Senior season is winding down… :( The bright side would be that I get to end it on this girl… she was gorgeous, fun & made my job oh so easy ;)…
Another Senior shoot, another sibling of a past Senior, another fabulous time getting to know the families that come to me a little more… lovin’ every minute of it all :)
gigi: he's adorable ! nice , clean and crisp. really like the last two =) (10.22.2008 09:58pm)
janice: love the black brick wall background. another excellent shoot. --janice (10.22.2008 10:46pm)
sarah rhoads: Shan, tasty tasty goodness :) those last two are hawwwt. (10.23.2008 07:32am)
Kathy Carlisle: Love the raw emotion in the lying down series. He is so handsome and I can almost hear it laugh in those shots. Oh, and yes the last two are adorable. Great shoot. K (10.23.2008 10:53am)
Jill C.: Wow! I just linked to you through a friend's blog. You are my new photography crush. Your work is amazing. And this boy--that smile is beautiful. You've got mad skills. (10.23.2008 03:24pm)
stephanie mcbride: i love the one of him in the grass where there is three in a row, when he smiles he has such cute dimples! love having senior boys, i think they are so much fun. i also think the b&ws are awesome. you always do such nice work. (10.24.2008 04:31am)
Jamie Sampson: amazing! I love them. You are so incredilbly talented. I am impressed and amazed and in awe once again. His smiling pictures make me smile, I love that feeling. Hope you have a happy weekend, Jamie (10.24.2008 03:02pm)
Krystal McGee: Love them all, but my favorite is the dark blue wall, just gorgeous:) (10.24.2008 03:19pm)
elizabeth: Shannon these are awesome.. I love them each one could be on a CD cover.. very cool. I bet he loves them (10.26.2008 10:30am)
another one of my shoots just to play. another beautiful volunteer. another excuse to play dress up. another day in my life :)
wrecklessgirl: oh my word! i'm so glad i stayed up for this post! OUT OF THIS WORLD!!!! FOR REAL! i love all the images...so poppy and hippy and sassy and sweet! ADORABLE! this girlie should be a modeller! (10.08.2008 11:59pm)
islandjen: wow! wow! wow!!.. these are gorgeous! love her sweater and those boots...she totally knows how to work those boots! :) (10.09.2008 06:21am)
kristin cook: Um....Won-der-ful!! She's gonna LOVE these! (10.09.2008 06:25am)
~abi~: that hair! it's fabulous! and so is this shoot!! (10.09.2008 07:11am)
Sarah Rhoads: oh my goodies Shan!! this post is just brilliant! I adore it and I adore you. I got your e mail today.. lets talk ;) (10.09.2008 08:13am)
Kathy Carlisle: Hair, the clothes, those lips...just stop it! This is simple, gorgeous and just what the doctor ordered. You know this is where you absolutely shine so brilliantly, that you are blinding all of us. K (10.09.2008 08:31am)
Jamie Sampson: she is beautiful and the photography is outstanding. What amazing hair. I love doing sessions just because I want to. All me, no expectations, just bliss and happiness. Hope you have a happy weekend, Jamie (10.09.2008 09:54am)
Willow: you had me with number 3...she is so beautfiul...the tone, the ring, the hiding of the braces with that cute smile, awesome! (10.09.2008 09:59am)
carin: I have some SERIOUS HAIR ENVY! She is beautiful...and your images are always amazingly creative and beautiful!!! (10.09.2008 11:33am)
Ginnie: Ummmm, WOW! Those are awesome. I'm trying to pick a favorite, but I just can't... I love them all. Love the PPin btw :) (10.09.2008 01:04pm)
Chelsey: LOVE these Shannon! She is absolutely adorable-y stunning. You've encouraged her personality to jump off the page - love that. :) (10.09.2008 04:43pm)
cindy cieluch: the poses are what did it for me this time. my fave is the one where she's pulling on that long curl. (10.09.2008 05:21pm)
Jill Wistisen: This is my beautiful niece Carlin. She looks fabulous! You are amazing! I love your style... wish I lived closer! (10.09.2008 10:06pm)
