More Images from Mid-America Race @ Lasoski POSTED!

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The new images start on page five of the online gallery! There are now about 700 of the 800 total images posted, and I am doing my best to get more up daily.

Plus, keep an eye out for a new gallery in the store that will showcase your finishing options. This will include examples of all the text styles you can choose from if you want to add your name/track name etc to your image plus this gallery will also so some of the special effects you can choose to add to your images! Look for this to be up by the middle of next week!!!

Mid-America Speedway Nationals Comes to Lasoski Speedway

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This weekend the Mid-America Speedway Nationals brought some great go-kart racing to our own Lasoski Speedway in Warrensburg! Saturday was a beautiful day to race and photograph! The hot news from the day includes the spectacular showing from two young LADIES out of North Carolina. There was a resounding “Did you see that GIRL? She is fast!!!” from crowds of Mid-America racers who are not accustomed to seeing many ladies on the tracks. (One of these ladies is seen below sitting on the pole for the feature race in her fittingly marked “Hammer Time” kart)

Wendell Shorthose also had a great day, picking up the fast lap time of the day (and unofficially in track history) with a “blazingly” fast lap time of 10.127 second lap during his qualifying race in his Killam Racing Engines powered Icon.

And unfortunately each big race seems to need a bit of excitement that usually ends with a bit of damage, and this race was no different, as you can see below a flip out of turn two gave the crowd quite a show. The driver, being the eternal racer, kept the kart running through the flip in hope of hopping back in to finish the race.

Click HERE to see more images from the May 31 race day at my ONLINE STORE!

There are about 800 images total (with only about 120 posted now) so check back soon as I will do my best to get them up as quick as possible!

Also, keep an eye out for my “effects” post where you can see the different available effects to add to your images FREE to get more than just the traditional racing images!!! These are unlike anything you have ever seen.

Caitlin Gerlach & Greg Bird Wedding

I started of the wedding season with a great couple. This last weekend I had the opportunity to photograph a former UCM student’s special day. Caitlin and Greg got married in Smithton, Missouri and even though the weather was a bit dreary the rain held off long enough for us to get some great images around the town’s old baptist church.

Click HERE to view & order images from the Bird’s special day at my ONLINE STORE!

2007 Tulsa Shootout Images Posted

While sorting through and processing the photographs from the 2008 Tulsa Shootout races, I uncovered a folder of 2007 Tulsa Shootout Images! So I am “cleaning out my closet” so to say and finally posting these images.

You can find images from both the 2007 and 2008 Tulsa Shootout at my ONLINE STORE!

2008 Tulsa Shootout Photos - GoKarts, Winged Karts & More

Better late than never! I have finally begun to sort through the THOUSANDS of images I took at this year’s Tulsa Shootout, and this is the first of what will be many uploads of images to my online gallery/store.

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Most of the images I took in Tulsa were in the pit area, but keep an eye out for my future uploads because there are some images during races and I have most of the classes represented.

Here are my favorites from my first batch:

Sarah Jane Photography - David Gaughan (Dad) Wedding

My dad recently got married, and while I was not there as a photographer I did get a few images of the event including the following.

Family and Friends: You can order images from the wedding through my ONLINE STORE.

Added the Canon 70-200 f2.8 Lens to my Arsenal

I did it!!! I bought the big one! Today, i bought the Canon 70-200mm 2.8 lens!

I’m so excited about owning this lens, and no longer depending on borrowing this very important piece of equipment from the University. Hopefully, the work I get this summer will cover the cost of the costly equipment.

I was very excited so I had to share!!

Photographers: Check out my “For Photographer’s” site for information on two companies I discovered in my search for this lens. One great company, and one company to avoid.

Final Race Images Posted!!! Including images of the excitement from late in the day.

Ok, I have finally posted ALL of the images from the May 3 race at Lasoski Speedway. Again, I am sorry for the delay (technology is great until it fails). This last upload includes images of Zac’s (kart #9) roll-over.

SPECIAL: To introduce my new series collection, racers that order a 5×15 or 5×30 series before June 1 will get 10% off! Remember, these two designs come in your choice of horizontal or vertical and each series print comes framed and ready to hang!! Call or e-mail me to get details on how to redeem this limited time offer!

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More 5/5/2008 Lasoski Race Images Now on Sarah Jane Photography Online Store

Hello Racers!

