First off, after my little contest I have to admit… yes, this is in my iTunes library (I’ve even got some HSM to go with) I’m well rounded people ;)
So months ago I came across these cute little sleep masks/pedicure sets and instantly thought- slumber party shoot! Well, life got in the way and it took me until just now to actually find some (adorable!!) little girls and actually plan out some semblance of a shoot. With our lovely, warm weather I decided to turn it into an outdoor sleep over concept and voila… this is what developed :)
Okay, I don’t know how charming I am but I have had almost 16,000 hits since i revamped my little ole blog :D Sooo, to have a little fun & say thanks to all of you that take the time to stop by and say ‘hi’, i wanted to run a contest! Since I started posting, I borrowed lyrics from some of my favorite songs to title posts/create a vibe. I want you guys to tell me what songs they are & who the artists are. (bonus points to whoever knows this post *hint* their album finally releases Tuesday :) ). The winner not only gets a little taste of what is in my iTunes library but a new 1GB iPod Shuffle and 4 autographed CD’s from my very favorite artists! (BIG thank you to Jason, Amy & Valeri!!!) There are 20 posts. I just need all of them listed and the iPod and CD’s go to the first person that can do it. I will even give you one… #20: Stay by Valeri Lopez ;)
Good luck! And really, truly, from the bottom of my heart I appreciate all of you that stop by, leave comments, write me lovely notes and just always make me feel like I am doing something right more than you know… xoxo ~S
K Mach: Okay, so my wife introduced me to your site and wonderful work tonight. She is, in my humble and non-biased opinion, the best portrait photographer in Fairbanks, Alaska. She looked at me and smiled to ask,"you want to win an Ipod?" Naturally, my response was "yes!" We sat down and immediately realized we were way out of our music league! It wasn't until ColdPlay and then Blind Melon that things started to get clear for us. But even then, we laughed and settled with the notion that we are not as musically "hip" as we thought. Then the competitive monster in me awoke and I had to figure out the answers! Google became my friend, and I spent my late night hours... not sleeping to prepare for another day with our 3 month old and her 2 and half year old brother... but instead googling each of your blog titles! I feel like I cheated, but who knows if these are even correct! In the end, it's up to you whether my entry qualifies. :) Regardless, I gained another wonderful blog to view and a bunch of artists to get to know! Your work is beautiful! 21) Black Kids : I've underestimated my charm (again) 20) Valeri Lopez : Stay 19)Sherwood : The Simple Life 18) Coldplay : Yellow 17) Black Kids : I've underestimated my charm (again) 16) Alanis Morissette : Incomplete 15) Aerosmith : Pink 14) Donovon Frankenreiter : What'cha know about 13) The Bird and the Bee : Birthday 12) Madonna : Angel 11) Blind Melon : No Rain 10) Lupe Fiasco : Superstar 9) Amy Seeley : Beloved 8)Jason Reeves : You in a song 7)Matt Kearney : Girl America 6) 2pac : Dear Mama 5) Eric Hutchinson : Rock and Roll 4) Tyrone Wells : Happy as the sun 3) Kanye West : Touch the Sky 2) The Weepies : Jolene 1) The Pierces : Lights on (07.21.2008 06:11am)
Annie Patrick: MY LIST: "I’ve Underestimated My Charm (again)" By BLACK KIDS Valeri Lopez, Stay SIMPLE LIFE by Sherwood YELLOW by COLDPLAY ‘all the blogs are about you, girl’ by Black KIDS INCOMPLETE by ALANIS MORRISETTE PINK by AEROSMITH What'Cha Know About (feat. G. Love And Special Sauce) by Donavon Frankenreiter BIRTHDAY by The Bird and the Bee Angel by Madonna No Rain by Blind Melon Superstar by Lupe Fiasco Beloved by Amy Seeley You in a Song by Jason Reeves Girl America by Mat Kearney Dear Mama by Tupac Rock & Roll by Eric Hutchison HAPPY AS THE SUN by Tyrone Wells TOUCH THE SKY (feat. Lupe Fiasco) by KAYNE WEST Jolene, by the Weepies Lights On by The Pierces (07.21.2008 08:15am)