stephanie mcbride: wow! that second one is amazing, and the one of her pulling at her necklace, come on, your killin me :) way fun shoot. and look at all the hair, it must be in the water up there. haha. (10.09.2008 10:44pm)
Charity: love them! What else can be said you are truly amazing! ~C (10.10.2008 06:31am)
Tom Norman: That's my niece, Carlin. You made her look beautiful. Good job! (10.11.2008 01:49pm)
janice: gorgeous. god, gorgeous shoot, but what a gorgeous girl. it's amazing how she can go from looking like a child in some of these and others (especially the last one) she looks so mature. what i love about you, and what we have always done when you shoot us, is it doesn't matter if you do clothing changes or not. you get different moods even without all that clothes changin'. :) perfecto!! --janice (10.11.2008 11:31pm)
kelly beane: WOW! What a set of curls!! She is adorable + your awesomeness = GORGEOUS SHOOT! I love the way you ended it... all the images are beautiful, but that last one, ah... it's breathtaking! (10.11.2008 11:47pm)
Glenda Ledgard: The essence of beauty and young womanhood are captured in your photos! It is refreshing to see a photographer not encourage or require immodesty in their efforts to get the attention of the world. I wish you much success in your future as we, your audience, see the beauty and diversity of each individual through your camera. (10.12.2008 12:53pm)
Molly Norman: I happened to be there when you took these wonderful pictures of Carlin. It was interesting watching how you worked with Carlin to bring out her true beauty. You have amazing talent and if I lived nearby I would certainly want you to be MY photographer. I especially like the pictures of Carlin smiling. That's how I always think of Carlin- a smiling, fun young lady. (10.12.2008 01:18pm)
Elle J: Oh, to have her hair!! So beautiful ~ great photos all around. (10.12.2008 01:27pm)
Melanie: Gorgeous pictures of a gorgeous girl! Wow!!! (10.12.2008 07:02pm)
emily: nice pics.!! :) (10.12.2008 08:09pm)
becky: Carlin you look WAY too grown up!!! You are beautiful! (10.12.2008 08:14pm)
Shannon: OH WOW these are beautiful!! You pp is amazing! (10.13.2008 08:40am)
Heather Cole: These are just amazing. I love, love, love them!!! (10.13.2008 06:30pm)
Fara Smith: Shannon, each and every one of these is just amazing. I love them all, so inspiring! Thank you for sharing. (10.14.2008 06:19pm)
elizabeth: Ohhhh Shannon.. these took my breath away.. (10.16.2008 06:11am)
Abi Q: Beautiful! Gorgeous girl and amazing life in all your shots! (10.16.2008 10:55am)
Brian McDonnell: You know, I love that you are able to pull every possibly expression/emotion from your subject....After looking at a set of your images, I feel like I've really seen the person in front of your camera. (10.16.2008 04:15pm)
Susan Dodd: These are absolutely gorgeous!!! Love 'em all! Found your blog on Carin Davis' page! :-) Lovely! (10.17.2008 06:50am)
kimbrali: all plain awesome but that last one is off the wall amazing. love the simplicity to these. (10.18.2008 09:23pm)
Dani: Love it, love the images, I love the music references, love that you're ouy playing. You may be my new super hero!!! (10.25.2008 09:53am)
Aaron Galeotti: lovely photos! her eyes look like blue marbles. nice meeting you the other day. :] (10.25.2008 09:53pm)
nicole green: absolutely beautiful! i can't get enough of all your kiddie portraits! you're the best. :) (10.27.2008 12:23pm)
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I got tagged by wrecklessgirl and, well, who can resist that?? so here we go…
Four (4) things I did today…
1- got my butt kicked by my trainer. secretly I love how miserable he forces me to be and how I hate him for this…
2- visited my friend in the hospital… listened to her neurologist use lots of big terms hoping they all meant ‘it’ll be okay’ & stared at her knowing how strong she is but thinking ‘really? we have to prove it like this??’
