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Sarah Ra’anan is a children’s portrait photographer, specializing in babies. Sarah’s images capture the very essence and depth of your child’s character, bringing a tear to the eye of even the toughest dad. Though truly versatile, it is through outdoor candid photography that Sarah excels. In particular, her sessions in wooded and rural settings create the perfect fusion between the innocent joy of childhood and mother nature.

From the moment she gets up in the morning, Sarah does not stop communicating with friends, family & clients. Facebook, blog, email, SMS, and phone, her life is fully, and digitally, catalogued. This blogsite is the perfect combination for Sarah – a space to communicate with everyone and showcase her work, all in one place.

When she is not communicating she takes time out to sleep, exercise and on a rare occasion (such as prior to the visits of her mother in law) she has been known to do some housework. Sarah aspires to learn Italian one day, go on an African safari, listen to more jazz and drink more water. Sarah has three of the spiciest children anyone could ask for – and there is no greater joy for her than spending time with them and her best friend/husband.

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My Glamour Girls

September 2nd, 2010 | Bat Mitzvah, Children, Families, Portraiture

Ok, not sure how on earth this slipped through the net but I was just about to get started on a new blog post when i suddenly realised that I hadnt blogged one of my fave sessions from way back in May!
One man, so blessed with 5 beautiful women! Leaves me wondering what his secret is to surviving all those female hormones ;) ….
Until very recently, we were neighbours and thankfully we are all still good friends. We were so lucky to fall upon such good neighbours when we first arrived here and now that we have moved, we will really miss seeing them every day & popping across the road barefoot to borrow onions, sugar, and various other random items!
Anyway, we got together to take some post Bat Mitzvah images of Adina and all the family, after all the excitement of the day had calmed down a little. I have (as usual) so many favourite images that these really dont do it justice. Maybe i’ll post a slideshow here in a few days so you can see all the images!
I loved photographing them all, they are all so gorgeous and so unique. I will be grabbing the older two for some very funky, grungy modeling sessions soon so keep a look out!

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Thank heaven for little girls!

August 10th, 2010 | Children, Families, Park, Portraiture, Raanana Portrait Photographer, Sarah Raanan

Oh my! 4 young ladies, each with their very distinct look and personality. It’s sessions like these where I wish I had an hour with each child, but we made the most of it and boy did I enjoy them!

I always love that part at the end of the session where the mother looks at me and says “do you think you got anything good?” and i just smile sweetly and say “yep, i think so”. then I go home, upload their gallery and just wait for the “OMG!!!” email!

I enjoyed the tree pictures at the end of our session the most, getting the kids up in to the trees and dying laughing trying to get them all down again. We decided against putting the baby in the tree….

Thank you guys, it was a treat meeting you all and you were a total pleasure to work with. Am coming over in a few weeks to make sure that canvas is hanging in your home :)

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Shari Teigman 

amazing to see people I know captured by a professional eye….stunning.

 ( Aug 11th, 2010 5:09 am)
abigail 

stunning as usual…

 ( Aug 10th, 2010 9:33 am)
Sarah K 

Gorgeous photos. Totally adorable little girls!

 ( Aug 10th, 2010 9:27 am)

Let’s go fly a kite….

July 29th, 2010 | Beach, Children, Families, Portraiture, Raanana Portrait Photographer, Sarah Raanan

Another great session on the beach! we took a couple of kites and some lollipops and that was all it took. (Note to self: lollipops and sand dont mix too well)

There are so many shots here that I love – everyone really got in to the session and had fun with it (even mum & dad managed to enjoy themselves with a water fight in the sea!)

I totally failed in trying to narrow the images down to a top ten  – so here’s my top 17 :) You can click on each image to enlarge it….

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9 comments
 
alex 

great pics! well done!

 ( Aug 3rd, 2010 4:54 pm)
camilla fischer 

Beautiful pics and beautiful family!!!

 ( Aug 1st, 2010 11:27 pm)
Inger-Lise 

These pictures make me even more determined to have a holiday in Israel soon! Love the one where father is holding daughter high in the air.

 ( Aug 1st, 2010 10:24 pm)
Yvonne 

Beautiful pictures!! Too bad you are not in Oslo, so we could book a session with you too :/

 ( Aug 1st, 2010 8:42 pm)
charlotte 

Beautiful pictures! Those kids are very edible…

 ( Aug 1st, 2010 11:40 am)
Sabrina 

Love the pics, once again a beautiful example of your talents Sarah

 ( Jul 31st, 2010 11:58 pm)
Sharon 

WE love these photos and will be hopefully booking a session with you in April 2011……….