Pete Miller: Wow!! This was fun, let me say you have a wide array of musical interests. Here are my guesses: 21) i've underestimated my charm by black kids 20) Stay by Valeri Lopez 19) the simple life by sherwood 18) Yellow by Coldplay 17) i've underestimated my charm by black kids 16) Incomplete by Alanis Morissette 15) Pink by Aerosmith 14) What'Cha Know About by Donavon Frankenreiter 13) Birthday by The Bird And The Bee 12) Angel by Madonna 11) No Rain by Blind Melon 10) Superstar by Lupe Fiasco 9) beloved by Amy Seeley 8) You In A Song by Jason Reeves 7) Girl America by Mat Kearney 6) Dear Mama by Tupac 5) Rock N Roll by Eric Hutchinson 4) Happy As The Sun by Tyrone Wells 3) TOUCH THE SKY by Kanye West 2) Jolene bye The Weepies 1) Lights On by the Pierces And always thank you for the wonderful pictures and inspiration, keep up the great work. (07.21.2008 08:49am)
SS: We have a winner folks! YAY :) (well 4 actually... got a little something for each of ya though ;) ) I will post the answers later this morning... thank you sooo much! ~S (07.21.2008 09:01am)
Lanne: Shannon, I don't need another ipod.. but the challenge was interesting.. I consider myself somewhat resourceful but... I cant find one song - the one with the lyric - All the blogs are about you, girl So.. here is my list - incomplete and not eligble... but please put me out of my misery and share the name of the other song? Lanne Tyrone Wells Happy As The Sun Lyrics Eric Hutchinson - Rock N Roll Artist: Sayri Tupac Song: Dear Mama Mat Kearney - Girl America Song Jason Reeves - You in a song Ben Harper - Beloved One Lupe Fiasco - Superstar jane's Addiction - No rain (original blind melon) Madonna - Angel Stevie Wonder - Happy Birthday Artist: Donovan Frankenreiter Song: What'cha know about (featuring g. love) Aerosmith - Pink Alanis Morrisette -Incomplete. All for one - here is my heart Black kids - I've underestimated my charm (again). yellow - coldplay sherwood - the simple life #20: Stay by Valeri Lopez (07.21.2008 10:01am)
SS: K Mach- your competitive monster was your friend cause you won! :) Just send me your address and I will get your iPod & CD's out to you right away. btw- Googling wasn't cheating at all. I would have had to Google and I listen to/have them all! Hope it was worth the sleepless night ;) Lanne, Pete & Annie... thank you so much for taking the time to look all those up! haha For your time & effort I have three additional autographed CD's. We will just do it a first come, first serve basis. Let me know which one of the artists you would like (Jason, Amy or Valeri) and hopefully everyone gets their pick. Just email me at shannon@shannonsewell.com with your pick and address :) :D ~S (07.21.2008 10:15am)
lindsay: man, i have no idea of any of them. i am pathetic!!!!!!!!!!! i must say i love everything about your blog! the photos, titles and the stories! keep rockin it. : ) i guess i need to go listen to some tunes now eh? :-) (07.21.2008 02:20pm)
hmmm… another one of my favorite artists. And me? I get to photograph them. Sometimes I feel like I must be tricking someone, fooling them… I mean, I get to not only meet these phenomenal people, but photograph them as well? How did I get so lucky?? I was visiting Jason the other night and he was talking about what he puts into his music- the soul, the heart, the feelings, every bit of himself he can and then more… and you feel it. In their presence, these musicians just give off a vibe of inspiration, heart, passion… everything the world needs more of. Being given the opportunity to try and capture that on film, well I don’t think I could ask for more.