3- ate my dinner of soup & crackers while reading Jack Kerouac. I really think reading his books make me a little crazy or just point out that I’ve got a whole lot of crazy hidden under it all.
4- sat at my computer, turned off all work related windows, opened my itunes, found all my favorite songs, turned up the speakers as loud as they would go & became a rock star for the time being. And got caught. :D
Four (4) things on my to do list…
1- sell my house. like now. maybe even yesterday…
2- do one thing today (& tomorrow. & the next day. & the next…) to show my kids how I see them so that they can live life knowing how special they are in this world
3- catch up on my email
4- actually put the bills that have been sitting in a nice-neat pile on my counter (& are now late) in the mail
Four (4) of my guiltiest pleasures…
1- shopping: online, in person, by catalog… I’m not picky & I canNOT resist cute clothes.
2- grabbing my kids and going to get coffee/cocoa at the bookstore. they love it/I love it, just makes us all content/happy :)
3- decorating for Christmas. nothing like those twinkly lights & the cozy feeling all that stuff brings to the house.
4- letting my kids sleep in bed with me. listening to them breathe, the smell of their shampooed heads & how, no matter what position they start in, they always end up snuggled up right against me.
Four (4) random facts about me…
1- I lived at the coast through my childhood, on the mountain through high school & I think those lifestyles made a huge impact on my outlook of life today.
2- I don’t look like it but I am a total hippy. I am most comfortable amongst people that smell of patchouli and go barefoot. (I hid bare feet under my wedding dress & wouldn’t have touched a pair of choos or manolos if someone had paid me). that being said, don’t lay a hand on my designer jeans!!
3- I get bored ridiculously easy. which means I am an excellent muti-tasker, super efficient, etc. on the downside, I suck at following through on anything that takes long term commitment/concentration.
4- I dreamt the other night that I went to Justin Timberlake’s loft to work on a project & he tried to make out with me. there were people there so I told him no. ugh… I’m such a fool…
okay, now to pass the torch… these are people that warm my heart to talk to, email with & watch them work their beauty on this world…
Sarah Rhoads: an angelic soul & the perfect concert date
Jamie Sampson: sweeter than honey & a killer story teller
Amy Wenzel: she had me at ‘breakfast at tiffany’s’ & just gets more endearing as i get to know her
Casey & Danielle aka MindCastle: talent oozes out of their pores (kinda gross but cool- haha) & never fail to make me laugh. out loud. and HARD.
lroah: SO enjoyed this about you. :) (10.06.2008 10:57pm)
Sarah Rhoads: Shannon!! :) I found myself smiling throughout this post, you are a gem and I see more and more how similar we are. One day I hope I am half the momma you are. I admire you a lot for the way you love your kids and still find room in your soul to love others as hard as you do. Off to fill out my fun little survey ;) thanks for thinking of me. (10.07.2008 11:29am)
Willow: i didnt know that other people did that with their bills :) now i love you even more! :) head check on JT, buddy. next time, next time :) just go for it! (10.07.2008 03:03pm)
janice: this was totally entertaining. never would have guessed some of this. hippy? after following the dead for five years, i ran so far away from that...but philosophically, those are my people too. :) you're the best. an ever unfolding onion. --janice (10.07.2008 07:31pm)
Wendy and Andrew: Brusseau family, you are beautiful! I didn't know Kelsey and Chloe were actually models! ; ) Andrew says "I like Kelsey's Rock & Roll t-shirt, I want to go to Chloe's house and bring cat food." (actual quote from him) The photographer did a great job of capturing you guys, very natural and fantastic "downtown" scenery. It will be tough to choose, so many wonderful pics.! (10.08.2008 01:27pm)