 ( Jul 30th, 2010 10:14 pm)
judy 

what stunning photos!! the kids look so adorable – their personalities really come through. well done, sarah!

 ( Jul 30th, 2010 5:46 pm)
abigail 

stunning as usual.. i’m sure you have a very satisfied mummy and daddy.. the pictures are just beautiful..

 ( Jul 29th, 2010 9:24 am)

~Winner of the 350 competition announced!~

June 28th, 2010 | Raanana Portrait Photographer, Sarah Raanan, competitions

Thank you to everyone who took part! I know this was the hardest competition yet so hats off to everyone who gave it a go.

There were 16 numbers entered into the random number generator and it gave me number 14

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Abigail Madmoni – not only do you get a blog post this week but you have won a 2 hour private workshop too!!

So exciting, this should be a lot of fun! :)

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My first kibbutz session!

June 26th, 2010 | Children, Families, Portraiture, Raanana Portrait Photographer, Sarah Raanan

This was such a special session. Abigail and I have been friends for so many years and through the help of Facebook, email and occasional reunions, we have managed to stay in touch and watch each others families grow. When I was still in America, Abigail talked about having this session and we even discussed what day of the week we would do it and how. Luckily for us, she figured that combining the shoot with a weekend visit at her kibbutz would be the best solution! :)
So, we all spent shabbat with the Madmoni family and had the photo shoot on the Friday afternoon. It’s so amazing to look into these beautiful children’s eyes and see different pieces of their parents, in their features and their expressions. I had an amazing time getting to know the kids and driving round kibbutz looking for different places to shoot. I am super super thrilled with the images (and there are many)
Here are just some of my faves…..

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22 comments
 
Janice Kaye 

Charming Pictures… Abigail’s daughter looks just like I remember her at that age…

 ( Jul 2nd, 2010 11:53 am)
Michal Mocton 

Fantastic pics, you’ll be spoilt for choice ;-)

 ( Jul 2nd, 2010 10:26 am)
Ziona Handler 

Stunning photos, I can’t wait for mine!

 ( Jul 2nd, 2010 10:11 am)
Yael Jackson 

Beautiful pictures

 ( Jul 2nd, 2010 10:09 am)
Sorelle Weinstein 

Absolutely stunning! Each picture captures something different. Amazing.

 ( Jul 2nd, 2010 9:45 am)
Ilana pine 

Fabulous photos of a gorgeous family !!

 ( Jul 2nd, 2010 9:18 am)
Josy 

Great pics of a lovely family – you have captured all the small details of each one of them – kol hakavod

 ( Jul 2nd, 2010 9:18 am)
Olivia Davies 

Absolutely beautiful pictures capturing an absolutely beautiful family!!!!!

 ( Jul 2nd, 2010 9:17 am)
charlotte 

Beautiful!

 ( Jul 1st, 2010 7:20 pm)
Hedva 

wonderful pictures, wishing you all the best and full of health

 ( Jul 1st, 2010 9:20 am)
Rachel Moore 

Gorgeous pics, smiley and happy people!

 ( Jun 30th, 2010 3:46 pm)
miri 

תמונות מהממות ביופין

 ( Jun 30th, 2010 1:59 pm)
valerie 

איזה יופי של תמונות. ילדים מקסימים. צלמת נהדרת…

 ( Jun 30th, 2010 12:03 pm)
annette appel 

absolutely gorgeous! these photos capture your beautiful family at their best!

 ( Jun 30th, 2010 9:08 am)
Judy Bogen 

Abigail, your family are gorgeous! Sarah, you are so proffesional, you have a true skill in catching the right expression at the right moment!

 ( Jun 30th, 2010 3:22 am)
Debra 

Wow, such great pics and Abigail you truly do have a gorgeous family. Perhaps when we come in August we can schedule a shoot for my family?

 ( Jun 29th, 2010 11:56 pm)
Shari Teigman 

Magnificent work, my soul sister and magnificent family, my new friend xx

 ( Jun 29th, 2010 10:04 pm)
Alisa Coleman 

love them!Enjoy your kids Abigail!

 ( Jun 29th, 2010 9:47 pm)
Eve Sacks 

What lovely photos. Sarah, you are very talented and Abigail your children are very photogenic!

