Welcome to my Journal

I love being creative. Photography has been such an excellent outlet for the artist in me. You will find blogs about photo sessions, studio sets, creative editing including composites and photoshop, projects, random journaling, and occasional recipes. Please reach out if there is something you'd like me to write or showcase here! I am more than happy to share editing secrets and processes.

Snail Wars

July 06, 2022 • Leave a Comment

SNAIL WARS JAN, 2019 THIS PHOTO WAS RECOGNIZED BY PPSDC. PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHERS OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY. IT RECEIVED AN AWARD OF MERIT I created this image in January of 2019. It is a composite of 5 different photographs. I had been doing a lot of composite work, mostly with my newborn/baby clients using digital backgrounds. Photoshop has alw...

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Eva Lucia

May 21, 2022 • 1 Comment

Fallbrook is known for being a small friendly town. So friendly that when you ask to hold a stranger's baby at the bar... well, they will let you. I had the pleasure to meet this lovely family at one of our favorite restaurants in town, Casa de Estrellas. It was a Saturday afternoon, and we were on our way home from my son's baseball game and, it j...

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Dry Desert Lake Bed Maternity Session

March 29, 2020 • Leave a Comment

MATERNITY SESSION IN THE DRY DESERT LAKE BED VEGAS 2020 WPPI https://www.sbphotographics.com/desertlakebed I had the pleasure of attending WPPI in Vegas this February with a very talented group of photographers! A friend of mine, Amy Dawnelle (Modern Heirloom Photography), my sister Shannon and her Husband Alex Arnold (Arnold Studios), their f...

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Isolation baking Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins

March 25, 2020 • Leave a Comment

Baking in Isolation Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins With the recent outbreak of Coronavirus forcing us into isolation, it has also brought fourth some great quality times and homemaking activities. Trying to make the most out of what we have during this trying time, I have decided to start a YouTube channel of the kids. Having fun little experime...

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My Struggles of Working from Home

January 21, 2020 • Leave a Comment

Happy 2020! Oh boy did this year bring in a lot of resolutions for me, my business and family! Although I didn't list my resolutions out, it consists of being better at everything and putting more of myself out there! So this blog is about my struggles of working from home as a stay at home mom, photographer, business owner! Oh the Struggles of W...

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High School Senior portrait time!

August 15, 2019 • Leave a Comment

It is now time to schedule your high school senior portrait session! Get the location you want and don't wait until last minute for limited availability! I absolutely love photographing high school seniors. They have such cool vibes. From confident and eager to laid back and shy. It is a turning point in their lives where they gain a since of fr...

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MorganCharrette

April 11, 2019 • 8 Comments

What a beautiful desert flower Morgan is! She is class of 2019 graduating from Great Oak High. We had her photo session in Borrego Springs National Park! All the wild flowers were so gorgeous! All the pics turned out amazing! The wind was a bit wild this day and her hair was blowing which created great depth to all her images!! What a wonderful sho...

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Newborns don't always cooperate!!

June 13, 2018 • 3 Comments

People always ask me how I get the babies to cooperate so well during my Newborn sessions so I thought I'd share with you... It's not always that simple. Especially when there are two and/or doing an on location photo shoot like this shoot featured below. Double the work but it's always worth it!! For those of you who have experienced a newborn po...

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Newborn Photography Safety and Editing

October 13, 2017 • Leave a Comment

Beautiful newborn portraits don't just happen. They take a lot of time and patience. Safety of our newborn babies during our sessions is extremely important and assistance is required in a lot of these poses. This newborn pose was done with moms assistance. She simply supported her babies head from falling off to the side using a very light tough...

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Sarah Bracci Photographics Newborn Studio

October 11, 2017 • Leave a Comment

It is so great to be able to do what we do! Thank you to all the families who put their trust in us to be your photographer! We know there are a lot of alternative options out there, and I am so thankful for your support! This is a little insight to our Fallbrook Studio for newborns. Thank you for watching!

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