Jamie Sampson: Oh my goodness! I was tagged by Shannon Sewell! WHOO HOO! I love it. I understand I have used all together way too many exclamations points in this comment but when you are as excited about something as I am about this, exclamation points are the way to go. Thanks Shannon, you are amazing and I completely adore you! By the way... I finally got my answers posted. SHANNON SEWELL ROCKS!!! (10.08.2008 08:16pm)
Danielle McGinnis: Shannon is an amazing photographer... and what a beautiful family! (10.10.2008 11:17am)
WARNING: long post ahead. Yeah, you give me a gorgeous, cooperative family and I will end up with WAY too many images to share :)
I have kind of known this family for a couple years now (our kids go to school together) but it is always such a cool thing to get to ‘know’ people with my camera. That one on one, uninterrupted time I get to just observe the family together, make small talk, wander around. I just think it is one of the best parts of my job that I get to know people in this way. Anyway… without further ado, let’s get to those pictures ;)
willow: where to start miss shannon........... little sis hair behind the ear, omg is she a beauty mama got it to, the angle you show of her face in the one with dad, stunning. loving the six up with big sis, the variety and the color, nice (10.03.2008 12:21am)
stephanie mcbride: oh my...you really out did yourself. i would be in heaven if this was my family shoot. there are so many gorgeous images. you did a wonderful job capturing their moments. i have too many favorites on this one. amazing once again :) (10.03.2008 05:39am)
kristin cook: You got some AMAZING shots during this session!! I love all the individual ones you got of the girls too. You really captured their personalities :) (10.03.2008 06:15am)
~abi~: your family sessions are always so fresh and stylish! (10.03.2008 06:40am)
Jamie Sampson: great colors, great textures. your work is outstanding. you are amazing. consider me impressed. this family is very lucky, they are going to love them. hope you have a happy weekend. (10.03.2008 07:45am)
Kathy Carlisle: You can tell the girls totally got into it! The love story is beautiful and the couple is gorgeous. I remember them from the last shoot and man are the girls getting older....guess that happens. Great spots scouted and killer conversions. K (10.03.2008 08:41am)
elizabeth: Wonderful stuff here Shannon.. (10.03.2008 08:52am)
Lilly rose: Who are these beautiful people! Gorgeous!!! (10.03.2008 09:43am)
Paige Green: beautiful! i love how soft and natural they all look! (10.03.2008 02:31pm)
Kelsey B: Thank you so much for taking our pictures! We had so much fun!I was a little nervous at first but it was a lot of fun!! Thanks again! (10.04.2008 01:56pm)
Nicola Dixon: I LOVE big posts! Lovely shoot! (10.05.2008 09:09am)
Maya Allen: Wow! I knew you were a beautiful family, but these pictures really capture the personalities of all of you! M (10.05.2008 09:03pm)
Jodie Johnson: OH MY! When Tracy showed me your work the other day, I KNEW her photo's would turn out beautiful, but what an understatement! They all look gorgeous. I love the creativity with your colors and locations. I cant wait to see which ones Tracy chooses! (10.06.2008 12:23pm)
Stephanie: Wow. This family already seems very photogenic and gorgeous but you really captured their moods and personality. I love it. I bet the family is thrilled with these shots. Thanks for sharing. (10.06.2008 02:38pm)
Krissy Minich: WOW, just WOW. Beautiful portraits of a gorgeous family (and the best part is that they are just as gorgeous on the inside as they are on the outside). What a talented photographer!! You really captured their fun personalities. (10.06.2008 03:55pm)
wrecklessgirl: taggity tag. you're it. check out my blog :) love ya pretty. <3k. (10.06.2008 06:21pm)
TJ Cameron: dig this shoot. great stuff :) great senior shoot below as well. (10.07.2008 08:30am)
Nana: Love the big smiles-- I can hear the girls laughing! (10.07.2008 09:46pm)
Krystal McGee: Hey Shannon, It's been a while:) I loved this shoot, especially the ones with the green stripey background. The family are absolutely gorgeous. Fantastic work, Regards from Oz Krystal (10.08.2008 01:50am)
