Sarah Luckett Otrompke. Child of God. Mother of 5. Photographic artist. Music appreciator. Magazine addict. Coffee lover. Rock star when I drive.
What do I do?
I specialize in weddings and boudoir photography. While that is not all I shoot, it is what I am best at. And where my heart is. As a wife and mother I understand a woman's need to feel beautiful and be a little spoiled. I love being with my brides every step of the way on her special day. I also love the ego boost I can see in a woman's face when she sees her images for the first time.
Where:
The lovely Calvert county, MD and some surrounding areas.
When (it all began):
My real passion for photography as an art began in high school. While most girls were hanging posters of actors and singers on their walls, I hung the pictures of advertisements ripped out of magazines. I had all the "guess" ads. Perfume and fashion ads. Pictures of wedding dresses from bridal magazines and so on. Not really sure why I was drawn to these images, I liked them, so I hung them.
Years later while waiting tables in a restaurant a friend handed me a number and said one of my guests is looking to hire someone to work in his store. So I took the number and called it. And set up an interview with him the next day. Turns out it was a photo lab and portrait studio. While learning the arts of developing film and studio lighting, I finally knew what was drawing me into those images just a few years earlier. It was the feel and the mood created by lighting, shape, texture and the many other various elements that make up a great photograph. Even after moving on to other jobs over the years, I still pursued photography as a part-time or side job.
How (it came to be):
It wasn't until learning about the pregnancy of my fifth child in 2005 that the difficult decision to stay home was made. And any extra time I have gotten since then has been poured into learning, and growing my photographic skills. And connecting with other photographers through online communities and blogs, through whom I have been inspired and learned quite a bit.
In 2007 a close friend called and asked me to do a boudoir shoot for her. More for the fun of it than anything else. I loved the results so much I knew right then that was all I wanted to shoot. But the question arose, how does someone advertise for that. So I began searching for other photographers doing the same type of work. And found boudoir to be a growing trend. So while I continue to shoot family portraits, my main focus is making real women feel beautiful.
Why:
Because I love it. Why else? Do what makes you happy!
I love having time for both my family and my passion.
