;t really look like anything else I&#8217;ve ever seen. Choose from color-drenched vistas in London, Paris or Los Angeles. They are printed on a lovely sturdy stock, $3.50 each.</p>
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<p>And I would be remiss to not mention that her photographs are beyond incredible! She shot these of my daughter Veronica and dog Scout a few months back, and my main issue is which ones to order — I love them all so! I couldn&#8217;t even whittle down selections for this post without Sarah&#8217;s help. She really manages to capture the essence of her subjects for posterity — not an easy task!<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-5484" src="http://thepaperchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/schwartz_0003_proof.jpg" alt="schwartz_0003_proof" width="800" height="1200" /> <img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-5485" src="http://thepaperchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/schwartz_0008_proof.jpg" alt="schwartz_0008_proof" width="1200" height="800" /> <img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-5486" src="http://thepaperchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/schwartz_0010_proof.jpg" alt="schwartz_0010_proof" width="1200" height="800" /> <img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-5487" src="http://thepaperchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/schwartz_0013_proof.jpg" alt="schwartz_0013_proof" width="800" height="1200" /></p>
<p>Sarah also does headshots for that perfectly polished social media persona. Check out Sarah&#8217;s photo tour <a href="http://sarahsloboda.com/modernfamilyphotos/#more-4911" target="_blank">here</a> &#8230; maybe she will be in your town soon!</p>
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