And Valeri. She is beauty (obviously on the outside ; ) but on the inside it overflows. Her music pulls at my heart. I could listen to her on repeat for days. I got about 5 minutes to steal her away at her last show to grab a couple of headshots. Just enought to tide me over until we can do a full shoot ;) Click her link, buy her music, feel it, enjoy…
kristin cook: These are great shots! I feel like I know her personality just through your pictures. Super!!! (07.18.2008 07:02pm)
Kathy Carlisle: I knew you were going to get your hands on that killer tattoo! These are just beautiful of Valeri and you captured her beautiful spirit perfectly. I love the third shot that really grabs her eye color (that is like no other that I have ever seen). I can't wait to see what you guys come up with for a full shoot one day. K (07.18.2008 08:37pm)
wrecklessgirl: um, (and here's the part where i don't even talk about the blog post, but mention something in our personal lives like how you've texted me at least a few times in the last week or two and i haven't gotten back to you, and i'm so so sorry. that sucks. why would i not? i dunno, there was just stuff going on or i was at the movies, or driving, etc. but i miss you like crazy and i hope you forgive me) dude, the last shot just blows me away. gorgeous. she's such a perty girl, and i love her new perty birdie tattoo. :) gorgeous shots. (07.18.2008 11:03pm)
stephanie mcbride: wow!!!! those eyes, those colors, that smile, can't wait to check her out! (07.19.2008 07:29am)
Jamie Sampson: really beautiful, you can really feel who she is through these photos. You always capture who a person really is on the inside and out. You are amazingly talented! I am impressed yet again! (07.19.2008 07:56am)
cindy cieluch: love them all...but the last set is my fave. :) the angle against that green wall is perfecto too. (07.19.2008 09:27pm)
elizabeth: awesome.. she is gorgeous.. wonderful images (07.24.2008 05:39pm)
Kathy Carlisle: SHUT UP SHUT UP....SHUT THE FRONT DOOR! I am weak in the knees right now. Who does your styling...hair...make-up. ROCKSTAR. We are definitely going to have to take our girls to Europe for Senior shots at this point! k (07.03.2008 02:37pm)
josh solar: That girl is sooooo frekin' adorable it's not even funny. Awesome clothes, too. And of course, your pics rock! (07.03.2008 03:39pm)
wrecklessgirl: oh.my.freaking.a. wow. i'm also just...floored. these are GORGEOUS. they move me. (they obviously moved her too!) i don't know what the heck you're doing to get these kind of shots, but holy creepinoli's. wow. shannon. (07.03.2008 04:45pm)
Michelle: Oh my goodness! These are AMAZING!!!!!!!! LOVE THEM! They couldn't be better. (07.03.2008 06:00pm)
robyn: OMG. These took my breath away. I have been lurking on your blog for ages and i love your work. BUT THESE TAKE THE CAKE. Awesome, awesome, awesome.... (07.03.2008 08:09pm)
Shyla: Um. there are simply NO WORDS. Ill come back later once I stop drooling and can conjure up a decent comment that illustrates how awesome you are (07.03.2008 10:14pm)
Melissa Nash: Are you kidding me?? LOVE LOVE THIS shoot!! Our Hula Mula fall line looks very similar, we are totally doing B&W knee highs, wrist bands, a black cord mini skirt, and a lil hot pink and a lil grey! Seriously, you were in my mind when you styled this shoot!! I am so excited to have you shoot our line!! And we will totally have your daughter and Lily rock it! (07.03.2008 11:51pm)
Hélène: Gorgeous ! She's lovely and I love her socks. Great pictures of course. (07.04.2008 12:23am)
pen: {wow} this set of images are AWESOME. i absolutely adore your style. such an inspiration. (07.04.2008 12:45am)
elizabeth: Shannon... These are fantastic..she is adorable (07.04.2008 12:01pm)
janice: again with the styling!! come on! you mentioned this shoot when i saw you the other day, but my goodness girl...you always undersell yourself. lovin' this. she's sooooo cute. --janice (07.04.2008 12:23pm)
Krystal McGee: Ok Shannon, I usually tell you exactly which one is my favorites, but I can't this time. These are absolutely fabulous and simply WOW. You have such skills in creating these pictures! Regards from Oz (07.04.2008 03:35pm)
Sara Blanco: These are AMAZING! I absolutely LOVE your work!!!! (07.05.2008 07:47am)
Sara: AMAZING (07.05.2008 09:56am)
Willow: those are just stoo-pid stinkin cute!!!!!!! why dont i have a pink background? and why dont i have a fun silly cute little girl like that? i need to go borrow one :) love the hair...and of course those beautiful eyes... (07.05.2008 10:05am)
TJ: :) (07.05.2008 12:03pm)
stephanie mcbride: wow! that close up of those eyes are insanely gorgeous! the entire shoot...wow! (07.06.2008 02:36pm)
Charity: oh my goodness ! I love it! The shots the cloths everything! (07.06.2008 02:59pm)
kristin cook: these are awesome!...and what magazine will these be in??!? (07.06.2008 09:31pm)
corey civetta: These are SO fun! Love them all! (07.07.2008 06:00am)
