ABOUT Portraits To The People

Photo by Ashley Austin

Hi, my name is Sarah Deragon and I believe in big ideas, early-morning creativity, and the awesome opportunity of every new day. 

I’m a self-taught professional portrait photographer residing in the beautiful Bay Area. After getting burned out at my day job, I picked up a camera in my 30's, reconnected with my creativity, and launched a business called Portraits To The People.

My passion for photography has always centered around capturing the very best version of people—focusing on portraiture that’s fun and authentic by utilizing natural light, creative locations, and some good jokes. I photograph artists and creatives, entrepreneurs and small business owners, and families. All of my services are built around telling compelling visual stories, with the majority of my work falling into not so corporate headshots for individuals, stellar online dating photos, cool custom stock photos for small businesses, and creative portrait sessions. 

My work has been featured in Oprah MagazineThe Huffington PostRefinery 29, and Bust Magazine. Some of my Bay Area clients include Adobe, Yelp, JetBlue, Shyp, NextDoor, New Relic, Malwarebytes, ZenDesk, SoFi, and Kabam. I have partnered with Smirnoff Vodka and the Human Rights Campaign on a limited edition Pride bottle: read all about that here and in 2018 I partnered with Harry's  on a special Pride razor: read all about that here! The campaign was gorgeous and I'm so proud of the images we created! 

I’m a proud member of the LGBTQ community!

Feel free to visit MY OTHER SITE to find out about classes that I teach and other artsy stuff! 

Watching this awesome video about me as a #SHELEADER by Mary Betsy is a super fun way to get to know me!