Contact:

sarahrayphoto@gmail.com

Education:

Appalachian State University

Bachelor of Science | Commercial Photography

Sarah standing with fully equipped touring bicycle for bikepacking on a mountain overlook in the Linville Gorge at Wiseman's View in North Carolina.

Experience:

SENIOR PHOTO RETOUCHER

Splashlight Studios LLC | Remote, NC

(Dec 2021 - Jan 2025)

PHOTO + RETOUCHING SPECIALIST

Bernhardt Design | Lenior, NC

(Nov 2019 - Aug 2021)

LEAD PHOTOGRAPHER

4ocean | Boca Raton, FL

(Sept 2018 - Oct 2019)

STUDIO PHOTOGRAPHER + VIDEOGRAPHER + RETOUCHER

Ripen Ecommerce | Princeton, NJ

(Aug 2016 - Aug 2018)

MEDIA COORDINATOR

Green River Preserve | Cedar Mountain, NC

‘environmental education summer camp’

(Apr 2015 - Aug 2016)

Sarah and her dog standing on a rocky trail overlooking scenic mountains, wearing a backpack and using hiking poles, under a blue sky with clouds.

Freelance:

PHOTO RETOUCHER

Salt Paper Studio | Rockhill, SC | Remote

ECOMM PHOTOGRAPHER + RETOUCHER

Holistic Health Solutions | Boone, NC / Remote

PHOTO RETOUCHER

Butter Me Up Organics | California/ Remote

EDITORIAL PHOTOGRAPHER + RETOUCHER

Meliora | Chicago, IL/ Remote

PHOTO RETOUCHER

Resupply | Boone, NC/ Remote

STUDIO + EDITORIAL PHOTOGRAPHER

WNC Magazine | Asheville, NC