I appologize for the delay, I encountered some computer problems in the middle of posting your images but I worked out the kinks and now more images from the Lasoski Speedway race are posted on my online store. There is still one more batch to come (including the wreck that shook up one young driver).

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Also, check out our new designs to add a little flare to your race display. Impress everyone as you show of that incredible pass through a “Series View.” Don’t have a series of three images to use in this display, just pick your three favorites! This design comes in three sizes and can be either vertical or horizontal: 4×10, 5×15, and 5×30 (The 5×15 and 5×30 images come framed and ready to hang).

University of Central Missouri - Another Part of my Life

Well you guys get a view into the photography aspects of my life on a weekly basis, but while I am a photographer (and that is probably the most prominent aspect of my life) I am also a student at the Univeristy of Central Missouri. I actually work in the Campus Visit Office helping introduce new and prospective students to the campus.

This does relate back to photography, because I wanted to share this flickr site with you: http://www.flickr.com/photos/10891463@N08. This site contains beautiful images of the UCM campus.

Also, for those of you interested in student life, some of my fellow students/co-workers are also fellow bloggers, blogging about their life at UCM. You can check out their latest news here: http://www.cmsu.edu/undergrad/live/.

 

Go Kart Photographs from Race at Lasoski Speedway May 3, 2008

Click HERE to view images from the most recent race at Lasoski Speedway.

Currently, there are about 100 images of the 500 that I took so keep checking back to see more. Hopefully the rest will be up by the middle of the week!

Also, I will soon be posting images from the 2007 Tulsa Shootout, including images from the kart and quad races.

Jefferson City High School Seniors - Great Special from Sarah Jane Photography

Hey Seniors!

It’s time… time to take those great senior portraits, and Sarah Jane Photography is here to make sure you have the best senior portrait experience possible! Getting started in simple and easy. Simply call Sarah at (573) 690-7427 or e-mail her at sarahjanephotos@aol.com to schedule your session or request a senior brochure!

Plus, check out these great specials:

2009 Seniors: Schedule your session before July 4th to get 25% off your session fee PLUS 8 FREE wallets!!!

2008 Seniors: It’s not too late, you can still get the once in a lifetime senior portrait experience! Get the above specials on your senior portraits also!

Sarah Jane Photography - 2008 Portfolio

Bellies & Babies Tour w/ Sandy “Sam” Puc’

Seven to Eight hours in a room with 450 professional photographers with one of the best baby photographer’s of our time sharing her secrets to a great baby plan…HEAVEN!  I spent my afternoon, evening and most of the night yesterday in Kansas City at the Bellies & Babies Tour with Sandy (Sam) Puc’ and aside from Imaging USA this was one of the greatest learning experiences of my photographic life.

For those of you who are not photographers, or those photographers who do not share the absolute passion and love for the field that I do, this may seem an extreme statement. But for the handful of you that share my passion for photography and have been to a similar conference you know that you leave the program with a regenerated drive, a desire to try most if not all the ideas you were shown, and simply feel the need to go shoot.

For those of you who get the chance to see Sandy Puc’… her show is worth the ticket price and more, she offers great ideas, shares her tirals and “what not to do” stories and walks the audience through a successful baby plan. She will be returning on tour next year with a maternity plan, then a child plan, and the following year with a family plan.

For those of you that are interested in viewing Sandy’s work and/or signing up to see her on tour here are some websites that might be of interest to you:

http://bellies-babies.com/index.html

http://www.expressionsphotos.com/home.shtml

For my clients: You will all be happy to know that with the inspiration from this program I will be designing a baby plan this summer and looking for models to use in the creation of my promotional products and studio samples. Look for an AD in the Jefferson City News Tribune and for more information to come here on my blog!

Senior Portraits - Jefferson City Missouri - Advanced Color Portrait Senior Assignment

My most recent advanced color portrait assignment was one of the most fun. Senior portraits are my true passion and my first love in photography. I had a blast hanging out with Danielle (and my new assistant Allysa). We spend the afternoon checking out new shooting locations in the Jefferson City area, starting with the basics of the governor’s garden, railroad station, and then heading down to the industrial park to get some edgier portraits (my favorite).

Here are a few of my favorite images from the session (it was hard to pick just a few favorites). Click here to view more images from this session!

Wedding Album Designs - Advanced Color Portrait

My most recent advanced color portrait assignment helped me get a jump start on my sample wedding album. The following two album layouts are the first of 10 page spreads that will end up in my studio’s first sample album. In my 2008 wedding price list, I offer a variety of square albums from 5×5 parent albums to 10×10 coffee table albums.

