About Pink Sherbet Photography / D. Sharon Pruitt  

D. Sharon Pruitt, Photographer

Many of my photos have been selected by Getty Images for use as stock photography. If you are interested in using my images you can now license them on Getty Images!



Visit my official website www.PinkSherbet.com/gallery


So, you want to know a little about me? I'm 40, a mother to 6 children, one adult son in the U.S. Army and five younger daughters still at home, I've been married for 21 years to my husband, Ryan, a career NCO in the U.S. Air Force. On October, 31, 2008, I became a grandmother to my precious grandson, Jayden. We've moved more than 18 times in 21 years! I work as a freelance stock photographer and artist. I specialize in colorful photography with a unique twist. I'm LGBT and family friendly. I specialize in stock photography, theme and concept photography, musician and band album cover art, alternative model headshots and unique portraiture.


The photographs are a collection of beautiful moments as seen through my eyes. They are ordinary seconds in time which, when paused, become the canvas upon which I introduce color, texture and emotion. Suddenly, these shutter stops become gripping.


My style is purely formed from "ordinary" smiles, laughter, nature, stillness, excitement, ecstasy, anguish and passion evident in all aspects of everyday life. They are gems evident in all peoples' everyday lives; they simply require the ability to be recognized and captured.

A few of my favorite things:
Seaglass, soft warm sand, salt air, sand dollars, starfish, collecting seashells and pebbles, sea breezes, warm summer days, windchimes, the smell of rain, lilac and orange blossoms in the spring, the sound of waves crashing on the beach, hauntingly beautiful male falsetto, foreign languages, the excitement I feel when visiting new places, campfires, fireflies, sunrise and twilight, berry picking, friendly smiles, world cultures and indigenous peoples.


My photo equipment:
Canon 5D Mark II (August, 2009)
Canon Zoom lens EF 24-105mm
Canon Digital Rebel XTi 10.1 mp DSLR
Kit lens EFS 18-55mm
Canon EF 100mm macro lens
Canon EOS XSi Digital Rebel 12.1 mp DSLR (October, 2008)



*The following is a partial list of media/news agencies, authors, artists, bands, musicians, non-profits and companies that have published my photographs.

Government and Federal Agencies
F.B.I.
Federal Bureau of Investigation Crimes Against Children Unit. My work used for a 2008 video slideshow about child abductions/missing children.

News and Media:
Getty Images
Yahoo, Inc. Start Wearing Purple marketing campaign
NYTimes.com (New York Times)
News.bbc.co.uk (BBC News)
FirstCoastNews.com
NowPublic.com
Uzegt.be
Wondertime Magazine (Disney Publications) June, 2008 edition. www.wondertime.com

Bands and Musicians

Brazilian Powerpop band, Wonkavision Their music is Funky Cool. LISTEN

New York pop punk rock band, D!CE. Their music Rocks! LISTEN

UK musician, Richey Hackett. Check out his music!

German Band, 4 Cycle Engine. Check them out on Myspace and add them as a friend. 4 Cycle Engine

Japanese musician, Hiroshi Kawamura aka Suger Beach. Listen to his music HERE

Authors and Artists:

Annie Biggs, Movie producer, writer and director. Visit www.yearoftheratfilm.comto see!

German artist and painter, Gerwin Heinrich. http://www.artchild.de

Artist, Daune Sheri. http://www.daunesheriartstudio.com

Arizona artist, Judy Wood www.abrushwithangels.com


Author, Lynda Sandoval. www.lyndasandoval.com


Education, Nonprofits and Software:

www.housewifemafia.com A wonderful website dedicated to entertaining, supporting and empowering women.

Rutgers University Center for Applied Psychology and www.sexetc.org
Sex, Etc. is an award-winning national magazine and Web site on sexual health that is written by teens, for teens. It is part of the Teen-to-Teen Sexuality Education Project developed by Answer (formerly the Network for Family Life Education), a leading national organization dedicated to providing and promoting comprehensive sexuality education. Answer is based at the Center for Applied Psychology at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.

The Univerity of Quebec at Montreal, L'AEEPEP
L'asociation e'tudiante en education prescolaire et enseignement primaire. The association of students in preschool and primary education.


www.hiyah.net A nonprofit company that creates free educational software for children with autism.

Funders Concerned About AIDS. World AIDS Day e-newsletter, December 1, 2006. A nonprofit organization, mobilizing philanthropic leadership, ideas and resources in the fight against AIDS.


Richmond Publishing (Argentina) Publishes textbooks for private and public schools




You Have A Type A- Personality




You are one of the most balanced people around
Motivated and focused, you are good at getting what you want
You rule at success, but success doesn't rule you.

When it's playtime, you really know how to kick back
Whether it's hanging out with friends or doing something you love!
You live life to the fullest - incorporating the best of both worlds

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