 ( Jun 29th, 2010 9:16 pm)
Sarah 

Gorgeous photos. Very cute kids! I”m glad you guys finally got together.

 ( Jun 27th, 2010 10:35 pm)
Tali Polak 

Sarah… they are just totally superb! I love them and I am sure they are over the moon with these wonderful photos.

 ( Jun 27th, 2010 12:26 pm)
abigail 

love it.. what sarah didn’t write was about the challenge of trying to get a child with autism to look at the camera.. not an easy task but one that you can see she managed and overcame with much ease…
great pictures…

 ( Jun 26th, 2010 10:44 pm)

We now have 350 fans! Thank you!

June 22nd, 2010 | News, Raanana Portrait Photographer, Sarah Raanan, competitions

There’s a lot to be celebrating here at the moment! Sarah Raanan Photography launched in Israel in January and after 6 months, we are thriving. Yesterday we hit 350 fans and I promised everyone a competition when we hit 350. Before I announce the competition, I also am so happy to share with you that I have a new official member of the SRP team, Tali (Tali, I need to get you a headshot done asap!!)

Tali and I are hard at work planning the coming year and we have some amazing deals and events lined up for everyone!

Meanwhile, without further delay here is the competition. Read carefully….

I will be giving away a private 2 hour photography workshop for one lucky winner, cash value of 330 NIS. Learn how to use your camera properly and get a good grasp of the basics in this 2 hour intense photography workshop.

How to win :
1) follow us on twitter or tweet this~
“Check out the exciting private photography workshop giveaway on the Sarah Raanan Photography blog! http://www.sarahraanan.com/ ”
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2) Invite your Facebook friends to like
Sarah Raanan Photography
and change your Facebook status for 24 hours to “Check out the exciting private photography workshop giveaway on the Sarah Raanan Photography blog! http://www.sarahraanan.com/
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3)  Subscribe to our newsletter here to get our blog updates directly to your inbox and be the first to hear about all the latest happenings at Sarah Raanan Photography! So many new and exciting things planned for the coming year…
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4) Take a look at past blog posts at  sarahraanan.com , find a post that you really love & spread some ‘commenting love’ below your chosen post :)

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5)  Finally, come back here to the blog to leave your comments telling us what you did! You can leave a separate comment about each thing you did. Limit of 4 entries per person.

The contest ends Monday June 28th at 9am Jerusalem time. The lucky winner will be announced some time on Monday. Good luck!

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16 comments
 
abigail 

two of my friends became fans of your page after i invited them to do so..

 ( Jun 27th, 2010 2:25 pm)
abigail 

i commented on one of your blogs.. (can’t reember which)

 ( Jun 27th, 2010 2:25 pm)
abigail 

i posted two status changes on facebook.. one advertising your competition and one recommending you as a photographer

 ( Jun 27th, 2010 2:24 pm)
Tali Polak 

I commented on the wonderful new photos of the Madmoni family!

 ( Jun 27th, 2010 12:29 pm)
Tali Polak 

I changed my status already 3 days ago!!!

 ( Jun 27th, 2010 12:23 pm)
lisa 

I commented on the Kayes great photos

 ( Jun 27th, 2010 9:36 am)
lisa 

I changed my status to Check out the exciting private photography workshop giveaway on the Sarah

 ( Jun 27th, 2010 9:36 am)
lisa 

Well i think i managed all of it apart from the twitter.I am in desperate need of help with my camera .We went to see my daughter perform on stage tonight and i couldn’t work out how to even switch off the flash!!!

 ( Jun 27th, 2010 12:26 am)
tasha elliston 

i changed my status

 ( Jun 24th, 2010 10:04 pm)
ands 

I changed my status twice
I recommended you to everyone I know :-)
I posted it on my profile

 ( Jun 24th, 2010 5:16 pm)
anita 

I changed my status

 ( Jun 24th, 2010 4:03 pm)
anita 

I have previously commented on many of your blogs – do they count as an entry?

 ( Jun 24th, 2010 4:01 pm)
anita 

I twittered you :-)

 ( Jun 24th, 2010 3:59 pm)
Shimon A 

Following you on Twitter, liked you on FB and updated twitter status. You are doing a great job!!!!

 ( Jun 24th, 2010 3:21 pm)
Alisa Coleman 

I posted a status on Facebook…you’re amazing!

 ( Jun 23rd, 2010 11:35 pm)
jane olman 

i posted a status update AND subscribed.

 ( Jun 23rd, 2010 2:26 pm)