I eventually hope to but together a set of my favorite layouts to market to other photographers who want to spend more time behind the camera than in front of the computer. Also, I will soon be putting together a senior pressbook so look for those layouts to come!

Recent Arkansas Valley Feathers Commercial Photo Shoot - High Key Child Assignment

Here are some of my favorite images from my recent photo shoot for Arkansas Valley Feathers/Zucker Feather Products. These are a few from the children’s portion of the shoot and there will be more to come from the adult portion. These also happen to fit in with my most recent advanced color portrait assignment - high key (white background) children.

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Beautiul Baby Girl - High Key Child Portrait (Adv Portrait Class)

Today, I had the chance to photograph this beautiful baby girl. Although she was not too thrilled with the idea of getting her portraits done, we had a good time anyways. She smiled off camera, but not so much on camera, she was quite the diva and is bound to break some hearts in years to come.

These images also fulfill my latest advanced portrait assignment to photograph a child/baby on high key (white background). I will soon be posting another set of high key children’s portraits from my commercial/advertising photo shoot this weekend

Click here to view more images from this photo shoot!

Lasoski Go Kart 2008 Season Opened Saturday: It was the first race for one young racer.

Lasoski Speedway opened the 2008 go-kart racing season this last Saturday with a four hour practice day. The day allowed area karters to get in a day’s practice before the racing season begins next week, but for one racer the day marked his first time on the track.

With dad cheering on trackside, this young racer took the first laps of his first season.

Images from practice can be viewed/purchased at my online store.

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Also, check back soon to see new product designs here just in time for the 2008 race season.

Inspiration - Fine Art - Sarah Jane Photography

I was inspired by the line of the lamp in the images in my last post (http://sjanephotography.wordpress.com/2008/04/04/advanced-studio-techniques-set-building/). And (wanting to do something different) this is what I ended up with.

Advanced Studio Techniques - Set Building

Commercial/advertising photography of “Glow” perfume by JLo.

This is the result of my latest advanced studio techniques assignment. The assignment was to build a believable set within the studio environment. I also had the chance to have fun with some of my favorite lightroom presets (and try some new ones).

I have to pick one of these image as my final image to submit (and I can’t decide which one is my favorite) so vote for your favorite! Also, let me know if you like the “tweaked” images or the “originals.”

Thanks!

Sarah Jane Photography - Designer Series

I am currently working to redesign and improve my senior pricing structure and this includes adding a lot more designer products. These are some of the items that will appear in the 2008 price list. These products will appear in the Designer Series and each will come frames and ready for hanging. Let me know what you think!

8×8 or 10×10 Composite Series

5×15 Art Strip

5×30 Deluxe Art Strip

Steve McCurry’s National Geographic Image - The Subject of My Latest Photography Project

My latest project is to emulate one of Steve McCurry’s most recognizable and famous images. The first image is (obviously) Steve McCurry’s image, and the second image is my emulation of this striking image. This proved to be a difficult task but Sarah (my model) was great, she even volunteered to put paper towels in her mouth to round out her strong jaw-line. We painted her face with brown water-color paints and even used some chapstick to try to get a little “sweat” shine. The fabric proved the toughest aspect, but overall it was a fun learning experience and a challenge.

Sarah Jane Photography - Award Winning

I had some success at the UCM Photographic Expo Competition this year. I took first place in both the Fashion and Commercial categories with the following images:

“Top Gun” - 1st Place Fashion

“Rough Rider” - 1st Place Commercial

This is an improvement on my 1st and 2nd place wins at last year’s competition. This year most of my focus was on working to organize the show and the two winning entries were printed and mounted at the very last minute. My hope is that next year I will have more time to put more images in the competition and hopefully come out with more wins.

Undergrads 2008-09 Swimsuit Calendar

As I said, this semester has been full of interesting photography opportunities, with the most exciting being a swimsuit calendar for a bunch of great girls. To raise money to help save a friend from having to move out, Megan (a friend of mine from work and also Ms. December) worked with all these girls and my self to organize photo shoot and to ultimately put together the best swimsuit calendar this state has ever seen.

Below is a taste of what you will find behind the cover of this calendar, but if this just isn’t enough…check out my online store where you can purchase your own Undergrads Calender for $20. All the money goes to keeping one of these girls in her current home by covering her expenses.

To help these great girls by purchasing your own calendar please place your order here.