My approach is deeply inspired by the way I like to document my own life, intentionally and through a creative eye. Getting photos taken can be a beautiful chance to slow down, let yourself feel absolutely in the moment, and celebrate the season of life you’re in, exactly as it is.
I’ll guide you through poses to capture those perfect portraits while checking in with you, making sure you feel comfortable, confident, and completely yourself the entire time. I’ll direct you through plenty of movement and less-posed prompts to set the scene for a photo gallery that looks like it’s composed of movie stills and feels authentic to your unique style. More than anything, I care about creating an experience that feels laid back, personal, and genuinely enjoyable, while capturing moments that reflect you in the most genuine way.
Meet Sara
The Girl Behind the Camera
Started business and college in the same month
aug 2023
Graduated high school
may 2023
Photo class in hs & got my first canon camera for christmas
2021
Prepping for my college graduation from the University of South Dakota with a degree in Media & Journalism and going full-time based out of Mitchell, South Dakota following graduation.
Present
First year doing photography basically full time alongside college
2025
First year taking it seriously and doing seniors, couples, second shooting weddings. transferred colleges and fell in love with moving around and meeting new people from new places
2024
Photographed sessions in kauai, hawaii and grew my skills shooting in destination locations and navigating doing business while traveling, march
jan 2026
In May 2023, I got to use my camera “for real” for the first time and take my best friend's grad photos. As clueless as I felt, I did it and I am so grateful that I did. I absolutely fell in love with photography and spent the summer before college building my portfolio learning everything I could. After transferring schools and stressing about future careers daily in college, I kept coming back to photography and realized that my end goal was to take this full time. In 2025, I launched my website & started actually getting consistent bookings!! It's been a roller coaster ever since and I couldn't be more grateful for the clients that took a chance on me during my early days.
I now get to document some of the most important moments of people’s lives & wouldn't trade it for the world.
Growing up on a little lake in South Dakota, I spent my summers wakesurfing and winters skating on makeshift ice rinks in our backyard. The slower pace of life, the changing seasons, and the quiet beauty in it all taught me to notice the little things, which inspires so much of my photography approach. In the past year, I’ve had the privilege to travel all over the US, and it has expanded my worldview and inspired so much of how and why I do what I do.
It’s such an honor to step into each of my clients’ stories and create photos that feel authentic and personal to every person I work with. Documenting life is such a privilege, and I seriously wouldn’t trade this job for the world.
I’ve always had a deep-rooted passion for documenting my life, and becoming a photographer just kind of came naturally.
April 10th & 11th
Minnesota
travel
Dates
Travel Bucketlist
HAWAII / MONTANA / COLORADO / CALIFORNIA / OREGON / WASHINGTON / ARIZONA / FLORIDA / NORTH CAROLINA / ITALY / GREECE / MAINE / CABO SAN LUCAS, MEXICO
Due to my focus on traveling, the following locations have significantly reduced travel fees:
August 24th-31st, September 17th-21st
Bozeman, Montana
July 24th-26th
Colorado
July 16th-19th
Black Hills, South Dakota
June
Michigan & Pierre, South Dakota
May 28th-June 2nd
San Francisco
We are so grateful that we chose Sara to capture our day. She’s was the sweetest and made us feel so comfortable. She was down for anything on our wedding day and was so supportive in all of our last minute plans. I cannot recommend her enough!!
"Every time we look back at our wedding photos it feels like we get to live our wedding day all over again we will truly cherish them for the rest of our lives!!"
Sara photographed our wedding and came so prepared, we were able to relax and enjoy our day. She is so kind and fun! We also appreciated her timely delivery of photos and her creative eye. She did an amazing job!
"She felt like a good friend and made everything so comfortable. "
My senior session was awesome. Sara had so many different ideas for posing and locations. I have done nothing but recommend her to many other upcoming seniors!
"She was hyping me up the whole time and it made the experience so much easier!!"
I have a current list of my 2026 travel plans & bucket list locations, and I offer waived or reduced travel fees (sometimes I offer super discounted sessions so watch my instagram story!) to all of those locations. Inquire with me to talk all about dates, destinations & details for a travel session or wedding!
Do you travel outside of South Dakota?
I edit pretty true to life, meaning each color and lighting situation will be editing differently to authentically reflect your day, time and location. I approach editing very intentionally with a goal of enhancing the natural beauty of the location and to keep you the focus of the photos. Warm golden hour tones, slightly grainy, filmy colors and dreamy greens are my vibe.
How do you edit?
I always have locations in mind and am constantly scouting for new places. If there’s a place that has a special memory tied to it, I always love to incorporate that into sessions.
What if I don’t have any locations in mind?
I take a very candid approach to my posing during sessions meaning there will be lots of movement within your session. I come to sessions with poses & prompts in mind to help you feel confident and comfortable. You don’t need any experience modeling to feel stunning in front of the camera!
What if I don’t know how to pose?
All galleries include a personalized print shop through a trusted professional high quality lab and allow you to get prints, cards, and photo albums shipping directly to your front door.
Do you offer prints or albums?
You’ll receive a sneak peek gallery to your email with a small handful of edited photos within 48 hours of your shoot or wedding day. I deliver all galleries through Pixieset with the ability to download high resolution and web size photos. Senior & Wedding clients will receive a thank you package in the mail which includes a flash drive of the full gallery as well.
How do we receive our photos?
How do you store and keep photos our safe?
My camera shoots to 2 SD cards at the same time, which ensures that your photos are stored in multiple places as soon as they’re captured. After your shoot or wedding day, I transfer your photos to 2 seperate hard drives as soon as I get home. No SD cards are cleared or files delivered until your final gallery is delivered. The safe keeping of your photos is of the upmost importance to me, and a big part of my post-production process includes backing up files.
