OUR AMAZING TEAM
These are the talented women and smiling faces behind Miles of Smiles Photography.
Over the last decade, Sarah has worked very hard to create and train an AMAZING team of talented Photographers and an incredible Studio and full-time business in Austin, Texas. And in 2020, Sarah opened her second Studio location in beautiful Durango, Colorado on Main Avenue. She is excited to be living in Durango and serving the Durango & Telluride areas with her professional photography and design. And she loves traveling back to Austin several times a year and serving her loyal clients there.
We can't wait to serve you and create magic and forever Art for your family. Here is a little more information about each of our talented team members.
SARAH - Owner, Photographer & Worldwide Educator
Sarah is the mastermind, owner, and master photographer behind Miles of Smiles Photography since it began in 2010. She is a double Studio owner, Photographer, Worldwide Newborn Photography & Business Educator, and LOVES getting to serve her amazing clients, create once in a lifetime artwork for them, and exercise her creativity through her business. She has worked very hard creating THE best team here at Miles of Smiles Photography, and you will love working with them in Austin if she's not available for your session! Sarah will still be the one coordinating every aspect of your Austin portrait experience except photographing the actual session itself. Same Studio, same gorgeous props and accessories, same exceptional customer service, same beautiful edits to your images, same outstanding Products and design for your home.
In Summer of 2020, Sarah and her family decided to follow a long-time dream of moving to the mountains of Colorado. Her family feels so blessed to be surrounded with such friendly people, beautiful scenery, and small-town living in Durango. Durango & Telluride: Contact Sarah here for more information and to schedule your session.
AUSTIN: Sarah travels back to Austin about 3 times a year to serve her best clients with photography sessions. {October, April, and July. Contact Sarah here to learn more and to get your spot reserved if you want to work with her. Spots are limited and fill about 6 months in advance due to her large group of long-time and repeat clients.}
What clients have to say about working with Sarah...
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A Note From The A Family...
"We enjoyed another exceptional experience working with Sarah and Lauren! {Check out a blog post from The A Family's adorable Newborn Session here.} After scheduling an outdoor session through Sarah, we met up with Lauren in a beautiful park setting. Our family of five had a terrific time during the session; Lauren’s cheerfulness is contagious! She very skillfully kept our children’s attention and moved us smoothly through our various shots — no small feat with a 5 year old, a 3 year old, and an 8 month old who refused to nap on the drive over!
Lauren captured beautiful, lighthearted photos of our family that we will cherish for many years to come. After our session with Lauren, Sarah seamlessly resumed her role by curating lovely fine art options for the photos from our shoot. Ordering through Sarah was easy as always — the only difficult part is figuring out space for all of the gorgeous photos!
The detailed communications from Sarah and her team regarding how the session will run, suggestions for outfits, things to bring, etc. are incredibly helpful for busy families to get the most out of their session. Thank you again ladies!"
LAUREN - AUSTIN: Associate Photographer & Lead Assistant
Lauren is our Newborn & Family Specialist, and our Lead Assistant in Austin, Texas. If she's photographing your session, she will greet you at the Studio or outdoors if meeting there. Or outdoors at a beautiful nature or downtown location. Lauren is amazing, and she has been working very closely with Sarah for a long time, and is one talented gal! And being a Mama of 3 little ones herself, she's SO good with the kiddos!
If you are working with Lauren, she will shoot the session itself, and then Sarah coordinates everything else. (Sarah coordinates the contact in the beginning, middle and end, processing images and finalizing the beautiful edits to your images, and ordering your gorgeous artwork.) Same Studio, same beautiful props and accessories, same incredible attention to detail, same edits and same amazing Products that you would get if working with Sarah herself.
What clients have to say about working with Lauren...
Learn more about Lauren here.
MADDIE - AUSTIN: Associate Photographer
Maddie is a super talented Photographer, and we are excited to have her on our MOSP Team in Austin, Texas! Maddie is our Downtown Specialist, and will also be specializing in Maternity, Headshots, Seniors, and Fresh 48 sessions (hospital sessions with baby/families within 48 hours of their birth).
And let me tell you... she is AMAZING! What drew me to hire Maddie: Her AMAZING posing skills, the way she takes a normal pose and transforms it into something extraordinary, and her amazing fashion photography!
What clients have to say about working with Maddie...
Learn more about Maddie here.
KAT - Editor Extraordinaire
Kat has been an absolutely INCREDIBLE part of Miles of Smiles Photography for over 4 years now! We could not do what we do, serve as many people as we serve, or keep up with life, work, and images like we do without this talented team member.
90% of a perfect image is getting it right IN CAMERA FIRST... which is what we do when we photograph your sweet families, babies, etc. But - we all need help with editing flaky or red baby skin, blemishes, flyaway hairs, fuzzies on clothes, extending backdrops, and more. And this is where Kat's many talents come in. Sarah and Kat have worked very closely together since 2016, and Kat knows EXACTLY how we want our images to look. Sarah oversees all final edits to images as well, so that they come out looking just like these.
We are so grateful for Kat's time and expertise, and we love having her as part of our amazing and talented team here at Miles of Smiles Photography!
MCLAREN - AUSTIN: Assistant
McLaren is our Photography Assistant, and she will be an extra set of helping hands and eyes for your Photographer at sessions in the Studio in Austin, and some sessions outdoors. She's a Mama of 2, and she's super fun, sweet, and loves kiddos.