This Senior wins the award for best location for their shoot this year. We went out to their lake house and it was absolutely amazing!! Real log cabin (as in logs from the trees cut down on the property), a beautiful little lake with a dock- boat- whole nine yards, horse coral with a pasture, their restored Ford truck… I was in overload and think I will have to go back to take more photos just to properly grasp how cool this place was. This family is also near & dear to me as they have been with me for years… I have done their family photos, his older sister’s Senior shoot. I LOVE when my clients come back to me :)
Oh my gosh… these three little girls were sooo cute. I loved how they were each so different but together made the perfect little set :) And if they didn’t win me over by their sheer cuteness alone… when we were getting ready to leave one of them grabs my hand and says ‘I love you.’ I was like ‘Oh my goodness, how sweet are you?? I love you too!’ And then she says ‘Well, you are sweet & funny!’ Umm yeah, you wanna win me over? That will pretty much do it ;)
Kara May: Gorgeous family! Fun images too - those little girls look like so much fun to photograph. Beautiful post. (09.22.2008 05:50am)
elizabeth: these are awesome shannon.. great work. (09.22.2008 07:41am)
Jamie Sampson: Super cute! I love your family stuff. You are so good at capturing the relationships between people. I love the little girls, so sweet! Hope you have a very happy week! (09.22.2008 08:05am)
Sarah Rhoads: shannon darlin'! these are so great! I esspecially love the ones of the little one in the argile sweater. to die for. miss your face lady. hope you are doing well. (09.22.2008 08:21am)
jen: was it the little ham playing it up in the last image that fell in love with you? :) adore the shot of the gorgeous parents! (09.22.2008 09:35am)
Cindy: When I got down to the 4th one...I laughed out loud! 100% adorable. These girls have the funniest/cutest expressions ever. Your knack with kids is so impressive!!! (09.22.2008 01:31pm)
Kathy Carlisle: The one of the girls inbetween the legs needs to be huge first of all! Mainly because it is so candid and would make them smile just thinking about getting the "perfect" shot of the out of the day. Secondly, this shoot is ridiculous (good) and I think you captured each personality perfectly. And two:) I think your panels are the best in the history of panels! (09.22.2008 09:20pm)
stephanie mcbride: oh my!!! this is by far my most favorite family shoot to date. love the expressions, the girls, the location! and that picture of the green and blue socks walking across the rocks-LOVE IT. what a fun way to start the day with an awesome post! thanks Shannon :) (09.23.2008 05:58am)
stephanie mcbride: did i say i LOVED this shoot??..okay, just wanted to clarify, i LOOOOVED this shoot :) (09.23.2008 06:00am)
Brandon Perron: Thought I would leave a little blog love...Your work never ceases to amaze me!!!!!! This is another great photo-session!!!! (09.24.2008 04:52pm)
Stevi Savage: These are precious! (09.25.2008 02:54pm)
Charity: Shannon I just love these! Absolutely beautiful!! (09.28.2008 03:24pm)
Another mentoring session under my belt. This one was a little different though cause I got to hang out with TWO fabulous photographers! Maggie & Jen took a little road trip to Portland so we could all hang out for the day. The great part is that we had a little guest appearance by Ms Wrecklessgirl herself AND we photographed a local Vancouver photographer’s family. It was like one big party!! :) Thank you guys for coming to see me & hang out for the day. With each of these sessions I feel like I have made a new friend and grown so much more as a photographer myself. thank you. :)
jen: you. little lady. rock. i LOVE the oranges collage! thank you for opening up your world to us! (09.17.2008 03:43pm)
tami: oh yeah! HUGE fan of not only yours but JEN and MAGGIE's work! what amazing talent you got to work with and help grow! (09.17.2008 07:37pm)
maggie: shannon ~ thank you for opening your home to us and letting us tag along with you for a day. you are incredibly talented and i definitely feel more on the right track after meeting you and wrecklessgirl! :) ***LOVE the creative edge you and wrecklessgirl bring to your shoots.*** and you two are pretty much made for each other. what a great friendship you have. :) hope to see you both again someday... (09.18.2008 06:07pm)
