Sweet Pea Children's Portraiture

Visit: http://www.sweetpeapics.com

Sweet Pea Children's Portraiture was born in the spring of 2004. Owned and operated by Sarah Stevens, the tiny business that was created to satisfy the requests of friends and acquaintances to photograph their children is thriving in it's third year.

Born and raised in Nebraska, Sarah has enjoyed photography from a very young age. Polaroid and 110 film point and shoot cameras were the equipment of choice as a child. At UNL she studied art and design, but ultimately it was parenthood that brought her love of photography back into clear focus.

Sarah studied and learned the basics working with a 35mm SLR, and 120mm TLR cameras. Currently, digital is the format of choice. "Clients like to look at their children's portraits and have their choice of black and white or color for that particular image. I like digital because I have creative control over each image individually without being at the mercy of the type of film I have in the camera or the way it is processed. I still shoot black and white film at home with my kids, there is just something about it that lends character - and the sound of that shutter capturing a moment can't be beat."