Happy clients & press

Egyptian Sun NYC website: www.egyptiansun.net

" We immediately saw the advantage of working with a photographer who is also a dancer. She is good at making people feel comfortable in front of the camera, and knows what works to make a great dance photo. "
--Egyptian Sun troupe

Eleni NYC

" When Sarah took my professional bellydancing photos, she made me feel comfortable without feeling self-conscious. I was so pleased with the resulting pictures that I insisted she photograph my wedding! Now my husband is such a Sarah Skinner fan, he's used her photos for the covers of his last three music CD's: "Mid-East Music Minus Dumbek and Percussion," "Live at Le Figaro," and "Casbah Dreams." What a talented photographer! "
--Leni Cohen Wilson

Keylan DC

"Sarah, you are wonderful at putting folks at ease, making it fun and collaborative."
--Keylan

Jenna NYC/LA

"You did a great job! You have a wonderful ability to make people look beautiful, but natural & real, which to me is so important. And, you made what is normally an uncomfortable situation for me very easy & fun. Thank YOU!! :)"
--Jenna

(creator of the term "SarahGraph")
Photos seen the cover of her DVD

Kostana DC website: www.raks-n-rhythms.com

"I had my first photo shoot with Sarah Skinner in January of 2004. It was my first photo shoot ever and I was very nervous about having my pictures taken. I had met Sarah previously but did not know her very well. Right away she put me at ease and made me feel at home. The shoot was grueling: it was hot under the lights and I had to keep applying face powder to cover up my perspiration, but Sarah was patient and kept encouraging me. I'm one of those people who loves to perform, but I hate watching myself in videos or photographs, so I wasn't expecting to like the photos. To my surprise, I had a difficult time choosing only 6 pictures, because there were several I loved. Sarah has a knack for catching beautiful moments of movement - especially with veil. As a dancer, she understands the dance and knows what to look for and how to capture it on film. I have gotten many compliments on my pictures and I look forward to doing another shoot with Sarah sometime as! I was so very pleased with the initial results. Thanks Sarah!"
-- Kostana

From the Article published in WAMDA:
"...The following day, I was scheduled for a photo shoot with Sarah at a studio in Manhattan. We arrived at 5pm and did one costume change and nearly three hours of shooting under hot lights. It was grueling work, but Sarah made it lots of fun! Posing for photos is so much different than dancing – but Sarah helped me feel at ease and captured some wonderful shots that I will be able to use on my website. I was very pleased. I also got to spend a little time getting to know her better, and found that she is not only a very talented person but very sweet and a joy to work with. The more you get to know her, the more you become captivated by her world. I visit her website almost daily now, just to see what's new!"
-- Kostana

Layla Mary NYC website: www.bellydancingbylayla.com

"Sarah is a sensitive, creative photographer whose enthusiasm brings out the best in her photographic subjects. I was very pleased with the photos and the business cards that she created for me."
--Layla

Lucy DC area website : www.lucy-dances.com

"I've had two shoots with Sarah Skinner, and each one was a really wonderful experience. Sarah is very warm and instantly makes you feel at home and relaxed (really valuable if, like me, you have little to no previous experience in front of the cameras). She took her time to really capture the shots that I wanted, and I left each time knowing that I had gotten my money's worth, and then some! My photos are really wonderful, and I would book a shoot with her again in an instant."
--Lucy