Marin: Truly beatiful!! I love these pictures. You all look amazing :) (10.08.2008 03:25pm)
Danielle McGinnis: What amazing work you do Shannon! Tracy, you have the most beautiful family- EVER! :) (10.10.2008 11:22am)
Aunt ALyssa: Living all the way across the country, it is such a treat to see these photos of my gorgeous nieces! I love the family photos, you all are so lovely! (10.13.2008 09:47am)
Stevi Savage: What a fun family. You did a wonderful job Shannon! (10.15.2008 07:05am)
Jennifer Parke: Excellent shoot! This family looks like you all had a lot of fun on this shoot! Great work! (11.01.2008 03:07pm)
ruth: What a beautiful girl. She sure looks like her mother. Loved the young pictures. (11.04.2008 08:35pm)
Kathy Carlisle: Love that last one with the puddle! She looks like she was a ton of fun and she is beautiful. Great job capturing her personality and sweetness. K (11.01.2008 10:40am)
elizabeth: Love these Shannon.. espically the last one with the incredible reflection.. beautiful work as always (11.01.2008 11:02am)
Jennifer Parke: Great session! These are beautiful pictures! Thank you so much for sharing and inspiring others! Oh and she has beautiful eyes! (11.01.2008 03:05pm)
carolyn wilson: what great pictures. she is certainly a beautiful person. (11.01.2008 07:10pm)
Bev Kinzie: Pictures of Michelle are lovely and interesting, so grown up!!! (11.01.2008 07:23pm)
Kathee (mom): Love, love, love these pictures Shannon! You captured my daughters personality in every shot and I will adore these forever, thank you so very much :) (11.01.2008 08:18pm)
Jenifer Johnston: These are gorgeous Shannon. Love all of them (0: (11.01.2008 11:05pm)
willow: i continue to love your variety of perspectives and expression shannon, awesome! my fave is 2nd image, bw all about the lashes. and that last one too...and the color in these, beautiful...i think you are heading towards the *rockstar* hall of fame baby! now all you have to do is age :) (11.02.2008 10:38am)
jen: Beautiful photos!!! Thanks for sharing (11.02.2008 05:11pm)
Stevi Savage: These are so fun. I love the black and white ones! (11.02.2008 06:51pm)
Sarah Rhoads: she is gorgeous. Theese photos are gorgeous. wow wow wow (11.03.2008 09:02am)
Jamie Sampson: Gorgeous ...and amazing ....and wow! You are so talented. I think I will go visit Shannon's blog today, that sounds fun, but then I get here and I am completely inspired. I love it! I love your work! Hope you have a happy week, Jamie (11.03.2008 09:58am)
ChaRee DiFabio: Your work is fabulous! And Kathee ... Speechless... your daughter is absolutey beautiful in every sense of the word. (11.03.2008 04:40pm)
Matt -: Wow!! What more can I say. I am .... breathless. (11.03.2008 08:48pm)
Jim Semlor: Very beautiful work! So many beautiful moments... (11.03.2008 11:10pm)
bob ruscilli: great pictures,very professional! (11.04.2008 10:31am)
Paul Wilson: Great poses and great pictures. You seemed to have captured her perfectly. (11.04.2008 08:21pm)
Bob R.: Great pictures! Love them all :) (11.04.2008 08:46pm)
Mickey McFarland: I don't have a computer of my own so that's why I'm using Bev's computer. I think the pictures are great. It's hard to pick a favorite since there are so many nice ones. (11.05.2008 01:52pm)
Paul Wilson: What a great photo session. And such a beautiful model... you captured her everything. (11.05.2008 07:00pm)
Kathy Beard: Great Photos!!! (11.05.2008 07:39pm)
Mikeal: Such contrast and amazing touches. The photographer and model should both be proud! (11.05.2008 09:29pm)
Susan Dodd: Oh my gosh, Shannon!! I just stopped back to your blog - and WOW!! These are gorgeous!! Love, love them!! :-) (11.06.2008 01:00pm)
Barb C: Great Pictures (11.06.2008 07:39pm)
stephanie mcbride: mmmm such great shots :). my favs are 7 and 8. the b&w- intense look and the one right below it, those eyes and the look she has is so captivating. goodness, what a beautiful shoot. awesome as always shannon. (11.07.2008 03:13am)
Anne Nunn Photography: I REALLY love that last shot! (11.15.2008 04:10pm)