I launched onelove in 2002 as a college student at San Francisco State, where I was completing my degree in Photojournalism.
Hey there!
I'm Sara, and this is onelove photography.
I was a girl in love with Monet and - sports. I worked as a freelancer for Getty Images for 7 years while I shot alongside the legendary rock and roll and sports photographer, Michael Zagaris (of Led Zeppelin, The Clash, The Who, Bob Dylan, and the list goes on...) He is a master of natural light, and taught me the same. We shot the Oakland A's and San Francisco 49ers together while I managed his photo archive.
Weddings took over, and I eventually left the sporting world - but my training as a photojournalist, and as a trained expert in natural light, has me crazy about what I refer to as "fleeting moments." It started as the touchdown, or the double-play. It happens in an instant -- and will pass you by if you aren't anticipating it. We were trained to be experts in anticipation. Now I see the tears falling down a mother's face as she sees her son dressed and ready for his bride - or the way a bride reaches out for her groom's hand underneath their sweetheart table during reception speeches. Fleeting moments. There is no way to pose them -- they fly by -- unless you are waiting for them.
Soon after launching the company in 2002, I began to round up fellow photographic artists, trained in the photojournalism world, and we banded together to shoot under a very specific aesthetic inspired by our love of Impressionism. We are a family of Neo-Impressionists. We are trained for candid, natural photography - following those fleeting moments. We use Monet's lighting and painting techniques as our model for use of light, atmosphere and abstraction in our photography. A decade has now passed, and our cameras are continuing to create Impressionistic interpretations every day.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE WEDDING MEMORY SO FAR?
Mud fight!!! One of my all-time favorites was Chelsea and Tyler, who not only had breakfast for dinner, she wore a short little white wedding dress and they had a mud fight immediately after their wedding exit!?! You don't see that everyday! Pretty rad.
WHAT IS YOUR AREA OF PERFECT HAPPINESS?
Sipping a glass of wine on a back patio with my husband and my family...and occasionally breaking into a fierce Dance-Off with my six nieces and nephew when necessary.
IN WHAT HISTORICAL PERIOD WOULD YOU MOST LIKE TO HAVE LIVED?
The 20's! One of my all-time favorite movies is Midnight in Paris, an aesthetically beautiful movie set in the 20's in Paris. Filled with famous artists (Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, etc...) and absolutely dreamy in every way.
WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE BAY AREA HANGOUT(S)?
Danville is secret a foodie haven! I'll start at Locanda Ravello for the most authentic Italian Food in the East Bay. Then, a cocktail at Revel Restaurant + Bar. Bridges and Piatti's rival for the absolute best hamburgers in the Bay Area.
WHERE DO YOU FEEL MOST INSPIRED?
Where the mountains meet the purple sand and sea: Big Sur. It's the most incredible place I've ever traveled to, and find myself gazing out into the blue abyss at Nepenthe and forgetting time in heavenly happiness.
WHAT IF I TOLD YOU THAT YOU COULD TRAVEL ANYWHERE RIGHT NOW?
Spain! Inspired by the food, the music, the art. One of my favorite restaurants in the Bay Area is Spanish-Basque, Pinxto Pote, and the owners have been telling me the most incredible stories of their culture and I am dying to experience the beauty!
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