Valentine's Photo Studio
Mission
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Since 2000, Sarah Valentine’s Photography has been professionally photographing weddings, families, animals, homes, businesses and gardens in their best light and has been a photographer since the age of 13, when her Mother bought her first Canon AE-1. Sarah’s true passion for photography stems from her love of colors, shadows, lines and textures, and whether she is shooting for a commercial ad for a large development or a small wedding, her strengths lies in the use of light and composition. She thrives on repeat business by developing relationships with her clients. She makes professional quality photographs easily available in large format. She does this by using a pricing structure that makes her digital photographs a household name.
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Sample Clients
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Commercial |
Weddings & Portraits |
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Highlands~Cashiers Hospital |
Julie & Carter Potts |
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Old Edwards Inn & Spa |
Boneys 25th Wedding Anniversary @ the Farm |
| Country Club Properties |
hFairbank & Wingfield Family |
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Meadows Mountain Realty |
hTom & Linda Clark |
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Burlingame Country Club |
hThe Kelly Family |
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Cullasaja Club |
hThe Figels |
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McKee Properties |
hThe Cohens |
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Chattooga Ridge |
hhMatt and Sarah Shields |
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Discovery Land Company |
Magazines |
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MountainTop |
hView Magazine |
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hWNC |
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Sweetwater Builders |
hThe Mountain Laurel Magazine |
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hduPont Registry Magazine |
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hChristie's Real Estate Magazine |
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Cimmarron Homes |
hThe Real Estate Buyers Guide for Highlands |
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Just to name a few... |
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Testimonials
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Thank you for making our day so special and taking beautiful pictures. “We hired Sarah to be our photographer for our elopement at Old Edwards Inn and Spa in Highlands, N.C. Sarah did an excellent job at capturing us at just the right moment for our photos. The pictures are beautiful and they are more than I ever expected. She had our photoshow ready for us to view within 2 weeks. Our photobook shows the story of our day and it will bring smiles to my face for years to come. Thank you Sarah!!!” Karen Harden Wedding in June 2010
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“Sarah has an artistic eye as well as
technical expertise. She gets interesting angles and is
meticulous about lighting conditions. We have been very
pleased with her work.” Amanda Sullivan, Director of Marketing at Old Edwards Inn & Spa |
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I Just want to tell you again what a delight and a joy you are to have around. Your enthusiasm is unparalleled and I appreciate so much your desire to get everything exactly right! Your pictures are just beautiful and I must look at them at least once a day. Tatum Fairbank Wingfield Wedding December 20, 2008
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Happy New Year Sarah, I finally ordered my pictures today. My favorite one that I would like as a 13 X 19 from you is the third one in your preview that is imbedded in your e-mail. It is the one with 9 family members in it. Thank you again for these great pictures. Hope to see you in the future for another sitting. Gratefully, Lawson Lawson Kelly Family Portrait for Baptism December 28, 2008
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More to come.... |
Bio
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Even as a child, photography fired Sarah Valentine’s imagination. She learned the power of images from her real father, who had a passion for travel and photography. Many of his large safari photos hung on the walls of her bedroom. Seeing the strength and grace of a cheetah hanging from a tree made her want to duplicate that experience. Her freshman year in high school at Oldfields School, Sarah studied Ansel Adam’s zone system of exposure and darkroom techniques. By her senior year, she was the year book photographer. |
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In 2000 she started Sarah’s Visual Tours, providing an internet marketing service for realtors as a part time venture in Marco Island, Florida. After moving to Highlands, North Carolina in 2002, it became a full time venture. The studio name, Rainhouse Productions, reflects the new multimedia marketing services that it now offers with the addition of web site design, commercial photography, stock photos and fine art photography as well as visual tours. The additional tools help meet the ever changing marketing demands in her community that include builders, developers and realtors.
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In 2008, Sarah has added portraits and weddings to the portfolio and has done away with Rainhouse Productions and now preferably goes by Sarah Valentine Photography or sValentine Photos or the Highlands Photographer. Successfully filling my schedule as fast as I can make it. I now work with the Laurel Magazine and cover community activities throughout the Highlands-Cashiers Plateau. |
| In 2010, Sarah opened a Wedding and Portrait Studio on the "Hill" next door to Highlands Gem Shop and across the street from Old Edwards Inn & Spa at Greenleaf Gallery 211 South Fourth Street. She takes appointments only and looking forward to being in every household between Highlands and Cashiers, NC and between DC, Baltimore and Richmond, Va where she is from. |
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Sarah continues to seek opportunities to improve her skills. Her vision is to travel and through her photographs awaken awareness of the environment world-wide.
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November 2008 Issue of the Mountain Laurel Magazine featured me as their Cover Artist
Official Member of Professional Photographers of America~PPA
