OUR AUSTIN TEAM
These are the talented women and smiling faces that will be serving you in Austin for your Miles of Smiles Photography session. Sarah has worked very hard to create and train an AMAZING team and an incredible Studio in Austin, and 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 & Educator
Sarah is the mastermind and owner behind Miles of Smiles Photography since it began in 2010. She is a Studio owner, Photographer, and worldwide Educator, and she 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 to create THE best team here at Miles of Smiles Photography. Sarah will still be the one coordinating most aspects of your Austin portrait experience except photographing the actual session itself. (Unless she is back in Austin photographing your session.) 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.
To The Mountains We Go {Click here for a blog post about Sarah's adventures and how Miles of Smiles will still be running in Austin - while she's living in Colorado.}
Currently, Sarah is living in Southwest Colorado, and she travels back to Austin 4 times a year to serve her clients with photography sessions. Sarah's spots fill very quickly (about 6 months in advance) due to her long-time and repeat clients. Click here if you're interested in a session with Sarah and be sure to mention that on your contact form.
LAUREN - Newborn & Family Specialist, Lead Assistant & Sarah's Clone...
Lauren is our Newborn & Family Specialist, and our Lead Assistant. (She is Sarah's clone and one of Sarah's favorite people on the planet!) Lauren 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!
Click here for an important blog post Sarah wrote about Lauren and her amazing talent.
For any sessions that Sarah does not shoot, Lauren will shoot the session, and then Sarah coordinates everything else. (Sarah coordinates the contact in the beginning, middle and end, processing images and handling 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.
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!"
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 - 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.
KELLY - Assistant
Kelly started with Miles of Smiles Photography in the Summer of 2022. She's another awesome Photography Assistant and another set of hands and eyes for your Photographer at sessions in the Studio in Austin and outdoor sessions as well. She's a crossing guard at her kids' elementary school, and everyone loves her!