Jenifer: So I have come to look at these every day since you posted them I think. They are so stinkin cool and awesome and cute and everything they should be. I couldn't possibly pick a favorite as I love ALL of them. (07.07.2008 03:58pm)
Brandy: Love, love, love! Such awesome style! (07.07.2008 05:11pm)
Jess: Oh my these are completly to die for. I have got to do something like this for my daughter she wants to be a Rockstar when she grows up. (07.07.2008 10:30pm)
Amy Hall: Yo lady! I just stumbled across your blog from Carlizzies blog! LOVE LOVE LOVE This shoot....honestly, can your daughter be any more amazing and alive? Your pics are inspiring! Hope you are enjoying your summer! (07.08.2008 01:36pm)
brooke drellos: You rock, Shannon!! As always....everything about all of them is captivating and fun! Workshop...?? Sign me up...:) (07.09.2008 06:52am)
cindy cieluch: so good it's I-N-S-A-N-E. please sign this girl up for GAP. these photos need to be displayed somewhere!!! (07.09.2008 09:12am)
nicole green: SO cute! i can't even pic a favorite. :) her outfits are way too adorable! (07.09.2008 12:42pm)
amber: REALLY!? could these be any better?? but i think that has been made obvious (: i am curious about what action set you use though? i really like the processing on these...among the long list of other things that make them amazing! (07.10.2008 09:43am)
MIssy: Absolutely AMAZING. You are totally an inspiration :-) (07.10.2008 01:32pm)
Lucky Red Hen: AYKM?!? Perfection. (07.13.2008 11:27am)
patrice: Another fun shoot - it's all about girl power. You really ROCKED this one. Patrice (07.13.2008 04:48pm)
~abi~: completely, amazingly GORGEOUS!!! i <3 every single image!!! ps can i borrow some style from your girl here? :) (07.21.2008 11:00am)
wrecklessgirl: omg! get out of town!!!! :) this is the cutest thing i've ever laid my eyes on! (07.21.2008 10:16pm)
janice: how fun for these girls! so cute. the guitar giggles are great!! --janice (07.22.2008 12:06am)
Jocelin: I love these pictures so much! I can almost hear the giggles of little girls while I look them, these are so great!! (07.22.2008 01:38am)
stephanie mcbride: okay i just jumped off my chair in excitement this shoot moved me so much!!!! get out!!! love it, can we rewind the clock and do this for a mentoring session!!!!!!! (07.22.2008 02:24am)
josh solar: Sooooo freakin' cute! (07.22.2008 05:53am)
lindsay: this just screams summertime fun! (07.22.2008 07:19am)
Jamie Sampson: AMAZING! I so LOVE these! Lifestyle photography rocks! You are incredible! LOVE THEM! LOVE THEM! LOVE THEM! They are incredible! I love sessions with a theme! (07.22.2008 09:38am)
Joanna Wilcox: These photos are just darling. Great concept! (07.22.2008 11:38am)
robyn: Just gorgeous Shannon. You've captured the colours of Summer beautifully - and the joy of having best friends. (07.22.2008 08:06pm)
Sheri V: oh I love these .. they are so fun and fresh and reminds me of being a kid ... something I so needed .. (07.23.2008 08:43am)
Hannie: I have been stalking your blog for some time now and your fotoshoots are absolutely fantastic!! They give me lots of inspiration. LOL, Hannie (a dutch fan of yours) (07.23.2008 12:23pm)
cindy cieluch: i'm in girly girl heaven looking at this shoot. (07.23.2008 08:44pm)
Rachel: WOW these are amazing! Thank you so much for letting Baylee be a part of this! Your work is outstanding! (07.24.2008 08:58am)
Carin: absolutely ADORABLE!!!! i love your creative vision... and that you seem to be able to execute it every single time! (07.24.2008 11:12am)
elizabeth: You have outdone yourself again.. wow what a great session. (07.24.2008 05:38pm)
Kathy Carlisle: This is too much...I'm vaclempt and can't even comment on this yet! Beautiful story and flawlessly executed. You need to get yourself an agent:) K (07.25.2008 04:14pm)
Willow: that first collection is perfection! i love the giggly giggly, so fun! the tones look great too...total girl colors with the periwinkle tint, nice! (07.27.2008 09:03am)
Charity: love them, turned out just perfect! love the jammies;) (08.02.2008 09:00am)
Tonya Peterson: These are adorable! The ones with the guitar are awesome! (08.04.2008 07:54pm)
Marie: These shots are too cute...love it! (08.15.2008 07:26pm)
Brandy: LOL, I like Miley too. I absolutely adore these Shannon, such a simple, brilliant idea. Instant faves. (08.17.2008 02:19pm)
Shea Sumlin: Shannon, the pictures look GREAT! actually, AMAZING is more like it! Thank you so much for helping Jared and blessing us! It was a rough start, but you and Jared made it a breeze. I told Jared I'll find someone to actually pay you $8k for a session. Ha! :) Seriously, we really were blessed to have you take our pics. God bless you and your family. (08.19.2008 08:14pm)
Kati: You have caputured my cousin (the one in the purple) ina beautiful way I have never seen her before. (Whenever I see her we tend to yell at each other.) (11.21.2008 09:30pm)
Alex: I had a great time doing the photos with baylee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (02.05.2010 10:27pm)