Jeanne Sager Photography

08/27/2026

Show me a single person on earth as joyful as a toddler dancing in a parking lot with his shadow.

Go ahead.

I'll wait.

08/25/2026

When your moms get married, and you are cool as ... a word you'll get to say when you're older!

08/21/2026

If you're not heading into the weekend like this badass college senior, you're doing it wrong.

08/13/2026

I will never stop saying this to parents: Don't tell your kids to "look at the camera."

No, really.

Stop it.

I don't want to capture the face they "think" I want them to make for my camera.

I want to capture them looking at life ... and enjoying the ride.

08/10/2026

At most parties, people point their camera at the person talking: the toast-giver, the award presenter, the mic holder.

But when Rob hired me to photograph his and Brandt's anniversary party, he said something that stuck with me: this night wasn't just about them as a couple. It was about the special people in their lives who were coming together to celebrate.

So I swung my lens away from the speaker. Because just as often you find the really good stuff on the faces of the people who are listening. They're reacting. They're laughing. They're crying. A room full of people you adore has a lot to say, even when they're not the ones saying a word.

That's the thing about shooting a night as it actually happens: you catch the moments people would never think to give you.

So I spent the night turned the other way, looking for that laugh someone can't hold in, the face that softens when someone they love is talking, and that quiet lean of two lovers mid-secret.

Which one of these is you at a party? Are you the belly-laugher, the deep-in-thought listener, or the one whispering something you probably shouldn't?

Venue: La Cigogne

08/06/2026

I hate the phrase “picture perfect.”

It’s not the sort of thing you’d expect from a photographer, I’m sure, but these two words have wormed their way into my brain over the years and settled in like a pebble in your shoe, slowly but surely irritating the surface.

For most people, picture perfect calls to mind a specific, glossy look that’s been carefully crafted. Think “red carpet” or “magazine cover.” To be picture perfect, we’ve all accepted, means you have a lot of work to do before the picture’s ever taken.

A few weeks ago, I captured hundreds of photos of people who’d put in a lot of work before arriving in front of my camera. Most had run or walked 3.1 miles, some had run double that.

As I’ve worked my way through a file of hundreds of photos, deleting dozens of photos ruined by people walking in front of me and my own “oops, that was out of focus” shots, I’ve found myself smiling at each of these people, these beings on my computer screen.

As they crossed the finish line of the Delaware Youth Center's River Race, most were exhausted, their energy stores depleted, their cells gasping for water and air.

My camera captured that exhaustion, it’s true.

But it also captured muscles rippling beneath the skin, powering runners to the very end. It captured arms swinging mid-air, elbows pinned back to provide balance and chests rising as they filled with another deep breath.

It captured smiles, some small and some giant, at the exact moment it dawned on these runners that they had done it. They had set out to test themselves, and they had passed that test.
They had accomplished this feat.

There was no red carpet, but there was a body that had spent everything it had, caught in the half-second it understood what it had done.

Picture perfect.

(Head over to the gallery to see them all in all their perfection! https://jeannesagerphotography.pic-time.com/-dycriverrun2)

07/21/2026

Photographer's review: Hardest part of capturing Dana and Brian Soller's wedding day was finding a moment when these two weren't making each other laugh.

13/10 would capture again.

07/20/2026

It was a blast capturing the annual Delaware Youth Center River Run in Callicoon this weekend!

Looking for your favorite runner? I'm starting to build the photo gallery now, but check back later this week for all the photos: https://jeannesagerphotography.pic-time.com/-dycriverrun2

07/18/2026

It's here!!

My new shopping site for all those Sullivan County events I capture throughout the year!

Hit the page to find your favorites from graduations, Sullivan County Volunteer Firefighter's Association parades, Delaware Youth Center events, Hortonville Volunteer Fire Company Field Day, and more!

See an event you think I need to add? Send me a message!

Shop photos from Sullivan County Catskills parades, graduations, and community events. Find your moment, and bring it home as a print or wall art.

07/09/2026

Do you ever hear a song playing when you look at a photo?

The second this frame landed on my screen, "The Way You Look Tonight" started playing in my head and hasn't stopped.

Being able to capture the way an old friend and his beautiful bride looked on their big night made this holiday weekend extra special.

I have soooooo many more magical captures to share from this one, but for now, congratulations to Dana and Brian Soller!!

Venue: The Venue at Winding Hills Golf Club