Has it really been since November since my last post???  I admit, it is so much easier posting pics to my Facebook page instead of the blog and I'll try to be better about posting here.  So...please check my Facebook page out if you haven't yet!  www.facebook.com/sdwyattphotography

I usually don't post personal things on this site, but today I figured it is okay. ;)  Last week I traveled to California with my dear friend to watch her run the Big Sur Marathon.  Her and her friend actually decided to run the 10.6 miler (I still wouldn't be able to do that!) but it will still fun watching them reach the finish line.  As I stood there waiting for them, a ball of emotions built up inside of me thinking of the Boston Marathon.  I was so happy to see them run and make the finish and they proudly wear their "Boston Strong" headbands!  So proud of them!

After the race, we drove back to San Fran and took a little scenic route to see the Redwoods.  I saw them when I was 3 y.o. and was still fathomed by their beauty!  If you look close enough, you can see a fence at the bottom of the tree to give you an idea just how amazing these trees are.  And if you haven't seen them yet, I highly recommend seeing them as a bucket list idea.  

Lastly, confession:  I do not like flying to California.  When I do, I need to bring stuff with me to keep me from being bored.  I'm used to 2 hour flights and this flight was 4 hrs and 45 min!!!  Fortunately, I brought some editing to do which kept me busy half of the trip.  That is, until I had 3 min. of battery left on my laptop.  After I was finished editing a session, I somehow found some old photos on my computer from 2011!   I found this picture of Miss "M" (you can see her original post here:   Miss "M").  It is amazing how far I have come with my photography and I'm excited to see where it will go!  I was able to take an older photo and add some new editing to it.  I loved it!  I love her face as she looks at her mom.  Her mom is actually one of the people that encouraged me the most with my photography and got me started!  So thank you Angela!  

Enough blabbing and time to post the photos already!  Enjoy!!!!

This is something I have been wanting to do for awhile and it still needs some work, but this is what I have thus far.  Meet my friends!  The furry friends!!!

These are all the dogs I take care of when their parents go on vacation.  There are a few that I don't have pictures of (because my external hard drive crashed) :'( but I can always add more pictures later.  I love dogs and love each of these dogs as if they are my own.  

"A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself."  - Josh Billings

And then there is Titan.  His mommy is a dear friend to me and my photography mentor.  I figured this video was better than a picture.  I was on the phone with Cooper & Reagan's mom to schedule a doggy play date, and I kept hearing a weird sound.  I turned around and realized (I was talking with my hands I guess) he was chasing my shadow!  Titan loves chasing shadows and looooves the snow!

Just a little project I thought of and wanted to do.  It turned out perfect!  :)  What a fun day it was too!!!  "R" and "S" are great and super fun and funny!  I could not have photographed a more perfect couple!!!  And it was the perfect location too!!!  I love this song and thought it would be cute to capture it in photos :)

*Please note, engagement (like) photos are not my specialty*

I don't even know how to begin this post!  Here we go....before I started working at the high school, I was a social worker for three years for adults with mental illness and developmental disabilities.  Because of my work at the agency, I developed a huge passion for this population.  They are some of the happiest people I know, and in return, they make me happy.  Once I started working at the high school, for about three years, as best as I could, I would volunteer on Wed. with the special ed. class.  I love these kids!  I had an idea about two years ago, that I wanted to take "senior portraits" of them.  With my passion for special needs, high schoolers and photography, I knew with the perfect timing, we would be able to make this work.  The teachers and I finally selected a date and time and the kids were so excited to have their pictures professionally taken and to get all dressed up!  It was a beautiful spring day and the weather was perfect and of course, so were the kids.  You may notice a few pictures taken of me working with the kids as well.  I wanted to capture what goes into taking these pictures.  Thanks to Michael Carmody (check out his page:  http://opportunityknocksnow.org/) for assisting with the background pics.  Also, thanks to Miss "D" and her classroom as well and all the TAs that assisted to make this session a huge success!  The biggest thanks goes to the kids!  Going thru the photos, my eyes welled up at the beauty of the kids and I felt so blessed I was able to capture these priceless moments.  Enjoy!

Senior session!  I do not specialize, nor do I normally photograph senior sessions, but "T" has been one of my student trainers for the past 2 years.  When she asked me to take her and twin brother's senior pics, I couldn't resist!  Obviously these are not your average senior portraits - maybe that's why they hired me. ;)  We had waaaaay to much fun, as you'll see..."expect more, pay less." ;)