Jamie Sampson: These pictures were just what I needed to see today! I smiled at them all. You are AMAZING! I am so completely impressed by how talented you are! Hope you have a happy weekend! (09.19.2008 07:54am)
Jamie Sampson: The smallest of the boys is HILARIOUS! (09.19.2008 07:55am)
Jenifer: I adore each of these more than you know. They have been making me grin ear to ear for two days. You captured my family better than anyone could have, even with baby Jack sicker than sick. Thank you a million times for your wonderful talent. K, off to stare at them some more (0: (09.19.2008 11:39pm)
Karen: I LOVE your work! I love how real all your pictures are to me....they are beautiful! (09.20.2008 09:24pm)
Shannon: WOW!!! Your work is amazing!! (09.21.2008 07:04pm)
Kelly: I just LOVE your family shots -so fun and so great! (09.22.2008 07:08pm)
Seniors are kinda far & few this year. In all my traveling I seemed to have forgotten to get reps and plan for the Senior season. So I am really enjoying the ones that I have. I am so glad that I was able to do this one. We finished up her shoot at dusk and she had to be up at the crack of dawn to leave… for the year! She will be studying abroad this year and I am so excited for her. I just hope she can get a good internet connection to see her photos! ;) I loved her smile/giggle- absolutely contagious…
Sarah Rhoads: LOVE the ones of her in the grass. you get it gurl! miss and loves. :) SR (09.10.2008 03:58pm)
wrecklessgirl: first of all..i love the images up at the top in your header...they make me miss your kids so much!!!!!! breaks my little heart...they are too cute!!! (btw, i'm SO getting a wii-fit) anyway,...these images are SO adorable and fun!!!!!!!!! (and seriously....is it me or could this girl be my little sister????????) (09.10.2008 03:59pm)
MsBunn.com: That's a cool building! Why does it remind me of City Hall in downtown Portland? Of course, I'm sure it's not. (09.10.2008 06:07pm)
janice: that's actually pittock mansion in portland. those in TS park, though, are just darling. she's darling! --janice (09.11.2008 12:19am)
Jamie: Could you tell me more about how you normally advertise for seniors? I'm trying to figure out the best way to get the word out. Most people where I live wait until the snow melts in the spring to even think about Senior pics, so I've got a little while till then. Thanks, you are my idol... seriously! (09.12.2008 07:30am)
Jamie Sampson: These are perfect, I feel like I know this girl, with her innnocence and funniness and cuteness! I love them! Love the mages but also the emotion and personality they portray. Your amazing! (09.19.2008 07:57am)
Mandi McDougall: I love the feel of the first set of photographs. Great emotion, and color. (09.29.2008 10:53am)
Alicia: Absolutely fantabulous! Looks better than an Abercrombie ad! (09.26.2008 06:24pm)
lroah: OMG. (09.26.2008 07:45pm)
cindy cieluch: I love the shot of him paddling in the water...and the red truck ones. And what a cutie in the striped sweater!!! :) Terrific shoot Shannon! And yes, incredible location. (09.26.2008 10:51pm)
Kathy Carlisle: Handsome guy + Amazing location + Shannon's magic = Photographic dream! Killer shoot. K (09.27.2008 11:11am)
lindsay: wow these are great! looks like you had a great time. he will love these shots! lindsay (09.27.2008 12:24pm)
Sheri V: Shannon ... these are fantastic ... what a great location you killed it girl ~ .. and I love that truck ... nothing better then cottage life and a kick ass truck !! (09.27.2008 06:20pm)
Judy Stein (Aunt Judy): Mike, you look gorgeous! Shannon, we love the pics. The ranch was a great site! (09.27.2008 09:31pm)
Nicola Dixon: This shoot is amazing!!! (09.28.2008 10:01am)
stephanie mcbride: wow!!! what a location, i could so live there. this is by far one of the finest senior shoots. i love everything about it. i love the pics of him in the canoe, the water, the sun, the cabin, the truck. awesome! would have loved to have seen this place. i still love that you post so many pictures...gives you a nice feel for how the shoot was. (09.29.2008 05:14am)
Laurie: I agree this location is amazing! great work too! (09.29.2008 06:57am)
elizabeth: Shannon.. wow.. these are gorgeous images like the collage too.. what a handsome kid.. good luck to him this year. (09.30.2008 05:30am)
RachelBrooke: Talk about the jackpot of locations and props! Wow, and you used them all beautifully. (10.01.2008 04:18pm)